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 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 381 | 318 | 403 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | +85 | -56 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 336 | 266 | 171 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.61% | 0.80% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.45% | 5.56% | 3.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 232 | 171 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £394 | £375 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £413 | £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 | £656 | £675 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £500 | £628 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -20.32% | +13.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.48 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £45.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £76.25 | £50.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £55.56 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81.92 | £56.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | - |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 6,166 | 4,784 | 4,642 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.22% | 14.37% | 12.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,088 | 3,078 | 3,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £680 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £485 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.09% | -1.52% | -1.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 227 | 96 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.50 | £15.42 | £19.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £18.87 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £25.50 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +147.06% | -25.00% | -36.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.75 | £62.50 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.28 | £72.38 | £74.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.00 | £21.39 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +194.53% | -37.09% | -26.38% |
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 Daily Rate Trend
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 18 October 2026.
Single Sign-On Hourly Rate Trend
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 18 October 2026.
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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -70 | 275 | £525 | +5.00% | 273 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 175 | £510 | +2.00% | 119 |
| London | -79 | 125 | £550 | +4.76% | 150 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 106 | £500 | -4.76% | 126 |
| North of England | -34 | 54 | £500 | +10.38% | 35 |
| Scotland | -4 | 33 | £490 | -14.78% | 5 |
| North West | -27 | 33 | £512 | +13.08% | 21 |
| Midlands | -33 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 24 | £425 | -22.73% | 13 |
| South East | -49 | 23 | £443 | -17.67% | 31 |
| South West | -39 | 20 | £550 | +10.00% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 15 | £564 | +15.69% | 13 |
| East of England | -19 | 11 | £539 | -23.07% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 6 | £463 | +15.05% | 2 |
| North East | - | 6 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £525 | - | 2 |
Single Sign-On Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubernetes | 8.3% | 28 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.5% | 22 |
| 3 | Grafana | 5.4% | 18 |
| 4 | Ansible | 3.9% | 13 |
| 5 | Argo | 3.0% | 10 |
| 6 | Prometheus | 2.7% | 9 |
| 7 | Jamf Pro | 2.1% | 7 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.5% | 5 |
| 9 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.2% | 4 |
| 10 | Packer | 0.9% | 3 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 0.9% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 0.9% | 3 |
| 13 | Consul | 0.6% | 2 |
| 13 | HP Fortify | 0.6% | 2 |
| 13 | SCCM | 0.6% | 2 |
| 13 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.6% | 2 |
| 13 | ZABBIX | 0.6% | 2 |
| 18 | Forefront Identity Manager | 0.3% | 1 |
| 18 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 18 | PingFederate | 0.3% | 1 |