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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 321 361
Rank change year-on-year -57 +40 +11
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 262 197 161
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.57% 0.71% 0.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.21% 5.15% 4.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 128 114
10th Percentile £304 £383 £363
25th Percentile £430 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £509 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -15.13% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £684
90th Percentile £675 £675 £768
UK median daily rate £525 £537 £600
% change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile £52.75 - £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 5,029 3,822 3,947
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.93% 13.87% 12.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,353 2,523 2,713
10th Percentile £308 £281 £300
25th Percentile £419 £404 £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 £699 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £518 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +3.50% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 64 52
10th Percentile £21.32 £18.87 £20.05
25th Percentile £38.03 £21.39 £24.09
Median hourly rate £67.47 £37.75 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +78.73% -3.82% -25.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £64.13 £63.00
90th Percentile £90.25 £78.38 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £28.25 £38.25
% change year-on-year +130.09% -26.14% -30.45%

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 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 -66 120 £540 +0.56% 227
North of England -49 57 £500 +6.61% 42
North West -35 34 £492 +4.02% 26
Midlands -41 28 £425 -5.56% 19
South East -41 23 £435 -17.14% 56
West Midlands -42 22 £425 -19.05% 10
South West -37 19 £525 +5.00% 19
Yorkshire -31 17 £558 +36.31% 12
East of England -28 8 £553 -19.64% 16
North East - 6 £500 - 4
East Midlands -15 5 £463 +15.05% 9
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 19 (7.25%) Confluence
2 19 (7.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.91%) nginx
4 2 (0.76%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
5 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 5 (1.91%) 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
1 127 (48.47%) Azure
2 111 (42.37%) Entra ID
3 59 (22.52%) AWS
4 45 (17.18%) GCP
5 43 (16.41%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (11.45%) SaaS
7 21 (8.02%) GitHub
8 13 (4.96%) Google Workspace
8 13 (4.96%) OpenShift
9 9 (3.44%) GitHub Actions
9 9 (3.44%) Serverless
9 9 (3.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 8 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.67%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (2.67%) Google Drive
12 6 (2.29%) Asana
12 6 (2.29%) Figma
12 6 (2.29%) OCI
12 6 (2.29%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 48 (18.32%) DNS
2 27 (10.31%) Firewall
3 21 (8.02%) VPN
4 19 (7.25%) TCP/IP
5 16 (6.11%) SSL
6 14 (5.34%) DHCP
7 12 (4.58%) 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
11 7 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.29%) HTTPS
13 5 (1.91%) Internet
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 4 (1.53%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.53%) Power BI
3 4 (1.53%) Tableau
4 3 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.76%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.76%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.76%) Redis
6 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.38%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 35 (13.36%) 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 55 (20.99%) Finance
2 49 (18.70%) Social Skills
3 37 (14.12%) Public Sector
4 20 (7.63%) Banking
4 20 (7.63%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (3.44%) Retail
7 7 (2.67%) Military
8 6 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.91%) Legal
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
10 2 (0.76%) Publishing
11 1 (0.38%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (15.27%) Architect
2 29 (11.07%) Developer
3 13 (4.96%) Administrator
3 13 (4.96%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (3.82%) Consultant
4 10 (3.82%) Senior
5 9 (3.44%) Active Directory Engineer
5 9 (3.44%) Analyst
5 9 (3.44%) Support Engineer
6 8 (3.05%) IAM Specialist
6 8 (3.05%) IT Engineer
6 8 (3.05%) Java Developer
6 8 (3.05%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 8 (3.05%) Platform Engineer
6 8 (3.05%) Security Engineer
7 7 (2.67%) Cloud Platform Engineer
7 7 (2.67%) Lead
7 7 (2.67%) Project Manager
8 6 (2.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (2.29%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (28.24%) SAML
2 64 (24.43%) OAuth
3 60 (22.90%) OpenID
4 29 (11.07%) OAuth2
5 27 (10.31%) LDAP
6 26 (9.92%) REST
7 24 (9.16%) Terraform
8 18 (6.87%) SailPoint
9 15 (5.73%) SOAP
10 12 (4.58%) Node.js
10 12 (4.58%) Web Services
11 9 (3.44%) ActiveX
11 9 (3.44%) XML
12 8 (3.05%) Express.js
13 7 (2.67%) Middleware
13 7 (2.67%) React
14 6 (2.29%) CSS
14 6 (2.29%) FIDO
15 5 (1.91%) GraphQL
15 5 (1.91%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 56 (21.37%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.40%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (7.63%) Cloud Native
4 19 (7.25%) PKI
5 13 (4.96%) Management Information System
6 12 (4.58%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (3.05%) AI Agents
7 8 (3.05%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.67%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.67%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.67%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.29%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.29%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.91%) Clustering
10 5 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.53%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.53%) Replication
12 3 (1.15%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.69%) Windows
2 14 (5.34%) Linux
3 12 (4.58%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.44%) Unix
5 5 (1.91%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.53%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.76%) Android
8 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.38%) CatOS
9 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (32.82%) Identity Access Management
2 55 (20.99%) RBAC
3 47 (17.94%) DevOps
4 43 (16.41%) CI/CD
4 43 (16.41%) Migration
5 41 (15.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 40 (15.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (13.36%) Cybersecurity
8 34 (12.98%) Agile
9 32 (12.21%) Roadmaps
10 31 (11.83%) Privileged Access Management
11 30 (11.45%) Zero Trust
12 26 (9.92%) Change Management
12 26 (9.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 24 (9.16%) ITIL
13 24 (9.16%) Problem-Solving
14 23 (8.78%) Microservices
14 23 (8.78%) Technical Leadership
15 22 (8.40%) Runbook
16 21 (8.02%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 38 (14.50%) PowerShell
2 33 (12.60%) Python
3 32 (12.21%) Java
4 10 (3.82%) Bash
4 10 (3.82%) JavaScript
4 10 (3.82%) SQL
5 9 (3.44%) VB
5 9 (3.44%) VB6
5 9 (3.44%) VBA
6 3 (1.15%) Go
6 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.76%) Groovy
7 2 (0.76%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.38%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.38%) Bicep
8 1 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.38%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.38%) R
8 1 (0.38%) Swift
8 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 47 (17.94%) Security Cleared
2 39 (14.89%) SC Cleared
3 16 (6.11%) Degree
4 12 (4.58%) Azure Certification
4 12 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (4.58%) CISSP
4 12 (4.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (2.29%) AWS Certification
6 5 (1.91%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.53%) CISM
8 3 (1.15%) GIAC
8 3 (1.15%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.15%) PMP
9 2 (0.76%) CEH
9 2 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.76%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.76%) SAFe Agilist
10 1 (0.38%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (8.02%) NIST
3 20 (7.63%) 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%) SLA
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%) 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 99 (37.79%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.20%) Docker
3 5 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.53%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.76%) vSphere
7 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.38%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.38%) Squid
7 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (8.78%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (5.73%) Grafana
4 14 (5.34%) Ansible
5 9 (3.44%) Argo
6 8 (3.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (2.29%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.91%) CASB
8 5 (1.91%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.91%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.53%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.15%) Progress Chef
10 3 (1.15%) SELinux
11 2 (0.76%) Consul
11 2 (0.76%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.76%) Packer
11 2 (0.76%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.38%) SCCM
12 1 (0.38%) VxRail
Vendors
1 111 (42.37%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.83%) 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 10 (3.82%) Zscaler
9 8 (3.05%) Ping Identity
9 8 (3.05%) VMware
10 7 (2.67%) Cisco
11 6 (2.29%) Salesforce
11 6 (2.29%) SAP
12 5 (1.91%) CrowdStrike
12 5 (1.91%) Workday
13 4 (1.53%) F5
13 4 (1.53%) ForgeRock
13 4 (1.53%) OpenAI
13 4 (1.53%) Palo Alto