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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 325 368 346
Rank change year-on-year +43 -22 +101
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 285 169 270
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.77% 0.51% 0.62%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.83% 3.42% 4.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 111 204
10th Percentile £367 £400 £376
25th Percentile £425 £500 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £573
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.80% +4.09%
75th Percentile £581 £700 £639
90th Percentile £676 £775 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £523 £625 £525
% change year-on-year -16.32% +19.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile £43.50 - -
25th Percentile £51.00 - -
Median hourly rate £55.00 - £100.00
75th Percentile £57.25 - -
90th Percentile £64.90 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.75 - £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 5,900 4,935 5,837
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.95% 14.82% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,033 3,179 4,141
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% -2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £688 £730 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £488 £502
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.84% -4.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 65 162
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.33 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.25 £21.05 £22.19
Median hourly rate £47.50 £24.18 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +96.44% -47.64% +34.83%
75th Percentile £64.50 £50.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.20 £74.26 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £51.25 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +111.95% -47.64% +37.85%

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 30 December 2025.

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 30 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
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 30 December 2025. 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 +40 237 £523 -12.83% 327
UK excluding London +13 135 £523 -16.32% 299
London +1 96 £525 -12.50% 55
Work from Home +5 78 £523 -16.40% 47
South West +40 44 £525 +23.53% 36
North of England -26 41 £492 -1.60% 60
South East -10 24 £525 -22.22% 80
Yorkshire -21 24 £525 - 27
North West -20 17 £423 -15.40% 29
Midlands -45 16 £500 - 56
West Midlands -27 15 £443 -11.50% 31
East of England -16 6 £625 +42.86% 49
Scotland +4 5 £625 -0.79% 12
Wales -1 1 £550 +10.00% 8
East Midlands -22 1 £550 - 21

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 20 (7.02%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.61%) Confluence
3 12 (4.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.11%) Apache
4 6 (2.11%) IIS
5 5 (1.75%) iPlanet
5 5 (1.75%) JBoss
5 5 (1.75%) WebSphere
5 5 (1.75%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (1.05%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.70%) CMS
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.35%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.35%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 3 (1.05%) Chatbot
1 3 (1.05%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.70%) Windchill
3 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (3.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.16%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 133 (46.67%) Azure
2 108 (37.89%) Entra ID
3 63 (22.11%) AWS
4 42 (14.74%) Microsoft 365
5 41 (14.39%) SaaS
6 19 (6.67%) GCP
7 17 (5.96%) PaaS
8 11 (3.86%) GitHub
9 10 (3.51%) IaaS
10 9 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (3.16%) OneDrive
11 8 (2.81%) Serverless
12 7 (2.46%) Amazon EKS
12 7 (2.46%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 7 (2.46%) Google Workspace
12 7 (2.46%) Nutanix
12 7 (2.46%) OpenShift
12 7 (2.46%) Power Platform
13 6 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 49 (17.19%) DNS
2 32 (11.23%) Firewall
3 26 (9.12%) VPN
4 21 (7.37%) SSL
5 18 (6.32%) Kerberos
6 13 (4.56%) DHCP
7 10 (3.51%) HTTP
8 9 (3.16%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.46%) HTTPS
9 7 (2.46%) LAN
10 6 (2.11%) Network Security
10 6 (2.11%) SSH
10 6 (2.11%) WAN
10 6 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (2.11%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.40%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.40%) Internet
11 4 (1.40%) IPsec
11 4 (1.40%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.75%) Oracle Database
1 5 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (1.75%) Power BI
1 5 (1.75%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.70%) CockroachDB
2 2 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (0.70%) MySQL
2 2 (0.70%) Pinecone
2 2 (0.70%) SQLite
3 1 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
3 1 (0.35%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.35%) GIS
3 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 35 (12.28%) JIRA
2 22 (7.72%) Git
3 11 (3.86%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.75%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (1.75%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (1.75%) MSI
4 5 (1.75%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.70%) CocoaPods
5 2 (0.70%) Crashlytics
5 2 (0.70%) fastlane
5 2 (0.70%) GitLab
5 2 (0.70%) Postman
5 2 (0.70%) Selenium
5 2 (0.70%) Xcode
6 1 (0.35%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.35%) Gatling
6 1 (0.35%) gulp
6 1 (0.35%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.35%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.35%) webpack
General
1 70 (24.56%) Social Skills
2 33 (11.58%) Finance
3 27 (9.47%) Public Sector
4 16 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (5.61%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (2.81%) Banking
6 6 (2.11%) Publishing
7 4 (1.40%) Aviation
7 4 (1.40%) Retail
7 4 (1.40%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.05%) Marketing
9 2 (0.70%) Electronics
9 2 (0.70%) Legal
9 2 (0.70%) Local Government
9 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.35%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.35%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.35%) Police
10 1 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (17.19%) Architect
2 39 (13.68%) Senior
3 22 (7.72%) Developer
3 22 (7.72%) Solutions Architect
4 19 (6.67%) Consultant
5 18 (6.32%) Administrator
6 16 (5.61%) DevOps Engineer
7 13 (4.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (4.56%) Security Engineer
8 12 (4.21%) Analyst
9 11 (3.86%) Lead
10 9 (3.16%) Senior Architect
11 8 (2.81%) IAM Consultant
11 8 (2.81%) IAM Specialist
12 7 (2.46%) AWS Engineer
12 7 (2.46%) ForgeRock Developer
12 7 (2.46%) Project Manager
12 7 (2.46%) Senior Developer
13 6 (2.11%) Network Engineer
13 6 (2.11%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (34.39%) SAML
2 89 (31.23%) OAuth
3 65 (22.81%) OpenID
4 50 (17.54%) LDAP
5 39 (13.68%) OAuth2
6 26 (9.12%) SailPoint
7 22 (7.72%) REST
8 15 (5.26%) SOAP
9 14 (4.91%) AngularJS
9 14 (4.91%) HTML
10 12 (4.21%) HTML5
10 12 (4.21%) JDBC
11 11 (3.86%) JSON
11 11 (3.86%) React
11 11 (3.86%) Web Services
12 10 (3.51%) RESTful
13 9 (3.16%) Apache Camel
13 9 (3.16%) jQuery
13 9 (3.16%) ODBC
13 9 (3.16%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 44 (15.44%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.32%) PKI
3 11 (3.86%) Taxonomies
4 9 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.16%) Replication
5 8 (2.81%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (2.81%) Private Cloud
6 7 (2.46%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.11%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.75%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.70%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.70%) Animation
9 2 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 63 (22.11%) Windows
2 32 (11.23%) Windows Server
3 23 (8.07%) Linux
4 7 (2.46%) Unix
5 4 (1.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.05%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.70%) Android
7 2 (0.70%) CatOS
8 1 (0.35%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (25.96%) Identity Access Management
2 73 (25.61%) RBAC
3 61 (21.40%) Agile
4 56 (19.65%) DevOps
5 53 (18.60%) Identity Management
6 47 (16.49%) CI/CD
7 41 (14.39%) Zero Trust
8 37 (12.98%) Problem-Solving
9 30 (10.53%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 28 (9.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 27 (9.47%) Infrastructure as Code
12 24 (8.42%) Cybersecurity
12 24 (8.42%) Microservices
13 23 (8.07%) Cloud Security
13 23 (8.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 22 (7.72%) Continuous Improvement
15 21 (7.37%) Migration
16 20 (7.02%) Privileged Access Management
16 20 (7.02%) Technical Leadership
17 19 (6.67%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 62 (21.75%) PowerShell
2 34 (11.93%) Python
3 25 (8.77%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.91%) Java
4 14 (4.91%) SQL
5 9 (3.16%) Shell Script
6 8 (2.81%) Groovy
7 7 (2.46%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (1.40%) Bash
9 4 (1.40%) Bicep
9 4 (1.40%) C#
10 2 (0.70%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.70%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.70%) Swift
Qualifications
1 111 (38.95%) Security Cleared
2 78 (27.37%) SC Cleared
3 27 (9.47%) DV Cleared
4 25 (8.77%) CISSP
5 22 (7.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (5.61%) CISM
7 11 (3.86%) Azure Certification
7 11 (3.86%) Degree
8 7 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (1.75%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.75%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.40%) MCP
11 3 (1.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.05%) PhD
12 2 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.70%) MCITP
12 2 (0.70%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.68%) GDPR
2 29 (10.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.21%) NIST
4 10 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (3.51%) SOC 2
5 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.11%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.11%) HIPAA
6 6 (2.11%) NCSC
6 6 (2.11%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.11%) PSD2
7 5 (1.75%) SLA
8 4 (1.40%) QA
9 3 (1.05%) WCAG
10 1 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.35%) SOC 1
System Software
1 132 (46.32%) Active Directory
2 20 (7.02%) Docker
2 20 (7.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.16%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.75%) Tivoli Directory Server
5 3 (1.05%) Sendmail
5 3 (1.05%) vSphere
6 2 (0.70%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.70%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.70%) OpenDJ
6 2 (0.70%) OpenIDM
7 1 (0.35%) Firmware
7 1 (0.35%) RACF
7 1 (0.35%) Squid
7 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 41 (14.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 31 (10.88%) Terraform
3 22 (7.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (6.32%) Kubernetes
5 17 (5.96%) Ansible
6 14 (4.91%) PingFederate
7 7 (2.46%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.75%) CA Wily
8 5 (1.75%) Progress Chef
8 5 (1.75%) SCCM
8 5 (1.75%) Tivoli
9 4 (1.40%) Grafana
10 3 (1.05%) Kibana
11 2 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.70%) logstash
11 2 (0.70%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.35%) HP ALM
12 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 121 (42.46%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.23%) VMware
3 30 (10.53%) Okta
4 24 (8.42%) ServiceNow
5 19 (6.67%) CyberArk
6 16 (5.61%) Google
6 16 (5.61%) Ping Identity
7 15 (5.26%) ForgeRock
8 13 (4.56%) SAP
8 13 (4.56%) Splunk
8 13 (4.56%) Zscaler
9 10 (3.51%) HP
10 9 (3.16%) BMC
10 9 (3.16%) Ivanti
10 9 (3.16%) Remedy
10 9 (3.16%) Salesforce
11 8 (2.81%) Oracle
12 7 (2.46%) Palo Alto
12 7 (2.46%) Pega
13 6 (2.11%) Tenable