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 11 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 383 | 309 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +65 | -43 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 301 | 248 | 140 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.64% | 0.83% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.53% | 5.87% | 3.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 203 | 172 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £505 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £524 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.15% | -12.67% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £600 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £792 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +5.82% |
| 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 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,446 | 4,228 | 3,828 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 11.56% | 14.23% | 12.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,641 | 2,808 | 2,469 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £292 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £603 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £688 | £730 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -3.81% | -3.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 225 | 86 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.55 | £18.33 | £19.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.04 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £33.39 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +88.71% | -10.97% | -22.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £65.06 | £63.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.50 | £79.38 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.45 | £26.00 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +140.19% | -25.89% | -29.45% |
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 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 11 November 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 11 November 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 | -63 | 135 | £545 | +3.81% | 184 |
| North of England | -38 | 67 | £512 | +8.30% | 22 |
| North West | -29 | 35 | £500 | +12.11% | 14 |
| Midlands | -32 | 33 | £425 | -15.00% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 29 | £425 | -22.73% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 25 | £564 | +8.78% | 7 |
| South East | -60 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 33 |
| South West | -47 | 19 | £605 | +18.28% | 16 |
| East of England | -19 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 14 |
| North East | - | 7 | £500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | 7 |
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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 | 8.0% | 24 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.6% | 20 |
| 3 | Ansible | 4.0% | 12 |
| 4 | Grafana | 3.7% | 11 |
| 5 | Jamf Pro | 2.3% | 7 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.3% | 7 |
| 7 | Argo | 1.7% | 5 |
| 8 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.3% | 4 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.3% | 4 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 1.0% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 1.0% | 3 |
| 12 | HP Fortify | 0.7% | 2 |
| 12 | SCCM | 0.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Consul | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Nessus | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Packer | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | vCenter Server | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | VxRail | 0.3% | 1 |