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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 333 378
Rank change year-on-year -47 +45 -3
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 317 240 189
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.73% 0.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.29% 5.22% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 158 127
10th Percentile £335 £383 £376
25th Percentile £445 £415 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £537 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £618 £681
90th Percentile £675 £675 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £492 £622
% change year-on-year +3.66% -20.90% +12.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 2
10th Percentile £54.25 - £30.56
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £40.14
Median hourly rate £75.00 £47.50 £60.09
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -20.95% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £84.05
90th Percentile - - £96.02
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 5,998 4,601 4,594
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.99% 13.94% 11.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,974 2,988 3,132
10th Percentile £313 £281 £299
25th Percentile £420 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £622
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 85 60
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £19.99
25th Percentile £31.25 £18.87 £24.09
Median hourly rate £64.24 £30.00 £38.25
Median % change year-on-year +114.13% -21.57% -30.45%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.40 £60.63
90th Percentile £88.98 £78.22 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.48 £32.77 £38.50
% change year-on-year +93.71% -14.88% -16.63%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 11 September 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 -61 263 £525 +3.09% 145
UK excluding London -18 167 £510 +3.66% 54
London -55 120 £540 -0.64% 101
Work from Home -68 94 £500 -4.76% 68
North of England -42 58 £500 +8.46% 12
North West -23 34 £496 +5.31% 9
Midlands -41 29 £438 -2.78% 3
Scotland +4 28 £481 -19.83% 2
South East -43 25 £588 +11.90% 28
West Midlands -42 23 £425 -19.05% 2
South West -36 20 £525 +5.00% 5
Yorkshire -34 18 £558 +36.31% 2
East of England -30 8 £553 -19.64% 2
North East - 6 £500 - 1
East Midlands -12 5 £463 +15.05% 1
Wales - 3 £525 -

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 33 (10.41%) SharePoint
2 25 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (6.31%) Confluence
4 5 (1.58%) nginx
5 3 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.95%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.32%) JBoss
6 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.95%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.63%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.63%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 151 (47.63%) Azure
2 146 (46.06%) Entra ID
3 78 (24.61%) AWS
4 49 (15.46%) GCP
5 47 (14.83%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (11.67%) SaaS
7 24 (7.57%) GitHub
8 13 (4.10%) Google Workspace
9 12 (3.79%) OpenShift
9 12 (3.79%) Serverless
10 10 (3.15%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (3.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 9 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (2.52%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (2.52%) OneDrive
13 7 (2.21%) Google Drive
13 7 (2.21%) OCI
14 6 (1.89%) Asana
14 6 (1.89%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.89%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 57 (17.98%) DNS
2 33 (10.41%) Firewall
3 23 (7.26%) VPN
4 20 (6.31%) SSL
5 18 (5.68%) TCP/IP
6 16 (5.05%) DHCP
7 14 (4.42%) Network Security
7 14 (4.42%) WAN
8 10 (3.15%) SD-WAN
9 9 (2.84%) DKIM
9 9 (2.84%) DMARC
9 9 (2.84%) HTTPS
10 8 (2.52%) IPsec
10 8 (2.52%) Kerberos
10 8 (2.52%) LAN
11 7 (2.21%) HTTP
12 6 (1.89%) Internet
12 6 (1.89%) SSH
12 6 (1.89%) VLAN
12 6 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.79%) Metadata
1 12 (3.79%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.89%) Power BI
3 5 (1.58%) Metadata Repository
4 4 (1.26%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.26%) Tableau
5 3 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.63%) Redis
7 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 36 (11.36%) JIRA
2 13 (4.10%) Git
3 10 (3.15%) GitLab
4 9 (2.84%) Team Foundation Server
4 9 (2.84%) Visual Studio
5 7 (2.21%) Browser DevTools
5 7 (2.21%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.26%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.95%) Fiddler
7 3 (0.95%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.63%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.63%) Postman
8 2 (0.63%) Snyk
8 2 (0.63%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
General
1 63 (19.87%) Social Skills
2 57 (17.98%) Finance
3 45 (14.20%) Public Sector
4 28 (8.83%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.89%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (5.99%) Banking
7 10 (3.15%) Retail
8 7 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.21%) Military
9 5 (1.58%) Legal
10 4 (1.26%) Publishing
11 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.63%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.63%) Local Government
11 2 (0.63%) Marketing
11 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.32%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.32%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (15.77%) Architect
2 34 (10.73%) Developer
3 19 (5.99%) Support Engineer
4 18 (5.68%) Solutions Architect
5 17 (5.36%) Senior
6 16 (5.05%) Cloud Engineer
7 15 (4.73%) Administrator
7 15 (4.73%) Lead
8 13 (4.10%) Consultant
9 10 (3.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (3.15%) Security Engineer
10 9 (2.84%) Active Directory Engineer
10 9 (2.84%) IAM Specialist
10 9 (2.84%) Java Developer
11 8 (2.52%) Analyst
11 8 (2.52%) IT Engineer
11 8 (2.52%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 8 (2.52%) Platform Engineer
11 8 (2.52%) Project Manager
12 7 (2.21%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (24.61%) SAML
2 69 (21.77%) OAuth
3 65 (20.50%) OpenID
4 35 (11.04%) LDAP
5 34 (10.73%) OAuth2
6 33 (10.41%) REST
7 28 (8.83%) Terraform
8 21 (6.62%) SailPoint
9 16 (5.05%) SOAP
10 15 (4.73%) Web Services
10 15 (4.73%) XML
11 10 (3.15%) .NET
11 10 (3.15%) Node.js
12 9 (2.84%) ActiveX
12 9 (2.84%) Express.js
13 8 (2.52%) Middleware
13 8 (2.52%) React
14 7 (2.21%) FIDO
14 7 (2.21%) GraphQL
15 6 (1.89%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 65 (20.50%) Onboarding
2 37 (11.67%) Enterprise Software
3 35 (11.04%) PKI
4 20 (6.31%) Cloud Native
5 14 (4.42%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.52%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.52%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.21%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.21%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.89%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.89%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.58%) Clustering
11 4 (1.26%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.26%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.26%) Replication
12 3 (0.95%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 32 (10.09%) Windows
2 16 (5.05%) Linux
3 11 (3.47%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.84%) Unix
4 9 (2.84%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.26%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.63%) Android
8 2 (0.63%) VMS
8 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.32%) CatOS
9 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (36.59%) Identity Access Management
2 73 (23.03%) RBAC
3 52 (16.40%) DevOps
4 50 (15.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (14.51%) Migration
5 46 (14.51%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (14.20%) CI/CD
7 41 (12.93%) Privileged Access Management
8 39 (12.30%) Agile
8 39 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (11.99%) Zero Trust
10 33 (10.41%) Roadmaps
11 32 (10.09%) ITIL
12 31 (9.78%) Problem-Solving
12 31 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 28 (8.83%) Identity Management
13 28 (8.83%) Microservices
14 27 (8.52%) Change Management
14 27 (8.52%) Infrastructure as Code
14 27 (8.52%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 53 (16.72%) PowerShell
2 36 (11.36%) Python
3 35 (11.04%) Java
4 15 (4.73%) JavaScript
5 13 (4.10%) Bash
5 13 (4.10%) SQL
6 9 (2.84%) VB
6 9 (2.84%) VB6
6 9 (2.84%) VBA
7 7 (2.21%) C#
8 3 (0.95%) Go
8 3 (0.95%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.63%) Bicep
9 2 (0.63%) Groovy
9 2 (0.63%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.32%) Swift
10 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 65 (20.50%) Security Cleared
2 53 (16.72%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.31%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (5.68%) Degree
5 14 (4.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (3.79%) CISSP
7 11 (3.47%) Azure Certification
8 7 (2.21%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.89%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.26%) CISM
11 3 (0.95%) GIAC
11 3 (0.95%) MCSE
11 3 (0.95%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.95%) PMP
12 2 (0.63%) CEH
12 2 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.63%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.63%) SAFe Agilist
13 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (7.57%) NIST
3 22 (6.94%) GDPR
4 14 (4.42%) Data Quality
5 13 (4.10%) SLA
6 11 (3.47%) Accessibility
7 8 (2.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (2.21%) QA
9 5 (1.58%) PMO
10 4 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.26%) SNOMED CT
10 4 (1.26%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.95%) NCSC
11 3 (0.95%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.63%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.63%) GRC
12 2 (0.63%) ITGC
System Software
1 127 (40.06%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.68%) Docker
3 7 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.58%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.26%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.95%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.95%) vSphere
7 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.32%) Firmware
7 1 (0.32%) KVM
7 1 (0.32%) Squid
7 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (8.83%) Kubernetes
2 20 (6.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (5.05%) Ansible
4 15 (4.73%) Grafana
5 9 (2.84%) Argo
6 8 (2.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.89%) CASB
7 6 (1.89%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.58%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.26%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.26%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.95%) Packer
10 3 (0.95%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.95%) SELinux
11 2 (0.63%) Consul
11 2 (0.63%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.63%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.32%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.32%) SCCM
Vendors
1 134 (42.27%) Microsoft
2 61 (19.24%) Okta
3 25 (7.89%) CyberArk
3 25 (7.89%) ServiceNow
4 24 (7.57%) BeyondTrust
5 19 (5.99%) Google
6 14 (4.42%) Red Hat
7 13 (4.10%) Oracle
7 13 (4.10%) Zscaler
8 12 (3.79%) VMware
9 11 (3.47%) Ping Identity
10 9 (2.84%) CrowdStrike
11 7 (2.21%) Cisco
11 7 (2.21%) ForgeRock
11 7 (2.21%) SAP
12 6 (1.89%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.58%) OpenAI
13 5 (1.58%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.58%) Workday
14 4 (1.26%) F5