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

 6 months to
11 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 321 390
Rank change year-on-year +32 +69 +4
Contract jobs citing OAuth 384 194 150
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.85% 0.72% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.48% 3.21% 1.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 126 96
10th Percentile £413 £374 £427
25th Percentile £480 £440 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £531 £600
Median % change year-on-year +8.29% -11.50% -
75th Percentile £665 £610 £664
90th Percentile £751 £681 £700
UK median daily rate £564 £537 £600
% change year-on-year +4.93% -10.50% +8.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile £36.25 - -
25th Percentile £46.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £86.08 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
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 8,564 6,037 7,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.02% 22.27% 21.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,648 4,147 5,498
10th Percentile £363 £355 £350
25th Percentile £428 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £777 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 139 263
10th Percentile £30.30 £31.15 £23.84
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.13 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +7.20% -10.31%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.20 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £56.00 £55.63
% change year-on-year +16.07% +0.67% -14.42%

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 11 July 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 July 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 July 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 +28 201 £575 +2.86% 60
North of England -30 75 £623 +28.35% 10
South East -14 62 £580 +0.87% 31
North West -30 39 £625 +26.01% 7
Yorkshire -31 33 £610 +38.95% 2
South West -26 14 £550 +1.85% 3
Midlands -60 14 £438 +5.42% 2
East of England -18 10 £558 +11.50% 3
West Midlands -58 8 £450 -25.37% 2
East Midlands -30 5 £438 +5.42%
North East - 5 £563 - 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 14 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.13%) Confluence
2 12 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.30%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.04%) Anypoint
4 4 (1.04%) Appian
5 2 (0.52%) Apache Pulsar
5 2 (0.52%) Mule
5 2 (0.52%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.26%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) CICS
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (1.56%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.52%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) Infor LN
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.26%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.26%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.26%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 214 (55.73%) Azure
2 155 (40.36%) AWS
3 121 (31.51%) Entra ID
4 85 (22.14%) GCP
5 48 (12.50%) Serverless
6 41 (10.68%) GitHub
7 34 (8.85%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (8.07%) GitHub Actions
8 31 (8.07%) SaaS
9 24 (6.25%) Azure AKS
10 23 (5.99%) Microsoft 365
11 21 (5.47%) Azure API Management
12 19 (4.95%) Amazon S3
13 17 (4.43%) Apigee
13 17 (4.43%) Azure Service Bus
14 16 (4.17%) Amazon ECS
14 16 (4.17%) Kong
15 15 (3.91%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 14 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
17 13 (3.39%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 32 (8.33%) Kerberos
2 30 (7.81%) DNS
3 14 (3.65%) DHCP
4 12 (3.13%) Firewall
5 11 (2.86%) HTTP
5 11 (2.86%) SSL
6 7 (1.82%) DKIM
6 7 (1.82%) DMARC
6 7 (1.82%) Network Security
7 5 (1.30%) IPsec
7 5 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (1.30%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.78%) NGFW
9 1 (0.26%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.26%) SSH
9 1 (0.26%) VPN
9 1 (0.26%) WAN
9 1 (0.26%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.81%) Relational Database
2 26 (6.77%) PostgreSQL
2 26 (6.77%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.43%) Redis
4 14 (3.65%) MongoDB
5 10 (2.60%) DynamoDB
6 9 (2.34%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (2.34%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.08%) Metadata
7 8 (2.08%) MySQL
8 5 (1.30%) Data Vault
8 5 (1.30%) RDBMS
8 5 (1.30%) Snowflake Schema
9 4 (1.04%) BigQuery
9 4 (1.04%) Hazelcast
9 4 (1.04%) Pinecone
10 3 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 41 (10.68%) Git
2 24 (6.25%) Jenkins
3 20 (5.21%) JIRA
4 19 (4.95%) GitLab
5 10 (2.60%) Browser DevTools
6 9 (2.34%) Postman
7 7 (1.82%) Cucumber
7 7 (1.82%) git-flow
8 5 (1.30%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.30%) Gradle
8 5 (1.30%) Maven
8 5 (1.30%) MLflow
9 4 (1.04%) Snyk
9 4 (1.04%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.78%) Fiddler
10 3 (0.78%) JMeter
10 3 (0.78%) Storybook
10 3 (0.78%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.78%) Vite
11 2 (0.52%) Liquibase
General
1 88 (22.92%) Social Skills
2 78 (20.31%) Finance
3 48 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 47 (12.24%) Banking
5 29 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (3.65%) Retail
7 12 (3.13%) Military
8 11 (2.86%) Investment Banking
9 5 (1.30%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.30%) Legal
10 4 (1.04%) Aerospace
10 4 (1.04%) Publishing
11 2 (0.52%) Automotive
11 2 (0.52%) Japanese Language
11 2 (0.52%) Law
11 2 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.52%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 98 (25.52%) Developer
2 91 (23.70%) Architect
3 54 (14.06%) Senior
4 29 (7.55%) Technical Architect
5 25 (6.51%) Java Developer
5 25 (6.51%) Lead
6 18 (4.69%) Senior Developer
7 13 (3.39%) Full-Stack Developer
7 13 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (3.13%) Cloud Engineer
8 12 (3.13%) Consultant
8 12 (3.13%) Integration Architect
8 12 (3.13%) Security Architect
9 11 (2.86%) IAM Specialist
10 10 (2.60%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 9 (2.34%) Analyst
11 9 (2.34%) IAM Developer
11 9 (2.34%) Senior Java Developer
12 8 (2.08%) .NET Developer
12 8 (2.08%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 191 (49.74%) OAuth2
2 186 (48.44%) OpenID
3 165 (42.97%) SAML
4 120 (31.25%) REST
5 78 (20.31%) JWT
6 61 (15.89%) LDAP
7 58 (15.10%) RESTful
7 58 (15.10%) SOAP
8 40 (10.42%) JSON
9 36 (9.38%) React
10 32 (8.33%) .NET
10 32 (8.33%) SailPoint
10 32 (8.33%) Spring
11 31 (8.07%) Kafka
11 31 (8.07%) Node.js
12 30 (7.81%) Web Services
13 29 (7.55%) CSS
14 28 (7.29%) Spring Boot
15 23 (5.99%) Swagger
15 23 (5.99%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (17.45%) Cloud Native
2 35 (9.11%) Onboarding
3 31 (8.07%) Distributed Systems
4 23 (5.99%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (5.47%) Product Ownership
6 19 (4.95%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.17%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.17%) Mobile App
8 14 (3.65%) Replication
9 13 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (3.39%) Low-Code
10 11 (2.86%) CMDB
10 11 (2.86%) PKI
11 10 (2.60%) Public Cloud
12 9 (2.34%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.56%) Freedom of Information
15 5 (1.30%) AI Agents
15 5 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
15 5 (1.30%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.99%) Windows
2 19 (4.95%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.34%) Linux
4 6 (1.56%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.30%) Android
5 5 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.30%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.26%) CentOS
6 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.26%) Unix
6 1 (0.26%) VMS
6 1 (0.26%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (40.36%) CI/CD
2 138 (35.94%) DevOps
3 99 (25.78%) Microservices
4 94 (24.48%) Agile
5 79 (20.57%) Identity Access Management
6 76 (19.79%) Infrastructure as Code
7 73 (19.01%) Containerisation
8 67 (17.45%) RBAC
9 62 (16.15%) Event-Driven
10 58 (15.10%) Problem-Solving
11 53 (13.80%) AI
12 50 (13.02%) Test Automation
13 46 (11.98%) API Integration
13 46 (11.98%) Zero Trust
14 44 (11.46%) Observability
15 41 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 41 (10.68%) Integration Patterns
15 41 (10.68%) Migration
16 40 (10.42%) Data Modelling
16 40 (10.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 89 (23.18%) Java
2 85 (22.14%) Python
3 67 (17.45%) SQL
4 60 (15.63%) JavaScript
5 58 (15.10%) PowerShell
6 36 (9.38%) TypeScript
7 28 (7.29%) C#
8 24 (6.25%) Bicep
9 14 (3.65%) Go
10 9 (2.34%) Bash
10 9 (2.34%) Kotlin
11 4 (1.04%) PHP
12 3 (0.78%) Groovy
12 3 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.78%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.78%) Swift
13 2 (0.52%) PromQL
13 2 (0.52%) Scala
14 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.26%) XPath
Qualifications
1 106 (27.60%) Security Cleared
2 81 (21.09%) SC Cleared
3 36 (9.38%) Degree
4 27 (7.03%) CISSP
5 17 (4.43%) Azure Certification
6 16 (4.17%) AWS Certification
6 16 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (2.60%) CISM
9 9 (2.34%) DV Cleared
9 9 (2.34%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.30%) CSPO
11 5 (1.30%) GIAC
12 4 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.52%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.90%) GDPR
2 32 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (7.03%) NIST
4 18 (4.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 16 (4.17%) QA
6 10 (2.60%) PCI DSS
7 8 (2.08%) Data Quality
8 7 (1.82%) HIPAA
8 7 (1.82%) NCSC
9 6 (1.56%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.04%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.04%) GRC
11 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.78%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.52%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.52%) WCAG
13 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 90 (23.44%) Active Directory
2 81 (21.09%) Docker
3 5 (1.30%) RACF
4 3 (0.78%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.26%) Squid
Systems Management
1 88 (22.92%) Kubernetes
2 83 (21.61%) Terraform
3 80 (20.83%) Single Sign-On
4 39 (10.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 21 (5.47%) Grafana
6 19 (4.95%) Prometheus
7 11 (2.86%) Ansible
8 6 (1.56%) Argo
8 6 (1.56%) Istio
8 6 (1.56%) linkerd
9 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (1.04%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.04%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.04%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.52%) Consul
11 2 (0.52%) WMI
11 2 (0.52%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.26%) CA Endevor
12 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (28.65%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.68%) Okta
3 33 (8.59%) ServiceNow
4 31 (8.07%) Google
4 31 (8.07%) Oracle
5 16 (4.17%) CyberArk
5 16 (4.17%) MuleSoft
5 16 (4.17%) Ping Identity
6 14 (3.65%) SAP
7 11 (2.86%) OpenAI
8 10 (2.60%) ForgeRock
8 10 (2.60%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.60%) Workday
9 8 (2.08%) OutSystems
10 7 (1.82%) Splunk
11 5 (1.30%) Denodo
11 5 (1.30%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.04%) Automation Anywhere
12 4 (1.04%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (1.04%) UiPath
97 OAuth jobs in England