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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 368 337
Rank change year-on-year +52 -31 +90
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 289 163 271
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.78% 0.51% 0.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.94% 3.42% 4.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 108 206
10th Percentile £363 £407 £389
25th Percentile £425 £500 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £638
90th Percentile £680 £775 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £521 £625 £515
% change year-on-year -16.68% +21.36% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile £43.63 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £55.75 - £100.00
75th Percentile £57.25 - -
90th Percentile £61.45 - -
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 5,850 4,767 5,664
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.80% 14.78% 13.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,017 3,074 4,037
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £643
90th Percentile £688 £734 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 66 158
10th Percentile £17.05 £15.36 £16.45
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.10 £21.44
Median hourly rate £52.50 £24.84 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +111.35% -46.21% +31.94%
75th Percentile £65.06 £49.05 £68.63
90th Percentile £82.50 £74.22 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +127.46% -47.64% +21.53%

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 7 January 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 7 January 2026.

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 7 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
England +44 240 £519 -13.58% 46
UK excluding London +12 135 £521 -16.68% 31
London +7 99 £513 -14.58% 20
Work from Home +13 79 £525 -12.50% 20
South West +40 44 £525 +23.53% 5
North of England -20 42 £482 -3.70% 12
Yorkshire -24 26 £525 - 8
South East -18 24 £508 -21.92% 11
North West -21 16 £423 -15.40% 3
Midlands -44 15 £500 - 4
West Midlands -37 14 £500 - 4
Scotland +3 6 £650 -4.06%
East of England -21 5 £625 +42.86% 3
Wales -1 1 £550 +10.00%
East Midlands -28 1 £550 -

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 19 (6.57%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.54%) Confluence
3 12 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.08%) Apache
4 6 (2.08%) IIS
5 5 (1.73%) iPlanet
5 5 (1.73%) JBoss
5 5 (1.73%) WebSphere
5 5 (1.73%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (1.04%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.69%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.69%) CMS
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.35%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 4 (1.38%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.04%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.69%) Windchill
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (4.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.11%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.69%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 138 (47.75%) Azure
2 113 (39.10%) Entra ID
3 65 (22.49%) AWS
4 42 (14.53%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (14.53%) SaaS
5 19 (6.57%) GCP
6 18 (6.23%) PaaS
7 10 (3.46%) GitHub
7 10 (3.46%) IaaS
8 9 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (3.11%) OneDrive
8 9 (3.11%) Serverless
9 7 (2.42%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (2.42%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 7 (2.42%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.42%) Google Workspace
9 7 (2.42%) Nutanix
9 7 (2.42%) OpenShift
10 6 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 48 (16.61%) DNS
2 31 (10.73%) Firewall
3 27 (9.34%) VPN
4 20 (6.92%) SSL
5 19 (6.57%) Kerberos
6 13 (4.50%) DHCP
7 10 (3.46%) HTTP
8 9 (3.11%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.42%) LAN
10 6 (2.08%) HTTPS
10 6 (2.08%) Network Security
10 6 (2.08%) SSH
10 6 (2.08%) WAN
10 6 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (2.08%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.38%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.38%) IPsec
11 4 (1.38%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.38%) Wireless
12 3 (1.04%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.73%) Oracle Database
1 5 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.38%) Power BI
3 3 (1.04%) CockroachDB
3 3 (1.04%) Pinecone
4 2 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.69%) GIS
4 2 (0.69%) MySQL
4 2 (0.69%) SQLite
5 1 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.35%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (11.76%) JIRA
2 22 (7.61%) Git
3 11 (3.81%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.73%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (1.73%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (1.73%) MSI
4 5 (1.73%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.69%) CocoaPods
5 2 (0.69%) Crashlytics
5 2 (0.69%) fastlane
5 2 (0.69%) GitLab
5 2 (0.69%) Postman
5 2 (0.69%) Selenium
5 2 (0.69%) Xcode
6 1 (0.35%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.35%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.35%) Gatling
6 1 (0.35%) gulp
6 1 (0.35%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.35%) webpack
General
1 71 (24.57%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.76%) Finance
3 28 (9.69%) Public Sector
4 17 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (3.11%) Banking
6 8 (2.77%) Publishing
7 5 (1.73%) Aviation
8 4 (1.38%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.04%) Marketing
9 3 (1.04%) Retail
10 2 (0.69%) Electronics
10 2 (0.69%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.69%) Legal
10 2 (0.69%) Local Government
10 2 (0.69%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.35%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.35%) Police
Job Titles
1 50 (17.30%) Architect
2 39 (13.49%) Senior
3 22 (7.61%) Developer
3 22 (7.61%) Solutions Architect
4 19 (6.57%) Consultant
5 18 (6.23%) Administrator
6 16 (5.54%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (4.50%) Security Engineer
9 12 (4.15%) Analyst
10 11 (3.81%) Lead
11 9 (3.11%) Senior Architect
12 8 (2.77%) IAM Consultant
12 8 (2.77%) IAM Specialist
12 8 (2.77%) Senior Developer
13 7 (2.42%) AWS Engineer
13 7 (2.42%) ForgeRock Developer
13 7 (2.42%) Project Manager
14 6 (2.08%) Network Engineer
14 6 (2.08%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (33.56%) SAML
2 89 (30.80%) OAuth
3 65 (22.49%) OpenID
4 50 (17.30%) LDAP
5 38 (13.15%) OAuth2
6 27 (9.34%) SailPoint
7 20 (6.92%) REST
8 15 (5.19%) AngularJS
8 15 (5.19%) HTML
8 15 (5.19%) SOAP
9 12 (4.15%) HTML5
9 12 (4.15%) JDBC
10 11 (3.81%) JSON
10 11 (3.81%) React
10 11 (3.81%) SAP Basis
10 11 (3.81%) Web Services
11 10 (3.46%) RESTful
12 9 (3.11%) jQuery
12 9 (3.11%) ODBC
12 9 (3.11%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 46 (15.92%) Onboarding
2 20 (6.92%) PKI
3 13 (4.50%) Taxonomies
4 9 (3.11%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.11%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.11%) Replication
5 8 (2.77%) Private Cloud
6 7 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.42%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.08%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.08%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.73%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.04%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.69%) Animation
10 2 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.69%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 63 (21.80%) Windows
2 32 (11.07%) Windows Server
3 23 (7.96%) Linux
4 7 (2.42%) Unix
5 4 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.38%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.04%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.69%) Android
7 2 (0.69%) CatOS
8 1 (0.35%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (25.95%) Identity Access Management
2 74 (25.61%) RBAC
3 61 (21.11%) Agile
4 55 (19.03%) DevOps
5 54 (18.69%) Identity Management
6 47 (16.26%) CI/CD
7 41 (14.19%) Zero Trust
8 38 (13.15%) Problem-Solving
9 30 (10.38%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 28 (9.69%) Infrastructure as Code
10 28 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 25 (8.65%) Cybersecurity
11 25 (8.65%) Microservices
12 24 (8.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 23 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (7.61%) Cloud Security
15 21 (7.27%) Privileged Access Management
16 20 (6.92%) Mentoring
16 20 (6.92%) Migration
16 20 (6.92%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (21.80%) PowerShell
2 35 (12.11%) Python
3 26 (9.00%) JavaScript
4 15 (5.19%) SQL
5 14 (4.84%) Java
6 9 (3.11%) Shell Script
7 8 (2.77%) Groovy
8 7 (2.42%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.73%) Bash
9 5 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (1.38%) Bicep
10 4 (1.38%) C#
11 2 (0.69%) BeanShell
11 2 (0.69%) Objective-C
11 2 (0.69%) Swift
Qualifications
1 113 (39.10%) Security Cleared
2 79 (27.34%) SC Cleared
3 28 (9.69%) DV Cleared
4 25 (8.65%) CISSP
5 22 (7.61%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (5.54%) CISM
7 12 (4.15%) Degree
8 11 (3.81%) Azure Certification
9 7 (2.42%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.73%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.73%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.73%) MCP
11 4 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (1.04%) PhD
13 2 (0.69%) CCSP
13 2 (0.69%) MCSA
13 2 (0.69%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.49%) GDPR
2 29 (10.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.15%) NIST
4 10 (3.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (3.46%) SOC 2
5 7 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (2.42%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.08%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.08%) HIPAA
6 6 (2.08%) NCSC
6 6 (2.08%) PSD2
6 6 (2.08%) SLA
7 4 (1.38%) QA
8 3 (1.04%) WCAG
9 1 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.35%) SOC 1
System Software
1 134 (46.37%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.57%) Docker
2 19 (6.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.77%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.73%) Tivoli Directory Server
5 3 (1.04%) Sendmail
6 2 (0.69%) Firmware
6 2 (0.69%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.69%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.69%) OpenDJ
6 2 (0.69%) OpenIDM
6 2 (0.69%) vSphere
7 1 (0.35%) RACF
7 1 (0.35%) Squid
7 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 42 (14.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 31 (10.73%) Terraform
3 23 (7.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (5.88%) Kubernetes
5 16 (5.54%) Ansible
6 14 (4.84%) PingFederate
7 7 (2.42%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.73%) CA Wily
8 5 (1.73%) Progress Chef
8 5 (1.73%) SCCM
8 5 (1.73%) Tivoli
9 4 (1.38%) Grafana
10 3 (1.04%) Kibana
11 2 (0.69%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.69%) logstash
12 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.35%) HP Operations Orchestration
12 1 (0.35%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 124 (42.91%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.07%) Okta
3 31 (10.73%) VMware
4 24 (8.30%) ServiceNow
5 19 (6.57%) CyberArk
6 16 (5.54%) Ping Identity
6 16 (5.54%) SAP
7 15 (5.19%) ForgeRock
7 15 (5.19%) Google
8 13 (4.50%) Splunk
9 12 (4.15%) Zscaler
10 10 (3.46%) HP
11 9 (3.11%) BMC
11 9 (3.11%) Ivanti
11 9 (3.11%) Remedy
11 9 (3.11%) Salesforce
12 8 (2.77%) Oracle
12 8 (2.77%) Pega
13 7 (2.42%) Palo Alto
14 6 (2.08%) Tenable