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 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 388 | 313 | 391 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | +78 | -33 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 349 | 285 | 162 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.64% | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.59% | 5.80% | 3.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 243 | 189 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £380 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £425 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £608 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £675 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £515 | £628 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.89% | -17.93% | +17.02% |
| 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 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,241 | 4,913 | 4,581 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.38% | 14.36% | 12.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,150 | 3,204 | 2,959 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £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 | £620 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | - | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 241 | 104 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £15.50 | £19.76 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.50 | £18.97 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £27.25 | £36.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +129.36% | -24.65% | -27.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.43 | £63.40 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £76.53 | £76.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £22.42 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +178.77% | -36.09% | -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 30 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 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 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -83 | 290 | £528 | +0.48% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 180 | £525 | +1.89% | 51 |
| London | -79 | 130 | £550 | +4.76% | 32 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 114 | £500 | -4.76% | 32 |
| North of England | -27 | 62 | £512 | +13.08% | 13 |
| North West | -24 | 34 | £500 | +11.23% | 6 |
| Midlands | -37 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | +1 | 29 | £500 | -13.04% | |
| West Midlands | -29 | 27 | £425 | -22.73% | 2 |
| South East | -55 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 23 | £565 | +13.00% | 7 |
| South West | -37 | 21 | £588 | +12.12% | 17 |
| East of England | -13 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -20 | 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 | 8.0% | 28 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.3% | 22 |
| 3 | Grafana | 4.3% | 15 |
| 4 | Ansible | 3.4% | 12 |
| 5 | Argo | 2.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.3% | 8 |
| 7 | Jamf Pro | 2.0% | 7 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.4% | 5 |
| 9 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 0.9% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 0.9% | 3 |
| 12 | HP Fortify | 0.6% | 2 |
| 12 | SCCM | 0.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Consul | 0.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Forefront Identity Manager | 0.3% | 1 |
| 15 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Nessus | 0.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Packer | 0.3% | 1 |
| 15 | PingFederate | 0.3% | 1 |