OpenID Contract Job Trends

OpenID Connect (OIDC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring OpenID skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 394 459
Rank change year-on-year -28 +65 +43
Contract jobs citing OpenID 259 158 110
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.48% 0.28%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.54% 2.13% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 114 63
10th Percentile £407 £364 £425
25th Percentile £485 £425 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £537 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.89% -10.50% -
75th Percentile £641 £641 £629
90th Percentile £754 £677 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £564 £438 £585
% change year-on-year +28.86% -25.21% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile £51.25 - -
25th Percentile £72.50 £52.50 -
Median hourly rate £77.46 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +40.83% - -
75th Percentile £86.62 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £87.24 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £77.46 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year +40.83% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 10,182 7,407 8,581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 18.96% 22.39% 22.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,621 4,961 5,793
10th Percentile £363 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £625 £663
90th Percentile £738 £741 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £500
% change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 177 241
10th Percentile £28.15 £29.70 £22.75
25th Percentile £41.35 £41.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.45% +9.75% -16.67%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.92 £81.15 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £56.25 £58.91
% change year-on-year +15.56% -4.51% +0.54%

OpenID
Job Vacancy Trend

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

OpenID job vacancy trend in the UK

OpenID
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenID.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenID

OpenID
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OpenID over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OpenID in the UK

OpenID
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenID.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenID

OpenID
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OpenID over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OpenID in the UK

OpenID
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenID within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England -26 217 £575 +11.81% 37
UK excluding London -25 129 £564 +28.86% 27
London -41 95 £556 -6.75% 17
Work from Home -35 86 £520 +2.11% 21
South East -23 53 £513 +7.89% 10
North of England -48 47 £625 +53.37% 6
Yorkshire -27 28 £623 +52.76% 5
North West -33 16 £719 +72.10%
Scotland -11 12 £550 -8.33% 3
South West -51 8 £550 +23.04% 5
East of England - 5 £543 - 1
Midlands -57 4 £514 +24.67% 1
North East - 4 £494 - 1
East Midlands -29 2 £401 -2.20% 1
West Midlands -50 2 £627 +3.90%

OpenID
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (5.79%) Confluence
2 7 (2.70%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.93%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.16%) Apache
5 3 (1.16%) IIS
5 3 (1.16%) nginx
5 3 (1.16%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.16%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 2 (0.77%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.39%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 147 (56.76%) Azure
2 107 (41.31%) AWS
3 98 (37.84%) Entra ID
4 57 (22.01%) GCP
5 34 (13.13%) Serverless
6 25 (9.65%) SaaS
7 22 (8.49%) GitHub
8 21 (8.11%) GitHub Actions
9 18 (6.95%) Amazon EKS
9 18 (6.95%) Azure AKS
10 16 (6.18%) Azure Key Vault
11 15 (5.79%) Azure API Management
11 15 (5.79%) Azure Monitor
12 14 (5.41%) Amazon S3
13 13 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
13 13 (5.02%) Kong
14 11 (4.25%) Amazon ECS
14 11 (4.25%) AWS Lambda
14 11 (4.25%) Azure App Service
15 9 (3.47%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 28 (10.81%) DNS
2 19 (7.34%) Firewall
3 14 (5.41%) Kerberos
4 9 (3.47%) SSL
5 7 (2.70%) HTTP
6 5 (1.93%) DHCP
6 5 (1.93%) Network Security
6 5 (1.93%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.54%) NGFW
8 2 (0.77%) OpenVPN
8 2 (0.77%) VPN
9 1 (0.39%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.39%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.39%) SSH
9 1 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.49%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (5.02%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.86%) NoSQL
4 8 (3.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (3.09%) MongoDB
5 7 (2.70%) SQL Server
6 5 (1.93%) Data Vault
6 5 (1.93%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.54%) Metadata
8 3 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.77%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.77%) MySQL
9 2 (0.77%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.77%) Parquet
10 1 (0.39%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.39%) Db2
10 1 (0.39%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.39%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.39%) Redis
Development Applications
1 29 (11.20%) Git
2 18 (6.95%) JIRA
3 15 (5.79%) GitLab
4 11 (4.25%) Jenkins
5 7 (2.70%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.93%) JMeter
7 3 (1.16%) Browser DevTools
7 3 (1.16%) Cypress.io
7 3 (1.16%) Fiddler
7 3 (1.16%) git-flow
7 3 (1.16%) Postman
7 3 (1.16%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.77%) Gatling
8 2 (0.77%) JUnit
8 2 (0.77%) Mockito
8 2 (0.77%) NeoLoad
8 2 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.39%) Gradle
9 1 (0.39%) Maven
9 1 (0.39%) SonarQube
General
1 58 (22.39%) Social Skills
2 54 (20.85%) Public Sector
3 45 (17.37%) Finance
4 19 (7.34%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (6.18%) Banking
7 12 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.47%) Military
9 8 (3.09%) Retail
10 4 (1.54%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.16%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.77%) Legal
13 1 (0.39%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.39%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.39%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.39%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.39%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 64 (24.71%) Architect
2 49 (18.92%) Developer
3 32 (12.36%) Lead
4 28 (10.81%) Senior
5 24 (9.27%) Technical Architect
6 19 (7.34%) Full-Stack Developer
7 18 (6.95%) IAM Specialist
8 14 (5.41%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (5.41%) Technical Leader
9 13 (5.02%) Java Developer
10 12 (4.63%) Security Architect
11 11 (4.25%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (3.86%) IAM Developer
13 9 (3.47%) AWS Architect
14 8 (3.09%) DevOps Engineer
14 8 (3.09%) Lead Developer
15 7 (2.70%) Senior Developer
16 6 (2.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 6 (2.32%) Python Developer
16 6 (2.32%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 230 (88.80%) OAuth
2 160 (61.78%) SAML
3 150 (57.92%) OAuth2
4 66 (25.48%) LDAP
5 47 (18.15%) REST
6 40 (15.44%) RESTful
7 33 (12.74%) SailPoint
8 32 (12.36%) React
9 26 (10.04%) JWT
10 22 (8.49%) .NET
10 22 (8.49%) Kafka
11 17 (6.56%) JSON
11 17 (6.56%) Node.js
12 15 (5.79%) Web Services
13 14 (5.41%) CSS
13 14 (5.41%) HTML
14 13 (5.02%) OpenTelemetry
15 12 (4.63%) Django
15 12 (4.63%) Spring
16 11 (4.25%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 72 (27.80%) Cloud Native
2 30 (11.58%) Distributed Systems
3 29 (11.20%) Onboarding
4 27 (10.42%) PKI
5 26 (10.04%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (5.41%) Product Ownership
7 13 (5.02%) Management Information System
8 9 (3.47%) Enterprise Cloud
8 9 (3.47%) IoT
9 8 (3.09%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (3.09%) Mobile App
10 7 (2.70%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.93%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.93%) Clustering
11 5 (1.93%) NHS
11 5 (1.93%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.54%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.54%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.18%) Linux
2 12 (4.63%) Windows
3 4 (1.54%) Android
4 3 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.16%) Unix
4 3 (1.16%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.39%) CentOS
6 1 (0.39%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (40.15%) CI/CD
2 83 (32.05%) DevOps
3 82 (31.66%) Identity Access Management
4 64 (24.71%) Microservices
5 62 (23.94%) RBAC
6 55 (21.24%) Infrastructure as Code
7 53 (20.46%) Agile
8 52 (20.08%) Containerisation
9 47 (18.15%) Zero Trust
10 41 (15.83%) Problem-Solving
11 40 (15.44%) Test Automation
12 36 (13.90%) Analytics
13 35 (13.51%) Technical Leadership
14 34 (13.13%) Event-Driven
14 34 (13.13%) Roadmaps
15 33 (12.74%) Mentoring
15 33 (12.74%) Runbook
16 32 (12.36%) Observability
16 32 (12.36%) Stakeholder Management
17 30 (11.58%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 70 (27.03%) Python
2 57 (22.01%) Java
3 51 (19.69%) PowerShell
4 33 (12.74%) JavaScript
5 27 (10.42%) SQL
5 27 (10.42%) TypeScript
6 20 (7.72%) C#
7 18 (6.95%) Bicep
8 10 (3.86%) Bash
9 6 (2.32%) Go
10 4 (1.54%) Kotlin
10 4 (1.54%) Shell Script
11 3 (1.16%) Groovy
12 2 (0.77%) Cypher
12 2 (0.77%) PHP
13 1 (0.39%) C
13 1 (0.39%) C++
13 1 (0.39%) Perl
13 1 (0.39%) Scala
13 1 (0.39%) Swift
Qualifications
1 80 (30.89%) Security Cleared
2 63 (24.32%) SC Cleared
3 32 (12.36%) Degree
4 22 (8.49%) CISSP
5 15 (5.79%) AWS Certification
5 15 (5.79%) Azure Certification
5 15 (5.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (5.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (3.86%) CISM
7 10 (3.86%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.93%) CSPO
9 4 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.54%) GIAC
10 3 (1.16%) CEH
10 3 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (1.16%) MCSE
11 2 (0.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (10.04%) NIST
3 23 (8.88%) GDPR
4 16 (6.18%) QA
5 12 (4.63%) Accessibility
6 10 (3.86%) NCSC
7 6 (2.32%) Data Quality
7 6 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.93%) HIPAA
9 4 (1.54%) WCAG
10 2 (0.77%) HL7
10 2 (0.77%) IEC 62304
10 2 (0.77%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.77%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.77%) SNOMED CT
10 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.39%) GRC
System Software
1 83 (32.05%) Active Directory
2 45 (17.37%) Docker
3 3 (1.16%) OpenAM
3 3 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.77%) Squid
5 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 66 (25.48%) Terraform
2 65 (25.10%) Kubernetes
3 55 (21.24%) Single Sign-On
4 22 (8.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 15 (5.79%) Grafana
6 11 (4.25%) Prometheus
7 9 (3.47%) Ansible
7 9 (3.47%) Argo
7 9 (3.47%) Istio
8 7 (2.70%) Kustomize
8 7 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (1.54%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.54%) linkerd
9 4 (1.54%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.16%) Consul
11 2 (0.77%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.77%) Kibana
11 2 (0.77%) Packer
11 2 (0.77%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 92 (35.52%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.65%) Okta
3 18 (6.95%) ForgeRock
4 15 (5.79%) CyberArk
4 15 (5.79%) Ping Identity
4 15 (5.79%) ServiceNow
5 13 (5.02%) Dynatrace
5 13 (5.02%) Google
6 9 (3.47%) Splunk
7 8 (3.09%) SAP
8 5 (1.93%) Denodo
8 5 (1.93%) IBM
8 5 (1.93%) MuleSoft
8 5 (1.93%) Workday
9 3 (1.16%) BeyondTrust
10 2 (0.77%) BiZZdesign
10 2 (0.77%) Cisco
10 2 (0.77%) Oracle
10 2 (0.77%) Sparx
10 2 (0.77%) Thycotic