Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends

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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 337 352
Rank change year-on-year -37 +15 +48
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 311 215 215
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.65% 0.55%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.40% 4.17% 4.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 145 148
10th Percentile £356 £382 £350
25th Percentile £447 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £598
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.95% +8.64%
75th Percentile £601 £625 £650
90th Percentile £700 £688 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £475 £620
% change year-on-year +10.53% -23.39% +11.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 3
10th Percentile £58.75 - £24.34
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £24.59
Median hourly rate £71.25 £47.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +90.00% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £64.50
90th Percentile - - £88.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 - £96.00

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 7,071 5,157 5,195
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.25% 15.64% 13.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,801 3,410 3,652
10th Percentile £326 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £408 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.67% -4.64%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 78 75
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £20.50
25th Percentile £25.75 £20.25 £24.18
Median hourly rate £63.14 £34.39 £36.17
Median % change year-on-year +83.61% -4.92% -35.71%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.40 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.90 £77.86 £74.26
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.07 £55.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +14.67% +19.10% -

Single Sign-On
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Single Sign-On job vacancy trend in the UK

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Top 16 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 12 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
England -34 261 £525 -4.55% 272
UK excluding London -15 163 £525 +10.53% 111
London -38 120 £525 -4.55% 179
Work from Home -42 94 £510 -7.27% 136
North of England -51 54 £525 +22.24% 37
Midlands -38 32 £456 +11.28% 17
North West -33 31 £500 +8.11% 27
South East -46 29 £600 +9.09% 22
Scotland +10 24 £450 -18.18% 12
South West -22 24 £525 -7.24% 12
West Midlands -41 20 £425 -5.56% 15
Yorkshire -40 18 £550 +34.97% 9
East Midlands 0 11 £638 +58.58% 2
North East - 5 £481 - 1
East of England -16 4 £543 -19.63% 6
Wales - 3 £525 - 1

Single Sign-On
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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (9.00%) SharePoint
2 23 (7.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (6.75%) Confluence
4 6 (1.93%) nginx
5 3 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.64%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.32%) Apache
7 1 (0.32%) IIS
7 1 (0.32%) JBoss
7 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.29%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (5.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.64%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 150 (48.23%) Azure
2 142 (45.66%) Entra ID
3 71 (22.83%) AWS
4 47 (15.11%) Microsoft 365
5 41 (13.18%) GCP
6 39 (12.54%) SaaS
7 22 (7.07%) GitHub
8 14 (4.50%) Google Workspace
8 14 (4.50%) Serverless
9 12 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (3.86%) OpenShift
10 10 (3.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 9 (2.89%) Amazon S3
12 8 (2.57%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (2.57%) OneDrive
13 7 (2.25%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (2.25%) Google Drive
14 6 (1.93%) Asana
14 6 (1.93%) OCI
14 6 (1.93%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 59 (18.97%) DNS
2 35 (11.25%) Firewall
3 26 (8.36%) VPN
4 24 (7.72%) TCP/IP
5 21 (6.75%) SSL
6 18 (5.79%) DHCP
6 18 (5.79%) Network Security
7 16 (5.14%) WAN
8 12 (3.86%) HTTP
9 11 (3.54%) HTTPS
9 11 (3.54%) LAN
9 11 (3.54%) SD-WAN
10 9 (2.89%) DKIM
10 9 (2.89%) DMARC
10 9 (2.89%) IPsec
11 8 (2.57%) Kerberos
11 8 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (2.25%) Internet
13 6 (1.93%) BIG-IP
13 6 (1.93%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.54%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.25%) Metadata
3 4 (1.29%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.29%) MySQL
3 4 (1.29%) Power BI
4 3 (0.96%) DynamoDB
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Db2
6 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.32%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (11.90%) JIRA
2 11 (3.54%) Browser DevTools
3 10 (3.22%) Git
3 10 (3.22%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.89%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (2.57%) GitLab
6 7 (2.25%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.29%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.96%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.96%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.64%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.64%) Postman
9 2 (0.64%) Snyk
10 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
General
1 68 (21.86%) Social Skills
2 56 (18.01%) Finance
3 50 (16.08%) Public Sector
4 31 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (8.68%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (5.47%) Banking
7 9 (2.89%) Retail
8 7 (2.25%) Military
8 7 (2.25%) Publishing
9 6 (1.93%) Legal
10 5 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.64%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Local Government
12 2 (0.64%) Marketing
13 1 (0.32%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.32%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.32%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 43 (13.83%) Architect
2 31 (9.97%) Developer
3 25 (8.04%) Lead
4 21 (6.75%) Support Engineer
5 19 (6.11%) Administrator
5 19 (6.11%) Cloud Engineer
5 19 (6.11%) Senior
5 19 (6.11%) Solutions Architect
6 13 (4.18%) Consultant
7 12 (3.86%) Project Manager
8 11 (3.54%) Security Engineer
9 9 (2.89%) Active Directory Engineer
9 9 (2.89%) IAM Project Manager
9 9 (2.89%) IAM Specialist
9 9 (2.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (2.57%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 8 (2.57%) Platform Engineer
11 7 (2.25%) AWS Engineer
11 7 (2.25%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 7 (2.25%) IAM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (24.12%) SAML
2 62 (19.94%) OAuth
3 56 (18.01%) OpenID
4 39 (12.54%) LDAP
5 31 (9.97%) OAuth2
6 26 (8.36%) REST
7 22 (7.07%) SailPoint
8 16 (5.14%) SOAP
9 13 (4.18%) Node.js
10 12 (3.86%) Express.js
10 12 (3.86%) Web Services
10 12 (3.86%) XML
11 10 (3.22%) Middleware
12 9 (2.89%) ActiveX
13 8 (2.57%) .NET
14 7 (2.25%) React
15 6 (1.93%) SAP Basis
16 5 (1.61%) AngularJS
16 5 (1.61%) CSS
17 4 (1.29%) boto
Miscellaneous
1 65 (20.90%) Onboarding
2 31 (9.97%) PKI
3 30 (9.65%) Enterprise Software
4 21 (6.75%) Cloud Native
5 13 (4.18%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.89%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.57%) Mobile App
9 7 (2.25%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (2.25%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.93%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.93%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.93%) Taxonomies
11 5 (1.61%) Clustering
11 5 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.61%) Replication
12 4 (1.29%) Cloud Security Posture
12 4 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.29%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 37 (11.90%) Windows
2 19 (6.11%) Linux
3 11 (3.54%) Mac OS
4 10 (3.22%) Unix
4 10 (3.22%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.96%) Android
7 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.64%) VMS
8 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.32%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (34.73%) Identity Access Management
2 67 (21.54%) RBAC
3 60 (19.29%) DevOps
4 53 (17.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 49 (15.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (15.11%) Agile
7 46 (14.79%) Cybersecurity
8 44 (14.15%) CI/CD
9 36 (11.58%) Migration
9 36 (11.58%) Roadmaps
9 36 (11.58%) Zero Trust
10 35 (11.25%) Privileged Access Management
10 35 (11.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 34 (10.93%) Problem-Solving
12 29 (9.32%) Infrastructure as Code
13 25 (8.04%) Cloud Security
13 25 (8.04%) ITIL
14 24 (7.72%) Analytics
14 24 (7.72%) Change Management
14 24 (7.72%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.79%) PowerShell
2 32 (10.29%) Python
3 31 (9.97%) Java
4 15 (4.82%) JavaScript
5 14 (4.50%) Bash
6 10 (3.22%) SQL
7 9 (2.89%) VB
7 9 (2.89%) VB6
7 9 (2.89%) VBA
8 5 (1.61%) C#
8 5 (1.61%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.96%) Groovy
10 2 (0.64%) Bicep
10 2 (0.64%) Go
10 2 (0.64%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.32%) R
11 1 (0.32%) Swift
11 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (22.19%) Security Cleared
2 55 (17.68%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.43%) Degree
4 15 (4.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (4.82%) CISSP
5 13 (4.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (3.54%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.25%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.93%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.93%) CISM
8 6 (1.93%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.93%) PMP
9 3 (0.96%) GIAC
9 3 (0.96%) MCSE
10 2 (0.64%) CEH
10 2 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.64%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (8.36%) GDPR
3 25 (8.04%) NIST
4 14 (4.50%) QA
5 12 (3.86%) SLA
6 11 (3.54%) Accessibility
7 10 (3.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (2.89%) Data Quality
9 7 (2.25%) GRC
9 7 (2.25%) PMO
10 4 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.29%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.96%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.64%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.64%) ITGC
12 2 (0.64%) NCSC
12 2 (0.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 132 (42.44%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.79%) Docker
3 9 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.93%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.96%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.96%) vSphere
7 2 (0.64%) Squid
7 2 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.32%) Firmware
8 1 (0.32%) KVM
8 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (8.68%) Terraform
2 26 (8.36%) Kubernetes
3 21 (6.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (5.14%) Ansible
5 14 (4.50%) Grafana
6 12 (3.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 9 (2.89%) Argo
8 6 (1.93%) Prometheus
9 5 (1.61%) CA Single Sign-On
9 5 (1.61%) CASB
9 5 (1.61%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (1.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.96%) Consul
11 3 (0.96%) Packer
11 3 (0.96%) SELinux
12 2 (0.64%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.64%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.64%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.64%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 117 (37.62%) Microsoft
2 67 (21.54%) Okta
3 27 (8.68%) CyberArk
4 24 (7.72%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.79%) Google
6 17 (5.47%) BeyondTrust
6 17 (5.47%) SAP
6 17 (5.47%) Zscaler
7 15 (4.82%) Red Hat
8 14 (4.50%) Oracle
8 14 (4.50%) VMware
9 11 (3.54%) Ping Identity
10 10 (3.22%) Cisco
11 8 (2.57%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (2.25%) ForgeRock
12 7 (2.25%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.93%) F5
13 6 (1.93%) Salesforce
14 5 (1.61%) CheckPoint
14 5 (1.61%) Fortinet