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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 387 324 345
Rank change year-on-year -63 +21 +30
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 257 184 170
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.67% 0.52%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.13% 4.85% 4.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 122 122
10th Percentile £313 £384 £363
25th Percentile £431 £413 £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £598
Median % change year-on-year - -12.13% +3.91%
75th Percentile £601 £602 £671
90th Percentile £697 £675 £737
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 2
10th Percentile £55.75 - £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 5,011 3,790 3,941
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.98% 13.85% 12.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,365 2,513 2,744
10th Percentile £308 £282 £300
25th Percentile £418 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £603 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £711
UK median daily rate £518 £500 £518
% change year-on-year +3.50% -3.47% -5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 60 59
10th Percentile £21.33 £18.87 £20.00
25th Percentile £46.00 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £67.00 £44.48 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.65% +18.60% -24.43%
75th Percentile £74.00 £65.80 £61.25
90th Percentile £85.25 £80.30 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £63.48 £30.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +111.60% -20.00% -28.57%

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -51 115 £550 - 185
North of England -30 56 £500 +6.61% 22
North West -25 34 £496 +4.86% 15
Midlands -41 30 £450 - 13
South East -48 26 £588 +9.30% 29
West Midlands -44 23 £425 -15.00% 10
South West -26 20 £525 -0.66% 16
Yorkshire -38 16 £550 +34.47% 5
East of England -19 7 £555 -19.27% 7
East Midlands -17 6 £463 +15.05% 3
North East - 6 £500 - 2
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 27 (10.51%) SharePoint
2 20 (7.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (7.39%) Confluence
4 5 (1.95%) nginx
5 2 (0.78%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
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 8 (3.11%) 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 Payables
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 128 (49.81%) Azure
2 114 (44.36%) Entra ID
3 58 (22.57%) AWS
4 42 (16.34%) GCP
4 42 (16.34%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (13.23%) SaaS
6 23 (8.95%) GitHub
7 14 (5.45%) Google Workspace
8 11 (4.28%) Serverless
9 10 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (3.89%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (3.89%) OpenShift
10 9 (3.50%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 7 (2.72%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (2.72%) Google Drive
12 6 (2.33%) Asana
12 6 (2.33%) OCI
12 6 (2.33%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.95%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (1.95%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 50 (19.46%) DNS
2 33 (12.84%) Firewall
3 24 (9.34%) VPN
4 20 (7.78%) TCP/IP
5 18 (7.00%) SSL
6 15 (5.84%) DHCP
6 15 (5.84%) Network Security
7 13 (5.06%) WAN
8 11 (4.28%) LAN
9 9 (3.50%) DKIM
9 9 (3.50%) DMARC
9 9 (3.50%) HTTP
10 8 (3.11%) HTTPS
10 8 (3.11%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.72%) Internet
11 7 (2.72%) Kerberos
11 7 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.33%) IPsec
13 5 (1.95%) BIG-IP
13 5 (1.95%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.11%) Metadata
2 6 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 3 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.17%) Power BI
4 2 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.78%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.78%) Metadata Repository
4 2 (0.78%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.78%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.78%) Redis
4 2 (0.78%) Tableau
5 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.39%) Db2
5 1 (0.39%) MySQL
5 1 (0.39%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.39%) Snowflake Schema
5 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 35 (13.62%) JIRA
2 10 (3.89%) GitLab
3 9 (3.50%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (3.50%) Visual Studio
4 8 (3.11%) Browser DevTools
4 8 (3.11%) Git
5 6 (2.33%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.17%) Fiddler
6 3 (1.17%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.78%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.78%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.78%) Snyk
7 2 (0.78%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.39%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
General
1 52 (20.23%) Finance
2 46 (17.90%) Social Skills
3 40 (15.56%) Public Sector
4 21 (8.17%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.17%) Documentation Skills
5 18 (7.00%) Banking
6 9 (3.50%) Retail
7 7 (2.72%) Military
8 6 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.95%) Legal
10 4 (1.56%) Publishing
11 2 (0.78%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.78%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.78%) Local Government
11 2 (0.78%) Marketing
12 1 (0.39%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.39%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.39%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 41 (15.95%) Architect
2 27 (10.51%) Developer
3 15 (5.84%) Administrator
3 15 (5.84%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (4.28%) Senior
5 10 (3.89%) Lead
5 10 (3.89%) Support Engineer
6 9 (3.50%) Active Directory Engineer
6 9 (3.50%) Consultant
7 8 (3.11%) IAM Specialist
7 8 (3.11%) IT Engineer
7 8 (3.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
7 8 (3.11%) Platform Engineer
7 8 (3.11%) Project Manager
7 8 (3.11%) Security Engineer
8 7 (2.72%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (2.72%) Cloud Platform Engineer
8 7 (2.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (2.72%) Java Developer
9 6 (2.33%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (26.85%) SAML
2 58 (22.57%) OAuth
3 56 (21.79%) OpenID
4 27 (10.51%) LDAP
5 26 (10.12%) OAuth2
6 24 (9.34%) Terraform
7 23 (8.95%) REST
8 18 (7.00%) SailPoint
9 15 (5.84%) SOAP
10 12 (4.67%) Web Services
11 9 (3.50%) ActiveX
11 9 (3.50%) Node.js
11 9 (3.50%) XML
12 8 (3.11%) Express.js
12 8 (3.11%) Middleware
13 7 (2.72%) React
14 6 (2.33%) CSS
15 5 (1.95%) GraphQL
16 4 (1.56%) FIDO
16 4 (1.56%) OpenTofu
Miscellaneous
1 56 (21.79%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.56%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (7.39%) Cloud Native
4 18 (7.00%) PKI
5 13 (5.06%) Management Information System
6 8 (3.11%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (3.11%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.72%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (2.72%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
8 6 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.95%) Clustering
10 4 (1.56%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.56%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.56%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (1.56%) Replication
10 4 (1.56%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 29 (11.28%) Windows
2 14 (5.45%) Linux
3 11 (4.28%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.50%) Unix
5 6 (2.33%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.17%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.78%) Android
7 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.39%) CatOS
8 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (31.52%) Identity Access Management
2 53 (20.62%) RBAC
3 50 (19.46%) DevOps
4 42 (16.34%) CI/CD
4 42 (16.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (14.79%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (14.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 37 (14.40%) Migration
7 35 (13.62%) Agile
8 34 (13.23%) Roadmaps
9 32 (12.45%) Zero Trust
10 31 (12.06%) Privileged Access Management
11 28 (10.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 24 (9.34%) Infrastructure as Code
13 23 (8.95%) Change Management
13 23 (8.95%) ITIL
13 23 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
13 23 (8.95%) Technical Leadership
14 22 (8.56%) User Experience
15 21 (8.17%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 33 (12.84%) PowerShell
2 28 (10.89%) Java
3 24 (9.34%) Python
4 10 (3.89%) Bash
5 9 (3.50%) SQL
5 9 (3.50%) VB
5 9 (3.50%) VB6
5 9 (3.50%) VBA
6 8 (3.11%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.17%) Go
7 3 (1.17%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.78%) Bicep
8 2 (0.78%) Groovy
8 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.39%) Apex Code
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 48 (18.68%) Security Cleared
2 39 (15.18%) SC Cleared
3 17 (6.61%) Degree
4 12 (4.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.28%) CISSP
6 10 (3.89%) Azure Certification
6 10 (3.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.33%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.95%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.56%) CISM
10 3 (1.17%) GIAC
10 3 (1.17%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.17%) PMP
11 2 (0.78%) CEH
11 2 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.78%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.78%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (9.34%) NIST
3 20 (7.78%) GDPR
4 12 (4.67%) Data Quality
5 10 (3.89%) Accessibility
6 8 (3.11%) QA
6 8 (3.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.95%) PMO
8 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.17%) GRC
8 3 (1.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (1.17%) NIST 800
8 3 (1.17%) SLA
8 3 (1.17%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.78%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.78%) ITGC
9 2 (0.78%) NCSC
9 2 (0.78%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 97 (37.74%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.84%) Docker
3 5 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.95%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.78%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.78%) vSphere
6 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.39%) Firmware
6 1 (0.39%) Squid
6 1 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (9.73%) Kubernetes
2 18 (7.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (5.84%) Ansible
3 15 (5.84%) Grafana
4 9 (3.50%) Argo
5 8 (3.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (2.33%) CASB
6 6 (2.33%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.95%) PingFederate
8 4 (1.56%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (1.17%) Progress Chef
9 3 (1.17%) SELinux
10 2 (0.78%) Consul
10 2 (0.78%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.78%) Packer
10 2 (0.78%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.39%) VxRail
Vendors
1 106 (41.25%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.45%) Okta
3 25 (9.73%) ServiceNow
4 21 (8.17%) CyberArk
5 20 (7.78%) Google
6 13 (5.06%) BeyondTrust
6 13 (5.06%) Red Hat
7 11 (4.28%) Oracle
7 11 (4.28%) Zscaler
8 9 (3.50%) SAP
8 9 (3.50%) VMware
9 8 (3.11%) Cisco
9 8 (3.11%) Ping Identity
10 6 (2.33%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.95%) F5
11 5 (1.95%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.95%) Workday
12 4 (1.56%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.56%) Citrix
12 4 (1.56%) CrowdStrike
263 Single Sign-On jobs in England