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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 379 419
Rank change year-on-year +3 +40 +138
Contract jobs citing OpenID 208 88 127
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.54% 0.36% 0.34%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.62% 1.61% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 64 89
10th Percentile £406 £409 £437
25th Percentile £475 £459 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £620
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -7.26% +3.33%
75th Percentile £688 £655 £700
90th Percentile £813 £705 £788
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £625
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +4.17%

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 7,935 5,454 7,504
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 20.74% 22.49% 19.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,316 3,767 5,390
10th Percentile £358 £363 £343
25th Percentile £420 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.58% -3.01% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £798 £775
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 88 160
10th Percentile £35.03 £26.85 £20.77
25th Percentile £52.50 £51.20 £36.31
Median hourly rate £65.00 £64.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% +35.79% -26.92%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £64.06
90th Percentile £78.63 £83.27 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%

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 2 April 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
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 2 April 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 -14 99 £556 -11.71% 18
North of England -26 53 £545 +3.81% 7
Yorkshire -27 34 £533 +13.54% 5
South West -12 23 £575 +28.64% 2
North West -22 18 £550 +4.76% 2
South East -52 15 £615 +6.96% 10
Midlands -51 14 £475 -19.35% 1
West Midlands -53 10 £513 -15.01% 1
East of England - 4 £425 - 2
East Midlands -32 3 £438 -23.91%
North East - 2 £525 -
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 (6.73%) Confluence
2 9 (4.33%) nginx
3 3 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.96%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 3 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 100 (48.08%) Azure
2 94 (45.19%) AWS
3 59 (28.37%) Entra ID
4 47 (22.60%) GCP
5 34 (16.35%) Serverless
6 24 (11.54%) SaaS
7 22 (10.58%) Amazon S3
8 18 (8.65%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (7.69%) GitHub
9 16 (7.69%) GitHub Actions
9 16 (7.69%) OpenShift
10 15 (7.21%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 14 (6.73%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (6.73%) PaaS
12 13 (6.25%) Route 53
13 11 (5.29%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (4.81%) Amazon ECS
14 10 (4.81%) Azure API Management
14 10 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
15 9 (4.33%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (15.38%) DNS
1 32 (15.38%) Firewall
2 13 (6.25%) SSL
3 11 (5.29%) Kerberos
4 9 (4.33%) OpenVPN
4 9 (4.33%) TCP/IP
4 9 (4.33%) VPN
5 5 (2.40%) IPsec
5 5 (2.40%) Reverse Proxy
6 4 (1.92%) Network Security
7 3 (1.44%) DHCP
8 1 (0.48%) Extranet
8 1 (0.48%) HTTP
8 1 (0.48%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.48%) Internet
8 1 (0.48%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.29%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (4.81%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (4.81%) Redis
3 9 (4.33%) MySQL
3 9 (4.33%) SQL Server
4 8 (3.85%) DynamoDB
4 8 (3.85%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.92%) Amazon Aurora
5 4 (1.92%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (1.92%) DocumentDB
5 4 (1.92%) Metadata
5 4 (1.92%) Neo4j
5 4 (1.92%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.44%) BigQuery
6 3 (1.44%) Data Vault
6 3 (1.44%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (0.96%) Hazelcast
7 2 (0.96%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.96%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 40 (19.23%) Jenkins
2 29 (13.94%) JIRA
3 26 (12.50%) GitLab
4 18 (8.65%) Selenium
5 16 (7.69%) Cucumber
6 12 (5.77%) Postman
6 12 (5.77%) REST Assured
7 9 (4.33%) Git
8 7 (3.37%) Bitbucket
8 7 (3.37%) Gatling
8 7 (3.37%) JUnit
8 7 (3.37%) Maven
8 7 (3.37%) SonarQube
9 5 (2.40%) JMeter
9 5 (2.40%) Mockito
9 5 (2.40%) TestRail
10 4 (1.92%) LoadRunner
10 4 (1.92%) NeoLoad
11 2 (0.96%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.96%) git-flow
General
1 74 (35.58%) Social Skills
2 47 (22.60%) Finance
3 33 (15.87%) Documentation Skills
4 20 (9.62%) Banking
5 15 (7.21%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (6.73%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (6.73%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.40%) Aviation
7 5 (2.40%) Retail
8 3 (1.44%) Games
8 3 (1.44%) Legal
8 3 (1.44%) Military
9 2 (0.96%) Billing
9 2 (0.96%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.48%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 78 (37.50%) Architect
2 28 (13.46%) Senior
3 23 (11.06%) Developer
4 19 (9.13%) Lead
5 18 (8.65%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (6.73%) Technical Architect
7 13 (6.25%) CyberArk Architect
8 10 (4.81%) Azure Engineer
8 10 (4.81%) Cloud Architect
9 9 (4.33%) AWS Architect
9 9 (4.33%) Security Architect
9 9 (4.33%) Test Engineer
10 8 (3.85%) Test Automation Engineer
11 7 (3.37%) Cloud Engineer
11 7 (3.37%) Senior Developer
12 6 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 6 (2.88%) IAM Specialist
12 6 (2.88%) Java Developer
12 6 (2.88%) Senior Architect
13 5 (2.40%) Test Automation Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (72.12%) OAuth
2 134 (64.42%) SAML
3 104 (50.00%) OAuth2
4 63 (30.29%) LDAP
5 43 (20.67%) REST
6 29 (13.94%) SailPoint
7 20 (9.62%) RESTful
8 18 (8.65%) Kafka
9 17 (8.17%) .NET
9 17 (8.17%) Spring
9 17 (8.17%) Spring Boot
10 15 (7.21%) Playwright
11 14 (6.73%) React
12 13 (6.25%) JWT
13 12 (5.77%) JSON
14 11 (5.29%) HTML
14 11 (5.29%) OpenTelemetry
15 10 (4.81%) JPA
15 10 (4.81%) Node.js
16 9 (4.33%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 41 (19.71%) Cloud Native
2 29 (13.94%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.25%) PKI
4 12 (5.77%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (4.81%) Private Cloud
6 9 (4.33%) Management Information System
7 7 (3.37%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (3.37%) Replication
8 5 (2.40%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (2.40%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.92%) Clustering
9 4 (1.92%) IoT
9 4 (1.92%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.44%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.44%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.44%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.96%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.54%) Windows
2 17 (8.17%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.81%) Linux
4 2 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.48%) Android
5 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (40.87%) DevOps
2 83 (39.90%) CI/CD
3 56 (26.92%) Identity Access Management
4 52 (25.00%) RBAC
5 44 (21.15%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (19.71%) Microservices
7 39 (18.75%) Agile
7 39 (18.75%) Infrastructure as Code
8 38 (18.27%) Secrets Management
9 35 (16.83%) Cybersecurity
9 35 (16.83%) Stakeholder Management
10 33 (15.87%) Observability
10 33 (15.87%) Test Automation
11 32 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 30 (14.42%) Event-Driven
13 28 (13.46%) Design Patterns
13 28 (13.46%) Roadmaps
14 27 (12.98%) Migration
15 26 (12.50%) Identity Management
16 25 (12.02%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 56 (26.92%) Java
2 35 (16.83%) SQL
3 33 (15.87%) Python
4 30 (14.42%) PowerShell
5 16 (7.69%) TypeScript
6 14 (6.73%) JavaScript
7 12 (5.77%) C#
8 10 (4.81%) PHP
9 8 (3.85%) Go
10 5 (2.40%) Bicep
10 5 (2.40%) Scala
11 4 (1.92%) Bash
11 4 (1.92%) Cypher
11 4 (1.92%) Groovy
11 4 (1.92%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.96%) Swift
13 1 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 75 (36.06%) Security Cleared
2 47 (22.60%) SC Cleared
3 22 (10.58%) Microsoft Certification
4 20 (9.62%) DV Cleared
5 12 (5.77%) CISSP
6 9 (4.33%) Degree
7 5 (2.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.92%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.92%) CISM
9 3 (1.44%) GIAC
10 2 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.48%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.48%) HND
11 1 (0.48%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.48%) OCP
11 1 (0.48%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (17.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (16.35%) NIST
3 22 (10.58%) GDPR
4 16 (7.69%) QA
5 15 (7.21%) NCSC
6 10 (4.81%) PCI DSS
7 8 (3.85%) WCAG
8 7 (3.37%) SOC 2
9 6 (2.88%) HIPAA
10 4 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.44%) Accessibility
11 3 (1.44%) Data Quality
11 3 (1.44%) GRC
11 3 (1.44%) ISO 20022
11 3 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (1.44%) SEPA
12 2 (0.96%) ISO 8583
12 2 (0.96%) PSD2
System Software
1 55 (26.44%) Active Directory
2 25 (12.02%) Docker
3 10 (4.81%) Squid
4 5 (2.40%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 5 (2.40%) RACF
5 4 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.96%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.96%) OpenDJ
6 2 (0.96%) OpenIDM
7 1 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 70 (33.65%) Single Sign-On
2 56 (26.92%) Kubernetes
3 45 (21.63%) Terraform
4 31 (14.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 24 (11.54%) Grafana
6 18 (8.65%) Prometheus
7 9 (4.33%) FortiGate
8 8 (3.85%) PingFederate
9 7 (3.37%) Consul
10 6 (2.88%) Argo
11 5 (2.40%) Ansible
11 5 (2.40%) Kibana
12 4 (1.92%) CA Single Sign-On
13 3 (1.44%) Istio
13 3 (1.44%) Kustomize
13 3 (1.44%) linkerd
14 1 (0.48%) Opsgenie
14 1 (0.48%) Oracle Identity Manager
14 1 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 71 (34.13%) Microsoft
2 27 (12.98%) CyberArk
2 27 (12.98%) ServiceNow
3 19 (9.13%) Splunk
4 14 (6.73%) Google
4 14 (6.73%) Ping Identity
5 11 (5.29%) Dynatrace
5 11 (5.29%) Okta
6 10 (4.81%) VMware
7 9 (4.33%) Red Hat
8 7 (3.37%) Atlassian
8 7 (3.37%) ForgeRock
9 5 (2.40%) BeyondTrust
9 5 (2.40%) Oracle
10 4 (1.92%) MuleSoft
11 3 (1.44%) Denodo
12 2 (0.96%) Confluent
12 2 (0.96%) Optimizely
12 2 (0.96%) Thycotic
12 2 (0.96%) Workday