Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends
Single Sign-On (SSO)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 384 | 301 | 391 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | +90 | -37 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 347 | 291 | 161 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.63% | 0.84% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.50% | 5.88% | 3.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 242 | 198 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £379 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £498 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | -12.50% | +6.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £600 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £675 | £779 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £518 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.40% | -17.86% | +18.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44.48 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £45.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £50.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £55.56 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £83.26 | £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 citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,306 | 4,950 | 4,601 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.50% | 14.30% | 12.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,180 | 3,255 | 2,947 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £282 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £600 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £685 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | - | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 248 | 100 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.78 | £15.50 | £19.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.69 | £18.97 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £26.00 | £35.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +140.38% | -25.89% | -29.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.00 | £63.40 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.13 | £77.63 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.75 | £22.27 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +181.83% | -36.54% | -24.03% |
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 5 November 2026.
Single Sign-On Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.
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 5 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -101 | 288 | £530 | +1.15% | 129 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 178 | £525 | +1.40% | 68 |
| London | -75 | 127 | £550 | +4.76% | 69 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 116 | £510 | -2.86% | 46 |
| North of England | -45 | 62 | £512 | +8.30% | 19 |
| North West | -32 | 34 | £500 | +11.23% | 10 |
| Midlands | -34 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | -11 | 27 | £500 | -13.04% | |
| West Midlands | -32 | 27 | £425 | -22.73% | 5 |
| South East | -55 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 23 | £565 | +9.07% | 7 |
| South West | -53 | 21 | £603 | +16.48% | 18 |
| East of England | -15 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £525 | - | 1 |
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 | 7.8% | 27 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.3% | 22 |
| 3 | Grafana | 4.0% | 14 |
| 4 | Ansible | 3.5% | 12 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Argo | 2.0% | 7 |
| 6 | Jamf Pro | 2.0% | 7 |
| 8 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.2% | 4 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.2% | 4 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 0.9% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 0.9% | 3 |
| 12 | HP Fortify | 0.6% | 2 |
| 12 | SCCM | 0.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Consul | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Forefront Identity Manager | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Nessus | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Packer | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | vCenter Server | 0.3% | 1 |