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 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 387 410
Rank change year-on-year +2 +23 +110
Contract jobs citing OpenID 259 133 157
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.46% 0.37%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.70% 1.99% 1.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 88 96
10th Percentile £402 £409 £430
25th Percentile £485 £450 £527
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £620
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -11.29% +7.83%
75th Percentile £700 £632 £750
90th Percentile £850 £676 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £450 £577
% change year-on-year +22.22% -22.01% +4.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £79.91 - -
75th Percentile £87.96 - -
90th Percentile £90.68 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.21 - -

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 9,605 6,671 9,052
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 19.63% 22.90% 21.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,310 4,572 6,280
10th Percentile £363 £360 £350
25th Percentile £421 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £521 £538
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% -3.07% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 281 117 257
10th Percentile £31.03 £29.18 £21.89
25th Percentile £52.00 £39.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%
75th Percentile £73.00 £68.75 £66.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £81.15 £74.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £48.43
% change year-on-year - +34.21% -25.49%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +7 222 £563 +2.27% 57
UK excluding London -12 116 £550 +22.22% 30
London -15 109 £550 -12.35% 28
Work from Home -8 90 £550 +2.42% 26
North of England -23 64 £565 +11.16% 9
Yorkshire -22 42 £565 +20.52% 2
South East -39 26 £743 +29.13% 16
North West -33 20 £600 +14.29% 7
South West -28 10 £550 +23.04% 1
Midlands -54 10 £438 +4.17%
Scotland 0 5 £550 -12.00%
East Midlands -32 5 £438 +6.71%
West Midlands -52 4 £350 -41.96%
North East - 3 £469 -
East of England - 1 - - 3

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 (6.18%) Confluence
2 9 (3.47%) nginx
2 9 (3.47%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.93%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.16%) Apache
5 3 (1.16%) IIS
5 3 (1.16%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.16%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Payment Gateway
1 1 (0.39%) SAP Hybris
1 1 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 140 (54.05%) Azure
2 120 (46.33%) AWS
3 87 (33.59%) Entra ID
4 64 (24.71%) GCP
5 43 (16.60%) Serverless
6 31 (11.97%) SaaS
7 24 (9.27%) Amazon S3
8 22 (8.49%) GitHub
8 22 (8.49%) GitHub Actions
9 21 (8.11%) Amazon EKS
10 19 (7.34%) OpenShift
11 17 (6.56%) Route 53
11 17 (6.56%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 15 (5.79%) AWS Lambda
13 13 (5.02%) Azure AKS
14 12 (4.63%) Amazon ECS
14 12 (4.63%) AWS CloudFormation
15 11 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (3.86%) Amazon EC2
16 10 (3.86%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 32 (12.36%) DNS
2 23 (8.88%) Firewall
3 16 (6.18%) Kerberos
4 13 (5.02%) SSL
5 12 (4.63%) TCP/IP
6 10 (3.86%) VPN
7 9 (3.47%) OpenVPN
8 6 (2.32%) DHCP
8 6 (2.32%) Network Security
9 5 (1.93%) IPsec
9 5 (1.93%) Reverse Proxy
10 3 (1.16%) HTTP
10 3 (1.16%) NGFW
11 2 (0.77%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.39%) Internet
12 1 (0.39%) SMS
12 1 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.02%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.63%) NoSQL
3 11 (4.25%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (3.86%) Elasticsearch
5 9 (3.47%) MySQL
5 9 (3.47%) Redis
6 8 (3.09%) DynamoDB
7 7 (2.70%) Relational Database
8 6 (2.32%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.93%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.93%) Data Vault
9 5 (1.93%) Power BI
9 5 (1.93%) Snowflake Schema
9 5 (1.93%) Star Schema
10 4 (1.54%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (1.54%) DocumentDB
10 4 (1.54%) Metadata
10 4 (1.54%) Neo4j
11 3 (1.16%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 42 (16.22%) Jenkins
2 32 (12.36%) JIRA
3 28 (10.81%) GitLab
4 19 (7.34%) Git
5 13 (5.02%) Selenium
6 12 (4.63%) Cucumber
6 12 (4.63%) REST Assured
7 11 (4.25%) Postman
8 7 (2.70%) Bitbucket
8 7 (2.70%) SonarQube
9 6 (2.32%) Gatling
9 6 (2.32%) JMeter
10 5 (1.93%) TestRail
11 4 (1.54%) git-flow
11 4 (1.54%) LoadRunner
11 4 (1.54%) NeoLoad
12 3 (1.16%) Browser DevTools
12 3 (1.16%) Fiddler
13 2 (0.77%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.77%) Maven
General
1 77 (29.73%) Social Skills
2 62 (23.94%) Finance
3 31 (11.97%) Public Sector
4 30 (11.58%) Documentation Skills
5 23 (8.88%) Banking
6 14 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (2.70%) Retail
8 5 (1.93%) Military
9 3 (1.16%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.16%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.16%) Legal
10 1 (0.39%) Games
10 1 (0.39%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.39%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 95 (36.68%) Architect
2 39 (15.06%) Developer
3 31 (11.97%) Senior
4 28 (10.81%) Lead
5 26 (10.04%) Technical Architect
6 15 (5.79%) AWS Architect
7 13 (5.02%) CyberArk Architect
8 11 (4.25%) Cloud Architect
8 11 (4.25%) Java Developer
8 11 (4.25%) Security Architect
8 11 (4.25%) Solutions Architect
9 10 (3.86%) Full-Stack Developer
9 10 (3.86%) IAM Specialist
10 9 (3.47%) Test Engineer
11 8 (3.09%) Test Automation Engineer
12 7 (2.70%) Azure Engineer
12 7 (2.70%) Cloud Engineer
12 7 (2.70%) IAM Developer
12 7 (2.70%) Lead Architect
12 7 (2.70%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 203 (78.38%) OAuth
2 154 (59.46%) SAML
3 133 (51.35%) OAuth2
4 84 (32.43%) LDAP
5 59 (22.78%) REST
6 42 (16.22%) SailPoint
7 32 (12.36%) RESTful
8 27 (10.42%) .NET
9 25 (9.65%) Kafka
10 23 (8.88%) JWT
10 23 (8.88%) Node.js
11 19 (7.34%) React
12 18 (6.95%) Spring
12 18 (6.95%) Spring Boot
13 16 (6.18%) JSON
14 14 (5.41%) OpenTelemetry
14 14 (5.41%) Web Services
15 12 (4.63%) AngularJS
16 10 (3.86%) GraphQL
16 10 (3.86%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 67 (25.87%) Cloud Native
2 42 (16.22%) Onboarding
3 20 (7.72%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (6.56%) PKI
5 16 (6.18%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (3.47%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.70%) Enterprise Cloud
7 7 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (2.70%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.70%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.32%) IoT
8 6 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.32%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.93%) Clustering
9 5 (1.93%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (1.93%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.16%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.16%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.56%) Windows
2 13 (5.02%) Linux
3 5 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.54%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.16%) Android
6 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.39%) Unix
7 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (45.95%) CI/CD
2 110 (42.47%) DevOps
3 66 (25.48%) Identity Access Management
3 66 (25.48%) Infrastructure as Code
4 65 (25.10%) RBAC
5 61 (23.55%) Microservices
6 52 (20.08%) Agile
7 48 (18.53%) Containerisation
8 45 (17.37%) Event-Driven
9 44 (16.99%) Test Automation
10 42 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
10 42 (16.22%) Secrets Management
11 41 (15.83%) Cybersecurity
12 39 (15.06%) Observability
12 39 (15.06%) Roadmaps
13 37 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
14 35 (13.51%) Design Patterns
14 35 (13.51%) Zero Trust
15 33 (12.74%) Architectural Patterns
15 33 (12.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 71 (27.41%) Java
2 58 (22.39%) Python
3 46 (17.76%) SQL
4 40 (15.44%) PowerShell
5 27 (10.42%) TypeScript
6 26 (10.04%) JavaScript
7 16 (6.18%) Bicep
8 15 (5.79%) C#
9 8 (3.09%) Go
10 7 (2.70%) Bash
10 7 (2.70%) PHP
11 5 (1.93%) Scala
12 4 (1.54%) Cypher
12 4 (1.54%) Kotlin
13 3 (1.16%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.77%) Groovy
14 2 (0.77%) Swift
15 1 (0.39%) C
Qualifications
1 82 (31.66%) Security Cleared
2 65 (25.10%) SC Cleared
3 18 (6.95%) CISSP
4 12 (4.63%) AWS Certification
4 12 (4.63%) Degree
4 12 (4.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (3.47%) Azure Certification
6 8 (3.09%) CISM
7 6 (2.32%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.93%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.16%) CSPO
10 3 (1.16%) GIAC
11 2 (0.77%) CEH
11 2 (0.77%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.77%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.77%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (15.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (13.90%) NIST
3 23 (8.88%) QA
4 20 (7.72%) GDPR
5 18 (6.95%) NCSC
6 9 (3.47%) PCI DSS
7 7 (2.70%) HIPAA
7 7 (2.70%) SOC 2
8 6 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.54%) Accessibility
10 3 (1.16%) GRC
10 3 (1.16%) ISO 20022
10 3 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (1.16%) SEPA
10 3 (1.16%) WCAG
11 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.77%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.77%) PSD2
12 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 65 (25.10%) Active Directory
2 44 (16.99%) Docker
3 10 (3.86%) Squid
4 5 (1.93%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 5 (1.93%) RACF
5 2 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 75 (28.96%) Kubernetes
2 72 (27.80%) Single Sign-On
3 69 (26.64%) Terraform
4 21 (8.11%) Grafana
4 21 (8.11%) Prometheus
5 19 (7.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (3.47%) Ansible
6 9 (3.47%) FortiGate
7 8 (3.09%) Consul
8 6 (2.32%) Argo
8 6 (2.32%) Istio
8 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (1.93%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.54%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.54%) linkerd
10 4 (1.54%) PingFederate
11 3 (1.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 1 (0.39%) Packer
12 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.39%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 81 (31.27%) Microsoft
2 33 (12.74%) ServiceNow
3 28 (10.81%) CyberArk
4 23 (8.88%) Okta
5 18 (6.95%) Google
5 18 (6.95%) Splunk
6 13 (5.02%) Ping Identity
7 12 (4.63%) Dynatrace
8 11 (4.25%) ForgeRock
9 10 (3.86%) Red Hat
10 8 (3.09%) SAP
11 7 (2.70%) Atlassian
12 6 (2.32%) MuleSoft
13 5 (1.93%) Denodo
13 5 (1.93%) Workday
14 4 (1.54%) Oracle
15 3 (1.16%) BeyondTrust
15 3 (1.16%) IBM
15 3 (1.16%) VMware
16 2 (0.77%) Thycotic