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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 321 368 346
Rank change year-on-year +47 -22 +100
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 284 168 272
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.77% 0.49% 0.62%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.82% 3.35% 4.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 111 206
10th Percentile £369 £400 £397
25th Percentile £426 £500 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £590 £700 £644
90th Percentile £675 £775 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £625 £528
% change year-on-year -16.00% +18.48% +0.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £43.38 - -
25th Percentile £49.19 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - £100.00
75th Percentile £57.25 - -
90th Percentile £57.48 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.75 - £100.00
% change year-on-year - - +66.67%

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 5,893 5,008 6,057
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.04% 14.75% 13.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,024 3,202 4,279
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 £731 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £488 £513
% change year-on-year +2.56% -4.88% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 66 171
10th Percentile £16.25 £15.36 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £21.10 £23.19
Median hourly rate £42.69 £24.84 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +71.84% -46.21% +31.94%
75th Percentile £64.50 £56.56 £72.20
90th Percentile £81.20 £74.22 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £48.36 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +100.00% -47.64% +73.15%

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 21 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
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 21 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 +48 234 £525 -12.50% 54
UK excluding London +43 136 £525 -16.00% 47
London +8 93 £525 -12.50% 16
Work from Home +10 81 £525 -16.00% 24
South West +30 44 £525 +23.53% 7
North of England -11 40 £492 -1.60% 17
South East -14 23 £525 -25.00% 14
Yorkshire -22 23 £525 - 9
North West -24 17 £423 -15.40% 7
Midlands -36 16 £500 - 5
West Midlands -27 15 £443 -11.50% 5
Scotland +8 8 £600 -4.76% 2
East of England -21 6 £625 +42.86% 5
Wales -2 1 £550 +10.00%
East Midlands -22 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 20 (7.04%) Confluence
2 19 (6.69%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.11%) Apache
4 6 (2.11%) IIS
5 5 (1.76%) iPlanet
5 5 (1.76%) JBoss
5 5 (1.76%) WebSphere
5 5 (1.76%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (1.06%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.70%) CMS
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.35%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 3 (1.06%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.70%) Windchill
3 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (3.17%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (2.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (47.54%) Azure
2 115 (40.49%) Entra ID
3 65 (22.89%) AWS
4 44 (15.49%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (14.08%) SaaS
6 23 (8.10%) GitHub
7 19 (6.69%) GCP
8 12 (4.23%) PaaS
9 9 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (3.17%) IaaS
10 8 (2.82%) Amazon EKS
10 8 (2.82%) Nutanix
10 8 (2.82%) OneDrive
11 7 (2.46%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 7 (2.46%) Google Workspace
11 7 (2.46%) Power Platform
12 6 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (2.11%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (2.11%) OpenShift
13 5 (1.76%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 49 (17.25%) DNS
2 32 (11.27%) Firewall
3 25 (8.80%) VPN
4 21 (7.39%) SSL
5 17 (5.99%) Kerberos
6 12 (4.23%) DHCP
7 10 (3.52%) HTTP
8 9 (3.17%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.46%) HTTPS
9 7 (2.46%) LAN
9 7 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (2.11%) Network Security
10 6 (2.11%) SSH
10 6 (2.11%) WAN
10 6 (2.11%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.41%) Internet
11 4 (1.41%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.41%) Wireless
12 3 (1.06%) BIG-IP
12 3 (1.06%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.76%) Oracle Database
1 5 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (1.76%) Power BI
1 5 (1.76%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (0.70%) MySQL
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%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 40 (14.08%) JIRA
2 20 (7.04%) Git
3 11 (3.87%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.76%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (1.76%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (1.76%) MSI
4 5 (1.76%) 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%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.35%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.35%) gulp
6 1 (0.35%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.35%) Maven
6 1 (0.35%) webpack
General
1 80 (28.17%) Social Skills
2 32 (11.27%) Finance
3 27 (9.51%) Public Sector
4 23 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.28%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (2.46%) Banking
7 5 (1.76%) Publishing
8 4 (1.41%) Aviation
8 4 (1.41%) Retail
8 4 (1.41%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.06%) Marketing
10 2 (0.70%) Electronics
10 2 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.70%) Legal
10 2 (0.70%) Local Government
10 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.35%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.35%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (16.55%) Architect
2 37 (13.03%) Senior
3 22 (7.75%) Solutions Architect
4 21 (7.39%) Developer
5 19 (6.69%) Administrator
5 19 (6.69%) Consultant
6 15 (5.28%) Lead
7 13 (4.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (4.23%) Analyst
8 12 (4.23%) DevOps Engineer
9 11 (3.87%) Security Engineer
10 9 (3.17%) IAM Specialist
11 8 (2.82%) IAM Consultant
11 8 (2.82%) Senior Architect
12 7 (2.46%) AWS Engineer
12 7 (2.46%) ForgeRock Developer
13 6 (2.11%) Project Manager
13 6 (2.11%) Security Architect
13 6 (2.11%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 6 (2.11%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (36.97%) SAML
2 96 (33.80%) OAuth
3 73 (25.70%) OpenID
4 53 (18.66%) LDAP
5 39 (13.73%) OAuth2
6 34 (11.97%) SailPoint
7 22 (7.75%) REST
8 15 (5.28%) SOAP
9 12 (4.23%) AngularJS
9 12 (4.23%) HTML
9 12 (4.23%) HTML5
9 12 (4.23%) JDBC
9 12 (4.23%) JSON
10 10 (3.52%) RESTful
10 10 (3.52%) Web Services
11 9 (3.17%) Apache Camel
11 9 (3.17%) jQuery
11 9 (3.17%) ODBC
11 9 (3.17%) RabbitMQ
11 9 (3.17%) React
Miscellaneous
1 44 (15.49%) Onboarding
2 17 (5.99%) PKI
3 13 (4.58%) Product Ownership
4 10 (3.52%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.52%) Taxonomies
5 9 (3.17%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.17%) Replication
6 8 (2.82%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.82%) Private Cloud
7 7 (2.46%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.46%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.41%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.70%) Animation
10 2 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.70%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 61 (21.48%) Windows
2 32 (11.27%) Windows Server
3 22 (7.75%) Linux
4 7 (2.46%) Unix
5 4 (1.41%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.06%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.70%) Android
7 2 (0.70%) CatOS
7 2 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.35%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (26.41%) Identity Access Management
2 72 (25.35%) RBAC
3 64 (22.54%) Agile
4 60 (21.13%) Identity Management
5 51 (17.96%) DevOps
6 45 (15.85%) Zero Trust
7 40 (14.08%) CI/CD
8 35 (12.32%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 35 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (10.21%) Infrastructure as Code
10 28 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 27 (9.51%) Cybersecurity
12 25 (8.80%) Privileged Access Management
13 23 (8.10%) Cloud Security
13 23 (8.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 22 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
15 21 (7.39%) Migration
16 20 (7.04%) Technical Leadership
17 19 (6.69%) Microservices
17 19 (6.69%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (24.65%) PowerShell
2 30 (10.56%) Python
3 23 (8.10%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.93%) Java
5 9 (3.17%) Shell Script
5 9 (3.17%) SQL
6 8 (2.82%) Groovy
7 5 (1.76%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (1.76%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.41%) Bicep
8 4 (1.41%) C#
9 3 (1.06%) Bash
10 2 (0.70%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.70%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.70%) Swift
Qualifications
1 105 (36.97%) Security Cleared
2 74 (26.06%) SC Cleared
3 25 (8.80%) CISSP
3 25 (8.80%) DV Cleared
4 22 (7.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (5.63%) CISM
6 11 (3.87%) Azure Certification
7 10 (3.52%) Degree
8 7 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (1.76%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.76%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.06%) PhD
12 2 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.70%) MCITP
12 2 (0.70%) MCTS
12 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Master
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (15.14%) GDPR
2 28 (9.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (4.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 12 (4.23%) NIST
5 10 (3.52%) HIPAA
6 9 (3.17%) SOC 2
7 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (2.11%) Accessibility
8 6 (2.11%) NCSC
8 6 (2.11%) PSD2
9 5 (1.76%) PCI DSS
10 4 (1.41%) QA
10 4 (1.41%) SLA
11 3 (1.06%) WCAG
12 1 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
12 1 (0.35%) SOC 1
System Software
1 136 (47.89%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.63%) Docker
4 8 (2.82%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.76%) Tivoli Directory Server
6 3 (1.06%) Sendmail
6 3 (1.06%) vSphere
7 2 (0.70%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.70%) OpenAM
7 2 (0.70%) OpenDJ
7 2 (0.70%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.35%) Squid
8 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 38 (13.38%) Terraform
2 36 (12.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 29 (10.21%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (5.99%) Kubernetes
5 16 (5.63%) Ansible
6 14 (4.93%) PingFederate
7 7 (2.46%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.76%) CA Wily
8 5 (1.76%) Progress Chef
8 5 (1.76%) SCCM
8 5 (1.76%) Tivoli
9 4 (1.41%) Grafana
10 3 (1.06%) 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%) HP ALM
12 1 (0.35%) McAfee ePO
12 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 120 (42.25%) Microsoft
2 33 (11.62%) Okta
3 32 (11.27%) VMware
4 31 (10.92%) CyberArk
5 24 (8.45%) ServiceNow
6 16 (5.63%) Google
6 16 (5.63%) Ping Identity
7 15 (5.28%) ForgeRock
8 13 (4.58%) Splunk
8 13 (4.58%) Zscaler
9 11 (3.87%) SAP
10 10 (3.52%) HP
11 9 (3.17%) BMC
11 9 (3.17%) Ivanti
11 9 (3.17%) Remedy
11 9 (3.17%) Salesforce
12 8 (2.82%) Oracle
13 7 (2.46%) Cisco
13 7 (2.46%) Palo Alto
14 6 (2.11%) Tenable