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 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 358 397
Rank change year-on-year +117 +39 +63
Contract jobs citing OAuth 367 129 159
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 0.50% 0.42%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.95% 2.22% 2.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 90 118
10th Percentile £360 £409 £421
25th Percentile £413 £493 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £581 £541
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% +7.39% -5.87%
75th Percentile £613 £671 £650
90th Percentile £688 £728 £700
UK median daily rate £524 £575 £535
% change year-on-year -8.87% +7.48% -6.96%
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 7,412 5,814 7,721
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.88% 22.43% 20.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,961 3,755 5,548
10th Percentile £358 £363 £350
25th Percentile £416 £430 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £662
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £513 £538 £534
% change year-on-year -4.65% +0.66% -7.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 74 180
10th Percentile £33.60 £26.33 £23.88
25th Percentile £50.00 £45.44 £45.66
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £68.88 £67.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £78.55 £76.49 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £63.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +1.60% +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 11 February 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 11 February 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 11 February 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 +63 193 £525 -8.70% 41
North of England 0 72 £446 -15.05% 20
North West +6 43 £404 -23.14% 13
South West +15 38 £563 +25.00% 8
Yorkshire -31 29 £475 -26.92% 6
Midlands -36 27 £525 -8.70% 5
South East -37 26 £500 -21.88% 18
West Midlands -31 22 £531 -8.60% 4
East Midlands -21 4 £442 -23.09% 1
East of England -20 2 £500 -33.33% 3
North East -13 1 - - 1
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 22 (5.99%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.36%) Confluence
3 10 (2.72%) Apache
4 8 (2.18%) Appian
5 7 (1.91%) IIS
5 7 (1.91%) iPlanet
5 7 (1.91%) JBoss
5 7 (1.91%) WebSphere
5 7 (1.91%) WebSphere Application Server
6 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.82%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.82%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.54%) Apache Pulsar
9 2 (0.54%) CICS
10 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.82%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.91%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.27%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 179 (48.77%) Azure
2 126 (34.33%) AWS
3 95 (25.89%) Entra ID
4 52 (14.17%) GitHub
5 48 (13.08%) GCP
6 47 (12.81%) Serverless
7 34 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
8 33 (8.99%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (8.99%) GitHub Actions
8 33 (8.99%) SaaS
9 27 (7.36%) Apigee
10 25 (6.81%) Amazon S3
10 25 (6.81%) AWS Lambda
10 25 (6.81%) PaaS
11 21 (5.72%) Power Platform
12 20 (5.45%) IaaS
13 19 (5.18%) Amazon ECS
14 18 (4.90%) Azure Monitor
15 17 (4.63%) Azure Logic Apps
15 17 (4.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 50 (13.62%) Kerberos
2 35 (9.54%) DNS
3 20 (5.45%) Firewall
4 18 (4.90%) HTTPS
4 18 (4.90%) SSL
5 16 (4.36%) HTTP
6 15 (4.09%) DHCP
7 7 (1.91%) Reverse Proxy
8 5 (1.36%) IPsec
8 5 (1.36%) Network Security
9 4 (1.09%) SSH
9 4 (1.09%) VPN
10 3 (0.82%) Internet
11 2 (0.54%) Extranet
11 2 (0.54%) RFID
11 2 (0.54%) S/MIME
11 2 (0.54%) Wireshark
12 1 (0.27%) SMS
12 1 (0.27%) SMTP
12 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.99%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (5.72%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.09%) NoSQL
4 14 (3.81%) DynamoDB
4 14 (3.81%) Redis
5 11 (3.00%) Pinecone
6 9 (2.45%) Oracle Database
6 9 (2.45%) Power BI
7 8 (2.18%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.18%) MySQL
7 8 (2.18%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.63%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.63%) Metadata
9 5 (1.36%) Amazon Aurora
9 5 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.36%) BigQuery
10 4 (1.09%) Data Lake
10 4 (1.09%) DocumentDB
10 4 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.82%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (10.35%) Git
1 38 (10.35%) Jenkins
2 20 (5.45%) JIRA
3 19 (5.18%) Postman
4 18 (4.90%) GitLab
5 8 (2.18%) MLflow
6 7 (1.91%) Bitbucket Server
6 7 (1.91%) CA Release Automation
6 7 (1.91%) Cucumber
6 7 (1.91%) Maven
6 7 (1.91%) Sonatype Nexus
7 6 (1.63%) JUnit
7 6 (1.63%) Selenium
7 6 (1.63%) SoapUI
7 6 (1.63%) Xcode
8 5 (1.36%) Artifactory
8 5 (1.36%) Gradle
8 5 (1.36%) Mockito
8 5 (1.36%) Storybook
8 5 (1.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 114 (31.06%) Social Skills
2 69 (18.80%) Finance
3 41 (11.17%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (9.81%) Banking
5 27 (7.36%) Public Sector
6 22 (5.99%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.63%) Marketing
8 6 (1.63%) Military
9 5 (1.36%) Publishing
10 4 (1.09%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.09%) Legal
11 3 (0.82%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.82%) Games
12 2 (0.54%) Billing
12 2 (0.54%) Retail
13 1 (0.27%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.27%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.27%) Local Government
13 1 (0.27%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 92 (25.07%) Developer
2 65 (17.71%) Architect
3 43 (11.72%) Senior
4 23 (6.27%) Solutions Architect
5 20 (5.45%) Lead
6 16 (4.36%) Analyst
6 16 (4.36%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (3.81%) Java Developer
8 13 (3.54%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 11 (3.00%) Consultant
9 11 (3.00%) Integration Engineer
10 10 (2.72%) Business Analyst
10 10 (2.72%) Technical Architect
11 9 (2.45%) Full-Stack Developer
11 9 (2.45%) React Developer
11 9 (2.45%) Security Architect
11 9 (2.45%) Software Engineer
11 9 (2.45%) Technical Analyst
12 8 (2.18%) Automation Engineer
12 8 (2.18%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 170 (46.32%) SAML
2 157 (42.78%) OAuth2
3 141 (38.42%) OpenID
4 102 (27.79%) REST
5 75 (20.44%) JWT
6 62 (16.89%) JSON
7 59 (16.08%) RESTful
8 52 (14.17%) LDAP
9 47 (12.81%) SOAP
10 42 (11.44%) XML
11 35 (9.54%) Spring
12 34 (9.26%) Spring Boot
13 33 (8.99%) Node.js
14 31 (8.45%) React
15 30 (8.17%) Web Services
16 29 (7.90%) .NET
17 27 (7.36%) HTML
18 25 (6.81%) GraphQL
19 23 (6.27%) Kafka
20 22 (5.99%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.72%) Cloud Native
2 24 (6.54%) Distributed Systems
3 23 (6.27%) Onboarding
4 22 (5.99%) Replication
5 19 (5.18%) Mobile App
6 18 (4.90%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.36%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (3.54%) Public Cloud
9 11 (3.00%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.72%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (2.72%) PKI
10 10 (2.72%) Private Cloud
11 9 (2.45%) Low-Code
12 8 (2.18%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.91%) Product Ownership
13 7 (1.91%) Security Posture
14 5 (1.36%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 5 (1.36%) Mobile Banking
15 4 (1.09%) BYOD
15 4 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 52 (14.17%) Windows
2 38 (10.35%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.54%) Linux
4 11 (3.00%) Android
4 11 (3.00%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.63%) Unix
6 4 (1.09%) AIX
6 4 (1.09%) Solaris
7 2 (0.54%) zOS
8 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (39.78%) CI/CD
2 120 (32.70%) DevOps
3 82 (22.34%) Identity Access Management
4 78 (21.25%) Microservices
5 70 (19.07%) Agile
5 70 (19.07%) RBAC
6 66 (17.98%) Problem-Solving
7 58 (15.80%) Infrastructure as Code
8 52 (14.17%) Identity Management
9 50 (13.62%) Test Automation
10 48 (13.08%) AI
11 46 (12.53%) Validation
12 45 (12.26%) API Management
13 43 (11.72%) Containerisation
13 43 (11.72%) Event-Driven
14 37 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
15 35 (9.54%) Computer Science
15 35 (9.54%) Cybersecurity
15 35 (9.54%) Integration Patterns
15 35 (9.54%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 91 (24.80%) Python
2 68 (18.53%) Java
3 65 (17.71%) PowerShell
4 55 (14.99%) JavaScript
5 53 (14.44%) SQL
6 33 (8.99%) TypeScript
7 25 (6.81%) C#
8 14 (3.81%) Go
9 12 (3.27%) Groovy
10 9 (2.45%) Kusto Query Language
11 8 (2.18%) Bash
11 8 (2.18%) Bicep
12 7 (1.91%) Kotlin
13 6 (1.63%) Shell Script
14 4 (1.09%) PHP
15 3 (0.82%) Apex Code
16 2 (0.54%) C++
16 2 (0.54%) Swift
17 1 (0.27%) C
17 1 (0.27%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 95 (25.89%) Security Cleared
2 68 (18.53%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.08%) Degree
4 32 (8.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (7.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (6.27%) CISSP
6 23 (6.27%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.72%) Azure Certification
8 9 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.45%) CISM
8 9 (2.45%) TOGAF Certification
9 7 (1.91%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.63%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.82%) PhD
12 2 (0.54%) CCSP
13 1 (0.27%) HND
13 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.27%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (15.26%) GDPR
2 36 (9.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 18 (4.90%) NIST
4 18 (4.90%) PCI DSS
5 14 (3.81%) SOC 2
6 12 (3.27%) Data Quality
7 10 (2.72%) Accessibility
7 10 (2.72%) QA
8 9 (2.45%) WCAG
9 8 (2.18%) HIPAA
9 8 (2.18%) PSD2
10 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.09%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.82%) GRC
12 3 (0.82%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.82%) SLA
13 2 (0.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 99 (26.98%) Active Directory
2 66 (17.98%) Docker
3 6 (1.63%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 5 (1.36%) RACF
5 4 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.54%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.54%) OpenDJ
6 2 (0.54%) OpenIDM
7 1 (0.27%) Squid
Systems Management
1 113 (30.79%) Single Sign-On
2 66 (17.98%) Kubernetes
2 66 (17.98%) Terraform
3 46 (12.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (4.36%) Grafana
5 13 (3.54%) Ansible
6 9 (2.45%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.91%) CA Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.91%) CA Wily
8 6 (1.63%) Progress Chef
8 6 (1.63%) Tivoli
9 5 (1.36%) Argo
9 5 (1.36%) Kibana
10 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
11 3 (0.82%) SCCM
12 2 (0.54%) Istio
12 2 (0.54%) linkerd
12 2 (0.54%) PingFederate
13 1 (0.27%) Opsgenie
13 1 (0.27%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 129 (35.15%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.90%) Oracle
3 28 (7.63%) Google
4 27 (7.36%) Okta
5 23 (6.27%) Splunk
6 22 (5.99%) OpenAI
7 17 (4.63%) CyberArk
8 16 (4.36%) ForgeRock
9 13 (3.54%) Salesforce
10 12 (3.27%) IBM
10 12 (3.27%) Ping Identity
11 11 (3.00%) MuleSoft
11 11 (3.00%) VMware
12 10 (2.72%) SAP
13 9 (2.45%) ServiceNow
14 8 (2.18%) AppDynamics
14 8 (2.18%) Automation Anywhere
14 8 (2.18%) Axway
14 8 (2.18%) UiPath
15 7 (1.91%) Broadcom