SAML Contract Job Trends in England

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SAML 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 417 389 396
Rank change year-on-year -28 +7 +85
Contract jobs citing SAML 212 117 123
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.46% 0.42% 0.37%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.49% 1.91% 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 77 77
10th Percentile £400 £362 £338
25th Percentile £455 £409 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £577
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.68% -3.83%
75th Percentile £638 £608 £645
90th Percentile £750 £693 £685
UK median daily rate £525 £555 £581
% change year-on-year -5.41% -4.48% -3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 0 2
10th Percentile £58.93 - £24.26
25th Percentile £72.50 - £24.39
Median hourly rate £77.50 - £24.59
75th Percentile £85.54 - £24.80
90th Percentile £87.56 - £24.92
UK median hourly rate £77.50 £55.00 £24.59
% change year-on-year +40.91% +123.67% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

SAML 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 8,502 6,121 7,338
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.54% 22.02% 22.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,556 4,186 5,034
10th Percentile £365 £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 £816
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 158 225
10th Percentile £28.79 £31.25 £24.51
25th Percentile £46.53 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.70 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £50.00
% change year-on-year +18.45% +9.75% -16.67%

SAML
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SAML job vacancy trend in England

SAML
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAML

SAML
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAML in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAML in England

SAML
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAML

SAML
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAML in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAML in England

SAML
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 SAML within the England region 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
London -38 94 £525 -13.65% 71
South East -23 55 £500 -4.76% 15
North of England -57 40 £563 +38.55% 12
Yorkshire -38 21 £620 +51.59% 5
North West -30 17 £525 +57.23% 7
Midlands -53 9 £400 -3.61% 3
South West -44 8 £550 -4.35% 6
West Midlands -46 7 £400 -33.67% 3
East Midlands -29 2 £401 -3.37%
North East - 2 £438 -
East of England -22 1 - - 2
SAML
UK

SAML
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 13 (6.13%) Confluence
2 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.94%) Apache
4 1 (0.47%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (0.94%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.89%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 142 (66.98%) Azure
2 106 (50.00%) Entra ID
3 74 (34.91%) AWS
4 49 (23.11%) GCP
5 34 (16.04%) SaaS
6 19 (8.96%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (7.55%) GitHub
8 15 (7.08%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (5.66%) Boomi
9 12 (5.66%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (4.72%) Azure Key Vault
11 9 (4.25%) Azure AKS
12 8 (3.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (3.30%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (3.30%) iPaaS
14 6 (2.83%) Azure API Management
14 6 (2.83%) Azure App Service
14 6 (2.83%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (2.83%) IaaS
14 6 (2.83%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (15.57%) DNS
2 26 (12.26%) SSL
3 25 (11.79%) Firewall
4 20 (9.43%) HTTP
4 20 (9.43%) TCP/IP
5 17 (8.02%) Kerberos
6 15 (7.08%) Network Security
7 14 (6.60%) VPN
8 10 (4.72%) DHCP
8 10 (4.72%) WAN
9 8 (3.77%) HTTPS
9 8 (3.77%) IPsec
9 8 (3.77%) LAN
9 8 (3.77%) Wireless
10 6 (2.83%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.89%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.89%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (1.89%) Internet
11 4 (1.89%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.77%) NoSQL
2 7 (3.30%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (2.36%) Metadata
3 5 (2.36%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.42%) MySQL
4 3 (1.42%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.94%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.94%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.94%) Parquet
6 1 (0.47%) Db2
6 1 (0.47%) Power BI
6 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (7.55%) JIRA
2 12 (5.66%) Git
3 11 (5.19%) Browser DevTools
4 8 (3.77%) Jenkins
5 6 (2.83%) GitLab
6 3 (1.42%) Fiddler
6 3 (1.42%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.47%) Maven
7 1 (0.47%) Moq
7 1 (0.47%) Postman
General
1 54 (25.47%) Social Skills
2 45 (21.23%) Finance
3 31 (14.62%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (13.21%) Documentation Skills
5 27 (12.74%) Public Sector
6 14 (6.60%) Banking
7 6 (2.83%) Aerospace
7 6 (2.83%) Legal
8 5 (2.36%) Military
8 5 (2.36%) Retail
9 4 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.89%) Publishing
10 3 (1.42%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (25.94%) Architect
2 22 (10.38%) Developer
3 17 (8.02%) Solutions Architect
4 16 (7.55%) IAM Specialist
5 15 (7.08%) Technical Architect
6 12 (5.66%) Senior
7 10 (4.72%) Lead
7 10 (4.72%) Network Engineer
8 9 (4.25%) Consultant
8 9 (4.25%) Security Engineer
9 7 (3.30%) IAM Developer
10 6 (2.83%) Full-Stack Developer
10 6 (2.83%) Java Developer
10 6 (2.83%) Security Architect
11 5 (2.36%) Analyst
11 5 (2.36%) Integration Architect
11 5 (2.36%) Product Owner
11 5 (2.36%) Support Engineer
11 5 (2.36%) Systems Engineer
12 4 (1.89%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (73.11%) OAuth
2 133 (62.74%) OpenID
3 83 (39.15%) OAuth2
4 64 (30.19%) LDAP
5 43 (20.28%) REST
6 33 (15.57%) SailPoint
7 27 (12.74%) SOAP
8 22 (10.38%) JSON
9 19 (8.96%) JWT
10 17 (8.02%) Web Services
11 14 (6.60%) RESTful
12 13 (6.13%) Middleware
13 12 (5.66%) .NET
13 12 (5.66%) XML
14 11 (5.19%) GraphQL
15 10 (4.72%) Kafka
15 10 (4.72%) Swagger
16 9 (4.25%) OpenAPI
17 7 (3.30%) .NET Framework
17 7 (3.30%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 35 (16.51%) Onboarding
2 31 (14.62%) Cloud Native
3 20 (9.43%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (8.49%) PKI
5 17 (8.02%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (6.13%) Security Posture
7 11 (5.19%) Product Ownership
8 10 (4.72%) Management Information System
9 8 (3.77%) IoT
10 6 (2.83%) Data Centre
10 6 (2.83%) Enterprise Cloud
11 5 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.89%) Cloud Security Posture
12 4 (1.89%) Clustering
12 4 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.89%) Operational Technology
13 3 (1.42%) AI Agents
13 3 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (1.42%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 17 (8.02%) Windows
2 15 (7.08%) Linux
3 4 (1.89%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.89%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.42%) Unix
5 2 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.94%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.94%) VMS
6 1 (0.47%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.47%) CatOS
6 1 (0.47%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (29.72%) Identity Access Management
2 58 (27.36%) RBAC
3 56 (26.42%) CI/CD
4 52 (24.53%) DevOps
5 44 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (16.04%) Zero Trust
7 31 (14.62%) Migration
7 31 (14.62%) Runbook
8 30 (14.15%) Roadmaps
8 30 (14.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 29 (13.68%) Integration Patterns
10 28 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (12.74%) Event-Driven
12 26 (12.26%) Infrastructure as Code
12 26 (12.26%) ITIL
13 25 (11.79%) Microservices
13 25 (11.79%) Privileged Access Management
13 25 (11.79%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (11.32%) API Integration
15 23 (10.85%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 46 (21.70%) Python
2 45 (21.23%) PowerShell
3 28 (13.21%) Java
4 16 (7.55%) SQL
5 14 (6.60%) Bash
6 9 (4.25%) JavaScript
7 8 (3.77%) C#
8 5 (2.36%) Bicep
9 4 (1.89%) Groovy
10 3 (1.42%) Go
10 3 (1.42%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.94%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.94%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.47%) Perl
12 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.47%) R
12 1 (0.47%) Ruby
12 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 54 (25.47%) Security Cleared
2 39 (18.40%) SC Cleared
3 30 (14.15%) Degree
4 23 (10.85%) CISSP
5 14 (6.60%) Azure Certification
5 14 (6.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (5.19%) CISM
7 10 (4.72%) AWS Certification
7 10 (4.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (4.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.83%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.36%) CSPO
10 5 (2.36%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.89%) CEH
11 4 (1.89%) GIAC
12 3 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.42%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.94%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (13.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (13.21%) NIST
3 26 (12.26%) GDPR
4 9 (4.25%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.77%) NCSC
6 6 (2.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (2.36%) HIPAA
8 4 (1.89%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.94%) QA
10 1 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.47%) GRC
10 1 (0.47%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 97 (45.75%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.66%) Docker
3 4 (1.89%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.42%) OpenAM
4 3 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.47%) RACF
5 1 (0.47%) Squid
Systems Management
1 70 (33.02%) Single Sign-On
2 31 (14.62%) Kubernetes
3 28 (13.21%) Terraform
4 26 (12.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (4.25%) Ansible
6 4 (1.89%) CA Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.89%) PingFederate
6 4 (1.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (1.42%) Grafana
7 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.42%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.94%) Consul
8 2 (0.94%) Packer
8 2 (0.94%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.47%) Argo
9 1 (0.47%) CASB
9 1 (0.47%) Istio
9 1 (0.47%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.47%) systemd
9 1 (0.47%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 96 (45.28%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.32%) Google
2 24 (11.32%) Okta
3 18 (8.49%) Ping Identity
4 17 (8.02%) CyberArk
5 16 (7.55%) Oracle
5 16 (7.55%) ServiceNow
6 14 (6.60%) Cisco
6 14 (6.60%) Palo Alto
7 11 (5.19%) BeyondTrust
7 11 (5.19%) Zscaler
8 10 (4.72%) MuleSoft
8 10 (4.72%) SAP
9 9 (4.25%) ForgeRock
9 9 (4.25%) Workday
10 8 (3.77%) IBM
11 7 (3.30%) F5
11 7 (3.30%) Informatica
12 6 (2.83%) TIBCO
12 6 (2.83%) WSO2
110 SAML jobs in England