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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 339 312
Rank change year-on-year +20 -27 +131
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 232 139 241
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 0.52% 0.66%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.78% 3.59% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 96 187
10th Percentile £378 £405 £372
25th Percentile £425 £500 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -13.08% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £650
90th Percentile £688 £775 £723
UK median daily rate £525 £594 £575
% change year-on-year -11.58% +3.26% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile £43.63 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £55.75 - £100.00
75th Percentile £57.25 - -
90th Percentile £57.33 - -
UK median hourly rate £56.50 - £100.00
% change year-on-year - - +55.04%

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 4,850 3,877 4,818
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.64% 14.51% 13.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,351 2,511 3,511
10th Percentile £313 £313 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -8.09%
75th Percentile £606 £639 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -6.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 51 150
10th Percentile £18.57 £15.22 £16.10
25th Percentile £21.29 £21.02 £20.50
Median hourly rate £52.50 £26.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +98.11% -42.62% +24.07%
75th Percentile £63.32 £61.25 £65.94
90th Percentile £79.20 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £24.84 £46.18
% change year-on-year +111.35% -46.21% +31.94%

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 12 January 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
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 12 January 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 +10 95 £506 -15.63% 17
South West +23 44 £525 +23.53% 11
North of England -20 42 £482 -3.70% 10
Yorkshire -12 27 £525 - 7
South East -13 24 £508 -21.92% 13
North West -28 15 £423 -15.40% 2
Midlands -49 13 £525 +5.00% 5
West Midlands -36 12 £500 - 4
East of England -20 5 £625 +42.86% 5
East Midlands -23 1 £550 - 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 15 (6.47%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.74%) Confluence
3 9 (3.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.59%) Apache
4 6 (2.59%) IIS
5 5 (2.16%) iPlanet
5 5 (2.16%) JBoss
5 5 (2.16%) WebSphere
5 5 (2.16%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.86%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.86%) CMS
6 2 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.43%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.86%) Windchill
4 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.43%) Revit
Business Applications
1 14 (6.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.72%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.86%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.43%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 111 (47.84%) Azure
2 100 (43.10%) Entra ID
3 51 (21.98%) AWS
4 37 (15.95%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (15.52%) SaaS
6 18 (7.76%) PaaS
7 14 (6.03%) GCP
8 10 (4.31%) IaaS
9 8 (3.45%) GitHub
10 7 (3.02%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (3.02%) OneDrive
10 7 (3.02%) Serverless
11 6 (2.59%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (2.59%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (2.59%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (2.59%) OpenShift
12 5 (2.16%) Amazon S3
12 5 (2.16%) Azure Service Bus
12 5 (2.16%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 39 (16.81%) DNS
2 25 (10.78%) Firewall
3 24 (10.34%) VPN
4 16 (6.90%) Kerberos
5 15 (6.47%) SSL
6 11 (4.74%) DHCP
7 9 (3.88%) TCP/IP
8 6 (2.59%) HTTPS
8 6 (2.59%) LAN
8 6 (2.59%) Network Security
8 6 (2.59%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (2.59%) Wireshark
9 5 (2.16%) WAN
10 4 (1.72%) BIG-IP
10 4 (1.72%) IPsec
10 4 (1.72%) Wireless
11 3 (1.29%) Ethereal
11 3 (1.29%) HTTP
11 3 (1.29%) Internet
11 3 (1.29%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.16%) Oracle Database
1 5 (2.16%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.29%) CockroachDB
2 3 (1.29%) Pinecone
2 3 (1.29%) Power BI
3 2 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.86%) GIS
3 2 (0.86%) MySQL
3 2 (0.86%) SQLite
4 1 (0.43%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.43%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (7.76%) JIRA
2 16 (6.90%) Git
3 11 (4.74%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.16%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (2.16%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (2.16%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (1.72%) MSI
6 2 (0.86%) CocoaPods
6 2 (0.86%) Crashlytics
6 2 (0.86%) fastlane
6 2 (0.86%) GitLab
6 2 (0.86%) Xcode
7 1 (0.43%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.43%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.43%) Gatling
7 1 (0.43%) gulp
7 1 (0.43%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.43%) Postman
7 1 (0.43%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.43%) webpack
General
1 56 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 26 (11.21%) Finance
3 20 (8.62%) Public Sector
4 17 (7.33%) Documentation Skills
5 16 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (3.88%) Publishing
7 7 (3.02%) Banking
8 5 (2.16%) Aviation
9 3 (1.29%) Retail
9 3 (1.29%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.86%) Electronics
10 2 (0.86%) Legal
10 2 (0.86%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.86%) Marketing
11 1 (0.43%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.43%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.43%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (16.81%) Architect
2 31 (13.36%) Senior
3 20 (8.62%) Developer
4 17 (7.33%) Administrator
4 17 (7.33%) Solutions Architect
5 16 (6.90%) DevOps Engineer
6 13 (5.60%) Consultant
6 13 (5.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (4.31%) Analyst
8 9 (3.88%) Lead
9 8 (3.45%) IAM Consultant
9 8 (3.45%) Senior Developer
10 7 (3.02%) ForgeRock Developer
10 7 (3.02%) IAM Specialist
10 7 (3.02%) Security Engineer
11 6 (2.59%) Network Engineer
11 6 (2.59%) SAP Administrator
11 6 (2.59%) Security Architect
11 6 (2.59%) Technical Architect
12 5 (2.16%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (36.64%) OAuth
1 85 (36.64%) SAML
2 59 (25.43%) OpenID
3 38 (16.38%) OAuth2
4 36 (15.52%) LDAP
5 20 (8.62%) SailPoint
6 13 (5.60%) REST
7 12 (5.17%) SAP Basis
8 11 (4.74%) React
9 10 (4.31%) AngularJS
9 10 (4.31%) HTML
9 10 (4.31%) RESTful
9 10 (4.31%) SOAP
10 7 (3.02%) CSS
10 7 (3.02%) Entity Framework
10 7 (3.02%) HTML5
10 7 (3.02%) JDBC
10 7 (3.02%) YAML
11 6 (2.59%) JSON
11 6 (2.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (17.67%) Onboarding
2 15 (6.47%) PKI
3 14 (6.03%) Taxonomies
4 9 (3.88%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.45%) Private Cloud
5 8 (3.45%) Replication
6 7 (3.02%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.59%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.16%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.72%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.72%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.86%) Animation
10 2 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.86%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.86%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 45 (19.40%) Windows
2 32 (13.79%) Windows Server
3 22 (9.48%) Linux
4 7 (3.02%) Unix
5 3 (1.29%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.86%) CatOS
6 2 (0.86%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.43%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.43%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (30.60%) Identity Access Management
2 61 (26.29%) RBAC
3 46 (19.83%) DevOps
4 45 (19.40%) CI/CD
5 44 (18.97%) Agile
5 44 (18.97%) Identity Management
6 38 (16.38%) Zero Trust
7 26 (11.21%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 26 (11.21%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (9.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 22 (9.48%) Infrastructure as Code
10 22 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
11 20 (8.62%) Microservices
12 19 (8.19%) Privileged Access Management
12 19 (8.19%) Vulnerability Management
13 18 (7.76%) Analytics
13 18 (7.76%) Roadmaps
13 18 (7.76%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 52 (22.41%) PowerShell
2 30 (12.93%) Python
3 21 (9.05%) JavaScript
4 14 (6.03%) SQL
5 13 (5.60%) Java
6 9 (3.88%) Shell Script
7 8 (3.45%) Groovy
8 7 (3.02%) TypeScript
9 5 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (1.72%) Bicep
11 3 (1.29%) Bash
11 3 (1.29%) C#
12 2 (0.86%) BeanShell
12 2 (0.86%) Objective-C
12 2 (0.86%) Swift
Qualifications
1 86 (37.07%) Security Cleared
2 60 (25.86%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.91%) CISSP
4 20 (8.62%) DV Cleared
5 19 (8.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (6.47%) CISM
7 13 (5.60%) Degree
8 11 (4.74%) Azure Certification
9 7 (3.02%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.72%) MCP
12 3 (1.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (1.29%) PhD
13 2 (0.86%) CCSP
13 2 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
14 1 (0.43%) CCNA
14 1 (0.43%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (15.52%) GDPR
2 25 (10.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (4.74%) NIST
4 10 (4.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (3.45%) SOC 2
6 7 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (2.59%) Accessibility
7 6 (2.59%) NCSC
7 6 (2.59%) PSD2
7 6 (2.59%) SLA
8 5 (2.16%) HIPAA
8 5 (2.16%) PCI DSS
9 4 (1.72%) QA
10 2 (0.86%) WCAG
11 1 (0.43%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.43%) ISO 19650
11 1 (0.43%) SOC 1
System Software
1 107 (46.12%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.76%) Docker
3 11 (4.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (3.02%) VMware NSX
5 5 (2.16%) Tivoli Directory Server
6 2 (0.86%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.86%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.86%) OpenDJ
6 2 (0.86%) OpenIDM
6 2 (0.86%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.43%) RACF
7 1 (0.43%) Squid
7 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (14.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 24 (10.34%) Terraform
3 19 (8.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (6.03%) Kubernetes
4 14 (6.03%) PingFederate
5 6 (2.59%) Ansible
5 6 (2.59%) CA Single Sign-On
6 5 (2.16%) CA Wily
6 5 (2.16%) Progress Chef
6 5 (2.16%) SCCM
6 5 (2.16%) Tivoli
7 4 (1.72%) Grafana
8 2 (0.86%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (0.86%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.86%) Kibana
8 2 (0.86%) logstash
9 1 (0.43%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.43%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 113 (48.71%) Microsoft
2 31 (13.36%) Okta
3 23 (9.91%) VMware
4 18 (7.76%) CyberArk
5 17 (7.33%) SAP
6 14 (6.03%) Ping Identity
7 13 (5.60%) ServiceNow
7 13 (5.60%) Splunk
8 12 (5.17%) ForgeRock
8 12 (5.17%) Google
9 10 (4.31%) Zscaler
10 8 (3.45%) Salesforce
11 7 (3.02%) Oracle
11 7 (3.02%) Palo Alto
12 6 (2.59%) Cisco
13 5 (2.16%) AppDynamics
13 5 (2.16%) Broadcom
13 5 (2.16%) HP
13 5 (2.16%) IBM
14 4 (1.72%) F5