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

 6 months to
6 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 343 323
Rank change year-on-year -23 -20 +85
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 257 182 202
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.66% 0.60%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.28% 4.22% 4.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 121 147
10th Percentile £326 £375 £350
25th Percentile £431 £406 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £601 £615 £650
90th Percentile £700 £688 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 4
10th Percentile £58.75 - £24.43
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £24.80
Median hourly rate £71.25 £47.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +90.00% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £44.75
90th Percentile - - £80.30
UK median hourly rate £71.25 £47.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% +90.00% -

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 6,010 4,317 4,513
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.20% 15.62% 13.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,091 2,879 3,226
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £406 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -7.89%
75th Percentile £613 £608 £625
90th Percentile £700 £694 £702
UK median daily rate £520 £501 £520
% change year-on-year +3.90% -3.75% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 56 67
10th Percentile £20.09 £20.13 £20.50
25th Percentile £44.86 £26.45 £23.99
Median hourly rate £65.45 £54.75 £36.17
Median % change year-on-year +19.54% +51.39% -31.11%
75th Percentile £71.00 £65.80 £63.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.48 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £35.14 £33.25
% change year-on-year +79.69% +5.67% -42.17%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 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 -34 116 £525 -4.55% 98
North of England -54 53 £525 +22.24% 23
Midlands -38 33 £450 +9.76% 12
North West -42 30 £513 +22.90% 16
South East -36 29 £600 +9.09% 13
South West -27 24 £525 -5.75% 5
West Midlands -49 21 £425 -5.56% 9
Yorkshire -45 18 £550 +34.47% 8
East Midlands 0 11 £638 +58.58% 3
North East -36 5 £481 -19.79%
East of England -17 4 £543 -19.63% 5
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 26 (10.12%) SharePoint
2 22 (8.56%) Confluence
3 18 (7.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (3.11%) nginx
5 2 (0.78%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.39%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (1.17%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (5.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.78%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.78%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 128 (49.81%) Azure
2 109 (42.41%) Entra ID
3 61 (23.74%) AWS
4 43 (16.73%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (15.18%) GCP
6 35 (13.62%) SaaS
7 20 (7.78%) GitHub
8 15 (5.84%) Serverless
9 12 (4.67%) Google Workspace
10 11 (4.28%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (4.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 10 (3.89%) Amazon S3
11 10 (3.89%) OpenShift
12 9 (3.50%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (2.72%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (2.72%) Google Drive
13 7 (2.72%) OneDrive
14 6 (2.33%) Amazon EKS
14 6 (2.33%) Asana
14 6 (2.33%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 50 (19.46%) DNS
2 32 (12.45%) Firewall
3 26 (10.12%) TCP/IP
4 23 (8.95%) VPN
5 17 (6.61%) SSL
6 16 (6.23%) Network Security
7 15 (5.84%) DHCP
8 12 (4.67%) HTTP
9 11 (4.28%) LAN
9 11 (4.28%) WAN
10 9 (3.50%) DKIM
10 9 (3.50%) DMARC
11 8 (3.11%) HTTPS
11 8 (3.11%) OpenVPN
12 7 (2.72%) Internet
12 7 (2.72%) Kerberos
13 6 (2.33%) IPsec
13 6 (2.33%) SD-WAN
13 6 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (1.95%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.72%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.33%) Metadata
3 4 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (1.17%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.17%) DynamoDB
4 3 (1.17%) MySQL
4 3 (1.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (1.17%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.17%) Power BI
5 2 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.78%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.39%) Db2
6 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.39%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (14.01%) JIRA
2 11 (4.28%) Browser DevTools
3 10 (3.89%) Visual Studio
4 9 (3.50%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (3.11%) Git
5 8 (3.11%) GitLab
6 6 (2.33%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.56%) SonarQube
8 3 (1.17%) Fiddler
8 3 (1.17%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.78%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.78%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.78%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.78%) Postman
9 2 (0.78%) Snyk
10 1 (0.39%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
General
1 56 (21.79%) Social Skills
2 52 (20.23%) Finance
3 46 (17.90%) Public Sector
4 26 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (8.95%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (6.61%) Banking
7 7 (2.72%) Military
8 6 (2.33%) Legal
8 6 (2.33%) Publishing
8 6 (2.33%) Retail
9 5 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.78%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.78%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.78%) Local Government
10 2 (0.78%) Marketing
10 2 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.39%) Front Office
11 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.39%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (15.56%) Architect
2 26 (10.12%) Developer
3 18 (7.00%) Solutions Architect
4 16 (6.23%) Administrator
4 16 (6.23%) Lead
5 13 (5.06%) Project Manager
5 13 (5.06%) Senior
6 11 (4.28%) Consultant
6 11 (4.28%) Support Engineer
7 10 (3.89%) Cloud Engineer
8 9 (3.50%) IAM Project Manager
8 9 (3.50%) Security Engineer
9 8 (3.11%) Active Directory Engineer
9 8 (3.11%) IAM Specialist
9 8 (3.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 8 (3.11%) Platform Engineer
10 7 (2.72%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 6 (2.33%) AWS Engineer
11 6 (2.33%) IT Engineer
11 6 (2.33%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (26.07%) SAML
2 57 (22.18%) OAuth
3 56 (21.79%) OpenID
4 33 (12.84%) LDAP
5 28 (10.89%) OAuth2
6 22 (8.56%) SailPoint
7 19 (7.39%) REST
8 14 (5.45%) SOAP
9 12 (4.67%) Node.js
9 12 (4.67%) Web Services
10 11 (4.28%) Express.js
11 9 (3.50%) ActiveX
11 9 (3.50%) XML
12 8 (3.11%) Middleware
13 6 (2.33%) React
13 6 (2.33%) SAP Basis
14 5 (1.95%) CSS
15 4 (1.56%) .NET
15 4 (1.56%) FIDO
15 4 (1.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (21.01%) Onboarding
2 20 (7.78%) Cloud Native
3 17 (6.61%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (6.23%) PKI
5 10 (3.89%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.11%) Mobile App
7 8 (3.11%) Security Posture
8 7 (2.72%) Freedom of Information
9 6 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.33%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.33%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.95%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.56%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.56%) Clustering
11 4 (1.56%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.56%) Replication
12 3 (1.17%) AI Agents
12 3 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 30 (11.67%) Windows
2 16 (6.23%) Linux
3 10 (3.89%) Unix
4 9 (3.50%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.72%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.17%) Android
6 3 (1.17%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.39%) CatOS
7 1 (0.39%) VMS
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (31.52%) Identity Access Management
2 57 (22.18%) DevOps
3 49 (19.07%) RBAC
4 43 (16.73%) Cybersecurity
5 42 (16.34%) Agile
5 42 (16.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 39 (15.18%) CI/CD
6 39 (15.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (15.18%) Roadmaps
7 33 (12.84%) Zero Trust
8 30 (11.67%) Migration
9 29 (11.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 27 (10.51%) Privileged Access Management
10 27 (10.51%) Problem-Solving
11 26 (10.12%) Infrastructure as Code
12 24 (9.34%) Analytics
13 22 (8.56%) Runbook
14 20 (7.78%) Change Management
14 20 (7.78%) Validation
15 19 (7.39%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.67%) PowerShell
2 26 (10.12%) Java
3 22 (8.56%) Python
4 10 (3.89%) JavaScript
4 10 (3.89%) SQL
5 9 (3.50%) Bash
5 9 (3.50%) VB
5 9 (3.50%) VB6
5 9 (3.50%) VBA
6 5 (1.95%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.17%) Groovy
8 2 (0.78%) Bicep
8 2 (0.78%) Go
8 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.39%) C#
9 1 (0.39%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.39%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.39%) R
9 1 (0.39%) Swift
9 1 (0.39%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 53 (20.62%) Security Cleared
2 42 (16.34%) SC Cleared
3 19 (7.39%) Degree
4 15 (5.84%) CISSP
5 9 (3.50%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.33%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.95%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.95%) CISM
8 5 (1.95%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.95%) PMP
9 3 (1.17%) GIAC
10 2 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.78%) CEH
10 2 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.78%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.78%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (10.12%) NIST
3 25 (9.73%) GDPR
4 12 (4.67%) QA
5 10 (3.89%) Accessibility
6 9 (3.50%) Data Quality
6 9 (3.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (2.72%) GRC
7 7 (2.72%) PMO
8 4 (1.56%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (1.17%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.17%) SLA
10 2 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.78%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.78%) ITGC
10 2 (0.78%) NCSC
10 2 (0.78%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 103 (40.08%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.84%) Docker
3 6 (2.33%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.56%) Squid
6 2 (0.78%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.78%) vSphere
7 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (9.73%) Kubernetes
2 24 (9.34%) Terraform
3 16 (6.23%) Grafana
3 16 (6.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (5.84%) Ansible
5 12 (4.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (3.50%) Argo
7 8 (3.11%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.95%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.95%) CASB
8 5 (1.95%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.56%) Consul
9 4 (1.56%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.17%) SELinux
11 2 (0.78%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.78%) Packer
11 2 (0.78%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.78%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 94 (36.58%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.79%) Okta
3 25 (9.73%) CyberArk
4 23 (8.95%) ServiceNow
5 16 (6.23%) Google
5 16 (6.23%) Red Hat
5 16 (6.23%) SAP
6 14 (5.45%) Zscaler
7 12 (4.67%) Oracle
8 10 (3.89%) Cisco
8 10 (3.89%) VMware
9 9 (3.50%) BeyondTrust
10 8 (3.11%) Ping Identity
11 6 (2.33%) Dynatrace
11 6 (2.33%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.95%) CheckPoint
12 5 (1.95%) F5
12 5 (1.95%) Netskope
12 5 (1.95%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.95%) Workday
149 Single Sign-On jobs in England