Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends in London

Single Sign-On (SSO)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 280 276
Rank change year-on-year -48 -4 +58
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 118 91 105
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.58% 0.67% 0.65%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.30% 4.32% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 54 72
10th Percentile £279 £387 £290
25th Percentile £464 £475 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +7.68%
75th Percentile £600 £671 £667
90th Percentile £704 £740 £700
England median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £24.26
25th Percentile £73.75 £43.75 £24.39
Median hourly rate £77.50 £47.50 £24.59
Median % change year-on-year +63.16% +93.17% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £24.80
90th Percentile - - £24.92
England median hourly rate £71.25 £47.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% +90.00% -

All Systems Management Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 2,747 2,106 2,288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 13.60% 15.53% 14.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,906 1,396 1,627
10th Percentile £359 £336 £335
25th Percentile £440 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year +1.81% -3.67% -9.17%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 17 26
10th Percentile £31.18 £26.00 £20.50
25th Percentile £35.56 £26.45 £21.33
Median hourly rate £62.75 £40.00 £24.59
Median % change year-on-year +56.88% +62.67% -60.97%
75th Percentile £81.25 £59.00 £58.75
90th Percentile - £62.80 £71.25
England median hourly rate £65.45 £54.75 £36.83
% change year-on-year +19.54% +48.65% -28.13%

Single Sign-On
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Single Sign-On relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Single Sign-On job vacancy trend in London

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Single Sign-On.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Single Sign-On in London over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Single Sign-On in London

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Single Sign-On.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
Central London -2 18 £594 +5.56% 14
South London -16 2 £516 +14.56%
North London - 1 £225 -
Single Sign-On
England

Single Sign-On
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 16 (13.56%) Confluence
2 13 (11.02%) SharePoint
3 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (5.93%) nginx
5 1 (0.85%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.69%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.85%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 58 (49.15%) Azure
2 48 (40.68%) Entra ID
3 37 (31.36%) AWS
4 23 (19.49%) GCP
5 22 (18.64%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (12.71%) SaaS
7 11 (9.32%) GitHub
8 10 (8.47%) Google Workspace
8 10 (8.47%) Serverless
9 8 (6.78%) Amazon EC2
9 8 (6.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 7 (5.93%) Amazon S3
11 5 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (3.39%) Google Drive
12 4 (3.39%) OCI
13 3 (2.54%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (2.54%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (2.54%) OneDrive
13 3 (2.54%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 30 (25.42%) DNS
2 19 (16.10%) TCP/IP
3 14 (11.86%) Firewall
4 10 (8.47%) VPN
5 8 (6.78%) DHCP
6 7 (5.93%) Network Security
6 7 (5.93%) OpenVPN
6 7 (5.93%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (5.08%) DKIM
7 6 (5.08%) DMARC
7 6 (5.08%) HTTP
8 5 (4.24%) Kerberos
8 5 (4.24%) SSL
9 4 (3.39%) HTTPS
9 4 (3.39%) SSH
10 3 (2.54%) FTP
10 3 (2.54%) SD-WAN
10 3 (2.54%) WAN
11 2 (1.69%) IPsec
11 2 (1.69%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.08%) Metadata
2 3 (2.54%) Data Lake
2 3 (2.54%) DynamoDB
2 3 (2.54%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (2.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 3 (2.54%) Power BI
2 3 (2.54%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.69%) MySQL
4 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.85%) Db2
4 1 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.85%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.85%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (18.64%) JIRA
2 8 (6.78%) Git
3 4 (3.39%) Browser DevTools
3 4 (3.39%) SonarQube
4 3 (2.54%) GitLab
4 3 (2.54%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.69%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.69%) Burp Suite
5 2 (1.69%) Snyk
6 1 (0.85%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.85%) Postman
General
1 35 (29.66%) Social Skills
2 27 (22.88%) Finance
3 13 (11.02%) Banking
4 12 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.47%) Public Sector
6 6 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (5.08%) Retail
7 3 (2.54%) Legal
8 2 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.69%) Marketing
8 2 (1.69%) Military
9 1 (0.85%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.85%) Front Office
9 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.85%) Local Government
9 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (16.95%) Architect
2 9 (7.63%) Cloud Engineer
2 9 (7.63%) Consultant
2 9 (7.63%) Solutions Architect
3 8 (6.78%) Platform Engineer
3 8 (6.78%) Security Engineer
4 7 (5.93%) Cloud Platform Engineer
4 7 (5.93%) Support Engineer
5 6 (5.08%) Active Directory Engineer
5 6 (5.08%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.24%) Administrator
6 5 (4.24%) Cloud Security Engineer
6 5 (4.24%) Senior
7 4 (3.39%) Analyst
7 4 (3.39%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (3.39%) AWS Engineer
7 4 (3.39%) IAM Project Manager
7 4 (3.39%) IT Engineer
7 4 (3.39%) Web Engineer
7 4 (3.39%) Web Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (25.42%) SAML
2 28 (23.73%) OpenID
3 27 (22.88%) OAuth
4 14 (11.86%) LDAP
5 12 (10.17%) OAuth2
5 12 (10.17%) REST
6 6 (5.08%) Middleware
7 5 (4.24%) SailPoint
7 5 (4.24%) SOAP
8 4 (3.39%) boto
9 3 (2.54%) Express.js
9 3 (2.54%) Jest
9 3 (2.54%) Model Context Protocol
9 3 (2.54%) Node.js
9 3 (2.54%) Playwright
10 2 (1.69%) AngularJS
10 2 (1.69%) Jakarta EE
10 2 (1.69%) RESTful
10 2 (1.69%) SAP Fiori
10 2 (1.69%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.64%) Onboarding
2 18 (15.25%) Cloud Native
3 11 (9.32%) PKI
4 8 (6.78%) Security Posture
5 6 (5.08%) Enterprise Cloud
6 5 (4.24%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (4.24%) Management Information System
7 4 (3.39%) Cloud Security Posture
7 4 (3.39%) Clustering
7 4 (3.39%) Linux Command Line
7 4 (3.39%) Mobile App
7 4 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (2.54%) Client/Server
8 3 (2.54%) Freedom of Information
8 3 (2.54%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.54%) Replication
9 2 (1.69%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (16.10%) Windows
2 9 (7.63%) Linux
3 7 (5.93%) Mac OS
4 4 (3.39%) Unix
5 3 (2.54%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.69%) Android
7 1 (0.85%) VMS
7 1 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (31.36%) DevOps
2 32 (27.12%) Identity Access Management
3 24 (20.34%) Agile
4 21 (17.80%) CI/CD
5 19 (16.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 18 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 18 (15.25%) Zero Trust
7 17 (14.41%) Cloud Security
7 17 (14.41%) Migration
8 16 (13.56%) Cybersecurity
9 15 (12.71%) Infrastructure as Code
9 15 (12.71%) RBAC
9 15 (12.71%) Roadmaps
10 14 (11.86%) Change Management
11 13 (11.02%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (11.02%) Data Protection
11 13 (11.02%) Privileged Access Management
11 13 (11.02%) Runbook
12 12 (10.17%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.86%) PowerShell
2 12 (10.17%) Java
2 12 (10.17%) Python
3 7 (5.93%) Bash
4 6 (5.08%) SQL
5 4 (3.39%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.69%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.85%) Bicep
7 1 (0.85%) Groovy
7 1 (0.85%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.85%) R
7 1 (0.85%) Swift
Qualifications
1 20 (16.95%) Security Cleared
2 19 (16.10%) SC Cleared
3 8 (6.78%) CISSP
4 4 (3.39%) PMI Certification
4 4 (3.39%) PMP
5 3 (2.54%) CISM
5 3 (2.54%) Degree
5 3 (2.54%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.69%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.69%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.69%) GIAC
6 2 (1.69%) SAFe Agilist
7 1 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.85%) CCSP
7 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (13.56%) GDPR
2 12 (10.17%) NIST
3 11 (9.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (6.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (3.39%) QA
6 3 (2.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 3 (2.54%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.69%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (1.69%) GRC
7 2 (1.69%) ITGC
7 2 (1.69%) NCSC
7 2 (1.69%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.69%) PMO
7 2 (1.69%) SLA
8 1 (0.85%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.85%) PSD2
System Software
1 47 (39.83%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.08%) Docker
3 3 (2.54%) Squid
4 2 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.85%) Firmware
5 1 (0.85%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (12.71%) Terraform
2 13 (11.02%) Kubernetes
3 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (4.24%) Ansible
4 5 (4.24%) PingFederate
5 4 (3.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (3.39%) CA Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.54%) FortiGate
6 3 (2.54%) Grafana
6 3 (2.54%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (2.54%) Prometheus
6 3 (2.54%) SELinux
7 2 (1.69%) Consul
7 2 (1.69%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.85%) CASB
Vendors
1 45 (38.14%) Microsoft
2 22 (18.64%) Okta
3 18 (15.25%) ServiceNow
4 14 (11.86%) Google
5 10 (8.47%) CyberArk
6 8 (6.78%) Oracle
7 7 (5.93%) Ping Identity
7 7 (5.93%) Red Hat
8 6 (5.08%) Zscaler
9 5 (4.24%) Salesforce
10 4 (3.39%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (3.39%) Netskope
11 3 (2.54%) Dynatrace
11 3 (2.54%) ForgeRock
11 3 (2.54%) Fortinet
11 3 (2.54%) MuleSoft
11 3 (2.54%) Workday
12 2 (1.69%) Adobe
12 2 (1.69%) Apple
12 2 (1.69%) Atlassian