Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends

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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 375 333 347
Rank change year-on-year -42 +14 +55
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 304 222 234
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.57% 0.67% 0.60%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.33% 4.29% 4.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 150 158
10th Percentile £350 £381 £350
25th Percentile £447 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £650
90th Percentile £700 £681 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £475 £620
% change year-on-year +10.53% -23.39% +11.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 0 4
10th Percentile £58.75 - £24.43
25th Percentile £66.25 - £24.80
Median hourly rate £71.25 - £25.00
75th Percentile £81.25 - £44.75
90th Percentile - - £80.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 - £96.00

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 7,028 5,169 5,251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.21% 15.71% 13.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,776 3,411 3,703
10th Percentile £326 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £501 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -3.75% -5.45%
75th Percentile £601 £600 £625
90th Percentile £690 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 75 75
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £20.20
25th Percentile £29.45 £19.56 £23.99
Median hourly rate £63.14 £37.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +68.36% +15.38% -43.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.58 £58.75
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.22 £74.26
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.14 £55.00 £39.25
% change year-on-year +14.79% +40.13% -15.01%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.

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 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

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 5 August 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
England -65 254 £525 -4.55% 147
UK excluding London -28 159 £525 +10.53% 59
London -27 117 £525 -4.55% 96
Work from Home -46 94 £510 -7.27% 77
North of England -49 49 £525 +22.24% 22
Midlands -42 33 £450 +9.76% 11
North West -43 29 £513 +22.90% 15
South East -47 29 £600 +9.09% 13
Scotland +6 24 £450 -18.18% 5
South West -28 24 £525 -5.75% 4
West Midlands -51 21 £425 -5.56% 8
Yorkshire -44 18 £550 +34.47% 7
East Midlands -2 11 £638 +58.58% 3
East of England -13 4 £543 -19.63% 5
Wales - 3 £525 -
North East -38 2 £413 -31.25%

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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (8.88%) SharePoint
2 22 (7.24%) Confluence
2 22 (7.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.63%) nginx
4 3 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.66%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.33%) Apache
6 1 (0.33%) IIS
6 1 (0.33%) JBoss
6 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.32%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.66%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.66%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 144 (47.37%) Azure
2 137 (45.07%) Entra ID
3 70 (23.03%) AWS
4 45 (14.80%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (12.83%) GCP
6 38 (12.50%) SaaS
7 20 (6.58%) GitHub
8 16 (5.26%) Serverless
9 12 (3.95%) OpenShift
10 11 (3.62%) Amazon S3
10 11 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (3.62%) Google Workspace
10 11 (3.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 10 (3.29%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (2.63%) OneDrive
13 7 (2.30%) Google Drive
14 6 (1.97%) Asana
14 6 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.97%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 56 (18.42%) DNS
2 32 (10.53%) Firewall
3 25 (8.22%) TCP/IP
3 25 (8.22%) VPN
4 20 (6.58%) SSL
5 18 (5.92%) Network Security
6 17 (5.59%) DHCP
7 14 (4.61%) WAN
8 11 (3.62%) HTTP
8 11 (3.62%) HTTPS
8 11 (3.62%) LAN
9 9 (2.96%) DKIM
9 9 (2.96%) DMARC
9 9 (2.96%) IPsec
9 9 (2.96%) SD-WAN
10 8 (2.63%) Kerberos
10 8 (2.63%) OpenVPN
11 7 (2.30%) Internet
12 6 (1.97%) VLAN
12 6 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.62%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.30%) Metadata
3 4 (1.32%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.32%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.32%) MySQL
3 4 (1.32%) Power BI
4 3 (0.99%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.66%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.33%) Db2
6 1 (0.33%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.33%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (12.17%) JIRA
2 11 (3.62%) Browser DevTools
2 11 (3.62%) Git
3 10 (3.29%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.96%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (1.97%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.64%) GitLab
7 4 (1.32%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.99%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.99%) Postman
8 3 (0.99%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.66%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.66%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.66%) Snyk
10 1 (0.33%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.33%) JUnit
10 1 (0.33%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.33%) Zephyr
General
1 68 (22.37%) Social Skills
2 53 (17.43%) Finance
3 47 (15.46%) Public Sector
4 29 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (8.88%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (5.59%) Banking
7 7 (2.30%) Military
7 7 (2.30%) Publishing
7 7 (2.30%) Retail
8 6 (1.97%) Legal
9 4 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.66%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.66%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.66%) Local Government
11 2 (0.66%) Marketing
12 1 (0.33%) Front Office
12 1 (0.33%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (14.47%) Architect
2 31 (10.20%) Developer
3 25 (8.22%) Lead
4 21 (6.91%) Support Engineer
5 20 (6.58%) Cloud Engineer
6 19 (6.25%) Senior
6 19 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
7 18 (5.92%) Administrator
8 13 (4.28%) Consultant
8 13 (4.28%) Project Manager
9 11 (3.62%) Security Engineer
10 9 (2.96%) IAM Project Manager
10 9 (2.96%) IAM Specialist
10 9 (2.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (2.63%) Active Directory Engineer
11 8 (2.63%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 8 (2.63%) Platform Engineer
12 7 (2.30%) Cloud Platform Engineer
12 7 (2.30%) IAM Consultant
12 7 (2.30%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (24.34%) SAML
2 63 (20.72%) OAuth
3 60 (19.74%) OpenID
4 41 (13.49%) LDAP
5 33 (10.86%) OAuth2
6 25 (8.22%) REST
7 23 (7.57%) SailPoint
8 15 (4.93%) SOAP
9 14 (4.61%) Node.js
10 13 (4.28%) Express.js
11 12 (3.95%) Web Services
11 12 (3.95%) XML
12 9 (2.96%) ActiveX
12 9 (2.96%) Middleware
13 8 (2.63%) .NET
14 7 (2.30%) React
15 6 (1.97%) SAP Basis
16 5 (1.64%) AngularJS
16 5 (1.64%) CSS
16 5 (1.64%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (20.72%) Onboarding
2 30 (9.87%) Enterprise Software
2 30 (9.87%) PKI
3 22 (7.24%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.62%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.96%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.63%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.30%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.30%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.97%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.97%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.97%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.32%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.32%) Clustering
11 4 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.32%) Replication
12 3 (0.99%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.51%) Windows
2 18 (5.92%) Linux
3 10 (3.29%) Mac OS
3 10 (3.29%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.96%) Unix
5 5 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.99%) Android
7 3 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.66%) VMS
8 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.33%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (34.21%) Identity Access Management
2 64 (21.05%) RBAC
3 59 (19.41%) DevOps
4 48 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (15.13%) Agile
5 46 (15.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (14.80%) Cybersecurity
7 41 (13.49%) CI/CD
8 39 (12.83%) Roadmaps
9 36 (11.84%) Zero Trust
10 35 (11.51%) Migration
11 34 (11.18%) Privileged Access Management
11 34 (11.18%) Problem-Solving
11 34 (11.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 27 (8.88%) Infrastructure as Code
13 24 (7.89%) Analytics
14 23 (7.57%) Cloud Security
14 23 (7.57%) ITIL
15 22 (7.24%) Identity Management
15 22 (7.24%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.82%) PowerShell
2 31 (10.20%) Java
3 27 (8.88%) Python
4 15 (4.93%) JavaScript
5 10 (3.29%) Bash
5 10 (3.29%) SQL
6 9 (2.96%) VB
6 9 (2.96%) VB6
6 9 (2.96%) VBA
7 6 (1.97%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.64%) C#
9 2 (0.66%) Bicep
9 2 (0.66%) Groovy
10 1 (0.33%) AppleScript
10 1 (0.33%) Go
10 1 (0.33%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.33%) R
10 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.33%) Swift
Qualifications
1 68 (22.37%) Security Cleared
2 56 (18.42%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.58%) Degree
4 15 (4.93%) CISSP
5 13 (4.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.63%) Azure Certification
8 7 (2.30%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.97%) CISM
9 6 (1.97%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.97%) PMP
10 4 (1.32%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.99%) GIAC
11 3 (0.99%) MCSE
12 2 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (0.66%) CEH
12 2 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.66%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.66%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.66%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (10.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (8.88%) GDPR
3 26 (8.55%) NIST
4 13 (4.28%) QA
5 12 (3.95%) SLA
6 11 (3.62%) Accessibility
7 10 (3.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (2.96%) Data Quality
9 7 (2.30%) GRC
9 7 (2.30%) PMO
10 4 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.99%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.66%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.66%) ITGC
12 2 (0.66%) NCSC
12 2 (0.66%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 130 (42.76%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.26%) Docker
3 9 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.97%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.32%) Squid
7 3 (0.99%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.99%) vSphere
8 2 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.33%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
9 1 (0.33%) Firmware
9 1 (0.33%) KVM
9 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (8.22%) Kubernetes
1 25 (8.22%) Terraform
2 19 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.28%) Ansible
3 13 (4.28%) Grafana
4 12 (3.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (2.96%) Argo
6 5 (1.64%) CA Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.64%) CASB
6 5 (1.64%) PingFederate
6 5 (1.64%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.32%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 3 (0.99%) Consul
8 3 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.99%) SELinux
9 2 (0.66%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.66%) Packer
10 1 (0.33%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 112 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 68 (22.37%) Okta
3 28 (9.21%) CyberArk
4 24 (7.89%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.92%) Zscaler
6 17 (5.59%) BeyondTrust
6 17 (5.59%) Red Hat
6 17 (5.59%) SAP
7 15 (4.93%) Google
8 14 (4.61%) Oracle
8 14 (4.61%) VMware
9 11 (3.62%) Ping Identity
10 10 (3.29%) Cisco
11 8 (2.63%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (2.30%) ForgeRock
12 7 (2.30%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.64%) CheckPoint
13 5 (1.64%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.64%) Netskope
13 5 (1.64%) Workday