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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 311 371
Rank change year-on-year -59 +60 -16
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 267 218 156
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.58% 0.78% 0.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.23% 5.43% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 144 108
10th Percentile £306 £400 £359
25th Percentile £430 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% +3.48%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £700
90th Percentile £673 £675 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £600
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 2
10th Percentile £51.25 £44.48 £30.56
25th Percentile £72.50 £45.56 £40.14
Median hourly rate £76.25 £50.75 £60.09
Median % change year-on-year +50.25% -15.54% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £55.56 £84.05
90th Percentile £81.92 £56.43 £96.02
UK median hourly rate £76.25 £50.75 £60.09
% change year-on-year +50.25% -15.54% -

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 5,103 4,012 3,929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.03% 14.34% 12.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,408 2,633 2,592
10th Percentile £313 £280 £300
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £630
90th Percentile £700 £688 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 76 51
10th Percentile £21.13 £17.58 £21.05
25th Percentile £31.25 £19.75 £23.99
Median hourly rate £65.69 £34.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.21% -10.53% -27.62%
75th Percentile £74.25 £63.75 £63.50
90th Percentile £89.38 £78.13 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £63.48 £25.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +148.94% -32.00% -31.82%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 -78 123 £545 +3.81% 183
North of England -39 53 £500 +5.71% 33
North West -26 34 £500 +6.16% 23
Midlands -39 30 £425 -15.00% 13
West Midlands -36 24 £425 -22.73% 13
South East -52 23 £443 -19.55% 32
South West -31 19 £525 +2.64% 12
Yorkshire -37 13 £570 +20.00% 10
East of England -29 11 £539 -21.67% 9
North East - 6 £500 -
East Midlands -11 5 £463 +15.05%
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 (11.24%) SharePoint
2 17 (6.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (4.49%) Confluence
4 4 (1.50%) nginx
5 2 (0.75%) IIS
5 2 (0.75%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.12%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.75%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.75%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.75%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.37%) Actimize
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 127 (47.57%) Azure
2 115 (43.07%) Entra ID
3 57 (21.35%) AWS
4 45 (16.85%) GCP
5 41 (15.36%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (12.36%) SaaS
7 18 (6.74%) GitHub
8 14 (5.24%) OpenShift
9 12 (4.49%) Google Workspace
10 9 (3.37%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (3.00%) Serverless
12 7 (2.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (2.62%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (2.62%) Google Drive
12 7 (2.62%) OCI
12 7 (2.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 6 (2.25%) Asana
13 6 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (2.25%) Figma
14 5 (1.87%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 47 (17.60%) DNS
2 26 (9.74%) Firewall
3 17 (6.37%) VPN
4 16 (5.99%) TCP/IP
5 12 (4.49%) SSL
6 11 (4.12%) Network Security
7 9 (3.37%) DHCP
7 9 (3.37%) DKIM
7 9 (3.37%) DMARC
7 9 (3.37%) WAN
8 7 (2.62%) SSH
8 7 (2.62%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.25%) HTTP
9 6 (2.25%) Kerberos
9 6 (2.25%) LAN
10 5 (1.87%) HTTPS
10 5 (1.87%) IPsec
10 5 (1.87%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.50%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.50%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.00%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.25%) Metadata
3 4 (1.50%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.50%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.50%) Power BI
3 4 (1.50%) Tableau
4 3 (1.12%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.12%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.75%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.75%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.75%) Redis
6 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.37%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (9.36%) JIRA
2 10 (3.75%) Git
2 10 (3.75%) Team Foundation Server
2 10 (3.75%) Visual Studio
3 9 (3.37%) GitLab
4 7 (2.62%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.12%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (1.12%) Postman
5 3 (1.12%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.75%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.75%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.75%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.75%) JUnit
6 2 (0.75%) Maven
6 2 (0.75%) Mockito
6 2 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.75%) Snyk
6 2 (0.75%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.37%) Serenity BDD
General
1 55 (20.60%) Finance
2 51 (19.10%) Social Skills
3 40 (14.98%) Public Sector
4 20 (7.49%) Banking
5 19 (7.12%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.87%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (3.37%) Retail
8 8 (3.00%) Military
9 7 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.25%) Legal
11 3 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.12%) Marketing
12 2 (0.75%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.75%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.75%) Local Government
13 1 (0.37%) Advertising
13 1 (0.37%) Front Office
13 1 (0.37%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.37%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 39 (14.61%) Architect
2 33 (12.36%) Developer
3 14 (5.24%) Solutions Architect
4 13 (4.87%) Senior
5 11 (4.12%) Analyst
5 11 (4.12%) Java Developer
6 10 (3.75%) Administrator
6 10 (3.75%) Consultant
7 9 (3.37%) Applications Engineer
8 8 (3.00%) Active Directory Engineer
8 8 (3.00%) AWS Engineer
8 8 (3.00%) IAM Specialist
8 8 (3.00%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (3.00%) Platform Engineer
8 8 (3.00%) Support Engineer
9 7 (2.62%) Application Integration Engineer
9 7 (2.62%) Azure Engineer
9 7 (2.62%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 7 (2.62%) IT Engineer
9 7 (2.62%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (29.21%) SAML
2 73 (27.34%) OAuth
3 65 (24.34%) OpenID
4 29 (10.86%) OAuth2
5 28 (10.49%) Terraform
6 26 (9.74%) REST
7 23 (8.61%) LDAP
8 19 (7.12%) SailPoint
9 16 (5.99%) SOAP
10 12 (4.49%) Node.js
10 12 (4.49%) Web Services
11 11 (4.12%) XML
12 10 (3.75%) ActiveX
13 8 (3.00%) Express.js
14 7 (2.62%) FIDO
14 7 (2.62%) Middleware
14 7 (2.62%) React
14 7 (2.62%) WebAuthn
15 6 (2.25%) CSS
15 6 (2.25%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 55 (20.60%) Onboarding
2 26 (9.74%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (8.99%) PKI
4 23 (8.61%) Cloud Native
5 15 (5.62%) Management Information System
6 14 (5.24%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (3.00%) AI Agents
7 8 (3.00%) Security Posture
8 7 (2.62%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.62%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.87%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.87%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.50%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.50%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (1.12%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.12%) Replication
11 3 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.36%) Windows
2 16 (5.99%) Linux
3 14 (5.24%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.62%) Unix
5 5 (1.87%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.87%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.75%) Android
7 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.37%) CatOS
8 1 (0.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (37.83%) Identity Access Management
2 59 (22.10%) RBAC
3 48 (17.98%) Migration
3 48 (17.98%) Stakeholder Management
4 46 (17.23%) CI/CD
5 38 (14.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (14.23%) DevOps
6 34 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
7 33 (12.36%) Agile
8 30 (11.24%) Privileged Access Management
9 29 (10.86%) Roadmaps
10 27 (10.11%) Microservices
11 25 (9.36%) ITSM
12 24 (8.99%) Infrastructure as Code
12 24 (8.99%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 24 (8.99%) Technical Leadership
12 24 (8.99%) Zero Trust
13 23 (8.61%) Change Management
13 23 (8.61%) Cloud Security
13 23 (8.61%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 45 (16.85%) PowerShell
2 40 (14.98%) Python
3 33 (12.36%) Java
4 14 (5.24%) SQL
5 11 (4.12%) Bash
6 10 (3.75%) VB
6 10 (3.75%) VB6
6 10 (3.75%) VBA
7 9 (3.37%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.87%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.50%) Go
10 3 (1.12%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.75%) Bicep
11 2 (0.75%) Groovy
12 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.37%) R
12 1 (0.37%) Swift
12 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 49 (18.35%) Security Cleared
2 41 (15.36%) SC Cleared
3 16 (5.99%) Degree
4 14 (5.24%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (4.87%) Azure Certification
6 12 (4.49%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (4.49%) CISSP
7 6 (2.25%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.87%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.12%) CISM
9 3 (1.12%) GIAC
9 3 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.75%) CEH
10 2 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.75%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.75%) PMP
10 2 (0.75%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.37%) GCIH
11 1 (0.37%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (5.62%) Data Quality
3 13 (4.87%) NIST
4 10 (3.75%) Accessibility
5 9 (3.37%) GDPR
6 7 (2.62%) QA
7 6 (2.25%) SLA
8 4 (1.50%) PMO
8 4 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (1.12%) SNOMED CT
10 2 (0.75%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.75%) GRC
10 2 (0.75%) ITGC
10 2 (0.75%) NCSC
10 2 (0.75%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.37%) PSD2
System Software
1 103 (38.58%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.49%) Docker
3 5 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.12%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.75%) vSphere
6 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.37%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.37%) zsh
Systems Management
1 24 (8.99%) Kubernetes
2 19 (7.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (6.37%) Grafana
4 12 (4.49%) Ansible
5 9 (3.37%) Argo
6 7 (2.62%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (2.62%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.87%) CASB
8 3 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.12%) Progress Chef
8 3 (1.12%) SELinux
8 3 (1.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.75%) Consul
9 2 (0.75%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.75%) Packer
9 2 (0.75%) SCCM
9 2 (0.75%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.37%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.37%) PingFederate
10 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 128 (47.94%) Microsoft
2 33 (12.36%) Okta
3 23 (8.61%) ServiceNow
4 21 (7.87%) CyberArk
5 19 (7.12%) BeyondTrust
6 18 (6.74%) Google
7 15 (5.62%) Oracle
8 14 (5.24%) Red Hat
9 8 (3.00%) Zscaler
10 7 (2.62%) Cisco
10 7 (2.62%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (2.62%) VMware
11 6 (2.25%) ForgeRock
11 6 (2.25%) Ping Identity
11 6 (2.25%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.50%) Apple
12 4 (1.50%) F5
12 4 (1.50%) OpenAI
12 4 (1.50%) SAP
12 4 (1.50%) Splunk