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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 301 | 369 | 329 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | -40 | +94 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 317 | 161 | 266 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.84% | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.32% | 3.39% | 4.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 218 | 105 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £410 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £500 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £588 | £568 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +3.52% | +3.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £750 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £519 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.58% | +20.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £66.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £92.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £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 | 5,959 | 4,746 | 5,572 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.72% | 14.98% | 12.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,128 | 3,060 | 3,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £312 | £269 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £418 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -9.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.05% | -0.05% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 65 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.33 | £15.33 | £15.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £21.25 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.25 | £26.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +93.40% | -42.62% | +19.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £58.75 | £65.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.70 | £74.26 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.39% | -47.64% | +13.81% |
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.
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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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | +57 | 262 | £525 | -12.50% | 95 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 147 | £519 | -13.58% | 85 |
| London | +18 | 112 | £525 | -12.50% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 96 | £554 | -6.42% | 23 |
| South West | +35 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 16 |
| North of England | -29 | 42 | £482 | -3.70% | 19 |
| South East | -12 | 29 | £490 | -24.62% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 28 | £525 | -12.50% | 11 |
| Midlands | -53 | 16 | £447 | -23.91% | 12 |
| North West | -28 | 14 | £423 | -15.40% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 13 | £420 | -28.51% | 7 |
| Scotland | +13 | 7 | £650 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -22 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 3 | £447 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -3 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 2 |
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:
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