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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 302 | 360 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | -14 | +80 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 319 | 160 | 269 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.84% | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.34% | 3.39% | 4.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 220 | 104 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £410 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £441 | £500 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £585 | £567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +3.22% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £750 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £518 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.67% | +20.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £66.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £92.50 | - | - |
| 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 | 5,971 | 4,722 | 5,630 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.71% | 14.94% | 12.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,136 | 3,041 | 4,019 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -9.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £734 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.35% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 64 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.30 | £15.30 | £16.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £21.20 | £22.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £26.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +101.92% | -43.70% | +19.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £59.06 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.80 | £74.31 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.39% | -47.64% | +13.81% |
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 24 January 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 24 January 2026.
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 24 January 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 | +53 | 264 | £525 | -12.50% | 96 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 148 | £518 | -13.67% | 87 |
| London | +34 | 113 | £525 | -12.50% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 96 | £554 | -5.06% | 25 |
| South West | +27 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 16 |
| North of England | -34 | 43 | £471 | -5.80% | 20 |
| South East | -13 | 29 | £490 | -24.62% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 28 | £525 | -12.50% | 11 |
| Midlands | -51 | 16 | £447 | -23.91% | 12 |
| North West | -29 | 15 | £400 | -20.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -51 | 13 | £420 | -28.51% | 7 |
| Scotland | +6 | 7 | £650 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -16 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 3 | £447 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -6 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 3 |
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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