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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 419 479 473
Rank change year-on-year +60 -6 +144
Contract jobs citing OpenID 179 87 144
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.24% 0.32%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.17% 1.09% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 60 112
10th Percentile £406 £410 £426
25th Percentile £427 £498 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £576 £600
Median % change year-on-year -13.23% -3.96% -6.25%
75th Percentile £600 £651 £675
90th Percentile £684 £726 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -14.83% -4.17% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £53.40 - -
25th Percentile £54.75 - -
Median hourly rate £59.00 - -
75th Percentile £62.75 - -
90th Percentile £63.80 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.00 - -

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 8,234 7,964 10,109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 22.81% 21.76% 22.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,461 5,008 7,214
10th Percentile £350 £350 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £720 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.75% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 122 186
10th Percentile £30.80 £22.00 £35.00
25th Percentile £43.00 £37.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £54.78
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.66% -12.82%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.00 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.75 £65.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -1.92% +23.81% -19.23%

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 28 November 2025.

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
Top 14 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 28 November 2025. 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 +59 156 £498 -13.48% 34
UK excluding London +33 98 £490 -14.83% 31
London +24 66 £500 -13.04% 14
Work from Home +19 41 £492 -14.43% 27
South West +25 31 £533 -3.36% 9
North of England -17 25 £446 -31.38% 6
Midlands -11 14 £430 +1.06% 1
North West - 14 £448 - 3
Scotland +5 12 £600 +38.57% 3
Yorkshire - 11 £409 -
South East -6 9 £481 -16.30% 11
East Midlands - 8 £415 -
East of England - 8 £425 -
West Midlands -32 6 £538 +26.47% 1

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 12 (6.70%) Apache
1 12 (6.70%) JBoss
2 11 (6.15%) IIS
2 11 (6.15%) WebSphere
3 10 (5.59%) iPlanet
3 10 (5.59%) WebSphere Application Server
4 5 (2.79%) CMS
4 5 (2.79%) Headless CMS
4 5 (2.79%) SharePoint
5 3 (1.68%) Confluence
5 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.56%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.56%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 93 (51.96%) Azure
2 92 (51.40%) AWS
3 56 (31.28%) Entra ID
4 39 (21.79%) GCP
5 29 (16.20%) GitHub
6 24 (13.41%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (13.41%) SaaS
7 15 (8.38%) Amazon EKS
8 12 (6.70%) GitHub Actions
8 12 (6.70%) OpenShift
9 11 (6.15%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 11 (6.15%) PaaS
9 11 (6.15%) Serverless
10 10 (5.59%) AWS CloudFormation
10 10 (5.59%) Azure AKS
11 8 (4.47%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (3.91%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (3.91%) Amazon S3
13 6 (3.35%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (3.35%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 23 (12.85%) Kerberos
2 18 (10.06%) Firewall
3 14 (7.82%) DNS
4 5 (2.79%) HTTPS
4 5 (2.79%) SSL
5 3 (1.68%) Internet
6 2 (1.12%) Extranet
6 2 (1.12%) HTTP
6 2 (1.12%) Network Security
6 2 (1.12%) S/MIME
6 2 (1.12%) VPN
7 1 (0.56%) DHCP
7 1 (0.56%) SMTP
7 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.70%) Oracle Database
2 9 (5.03%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (3.35%) DynamoDB
4 4 (2.23%) NewSQL
4 4 (2.23%) OLTP
4 4 (2.23%) Redis
5 3 (1.68%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (1.68%) Metadata
5 3 (1.68%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.68%) Power BI
6 2 (1.12%) CockroachDB
6 2 (1.12%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.56%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.56%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.56%) MySQL
7 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 25 (13.97%) Git
2 23 (12.85%) Jenkins
3 12 (6.70%) GitLab
4 11 (6.15%) Bitbucket Server
4 11 (6.15%) CA Release Automation
5 9 (5.03%) Sonatype Nexus
6 6 (3.35%) Maven
7 5 (2.79%) Cucumber
7 5 (2.79%) JIRA
7 5 (2.79%) JUnit
7 5 (2.79%) Mockito
7 5 (2.79%) Selenium
8 4 (2.23%) Artifactory
9 3 (1.68%) Cypress.io
9 3 (1.68%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.56%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.56%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.56%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.56%) Fiddler
10 1 (0.56%) git-flow
General
1 96 (53.63%) Social Skills
2 33 (18.44%) Finance
3 32 (17.88%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (8.38%) Documentation Skills
5 13 (7.26%) Public Sector
6 11 (6.15%) Aviation
7 9 (5.03%) Banking
8 4 (2.23%) Legal
9 3 (1.68%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.68%) Retail
10 2 (1.12%) Billing
10 2 (1.12%) Games
10 2 (1.12%) Publishing
11 1 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.56%) Law
11 1 (0.56%) Military
11 1 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.56%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.56%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 31 (17.32%) Architect
2 24 (13.41%) Developer
2 24 (13.41%) Senior
3 15 (8.38%) Lead
4 11 (6.15%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (5.59%) Azure Engineer
6 9 (5.03%) Business Analyst
6 9 (5.03%) DevOps Engineer
7 8 (4.47%) Analyst
7 8 (4.47%) Consultant
7 8 (4.47%) Software Engineer
8 7 (3.91%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (3.91%) ForgeRock Developer
8 7 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.91%) Senior Developer
9 6 (3.35%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
9 6 (3.35%) Identity Management Engineer
9 6 (3.35%) Security Engineer
10 5 (2.79%) Java Developer
10 5 (2.79%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (86.59%) OAuth
2 143 (79.89%) SAML
3 86 (48.04%) OAuth2
4 45 (25.14%) LDAP
5 21 (11.73%) Spring
6 17 (9.50%) REST
7 16 (8.94%) RESTful
8 15 (8.38%) SailPoint
9 14 (7.82%) JSON
10 11 (6.15%) .NET
10 11 (6.15%) Spring Boot
11 9 (5.03%) Kafka
11 9 (5.03%) React
12 8 (4.47%) GraphQL
12 8 (4.47%) Hibernate
12 8 (4.47%) JDBC
13 7 (3.91%) Node.js
13 7 (3.91%) OpenAPI
13 7 (3.91%) Swagger
14 6 (3.35%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 23 (12.85%) Cloud Native
2 19 (10.61%) Onboarding
3 14 (7.82%) PKI
4 11 (6.15%) Management Information System
5 10 (5.59%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (5.03%) Private Cloud
7 6 (3.35%) Replication
8 5 (2.79%) BYOD
9 4 (2.23%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (2.23%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.68%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (1.68%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.68%) Taxonomies
11 2 (1.12%) Distributed Architecture
11 2 (1.12%) Mobile App
11 2 (1.12%) Product Ownership
11 2 (1.12%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.56%) Algorithms
12 1 (0.56%) Data Structures
12 1 (0.56%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 28 (15.64%) Windows
2 22 (12.29%) Linux
2 22 (12.29%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.47%) Unix
4 2 (1.12%) Android
5 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.56%) CentOS
5 1 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.56%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (35.20%) Identity Access Management
2 58 (32.40%) DevOps
3 55 (30.73%) CI/CD
3 55 (30.73%) RBAC
4 44 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (20.11%) Identity Management
6 34 (18.99%) Infrastructure as Code
7 31 (17.32%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 30 (16.76%) Agile
9 28 (15.64%) Containerisation
9 28 (15.64%) Microservices
10 27 (15.08%) Stakeholder Management
11 24 (13.41%) DevSecOps
12 22 (12.29%) Migration
13 20 (11.17%) Mentoring
13 20 (11.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 19 (10.61%) Observability
15 17 (9.50%) Software Engineering
15 17 (9.50%) Technical Leadership
16 15 (8.38%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 48 (26.82%) PowerShell
2 37 (20.67%) Java
3 30 (16.76%) Python
4 18 (10.06%) JavaScript
5 15 (8.38%) Groovy
6 12 (6.70%) SQL
7 10 (5.59%) Shell Script
8 8 (4.47%) C#
9 7 (3.91%) Bash
10 5 (2.79%) Go
11 4 (2.23%) ANSI SQL
11 4 (2.23%) TypeScript
12 3 (1.68%) PHP
13 2 (1.12%) C
14 1 (0.56%) C++
14 1 (0.56%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.56%) Rust
14 1 (0.56%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (22.91%) Security Cleared
2 23 (12.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (10.06%) SC Cleared
4 16 (8.94%) DV Cleared
5 12 (6.70%) AWS Certification
5 12 (6.70%) CISSP
5 12 (6.70%) Degree
6 5 (2.79%) CISM
7 4 (2.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (2.23%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.68%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.68%) CCSP
8 3 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
10 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (19.55%) GDPR
2 19 (10.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (7.82%) HIPAA
4 12 (6.70%) NIST
5 8 (4.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (4.47%) SOC 2
6 6 (3.35%) PSD2
6 6 (3.35%) QA
6 6 (3.35%) WCAG
7 5 (2.79%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.23%) Accessibility
8 4 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.68%) Data Quality
10 2 (1.12%) SLA
11 1 (0.56%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.56%) GRC
11 1 (0.56%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.56%) PMO
System Software
1 82 (45.81%) Active Directory
2 34 (18.99%) Docker
3 8 (4.47%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 3 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.12%) OpenAM
5 2 (1.12%) OpenDJ
5 2 (1.12%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 81 (45.25%) Single Sign-On
2 48 (26.82%) Terraform
3 42 (23.46%) Kubernetes
4 19 (10.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 15 (8.38%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (6.15%) CA Single Sign-On
6 11 (6.15%) Grafana
7 10 (5.59%) CA Wily
8 9 (5.03%) Ansible
8 9 (5.03%) PingFederate
8 9 (5.03%) Progress Chef
9 8 (4.47%) Tivoli
9 8 (4.47%) Tivoli Identity Manager
10 5 (2.79%) Kibana
11 4 (2.23%) Prometheus
12 3 (1.68%) Argo
12 3 (1.68%) SCCM
13 2 (1.12%) Puppet
14 1 (0.56%) Istio
14 1 (0.56%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 84 (46.93%) Microsoft
2 23 (12.85%) Ping Identity
3 20 (11.17%) IBM
4 17 (9.50%) ForgeRock
5 16 (8.94%) CyberArk
5 16 (8.94%) Oracle
6 15 (8.38%) Splunk
7 12 (6.70%) Okta
8 11 (6.15%) AppDynamics
8 11 (6.15%) Broadcom
9 9 (5.03%) VMware
10 8 (4.47%) Alibaba
10 8 (4.47%) Google
11 4 (2.23%) ServiceNow
12 3 (1.68%) Salesforce
13 2 (1.12%) Intel
13 2 (1.12%) MuleSoft
13 2 (1.12%) Optimizely
13 2 (1.12%) Red Hat
13 2 (1.12%) Xamarin