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 8 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 388 | 316 | 389 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +73 | -41 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 351 | 291 | 160 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.63% | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.53% | 5.85% | 3.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 242 | 198 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £379 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | -12.50% | +6.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £600 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £675 | £780 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £519 | £518 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.19% | -17.86% | +18.31% |
| 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 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,346 | 4,971 | 4,620 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.48% | 14.21% | 12.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,201 | 3,271 | 2,959 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.86% | -3.71% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £600 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £495 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.01% | +1.02% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 250 | 101 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.23 | £15.50 | £19.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.13 | £19.00 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £26.00 | £35.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +140.38% | -25.89% | -29.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.50 | £63.40 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £77.50 | £74.72 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.75 | £22.27 | £36.17 |
| % change year-on-year | +181.83% | -38.43% | -21.69% |
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 8 November 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 8 November 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 | -63 | 291 | £530 | +0.95% | 120 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 179 | £519 | +0.19% | 65 |
| London | -75 | 129 | £550 | +4.76% | 63 |
| Work from Home | -34 | 117 | £510 | -2.86% | 47 |
| North of England | -43 | 64 | £500 | +6.16% | 17 |
| North West | -25 | 34 | £500 | +12.11% | 8 |
| Midlands | -36 | 31 | £425 | -15.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | -11 | 27 | £500 | -13.04% | |
| West Midlands | -30 | 27 | £425 | -22.73% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 24 | £564 | +8.88% | 7 |
| South East | -59 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 24 |
| South West | -41 | 20 | £605 | +15.68% | 14 |
| East of England | -20 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 4 |
| North East | - | 6 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | |
| 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 | 3.7% | 13 |
| 4 | Ansible | 3.4% | 12 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Jamf Pro | 2.0% | 7 |
| 7 | Argo | 1.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.1% | 4 |
| 8 | CASB | 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 |
| 14 | Consul | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Forefront Identity Manager | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Nessus | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Packer | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | vCenter Server | 0.3% | 1 |