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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 294 391
Rank change year-on-year +21 +97 -34
Contract jobs citing OAuth 427 240 135
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.92% 0.86% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.35% 3.40% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 296 158 87
10th Percentile £413 £359 £470
25th Percentile £463 £406 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £475 £613
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% -22.45% +2.08%
75th Percentile £641 £575 £675
90th Percentile £750 £653 £722
UK median daily rate £555 £492 £600
% change year-on-year +12.80% -18.00% +1.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 0
10th Percentile £38.25 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £86.08 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.64 - -
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 9,806 7,059 8,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.24% 25.38% 24.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,437 4,805 5,494
10th Percentile £380 £354 £363
25th Percentile £443 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £519 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.18% -5.73% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £666
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 169 179
10th Percentile £29.44 £31.54 £27.60
25th Percentile £51.88 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £55.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.67% -12.00% -1.57%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.45
UK median hourly rate £65.83 £54.70 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.35% -11.20% -1.44%

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 18 September 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -1 211 £564 +10.06% 239
South East +3 75 £500 +2.56% 52
North of England -37 72 £581 +30.33% 35
Yorkshire -4 43 £568 +29.27% 12
Midlands -44 27 £464 +11.71% 21
North West -58 26 £625 +40.13% 18
West Midlands -32 22 £525 -6.71% 20
East of England -16 16 £553 +10.50% 12
South West -30 16 £550 +9.45% 19
East Midlands -25 5 £401 -2.79% 1
North East - 4 £600 - 5
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 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.04%) Confluence
2 13 (3.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.64%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.17%) Mule
5 3 (0.70%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (1.41%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.70%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 244 (57.14%) Azure
2 174 (40.75%) AWS
3 121 (28.34%) Entra ID
4 101 (23.65%) GCP
5 57 (13.35%) GitHub
6 43 (10.07%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (9.60%) GitHub Actions
7 41 (9.60%) Serverless
8 36 (8.43%) SaaS
9 28 (6.56%) Azure Monitor
10 27 (6.32%) Azure Service Bus
11 24 (5.62%) Boomi
12 23 (5.39%) Azure API Management
13 19 (4.45%) Azure AKS
13 19 (4.45%) Azure Key Vault
13 19 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
14 16 (3.75%) Apigee
15 15 (3.51%) Kong
16 14 (3.28%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (3.28%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.68%) DNS
2 19 (4.45%) Kerberos
3 12 (2.81%) Firewall
3 12 (2.81%) HTTP
3 12 (2.81%) SSL
4 7 (1.64%) DKIM
4 7 (1.64%) DMARC
5 6 (1.41%) NGFW
6 5 (1.17%) DHCP
6 5 (1.17%) Network Security
6 5 (1.17%) X.509
7 4 (0.94%) IPsec
8 3 (0.70%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (0.47%) SSH
9 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.47%) VPN
10 1 (0.23%) DMZ
10 1 (0.23%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.23%) Internet
10 1 (0.23%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.13%) PostgreSQL
2 37 (8.67%) Relational Database
3 29 (6.79%) NoSQL
3 29 (6.79%) SQL Server
4 18 (4.22%) MySQL
5 17 (3.98%) Redis
6 16 (3.75%) MongoDB
7 11 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.11%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.11%) Metadata
9 7 (1.64%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.41%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.41%) Power BI
11 5 (1.17%) Data Vault
11 5 (1.17%) Hazelcast
11 5 (1.17%) Snowflake Schema
12 4 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.70%) Amazon Aurora
13 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 62 (14.52%) Git
2 30 (7.03%) Jenkins
3 26 (6.09%) GitLab
4 22 (5.15%) JIRA
5 12 (2.81%) Maven
6 11 (2.58%) Storybook
7 8 (1.87%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.87%) JUnit
8 7 (1.64%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (1.64%) Gradle
9 6 (1.41%) Mockito
10 5 (1.17%) Cucumber
10 5 (1.17%) git-flow
11 4 (0.94%) Postman
11 4 (0.94%) Selenium
11 4 (0.94%) Snyk
12 3 (0.70%) Fiddler
13 2 (0.47%) Mocha
13 2 (0.47%) MSTest
13 2 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
General
1 111 (26.00%) Social Skills
2 86 (20.14%) Finance
3 58 (13.58%) Public Sector
4 36 (8.43%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (7.96%) Banking
6 22 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.81%) Retail
8 11 (2.58%) Military
9 9 (2.11%) Investment Banking
10 8 (1.87%) Legal
11 7 (1.64%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.94%) Publishing
14 3 (0.70%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.70%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.47%) Automotive
15 2 (0.47%) Law
15 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 122 (28.57%) Developer
2 100 (23.42%) Architect
3 51 (11.94%) Senior
4 33 (7.73%) Java Developer
4 33 (7.73%) Lead
5 29 (6.79%) Technical Architect
6 23 (5.39%) Full-Stack Developer
6 23 (5.39%) Solutions Architect
7 19 (4.45%) Senior Developer
8 18 (4.22%) Consultant
9 15 (3.51%) IAM Specialist
10 14 (3.28%) Technical Leader
11 13 (3.04%) Cloud Engineer
11 13 (3.04%) Security Architect
12 12 (2.81%) Azure Developer
12 12 (2.81%) IAM Developer
13 11 (2.58%) Backend Developer
13 11 (2.58%) Integration Architect
14 10 (2.34%) Senior Java Developer
15 9 (2.11%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 226 (52.93%) OAuth2
2 221 (51.76%) OpenID
3 162 (37.94%) SAML
4 161 (37.70%) REST
5 95 (22.25%) JWT
6 91 (21.31%) Terraform
7 70 (16.39%) SOAP
8 63 (14.75%) RESTful
9 60 (14.05%) JSON
10 57 (13.35%) React
11 56 (13.11%) LDAP
12 52 (12.18%) CSS
13 46 (10.77%) Kafka
14 45 (10.54%) Swagger
15 44 (10.30%) .NET
15 44 (10.30%) HTML
16 43 (10.07%) OpenAPI
17 41 (9.60%) Node.js
18 37 (8.67%) Middleware
18 37 (8.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 89 (20.84%) Cloud Native
2 42 (9.84%) Distributed Systems
3 39 (9.13%) Onboarding
4 35 (8.20%) Enterprise Software
5 34 (7.96%) Product Ownership
6 19 (4.45%) Security Posture
7 16 (3.75%) Management Information System
7 16 (3.75%) PKI
8 15 (3.51%) CMDB
9 12 (2.81%) AI Agents
10 9 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (2.11%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.87%) Enterprise Cloud
12 7 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.41%) Freedom of Information
14 5 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.17%) Replication
15 4 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.58%) Windows
2 8 (1.87%) Linux
2 8 (1.87%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.17%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.47%) Android
4 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) CentOS
5 1 (0.23%) Unix
5 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (40.98%) CI/CD
2 148 (34.66%) DevOps
3 121 (28.34%) Microservices
4 114 (26.70%) Agile
5 97 (22.72%) Identity Access Management
6 89 (20.84%) Event-Driven
7 79 (18.50%) Infrastructure as Code
8 77 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
9 74 (17.33%) Containerisation
10 67 (15.69%) Test Automation
11 64 (14.99%) AI
11 64 (14.99%) RBAC
12 63 (14.75%) Event-Driven Architecture
12 63 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
13 60 (14.05%) Technical Leadership
14 57 (13.35%) Mentoring
14 57 (13.35%) Observability
15 56 (13.11%) API Management
16 53 (12.41%) Integration Patterns
17 51 (11.94%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 113 (26.46%) Java
2 106 (24.82%) Python
3 92 (21.55%) JavaScript
4 80 (18.74%) SQL
5 67 (15.69%) PowerShell
6 55 (12.88%) TypeScript
7 37 (8.67%) C#
8 30 (7.03%) Bicep
9 8 (1.87%) Bash
10 5 (1.17%) Go
10 5 (1.17%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.70%) Groovy
11 3 (0.70%) PHP
12 2 (0.47%) BeanShell
12 2 (0.47%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.47%) PromQL
13 1 (0.23%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 110 (25.76%) Security Cleared
2 84 (19.67%) SC Cleared
3 42 (9.84%) Degree
4 24 (5.62%) CISSP
5 22 (5.15%) Azure Certification
6 20 (4.68%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (3.51%) AWS Certification
8 15 (3.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (2.58%) CISM
9 11 (2.58%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.11%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.17%) CSPO
11 5 (1.17%) MCSE
12 3 (0.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.70%) GIAC
12 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (7.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (7.49%) NIST
3 30 (7.03%) GDPR
4 27 (6.32%) QA
5 14 (3.28%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.58%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.87%) NCSC
8 7 (1.64%) HIPAA
8 7 (1.64%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.64%) WCAG
9 5 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.94%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.70%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.70%) SEPA
12 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.47%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.47%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.47%) SLA
12 2 (0.47%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 98 (22.95%) Active Directory
2 78 (18.27%) Docker
3 6 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.70%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) Squid
Systems Management
1 102 (23.89%) Kubernetes
2 67 (15.69%) Single Sign-On
3 24 (5.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 24 (5.62%) Grafana
4 20 (4.68%) Prometheus
5 12 (2.81%) Ansible
6 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.64%) Argo
8 5 (1.17%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.94%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.70%) Kibana
10 3 (0.70%) WMI
11 2 (0.47%) Consul
11 2 (0.47%) Istio
11 2 (0.47%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.47%) SCOM
11 2 (0.47%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.47%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.23%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 129 (30.21%) Microsoft
2 43 (10.07%) Oracle
3 42 (9.84%) Google
4 37 (8.67%) ServiceNow
5 29 (6.79%) Okta
6 28 (6.56%) MuleSoft
7 18 (4.22%) CyberArk
7 18 (4.22%) SAP
8 17 (3.98%) Salesforce
9 16 (3.75%) Ping Identity
10 12 (2.81%) IBM
11 11 (2.58%) Workday
12 10 (2.34%) Databricks
12 10 (2.34%) Informatica
12 10 (2.34%) OpenAI
13 9 (2.11%) TIBCO
13 9 (2.11%) WSO2
14 8 (1.87%) ForgeRock
14 8 (1.87%) OutSystems
15 7 (1.64%) Dell