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 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 309 389
Rank change year-on-year +11 +80 -21
Contract jobs citing OAuth 377 204 137
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.83% 0.73% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.45% 3.30% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 135 88
10th Percentile £413 £375 £459
25th Percentile £485 £425 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £510 £606
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -15.88% +1.04%
75th Percentile £669 £608 £673
90th Percentile £750 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £560 £511 £600
% change year-on-year +9.59% -14.83% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 0
10th Percentile £37.25 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £85.00 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £58.75 -
% change year-on-year +27.66% - -

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 8,476 6,174 7,305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.69% 22.23% 21.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,546 4,257 5,082
10th Percentile £363 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £813
UK median daily rate £525 £505 £550
% change year-on-year +3.96% -8.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 148 231
10th Percentile £28.93 £31.25 £24.00
25th Percentile £46.80 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £73.46 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.47 £79.09 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.94 £53.75
% change year-on-year +18.32% +2.21% -10.42%

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 3 August 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 3 August 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 3 August 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 +8 189 £575 +4.55% 110
South East -8 74 £525 +10.53% 21
North of England -30 73 £625 +31.58% 13
North West -35 35 £625 +30.75% 5
Yorkshire -26 34 £610 +38.95% 8
South West -32 12 £550 +1.85% 8
Midlands -53 11 £438 +5.42% 4
East of England -8 10 £558 +11.50% 6
West Midlands -53 9 £531 +3.31% 4
North East - 6 £563 - 1
East Midlands -28 2 £401 -2.79%
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 16 (4.24%) Confluence
2 15 (3.98%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.86%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.33%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.33%) Mule
6 3 (0.80%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.27%) Apache
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Pulsar
7 1 (0.27%) Appian
7 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.06%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.53%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 210 (55.70%) Azure
2 150 (39.79%) AWS
3 112 (29.71%) Entra ID
4 83 (22.02%) GCP
5 42 (11.14%) Serverless
6 41 (10.88%) GitHub
7 39 (10.34%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (8.75%) SaaS
9 30 (7.96%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (6.90%) Azure AKS
11 25 (6.63%) Azure API Management
12 22 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
13 19 (5.04%) Azure Key Vault
13 19 (5.04%) Azure Service Bus
14 18 (4.77%) Azure Monitor
15 17 (4.51%) Amazon S3
15 17 (4.51%) Apigee
16 15 (3.98%) Kong
17 14 (3.71%) Amazon ECS
18 13 (3.45%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.51%) DNS
2 15 (3.98%) Kerberos
3 12 (3.18%) SSL
4 11 (2.92%) HTTP
5 10 (2.65%) Firewall
6 7 (1.86%) DKIM
6 7 (1.86%) DMARC
7 5 (1.33%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.06%) Network Security
9 3 (0.80%) IPsec
9 3 (0.80%) NGFW
10 2 (0.53%) DHCP
10 2 (0.53%) X.509
11 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.27%) SSH
11 1 (0.27%) VPN
11 1 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.96%) Relational Database
2 26 (6.90%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (5.84%) SQL Server
4 16 (4.24%) Redis
5 15 (3.98%) NoSQL
6 14 (3.71%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (3.18%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.65%) DynamoDB
9 9 (2.39%) MySQL
10 8 (2.12%) Metadata
11 6 (1.59%) Power BI
12 5 (1.33%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.33%) RDBMS
12 5 (1.33%) Snowflake Schema
13 4 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (1.06%) Hazelcast
14 3 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 2 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 47 (12.47%) Git
2 25 (6.63%) Jenkins
3 20 (5.31%) GitLab
3 20 (5.31%) JIRA
4 10 (2.65%) Browser DevTools
5 7 (1.86%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.86%) git-flow
6 6 (1.59%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.59%) Postman
7 5 (1.33%) Gradle
7 5 (1.33%) Maven
7 5 (1.33%) Storybook
8 4 (1.06%) Snyk
9 3 (0.80%) Fiddler
9 3 (0.80%) JMeter
10 2 (0.53%) JUnit
10 2 (0.53%) Mockito
10 2 (0.53%) Moq
10 2 (0.53%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.53%) SoapUI
General
1 87 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 77 (20.42%) Finance
3 53 (14.06%) Public Sector
4 36 (9.55%) Banking
5 29 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.77%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.71%) Retail
8 11 (2.92%) Military
9 10 (2.65%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.86%) Legal
11 4 (1.06%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.06%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.06%) Publishing
12 3 (0.80%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.53%) Automotive
13 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.53%) Japanese Language
13 2 (0.53%) Law
13 2 (0.53%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 104 (27.59%) Developer
2 95 (25.20%) Architect
3 47 (12.47%) Senior
4 32 (8.49%) Lead
5 26 (6.90%) Technical Architect
6 25 (6.63%) Java Developer
7 23 (6.10%) Full-Stack Developer
8 19 (5.04%) Solutions Architect
9 18 (4.77%) Senior Developer
10 15 (3.98%) IAM Specialist
11 13 (3.45%) Consultant
11 13 (3.45%) Security Architect
12 12 (3.18%) Cloud Engineer
12 12 (3.18%) Integration Architect
13 11 (2.92%) Technical Leader
14 9 (2.39%) .NET Developer
14 9 (2.39%) IAM Developer
14 9 (2.39%) Lead Architect
14 9 (2.39%) Senior Java Developer
15 8 (2.12%) Azure Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 200 (53.05%) OAuth2
2 191 (50.66%) OpenID
3 154 (40.85%) SAML
4 130 (34.48%) REST
5 77 (20.42%) JWT
6 64 (16.98%) SOAP
7 57 (15.12%) RESTful
8 53 (14.06%) LDAP
9 47 (12.47%) JSON
10 37 (9.81%) SailPoint
11 36 (9.55%) .NET
11 36 (9.55%) Kafka
11 36 (9.55%) React
12 35 (9.28%) CSS
13 30 (7.96%) Spring
13 30 (7.96%) XML
14 28 (7.43%) HTML
15 27 (7.16%) Node.js
16 25 (6.63%) Spring Boot
17 24 (6.37%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 73 (19.36%) Cloud Native
2 34 (9.02%) Onboarding
3 33 (8.75%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (7.43%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (6.90%) Product Ownership
6 21 (5.57%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.24%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.24%) PKI
8 13 (3.45%) Mobile App
9 12 (3.18%) CMDB
10 10 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (2.65%) Low-Code
11 8 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.59%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.59%) Freedom of Information
13 5 (1.33%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (1.33%) Public Cloud
14 4 (1.06%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.65%) Windows
2 8 (2.12%) Linux
3 6 (1.59%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.33%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.06%) Android
5 4 (1.06%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) CentOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.27%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (40.85%) CI/CD
2 137 (36.34%) DevOps
3 96 (25.46%) Microservices
4 93 (24.67%) Agile
5 82 (21.75%) Identity Access Management
6 72 (19.10%) Containerisation
7 71 (18.83%) Problem-Solving
8 69 (18.30%) Infrastructure as Code
9 66 (17.51%) Event-Driven
10 59 (15.65%) RBAC
11 55 (14.59%) AI
11 55 (14.59%) Test Automation
12 52 (13.79%) Integration Patterns
13 49 (13.00%) Zero Trust
14 47 (12.47%) API Integration
15 46 (12.20%) Mentoring
16 44 (11.67%) Technical Leadership
17 42 (11.14%) API Management
17 42 (11.14%) Migration
17 42 (11.14%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 86 (22.81%) Java
2 82 (21.75%) Python
3 73 (19.36%) JavaScript
4 70 (18.57%) SQL
5 52 (13.79%) PowerShell
6 38 (10.08%) TypeScript
7 36 (9.55%) C#
8 23 (6.10%) Bicep
9 9 (2.39%) Bash
9 9 (2.39%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.33%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.06%) Groovy
12 3 (0.80%) Go
12 3 (0.80%) PHP
13 2 (0.53%) PromQL
13 2 (0.53%) Scala
13 2 (0.53%) Swift
14 1 (0.27%) C++
14 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (27.32%) Security Cleared
2 77 (20.42%) SC Cleared
3 37 (9.81%) Degree
4 24 (6.37%) CISSP
5 20 (5.31%) Azure Certification
6 15 (3.98%) AWS Certification
6 15 (3.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (3.18%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.65%) CISM
10 8 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.86%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.33%) CSPO
13 5 (1.33%) GIAC
14 4 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
16 2 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 2 (0.53%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 30 (7.96%) NIST
2 27 (7.16%) GDPR
3 21 (5.57%) QA
4 9 (2.39%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.86%) NCSC
5 7 (1.86%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.59%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.33%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.80%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.53%) HL7
9 2 (0.53%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.53%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.53%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 89 (23.61%) Active Directory
2 76 (20.16%) Docker
3 3 (0.80%) OpenAM
4 2 (0.53%) RACF
4 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.27%) Squid
5 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 77 (20.42%) Kubernetes
2 75 (19.89%) Terraform
3 59 (15.65%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (6.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 22 (5.84%) Grafana
6 20 (5.31%) Prometheus
7 13 (3.45%) Ansible
8 7 (1.86%) Argo
9 5 (1.33%) Istio
9 5 (1.33%) linkerd
9 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (1.06%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.06%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.06%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.80%) WMI
12 2 (0.53%) Consul
12 2 (0.53%) Zipkin
13 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
13 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (27.85%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.75%) Oracle
2 33 (8.75%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.96%) Google
4 27 (7.16%) Okta
5 22 (5.84%) MuleSoft
6 16 (4.24%) CyberArk
7 15 (3.98%) Ping Identity
7 15 (3.98%) SAP
8 13 (3.45%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.65%) ForgeRock
9 10 (2.65%) Workday
10 8 (2.12%) OpenAI
10 8 (2.12%) OutSystems
11 5 (1.33%) Denodo
11 5 (1.33%) IBM
11 5 (1.33%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.06%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (1.06%) Informatica
13 3 (0.80%) Netskope