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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 294 | 366 | 338 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | -28 | +90 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 326 | 160 | 273 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.86% | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.46% | 3.42% | 4.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 222 | 104 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £351 | £410 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £500 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £585 | £567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +3.17% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £750 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £516 | £600 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.96% | +23.08% | -2.50% |
| 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 | 5,972 | 4,675 | 5,599 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.69% | 15.04% | 12.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,136 | 3,020 | 4,015 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £424 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £737 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.35% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 122 | 61 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.28 | £15.22 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.94 | £21.05 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +105.88% | -44.78% | +19.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £58.75 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.90 | £74.00 | £77.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.09 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +128.31% | -47.83% | +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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | 271 | £525 | -12.50% | 98 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 155 | £516 | -13.96% | 87 |
| London | +26 | 113 | £525 | -12.50% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 98 | £541 | -7.23% | 24 |
| South West | +27 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 16 |
| North of England | -24 | 47 | £471 | -5.80% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 30 | £525 | -12.50% | 9 |
| South East | -20 | 30 | £488 | -25.00% | 26 |
| Midlands | -56 | 18 | £442 | -24.72% | 12 |
| North West | -26 | 17 | £400 | -20.00% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 14 | £420 | -28.51% | 7 |
| Scotland | +16 | 7 | £650 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -15 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 4 | £442 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -4 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 3 |
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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