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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 368 365
Rank change year-on-year +108 -3 +93
Contract jobs citing OAuth 322 130 195
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.47% 0.53%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.56% 2.14% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 85 151
10th Percentile £358 £409 £425
25th Percentile £413 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £598 £550
Median % change year-on-year -16.32% +8.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £613 £672 £650
90th Percentile £680 £715 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -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 7,060 6,067 7,849
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.28% 21.79% 21.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,712 3,873 5,700
10th Percentile £356 £358 £363
25th Percentile £413 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £780 £763
UK median daily rate £509 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -5.39% -2.18% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 189 70 166
10th Percentile £32.72 £26.25 £31.63
25th Percentile £45.00 £43.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £61.00 £62.50 £52.20
Median % change year-on-year -2.40% +19.74% -19.70%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.48 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £61.50 £62.50 £54.50
% change year-on-year -1.60% +14.68% -16.15%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 +59 162 £513 -10.87% 128
North of England +21 67 £423 -19.52% 34
North West +10 45 £404 -10.33% 25
South West +19 34 £565 -12.06% 39
Midlands -21 26 £525 -8.70% 13
West Midlands -23 24 £531 -7.61% 2
Yorkshire -30 22 £473 -27.31% 7
South East -18 21 £500 -23.08% 45
East of England -19 3 £500 -33.33% 16
East Midlands - 2 £455 - 11
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 19 (5.90%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.97%) Apache
2 16 (4.97%) Confluence
3 11 (3.42%) IIS
3 11 (3.42%) JBoss
3 11 (3.42%) WebSphere
4 10 (3.11%) iPlanet
4 10 (3.11%) WebSphere Application Server
5 6 (1.86%) nginx
6 5 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (1.24%) Oracle Service Bus
7 4 (1.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.93%) Appian
9 2 (0.62%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.62%) CICS
9 2 (0.62%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.93%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.24%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.31%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 145 (45.03%) Azure
2 114 (35.40%) AWS
3 70 (21.74%) Entra ID
4 58 (18.01%) GitHub
5 41 (12.73%) Serverless
6 37 (11.49%) GCP
7 31 (9.63%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (9.63%) GitHub Actions
7 31 (9.63%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (8.70%) AWS Lambda
9 25 (7.76%) SaaS
10 24 (7.45%) Apigee
11 21 (6.52%) Amazon S3
12 20 (6.21%) Azure Monitor
13 19 (5.90%) Power Platform
14 18 (5.59%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (4.97%) PaaS
16 15 (4.66%) Amazon ECS
17 14 (4.35%) OpenShift
18 13 (4.04%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 35 (10.87%) Kerberos
2 19 (5.90%) DNS
3 18 (5.59%) HTTPS
4 16 (4.97%) SSL
5 15 (4.66%) Firewall
5 15 (4.66%) HTTP
6 5 (1.55%) SSH
7 4 (1.24%) VPN
8 3 (0.93%) Internet
9 2 (0.62%) DHCP
9 2 (0.62%) Extranet
9 2 (0.62%) Network Security
9 2 (0.62%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (0.62%) RFID
9 2 (0.62%) S/MIME
9 2 (0.62%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.31%) IPsec
10 1 (0.31%) SMS
10 1 (0.31%) SMTP
10 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.52%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (5.59%) NoSQL
3 16 (4.97%) Oracle Database
4 13 (4.04%) DynamoDB
5 11 (3.42%) Redis
5 11 (3.42%) Relational Database
5 11 (3.42%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.80%) Power BI
7 8 (2.48%) MySQL
8 6 (1.86%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.86%) Metadata
8 6 (1.86%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.86%) Pinecone
9 4 (1.24%) Amazon Aurora
9 4 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.24%) Data Lake
9 4 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.93%) CockroachDB
10 3 (0.93%) DocumentDB
11 2 (0.62%) GIS
Development Applications
1 40 (12.42%) Git
2 39 (12.11%) Jenkins
3 28 (8.70%) JIRA
4 17 (5.28%) GitLab
4 17 (5.28%) Postman
5 11 (3.42%) Bitbucket Server
5 11 (3.42%) CA Release Automation
6 9 (2.80%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (2.48%) Xcode
8 7 (2.17%) Gradle
8 7 (2.17%) Maven
8 7 (2.17%) Storybook
9 6 (1.86%) Cucumber
9 6 (1.86%) JUnit
9 6 (1.86%) Selenium
10 5 (1.55%) Mockito
11 4 (1.24%) Artifactory
11 4 (1.24%) Cypress.io
11 4 (1.24%) SoapUI
11 4 (1.24%) SonarQube
General
1 100 (31.06%) Social Skills
2 69 (21.43%) Finance
3 38 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (8.70%) Public Sector
5 26 (8.07%) Banking
6 21 (6.52%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.17%) Marketing
9 5 (1.55%) Digital Healthcare
10 4 (1.24%) Legal
10 4 (1.24%) Publishing
11 3 (0.93%) Games
11 3 (0.93%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.93%) Retail
12 2 (0.62%) Billing
12 2 (0.62%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.62%) Military
12 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.31%) Electronics
13 1 (0.31%) Law
Job Titles
1 92 (28.57%) Developer
2 49 (15.22%) Architect
3 36 (11.18%) Senior
4 19 (5.90%) Lead
5 17 (5.28%) DevOps Engineer
5 17 (5.28%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (4.35%) Integration Engineer
6 14 (4.35%) Java Developer
7 13 (4.04%) Analyst
8 12 (3.73%) Consultant
9 11 (3.42%) Senior Developer
10 10 (3.11%) React Developer
10 10 (3.11%) Software Engineer
11 9 (2.80%) Business Analyst
11 9 (2.80%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 9 (2.80%) Full-Stack Developer
11 9 (2.80%) Platform Engineer
12 8 (2.48%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 8 (2.48%) Technical Analyst
13 7 (2.17%) ForgeRock Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (46.27%) OAuth2
2 132 (40.99%) SAML
3 124 (38.51%) OpenID
4 94 (29.19%) REST
5 68 (21.12%) JSON
6 61 (18.94%) JWT
7 54 (16.77%) RESTful
8 49 (15.22%) SOAP
9 45 (13.98%) LDAP
9 45 (13.98%) XML
10 36 (11.18%) Spring
11 34 (10.56%) Spring Boot
12 33 (10.25%) HTML
13 29 (9.01%) Node.js
14 28 (8.70%) GraphQL
15 27 (8.39%) React
16 23 (7.14%) .NET
17 21 (6.52%) Kafka
18 19 (5.90%) Swagger
19 18 (5.59%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.39%) Cloud Native
2 22 (6.83%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (5.90%) Mobile App
4 17 (5.28%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (5.28%) Management Information System
5 16 (4.97%) Onboarding
6 10 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (3.11%) PKI
7 9 (2.80%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (2.48%) Private Cloud
8 8 (2.48%) Public Cloud
8 8 (2.48%) Replication
9 6 (1.86%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.24%) BYOD
10 4 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.24%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.24%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (1.24%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.24%) Taxonomies
11 3 (0.93%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 38 (11.80%) Windows
2 29 (9.01%) Linux
3 26 (8.07%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.04%) Android
5 12 (3.73%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.48%) Unix
7 5 (1.55%) AIX
7 5 (1.55%) Solaris
8 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.62%) zOS
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (38.82%) CI/CD
2 110 (34.16%) DevOps
3 71 (22.05%) Microservices
4 69 (21.43%) Agile
5 65 (20.19%) Identity Access Management
6 64 (19.88%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (15.84%) RBAC
8 46 (14.29%) Identity Management
9 45 (13.98%) API Management
10 44 (13.66%) Infrastructure as Code
11 42 (13.04%) Containerisation
12 41 (12.73%) AI
13 38 (11.80%) Event-Driven
13 38 (11.80%) Test Automation
14 35 (10.87%) Computer Science
15 33 (10.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 31 (9.63%) API Design
17 29 (9.01%) Analytics
17 29 (9.01%) Observability
17 29 (9.01%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 77 (23.91%) Python
2 69 (21.43%) Java
3 56 (17.39%) JavaScript
4 52 (16.15%) PowerShell
5 41 (12.73%) SQL
6 34 (10.56%) TypeScript
7 20 (6.21%) C#
8 15 (4.66%) Groovy
9 10 (3.11%) Bash
10 8 (2.48%) Kotlin
10 8 (2.48%) Shell Script
11 7 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.93%) Bicep
12 3 (0.93%) PHP
12 3 (0.93%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.62%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.62%) C++
13 2 (0.62%) Go
13 2 (0.62%) Objective-C
13 2 (0.62%) Swift
Qualifications
1 76 (23.60%) Security Cleared
2 53 (16.46%) SC Cleared
3 38 (11.80%) Degree
4 30 (9.32%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (6.21%) CISSP
6 20 (6.21%) DV Cleared
7 10 (3.11%) CISM
8 9 (2.80%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.80%) Azure Certification
8 9 (2.80%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (1.55%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.55%) MCP
10 3 (0.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.93%) PhD
11 2 (0.62%) CCSP
12 1 (0.31%) GIAC
12 1 (0.31%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (12.42%) GDPR
2 28 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (4.66%) NIST
4 13 (4.04%) PCI DSS
5 12 (3.73%) Accessibility
5 12 (3.73%) QA
6 10 (3.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (3.11%) SOC 2
7 9 (2.80%) WCAG
8 8 (2.48%) PSD2
9 7 (2.17%) Data Quality
9 7 (2.17%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.93%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.62%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.62%) SEPA
11 2 (0.62%) SLA
12 1 (0.31%) JSP 440
System Software
1 86 (26.71%) Active Directory
2 62 (19.25%) Docker
3 8 (2.48%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 3 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.62%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.62%) OpenDJ
5 2 (0.62%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.31%) Firmware
6 1 (0.31%) RACF
6 1 (0.31%) Squid
Systems Management
1 85 (26.40%) Single Sign-On
2 52 (16.15%) Terraform
3 41 (12.73%) Kubernetes
4 29 (9.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 20 (6.21%) Ansible
6 13 (4.04%) Grafana
7 11 (3.42%) CA Single Sign-On
8 10 (3.11%) CA Wily
9 9 (2.80%) Progress Chef
10 8 (2.48%) Tivoli
11 5 (1.55%) Kibana
11 5 (1.55%) Prometheus
12 4 (1.24%) Argo
12 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
13 3 (0.93%) SCCM
14 2 (0.62%) PingFederate
14 2 (0.62%) Puppet
15 1 (0.31%) Opsgenie
15 1 (0.31%) Oracle Identity Manager
15 1 (0.31%) Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1 107 (33.23%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.63%) Oracle
3 24 (7.45%) Splunk
4 21 (6.52%) Google
5 18 (5.59%) OpenAI
6 17 (5.28%) CyberArk
7 16 (4.97%) IBM
8 15 (4.66%) ForgeRock
9 13 (4.04%) MuleSoft
10 11 (3.42%) AppDynamics
10 11 (3.42%) Broadcom
10 11 (3.42%) Ping Identity
10 11 (3.42%) Salesforce
10 11 (3.42%) SAP
11 10 (3.11%) Okta
11 10 (3.11%) VMware
12 8 (2.48%) Axway
13 7 (2.17%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (2.17%) ServiceNow
14 6 (1.86%) Databricks