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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 308 391
Rank change year-on-year +15 +83 -28
Contract jobs citing OAuth 381 213 134
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.84% 0.77% 0.40%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.51% 3.51% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 139 87
10th Percentile £413 £358 £463
25th Percentile £485 £408 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £668 £602 £674
90th Percentile £750 £664 £700
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +4.35%
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 8,443 6,076 7,339
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.52% 21.99% 22.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,521 4,157 5,030
10th Percentile £364 £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 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 157 227
10th Percentile £28.72 £31.25 £24.67
25th Percentile £46.39 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £57.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.93% -6.53%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.44 £55.00
% change year-on-year +19.40% -1.02% -8.33%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +1 192 £575 +4.55% 132
South East -5 77 £525 +11.70% 26
North of England -28 73 £625 +39.82% 15
Yorkshire -17 35 £610 +49.14% 4
North West -32 34 £625 +31.58% 9
South West -40 13 £550 +1.85% 14
East of England -12 10 £558 +11.50% 2
Midlands -60 8 £612 +47.47% 9
West Midlands -52 6 £626 +47.29% 6
North East - 5 £563 - 2
East Midlands -33 2 £401 -2.79% 3
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 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.67%) Confluence
3 11 (2.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.84%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.31%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.31%) Mule
6 3 (0.79%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.26%) Apache
Business Applications
1 6 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.52%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.26%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.26%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.26%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 217 (56.96%) Azure
2 150 (39.37%) AWS
3 112 (29.40%) Entra ID
4 91 (23.88%) GCP
5 47 (12.34%) GitHub
6 39 (10.24%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (9.71%) Serverless
8 34 (8.92%) GitHub Actions
8 34 (8.92%) SaaS
9 25 (6.56%) Azure API Management
10 24 (6.30%) Azure AKS
11 21 (5.51%) Azure Monitor
12 20 (5.25%) Microsoft 365
13 19 (4.99%) Azure Service Bus
14 18 (4.72%) Apigee
15 16 (4.20%) Boomi
16 15 (3.94%) Azure Key Vault
16 15 (3.94%) Kong
17 14 (3.67%) Amazon S3
18 12 (3.15%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.25%) DNS
2 16 (4.20%) Kerberos
3 12 (3.15%) HTTP
3 12 (3.15%) SSL
4 10 (2.62%) Firewall
5 7 (1.84%) DKIM
5 7 (1.84%) DMARC
6 5 (1.31%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.05%) Network Security
7 4 (1.05%) NGFW
8 3 (0.79%) DHCP
9 2 (0.52%) IPsec
9 2 (0.52%) SSH
9 2 (0.52%) VPN
9 2 (0.52%) X.509
10 1 (0.26%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.66%) Relational Database
2 27 (7.09%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (5.25%) SQL Server
4 18 (4.72%) NoSQL
5 14 (3.67%) Redis
6 13 (3.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (3.15%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.62%) MySQL
9 8 (2.10%) DynamoDB
9 8 (2.10%) Metadata
10 7 (1.84%) Power BI
11 6 (1.57%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.57%) Snowflake Schema
12 5 (1.31%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.31%) Hazelcast
13 4 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 49 (12.86%) Git
2 26 (6.82%) Jenkins
3 21 (5.51%) GitLab
3 21 (5.51%) JIRA
4 10 (2.62%) Browser DevTools
5 8 (2.10%) Cypress.io
6 6 (1.57%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.57%) git-flow
6 6 (1.57%) Gradle
6 6 (1.57%) Maven
6 6 (1.57%) Postman
6 6 (1.57%) Storybook
7 4 (1.05%) Snyk
8 3 (0.79%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.79%) JMeter
9 2 (0.52%) Flyway
9 2 (0.52%) JUnit
9 2 (0.52%) Mockito
9 2 (0.52%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.52%) SoapUI
General
1 88 (23.10%) Social Skills
2 76 (19.95%) Finance
3 55 (14.44%) Public Sector
4 35 (9.19%) Banking
5 30 (7.87%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.99%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.67%) Retail
8 11 (2.89%) Military
9 10 (2.62%) Investment Banking
10 9 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.10%) Legal
12 5 (1.31%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.05%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.05%) Publishing
14 3 (0.79%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.52%) Automotive
15 2 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.52%) Japanese Language
15 2 (0.52%) Law
15 2 (0.52%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 104 (27.30%) Developer
2 98 (25.72%) Architect
3 47 (12.34%) Senior
4 33 (8.66%) Lead
5 27 (7.09%) Java Developer
6 26 (6.82%) Technical Architect
7 22 (5.77%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (5.51%) Full-Stack Developer
9 18 (4.72%) Senior Developer
10 16 (4.20%) IAM Specialist
11 13 (3.41%) Consultant
11 13 (3.41%) Security Architect
11 13 (3.41%) Technical Leader
12 11 (2.89%) Cloud Engineer
12 11 (2.89%) Integration Architect
13 9 (2.36%) Backend Developer
13 9 (2.36%) IAM Developer
13 9 (2.36%) Lead Architect
13 9 (2.36%) Senior Java Developer
14 8 (2.10%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 201 (52.76%) OAuth2
2 188 (49.34%) OpenID
3 153 (40.16%) SAML
4 136 (35.70%) REST
5 82 (21.52%) JWT
6 67 (17.59%) SOAP
7 56 (14.70%) RESTful
8 55 (14.44%) LDAP
9 48 (12.60%) JSON
10 40 (10.50%) Kafka
11 38 (9.97%) React
12 36 (9.45%) CSS
13 35 (9.19%) SailPoint
14 33 (8.66%) .NET
14 33 (8.66%) Spring
15 31 (8.14%) XML
16 29 (7.61%) HTML
17 28 (7.35%) Middleware
17 28 (7.35%) Spring Boot
18 25 (6.56%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 75 (19.69%) Cloud Native
2 35 (9.19%) Onboarding
3 34 (8.92%) Distributed Systems
4 30 (7.87%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (6.56%) Product Ownership
6 20 (5.25%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.20%) Management Information System
8 14 (3.67%) PKI
9 13 (3.41%) CMDB
9 13 (3.41%) Mobile App
10 9 (2.36%) Low-Code
11 8 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.84%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.57%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (1.57%) Freedom of Information
13 6 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (1.31%) Public Cloud
15 4 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.10%) Linux
1 8 (2.10%) Windows
2 6 (1.57%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.31%) Ubuntu
4 4 (1.05%) Android
4 4 (1.05%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.26%) CentOS
5 1 (0.26%) Unix
5 1 (0.26%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (39.90%) CI/CD
2 136 (35.70%) DevOps
3 99 (25.98%) Microservices
4 92 (24.15%) Agile
5 79 (20.73%) Identity Access Management
6 71 (18.64%) Containerisation
7 70 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
8 68 (17.85%) Event-Driven
9 67 (17.59%) Infrastructure as Code
10 58 (15.22%) AI
11 56 (14.70%) RBAC
12 55 (14.44%) Test Automation
13 51 (13.39%) Integration Patterns
14 49 (12.86%) API Management
15 47 (12.34%) API Integration
15 47 (12.34%) Mentoring
15 47 (12.34%) Technical Leadership
16 45 (11.81%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (11.81%) Zero Trust
17 42 (11.02%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 89 (23.36%) Java
2 85 (22.31%) Python
3 77 (20.21%) JavaScript
4 69 (18.11%) SQL
5 56 (14.70%) PowerShell
6 36 (9.45%) TypeScript
7 34 (8.92%) C#
8 21 (5.51%) Bicep
9 11 (2.89%) Bash
10 8 (2.10%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.31%) PL/SQL
12 4 (1.05%) Groovy
13 3 (0.79%) PHP
14 2 (0.52%) Go
14 2 (0.52%) PromQL
14 2 (0.52%) Scala
14 2 (0.52%) Swift
15 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
15 1 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (27.03%) Security Cleared
2 77 (20.21%) SC Cleared
3 38 (9.97%) Degree
4 23 (6.04%) CISSP
5 20 (5.25%) Azure Certification
6 16 (4.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.94%) AWS Certification
8 14 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (3.15%) DV Cleared
10 10 (2.62%) CISM
11 9 (2.36%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (1.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.31%) CSPO
13 5 (1.31%) GIAC
14 3 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
14 3 (0.79%) MCSE
15 2 (0.52%) CRISC
15 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.14%) NIST
2 30 (7.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (7.61%) GDPR
4 23 (6.04%) QA
5 8 (2.10%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.10%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.84%) NCSC
7 6 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.31%) HIPAA
8 5 (1.31%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.52%) HL7
10 2 (0.52%) IEC 62304
10 2 (0.52%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.52%) SEPA
10 2 (0.52%) SNOMED CT
11 1 (0.26%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.26%) WCAG
System Software
1 90 (23.62%) Active Directory
2 73 (19.16%) Docker
3 3 (0.79%) OpenAM
3 3 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 1 (0.26%) RACF
4 1 (0.26%) Squid
4 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 82 (21.52%) Kubernetes
2 77 (20.21%) Terraform
3 56 (14.70%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (6.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 21 (5.51%) Grafana
6 19 (4.99%) Prometheus
7 13 (3.41%) Ansible
8 7 (1.84%) Argo
9 6 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
10 5 (1.31%) Istio
10 5 (1.31%) Kustomize
11 4 (1.05%) CA Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.05%) linkerd
11 4 (1.05%) PingFederate
11 4 (1.05%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 3 (0.79%) WMI
13 2 (0.52%) Consul
13 2 (0.52%) Zipkin
14 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 112 (29.40%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.45%) Oracle
3 34 (8.92%) Google
3 34 (8.92%) ServiceNow
4 25 (6.56%) Okta
5 23 (6.04%) MuleSoft
6 16 (4.20%) SAP
7 15 (3.94%) CyberArk
7 15 (3.94%) Ping Identity
7 15 (3.94%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.89%) Workday
9 9 (2.36%) ForgeRock
10 8 (2.10%) IBM
10 8 (2.10%) OutSystems
11 7 (1.84%) OpenAI
12 6 (1.57%) Informatica
13 5 (1.31%) Denodo
13 5 (1.31%) TIBCO
13 5 (1.31%) WSO2
13 5 (1.31%) Zscaler