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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 314 326
Rank change year-on-year -17 +12 +116
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 285 167 219
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.66% 0.67% 0.58%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.99% 4.25% 4.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 112 160
10th Percentile £300 £386 £300
25th Percentile £425 £450 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £564 £508
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% +11.13% -7.73%
75th Percentile £607 £652 £625
90th Percentile £688 £714 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £556 £508
% change year-on-year -6.47% +9.56% -7.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 0 5
10th Percentile £54.40 - £24.51
25th Percentile £60.06 - -
Median hourly rate £67.50 - £25.00
75th Percentile £75.31 - £32.75
90th Percentile £81.25 - £75.50
UK median hourly rate £67.50 - £25.00

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 5,711 3,930 4,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.25% 15.80% 12.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,920 2,642 3,375
10th Percentile £322 £308 £293
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.15% -2.24% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £515
% change year-on-year - -0.49% -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 39 94
10th Percentile £20.09 £18.13 £15.76
25th Percentile £31.25 £23.32 £20.50
Median hourly rate £58.94 £44.50 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year +32.44% +44.72% -44.09%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.58 £49.69
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.59 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £33.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year +65.41% +2.31% -43.48%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 -9 133 £525 -7.57% 45
North of England -55 52 £525 +11.94% 16
South East -40 37 £500 -23.08% 21
Midlands -43 33 £450 -18.18% 4
Yorkshire -45 31 £550 +16.53% 4
South West -2 29 £525 +2.44% 7
North West -36 20 £450 - 11
West Midlands -56 19 £425 -22.73% 4
East Midlands -8 13 £463 +15.05%
East of England -27 2 £565 -16.30% 8
North East -35 2 £413 -31.25% 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 26 (9.12%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.67%) Confluence
3 18 (6.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (3.16%) nginx
5 2 (0.70%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.70%) IIS
5 2 (0.70%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.75%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.05%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (8.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.70%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.70%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 145 (50.88%) Azure
2 132 (46.32%) Entra ID
3 65 (22.81%) AWS
4 48 (16.84%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (16.14%) SaaS
6 34 (11.93%) GCP
7 27 (9.47%) Serverless
8 18 (6.32%) Amazon S3
8 18 (6.32%) PaaS
9 14 (4.91%) GitHub
10 13 (4.56%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (4.21%) Google Workspace
12 11 (3.86%) Amazon EKS
12 11 (3.86%) OpenShift
12 11 (3.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 10 (3.51%) Amazon EC2
13 10 (3.51%) IaaS
14 9 (3.16%) OneDrive
14 9 (3.16%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 71 (24.91%) DNS
2 33 (11.58%) Firewall
3 31 (10.88%) DHCP
4 30 (10.53%) VPN
5 26 (9.12%) Kerberos
6 25 (8.77%) TCP/IP
7 23 (8.07%) SSL
8 16 (5.61%) Network Security
9 14 (4.91%) HTTP
9 14 (4.91%) IPsec
10 13 (4.56%) LAN
10 13 (4.56%) WAN
11 11 (3.86%) HTTPS
12 10 (3.51%) BIG-IP
12 10 (3.51%) DKIM
12 10 (3.51%) DMARC
13 9 (3.16%) OpenVPN
14 8 (2.81%) Wi-Fi
15 7 (2.46%) Cisco Nexus
15 7 (2.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.16%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (2.46%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.75%) DynamoDB
3 5 (1.75%) Metadata
4 4 (1.40%) MySQL
4 4 (1.40%) Power BI
5 3 (1.05%) CockroachDB
5 3 (1.05%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.05%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 3 (1.05%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.05%) Pinecone
6 2 (0.70%) GIS
6 2 (0.70%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.35%) Db2
7 1 (0.35%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.35%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 36 (12.63%) JIRA
2 10 (3.51%) Browser DevTools
3 9 (3.16%) SonarQube
4 7 (2.46%) Bitbucket
4 7 (2.46%) Git
4 7 (2.46%) GitLab
4 7 (2.46%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.75%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (1.40%) Jenkins
7 3 (1.05%) Fiddler
7 3 (1.05%) Postman
8 2 (0.70%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.70%) Snyk
9 1 (0.35%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.35%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 71 (24.91%) Social Skills
2 42 (14.74%) Public Sector
3 38 (13.33%) Finance
4 31 (10.88%) Documentation Skills
5 27 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.91%) Publishing
7 8 (2.81%) Banking
8 6 (2.11%) Legal
8 6 (2.11%) Military
9 4 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.40%) Retail
10 2 (0.70%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.70%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.35%) Aviation
11 1 (0.35%) Front Office
11 1 (0.35%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.35%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.35%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 45 (15.79%) Architect
2 24 (8.42%) Developer
3 22 (7.72%) Senior
4 20 (7.02%) Administrator
5 19 (6.67%) Lead
6 16 (5.61%) Solutions Architect
7 13 (4.56%) Project Manager
7 13 (4.56%) Technical Architect
8 12 (4.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (4.21%) Support Engineer
9 11 (3.86%) Consultant
10 10 (3.51%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (3.16%) Analyst
11 9 (3.16%) DevOps Engineer
12 8 (2.81%) Active Directory Engineer
12 8 (2.81%) Azure Engineer
12 8 (2.81%) IAM Project Manager
12 8 (2.81%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 8 (2.81%) Network Engineer
12 8 (2.81%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (29.82%) SAML
2 81 (28.42%) OAuth
3 62 (21.75%) OpenID
4 53 (18.60%) LDAP
5 33 (11.58%) OAuth2
6 22 (7.72%) SailPoint
7 16 (5.61%) SAP Basis
8 15 (5.26%) REST
9 13 (4.56%) Node.js
10 12 (4.21%) Express.js
10 12 (4.21%) Web Services
11 10 (3.51%) CSS
11 10 (3.51%) React
11 10 (3.51%) SOAP
12 8 (2.81%) ARM Templates
12 8 (2.81%) Entity Framework
12 8 (2.81%) HTML
13 7 (2.46%) Model Context Protocol
14 6 (2.11%) Keycloak
14 6 (2.11%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (18.95%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.37%) Cloud Native
3 18 (6.32%) Replication
4 15 (5.26%) PKI
5 14 (4.91%) Taxonomies
6 13 (4.56%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (3.16%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.81%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.81%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.46%) Public Cloud
9 7 (2.46%) Security Posture
10 6 (2.11%) Freedom of Information
11 5 (1.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (1.75%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (1.40%) Clustering
13 3 (1.05%) AI Agents
13 3 (1.05%) Cloud Security Posture
13 3 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (1.05%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 50 (17.54%) Windows
2 28 (9.82%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.56%) Linux
4 9 (3.16%) Unix
5 7 (2.46%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.05%) Android
7 3 (1.05%) CatOS
7 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.70%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (27.72%) Identity Access Management
2 71 (24.91%) DevOps
3 52 (18.25%) CI/CD
3 52 (18.25%) Cybersecurity
4 51 (17.89%) Roadmaps
5 49 (17.19%) RBAC
6 43 (15.09%) Agile
7 40 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (12.63%) Zero Trust
9 35 (12.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 32 (11.23%) Infrastructure as Code
11 31 (10.88%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (9.82%) High Availability
13 27 (9.47%) Migration
14 26 (9.12%) Validation
15 25 (8.77%) Microservices
16 24 (8.42%) Disaster Recovery
16 24 (8.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 22 (7.72%) Analytics
17 22 (7.72%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (15.09%) PowerShell
2 20 (7.02%) SQL
3 18 (6.32%) Python
4 16 (5.61%) JavaScript
5 15 (5.26%) Java
6 10 (3.51%) TypeScript
7 6 (2.11%) Bash
8 5 (1.75%) Bicep
8 5 (1.75%) VB
8 5 (1.75%) VB6
8 5 (1.75%) VBA
9 3 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.70%) C#
10 2 (0.70%) Groovy
10 2 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.35%) Go
11 1 (0.35%) PHP
11 1 (0.35%) R
11 1 (0.35%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.35%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 78 (27.37%) Security Cleared
2 60 (21.05%) SC Cleared
3 24 (8.42%) Degree
4 15 (5.26%) CISSP
5 12 (4.21%) DV Cleared
6 7 (2.46%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.75%) CISM
8 3 (1.05%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.05%) GIAC
8 3 (1.05%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.05%) PMP
9 2 (0.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.70%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.35%) CSPO
10 1 (0.35%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.68%) GDPR
2 30 (10.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (8.42%) NIST
4 20 (7.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (3.86%) GRC
6 9 (3.16%) Accessibility
6 9 (3.16%) QA
7 7 (2.46%) PMO
7 7 (2.46%) SLA
7 7 (2.46%) SOC 2
8 6 (2.11%) Data Quality
9 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.75%) PCI DSS
10 3 (1.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (1.05%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.70%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.70%) NCSC
System Software
1 122 (42.81%) Active Directory
2 18 (6.32%) Docker
3 12 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.86%) VMware NSX
5 9 (3.16%) Squid
6 6 (2.11%) Hyper-V
7 5 (1.75%) RACF
7 5 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.70%) vSphere
10 1 (0.35%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
10 1 (0.35%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 35 (12.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 32 (11.23%) Kubernetes
3 28 (9.82%) Terraform
4 19 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (6.32%) Grafana
6 10 (3.51%) Prometheus
7 9 (3.16%) Ansible
7 9 (3.16%) Argo
7 9 (3.16%) FortiGate
8 8 (2.81%) Consul
9 6 (2.11%) CA Single Sign-On
10 5 (1.75%) PingFederate
10 5 (1.75%) VxRail
11 4 (1.40%) SCCM
11 4 (1.40%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.70%) CASB
12 2 (0.70%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
13 1 (0.35%) Packer
13 1 (0.35%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 119 (41.75%) Microsoft
2 53 (18.60%) Okta
3 24 (8.42%) SAP
4 21 (7.37%) VMware
5 18 (6.32%) Red Hat
5 18 (6.32%) ServiceNow
6 16 (5.61%) CyberArk
7 14 (4.91%) Google
8 13 (4.56%) Cisco
9 11 (3.86%) Oracle
10 10 (3.51%) Dynatrace
10 10 (3.51%) F5
10 10 (3.51%) Zscaler
11 9 (3.16%) Palo Alto
12 8 (2.81%) CheckPoint
13 7 (2.46%) Atlassian
14 6 (2.11%) BeyondTrust
14 6 (2.11%) Dell
14 6 (2.11%) Ping Identity
15 5 (1.75%) Netskope