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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 392 445
Rank change year-on-year -22 +53 +43
Contract jobs citing OpenID 216 120 88
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.47% 0.43% 0.27%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.56% 1.96% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 88 55
10th Percentile £408 £362 £425
25th Percentile £500 £423 £526
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £514 £585
Median % change year-on-year +11.81% -12.09% -2.50%
75th Percentile £668 £638 £622
90th Percentile £775 £676 £663
UK median daily rate £553 £537 £600
% change year-on-year +2.89% -10.50% -
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 8,439 6,123 7,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.47% 22.03% 22.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,519 4,186 5,028
10th Percentile £366 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
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 244 158 220
10th Percentile £28.58 £31.25 £24.16
25th Percentile £45.94 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.03 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £52.50
% change year-on-year +18.45% +4.52% -12.50%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -41 94 £556 -6.75% 55
South East -12 53 £513 +7.89% 20
North of England -42 47 £625 +53.37% 12
Yorkshire -18 28 £623 +52.76% 7
North West -31 16 £719 +72.10% 4
South West -44 8 £550 +23.04% 12
East of England - 5 £543 - 3
Midlands -57 4 £514 +24.67% 4
North East - 4 £494 - 1
East Midlands -28 2 £401 -2.20% 2
West Midlands -51 2 £627 +3.90% 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 15 (6.94%) Confluence
2 5 (2.31%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.85%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.39%) nginx
Business Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.46%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 134 (62.04%) Azure
2 92 (42.59%) Entra ID
3 85 (39.35%) AWS
4 51 (23.61%) GCP
5 27 (12.50%) Serverless
6 23 (10.65%) SaaS
7 17 (7.87%) Azure AKS
8 15 (6.94%) Azure API Management
9 14 (6.48%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (6.02%) Azure Key Vault
10 13 (6.02%) GitHub
10 13 (6.02%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (5.56%) Amazon S3
11 12 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (4.63%) Azure App Service
13 9 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
14 8 (3.70%) Azure Functions
14 8 (3.70%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (3.24%) Amazon EKS
15 7 (3.24%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.33%) DNS
2 14 (6.48%) Firewall
3 13 (6.02%) Kerberos
4 9 (4.17%) SSL
5 5 (2.31%) Network Security
5 5 (2.31%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.85%) DHCP
7 3 (1.39%) NGFW
8 2 (0.93%) HTTP
8 2 (0.93%) OpenVPN
8 2 (0.93%) VPN
9 1 (0.46%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.46%) SSH
9 1 (0.46%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (5.09%) Relational Database
3 9 (4.17%) NoSQL
4 7 (3.24%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (2.78%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.31%) Data Vault
6 5 (2.31%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (1.85%) Metadata
7 4 (1.85%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.93%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.93%) MySQL
8 2 (0.93%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.93%) Parquet
9 1 (0.46%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.46%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.46%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (10.19%) Git
2 17 (7.87%) JIRA
3 9 (4.17%) GitLab
4 8 (3.70%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.85%) JMeter
6 3 (1.39%) Browser DevTools
6 3 (1.39%) Fiddler
6 3 (1.39%) Postman
6 3 (1.39%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.93%) Gatling
7 2 (0.93%) git-flow
7 2 (0.93%) NeoLoad
7 2 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.46%) Gradle
8 1 (0.46%) Maven
8 1 (0.46%) SonarQube
General
1 48 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 46 (21.30%) Public Sector
3 41 (18.98%) Finance
4 18 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
5 15 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.94%) Banking
6 11 (5.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.70%) Military
7 8 (3.70%) Retail
8 4 (1.85%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.39%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.93%) Legal
11 1 (0.46%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.46%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.46%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 53 (24.54%) Architect
2 37 (17.13%) Developer
3 28 (12.96%) Lead
4 20 (9.26%) Senior
4 20 (9.26%) Technical Architect
5 16 (7.41%) Full-Stack Developer
5 16 (7.41%) IAM Specialist
6 13 (6.02%) Technical Leader
7 11 (5.09%) Solutions Architect
8 10 (4.63%) Java Developer
9 9 (4.17%) IAM Developer
10 8 (3.70%) Security Architect
11 7 (3.24%) AWS Architect
11 7 (3.24%) Lead Developer
12 6 (2.78%) Azure Engineer
12 6 (2.78%) Cloud Engineer
12 6 (2.78%) Lead Architect
13 5 (2.31%) Azure Developer
13 5 (2.31%) Data Engineer
13 5 (2.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 189 (87.50%) OAuth
2 133 (61.57%) SAML
3 118 (54.63%) OAuth2
4 59 (27.31%) LDAP
5 38 (17.59%) REST
6 33 (15.28%) RESTful
7 32 (14.81%) SailPoint
8 21 (9.72%) .NET
9 18 (8.33%) JWT
10 17 (7.87%) React
11 15 (6.94%) Web Services
12 13 (6.02%) JSON
12 13 (6.02%) Kafka
12 13 (6.02%) Node.js
13 10 (4.63%) .NET Framework
13 10 (4.63%) CSS
13 10 (4.63%) HTML
13 10 (4.63%) SOAP
14 9 (4.17%) Django
14 9 (4.17%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 58 (26.85%) Cloud Native
2 27 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 24 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
4 21 (9.72%) PKI
5 20 (9.26%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (6.48%) Product Ownership
7 9 (4.17%) Management Information System
8 8 (3.70%) IoT
9 7 (3.24%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (3.24%) Mobile App
9 7 (3.24%) Security Posture
10 5 (2.31%) Clustering
10 5 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (2.31%) NHS
11 4 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.39%) CMDB
12 3 (1.39%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.39%) Public Cloud
12 3 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.02%) Linux
2 10 (4.63%) Windows
3 3 (1.39%) Android
3 3 (1.39%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.39%) Unix
3 3 (1.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.46%) CentOS
5 1 (0.46%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.46%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 71 (32.87%) DevOps
3 70 (32.41%) Identity Access Management
4 57 (26.39%) RBAC
5 50 (23.15%) Microservices
6 43 (19.91%) Agile
6 43 (19.91%) Containerisation
6 43 (19.91%) Infrastructure as Code
7 42 (19.44%) Zero Trust
8 39 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (15.74%) Analytics
9 34 (15.74%) Roadmaps
10 33 (15.28%) Test Automation
11 31 (14.35%) Mentoring
11 31 (14.35%) Technical Leadership
12 29 (13.43%) Event-Driven
12 29 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (12.96%) Runbook
14 27 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
15 26 (12.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 59 (27.31%) Python
2 47 (21.76%) Java
3 42 (19.44%) PowerShell
4 26 (12.04%) JavaScript
5 24 (11.11%) SQL
6 19 (8.80%) C#
7 16 (7.41%) Bicep
7 16 (7.41%) TypeScript
8 6 (2.78%) Bash
9 4 (1.85%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.39%) Go
10 3 (1.39%) Groovy
10 3 (1.39%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.93%) Cypher
11 2 (0.93%) PHP
12 1 (0.46%) C++
12 1 (0.46%) Perl
12 1 (0.46%) Scala
12 1 (0.46%) Swift
Qualifications
1 66 (30.56%) Security Cleared
2 55 (25.46%) SC Cleared
3 28 (12.96%) Degree
4 21 (9.72%) CISSP
5 15 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (6.02%) Azure Certification
7 11 (5.09%) AWS Certification
8 10 (4.63%) Master's Degree
9 9 (4.17%) CISM
9 9 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.31%) CSPO
11 4 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.85%) GIAC
12 3 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.39%) CEH
12 3 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.39%) MCSE
13 2 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.93%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (10.65%) GDPR
2 23 (10.65%) NIST
3 13 (6.02%) QA
4 8 (3.70%) Accessibility
5 6 (2.78%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.78%) NCSC
5 6 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.31%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.93%) HL7
7 2 (0.93%) IEC 62304
7 2 (0.93%) ISO 13485
7 2 (0.93%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.93%) SNOMED CT
8 1 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.46%) GRC
8 1 (0.46%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 79 (36.57%) Active Directory
2 36 (16.67%) Docker
3 3 (1.39%) OpenAM
3 3 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.93%) Squid
5 1 (0.46%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 51 (23.61%) Single Sign-On
2 50 (23.15%) Terraform
3 46 (21.30%) Kubernetes
4 22 (10.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (5.09%) Grafana
6 9 (4.17%) Prometheus
7 7 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (2.78%) Ansible
8 6 (2.78%) Istio
9 5 (2.31%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.85%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.85%) linkerd
10 4 (1.85%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.85%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (1.39%) Argo
11 3 (1.39%) Consul
12 2 (0.93%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.93%) Packer
12 2 (0.93%) ZABBIX
13 1 (0.46%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 87 (40.28%) Microsoft
2 21 (9.72%) Okta
3 15 (6.94%) Ping Identity
4 14 (6.48%) CyberArk
4 14 (6.48%) ServiceNow
5 12 (5.56%) Google
6 9 (4.17%) ForgeRock
7 6 (2.78%) Dynatrace
7 6 (2.78%) SAP
8 5 (2.31%) Denodo
8 5 (2.31%) MuleSoft
8 5 (2.31%) Workday
9 3 (1.39%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (1.39%) Splunk
10 2 (0.93%) BiZZdesign
10 2 (0.93%) Cisco
10 2 (0.93%) IBM
10 2 (0.93%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.93%) Sparx
10 2 (0.93%) Thycotic