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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 350 385
Rank change year-on-year +109 +35 +65
Contract jobs citing OAuth 357 127 167
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 0.48% 0.44%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.96% 2.16% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 85 129
10th Percentile £358 £409 £423
25th Percentile £413 £490 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £613 £651 £650
90th Percentile £680 £695 £700
UK median daily rate £513 £575 £538
% change year-on-year -10.87% +6.98% -10.42%
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 7,201 5,869 7,860
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.94% 22.37% 20.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,822 3,720 5,665
10th Percentile £358 £363 £356
25th Percentile £415 £430 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £658 £663
90th Percentile £737 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £513 £536 £535
% change year-on-year -4.38% +0.19% -6.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 76 184
10th Percentile £35.00 £26.38 £26.06
25th Percentile £48.13 £45.51 £46.11
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £68.38 £66.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.20 £76.03 £77.21
UK median hourly rate £62.75 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.40% +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 2 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 2 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 2 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 +68 184 £525 -8.70% 88
North of England +12 74 £420 -20.00% 33
North West +12 48 £390 -23.90% 21
South West +17 38 £563 +25.00% 20
Midlands -30 27 £525 -8.70% 6
Yorkshire -33 26 £473 -27.31% 10
West Midlands -22 22 £538 -7.53% 2
South East -28 22 £500 -21.88% 52
East Midlands -19 4 £442 -23.09% 4
East of England -22 2 £500 -33.33% 15
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 21 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.92%) Apache
2 14 (3.92%) Confluence
3 11 (3.08%) IIS
3 11 (3.08%) JBoss
3 11 (3.08%) WebSphere
4 10 (2.80%) iPlanet
4 10 (2.80%) WebSphere Application Server
5 6 (1.68%) Appian
6 5 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.84%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.56%) nginx
9 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.28%) Apache Pulsar
9 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.28%) CICS
9 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.84%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.96%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.28%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 167 (46.78%) Azure
2 122 (34.17%) AWS
3 91 (25.49%) Entra ID
4 54 (15.13%) GitHub
5 48 (13.45%) GCP
6 44 (12.32%) Serverless
7 33 (9.24%) GitHub Actions
8 32 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
9 31 (8.68%) Azure DevOps
10 30 (8.40%) SaaS
11 26 (7.28%) Apigee
11 26 (7.28%) AWS Lambda
12 23 (6.44%) Amazon S3
13 22 (6.16%) PaaS
14 21 (5.88%) Power Platform
15 19 (5.32%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (5.04%) Azure Logic Apps
17 17 (4.76%) Amazon ECS
17 17 (4.76%) IaaS
17 17 (4.76%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 50 (14.01%) Kerberos
2 35 (9.80%) DNS
3 18 (5.04%) Firewall
3 18 (5.04%) HTTPS
4 16 (4.48%) HTTP
5 15 (4.20%) DHCP
5 15 (4.20%) SSL
6 7 (1.96%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (1.40%) Network Security
8 4 (1.12%) SSH
8 4 (1.12%) VPN
9 3 (0.84%) Internet
10 2 (0.56%) Extranet
10 2 (0.56%) IPsec
10 2 (0.56%) RFID
10 2 (0.56%) S/MIME
10 2 (0.56%) Wireshark
11 1 (0.28%) SMS
11 1 (0.28%) SMTP
11 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (5.04%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.76%) NoSQL
4 14 (3.92%) DynamoDB
5 12 (3.36%) Oracle Database
5 12 (3.36%) Redis
6 9 (2.52%) Pinecone
6 9 (2.52%) Power BI
6 9 (2.52%) Relational Database
7 8 (2.24%) MySQL
8 7 (1.96%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.68%) Apache Cassandra
9 6 (1.68%) Metadata
10 5 (1.40%) Amazon Aurora
10 5 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.40%) BigQuery
11 4 (1.12%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.12%) DocumentDB
11 4 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.84%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 41 (11.48%) Git
1 41 (11.48%) Jenkins
2 20 (5.60%) JIRA
2 20 (5.60%) Postman
3 16 (4.48%) GitLab
4 11 (3.08%) Bitbucket Server
4 11 (3.08%) CA Release Automation
5 9 (2.52%) Sonatype Nexus
6 7 (1.96%) Cucumber
6 7 (1.96%) Maven
7 6 (1.68%) JUnit
7 6 (1.68%) MLflow
7 6 (1.68%) Selenium
7 6 (1.68%) SoapUI
7 6 (1.68%) Xcode
8 5 (1.40%) Gradle
8 5 (1.40%) Mockito
8 5 (1.40%) Storybook
9 4 (1.12%) Artifactory
9 4 (1.12%) SonarQube
General
1 108 (30.25%) Social Skills
2 68 (19.05%) Finance
3 41 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (9.52%) Banking
5 27 (7.56%) Public Sector
6 21 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.96%) Marketing
9 5 (1.40%) Military
9 5 (1.40%) Publishing
10 4 (1.12%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.12%) Legal
11 3 (0.84%) Games
12 2 (0.56%) Billing
12 2 (0.56%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.56%) Retail
13 1 (0.28%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.28%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.28%) Local Government
13 1 (0.28%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 92 (25.77%) Developer
2 59 (16.53%) Architect
3 39 (10.92%) Senior
4 22 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
5 18 (5.04%) Lead
6 17 (4.76%) DevOps Engineer
7 16 (4.48%) Analyst
8 14 (3.92%) Java Developer
9 13 (3.64%) Integration Engineer
10 11 (3.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 11 (3.08%) Consultant
11 10 (2.80%) Business Analyst
12 9 (2.52%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 9 (2.52%) Platform Engineer
12 9 (2.52%) Senior Developer
12 9 (2.52%) Software Engineer
12 9 (2.52%) Technical Analyst
13 8 (2.24%) Cloud Architect
13 8 (2.24%) Full-Stack Developer
13 8 (2.24%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (45.94%) SAML
2 151 (42.30%) OAuth2
3 138 (38.66%) OpenID
4 99 (27.73%) REST
5 70 (19.61%) JWT
6 64 (17.93%) JSON
7 56 (15.69%) LDAP
7 56 (15.69%) RESTful
8 48 (13.45%) SOAP
9 45 (12.61%) XML
10 33 (9.24%) Spring
11 32 (8.96%) Node.js
11 32 (8.96%) Spring Boot
12 29 (8.12%) React
13 27 (7.56%) .NET
13 27 (7.56%) GraphQL
13 27 (7.56%) HTML
14 24 (6.72%) Web Services
15 20 (5.60%) Kafka
15 20 (5.60%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.40%) Cloud Native
2 23 (6.44%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (6.16%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.16%) Replication
4 19 (5.32%) Mobile App
5 18 (5.04%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (3.64%) Public Cloud
8 11 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (2.80%) Private Cloud
10 9 (2.52%) PKI
11 8 (2.24%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.96%) Low-Code
13 6 (1.68%) Product Ownership
13 6 (1.68%) Security Posture
14 5 (1.40%) Mobile Banking
15 4 (1.12%) BYOD
15 4 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (1.12%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 54 (15.13%) Windows
2 42 (11.76%) Windows Server
3 28 (7.84%) Linux
4 11 (3.08%) Android
4 11 (3.08%) Apple iOS
5 8 (2.24%) Unix
6 4 (1.12%) AIX
6 4 (1.12%) Solaris
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (38.94%) CI/CD
2 115 (32.21%) DevOps
3 81 (22.69%) Identity Access Management
4 73 (20.45%) Microservices
5 66 (18.49%) RBAC
6 65 (18.21%) Agile
7 64 (17.93%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (14.57%) Infrastructure as Code
9 50 (14.01%) Identity Management
10 47 (13.17%) Test Automation
11 45 (12.61%) AI
11 45 (12.61%) API Management
12 44 (12.32%) Containerisation
13 43 (12.04%) Event-Driven
13 43 (12.04%) Validation
14 35 (9.80%) Computer Science
14 35 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
15 34 (9.52%) Observability
16 33 (9.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 31 (8.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 86 (24.09%) Python
2 67 (18.77%) Java
3 66 (18.49%) PowerShell
4 53 (14.85%) JavaScript
5 47 (13.17%) SQL
6 31 (8.68%) TypeScript
7 24 (6.72%) C#
8 16 (4.48%) Groovy
9 13 (3.64%) Go
10 9 (2.52%) Kusto Query Language
11 8 (2.24%) Bash
11 8 (2.24%) Shell Script
12 7 (1.96%) Bicep
13 6 (1.68%) Kotlin
14 4 (1.12%) PHP
15 3 (0.84%) Apex Code
16 2 (0.56%) C++
16 2 (0.56%) Swift
17 1 (0.28%) C
17 1 (0.28%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 94 (26.33%) Security Cleared
2 67 (18.77%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.36%) Degree
4 32 (8.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (7.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (6.16%) CISSP
6 22 (6.16%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.80%) AWS Certification
7 10 (2.80%) Azure Certification
8 9 (2.52%) CISM
8 9 (2.52%) TOGAF Certification
9 7 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.96%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.84%) PhD
11 2 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (0.56%) CCSP
11 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.28%) CBAP
12 1 (0.28%) CSPO
12 1 (0.28%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (15.41%) GDPR
2 35 (9.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 17 (4.76%) NIST
5 16 (4.48%) PCI DSS
6 14 (3.92%) SOC 2
7 11 (3.08%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.80%) Data Quality
8 10 (2.80%) WCAG
9 9 (2.52%) QA
10 8 (2.24%) HIPAA
10 8 (2.24%) PSD2
11 5 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.84%) GRC
12 3 (0.84%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.84%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.84%) SLA
13 2 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 100 (28.01%) Active Directory
2 66 (18.49%) Docker
3 8 (2.24%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 4 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.56%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.56%) OpenDJ
5 2 (0.56%) OpenIDM
5 2 (0.56%) RACF
6 1 (0.28%) Squid
Systems Management
1 109 (30.53%) Single Sign-On
2 62 (17.37%) Kubernetes
2 62 (17.37%) Terraform
3 45 (12.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 14 (3.92%) Ansible
5 13 (3.64%) Grafana
6 11 (3.08%) CA Single Sign-On
7 10 (2.80%) CA Wily
8 9 (2.52%) Progress Chef
9 8 (2.24%) Tivoli
10 6 (1.68%) Prometheus
11 5 (1.40%) Kibana
12 4 (1.12%) Argo
12 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
13 3 (0.84%) SCCM
14 2 (0.56%) PingFederate
15 1 (0.28%) Istio
15 1 (0.28%) linkerd
15 1 (0.28%) Opsgenie
15 1 (0.28%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 126 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.96%) Oracle
3 27 (7.56%) Google
4 26 (7.28%) Okta
4 26 (7.28%) Splunk
5 20 (5.60%) OpenAI
6 16 (4.48%) CyberArk
7 15 (4.20%) ForgeRock
8 14 (3.92%) IBM
9 13 (3.64%) Salesforce
10 12 (3.36%) MuleSoft
10 12 (3.36%) Ping Identity
11 11 (3.08%) AppDynamics
11 11 (3.08%) Broadcom
11 11 (3.08%) SAP
11 11 (3.08%) VMware
12 9 (2.52%) ServiceNow
13 8 (2.24%) Axway
14 7 (1.96%) Adobe
15 6 (1.68%) Databricks