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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 391 453
Rank change year-on-year -14 +62 +82
Contract jobs citing OpenID 265 155 127
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.48% 0.30%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.58% 2.11% 1.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 107 69
10th Percentile £407 £406 £425
25th Percentile £494 £439 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -10.20% +2.08%
75th Percentile £691 £650 £675
90th Percentile £850 £680 £755
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 £447 £593
% change year-on-year +25.84% -24.56% +0.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile £51.25 - -
25th Percentile £72.50 £52.50 -
Median hourly rate £79.91 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.29% - -
75th Percentile £87.16 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £87.32 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.91 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year +45.29% - -

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 10,254 7,343 9,001
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 19.47% 22.58% 21.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,712 4,961 6,179
10th Percentile £363 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -4.74% -2.18%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 266 153 269
10th Percentile £29.54 £30.05 £22.50
25th Percentile £47.60 £39.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.35%
75th Percentile £75.00 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.09
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £62.50 £58.15
% change year-on-year +8.00% +7.48% -1.49%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -16 227 £565 +2.73% 59
UK excluding London -36 120 £563 +25.84% 49
London -27 109 £563 -8.39% 33
Work from Home -12 100 £556 +11.25% 45
North of England -44 48 £610 +28.42% 9
South East -24 44 £743 +29.13% 16
Yorkshire -29 27 £623 +52.20% 4
North West -34 19 £631 +28.25% 5
Midlands -62 10 £438 +5.42% 4
Scotland -16 7 £550 -8.33% 7
South West -46 6 £550 +23.04% 4
West Midlands -55 5 £400 -33.67% 2
East of England - 5 £543 - 2
East Midlands -24 4 £420 +1.14% 2
North East - 4 £525 -

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 16 (6.04%) Confluence
2 9 (3.40%) nginx
3 7 (2.64%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.89%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (1.13%) Apache
6 3 (1.13%) IIS
6 3 (1.13%) Tomcat
6 3 (1.13%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.38%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 143 (53.96%) Azure
2 109 (41.13%) AWS
3 94 (35.47%) Entra ID
4 51 (19.25%) GCP
5 40 (15.09%) Serverless
6 26 (9.81%) SaaS
7 20 (7.55%) Amazon S3
8 17 (6.42%) Amazon EKS
9 15 (5.66%) GitHub
9 15 (5.66%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (5.28%) OpenShift
10 14 (5.28%) Route 53
11 13 (4.91%) Azure AKS
12 12 (4.53%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (4.53%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 11 (4.15%) Azure Key Vault
14 10 (3.77%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (3.77%) Azure API Management
15 9 (3.40%) Azure Service Bus
15 9 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.19%) DNS
2 20 (7.55%) Firewall
3 17 (6.42%) Kerberos
4 11 (4.15%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.77%) SSL
6 9 (3.40%) OpenVPN
6 9 (3.40%) VPN
7 6 (2.26%) Network Security
8 5 (1.89%) DHCP
9 4 (1.51%) HTTP
9 4 (1.51%) IPsec
10 3 (1.13%) NGFW
10 3 (1.13%) Reverse Proxy
11 1 (0.38%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.38%) SSH
11 1 (0.38%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.77%) Elasticsearch
1 10 (3.77%) Relational Database
2 9 (3.40%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.64%) SQL Server
4 6 (2.26%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.89%) Data Vault
5 5 (1.89%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.89%) Power BI
5 5 (1.89%) Snowflake Schema
5 5 (1.89%) Star Schema
6 4 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.51%) DynamoDB
6 4 (1.51%) Metadata
7 3 (1.13%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.75%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.75%) Redis
9 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.38%) Db2
9 1 (0.38%) Parquet
9 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (8.30%) Git
1 22 (8.30%) JIRA
2 20 (7.55%) Jenkins
3 10 (3.77%) GitLab
4 8 (3.02%) Bitbucket
5 7 (2.64%) SonarQube
6 4 (1.51%) git-flow
6 4 (1.51%) JMeter
7 3 (1.13%) Browser DevTools
7 3 (1.13%) Fiddler
7 3 (1.13%) Postman
8 2 (0.75%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.75%) Gatling
8 2 (0.75%) NeoLoad
8 2 (0.75%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.75%) Selenium
8 2 (0.75%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.38%) Maven
9 1 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.38%) webpack
General
1 75 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 61 (23.02%) Finance
3 40 (15.09%) Public Sector
4 34 (12.83%) Documentation Skills
5 22 (8.30%) Banking
6 16 (6.04%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (4.91%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (3.40%) Military
9 8 (3.02%) Retail
10 4 (1.51%) Aerospace
10 4 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.13%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.75%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.75%) Legal
13 1 (0.38%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.38%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 88 (33.21%) Architect
2 42 (15.85%) Developer
3 32 (12.08%) Senior
4 31 (11.70%) Technical Architect
5 25 (9.43%) Lead
6 16 (6.04%) IAM Specialist
7 14 (5.28%) Full-Stack Developer
8 13 (4.91%) AWS Architect
9 12 (4.53%) Security Architect
9 12 (4.53%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (4.15%) CyberArk Architect
10 11 (4.15%) Java Developer
11 10 (3.77%) IAM Developer
12 8 (3.02%) Analyst
12 8 (3.02%) Technical Leader
13 7 (2.64%) Cloud Engineer
13 7 (2.64%) Senior Developer
14 6 (2.26%) Azure Engineer
14 6 (2.26%) Cloud Architect
14 6 (2.26%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 219 (82.64%) OAuth
2 166 (62.64%) SAML
3 133 (50.19%) OAuth2
4 84 (31.70%) LDAP
5 46 (17.36%) REST
6 36 (13.58%) SailPoint
7 30 (11.32%) RESTful
8 23 (8.68%) .NET
8 23 (8.68%) React
9 22 (8.30%) Node.js
10 21 (7.92%) JWT
11 18 (6.79%) Web Services
12 17 (6.42%) JSON
12 17 (6.42%) Kafka
13 14 (5.28%) AngularJS
14 12 (4.53%) SOAP
15 10 (3.77%) GraphQL
15 10 (3.77%) Spring
15 10 (3.77%) Vue
16 9 (3.40%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 69 (26.04%) Cloud Native
2 42 (15.85%) Onboarding
3 23 (8.68%) Distributed Systems
3 23 (8.68%) PKI
4 21 (7.92%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (4.15%) Management Information System
5 11 (4.15%) Product Ownership
6 10 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (3.40%) IoT
8 8 (3.02%) Mobile App
9 7 (2.64%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (2.64%) Security Posture
10 6 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.89%) Clustering
11 5 (1.89%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.51%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.51%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (1.13%) AI Agents
13 3 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.28%) Linux
2 11 (4.15%) Windows
3 4 (1.51%) Android
4 3 (1.13%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.13%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.75%) Unix
6 1 (0.38%) CentOS
6 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (38.87%) CI/CD
2 101 (38.11%) DevOps
3 74 (27.92%) Identity Access Management
4 63 (23.77%) RBAC
5 61 (23.02%) Infrastructure as Code
6 60 (22.64%) Microservices
7 51 (19.25%) Agile
8 45 (16.98%) Containerisation
9 44 (16.60%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (16.60%) Zero Trust
10 41 (15.47%) Roadmaps
11 40 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
12 36 (13.58%) Event-Driven
13 34 (12.83%) Stakeholder Management
14 33 (12.45%) Test Automation
14 33 (12.45%) Threat Modelling
15 31 (11.70%) Architectural Patterns
16 30 (11.32%) Observability
16 30 (11.32%) Runbook
16 30 (11.32%) Secrets Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (22.26%) Python
2 57 (21.51%) Java
3 42 (15.85%) PowerShell
4 29 (10.94%) SQL
5 26 (9.81%) TypeScript
6 25 (9.43%) JavaScript
7 17 (6.42%) Bicep
8 15 (5.66%) C#
9 7 (2.64%) Bash
10 6 (2.26%) Go
11 5 (1.89%) Kotlin
12 3 (1.13%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.75%) Cypher
13 2 (0.75%) Groovy
13 2 (0.75%) PHP
14 1 (0.38%) C
14 1 (0.38%) Perl
14 1 (0.38%) Scala
14 1 (0.38%) Swift
Qualifications
1 93 (35.09%) Security Cleared
2 81 (30.57%) SC Cleared
3 25 (9.43%) Degree
4 24 (9.06%) CISSP
5 16 (6.04%) AWS Certification
6 13 (4.91%) Azure Certification
7 12 (4.53%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (3.77%) CISM
9 8 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.26%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.89%) CSPO
12 4 (1.51%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.51%) GIAC
13 3 (1.13%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.75%) CEH
14 2 (0.75%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.75%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (15.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (14.34%) NIST
3 22 (8.30%) GDPR
4 21 (7.92%) NCSC
5 12 (4.53%) QA
6 6 (2.26%) HIPAA
6 6 (2.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.89%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.89%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.89%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.13%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.13%) GRC
9 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.38%) GMP
10 1 (0.38%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.38%) SEPA
10 1 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 72 (27.17%) Active Directory
2 41 (15.47%) Docker
3 9 (3.40%) Squid
4 4 (1.51%) RACF
5 3 (1.13%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 72 (27.17%) Single Sign-On
2 69 (26.04%) Kubernetes
3 66 (24.91%) Terraform
4 21 (7.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 19 (7.17%) Grafana
6 17 (6.42%) Prometheus
7 9 (3.40%) FortiGate
8 8 (3.02%) Consul
9 7 (2.64%) Ansible
10 5 (1.89%) Istio
10 5 (1.89%) Kustomize
10 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (1.51%) Argo
11 4 (1.51%) CA Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.51%) linkerd
11 4 (1.51%) PingFederate
11 4 (1.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 1 (0.38%) FreeIPA
12 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 90 (33.96%) Microsoft
2 28 (10.57%) CyberArk
3 27 (10.19%) Okta
4 18 (6.79%) ServiceNow
5 17 (6.42%) Splunk
6 16 (6.04%) Ping Identity
7 14 (5.28%) ForgeRock
8 13 (4.91%) Dynatrace
9 12 (4.53%) Google
10 9 (3.40%) Red Hat
11 8 (3.02%) SAP
12 7 (2.64%) Atlassian
13 6 (2.26%) MuleSoft
14 5 (1.89%) Denodo
14 5 (1.89%) Workday
15 4 (1.51%) BeyondTrust
16 3 (1.13%) IBM
16 3 (1.13%) Oracle
17 2 (0.75%) Salesforce
17 2 (0.75%) Thycotic