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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 288 395
Rank change year-on-year 0 +107 -26
Contract jobs citing OAuth 412 238 128
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.90% 0.87% 0.39%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.20% 3.47% 1.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 160 81
10th Percentile £411 £360 £475
25th Percentile £466 £406 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £496 £615
Median % change year-on-year +15.93% -19.35% +2.50%
75th Percentile £656 £596 £675
90th Percentile £750 £663 £703
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% -
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 9,815 6,851 8,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.35% 25.05% 24.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,453 4,687 5,516
10th Percentile £380 £356 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
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 267 162 178
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.29 £27.53
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.35 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.20% -13.04% -
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.40 £71.80 £74.61
UK median hourly rate £67.00 £52.50 £62.00
% change year-on-year +27.62% -15.32% +3.33%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 -2 206 £575 +4.55% 210
North of England -43 75 £620 +46.75% 29
South East -10 72 £500 - 36
Yorkshire -14 39 £581 +42.11% 14
North West -54 32 £625 +47.06% 11
Midlands -58 22 £464 +11.71% 18
West Midlands -38 17 £575 +11.87% 12
South West -36 16 £550 +8.91% 19
East of England -12 14 £555 +11.00% 6
East Midlands -23 5 £401 -2.79% 6
North East - 5 £563 - 4
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 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.16%) Confluence
2 13 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.70%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.21%) Mule
5 3 (0.73%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.70%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.49%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.24%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 234 (56.80%) Azure
2 172 (41.75%) AWS
3 119 (28.88%) Entra ID
4 94 (22.82%) GCP
5 57 (13.83%) GitHub
6 42 (10.19%) Serverless
7 41 (9.95%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (9.95%) GitHub Actions
8 36 (8.74%) SaaS
9 23 (5.58%) Azure Service Bus
10 22 (5.34%) Azure API Management
10 22 (5.34%) Azure Monitor
11 19 (4.61%) Boomi
12 18 (4.37%) Azure AKS
12 18 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
13 16 (3.88%) Apigee
13 16 (3.88%) Azure Key Vault
14 14 (3.40%) Kong
15 13 (3.16%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (3.16%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.85%) DNS
2 19 (4.61%) Kerberos
3 12 (2.91%) SSL
4 11 (2.67%) HTTP
5 10 (2.43%) Firewall
6 7 (1.70%) DKIM
6 7 (1.70%) DMARC
7 5 (1.21%) DHCP
8 4 (0.97%) IPsec
8 4 (0.97%) Network Security
8 4 (0.97%) NGFW
8 4 (0.97%) X.509
9 2 (0.49%) SSH
9 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.49%) VPN
10 1 (0.24%) DMZ
10 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.24%) Internet
10 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.22%) PostgreSQL
2 37 (8.98%) Relational Database
3 30 (7.28%) SQL Server
4 28 (6.80%) NoSQL
5 18 (4.37%) MongoDB
5 18 (4.37%) MySQL
6 17 (4.13%) Redis
7 12 (2.91%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.18%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.94%) Metadata
10 7 (1.70%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.46%) Data Lake
11 6 (1.46%) Power BI
11 6 (1.46%) Snowflake Schema
12 5 (1.21%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.21%) Hazelcast
13 4 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.73%) Amazon Aurora
15 2 (0.49%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 57 (13.83%) Git
2 32 (7.77%) Jenkins
3 27 (6.55%) GitLab
4 20 (4.85%) JIRA
5 12 (2.91%) Maven
6 9 (2.18%) Storybook
7 8 (1.94%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.94%) JUnit
8 7 (1.70%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (1.70%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.70%) Gradle
9 6 (1.46%) Mockito
10 5 (1.21%) git-flow
10 5 (1.21%) Selenium
11 4 (0.97%) Postman
11 4 (0.97%) Snyk
12 3 (0.73%) Fiddler
12 3 (0.73%) JMeter
13 2 (0.49%) Mocha
13 2 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
General
1 102 (24.76%) Social Skills
2 83 (20.15%) Finance
3 57 (13.83%) Public Sector
4 34 (8.25%) Banking
5 30 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (5.10%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.91%) Retail
8 11 (2.67%) Military
9 10 (2.43%) Investment Banking
10 8 (1.94%) Legal
11 7 (1.70%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.97%) Publishing
14 3 (0.73%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.73%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.49%) Automotive
15 2 (0.49%) Law
15 2 (0.49%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 122 (29.61%) Developer
2 102 (24.76%) Architect
3 51 (12.38%) Senior
4 34 (8.25%) Java Developer
5 33 (8.01%) Lead
6 30 (7.28%) Technical Architect
7 23 (5.58%) Full-Stack Developer
7 23 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (4.37%) Senior Developer
9 16 (3.88%) Consultant
10 15 (3.64%) IAM Specialist
11 14 (3.40%) Backend Developer
11 14 (3.40%) Technical Leader
12 13 (3.16%) Security Architect
13 12 (2.91%) Azure Developer
14 11 (2.67%) IAM Developer
15 10 (2.43%) Integration Architect
15 10 (2.43%) Senior Java Developer
16 9 (2.18%) Product Owner
16 9 (2.18%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 216 (52.43%) OAuth2
2 209 (50.73%) OpenID
3 155 (37.62%) SAML
4 153 (37.14%) REST
5 89 (21.60%) JWT
6 84 (20.39%) Terraform
7 66 (16.02%) SOAP
8 61 (14.81%) RESTful
9 57 (13.83%) LDAP
10 54 (13.11%) JSON
11 52 (12.62%) React
12 51 (12.38%) CSS
13 48 (11.65%) .NET
14 43 (10.44%) HTML
14 43 (10.44%) Kafka
15 38 (9.22%) Spring
16 37 (8.98%) Swagger
17 35 (8.50%) OpenAPI
18 34 (8.25%) GraphQL
18 34 (8.25%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 81 (19.66%) Cloud Native
2 37 (8.98%) Distributed Systems
3 36 (8.74%) Onboarding
4 33 (8.01%) Product Ownership
5 31 (7.52%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (4.85%) Security Posture
7 15 (3.64%) Management Information System
7 15 (3.64%) PKI
8 13 (3.16%) CMDB
9 10 (2.43%) Mobile App
10 9 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.94%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.94%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.46%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.46%) Freedom of Information
13 5 (1.21%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.21%) Replication
13 5 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
14 4 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.67%) Windows
2 8 (1.94%) Linux
2 8 (1.94%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.21%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.97%) Android
4 4 (0.97%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.24%) CentOS
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (40.53%) CI/CD
2 140 (33.98%) DevOps
3 117 (28.40%) Microservices
4 108 (26.21%) Agile
5 93 (22.57%) Identity Access Management
6 84 (20.39%) Event-Driven
7 76 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
8 74 (17.96%) Infrastructure as Code
9 72 (17.48%) Containerisation
10 63 (15.29%) Test Automation
11 61 (14.81%) AI
12 58 (14.08%) Event-Driven Architecture
12 58 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
12 58 (14.08%) Technical Leadership
13 56 (13.59%) Mentoring
14 53 (12.86%) Integration Patterns
15 52 (12.62%) RBAC
16 51 (12.38%) API Management
17 49 (11.89%) API Integration
18 48 (11.65%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 111 (26.94%) Java
2 97 (23.54%) Python
3 88 (21.36%) JavaScript
4 80 (19.42%) SQL
5 61 (14.81%) PowerShell
6 48 (11.65%) TypeScript
7 40 (9.71%) C#
8 26 (6.31%) Bicep
9 8 (1.94%) Bash
9 8 (1.94%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.21%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.73%) Groovy
11 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 2 (0.49%) Go
12 2 (0.49%) PromQL
12 2 (0.49%) Scala
12 2 (0.49%) Swift
13 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.24%) BeanShell
13 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 106 (25.73%) Security Cleared
2 81 (19.66%) SC Cleared
3 38 (9.22%) Degree
4 22 (5.34%) CISSP
5 19 (4.61%) Azure Certification
6 18 (4.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.64%) AWS Certification
8 14 (3.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (2.67%) CISM
10 11 (2.67%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.18%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.21%) CSPO
12 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.73%) GIAC
13 3 (0.73%) MCSE
14 2 (0.49%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 34 (8.25%) NIST
2 31 (7.52%) GDPR
3 25 (6.07%) QA
4 12 (2.91%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.43%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.94%) NCSC
7 7 (1.70%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.21%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.21%) WCAG
10 3 (0.73%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.73%) SEPA
11 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.49%) HL7
11 2 (0.49%) IEC 62304
11 2 (0.49%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.49%) SNOMED CT
11 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 93 (22.57%) Active Directory
2 78 (18.93%) Docker
3 3 (0.73%) OpenAM
3 3 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.24%) Squid
Systems Management
1 94 (22.82%) Kubernetes
2 62 (15.05%) Single Sign-On
3 27 (6.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 23 (5.58%) Grafana
5 19 (4.61%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.91%) Ansible
7 7 (1.70%) Argo
7 7 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.21%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.97%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.97%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.73%) Kibana
10 3 (0.73%) WMI
11 2 (0.49%) Consul
11 2 (0.49%) Istio
11 2 (0.49%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.49%) SCOM
11 2 (0.49%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.49%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.24%) linkerd
Vendors
1 122 (29.61%) Microsoft
2 41 (9.95%) Oracle
3 36 (8.74%) Google
4 32 (7.77%) ServiceNow
5 27 (6.55%) Okta
6 23 (5.58%) MuleSoft
7 17 (4.13%) Salesforce
8 16 (3.88%) CyberArk
8 16 (3.88%) SAP
9 14 (3.40%) Ping Identity
10 11 (2.67%) Workday
11 10 (2.43%) Databricks
11 10 (2.43%) IBM
12 9 (2.18%) OpenAI
13 8 (1.94%) ForgeRock
13 8 (1.94%) Informatica
13 8 (1.94%) OutSystems
14 7 (1.70%) TIBCO
14 7 (1.70%) WSO2
15 5 (1.21%) Denodo