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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 375 | 312 | 373 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | +61 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 318 | 256 | 177 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.58% | 0.78% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.31% | 5.45% | 3.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 219 | 170 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £381 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £424 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £606 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £500 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -20.00% | +13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.48 | £30.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £45.56 | £40.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £76.25 | £50.75 | £60.09 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.25% | -15.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £55.56 | £84.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.92 | £56.43 | £96.02 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | £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 | 5,993 | 4,693 | 4,612 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.02% | 14.22% | 12.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,960 | 3,037 | 3,020 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £685 | £720 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -2.54% | -3.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 204 | 95 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.25 | £14.05 | £19.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £18.87 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.48 | £25.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +153.92% | -33.33% | -31.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.81 | £62.75 | £63.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.67 | £67.15 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.14 | £21.39 | £37.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +195.16% | -42.32% | -22.93% |
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 5 October 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 5 October 2026.
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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 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 |
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 | -77 | 259 | £525 | +0.82% | 316 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 161 | £510 | +2.00% | 142 |
| London | -76 | 121 | £540 | +2.86% | 189 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 98 | £500 | -4.76% | 160 |
| North of England | -54 | 49 | £500 | +5.71% | 40 |
| North West | -30 | 31 | £496 | +5.31% | 26 |
| Midlands | -31 | 30 | £425 | -15.00% | 16 |
| Scotland | +5 | 29 | £481 | -16.35% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 24 | £425 | -22.73% | 14 |
| South East | -47 | 22 | £450 | -16.28% | 45 |
| South West | -30 | 19 | £525 | +2.64% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -38 | 12 | £568 | +19.47% | 14 |
| East of England | -18 | 11 | £539 | -21.67% | 11 |
| North East | - | 6 | £500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -9 | 5 | £463 | +15.05% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £525 | - | 4 |
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:
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