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 13 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 283 407 347
Rank change year-on-year +124 -60 +87
Contract jobs citing OAuth 247 126 244
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.88% 0.39% 0.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.90% 1.78% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 79 194
10th Percentile £363 £425 £425
25th Percentile £410 £522 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £613 £600
Median % change year-on-year -19.67% +2.08% -6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £675
90th Percentile £650 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £61.28 - -
25th Percentile £61.31 - -
Median hourly rate £62.75 - -
75th Percentile £64.31 - -
90th Percentile £64.43 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 - -

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 6,328 7,090 9,010
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.67% 22.17% 22.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,256 4,526 6,644
10th Percentile £350 £355 £375
25th Percentile £413 £431 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -6.96% -1.32% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 158 192
10th Percentile £31.25 £27.53 £41.25
25th Percentile £41.82 £43.00 £46.23
Median hourly rate £54.35 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.38% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £72.30 £73.83 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £51.44 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -20.86% +13.04% -11.54%

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 13 October 2025.

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
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 13 October 2025. 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 +85 127 £510 -16.73% 46
North of England +8 43 £450 -11.07% 8
Midlands +1 29 £425 -22.73% 6
North West +15 27 £446 +45.04% 5
Yorkshire -14 16 £488 -3.85% 3
South West +19 15 £508 -15.29% 14
East Midlands - 15 £413 -
South East +9 14 £500 -23.08% 32
West Midlands -17 14 £525 -4.55% 6
East of England -11 3 £500 -38.46% 2
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 (7.69%) Apache
2 14 (5.67%) WebSphere
3 13 (5.26%) WebSphere Application Server
4 11 (4.45%) IIS
4 11 (4.45%) JBoss
4 11 (4.45%) SharePoint
5 10 (4.05%) iPlanet
6 9 (3.64%) Confluence
7 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (2.43%) nginx
9 5 (2.02%) Anypoint
9 5 (2.02%) CMS
9 5 (2.02%) Headless CMS
10 4 (1.62%) Apache Spark
10 4 (1.62%) Mule
11 3 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (1.21%) Oracle Service Bus
11 3 (1.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.81%) CICS
12 2 (0.81%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.40%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.40%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.40%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 120 (48.58%) Azure
2 107 (43.32%) AWS
3 64 (25.91%) Entra ID
4 48 (19.43%) GCP
5 37 (14.98%) GitHub
6 34 (13.77%) SaaS
7 26 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (9.31%) Serverless
9 14 (5.67%) Amazon EKS
9 14 (5.67%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (5.26%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
11 12 (4.86%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (4.86%) OpenShift
12 10 (4.05%) Amazon ECS
12 10 (4.05%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (3.64%) Apigee
13 9 (3.64%) Azure Service Bus
13 9 (3.64%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 9 (3.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.12%) Kerberos
2 18 (7.29%) SSL
3 16 (6.48%) HTTPS
4 6 (2.43%) HTTP
5 4 (1.62%) DNS
5 4 (1.62%) Firewall
5 4 (1.62%) Network Security
6 3 (1.21%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.81%) AMQP
7 2 (0.81%) DSL
7 2 (0.81%) Internet
7 2 (0.81%) S/MIME
7 2 (0.81%) VPN
8 1 (0.40%) DHCP
8 1 (0.40%) DKIM
8 1 (0.40%) Extranet
8 1 (0.40%) SMTP
8 1 (0.40%) SSH
8 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.48%) Oracle Database
2 11 (4.45%) NoSQL
2 11 (4.45%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (3.24%) Relational Database
4 7 (2.83%) SQL Server
5 6 (2.43%) Apache Cassandra
5 6 (2.43%) DynamoDB
6 3 (1.21%) Airbyte
6 3 (1.21%) Flink
6 3 (1.21%) Metadata
6 3 (1.21%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.21%) Power BI
6 3 (1.21%) Redis
7 2 (0.81%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.81%) DB2
7 2 (0.81%) MySQL
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.40%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.40%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 30 (12.15%) Git
2 28 (11.34%) Jenkins
3 20 (8.10%) JIRA
4 17 (6.88%) GitLab
5 11 (4.45%) Bitbucket Server
5 11 (4.45%) CA Release Automation
6 9 (3.64%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (3.24%) Xcode
8 7 (2.83%) Gradle
8 7 (2.83%) Storybook
9 6 (2.43%) Cypress.io
10 5 (2.02%) Maven
11 4 (1.62%) Fiddler
11 4 (1.62%) Postman
11 4 (1.62%) SonarQube
12 3 (1.21%) Artifactory
12 3 (1.21%) Cucumber
12 3 (1.21%) Mockito
12 3 (1.21%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (1.21%) Selenium
General
1 89 (36.03%) Social Skills
2 51 (20.65%) Finance
3 25 (10.12%) Public Sector
4 23 (9.31%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.07%) Banking
6 8 (3.24%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.02%) Digital Healthcare
8 3 (1.21%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.21%) Legal
8 3 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.21%) Publishing
8 3 (1.21%) Retail
8 3 (1.21%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.81%) French Language
9 2 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.81%) Marketing
10 1 (0.40%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.40%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.40%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.40%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 67 (27.13%) Developer
2 37 (14.98%) Architect
3 29 (11.74%) Senior
4 19 (7.69%) Lead
5 13 (5.26%) Senior Developer
6 12 (4.86%) Analyst
7 11 (4.45%) Consultant
8 10 (4.05%) Business Analyst
9 9 (3.64%) Integration Developer
10 8 (3.24%) React Developer
10 8 (3.24%) Security Engineer
10 8 (3.24%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.83%) DevOps Engineer
11 7 (2.83%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
11 7 (2.83%) Identity Management Engineer
11 7 (2.83%) Integration Engineer
11 7 (2.83%) Security Architect
11 7 (2.83%) Software Engineer
11 7 (2.83%) Technical Leader
12 6 (2.43%) ForgeRock Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (46.96%) OpenID
2 114 (46.15%) SAML
3 104 (42.11%) OAuth2
4 62 (25.10%) REST
5 55 (22.27%) RESTful
6 52 (21.05%) LDAP
7 42 (17.00%) JSON
8 41 (16.60%) SOAP
9 36 (14.57%) Spring
10 29 (11.74%) JWT
11 25 (10.12%) GraphQL
12 24 (9.72%) XML
13 23 (9.31%) HTML
14 21 (8.50%) Spring Boot
15 19 (7.69%) React
16 15 (6.07%) Kafka
17 14 (5.67%) Hibernate
18 13 (5.26%) CSS
19 12 (4.86%) Web Services
20 11 (4.45%) JDBC
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.19%) Cloud Native
2 17 (6.88%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.67%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (5.67%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.67%) Mobile App
4 13 (5.26%) PKI
5 12 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (4.05%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (2.02%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.02%) Security Posture
7 5 (2.02%) Taxonomies
8 4 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.21%) BYOD
10 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.81%) DataPower
10 2 (0.81%) Distributed Architecture
10 2 (0.81%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.81%) Replication
10 2 (0.81%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.12%) Linux
2 17 (6.88%) Windows
3 12 (4.86%) Windows Server
4 10 (4.05%) Android
5 9 (3.64%) Apple iOS
6 8 (3.24%) Unix
7 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.81%) zOS
8 1 (0.40%) AIX
8 1 (0.40%) Solaris
8 1 (0.40%) VMS
8 1 (0.40%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (38.06%) CI/CD
2 92 (37.25%) DevOps
3 72 (29.15%) Identity Access Management
4 63 (25.51%) Agile
5 52 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (19.03%) Identity Management
7 46 (18.62%) RBAC
8 45 (18.22%) Containerisation
9 35 (14.17%) Microservices
10 29 (11.74%) Infrastructure as Code
10 29 (11.74%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 26 (10.53%) Deployment Automation
12 25 (10.12%) API Development
12 25 (10.12%) DevSecOps
12 25 (10.12%) Mentoring
13 24 (9.72%) API Design
13 24 (9.72%) API Integration
13 24 (9.72%) API Management
14 23 (9.31%) AI
15 22 (8.91%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 63 (25.51%) Java
2 43 (17.41%) Python
3 34 (13.77%) PowerShell
4 33 (13.36%) JavaScript
5 24 (9.72%) SQL
6 21 (8.50%) TypeScript
7 15 (6.07%) Groovy
8 9 (3.64%) C#
9 8 (3.24%) Shell Script
10 7 (2.83%) Bash
11 5 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (2.02%) PL/SQL
12 4 (1.62%) DataWeave
12 4 (1.62%) Go
13 3 (1.21%) Apex Code
13 3 (1.21%) Bicep
13 3 (1.21%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.81%) Objective-C
14 2 (0.81%) Swift
14 2 (0.81%) XPath
Qualifications
1 37 (14.98%) Security Cleared
2 30 (12.15%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.31%) Degree
4 18 (7.29%) CISSP
5 14 (5.67%) AWS Certification
5 14 (5.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.64%) CISM
6 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (3.24%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (2.02%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.02%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.81%) CCSP
10 2 (0.81%) IBM Certification
10 2 (0.81%) PhD
11 1 (0.40%) AWS Certified Developer
11 1 (0.40%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
11 1 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (19.03%) GDPR
2 22 (8.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (7.69%) HIPAA
4 11 (4.45%) Accessibility
4 11 (4.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 10 (4.05%) NIST
6 9 (3.64%) QA
7 8 (3.24%) SOC 2
8 6 (2.43%) PSD2
9 5 (2.02%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.02%) WCAG
10 3 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.81%) SLA
12 1 (0.40%) GRC
12 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.40%) PMO
System Software
1 70 (28.34%) Active Directory
2 56 (22.67%) Docker
3 8 (3.24%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 4 (1.62%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.40%) Firmware
5 1 (0.40%) OpenDJ
5 1 (0.40%) OpenIDM
5 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 83 (33.60%) Single Sign-On
2 45 (18.22%) Kubernetes
3 40 (16.19%) Terraform
4 13 (5.26%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 12 (4.86%) Ansible
5 12 (4.86%) Grafana
6 11 (4.45%) CA Single Sign-On
7 10 (4.05%) CA Wily
7 10 (4.05%) Prometheus
8 9 (3.64%) Progress Chef
9 8 (3.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 8 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (3.24%) Tivoli
10 7 (2.83%) Kibana
11 3 (1.21%) SCCM
11 3 (1.21%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.81%) CA Endevor
12 2 (0.81%) CloudHub
12 2 (0.81%) PingFederate
12 2 (0.81%) Puppet
Vendors
1 84 (34.01%) Microsoft
2 29 (11.74%) IBM
3 26 (10.53%) Ping Identity
4 21 (8.50%) Oracle
5 19 (7.69%) ForgeRock
6 17 (6.88%) Google
6 17 (6.88%) Splunk
7 14 (5.67%) Okta
8 12 (4.86%) Salesforce
9 11 (4.45%) Broadcom
9 11 (4.45%) CyberArk
9 11 (4.45%) MuleSoft
10 10 (4.05%) AppDynamics
11 9 (3.64%) OpenAI
12 8 (3.24%) Alibaba
12 8 (3.24%) Axway
13 7 (2.83%) SAP
14 5 (2.02%) Pega
14 5 (2.02%) Red Hat
14 5 (2.02%) ServiceNow