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 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 399 412
Rank change year-on-year -25 +13 +57
Contract jobs citing SAML 212 119 121
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.46% 0.43% 0.36%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.15% 1.73% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 79 74
10th Percentile £400 £362 £319
25th Percentile £466 £427 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £581
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -5.34% -3.17%
75th Percentile £638 £612 £643
90th Percentile £750 £690 £693
UK median daily rate £525 £557 £585
% change year-on-year -5.75% -4.79% -2.50%
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 9,865 6,864 8,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.51% 24.88% 24.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,497 4,717 5,610
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 165 197
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £26.36
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -10.71% -3.75%
75th Percentile £75.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.16 £77.22 £74.46
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £58.91
% change year-on-year +20.37% -8.33% -5.75%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -47 92 £530 -12.83% 64
South East -18 54 £500 -9.09% 19
North of England -48 41 £563 +38.04% 12
Yorkshire -33 21 £620 +51.59% 4
North West -37 18 £525 +45.76% 8
South West -34 10 £550 -4.35% 6
Midlands -57 9 £400 -3.61% 5
West Midlands -43 7 £400 -34.85% 3
East Midlands -29 2 £401 -3.37% 2
North East - 2 £438 -
East of England -21 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 12 (5.66%) 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
1 139 (65.57%) Azure
2 107 (50.47%) Entra ID
3 73 (34.43%) AWS
4 50 (23.58%) GCP
5 35 (16.51%) SaaS
6 18 (8.49%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (7.55%) GitHub
8 14 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (5.66%) Boomi
9 12 (5.66%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (4.72%) Azure Key Vault
11 8 (3.77%) Azure AKS
11 8 (3.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 7 (3.30%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (3.30%) iPaaS
13 6 (2.83%) Azure API Management
14 5 (2.36%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 5 (2.36%) AtomSphere
14 5 (2.36%) Azure App Service
14 5 (2.36%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 34 (16.04%) DNS
2 26 (12.26%) SSL
3 23 (10.85%) Firewall
4 20 (9.43%) HTTP
4 20 (9.43%) TCP/IP
5 19 (8.96%) Kerberos
6 13 (6.13%) Network Security
7 12 (5.66%) VPN
8 11 (5.19%) DHCP
9 10 (4.72%) WAN
10 8 (3.77%) HTTPS
10 8 (3.77%) IPsec
10 8 (3.77%) LAN
11 6 (2.83%) SD-WAN
11 6 (2.83%) Wireless
12 4 (1.89%) BIG-IP
12 4 (1.89%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
12 4 (1.89%) Internet
12 4 (1.89%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.30%) NoSQL
2 6 (2.83%) 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
6 1 (0.47%) Db2
6 1 (0.47%) Parquet
6 1 (0.47%) Power BI
6 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (7.08%) JIRA
2 11 (5.19%) Browser DevTools
2 11 (5.19%) Git
3 8 (3.77%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.83%) GitLab
5 3 (1.42%) Fiddler
5 3 (1.42%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.47%) Maven
6 1 (0.47%) Moq
General
1 52 (24.53%) Social Skills
2 46 (21.70%) Finance
3 29 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (13.68%) Documentation Skills
4 28 (13.21%) Public Sector
5 14 (6.60%) Banking
6 7 (3.30%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.36%) Legal
7 5 (2.36%) Military
7 5 (2.36%) Retail
8 4 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (1.89%) Publishing
9 3 (1.42%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 58 (27.36%) Architect
2 20 (9.43%) Developer
3 17 (8.02%) Solutions Architect
4 16 (7.55%) IAM Specialist
4 16 (7.55%) Technical Architect
5 11 (5.19%) Lead
6 10 (4.72%) Senior
7 9 (4.25%) Consultant
8 8 (3.77%) Network Engineer
8 8 (3.77%) Security Engineer
9 7 (3.30%) IAM Developer
9 7 (3.30%) Security Architect
10 6 (2.83%) Java Developer
11 5 (2.36%) Analyst
11 5 (2.36%) Full-Stack Developer
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 65 (30.66%) LDAP
5 43 (20.28%) REST
6 34 (16.04%) SailPoint
7 27 (12.74%) SOAP
8 26 (12.26%) Terraform
9 21 (9.91%) JSON
10 20 (9.43%) JWT
11 17 (8.02%) Web Services
12 13 (6.13%) Middleware
12 13 (6.13%) RESTful
13 12 (5.66%) XML
14 11 (5.19%) .NET
14 11 (5.19%) GraphQL
15 10 (4.72%) Kafka
15 10 (4.72%) Swagger
16 9 (4.25%) OpenAPI
17 7 (3.30%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 36 (16.98%) Onboarding
2 31 (14.62%) Cloud Native
3 18 (8.49%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (8.49%) PKI
4 15 (7.08%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (5.66%) Product Ownership
5 12 (5.66%) Security Posture
6 9 (4.25%) Management Information System
7 8 (3.77%) IoT
8 6 (2.83%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.83%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.89%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.89%) Clustering
10 4 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.89%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.89%) Replication
11 3 (1.42%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
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 62 (29.25%) Identity Access Management
2 59 (27.83%) RBAC
3 55 (25.94%) CI/CD
4 51 (24.06%) DevOps
5 42 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
6 35 (16.51%) Zero Trust
7 33 (15.57%) Roadmaps
8 31 (14.62%) Runbook
8 31 (14.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 30 (14.15%) Integration Patterns
9 30 (14.15%) Migration
10 27 (12.74%) Cybersecurity
10 27 (12.74%) Event-Driven
10 27 (12.74%) ITIL
11 26 (12.26%) Infrastructure as Code
11 26 (12.26%) Privileged Access Management
11 26 (12.26%) Stakeholder Management
12 25 (11.79%) Microservices
12 25 (11.79%) Technical Leadership
13 24 (11.32%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 46 (21.70%) Python
2 44 (20.75%) PowerShell
3 27 (12.74%) Java
4 15 (7.08%) SQL
5 14 (6.60%) Bash
6 8 (3.77%) JavaScript
7 7 (3.30%) C#
8 4 (1.89%) Bicep
9 3 (1.42%) Go
9 3 (1.42%) Groovy
9 3 (1.42%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.94%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.47%) BeanShell
11 1 (0.47%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.47%) Perl
11 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.47%) R
11 1 (0.47%) Ruby
11 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (26.42%) Security Cleared
2 40 (18.87%) SC Cleared
3 29 (13.68%) Degree
4 22 (10.38%) CISSP
5 13 (6.13%) Azure Certification
5 13 (6.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (5.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (5.19%) CISM
7 10 (4.72%) AWS Certification
8 9 (4.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.83%) DV Cleared
9 6 (2.83%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.36%) CSPO
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 30 (14.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (13.21%) NIST
3 27 (12.74%) GDPR
4 10 (4.72%) 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 3 (1.42%) QA
10 2 (0.94%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.47%) GRC
11 1 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 98 (46.23%) 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 71 (33.49%) Single Sign-On
2 31 (14.62%) Kubernetes
3 27 (12.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 8 (3.77%) Ansible
5 4 (1.89%) CA Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.89%) PingFederate
5 4 (1.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (1.42%) Grafana
6 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.42%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.94%) Consul
7 2 (0.94%) Packer
7 2 (0.94%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.47%) Argo
8 1 (0.47%) CASB
8 1 (0.47%) Istio
8 1 (0.47%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.47%) systemd
8 1 (0.47%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 97 (45.75%) Microsoft
2 25 (11.79%) Google
2 25 (11.79%) Okta
3 18 (8.49%) Oracle
3 18 (8.49%) Ping Identity
4 17 (8.02%) CyberArk
5 15 (7.08%) ServiceNow
6 12 (5.66%) BeyondTrust
6 12 (5.66%) Cisco
6 12 (5.66%) Palo Alto
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%) Salesforce
12 6 (2.83%) WSO2
105 SAML jobs in England