OAuth Contract Job Trends in England

OAuth
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring OAuth skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 353 363
Rank change year-on-year +113 +10 +88
Contract jobs citing OAuth 358 126 182
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.11% 0.48% 0.48%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.04% 2.13% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 84 143
10th Percentile £358 £409 £415
25th Percentile £413 £475 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £613 £652 £660
90th Percentile £680 £696 £700
UK median daily rate £512 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -7.00% - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £55.10 - -
25th Percentile £57.50 - -
Median hourly rate £63.00 - -
75th Percentile £69.38 - -
90th Percentile £72.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £63.00 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

OAuth falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,106 5,911 7,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.02% 22.35% 20.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,760 3,761 5,667
10th Percentile £358 £363 £363
25th Percentile £415 £430 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £630 £656 £662
90th Percentile £738 £788 £751
UK median daily rate £513 £535 £538
% change year-on-year -4.21% -0.47% -6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 197 78 182
10th Percentile £34.20 £26.25 £26.79
25th Percentile £46.25 £46.18 £46.18
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £66.00 £67.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.56 £77.40
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%

OAuth
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OAuth relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

OAuth job vacancy trend in England

OAuth
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth

OAuth
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OAuth in England over the 6 months to 26 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OAuth in England

OAuth
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth

OAuth
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OAuth in England over the 6 months to 26 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OAuth in England

OAuth
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OAuth within the England region over the 6 months to 26 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +89 186 £525 -8.70% 83
North of England +11 74 £423 -19.52% 44
North West +20 49 £398 -22.44% 27
South West +18 37 £565 +25.56% 35
Midlands -25 27 £525 -8.70% 20
Yorkshire -23 25 £473 -27.31% 14
West Midlands -22 23 £531 -7.61% 5
South East -34 22 £500 -23.08% 80
East Midlands - 3 £447 - 15
East of England -14 2 £500 -33.33% 27
OAuth
UK

OAuth
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 21 (5.87%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.19%) Apache
3 14 (3.91%) Confluence
4 11 (3.07%) IIS
4 11 (3.07%) JBoss
4 11 (3.07%) WebSphere
5 10 (2.79%) iPlanet
5 10 (2.79%) WebSphere Application Server
6 6 (1.68%) nginx
7 5 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (1.40%) Appian
7 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.84%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.28%) CICS
10 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.84%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.68%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.28%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 168 (46.93%) Azure
2 126 (35.20%) AWS
3 88 (24.58%) Entra ID
4 61 (17.04%) GitHub
5 47 (13.13%) Serverless
6 45 (12.57%) GCP
7 34 (9.50%) GitHub Actions
8 33 (9.22%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (8.94%) Microsoft 365
10 30 (8.38%) AWS Lambda
11 28 (7.82%) SaaS
12 25 (6.98%) Apigee
13 23 (6.42%) Amazon S3
14 21 (5.87%) Power Platform
15 19 (5.31%) Azure Monitor
15 19 (5.31%) PaaS
16 18 (5.03%) Azure Logic Apps
17 17 (4.75%) Amazon ECS
17 17 (4.75%) OpenShift
18 15 (4.19%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 49 (13.69%) Kerberos
2 35 (9.78%) DNS
3 18 (5.03%) HTTPS
4 17 (4.75%) Firewall
5 16 (4.47%) HTTP
6 15 (4.19%) DHCP
7 14 (3.91%) SSL
8 6 (1.68%) Reverse Proxy
9 4 (1.12%) Network Security
9 4 (1.12%) SSH
9 4 (1.12%) VPN
10 3 (0.84%) Internet
11 2 (0.56%) Extranet
11 2 (0.56%) RFID
11 2 (0.56%) S/MIME
11 2 (0.56%) Wireshark
12 1 (0.28%) IPsec
12 1 (0.28%) SMS
12 1 (0.28%) SMTP
12 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.87%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (4.75%) NoSQL
2 17 (4.75%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.91%) DynamoDB
4 13 (3.63%) Oracle Database
4 13 (3.63%) Relational Database
5 12 (3.35%) Redis
6 9 (2.51%) Power BI
7 8 (2.23%) MySQL
7 8 (2.23%) Pinecone
8 6 (1.68%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.68%) Metadata
8 6 (1.68%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.40%) Amazon Aurora
9 5 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.40%) BigQuery
10 4 (1.12%) Data Lake
10 4 (1.12%) DocumentDB
10 4 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.84%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 41 (11.45%) Jenkins
2 40 (11.17%) Git
3 26 (7.26%) JIRA
4 19 (5.31%) Postman
5 16 (4.47%) GitLab
6 11 (3.07%) Bitbucket Server
6 11 (3.07%) CA Release Automation
7 9 (2.51%) Sonatype Nexus
8 8 (2.23%) Xcode
9 7 (1.96%) Cucumber
9 7 (1.96%) Gradle
9 7 (1.96%) Maven
9 7 (1.96%) Storybook
10 6 (1.68%) JUnit
10 6 (1.68%) Selenium
11 5 (1.40%) MLflow
11 5 (1.40%) Mockito
11 5 (1.40%) SoapUI
12 4 (1.12%) Artifactory
12 4 (1.12%) SonarQube
General
1 107 (29.89%) Social Skills
2 71 (19.83%) Finance
3 40 (11.17%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.34%) Banking
5 30 (8.38%) Public Sector
6 21 (5.87%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.96%) Marketing
9 5 (1.40%) Digital Healthcare
9 5 (1.40%) Publishing
10 4 (1.12%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.12%) Legal
10 4 (1.12%) Military
11 3 (0.84%) Games
12 2 (0.56%) Billing
12 2 (0.56%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.56%) Retail
13 1 (0.28%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.28%) Local Government
13 1 (0.28%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 97 (27.09%) Developer
2 57 (15.92%) Architect
3 39 (10.89%) Senior
4 21 (5.87%) Solutions Architect
5 18 (5.03%) Lead
6 17 (4.75%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (3.91%) Analyst
7 14 (3.91%) Integration Engineer
7 14 (3.91%) Java Developer
8 11 (3.07%) Consultant
9 10 (2.79%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 10 (2.79%) Business Analyst
9 10 (2.79%) React Developer
9 10 (2.79%) Senior Developer
9 10 (2.79%) Software Engineer
10 9 (2.51%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 9 (2.51%) Platform Engineer
10 9 (2.51%) Technical Analyst
11 8 (2.23%) Cloud Architect
11 8 (2.23%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 159 (44.41%) SAML
2 157 (43.85%) OAuth2
3 138 (38.55%) OpenID
4 103 (28.77%) REST
5 68 (18.99%) JWT
6 67 (18.72%) JSON
7 57 (15.92%) RESTful
8 56 (15.64%) LDAP
9 50 (13.97%) SOAP
10 47 (13.13%) XML
11 35 (9.78%) Spring
12 34 (9.50%) Spring Boot
13 32 (8.94%) HTML
13 32 (8.94%) Node.js
14 29 (8.10%) React
15 28 (7.82%) GraphQL
16 27 (7.54%) .NET
17 22 (6.15%) Kafka
18 19 (5.31%) Swagger
18 19 (5.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.94%) Cloud Native
2 25 (6.98%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (6.15%) Replication
4 20 (5.59%) Mobile App
5 18 (5.03%) Onboarding
6 17 (4.75%) Management Information System
7 15 (4.19%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (3.63%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (3.35%) Public Cloud
10 10 (2.79%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (2.79%) Private Cloud
11 9 (2.51%) PKI
12 8 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (1.68%) Low-Code
13 6 (1.68%) Security Posture
14 5 (1.40%) Mobile Banking
14 5 (1.40%) Product Ownership
15 4 (1.12%) BYOD
15 4 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (1.12%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 53 (14.80%) Windows
2 42 (11.73%) Windows Server
3 29 (8.10%) Linux
4 13 (3.63%) Android
4 13 (3.63%) Apple iOS
5 8 (2.23%) Unix
6 4 (1.12%) AIX
6 4 (1.12%) Solaris
7 1 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (39.39%) CI/CD
2 121 (33.80%) DevOps
3 82 (22.91%) Identity Access Management
4 76 (21.23%) Microservices
5 71 (19.83%) Agile
6 67 (18.72%) RBAC
7 64 (17.88%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (14.53%) Infrastructure as Code
9 50 (13.97%) Identity Management
10 47 (13.13%) Containerisation
11 46 (12.85%) Event-Driven
12 45 (12.57%) API Management
12 45 (12.57%) Test Automation
13 44 (12.29%) AI
14 38 (10.61%) Computer Science
14 38 (10.61%) Validation
15 36 (10.06%) Observability
16 35 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 33 (9.22%) Stakeholder Management
18 32 (8.94%) API Design
Programming Languages
1 88 (24.58%) Python
2 73 (20.39%) Java
3 66 (18.44%) PowerShell
4 53 (14.80%) JavaScript
5 45 (12.57%) SQL
6 34 (9.50%) TypeScript
7 24 (6.70%) C#
8 15 (4.19%) Groovy
9 11 (3.07%) Go
10 8 (2.23%) Bash
10 8 (2.23%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (2.23%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.68%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.40%) Bicep
13 4 (1.12%) PHP
14 3 (0.84%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.56%) C++
15 2 (0.56%) Swift
16 1 (0.28%) COBOL
16 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (25.98%) Security Cleared
2 67 (18.72%) SC Cleared
3 40 (11.17%) Degree
4 32 (8.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (8.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (6.15%) DV Cleared
7 21 (5.87%) CISSP
8 10 (2.79%) AWS Certification
8 10 (2.79%) Azure Certification
9 9 (2.51%) CISM
9 9 (2.51%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.68%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.12%) MCP
12 3 (0.84%) PhD
13 2 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.56%) CCSP
13 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
14 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (15.08%) GDPR
2 33 (9.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 16 (4.47%) NIST
5 14 (3.91%) PCI DSS
6 13 (3.63%) Accessibility
6 13 (3.63%) SOC 2
7 12 (3.35%) QA
8 10 (2.79%) WCAG
9 9 (2.51%) Data Quality
10 8 (2.23%) HIPAA
10 8 (2.23%) PSD2
11 4 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.84%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.56%) GRC
13 2 (0.56%) ISO 8583
13 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.56%) SEPA
System Software
1 100 (27.93%) Active Directory
2 71 (19.83%) Docker
3 8 (2.23%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 4 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.56%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.56%) OpenDJ
5 2 (0.56%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.28%) RACF
6 1 (0.28%) Squid
Systems Management
1 104 (29.05%) Single Sign-On
2 62 (17.32%) Terraform
3 57 (15.92%) Kubernetes
4 45 (12.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 17 (4.75%) Ansible
6 12 (3.35%) Grafana
7 11 (3.07%) CA Single Sign-On
8 10 (2.79%) CA Wily
9 9 (2.51%) Progress Chef
10 8 (2.23%) Tivoli
11 5 (1.40%) Kibana
11 5 (1.40%) Prometheus
12 4 (1.12%) Argo
12 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
13 3 (0.84%) SCCM
14 2 (0.56%) PingFederate
15 1 (0.28%) Opsgenie
15 1 (0.28%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 125 (34.92%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.94%) Oracle
3 27 (7.54%) Google
4 26 (7.26%) Okta
5 24 (6.70%) Splunk
6 19 (5.31%) OpenAI
7 16 (4.47%) CyberArk
8 15 (4.19%) ForgeRock
9 14 (3.91%) IBM
10 13 (3.63%) Salesforce
11 12 (3.35%) MuleSoft
11 12 (3.35%) Ping Identity
12 11 (3.07%) AppDynamics
12 11 (3.07%) Broadcom
12 11 (3.07%) SAP
12 11 (3.07%) VMware
13 9 (2.51%) ServiceNow
14 8 (2.23%) Axway
15 7 (1.96%) Adobe
16 6 (1.68%) Databricks