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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 380 445
Rank change year-on-year -6 +65 +34
Contract jobs citing OpenID 262 132 85
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.57% 0.47% 0.26%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.67% 1.86% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 93 59
10th Percentile £414 £364 £425
25th Percentile £482 £413 £526
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £475 £600
Median % change year-on-year +17.37% -20.83% -
75th Percentile £636 £538 £650
90th Percentile £751 £623 £705
UK median daily rate £550 £475 £600
% change year-on-year +15.79% -20.83% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile £51.25 - -
25th Percentile £63.75 £61.50 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £63.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% - -
75th Percentile £86.08 £64.50 -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £59.00 -
% change year-on-year +27.12% - -

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 9,822 7,111 7,992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.23% 25.48% 24.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,454 4,803 5,202
10th Percentile £381 £356 £360
25th Percentile £449 £413 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 172 160
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £27.68
25th Percentile £52.97 £41.51 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.83 £54.35 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.12% -16.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £71.80 £73.78
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £51.44 £64.18
% change year-on-year +26.36% -19.85% +7.83%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -36 114 £575 +15.00% 103
South East -15 55 £500 +5.26% 17
North of England -41 43 £570 +31.64% 14
Yorkshire -5 33 £570 +39.88% 8
Midlands -33 22 £464 +11.71% 4
West Midlands -29 19 £487 -7.28% 4
East of England -17 11 £544 +31.94% 10
South West -39 9 £695 +42.56% 11
North West -49 8 £738 +64.62% 4
East Midlands -23 3 £402 -1.95%
North East - 3 £463 - 2
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 13 (4.96%) Confluence
2 7 (2.67%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.91%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.76%) IIS
5 2 (0.76%) nginx
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Gliffy
1 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.38%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.38%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 158 (60.31%) Azure
2 115 (43.89%) Entra ID
3 107 (40.84%) AWS
4 61 (23.28%) GCP
5 27 (10.31%) Serverless
6 25 (9.54%) GitHub
7 22 (8.40%) SaaS
8 21 (8.02%) Azure Monitor
9 20 (7.63%) Azure Key Vault
10 19 (7.25%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (7.25%) GitHub Actions
11 16 (6.11%) Azure AKS
11 16 (6.11%) Azure App Service
12 15 (5.73%) Azure API Management
13 11 (4.20%) Azure Service Bus
14 10 (3.82%) Amazon S3
14 10 (3.82%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 9 (3.44%) Amazon EKS
15 9 (3.44%) Azure Functions
16 8 (3.05%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.63%) DNS
2 14 (5.34%) Kerberos
3 12 (4.58%) Firewall
4 8 (3.05%) Reverse Proxy
4 8 (3.05%) SSL
5 6 (2.29%) Network Security
6 5 (1.91%) NGFW
7 4 (1.53%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.76%) HTTP
8 2 (0.76%) VPN
9 1 (0.38%) DHCP
9 1 (0.38%) DMZ
9 1 (0.38%) Internet
9 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.38%) SSH
9 1 (0.38%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (7.25%) PostgreSQL
2 15 (5.73%) NoSQL
3 14 (5.34%) Relational Database
4 10 (3.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (3.82%) SQL Server
5 9 (3.44%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.91%) Data Vault
7 4 (1.53%) MySQL
8 3 (1.15%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.15%) Parquet
8 3 (1.15%) Redis
9 2 (0.76%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.76%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.76%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.76%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.38%) Base SAS
10 1 (0.38%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 42 (16.03%) Git
2 18 (6.87%) GitLab
3 15 (5.73%) JIRA
4 12 (4.58%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.91%) JUnit
5 5 (1.91%) Maven
5 5 (1.91%) Storybook
6 4 (1.53%) JMeter
6 4 (1.53%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (1.53%) Zephyr
7 3 (1.15%) Cucumber
7 3 (1.15%) Mockito
7 3 (1.15%) Selenium
8 2 (0.76%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
8 2 (0.76%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.76%) Gatling
8 2 (0.76%) Gradle
8 2 (0.76%) NeoLoad
8 2 (0.76%) Xcode
General
1 63 (24.05%) Social Skills
2 53 (20.23%) Public Sector
3 46 (17.56%) Finance
4 22 (8.40%) Banking
5 19 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (6.49%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.20%) Military
8 4 (1.53%) Aerospace
8 4 (1.53%) Retail
9 2 (0.76%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.76%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.38%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.38%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.38%) Marketing
10 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.38%) Police
10 1 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 58 (22.14%) Developer
2 56 (21.37%) Architect
3 31 (11.83%) Lead
4 26 (9.92%) Technical Architect
5 25 (9.54%) Senior
6 18 (6.87%) IAM Specialist
7 17 (6.49%) Full-Stack Developer
8 15 (5.73%) Java Developer
9 14 (5.34%) Technical Leader
10 13 (4.96%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.82%) IAM Developer
12 9 (3.44%) AWS Architect
12 9 (3.44%) Cloud Engineer
12 9 (3.44%) Security Engineer
13 8 (3.05%) Security Architect
14 7 (2.67%) GCP Developer
14 7 (2.67%) Lead Architect
14 7 (2.67%) Lead Developer
15 6 (2.29%) DevOps Engineer
15 6 (2.29%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 235 (89.69%) OAuth
2 145 (55.34%) OAuth2
3 138 (52.67%) SAML
4 75 (28.63%) Terraform
5 53 (20.23%) LDAP
6 50 (19.08%) REST
7 44 (16.79%) RESTful
8 35 (13.36%) React
9 32 (12.21%) JWT
10 31 (11.83%) .NET
10 31 (11.83%) SailPoint
11 25 (9.54%) Swagger
12 24 (9.16%) OpenAPI
13 23 (8.78%) Node.js
14 20 (7.63%) JSON
15 17 (6.49%) Kafka
16 16 (6.11%) CSS
16 16 (6.11%) HTML
17 15 (5.73%) Web Services
18 13 (4.96%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 70 (26.72%) Cloud Native
2 32 (12.21%) Enterprise Software
3 28 (10.69%) Onboarding
3 28 (10.69%) PKI
4 27 (10.31%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (6.87%) Product Ownership
6 11 (4.20%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (3.44%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.67%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.29%) NHS
10 5 (1.91%) CMDB
11 4 (1.53%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.53%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.53%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.53%) Security Posture
12 3 (1.15%) Distributed Architecture
12 3 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.15%) IoT
12 3 (1.15%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.82%) Linux
2 8 (3.05%) Windows
3 4 (1.53%) Android
3 4 (1.53%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.15%) Unix
5 1 (0.38%) CentOS
5 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (41.98%) CI/CD
2 94 (35.88%) Identity Access Management
3 91 (34.73%) DevOps
4 75 (28.63%) RBAC
5 70 (26.72%) Infrastructure as Code
6 68 (25.95%) Microservices
7 66 (25.19%) Agile
8 57 (21.76%) Test Automation
9 46 (17.56%) Containerisation
9 46 (17.56%) Zero Trust
10 45 (17.18%) Technical Leadership
11 43 (16.41%) Event-Driven
12 40 (15.27%) Analytics
12 40 (15.27%) Stakeholder Management
13 39 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
14 37 (14.12%) Roadmaps
15 36 (13.74%) Mentoring
16 35 (13.36%) Cybersecurity
17 33 (12.60%) Runbook
17 33 (12.60%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 81 (30.92%) Python
2 57 (21.76%) PowerShell
3 53 (20.23%) Java
4 36 (13.74%) JavaScript
5 29 (11.07%) Bicep
5 29 (11.07%) SQL
6 26 (9.92%) C#
7 25 (9.54%) TypeScript
8 11 (4.20%) Go
9 7 (2.67%) Bash
10 3 (1.15%) C++
10 3 (1.15%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.15%) Lua
11 2 (0.76%) Cypher
11 2 (0.76%) Groovy
11 2 (0.76%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.76%) Swift
12 1 (0.38%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.38%) Perl
12 1 (0.38%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 78 (29.77%) Security Cleared
2 64 (24.43%) SC Cleared
3 32 (12.21%) Degree
4 18 (6.87%) Azure Certification
4 18 (6.87%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (5.73%) CISSP
6 14 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (4.58%) AWS Certification
7 12 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.44%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.91%) CISM
9 5 (1.91%) CSPO
9 5 (1.91%) MCSE
10 4 (1.53%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.76%) CEH
13 1 (0.38%) GIAC
13 1 (0.38%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (8.40%) NIST
3 17 (6.49%) QA
4 16 (6.11%) Accessibility
4 16 (6.11%) GDPR
5 15 (5.73%) Data Quality
6 7 (2.67%) HIPAA
6 7 (2.67%) WCAG
7 6 (2.29%) NCSC
7 6 (2.29%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.76%) HL7
9 2 (0.76%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.76%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.76%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.38%) GRC
10 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 93 (35.50%) Active Directory
2 35 (13.36%) Docker
3 6 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.91%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 66 (25.19%) Kubernetes
1 66 (25.19%) Single Sign-On
2 16 (6.11%) Grafana
3 15 (5.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (4.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (3.44%) Prometheus
6 7 (2.67%) Ansible
7 4 (1.53%) Argo
8 3 (1.15%) Istio
8 3 (1.15%) Kibana
8 3 (1.15%) Progress Chef
8 3 (1.15%) Puppet
8 3 (1.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.76%) Consul
9 2 (0.76%) FreeIPA
9 2 (0.76%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.76%) Packer
9 2 (0.76%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.38%) HAProxy
10 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 116 (44.27%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.31%) Okta
3 20 (7.63%) Google
4 15 (5.73%) Ping Identity
5 12 (4.58%) ServiceNow
6 11 (4.20%) CyberArk
7 9 (3.44%) Dynatrace
7 9 (3.44%) ForgeRock
8 6 (2.29%) BeyondTrust
8 6 (2.29%) Oracle
9 5 (1.91%) Denodo
9 5 (1.91%) Splunk
10 4 (1.53%) SAP
11 3 (1.15%) Cisco
11 3 (1.15%) MuleSoft
11 3 (1.15%) OneLogin
11 3 (1.15%) OpenAI
11 3 (1.15%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.15%) Sparx
11 3 (1.15%) Workday