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

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 388 395
Rank change year-on-year -29 +7 +101
Contract jobs citing SAML 208 116 142
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.46% 0.42% 0.42%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.44% 1.89% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 76 88
10th Percentile £366 £401 £363
25th Percentile £455 £437 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £563 £576
Median % change year-on-year -5.16% -2.34% -4.00%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £656
90th Percentile £750 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 0 3
10th Percentile £57.63 - £24.34
25th Percentile £72.50 - £24.59
Median hourly rate £77.50 - £25.00
75th Percentile £84.34 - -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
UK median hourly rate £77.50 £55.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +40.91% +120.00% -

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 8,530 6,128 7,317
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.74% 22.20% 21.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,584 4,228 5,077
10th Percentile £363 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £649 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £824
UK median daily rate £525 £505 £550
% change year-on-year +3.96% -8.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 145 231
10th Percentile £29.00 £31.25 £24.00
25th Percentile £47.60 £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 £73.94 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.36 £79.48 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £53.75
% change year-on-year +18.18% +2.33% -10.42%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -36 94 £525 -13.65% 51
South East -16 51 £500 -9.09% 11
North of England -50 39 £570 +20.76% 11
Yorkshire -31 24 £623 +41.80% 4
North West -40 14 £550 -6.50% 8
Midlands -56 12 £400 -3.61% 2
West Midlands -54 10 £375 -37.81% 2
South West -36 6 £550 -4.35% 4
East Midlands -27 2 £401 -3.37%
North East - 2 £413 -
East of England -17 1 - - 6
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 14 (6.73%) Confluence
2 5 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.96%) Apache
5 1 (0.48%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.48%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (0.96%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.44%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 138 (66.35%) Azure
2 104 (50.00%) Entra ID
3 73 (35.10%) AWS
4 44 (21.15%) GCP
5 35 (16.83%) SaaS
6 20 (9.62%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (6.25%) GitHub
9 11 (5.29%) Azure Key Vault
10 9 (4.33%) Azure AKS
10 9 (4.33%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (4.33%) IaaS
10 9 (4.33%) PaaS
11 8 (3.85%) Boomi
12 7 (3.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 6 (2.88%) Azure API Management
13 6 (2.88%) Azure App Service
13 6 (2.88%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (2.88%) Serverless
14 5 (2.40%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 28 (13.46%) DNS
2 27 (12.98%) SSL
3 25 (12.02%) Firewall
4 19 (9.13%) TCP/IP
5 18 (8.65%) Kerberos
6 16 (7.69%) HTTP
7 15 (7.21%) Network Security
8 14 (6.73%) VPN
9 11 (5.29%) IPsec
10 10 (4.81%) WAN
11 8 (3.85%) DHCP
11 8 (3.85%) HTTPS
11 8 (3.85%) LAN
11 8 (3.85%) Wireless
12 6 (2.88%) SD-WAN
13 4 (1.92%) BIG-IP
13 4 (1.92%) Cisco ASA
13 4 (1.92%) Internet
13 4 (1.92%) NGFW
13 4 (1.92%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
1 8 (3.85%) NoSQL
2 6 (2.88%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.40%) Metadata
4 3 (1.44%) MySQL
4 3 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.96%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.96%) Parquet
6 1 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.48%) Db2
6 1 (0.48%) GIS
6 1 (0.48%) Power BI
6 1 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (7.69%) JIRA
2 11 (5.29%) Browser DevTools
3 10 (4.81%) Git
4 6 (2.88%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.44%) Fiddler
5 3 (1.44%) GitLab
6 2 (0.96%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.48%) Maven
7 1 (0.48%) Moq
7 1 (0.48%) Postman
7 1 (0.48%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (25.96%) Social Skills
2 44 (21.15%) Finance
3 30 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 23 (11.06%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (6.73%) Banking
7 6 (2.88%) Legal
7 6 (2.88%) Military
8 5 (2.40%) Retail
9 4 (1.92%) Aerospace
9 4 (1.92%) Publishing
10 3 (1.44%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.48%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (26.44%) Architect
2 22 (10.58%) Developer
3 18 (8.65%) Technical Architect
4 15 (7.21%) IAM Specialist
5 14 (6.73%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (5.77%) Senior
7 11 (5.29%) Lead
8 10 (4.81%) Network Engineer
9 9 (4.33%) Consultant
9 9 (4.33%) Security Engineer
10 7 (3.37%) Full-Stack Developer
10 7 (3.37%) IAM Developer
11 6 (2.88%) Analyst
11 6 (2.88%) Java Developer
11 6 (2.88%) Security Architect
12 5 (2.40%) Applications Engineer
12 5 (2.40%) Integration Architect
12 5 (2.40%) Product Owner
12 5 (2.40%) Support Engineer
12 5 (2.40%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (75.48%) OAuth
2 137 (65.87%) OpenID
3 86 (41.35%) OAuth2
4 61 (29.33%) LDAP
5 41 (19.71%) REST
6 35 (16.83%) SailPoint
7 23 (11.06%) SOAP
8 19 (9.13%) Web Services
9 18 (8.65%) JSON
10 16 (7.69%) JWT
11 14 (6.73%) .NET
11 14 (6.73%) RESTful
12 9 (4.33%) Middleware
13 8 (3.85%) .NET Core
13 8 (3.85%) .NET Framework
13 8 (3.85%) Entity Framework
13 8 (3.85%) XML
14 7 (3.37%) GraphQL
14 7 (3.37%) Kafka
14 7 (3.37%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.87%) Onboarding
2 29 (13.94%) Cloud Native
3 19 (9.13%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (9.13%) PKI
4 14 (6.73%) Distributed Systems
5 13 (6.25%) Security Posture
6 11 (5.29%) Product Ownership
7 10 (4.81%) Management Information System
8 8 (3.85%) IoT
9 6 (2.88%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.88%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.92%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.92%) Clustering
11 4 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.92%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.44%) AI Agents
12 3 (1.44%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 2 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (7.69%) Windows
2 14 (6.73%) Linux
3 4 (1.92%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.44%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.96%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.96%) Unix
5 2 (0.96%) VMS
6 1 (0.48%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.48%) CatOS
6 1 (0.48%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (32.21%) Identity Access Management
2 59 (28.37%) CI/CD
3 58 (27.88%) RBAC
4 55 (26.44%) DevOps
5 45 (21.63%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (17.79%) Zero Trust
7 36 (17.31%) Roadmaps
8 32 (15.38%) Migration
9 31 (14.90%) Cybersecurity
10 29 (13.94%) Integration Patterns
10 29 (13.94%) Runbook
11 26 (12.50%) Microservices
11 26 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 25 (12.02%) Agile
13 24 (11.54%) API Integration
13 24 (11.54%) Infrastructure as Code
14 23 (11.06%) Event-Driven
14 23 (11.06%) Stakeholder Management
14 23 (11.06%) Technical Leadership
15 22 (10.58%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 45 (21.63%) Python
2 41 (19.71%) PowerShell
3 29 (13.94%) Java
4 21 (10.10%) SQL
5 11 (5.29%) Bash
6 10 (4.81%) C#
7 9 (4.33%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.40%) Bicep
9 3 (1.44%) Groovy
9 3 (1.44%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.96%) Go
10 2 (0.96%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.96%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.48%) Perl
11 1 (0.48%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.48%) R
11 1 (0.48%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (24.04%) Security Cleared
2 37 (17.79%) SC Cleared
3 30 (14.42%) Degree
4 23 (11.06%) CISSP
5 14 (6.73%) Azure Certification
6 13 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (4.81%) CISM
8 9 (4.33%) AWS Certification
8 9 (4.33%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.88%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.40%) CSPO
11 4 (1.92%) CEH
11 4 (1.92%) GIAC
12 3 (1.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.44%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.44%) DV Cleared
12 3 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.96%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (13.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (13.46%) NIST
3 25 (12.02%) GDPR
4 9 (4.33%) Data Quality
5 7 (3.37%) NCSC
6 6 (2.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (2.40%) HIPAA
7 5 (2.40%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.48%) GRC
8 1 (0.48%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.48%) QA
8 1 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 90 (43.27%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.29%) Docker
3 4 (1.92%) RACF
3 4 (1.92%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.44%) OpenAM
4 3 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.48%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.48%) Squid
Systems Management
1 69 (33.17%) Single Sign-On
2 30 (14.42%) Kubernetes
3 26 (12.50%) Terraform
4 25 (12.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (3.85%) Ansible
6 4 (1.92%) CA Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.92%) PingFederate
6 4 (1.92%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.96%) Grafana
8 2 (0.96%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.48%) Argo
9 1 (0.48%) CASB
9 1 (0.48%) Consul
9 1 (0.48%) Packer
9 1 (0.48%) systemd
9 1 (0.48%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.48%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 90 (43.27%) Microsoft
2 26 (12.50%) Okta
3 21 (10.10%) Google
4 18 (8.65%) CyberArk
4 18 (8.65%) Ping Identity
5 16 (7.69%) ServiceNow
6 14 (6.73%) Cisco
6 14 (6.73%) Palo Alto
7 12 (5.77%) Oracle
8 11 (5.29%) Zscaler
9 10 (4.81%) ForgeRock
10 9 (4.33%) SAP
11 8 (3.85%) BeyondTrust
11 8 (3.85%) Workday
12 7 (3.37%) F5
12 7 (3.37%) MuleSoft
13 5 (2.40%) Citrix
13 5 (2.40%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (2.40%) IBM
13 5 (2.40%) VMware
79 SAML jobs in England