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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 361 344
Rank change year-on-year +59 -17 +102
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 246 144 244
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 0.47% 0.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.91% 3.28% 4.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 95 186
10th Percentile £384 £385 £371
25th Percentile £425 £500 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £623
90th Percentile £683 £788 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £566
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.01% +2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £44.48 - -
25th Percentile £45.56 - -
Median hourly rate £50.75 - -
75th Percentile £55.56 - -
90th Percentile £56.43 - -
UK median hourly rate £50.75 - -

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 5,015 4,395 5,293
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.09% 14.32% 13.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,411 2,823 3,839
10th Percentile £308 £313 £302
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £529 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -3.82% -6.38%
75th Percentile £613 £639 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £745
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -5.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 60 161
10th Percentile £18.87 £15.05 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.17 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £39.75 £35.08 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +13.30% -24.03% +34.83%
75th Percentile £65.80 £60.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £79.88 £74.75 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +25.93% -41.53% +44.31%

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 5 December 2025.

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
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 5 December 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
London +23 101 £525 -12.50% 18
South West +37 45 £524 -0.19% 9
North of England -7 42 £462 -7.60% 16
Yorkshire -9 22 £525 - 11
South East -15 22 £538 -23.21% 17
North West -6 20 £400 -20.00% 5
Midlands -30 17 £405 -20.59% 8
West Midlands -26 15 £443 -13.24% 7
East of England -15 6 £625 +66.67% 4
East Midlands -15 2 £405 - 1
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 21 (8.54%) Confluence
2 18 (7.32%) SharePoint
3 13 (5.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.44%) Apache
4 6 (2.44%) IIS
5 5 (2.03%) iPlanet
5 5 (2.03%) JBoss
5 5 (2.03%) WebSphere
5 5 (2.03%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.81%) CMS
6 2 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.41%) Moodle
Applications
1 3 (1.22%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.81%) Windchill
3 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.41%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (5.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.81%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.41%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 108 (43.90%) Azure
2 92 (37.40%) Entra ID
3 64 (26.02%) AWS
4 46 (18.70%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (14.63%) SaaS
6 28 (11.38%) GCP
7 14 (5.69%) Amazon EKS
7 14 (5.69%) GitHub
8 12 (4.88%) PaaS
9 11 (4.47%) Azure AKS
10 10 (4.07%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 9 (3.66%) IaaS
12 8 (3.25%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (3.25%) Power Platform
13 7 (2.85%) OneDrive
14 6 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (2.03%) Azure Sentinel
15 5 (2.03%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (2.03%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 37 (15.04%) DNS
2 28 (11.38%) Firewall
3 25 (10.16%) SSL
4 23 (9.35%) VPN
5 12 (4.88%) Kerberos
6 9 (3.66%) TCP/IP
7 8 (3.25%) DHCP
8 7 (2.85%) HTTPS
8 7 (2.85%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.44%) LAN
9 6 (2.44%) Network Security
9 6 (2.44%) Wireshark
10 5 (2.03%) WAN
11 4 (1.63%) Internet
11 4 (1.63%) Wireless
12 3 (1.22%) BGP
12 3 (1.22%) BIG-IP
12 3 (1.22%) Ethereal
12 3 (1.22%) IPsec
12 3 (1.22%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (2.44%) Power BI
2 5 (2.03%) Oracle Database
2 5 (2.03%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.81%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.81%) MySQL
3 2 (0.81%) SQLite
4 1 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.41%) Big Data
4 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.41%) Metadata
4 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.41%) Redis
4 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (13.01%) JIRA
2 14 (5.69%) Git
3 11 (4.47%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.03%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (2.03%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (2.03%) MSI
4 5 (2.03%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.81%) CocoaPods
5 2 (0.81%) Crashlytics
5 2 (0.81%) fastlane
5 2 (0.81%) Xcode
6 1 (0.41%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.41%) Gatling
6 1 (0.41%) GitLab
6 1 (0.41%) gulp
6 1 (0.41%) JMeter
6 1 (0.41%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.41%) Maven
6 1 (0.41%) Selenium
6 1 (0.41%) webpack
General
1 73 (29.67%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.38%) Finance
3 20 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (8.13%) Public Sector
4 12 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (4.07%) Banking
6 4 (1.63%) Aviation
6 4 (1.63%) Retail
6 4 (1.63%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.81%) Electronics
8 2 (0.81%) Legal
8 2 (0.81%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.81%) Marketing
9 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.41%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.41%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.41%) Police
9 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.41%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 47 (19.11%) Architect
2 36 (14.63%) Senior
3 20 (8.13%) Developer
4 16 (6.50%) Analyst
4 16 (6.50%) Consultant
4 16 (6.50%) Solutions Architect
5 14 (5.69%) Business Analyst
6 13 (5.28%) Administrator
6 13 (5.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 12 (4.88%) DevOps Engineer
8 11 (4.47%) Lead
9 10 (4.07%) Senior Architect
9 10 (4.07%) ServiceNow Architect
10 9 (3.66%) IAM Consultant
10 9 (3.66%) IAM Specialist
11 7 (2.85%) ForgeRock Developer
11 7 (2.85%) Security Engineer
12 6 (2.44%) Network Engineer
12 6 (2.44%) Security Architect
12 6 (2.44%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (41.46%) SAML
2 92 (37.40%) OAuth
3 71 (28.86%) OpenID
4 51 (20.73%) LDAP
5 46 (18.70%) OAuth2
6 30 (12.20%) REST
7 22 (8.94%) JSON
7 22 (8.94%) SOAP
8 20 (8.13%) SailPoint
9 19 (7.72%) HTML
10 18 (7.32%) AngularJS
11 17 (6.91%) Web Services
12 16 (6.50%) HTML5
12 16 (6.50%) JDBC
13 13 (5.28%) Apache Camel
13 13 (5.28%) jQuery
13 13 (5.28%) ODBC
13 13 (5.28%) RabbitMQ
14 11 (4.47%) RESTful
15 8 (3.25%) React
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 17 (6.91%) Cloud Native
3 14 (5.69%) PKI
4 12 (4.88%) Management Information System
5 10 (4.07%) Product Ownership
6 9 (3.66%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.85%) Private Cloud
8 6 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.44%) Replication
8 6 (2.44%) Security Posture
9 5 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.63%) Mobile App
11 3 (1.22%) Taxonomies
11 3 (1.22%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.81%) Animation
12 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 2 (0.81%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 44 (17.89%) Windows
2 31 (12.60%) Windows Server
3 22 (8.94%) Linux
4 7 (2.85%) Unix
5 4 (1.63%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.22%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.81%) Android
7 2 (0.81%) CatOS
7 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.41%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (30.08%) Identity Access Management
2 65 (26.42%) RBAC
3 63 (25.61%) DevOps
4 59 (23.98%) Agile
5 58 (23.58%) Identity Management
6 45 (18.29%) Zero Trust
7 42 (17.07%) CI/CD
8 33 (13.41%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 30 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
9 30 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 29 (11.79%) Infrastructure as Code
11 26 (10.57%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (10.57%) ITSM
12 23 (9.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 23 (9.35%) Microservices
12 23 (9.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 20 (8.13%) Analytics
13 20 (8.13%) Privileged Access Management
14 18 (7.32%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (7.32%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 54 (21.95%) PowerShell
2 31 (12.60%) JavaScript
3 28 (11.38%) Python
4 16 (6.50%) Java
5 9 (3.66%) Shell Script
6 8 (3.25%) Groovy
6 8 (3.25%) SQL
7 5 (2.03%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.63%) Bicep
8 4 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.22%) Bash
9 3 (1.22%) C#
10 2 (0.81%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.81%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.81%) Swift
11 1 (0.41%) PHP
Qualifications
1 91 (36.99%) Security Cleared
2 67 (27.24%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.35%) CISSP
4 20 (8.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (7.72%) DV Cleared
6 15 (6.10%) CISM
7 13 (5.28%) Azure Certification
8 11 (4.47%) Degree
9 7 (2.85%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.03%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (1.22%) PhD
14 2 (0.81%) CCSP
14 2 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.81%) MCITP
14 2 (0.81%) MCTS
14 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Master
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (14.63%) GDPR
2 27 (10.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (5.28%) NIST
4 11 (4.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (2.85%) HIPAA
5 7 (2.85%) SOC 2
6 6 (2.44%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.44%) NCSC
6 6 (2.44%) PSD2
7 4 (1.63%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.63%) QA
7 4 (1.63%) SLA
8 2 (0.81%) WCAG
9 1 (0.41%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.41%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.41%) SOC 1
System Software
1 118 (47.97%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.10%) Docker
3 14 (5.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.25%) VMware NSX
5 5 (2.03%) Tivoli Directory Server
6 3 (1.22%) vSphere
7 2 (0.81%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.81%) OpenAM
7 2 (0.81%) OpenDJ
7 2 (0.81%) OpenIDM
7 2 (0.81%) Sendmail
7 2 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 36 (14.63%) Terraform
2 27 (10.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 24 (9.76%) Kubernetes
4 23 (9.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (5.69%) PingFederate
6 10 (4.07%) Ansible
7 6 (2.44%) CA Single Sign-On
7 6 (2.44%) SCCM
8 5 (2.03%) CA Wily
8 5 (2.03%) Progress Chef
8 5 (2.03%) Tivoli
9 3 (1.22%) Grafana
10 2 (0.81%) Cisco CUCM
10 2 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.81%) Kibana
10 2 (0.81%) logstash
10 2 (0.81%) McAfee ePO
10 2 (0.81%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.41%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.41%) HP Operations Orchestration
Vendors
1 110 (44.72%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.98%) ServiceNow
2 27 (10.98%) VMware
3 23 (9.35%) Okta
4 22 (8.94%) CyberArk
5 17 (6.91%) ForgeRock
6 14 (5.69%) HP
6 14 (5.69%) Ping Identity
7 13 (5.28%) BMC
7 13 (5.28%) Ivanti
7 13 (5.28%) Remedy
7 13 (5.28%) Splunk
8 12 (4.88%) Google
9 11 (4.47%) Zscaler
10 8 (3.25%) Alibaba
10 8 (3.25%) Cisco
10 8 (3.25%) Salesforce
11 7 (2.85%) Oracle
11 7 (2.85%) Palo Alto
12 6 (2.44%) IBM