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

 6 months to
6 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 309 368
Rank change year-on-year -82 +59 -13
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 261 211 156
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.76% 0.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.12% 5.34% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 139 108
10th Percentile £302 £400 £359
25th Percentile £430 £424 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £523 £595
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% -12.10% +3.48%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £700
90th Percentile £675 £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 5,093 3,950 3,901
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.99% 14.23% 12.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,395 2,598 2,572
10th Percentile £313 £278 £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 £624 £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 178 75 52
10th Percentile £21.18 £17.54 £20.06
25th Percentile £31.25 £19.50 £23.80
Median hourly rate £66.35 £34.00 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year +95.13% -9.93% -28.10%
75th Percentile £74.75 £63.58 £63.00
90th Percentile £89.13 £73.40 £74.94
UK median hourly rate £63.48 £25.00 £36.83
% change year-on-year +153.92% -32.13% -33.03%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -81 123 £545 +3.81% 189
North of England -56 49 £500 +5.71% 38
North West -33 31 £496 +5.31% 25
Midlands -30 30 £425 -15.00% 12
West Midlands -37 24 £425 -22.73% 12
South East -46 22 £450 -16.28% 42
South West -28 19 £525 +2.64% 11
Yorkshire -40 12 £568 +19.47% 13
East of England -20 11 £539 -21.67% 10
North East - 6 £500 -
East Midlands -7 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 (11.49%) SharePoint
2 17 (6.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (4.21%) Confluence
4 4 (1.53%) nginx
5 2 (0.77%) IIS
5 2 (0.77%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.38%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.15%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.77%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.77%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.77%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.77%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.38%) Actimize
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 123 (47.13%) Azure
2 109 (41.76%) Entra ID
3 55 (21.07%) AWS
4 44 (16.86%) GCP
5 41 (15.71%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (12.64%) SaaS
7 18 (6.90%) GitHub
8 14 (5.36%) OpenShift
9 12 (4.60%) Google Workspace
10 9 (3.45%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (3.07%) Serverless
12 7 (2.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (2.68%) Google Drive
12 7 (2.68%) OCI
12 7 (2.68%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 6 (2.30%) Asana
13 6 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (2.30%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (2.30%) Figma
14 5 (1.92%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 47 (18.01%) DNS
2 26 (9.96%) Firewall
3 18 (6.90%) VPN
4 16 (6.13%) TCP/IP
5 12 (4.60%) SSL
6 10 (3.83%) Network Security
7 9 (3.45%) DHCP
7 9 (3.45%) DKIM
7 9 (3.45%) DMARC
7 9 (3.45%) WAN
8 7 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.30%) HTTP
9 6 (2.30%) LAN
9 6 (2.30%) SSH
10 5 (1.92%) HTTPS
10 5 (1.92%) IPsec
10 5 (1.92%) Kerberos
10 5 (1.92%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.53%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.53%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.30%) Metadata
3 4 (1.53%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.53%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.53%) Power BI
3 4 (1.53%) Tableau
4 3 (1.15%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.15%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.77%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.77%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.77%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.77%) Redis
6 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.38%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (9.20%) JIRA
2 10 (3.83%) Git
2 10 (3.83%) Team Foundation Server
2 10 (3.83%) Visual Studio
3 9 (3.45%) GitLab
4 7 (2.68%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.15%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (1.15%) Postman
5 3 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.77%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.77%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.77%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.77%) JUnit
6 2 (0.77%) Maven
6 2 (0.77%) Mockito
6 2 (0.77%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.77%) Snyk
6 2 (0.77%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.38%) Serenity BDD
General
1 53 (20.31%) Finance
2 46 (17.62%) Social Skills
3 39 (14.94%) Public Sector
4 20 (7.66%) Banking
5 19 (7.28%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (4.60%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.83%) Retail
8 7 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.68%) Military
9 4 (1.53%) Legal
10 3 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.15%) Marketing
11 2 (0.77%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.77%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.77%) Local Government
12 1 (0.38%) Advertising
12 1 (0.38%) Front Office
12 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (14.94%) Architect
2 33 (12.64%) Developer
3 14 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
4 12 (4.60%) Senior
5 11 (4.21%) Analyst
5 11 (4.21%) Java Developer
6 10 (3.83%) Administrator
7 9 (3.45%) Applications Engineer
7 9 (3.45%) Consultant
8 8 (3.07%) Active Directory Engineer
8 8 (3.07%) IAM Specialist
8 8 (3.07%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (3.07%) Platform Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) Application Integration Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) AWS Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) Azure Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) IT Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 7 (2.68%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (28.74%) SAML
2 70 (26.82%) OAuth
3 63 (24.14%) OpenID
4 28 (10.73%) OAuth2
5 26 (9.96%) Terraform
6 25 (9.58%) REST
7 22 (8.43%) LDAP
8 18 (6.90%) SailPoint
9 16 (6.13%) SOAP
10 12 (4.60%) Node.js
10 12 (4.60%) Web Services
11 11 (4.21%) XML
12 10 (3.83%) ActiveX
13 8 (3.07%) Express.js
14 7 (2.68%) Middleware
14 7 (2.68%) React
15 6 (2.30%) CSS
15 6 (2.30%) FIDO
15 6 (2.30%) Kafka
15 6 (2.30%) WebAuthn
Miscellaneous
1 52 (19.92%) Onboarding
2 25 (9.58%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (8.43%) Cloud Native
3 22 (8.43%) PKI
4 15 (5.75%) Management Information System
5 14 (5.36%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (3.07%) AI Agents
6 8 (3.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (2.68%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (2.68%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.68%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
8 5 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.92%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.53%) Cloud Security Posture
9 4 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.15%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.15%) Life Science
10 3 (1.15%) Replication
10 3 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.20%) Windows
2 15 (5.75%) Linux
3 14 (5.36%) Mac OS
4 6 (2.30%) Unix
5 5 (1.92%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.92%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.77%) Android
7 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.38%) CatOS
8 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (36.02%) Identity Access Management
2 57 (21.84%) RBAC
3 48 (18.39%) Migration
4 45 (17.24%) CI/CD
5 43 (16.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 38 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 36 (13.79%) DevOps
8 33 (12.64%) Agile
8 33 (12.64%) Cybersecurity
9 27 (10.34%) Microservices
9 27 (10.34%) Privileged Access Management
9 27 (10.34%) Roadmaps
10 25 (9.58%) ITSM
11 23 (8.81%) AI
11 23 (8.81%) Infrastructure as Code
11 23 (8.81%) Zero Trust
12 22 (8.43%) Cloud Security
12 22 (8.43%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 22 (8.43%) Technical Leadership
13 21 (8.05%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (15.71%) PowerShell
2 37 (14.18%) Python
3 33 (12.64%) Java
4 13 (4.98%) SQL
5 10 (3.83%) Bash
5 10 (3.83%) VB
5 10 (3.83%) VB6
5 10 (3.83%) VBA
6 9 (3.45%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.92%) Shell Script
8 4 (1.53%) Go
9 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.77%) Bicep
10 2 (0.77%) Groovy
11 1 (0.38%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.38%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.38%) R
11 1 (0.38%) Swift
Qualifications
1 48 (18.39%) Security Cleared
2 40 (15.33%) SC Cleared
3 15 (5.75%) Degree
4 14 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (4.98%) Azure Certification
6 12 (4.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (3.83%) CISSP
8 6 (2.30%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.92%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.15%) GIAC
11 2 (0.77%) CEH
11 2 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.77%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.77%) PMP
11 2 (0.77%) SAFe Agilist
11 2 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.38%) CISM
12 1 (0.38%) CSPO
12 1 (0.38%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.36%) Data Quality
3 13 (4.98%) NIST
4 10 (3.83%) Accessibility
5 9 (3.45%) GDPR
6 7 (2.68%) QA
7 6 (2.30%) SLA
8 4 (1.53%) PMO
8 4 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (1.15%) SNOMED CT
10 2 (0.77%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.77%) GRC
10 2 (0.77%) ITGC
10 2 (0.77%) NCSC
10 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.38%) PSD2
System Software
1 97 (37.16%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.60%) Docker
3 5 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.53%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.77%) vSphere
7 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.38%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.38%) zsh
Systems Management
1 24 (9.20%) Kubernetes
2 19 (7.28%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (6.51%) Grafana
4 12 (4.60%) Ansible
5 9 (3.45%) Argo
6 7 (2.68%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (2.68%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.92%) CASB
8 3 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.15%) Progress Chef
8 3 (1.15%) SELinux
8 3 (1.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.77%) Consul
9 2 (0.77%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.77%) Packer
9 2 (0.77%) SCCM
9 2 (0.77%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.38%) PingFederate
10 1 (0.38%) VxRail
Vendors
1 123 (47.13%) Microsoft
2 30 (11.49%) Okta
3 21 (8.05%) ServiceNow
4 19 (7.28%) CyberArk
5 18 (6.90%) Google
6 16 (6.13%) BeyondTrust
7 15 (5.75%) Oracle
8 14 (5.36%) Red Hat
9 9 (3.45%) Zscaler
10 8 (3.07%) VMware
11 7 (2.68%) Cisco
12 6 (2.30%) CrowdStrike
12 6 (2.30%) ForgeRock
12 6 (2.30%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.92%) Ping Identity
14 4 (1.53%) Apple
14 4 (1.53%) F5
14 4 (1.53%) OpenAI
14 4 (1.53%) Palo Alto
14 4 (1.53%) Splunk
306 Single Sign-On jobs in England