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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 382 326 363
Rank change year-on-year -56 +37 -2
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 273 196 164
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.59% 0.70% 0.50%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.32% 5.05% 4.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 129 115
10th Percentile £315 £383 £372
25th Percentile £430 £413 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £681
90th Percentile £675 £675 £765
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 5,127 3,879 3,968
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.01% 13.95% 12.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,410 2,555 2,703
10th Percentile £312 £280 £300
25th Percentile £424 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £717
UK median daily rate £519 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +3.80% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 68 52
10th Percentile £21.28 £18.55 £20.05
25th Percentile £35.49 £20.98 £24.09
Median hourly rate £67.47 £34.00 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +98.44% -13.38% -21.50%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.75 £63.00
90th Percentile £89.18 £77.88 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £26.45 £38.25
% change year-on-year +145.75% -30.85% -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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -58 126 £545 +1.49% 204
North of England -45 56 £500 +6.61% 28
North West -40 33 £491 +4.25% 23
Midlands -39 31 £425 -5.56% 12
West Midlands -41 25 £425 -22.73% 10
South East -44 25 £588 +11.90% 52
South West -26 19 £525 +5.00% 10
Yorkshire -32 17 £558 +26.99% 4
East of England -22 9 £550 -20.00% 9
North East - 6 £500 - 1
East Midlands -13 5 £463 +15.05% 2
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 5 (1.83%) 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 5 (1.83%) 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
1 134 (49.08%) Azure
2 117 (42.86%) Entra ID
3 62 (22.71%) AWS
4 46 (16.85%) GCP
5 43 (15.75%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (12.45%) SaaS
7 21 (7.69%) GitHub
8 14 (5.13%) OpenShift
9 12 (4.40%) Google Workspace
10 11 (4.03%) Serverless
11 9 (3.30%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (3.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 8 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (2.93%) OCI
13 7 (2.56%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (2.56%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (2.56%) Google Drive
14 6 (2.20%) Asana
14 6 (2.20%) Figma
14 6 (2.20%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (18.32%) DNS
2 29 (10.62%) Firewall
3 22 (8.06%) VPN
4 19 (6.96%) 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
13 5 (1.83%) 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%) Db2
6 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.37%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.37%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 34 (12.45%) 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%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
General
1 58 (21.25%) Finance
2 49 (17.95%) Social Skills
3 38 (13.92%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.06%) Banking
5 21 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (6.96%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (4.03%) Retail
8 7 (2.56%) Military
9 5 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.83%) Legal
10 3 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.10%) Marketing
11 2 (0.73%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.73%) Local Government
11 2 (0.73%) Publishing
12 1 (0.37%) Advertising
12 1 (0.37%) Front Office
12 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.37%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 43 (15.75%) Architect
2 31 (11.36%) Developer
3 15 (5.49%) Solutions Architect
4 12 (4.40%) Administrator
5 11 (4.03%) Senior
6 10 (3.66%) Consultant
6 10 (3.66%) Java Developer
7 9 (3.30%) Active Directory Engineer
7 9 (3.30%) Analyst
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 77 (28.21%) SAML
2 69 (25.27%) OAuth
3 63 (23.08%) OpenID
4 29 (10.62%) OAuth2
5 28 (10.26%) REST
6 27 (9.89%) LDAP
7 26 (9.52%) Terraform
8 19 (6.96%) 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 58 (21.25%) Onboarding
2 23 (8.42%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (8.06%) Cloud Native
4 19 (6.96%) PKI
5 14 (5.13%) Management Information System
6 13 (4.76%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.93%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.93%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.56%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.20%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.20%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.83%) Clustering
10 5 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.47%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.47%) Replication
12 3 (1.10%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.26%) Windows
2 17 (6.23%) Linux
3 12 (4.40%) 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 93 (34.07%) Identity Access Management
2 58 (21.25%) RBAC
3 49 (17.95%) DevOps
4 48 (17.58%) Migration
5 46 (16.85%) CI/CD
6 41 (15.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (15.02%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (13.19%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (12.82%) Agile
9 33 (12.09%) Roadmaps
10 32 (11.72%) Zero Trust
11 31 (11.36%) Privileged Access Management
12 27 (9.89%) Change Management
13 26 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 25 (9.16%) Microservices
15 24 (8.79%) ITIL
15 24 (8.79%) Problem-Solving
16 23 (8.42%) AI
16 23 (8.42%) Observability
16 23 (8.42%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 41 (15.02%) PowerShell
2 36 (13.19%) Python
3 35 (12.82%) Java
4 11 (4.03%) SQL
5 10 (3.66%) Bash
5 10 (3.66%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.30%) VB
6 9 (3.30%) VB6
6 9 (3.30%) VBA
7 4 (1.47%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.10%) Go
8 3 (1.10%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.73%) Groovy
10 1 (0.37%) Bicep
10 1 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.37%) R
10 1 (0.37%) Swift
10 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 51 (18.68%) Security Cleared
2 42 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 17 (6.23%) Degree
4 14 (5.13%) Azure Certification
4 14 (5.13%) CISSP
5 13 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
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 23 (8.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (7.69%) NIST
3 20 (7.33%) GDPR
4 14 (5.13%) Data Quality
5 10 (3.66%) Accessibility
6 8 (2.93%) QA
7 7 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.83%) PMO
9 4 (1.47%) 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
1 101 (37.00%) 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
7 1 (0.37%) Squid
Systems Management
1 24 (8.79%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (5.86%) Grafana
4 14 (5.13%) Ansible
5 9 (3.30%) Argo
6 7 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (2.56%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.83%) CASB
7 5 (1.83%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.83%) PingFederate
8 4 (1.47%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (1.10%) Progress Chef
9 3 (1.10%) SELinux
10 2 (0.73%) Consul
10 2 (0.73%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.73%) Packer
10 2 (0.73%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 117 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.36%) Okta
3 25 (9.16%) ServiceNow
4 21 (7.69%) CyberArk
5 18 (6.59%) Google
6 16 (5.86%) BeyondTrust
6 16 (5.86%) Oracle
7 15 (5.49%) 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
12 6 (2.20%) SAP
13 5 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (1.83%) ForgeRock
13 5 (1.83%) Workday
14 4 (1.47%) F5
14 4 (1.47%) OpenAI
14 4 (1.47%) Palo Alto