Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends in England

Single Sign-On (SSO)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 382 317 368
Rank change year-on-year -65 +51 -10
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 268 197 160
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.58% 0.72% 0.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.29% 5.19% 4.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 128 113
10th Percentile £307 £383 £367
25th Percentile £429 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £509 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -15.13% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £688
90th Percentile £678 £675 £770
UK median daily rate £525 £537 £600
% change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile £52.75 - £30.56
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £40.14
Median hourly rate £75.00 £47.50 £60.09
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -20.95% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £84.05
90th Percentile - - £96.02
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £47.50 £60.09
% change year-on-year +57.89% -20.95% -

All Systems Management Skills
England

Single Sign-On falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,068 3,799 3,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.96% 13.88% 12.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,380 2,506 2,694
10th Percentile £309 £281 £300
25th Percentile £418 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £603 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +3.00% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 64 52
10th Percentile £21.33 £18.87 £20.05
25th Percentile £39.13 £21.39 £24.09
Median hourly rate £67.47 £37.75 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +78.73% -3.82% -25.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £64.13 £63.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £78.38 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £28.25 £38.25
% change year-on-year +130.09% -26.14% -30.45%

Single Sign-On
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Single Sign-On relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Single Sign-On job vacancy trend in England

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Single Sign-On.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Single Sign-On in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Single Sign-On in England

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Single Sign-On.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Single Sign-On in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Single Sign-On in England

Single Sign-On
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 Single Sign-On within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 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 -64 123 £545 +1.49% 254
North of England -44 57 £500 +6.61% 33
North West -28 34 £492 +4.02% 23
Midlands -36 30 £425 -5.56% 15
West Midlands -45 24 £425 -19.05% 11
South East -50 24 £511 -2.62% 56
South West -40 19 £525 +5.00% 13
Yorkshire -29 17 £558 +36.31% 8
East of England -27 8 £553 -19.64% 9
North East - 6 £500 - 2
East Midlands -10 5 £463 +15.05% 4
Single Sign-On
UK

Single Sign-On
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 30 (11.19%) SharePoint
2 19 (7.09%) Confluence
2 19 (7.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.87%) nginx
4 2 (0.75%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.75%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.75%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.75%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.75%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.37%) Actimize
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 131 (48.88%) Azure
2 115 (42.91%) Entra ID
3 60 (22.39%) AWS
4 46 (17.16%) GCP
5 43 (16.04%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (11.94%) SaaS
7 21 (7.84%) GitHub
8 14 (5.22%) OpenShift
9 13 (4.85%) Google Workspace
10 9 (3.36%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (3.36%) Serverless
10 9 (3.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 8 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (2.61%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (2.61%) Google Drive
12 7 (2.61%) OCI
13 6 (2.24%) Asana
13 6 (2.24%) Figma
13 6 (2.24%) OneDrive
14 5 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 49 (18.28%) DNS
2 28 (10.45%) Firewall
3 21 (7.84%) VPN
4 19 (7.09%) TCP/IP
5 16 (5.97%) SSL
6 14 (5.22%) DHCP
7 12 (4.48%) Network Security
8 11 (4.10%) WAN
9 9 (3.36%) DKIM
9 9 (3.36%) DMARC
10 8 (2.99%) LAN
11 7 (2.61%) HTTP
11 7 (2.61%) Kerberos
11 7 (2.61%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.61%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.24%) HTTPS
13 5 (1.87%) Internet
13 5 (1.87%) IPsec
13 5 (1.87%) OpenVPN
13 5 (1.87%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.73%) Metadata
2 6 (2.24%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.49%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.49%) Power BI
3 4 (1.49%) Tableau
4 3 (1.12%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.75%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.75%) Redis
6 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 35 (13.06%) JIRA
2 10 (3.73%) Git
2 10 (3.73%) GitLab
3 9 (3.36%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (3.36%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.61%) Browser DevTools
4 7 (2.61%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.12%) Fiddler
5 3 (1.12%) Postman
5 3 (1.12%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.75%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.75%) Snyk
6 2 (0.75%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.37%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
General
1 57 (21.27%) Finance
2 49 (18.28%) Social Skills
3 37 (13.81%) Public Sector
4 21 (7.84%) Banking
5 20 (7.46%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.73%) Retail
8 7 (2.61%) Military
9 6 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.87%) Legal
11 3 (1.12%) Marketing
12 2 (0.75%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.75%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.75%) Local Government
12 2 (0.75%) Publishing
13 1 (0.37%) Advertising
13 1 (0.37%) Front Office
13 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (15.67%) Architect
2 29 (10.82%) Developer
3 14 (5.22%) Solutions Architect
4 13 (4.85%) Administrator
5 11 (4.10%) Senior
6 10 (3.73%) Consultant
7 9 (3.36%) Active Directory Engineer
7 9 (3.36%) Analyst
7 9 (3.36%) Support Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) IAM Specialist
8 8 (2.99%) IT Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) Java Developer
8 8 (2.99%) Lead
8 8 (2.99%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) Platform Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) Security Engineer
9 7 (2.61%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 7 (2.61%) Project Manager
10 6 (2.24%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (2.24%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (28.73%) SAML
2 66 (24.63%) OAuth
3 62 (23.13%) OpenID
4 29 (10.82%) OAuth2
5 27 (10.07%) LDAP
6 26 (9.70%) REST
7 25 (9.33%) Terraform
8 19 (7.09%) SailPoint
9 15 (5.60%) SOAP
10 12 (4.48%) Node.js
10 12 (4.48%) Web Services
11 10 (3.73%) XML
12 9 (3.36%) ActiveX
13 8 (2.99%) Express.js
14 7 (2.61%) Middleware
14 7 (2.61%) React
15 6 (2.24%) CSS
15 6 (2.24%) FIDO
15 6 (2.24%) Kafka
16 5 (1.87%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 58 (21.64%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.21%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (7.84%) Cloud Native
4 19 (7.09%) PKI
5 14 (5.22%) Management Information System
6 12 (4.48%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.99%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.99%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.99%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.61%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.61%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.24%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.24%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.87%) Clustering
10 5 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.49%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.49%) Replication
12 3 (1.12%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.45%) Windows
2 15 (5.60%) Linux
3 12 (4.48%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.36%) Unix
5 5 (1.87%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.49%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.75%) Android
8 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.37%) CatOS
9 1 (0.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (33.58%) Identity Access Management
2 57 (21.27%) RBAC
3 48 (17.91%) DevOps
4 46 (17.16%) Migration
5 44 (16.42%) CI/CD
6 41 (15.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (15.30%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (13.43%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (13.06%) Agile
9 34 (12.69%) Roadmaps
10 32 (11.94%) Privileged Access Management
10 32 (11.94%) Zero Trust
11 27 (10.07%) Change Management
12 26 (9.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 24 (8.96%) ITIL
13 24 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
14 23 (8.58%) AI
14 23 (8.58%) Microservices
14 23 (8.58%) Technical Leadership
15 22 (8.21%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.93%) PowerShell
2 34 (12.69%) Python
3 32 (11.94%) Java
4 11 (4.10%) SQL
5 10 (3.73%) Bash
5 10 (3.73%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.36%) VB
6 9 (3.36%) VB6
6 9 (3.36%) VBA
7 3 (1.12%) Go
7 3 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.75%) Groovy
8 2 (0.75%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.37%) C#
9 1 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.37%) R
9 1 (0.37%) Swift
9 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 49 (18.28%) Security Cleared
2 40 (14.93%) SC Cleared
3 17 (6.34%) Degree
4 13 (4.85%) Azure Certification
4 13 (4.85%) CISSP
5 12 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (4.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.24%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.87%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.49%) CISM
9 3 (1.12%) GIAC
9 3 (1.12%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.12%) PMP
10 2 (0.75%) CEH
10 2 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.75%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.75%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.37%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (7.84%) GDPR
2 21 (7.84%) NIST
3 14 (5.22%) Data Quality
4 10 (3.73%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (2.61%) QA
7 5 (1.87%) PMO
8 4 (1.49%) SLA
8 4 (1.49%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (1.12%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.12%) SNOMED CT
10 2 (0.75%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.75%) GRC
10 2 (0.75%) ITGC
10 2 (0.75%) NCSC
11 1 (0.37%) PSD2
System Software
1 101 (37.69%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.10%) Docker
3 5 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.49%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.75%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.37%) Squid
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (8.96%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (5.97%) Grafana
4 14 (5.22%) Ansible
5 9 (3.36%) Argo
6 8 (2.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (2.61%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.87%) CASB
8 5 (1.87%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.87%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.49%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.49%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.12%) Progress Chef
10 3 (1.12%) SELinux
11 2 (0.75%) Consul
11 2 (0.75%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.75%) Packer
11 2 (0.75%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.37%) SCCM
12 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 115 (42.91%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.94%) Okta
3 25 (9.33%) ServiceNow
4 22 (8.21%) CyberArk
5 19 (7.09%) Google
6 15 (5.60%) BeyondTrust
7 14 (5.22%) Red Hat
8 12 (4.48%) Oracle
9 10 (3.73%) Zscaler
10 9 (3.36%) Ping Identity
11 8 (2.99%) VMware
12 7 (2.61%) Cisco
13 6 (2.24%) Salesforce
13 6 (2.24%) SAP
14 5 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (1.87%) ForgeRock
14 5 (1.87%) Workday
15 4 (1.49%) F5
15 4 (1.49%) OpenAI
15 4 (1.49%) Palo Alto