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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 384 314 369
Rank change year-on-year -70 +55 -18
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 273 191 164
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.59% 0.70% 0.50%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.37% 4.99% 4.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 125 116
10th Percentile £315 £384 £374
25th Percentile £430 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £678
90th Percentile £675 £675 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £537 £600
% change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 2
10th Percentile £51.25 - £30.56
25th Percentile £69.38 £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 5,088 3,825 3,951
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.99% 13.95% 12.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,380 2,517 2,676
10th Percentile £313 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £723
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 69 55
10th Percentile £21.27 £18.65 £19.97
25th Percentile £35.22 £21.30 £25.22
Median hourly rate £67.24 £34.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +97.75% -26.38% -12.04%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £89.39 £77.75 £74.78
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £26.45 £39.25
% change year-on-year +145.75% -32.61% -28.64%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -56 125 £539 +0.33% 180
North of England -41 55 £500 +8.23% 24
North West -35 33 £491 +4.25% 19
Midlands -38 31 £425 -15.00% 10
South East -45 26 £519 -5.68% 43
West Midlands -38 25 £425 -22.73% 9
South West -28 19 £525 +5.00% 7
Yorkshire -38 16 £558 +36.31% 5
East of England -28 10 £544 -20.84% 5
North East - 6 £500 -
East Midlands -13 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 (10.99%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (6.59%) Confluence
4 4 (1.47%) nginx
5 2 (0.73%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.73%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.73%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.73%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.73%) 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
1 133 (48.72%) Azure
2 117 (42.86%) Entra ID
3 62 (22.71%) AWS
4 47 (17.22%) GCP
5 43 (15.75%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (11.72%) SaaS
7 20 (7.33%) GitHub
8 14 (5.13%) OpenShift
9 12 (4.40%) Google Workspace
10 10 (3.66%) Serverless
11 9 (3.30%) GitHub Actions
12 8 (2.93%) OCI
12 8 (2.93%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (2.56%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.56%) Google Drive
14 6 (2.20%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (2.20%) Asana
14 6 (2.20%) Figma
14 6 (2.20%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 49 (17.95%) DNS
2 28 (10.26%) Firewall
3 21 (7.69%) VPN
4 18 (6.59%) TCP/IP
5 16 (5.86%) SSL
6 14 (5.13%) DHCP
7 12 (4.40%) Network Security
8 11 (4.03%) WAN
9 9 (3.30%) DKIM
9 9 (3.30%) DMARC
10 8 (2.93%) LAN
11 7 (2.56%) HTTP
11 7 (2.56%) Kerberos
11 7 (2.56%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.20%) HTTPS
12 6 (2.20%) SSH
13 5 (1.83%) Internet
13 5 (1.83%) IPsec
14 4 (1.47%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.66%) Metadata
2 6 (2.20%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.47%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.47%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.47%) Power BI
3 4 (1.47%) Tableau
4 3 (1.10%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.10%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.73%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.73%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.73%) Redis
6 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.37%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (11.72%) JIRA
2 11 (4.03%) Git
3 10 (3.66%) GitLab
4 9 (3.30%) Team Foundation Server
4 9 (3.30%) Visual Studio
5 7 (2.56%) Browser DevTools
5 7 (2.56%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.10%) Fiddler
6 3 (1.10%) Postman
6 3 (1.10%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.73%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.73%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.73%) JUnit
7 2 (0.73%) Maven
7 2 (0.73%) Mockito
7 2 (0.73%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.73%) Snyk
7 2 (0.73%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.37%) Serenity BDD
General
1 60 (21.98%) Finance
2 48 (17.58%) Social Skills
3 38 (13.92%) Public Sector
4 23 (8.42%) Banking
5 19 (6.96%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (4.03%) Retail
8 7 (2.56%) Military
9 6 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.83%) Legal
11 3 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.10%) Marketing
12 2 (0.73%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.73%) Local Government
13 1 (0.37%) Advertising
13 1 (0.37%) Front Office
13 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.37%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.37%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 41 (15.02%) Architect
2 32 (11.72%) Developer
3 15 (5.49%) Solutions Architect
4 12 (4.40%) Senior
5 11 (4.03%) Administrator
5 11 (4.03%) Java Developer
6 10 (3.66%) Analyst
6 10 (3.66%) Consultant
7 9 (3.30%) Active Directory Engineer
7 9 (3.30%) Support Engineer
8 8 (2.93%) IAM Specialist
8 8 (2.93%) IT Engineer
8 8 (2.93%) Lead
8 8 (2.93%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 8 (2.93%) Platform Engineer
8 8 (2.93%) Security Engineer
9 7 (2.56%) AWS Engineer
9 7 (2.56%) Azure Engineer
9 7 (2.56%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 7 (2.56%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (28.57%) SAML
2 71 (26.01%) OAuth
3 64 (23.44%) OpenID
4 30 (10.99%) OAuth2
5 28 (10.26%) REST
6 26 (9.52%) LDAP
7 25 (9.16%) Terraform
8 18 (6.59%) SailPoint
9 17 (6.23%) SOAP
10 13 (4.76%) Web Services
11 12 (4.40%) Node.js
12 10 (3.66%) XML
13 9 (3.30%) ActiveX
14 8 (2.93%) Express.js
15 7 (2.56%) Middleware
15 7 (2.56%) React
16 6 (2.20%) CSS
16 6 (2.20%) FIDO
16 6 (2.20%) Kafka
17 5 (1.83%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 56 (20.51%) Onboarding
2 24 (8.79%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (8.06%) Cloud Native
4 20 (7.33%) PKI
5 14 (5.13%) Distributed Systems
5 14 (5.13%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.93%) AI Agents
6 8 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.93%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (2.56%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.20%) Enterprise Cloud
8 6 (2.20%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.83%) Clustering
9 5 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.47%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (1.47%) Replication
11 3 (1.10%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.26%) Windows
2 17 (6.23%) Linux
3 13 (4.76%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.30%) Unix
5 5 (1.83%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.47%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.73%) Android
8 2 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.37%) CatOS
9 1 (0.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (34.80%) Identity Access Management
2 58 (21.25%) RBAC
3 47 (17.22%) Migration
4 46 (16.85%) CI/CD
4 46 (16.85%) DevOps
5 41 (15.02%) Stakeholder Management
6 39 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (12.45%) Agile
7 34 (12.45%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (11.72%) Privileged Access Management
8 32 (11.72%) Roadmaps
9 31 (11.36%) Zero Trust
10 27 (9.89%) Change Management
11 26 (9.52%) Microservices
12 25 (9.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 24 (8.79%) AI
13 24 (8.79%) ITIL
13 24 (8.79%) Runbook
14 23 (8.42%) ITSM
14 23 (8.42%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 36 (13.19%) Java
2 36 (13.19%) Python
3 11 (4.03%) SQL
4 10 (3.66%) Bash
4 10 (3.66%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.30%) VB
5 9 (3.30%) VB6
5 9 (3.30%) VBA
6 4 (1.47%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.10%) Go
7 3 (1.10%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.73%) Groovy
9 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.37%) Bicep
9 1 (0.37%) C#
9 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.37%) Swift
9 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 50 (18.32%) Security Cleared
2 41 (15.02%) SC Cleared
3 16 (5.86%) Degree
4 14 (5.13%) Azure Certification
4 14 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (4.76%) CISSP
6 12 (4.40%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.20%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.83%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.47%) CISM
10 3 (1.10%) GIAC
10 3 (1.10%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.10%) PMP
11 2 (0.73%) CEH
11 2 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.73%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.73%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.37%) CSPO
12 1 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (7.69%) NIST
3 19 (6.96%) GDPR
4 14 (5.13%) Data Quality
5 10 (3.66%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.56%) QA
7 6 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.83%) PMO
8 5 (1.83%) SLA
9 4 (1.47%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (1.10%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.10%) SNOMED CT
11 2 (0.73%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.73%) GRC
11 2 (0.73%) ITGC
11 2 (0.73%) NCSC
12 1 (0.37%) PSD2
System Software
1 103 (37.73%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.03%) Docker
3 5 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.47%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.73%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (8.42%) Kubernetes
2 19 (6.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (5.49%) Grafana
4 14 (5.13%) Ansible
5 9 (3.30%) Argo
6 7 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (2.20%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.83%) CASB
8 5 (1.83%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.83%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.47%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.10%) Progress Chef
10 3 (1.10%) SELinux
11 2 (0.73%) Consul
11 2 (0.73%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.73%) Packer
11 2 (0.73%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.37%) SCCM
12 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 120 (43.96%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.99%) Okta
3 27 (9.89%) ServiceNow
4 21 (7.69%) CyberArk
5 18 (6.59%) Google
6 16 (5.86%) BeyondTrust
6 16 (5.86%) Oracle
7 14 (5.13%) Red Hat
8 10 (3.66%) Zscaler
9 9 (3.30%) Ping Identity
10 8 (2.93%) VMware
11 7 (2.56%) Cisco
12 6 (2.20%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (1.83%) ForgeRock
13 5 (1.83%) SAP
13 5 (1.83%) Workday
14 4 (1.47%) F5
14 4 (1.47%) OpenAI
14 4 (1.47%) Palo Alto