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 citing Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 384 | 300 | 368 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -84 | +68 | -41 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 283 | 237 | 146 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.61% | 0.82% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.37% | 5.71% | 3.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 195 | 158 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £337 | £395 | £351 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £675 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +7.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44.48 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £45.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £50.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £55.56 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £83.26 | £56.43 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £77.50 | £50.75 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +52.71% | - | - |
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 citing systems management skills in England.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,268 | 4,150 | 3,893 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 11.36% | 14.31% | 12.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,541 | 2,729 | 2,544 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £280 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 208 | 88 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.43 | £18.55 | £19.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.13 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.48 | £34.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +86.71% | -9.33% | -23.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £64.69 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.75 | £79.13 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £28.50 | £36.17 |
| % change year-on-year | +119.30% | -21.19% | -27.47% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 29 October 2026.
Single Sign-On Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 29 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -67 | 127 | £545 | +3.81% | 30 |
| North of England | -41 | 59 | £512 | +13.08% | 15 |
| North West | -30 | 34 | £500 | +11.23% | 7 |
| Midlands | -27 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 27 | £425 | -22.73% | 2 |
| South East | -50 | 25 | £500 | -10.71% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 20 | £565 | +13.00% | 8 |
| South West | -45 | 20 | £588 | +11.90% | 16 |
| East of England | -20 | 11 | £539 | -23.07% | |
| North East | - | 5 | £500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -12 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | 1 |
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Single Sign-On Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubernetes | 8.8% | 25 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 7.1% | 20 |
| 3 | Grafana | 4.9% | 14 |
| 4 | Ansible | 4.2% | 12 |
| 5 | Argo | 2.8% | 8 |
| 6 | Jamf Pro | 2.5% | 7 |
| 6 | Prometheus | 2.5% | 7 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.8% | 5 |
| 9 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.4% | 4 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 1.1% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 1.1% | 3 |
| 12 | HP Fortify | 0.7% | 2 |
| 12 | SCCM | 0.7% | 2 |
| 12 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Consul | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | FreeIPA | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | Nessus | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | Packer | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | PingFederate | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | vCenter Server | 0.4% | 1 |