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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 326 366
Rank change year-on-year -62 +40 +9
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 262 195 165
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.57% 0.70% 0.50%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.18% 5.05% 4.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 129 118
10th Percentile £305 £383 £363
25th Percentile £430 £413 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £675
90th Percentile £690 £675 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £537 £600
% change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +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 5,061 3,865 3,919
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.93% 13.91% 11.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,373 2,553 2,708
10th Percentile £309 £282 £300
25th Percentile £420 £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 £694 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £519 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +3.80% -3.75% -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 65 52
10th Percentile £22.00 £18.87 £20.05
25th Percentile £46.00 £21.39 £24.09
Median hourly rate £67.47 £40.00 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +68.68% +1.91% -23.41%
75th Percentile £74.00 £65.57 £63.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £79.50 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £30.00 £38.50
% change year-on-year +116.67% -22.08% -30.00%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -60 119 £545 -0.91% 98
North of England -42 58 £500 +10.38% 15
North West -36 34 £496 +7.36% 10
Midlands -47 29 £438 -2.78% 3
South East -50 25 £588 +11.90% 26
West Midlands -38 23 £425 -19.05% 2
South West -31 20 £525 +5.00% 5
Yorkshire -40 18 £550 +34.47% 4
East of England -26 8 £553 -19.64% 2
North East - 6 £500 - 1
East Midlands -16 5 £463 +15.05% 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 30 (11.45%) SharePoint
2 20 (7.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (7.25%) Confluence
4 5 (1.91%) nginx
5 2 (0.76%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.38%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.76%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.76%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.76%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 131 (50.00%) Azure
2 114 (43.51%) Entra ID
3 62 (23.66%) AWS
4 46 (17.56%) GCP
5 43 (16.41%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (12.60%) SaaS
7 23 (8.78%) GitHub
8 13 (4.96%) Google Workspace
9 11 (4.20%) Serverless
10 10 (3.82%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (3.82%) OpenShift
11 9 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (3.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 7 (2.67%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (2.67%) Google Drive
13 6 (2.29%) Asana
13 6 (2.29%) Figma
13 6 (2.29%) OCI
13 6 (2.29%) OneDrive
14 5 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 48 (18.32%) DNS
2 31 (11.83%) Firewall
3 21 (8.02%) VPN
4 18 (6.87%) TCP/IP
5 16 (6.11%) SSL
6 14 (5.34%) DHCP
7 13 (4.96%) Network Security
8 11 (4.20%) WAN
9 9 (3.44%) DKIM
9 9 (3.44%) DMARC
10 8 (3.05%) LAN
11 7 (2.67%) HTTP
11 7 (2.67%) Kerberos
11 7 (2.67%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.29%) HTTPS
12 6 (2.29%) Internet
12 6 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (1.91%) IPsec
13 5 (1.91%) OpenVPN
13 5 (1.91%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.82%) Metadata
2 6 (2.29%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.91%) Power BI
4 4 (1.53%) Metadata Repository
4 4 (1.53%) Tableau
5 3 (1.15%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.76%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.76%) Redis
7 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.38%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.38%) Db2
7 1 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (12.98%) JIRA
2 10 (3.82%) Git
2 10 (3.82%) GitLab
3 9 (3.44%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (3.44%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.67%) Browser DevTools
5 6 (2.29%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.15%) Fiddler
6 3 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.76%) Postman
7 2 (0.76%) Snyk
7 2 (0.76%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.38%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
General
1 52 (19.85%) Finance
2 49 (18.70%) Social Skills
3 39 (14.89%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.40%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.40%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (7.25%) Banking
6 9 (3.44%) Retail
7 7 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.67%) Military
8 5 (1.91%) Legal
9 4 (1.53%) Publishing
10 2 (0.76%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.76%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.76%) Local Government
10 2 (0.76%) Marketing
11 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 42 (16.03%) Architect
2 29 (11.07%) Developer
3 15 (5.73%) Administrator
3 15 (5.73%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (4.20%) Consultant
5 10 (3.82%) Senior
6 9 (3.44%) Active Directory Engineer
6 9 (3.44%) Lead
6 9 (3.44%) Support Engineer
7 8 (3.05%) IAM Specialist
7 8 (3.05%) IT Engineer
7 8 (3.05%) Java Developer
7 8 (3.05%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
7 8 (3.05%) Platform Engineer
7 8 (3.05%) Project Manager
7 8 (3.05%) Security Engineer
8 7 (2.67%) Analyst
8 7 (2.67%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (2.67%) Cloud Platform Engineer
8 7 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (26.34%) SAML
2 62 (23.66%) OAuth
3 59 (22.52%) OpenID
4 28 (10.69%) OAuth2
5 26 (9.92%) LDAP
6 25 (9.54%) REST
7 24 (9.16%) Terraform
8 18 (6.87%) SailPoint
9 15 (5.73%) SOAP
10 12 (4.58%) Web Services
11 9 (3.44%) ActiveX
11 9 (3.44%) Node.js
11 9 (3.44%) XML
12 8 (3.05%) Express.js
12 8 (3.05%) Middleware
13 7 (2.67%) GraphQL
13 7 (2.67%) React
14 6 (2.29%) CSS
15 5 (1.91%) FIDO
16 4 (1.53%) OpenTofu
Miscellaneous
1 56 (21.37%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.40%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (7.25%) Cloud Native
3 19 (7.25%) PKI
4 13 (4.96%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.44%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (3.05%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.67%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (2.67%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (2.67%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.29%) AI Agents
8 6 (2.29%) Enterprise Cloud
8 6 (2.29%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.91%) Clustering
9 5 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.53%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (1.53%) Replication
10 4 (1.53%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 27 (10.31%) Windows
2 14 (5.34%) Linux
3 10 (3.82%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.44%) Unix
5 6 (2.29%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.15%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.76%) Android
7 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.38%) CatOS
8 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (32.06%) Identity Access Management
2 53 (20.23%) RBAC
3 49 (18.70%) DevOps
4 42 (16.03%) CI/CD
4 42 (16.03%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (15.65%) Migration
6 40 (15.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 37 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
8 36 (13.74%) Agile
9 34 (12.98%) Roadmaps
10 33 (12.60%) Zero Trust
11 31 (11.83%) Privileged Access Management
12 26 (9.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 25 (9.54%) Change Management
14 24 (9.16%) Infrastructure as Code
14 24 (9.16%) Problem-Solving
15 23 (8.78%) ITIL
15 23 (8.78%) Technical Leadership
16 22 (8.40%) Microservices
16 22 (8.40%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.36%) PowerShell
2 29 (11.07%) Java
3 27 (10.31%) Python
4 12 (4.58%) SQL
5 10 (3.82%) Bash
5 10 (3.82%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.44%) VB
6 9 (3.44%) VB6
6 9 (3.44%) VBA
7 3 (1.15%) Go
7 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.76%) Bicep
8 2 (0.76%) Groovy
8 2 (0.76%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.38%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.38%) R
9 1 (0.38%) Swift
9 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 47 (17.94%) Security Cleared
2 38 (14.50%) SC Cleared
3 18 (6.87%) Degree
4 12 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (4.58%) CISSP
5 10 (3.82%) Azure Certification
5 10 (3.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.29%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.91%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.53%) CISM
9 3 (1.15%) GIAC
9 3 (1.15%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.15%) PMP
10 2 (0.76%) CEH
10 2 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.76%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.76%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.38%) CSPO
11 1 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (8.78%) NIST
3 21 (8.02%) GDPR
4 13 (4.96%) Data Quality
5 10 (3.82%) Accessibility
6 8 (3.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (2.67%) QA
8 5 (1.91%) PMO
9 4 (1.53%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (1.15%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.15%) SLA
10 3 (1.15%) SNOMED CT
11 2 (0.76%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.76%) GRC
11 2 (0.76%) ITGC
11 2 (0.76%) NCSC
12 1 (0.38%) PSD2
System Software
1 96 (36.64%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.73%) Docker
3 5 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.53%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.76%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.76%) vSphere
7 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.38%) Firmware
7 1 (0.38%) Squid
7 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (9.54%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (5.73%) Ansible
3 15 (5.73%) Grafana
4 9 (3.44%) Argo
5 8 (3.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (2.29%) CASB
6 6 (2.29%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.91%) PingFederate
8 4 (1.53%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (1.15%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (1.15%) Progress Chef
9 3 (1.15%) SELinux
10 2 (0.76%) Consul
10 2 (0.76%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.76%) Packer
10 2 (0.76%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.38%) VxRail
Vendors
1 109 (41.60%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.21%) Okta
3 25 (9.54%) ServiceNow
4 21 (8.02%) CyberArk
5 19 (7.25%) Google
6 13 (4.96%) BeyondTrust
6 13 (4.96%) Red Hat
7 11 (4.20%) Oracle
8 9 (3.44%) Zscaler
9 8 (3.05%) Ping Identity
9 8 (3.05%) SAP
9 8 (3.05%) VMware
10 7 (2.67%) Cisco
11 6 (2.29%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.91%) OpenAI
12 5 (1.91%) Workday
13 4 (1.53%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (1.53%) F5
13 4 (1.53%) ForgeRock
13 4 (1.53%) Palo Alto