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 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 301 | 378 | 338 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | -40 | +92 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 332 | 159 | 273 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.86% | 0.52% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.51% | 3.42% | 4.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 226 | 104 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £410 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £500 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £585 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +6.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £680 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £774 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £518 | £600 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.67% | +23.08% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.65 | - | £37.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.50 | - | £47.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £65.75 |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | - | £83.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.50 | - | £93.28 |
| 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 | 6,023 | 4,654 | 5,611 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.55% | 15.08% | 12.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,166 | 3,001 | 4,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £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 | £738 | £722 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 60 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.64 | £15.22 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.66 | £21.05 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.25 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.98% | -44.78% | +11.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £52.19 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.70 | £70.44 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £24.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +127.08% | -48.03% | +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 3 February 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 3 February 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 3 February 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 | +46 | 277 | £525 | -12.50% | 68 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 161 | £518 | -13.67% | 48 |
| London | +27 | 114 | £525 | -12.50% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 99 | £541 | -9.85% | 29 |
| North of England | -24 | 51 | £475 | -5.00% | 8 |
| South West | +23 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 33 | £525 | -12.50% | 4 |
| South East | -13 | 31 | £490 | -24.62% | 21 |
| North West | -28 | 18 | £400 | -20.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -58 | 18 | £442 | -24.72% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 14 | £420 | -28.51% | 6 |
| Scotland | +10 | 7 | £650 | -21.21% | 2 |
| East of England | -17 | 6 | £575 | +31.43% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 4 | £442 | - | |
| Wales | +2 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% |
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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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