OpenID Contract Job Trends in England

OpenID Connect (OIDC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring OpenID skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 421 398 446
Rank change year-on-year -23 +48 +50
Contract jobs citing OpenID 221 124 89
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.48% 0.45% 0.27%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.26% 1.80% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 93 55
10th Percentile £411 £363 £425
25th Percentile £500 £425 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £510 £578
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -11.69% -3.75%
75th Percentile £668 £638 £622
90th Percentile £768 £677 £645
UK median daily rate £555 £537 £585
% change year-on-year +3.35% -8.21% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £51.25 - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - -
Median hourly rate £77.46 - -
75th Percentile £86.62 - -
90th Percentile £87.24 - -
UK median hourly rate £77.46 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year +40.83% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

OpenID 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 9,784 6,893 8,138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.42% 24.85% 24.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,430 4,736 5,591
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £437 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 166 190
10th Percentile £30.10 £31.25 £26.84
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.94 £61.80
Median % change year-on-year +18.32% -11.10% -4.92%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.81 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.16 £76.85 £74.54
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -1.83%

OpenID
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OpenID relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

OpenID job vacancy trend in England

OpenID
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenID.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenID

OpenID
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OpenID in England over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OpenID in England

OpenID
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenID.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenID

OpenID
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OpenID in England over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OpenID in England

OpenID
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 OpenID within the England region over the 6 months to 24 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 -47 93 £569 -5.21% 20
South East -17 52 £513 -4.65% 11
North of England -39 48 £625 +50.78% 4
Yorkshire -20 29 £625 +53.37% 3
North West -39 16 £719 +65.17%
South West -44 9 £550 +23.04% 3
Midlands -54 7 £494 +19.70% 5
East of England - 7 £555 -
West Midlands -43 4 £627 +3.90% 4
North East - 4 £494 - 1
East Midlands -23 3 £402 -1.95% 1
OpenID
UK

OpenID
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 (6.33%) Confluence
2 5 (2.26%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.81%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.36%) nginx
Business Applications
1 2 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.45%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 137 (61.99%) Azure
2 95 (42.99%) Entra ID
3 88 (39.82%) AWS
4 55 (24.89%) GCP
5 29 (13.12%) Serverless
6 24 (10.86%) SaaS
7 16 (7.24%) Azure AKS
7 16 (7.24%) Azure API Management
8 15 (6.79%) GitHub
8 15 (6.79%) GitHub Actions
9 14 (6.33%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (5.88%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (5.43%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (4.98%) Amazon S3
13 9 (4.07%) Azure App Service
13 9 (4.07%) Azure Functions
13 9 (4.07%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
15 7 (3.17%) Amazon EKS
15 7 (3.17%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.14%) DNS
2 14 (6.33%) Firewall
2 14 (6.33%) Kerberos
3 9 (4.07%) SSL
4 5 (2.26%) Network Security
4 5 (2.26%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.81%) DHCP
6 3 (1.36%) NGFW
7 2 (0.90%) HTTP
7 2 (0.90%) OpenVPN
7 2 (0.90%) VPN
8 1 (0.45%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.45%) SSH
8 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.33%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (4.98%) Relational Database
3 8 (3.62%) NoSQL
3 8 (3.62%) SQL Server
4 7 (3.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (2.71%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.26%) Data Vault
6 5 (2.26%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (1.81%) Metadata
8 2 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.90%) MySQL
8 2 (0.90%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.90%) Redis
9 1 (0.45%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.45%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.45%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.45%) Parquet
9 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 21 (9.50%) Git
2 17 (7.69%) JIRA
3 9 (4.07%) GitLab
4 8 (3.62%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.81%) JMeter
5 4 (1.81%) Zephyr
6 3 (1.36%) Browser DevTools
6 3 (1.36%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.90%) Gatling
7 2 (0.90%) git-flow
7 2 (0.90%) NeoLoad
7 2 (0.90%) Postman
7 2 (0.90%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.45%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.45%) Gradle
8 1 (0.45%) Maven
8 1 (0.45%) SonarQube
General
1 48 (21.72%) Public Sector
2 46 (20.81%) Social Skills
3 43 (19.46%) Finance
4 18 (8.14%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (7.69%) Banking
6 13 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.62%) Military
8 8 (3.62%) Retail
9 4 (1.81%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.36%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Corporate Banking
12 1 (0.45%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.45%) Legal
12 1 (0.45%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (25.34%) Architect
2 38 (17.19%) Developer
3 29 (13.12%) Lead
4 21 (9.50%) Technical Architect
5 18 (8.14%) Senior
6 16 (7.24%) IAM Specialist
7 15 (6.79%) Full-Stack Developer
8 13 (5.88%) Technical Leader
9 12 (5.43%) Java Developer
10 11 (4.98%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (4.52%) IAM Developer
12 9 (4.07%) Security Architect
13 7 (3.17%) AWS Architect
13 7 (3.17%) Lead Developer
14 6 (2.71%) Azure Engineer
14 6 (2.71%) Lead Architect
15 5 (2.26%) Azure Developer
15 5 (2.26%) Consultant
15 5 (2.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 5 (2.26%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (86.88%) OAuth
2 133 (60.18%) SAML
3 119 (53.85%) OAuth2
4 60 (27.15%) LDAP
5 49 (22.17%) Terraform
6 41 (18.55%) REST
7 33 (14.93%) SailPoint
8 32 (14.48%) RESTful
9 21 (9.50%) .NET
10 19 (8.60%) JWT
11 18 (8.14%) React
12 15 (6.79%) Web Services
13 14 (6.33%) Kafka
14 12 (5.43%) CSS
14 12 (5.43%) JSON
14 12 (5.43%) Node.js
15 10 (4.52%) HTML
15 10 (4.52%) SOAP
16 9 (4.07%) .NET Framework
16 9 (4.07%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 60 (27.15%) Cloud Native
2 27 (12.22%) Onboarding
3 22 (9.95%) Enterprise Software
4 21 (9.50%) PKI
5 20 (9.05%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (6.79%) Product Ownership
7 8 (3.62%) Enterprise Cloud
7 8 (3.62%) IoT
7 8 (3.62%) Management Information System
8 7 (3.17%) Mobile App
9 6 (2.71%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.71%) Security Posture
10 5 (2.26%) Clustering
10 5 (2.26%) NHS
11 4 (1.81%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.81%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.36%) CMDB
12 3 (1.36%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.88%) Linux
2 10 (4.52%) Windows
3 3 (1.36%) Android
3 3 (1.36%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.36%) Unix
3 3 (1.36%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.45%) CentOS
5 1 (0.45%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (37.56%) CI/CD
2 73 (33.03%) DevOps
3 72 (32.58%) Identity Access Management
4 58 (26.24%) RBAC
5 53 (23.98%) Microservices
6 45 (20.36%) Agile
7 43 (19.46%) Zero Trust
8 42 (19.00%) Containerisation
8 42 (19.00%) Infrastructure as Code
9 37 (16.74%) Problem-Solving
9 37 (16.74%) Roadmaps
10 35 (15.84%) Technical Leadership
11 33 (14.93%) Analytics
11 33 (14.93%) Mentoring
12 32 (14.48%) Test Automation
13 30 (13.57%) Event-Driven
13 30 (13.57%) Stakeholder Management
14 28 (12.67%) Runbook
15 27 (12.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 26 (11.76%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 60 (27.15%) Python
2 48 (21.72%) Java
3 40 (18.10%) PowerShell
4 25 (11.31%) JavaScript
5 24 (10.86%) SQL
6 19 (8.60%) C#
7 17 (7.69%) TypeScript
8 16 (7.24%) Bicep
9 6 (2.71%) Bash
10 3 (1.36%) Go
10 3 (1.36%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.36%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.90%) Cypher
11 2 (0.90%) Groovy
11 2 (0.90%) PHP
12 1 (0.45%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.45%) C++
12 1 (0.45%) Perl
12 1 (0.45%) Scala
12 1 (0.45%) Swift
Qualifications
1 67 (30.32%) Security Cleared
2 56 (25.34%) SC Cleared
3 27 (12.22%) Degree
4 20 (9.05%) CISSP
5 14 (6.33%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (5.43%) Azure Certification
7 11 (4.98%) AWS Certification
8 10 (4.52%) Master's Degree
9 9 (4.07%) CISM
9 9 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.26%) CSPO
11 4 (1.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.81%) GIAC
12 3 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.36%) CEH
12 3 (1.36%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.36%) MCSE
13 2 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.90%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (11.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (10.86%) GDPR
3 23 (10.41%) NIST
4 14 (6.33%) QA
5 8 (3.62%) Accessibility
6 7 (3.17%) Data Quality
7 6 (2.71%) NCSC
7 6 (2.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (2.26%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.90%) HL7
9 2 (0.90%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.90%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.90%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.90%) SNOMED CT
9 2 (0.90%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.45%) GRC
10 1 (0.45%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.45%) SEPA
System Software
1 78 (35.29%) Active Directory
2 37 (16.74%) Docker
3 3 (1.36%) OpenAM
3 3 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.90%) Squid
5 1 (0.45%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 54 (24.43%) Single Sign-On
2 48 (21.72%) Kubernetes
3 22 (9.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (4.98%) Grafana
5 9 (4.07%) Prometheus
6 7 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (2.71%) Istio
8 5 (2.26%) Ansible
8 5 (2.26%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.81%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.81%) linkerd
9 4 (1.81%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.81%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.36%) Argo
10 3 (1.36%) Consul
11 2 (0.90%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.90%) Packer
11 2 (0.90%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.45%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.45%) Puppet
Vendors
1 89 (40.27%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.95%) Okta
3 15 (6.79%) Ping Identity
4 14 (6.33%) CyberArk
4 14 (6.33%) Google
5 13 (5.88%) ServiceNow
6 9 (4.07%) ForgeRock
7 6 (2.71%) SAP
8 5 (2.26%) Denodo
8 5 (2.26%) Dynatrace
8 5 (2.26%) MuleSoft
8 5 (2.26%) Workday
9 3 (1.36%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (1.36%) Oracle
9 3 (1.36%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.36%) Splunk
10 2 (0.90%) Cisco
10 2 (0.90%) IBM
10 2 (0.90%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.90%) VMware