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 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 385 | 284 | 379 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -101 | +95 | -51 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 288 | 245 | 142 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.62% | 0.83% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.42% | 5.82% | 3.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 168 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £395 | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £495 |
| 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 | £790 |
| UK median daily rate | £528 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.48% | -12.50% | +6.01% |
| 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 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,314 | 4,213 | 3,874 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 11.45% | 14.30% | 12.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,556 | 2,790 | 2,511 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £283 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £504 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.22% | -4.05% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 216 | 86 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.33 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.04 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.07 | £33.39 | £36.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +88.91% | -9.36% | -24.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £65.06 | £61.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £79.38 | £75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £26.00 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +140.38% | -25.89% | -29.65% |
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 5 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 5 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 | -75 | 127 | £550 | +4.76% | 70 |
| North of England | -45 | 62 | £512 | +8.30% | 16 |
| North West | -32 | 34 | £500 | +11.23% | 8 |
| Midlands | -34 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 27 | £425 | -22.73% | 5 |
| South East | -55 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 23 | £565 | +9.07% | 6 |
| South West | -53 | 21 | £603 | +16.48% | 18 |
| East of England | -15 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | |
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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 | 8.3% | 24 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.9% | 20 |
| 3 | Grafana | 4.5% | 13 |
| 4 | Ansible | 4.2% | 12 |
| 5 | Argo | 2.4% | 7 |
| 5 | Jamf Pro | 2.4% | 7 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.4% | 7 |
| 8 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.4% | 4 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.4% | 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 |