Single Sign-On (SSO)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 326 | 373 | 345 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | -28 | +95 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 285 | 171 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.77% | 0.52% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 4.84% | 3.47% | 4.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 113 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £376 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £573 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +4.80% | +4.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | £700 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £775 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £521 | £625 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.68% | +19.05% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £57.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £64.90 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.75 | - | £100.00 |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 5,890 | 4,922 | 5,788 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.88% | 14.84% | 13.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,024 | 3,167 | 4,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.19% | -2.33% | -6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £734 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -2.10% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 66 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.44 | £15.36 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £21.10 | £22.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.00 | £24.84 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +93.24% | -46.21% | +31.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.25 | £49.05 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.60 | £74.22 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.00 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +123.33% | -47.64% | +19.95% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Single Sign-On relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Top 15 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 January 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 |
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| England | +41 | 237 | £519 | -13.46% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 134 | £521 | -16.68% | 48 |
| London | +4 | 97 | £519 | -13.54% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 78 | £523 | -16.40% | 30 |
| South West | +34 | 44 | £525 | +23.53% | 3 |
| North of England | -26 | 41 | £492 | -1.60% | 17 |
| South East | -8 | 24 | £508 | -24.81% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 24 | £525 | - | 12 |
| North West | -21 | 17 | £423 | -15.40% | 5 |
| Midlands | -40 | 15 | £500 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 14 | £500 | - | 6 |
| East of England | -16 | 6 | £625 | +42.86% | 5 |
| Scotland | +10 | 5 | £625 | -0.79% | 1 |
| Wales | -2 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| East Midlands | -21 | 1 | £550 | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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