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 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 256 389 376
Rank change year-on-year +133 -13 +73
Contract jobs citing OAuth 293 131 212
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 0.42% 0.54%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.35% 1.93% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 82 166
10th Percentile £360 £409 £413
25th Percentile £406 £508 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% - -6.98%
75th Percentile £581 £675 £675
90th Percentile £675 £736 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £588 £575
% change year-on-year -14.89% +2.17% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £61.30 - -
25th Percentile £61.38 - -
Median hourly rate £63.00 - -
75th Percentile £69.38 - -
90th Percentile £72.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.75 - -

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 6,740 6,778 8,746
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.88% 21.80% 22.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,560 4,320 6,404
10th Percentile £350 £356 £375
25th Percentile £413 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £725 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -6.91% -1.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 102 176
10th Percentile £30.68 £27.00 £37.65
25th Percentile £42.63 £46.18 £46.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.38 £74.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% -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 6 November 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 6 November 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 +67 143 £500 -16.67% 172
North of England +9 54 £415 -18.08% 64
Midlands -16 34 £429 -22.00% 15
North West +14 31 £413 +34.15% 27
South West +27 26 £550 -11.47% 31
Yorkshire -14 23 £420 -17.26% 12
West Midlands -18 22 £531 -7.61% 10
South East -1 19 £500 -20.00% 151
East Midlands - 12 £410 - 3
East of England -15 3 £500 -33.33% 31
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 17 (5.80%) Apache
2 16 (5.46%) SharePoint
3 15 (5.12%) Confluence
4 14 (4.78%) WebSphere
5 13 (4.44%) WebSphere Application Server
6 11 (3.75%) IIS
6 11 (3.75%) JBoss
7 10 (3.41%) iPlanet
8 7 (2.39%) Microsoft Exchange
9 6 (2.05%) nginx
10 5 (1.71%) Anypoint
10 5 (1.71%) Apache Airflow
10 5 (1.71%) CMS
10 5 (1.71%) Headless CMS
11 4 (1.37%) Mule
12 3 (1.02%) Oracle Service Bus
12 3 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 2 (0.68%) Apache Spark
13 2 (0.68%) Tomcat
14 1 (0.34%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.34%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 149 (50.85%) Azure
2 114 (38.91%) AWS
3 73 (24.91%) Entra ID
4 51 (17.41%) GitHub
5 49 (16.72%) GCP
6 40 (13.65%) SaaS
7 35 (11.95%) Serverless
8 33 (11.26%) Microsoft 365
9 28 (9.56%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (7.85%) GitHub Actions
11 20 (6.83%) AWS Lambda
12 19 (6.48%) Azure Monitor
13 18 (6.14%) Amazon S3
14 16 (5.46%) Apigee
15 15 (5.12%) Amazon ECS
15 15 (5.12%) Amazon EKS
16 13 (4.44%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (4.10%) OpenShift
17 12 (4.10%) Power Platform
18 11 (3.75%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 30 (10.24%) Kerberos
2 20 (6.83%) SSL
3 17 (5.80%) HTTPS
4 15 (5.12%) Firewall
5 14 (4.78%) DNS
6 9 (3.07%) HTTP
7 5 (1.71%) SSH
8 3 (1.02%) Internet
8 3 (1.02%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.68%) AMQP
9 2 (0.68%) DSL
9 2 (0.68%) Network Security
9 2 (0.68%) S/MIME
9 2 (0.68%) VPN
10 1 (0.34%) DHCP
10 1 (0.34%) DKIM
10 1 (0.34%) Extranet
10 1 (0.34%) SMTP
10 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.46%) Oracle Database
2 13 (4.44%) DynamoDB
3 12 (4.10%) NoSQL
4 8 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.73%) Relational Database
4 8 (2.73%) SQL Server
5 6 (2.05%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.37%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.37%) Metadata
6 4 (1.37%) Power BI
7 3 (1.02%) Airbyte
7 3 (1.02%) Redis
8 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.68%) MySQL
8 2 (0.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.34%) DB2
9 1 (0.34%) PowerCenter
9 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 38 (12.97%) Git
2 36 (12.29%) Jenkins
3 28 (9.56%) JIRA
4 15 (5.12%) GitLab
5 11 (3.75%) Bitbucket Server
5 11 (3.75%) CA Release Automation
6 9 (3.07%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (2.73%) Xcode
8 7 (2.39%) Gradle
8 7 (2.39%) Maven
8 7 (2.39%) Postman
8 7 (2.39%) Storybook
9 5 (1.71%) Cucumber
9 5 (1.71%) Cypress.io
9 5 (1.71%) JUnit
9 5 (1.71%) Mockito
9 5 (1.71%) Selenium
10 4 (1.37%) Fiddler
10 4 (1.37%) SonarQube
11 3 (1.02%) Oracle APEX
General
1 102 (34.81%) Social Skills
2 57 (19.45%) Finance
3 35 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (8.53%) Public Sector
5 18 (6.14%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (5.46%) Banking
7 7 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.71%) Digital Healthcare
9 4 (1.37%) Legal
9 4 (1.37%) Retail
10 3 (1.02%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.02%) Marketing
10 3 (1.02%) Publishing
10 3 (1.02%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.68%) Billing
11 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.68%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.34%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.34%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (25.26%) Developer
2 48 (16.38%) Architect
3 32 (10.92%) Senior
4 22 (7.51%) Lead
5 19 (6.48%) Solutions Architect
6 16 (5.46%) DevOps Engineer
7 15 (5.12%) Consultant
8 12 (4.10%) Senior Developer
9 10 (3.41%) Analyst
9 10 (3.41%) Business Analyst
10 9 (3.07%) Integration Developer
10 9 (3.07%) Security Engineer
11 8 (2.73%) Integration Engineer
11 8 (2.73%) React Developer
12 7 (2.39%) Identity Management Engineer
12 7 (2.39%) Java Developer
12 7 (2.39%) Java Engineer
12 7 (2.39%) Lead Architect
12 7 (2.39%) Platform Engineer
12 7 (2.39%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (47.44%) SAML
2 132 (45.05%) OAuth2
3 131 (44.71%) OpenID
4 71 (24.23%) REST
5 58 (19.80%) RESTful
6 55 (18.77%) LDAP
7 49 (16.72%) JSON
8 44 (15.02%) JWT
9 40 (13.65%) SOAP
10 36 (12.29%) Spring
11 27 (9.22%) XML
12 26 (8.87%) GraphQL
13 24 (8.19%) HTML
14 23 (7.85%) Spring Boot
15 22 (7.51%) React
16 19 (6.48%) .NET
16 19 (6.48%) Node.js
17 18 (6.14%) Kafka
18 14 (4.78%) Hibernate
18 14 (4.78%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 39 (13.31%) Cloud Native
2 18 (6.14%) Data Protection Act
2 18 (6.14%) Management Information System
2 18 (6.14%) Onboarding
3 15 (5.12%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (4.44%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.41%) PKI
6 7 (2.39%) Private Cloud
6 7 (2.39%) Replication
7 6 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.05%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.05%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.37%) BYOD
8 4 (1.37%) Taxonomies
9 3 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.68%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.68%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
10 2 (0.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.26%) Windows
2 29 (9.90%) Linux
3 23 (7.85%) Windows Server
4 10 (3.41%) Android
5 9 (3.07%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.73%) Unix
7 5 (1.71%) AIX
7 5 (1.71%) Solaris
8 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.34%) VMS
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.34%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (37.88%) CI/CD
2 103 (35.15%) DevOps
3 76 (25.94%) Identity Access Management
4 67 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
5 66 (22.53%) RBAC
6 65 (22.18%) Agile
7 55 (18.77%) Identity Management
8 46 (15.70%) Containerisation
8 46 (15.70%) Microservices
9 42 (14.33%) Infrastructure as Code
10 33 (11.26%) AI
10 33 (11.26%) API Management
11 31 (10.58%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 29 (9.90%) API Design
12 29 (9.90%) Mentoring
13 28 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
14 27 (9.22%) API Development
14 27 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
15 26 (8.87%) Analytics
15 26 (8.87%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 65 (22.18%) Python
2 63 (21.50%) Java
3 51 (17.41%) PowerShell
4 46 (15.70%) JavaScript
5 30 (10.24%) SQL
6 25 (8.53%) TypeScript
7 16 (5.46%) C#
8 15 (5.12%) Groovy
9 11 (3.75%) Bash
10 8 (2.73%) Shell Script
11 7 (2.39%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (1.71%) PL/SQL
13 4 (1.37%) DataWeave
14 3 (1.02%) Bicep
14 3 (1.02%) Kotlin
14 3 (1.02%) PHP
15 2 (0.68%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.68%) Objective-C
15 2 (0.68%) Ruby
15 2 (0.68%) Swift
Qualifications
1 62 (21.16%) Security Cleared
2 45 (15.36%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.90%) Degree
4 23 (7.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (6.83%) CISSP
6 19 (6.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (4.78%) AWS Certification
7 14 (4.78%) DV Cleared
8 10 (3.41%) CISM
9 9 (3.07%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (2.73%) Azure Certification
11 6 (2.05%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.02%) PhD
13 2 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.68%) CCSP
13 2 (0.68%) IBM Certification
14 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Developer
14 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (15.02%) GDPR
2 26 (8.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.80%) HIPAA
4 13 (4.44%) NIST
5 12 (4.10%) Accessibility
6 11 (3.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 11 (3.75%) SOC 2
7 9 (3.07%) QA
8 8 (2.73%) WCAG
9 7 (2.39%) PCI DSS
10 6 (2.05%) PSD2
11 4 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.68%) SLA
14 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.34%) PMO
System Software
1 94 (32.08%) Active Directory
2 62 (21.16%) Docker
3 8 (2.73%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 3 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.34%) Firmware
5 1 (0.34%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.34%) OpenDJ
5 1 (0.34%) OpenIDM
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 93 (31.74%) Single Sign-On
2 53 (18.09%) Terraform
3 45 (15.36%) Kubernetes
4 20 (6.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 18 (6.14%) Ansible
6 11 (3.75%) CA Single Sign-On
6 11 (3.75%) Tivoli Identity Manager
7 10 (3.41%) CA Wily
7 10 (3.41%) Grafana
8 9 (3.07%) Progress Chef
9 8 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (2.73%) Tivoli
10 6 (2.05%) Kibana
10 6 (2.05%) Prometheus
11 3 (1.02%) SCCM
12 2 (0.68%) CloudHub
12 2 (0.68%) PingFederate
12 2 (0.68%) Puppet
13 1 (0.34%) Argo
13 1 (0.34%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 106 (36.18%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.56%) IBM
3 24 (8.19%) Oracle
3 24 (8.19%) Splunk
4 21 (7.17%) Ping Identity
5 17 (5.80%) CyberArk
5 17 (5.80%) ForgeRock
6 16 (5.46%) Google
7 14 (4.78%) Okta
7 14 (4.78%) OpenAI
7 14 (4.78%) Salesforce
8 11 (3.75%) Broadcom
8 11 (3.75%) MuleSoft
9 10 (3.41%) AppDynamics
10 9 (3.07%) ServiceNow
11 8 (2.73%) Alibaba
11 8 (2.73%) Axway
11 8 (2.73%) SAP
11 8 (2.73%) VMware
12 6 (2.05%) Databricks