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 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 306 | 372 | 345 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | -27 | +75 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 289 | 162 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.79% | 0.51% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 4.99% | 3.43% | 4.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 107 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £406 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £700 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £775 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £521 | £625 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.68% | +21.36% | -1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.63 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.75 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £57.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £61.45 | - | - |
| 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 | 5,791 | 4,722 | 5,620 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.78% | 14.78% | 13.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,979 | 3,042 | 4,006 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.33% | -6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £737 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 66 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.24 | £15.36 | £16.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £21.10 | £21.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.72 | £24.84 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.14% | -46.21% | +31.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £49.05 | £68.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £74.22 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £53.25 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +120.22% | -47.64% | +23.15% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | +43 | 240 | £519 | -13.58% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +16 | 135 | £521 | -16.68% | 34 |
| London | +20 | 99 | £513 | -14.58% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 80 | £525 | -12.50% | 21 |
| South West | +31 | 44 | £525 | +23.53% | 9 |
| North of England | -18 | 42 | £482 | -3.70% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 26 | £525 | - | 8 |
| South East | -15 | 24 | £508 | -21.92% | 11 |
| North West | -26 | 16 | £423 | -15.40% | 3 |
| Midlands | -43 | 15 | £500 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 14 | £500 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | £650 | -4.06% | |
| East of England | -24 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 3 |
| Wales | -1 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| East Midlands | -25 | 1 | £550 | - |
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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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