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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 309 | 364 | 343 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +55 | -21 | +88 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 302 | 159 | 260 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.82% | 0.51% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.20% | 3.38% | 4.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 205 | 106 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £410 | £367 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £500 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £585 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +1.78% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £683 | £750 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £520 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +20.00% | -2.44% |
| 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 | 5,803 | 4,699 | 5,580 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.70% | 14.93% | 12.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,020 | 3,024 | 3,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £417 | £419 |
| 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 | - | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 120 | 66 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.39 | £15.36 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.17 | £21.10 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £53.25 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +108.82% | -44.78% | +24.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £49.05 | £68.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.20 | £74.22 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +127.46% | -47.64% | +19.95% |
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 19 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 19 January 2026.
Single Sign-On
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 19 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 | +47 | 250 | £525 | -12.50% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 143 | £520 | -13.33% | 46 |
| London | +14 | 102 | £525 | -12.50% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 88 | £531 | -8.92% | 30 |
| South West | +35 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 11 |
| North of England | -18 | 43 | £482 | -3.70% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 28 | £525 | -12.50% | 6 |
| South East | -10 | 26 | £508 | -21.92% | 16 |
| North West | -23 | 15 | £423 | -15.40% | 4 |
| Midlands | -44 | 15 | £469 | -20.21% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 13 | £420 | -28.51% | 5 |
| Scotland | +14 | 6 | £650 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -14 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 2 | £494 | - | |
| Wales | -5 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 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:
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