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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 317 393
Rank change year-on-year -68 +76 -37
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 337 263 172
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.79% 0.46%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.48% 5.53% 3.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 168 113
10th Percentile £363 £383 £363
25th Percentile £447 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £700
90th Percentile £652 £672 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +2.00% -20.00% +12.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 1
10th Percentile £51.25 £44.48 -
25th Percentile £72.50 £45.56 -
Median hourly rate £76.25 £50.75 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +50.25% +109.88% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £55.56 -
90th Percentile £81.92 £56.43 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - -

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 6,151 4,760 4,658
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.12% 14.34% 12.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,071 3,073 3,034
10th Percentile £316 £276 £300
25th Percentile £425 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £675 £723
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £483 £493
% change year-on-year +3.63% -2.13% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 95 58
10th Percentile £17.50 £14.70 £20.72
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £63.00 £25.00 £35.08
Median % change year-on-year +152.00% -28.74% -36.21%
75th Percentile £72.42 £61.13 £59.69
90th Percentile £87.29 £67.15 £74.61
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.00 £21.39 £36.17
% change year-on-year +194.53% -40.85% -23.06%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 -73 275 £525 +2.64% 292
UK excluding London -24 173 £510 +2.00% 123
London -67 126 £545 +3.81% 168
Work from Home -53 104 £500 -4.76% 207
North of England -46 56 £500 +8.23% 37
North West -29 34 £500 +10.38% 22
Scotland 0 32 £486 -15.57% 6
Midlands -37 31 £425 -15.00% 15
West Midlands -36 24 £425 -22.73% 13
South East -58 23 £443 -17.67% 36
South West -34 19 £525 +5.00% 18
Yorkshire -41 16 £565 +15.90% 14
East of England -21 11 £539 -23.07% 8
East Midlands -9 6 £463 +15.05% 2
North East - 6 £500 - 1
Wales - 4 £525 - 2

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 32 (9.50%) SharePoint
2 22 (6.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (4.75%) Confluence
4 4 (1.19%) IIS
4 4 (1.19%) nginx
5 3 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.89%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.30%) Appian
6 1 (0.30%) JBoss
6 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.19%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.59%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.59%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.59%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.59%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.30%) Actimize
3 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 155 (45.99%) Entra ID
2 151 (44.81%) Azure
3 74 (21.96%) AWS
4 48 (14.24%) GCP
5 44 (13.06%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (11.87%) SaaS
7 19 (5.64%) GitHub
8 16 (4.75%) OpenShift
9 12 (3.56%) Google Workspace
10 11 (3.26%) Serverless
11 10 (2.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 9 (2.67%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (2.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (2.37%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (2.37%) OCI
14 7 (2.08%) Amazon EC2
14 7 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (2.08%) Google Drive
15 6 (1.78%) Amazon SQS
15 6 (1.78%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (18.10%) DNS
2 29 (8.61%) Firewall
3 20 (5.93%) VPN
4 18 (5.34%) SSL
5 16 (4.75%) TCP/IP
6 13 (3.86%) Network Security
7 12 (3.56%) DHCP
7 12 (3.56%) WAN
8 9 (2.67%) DKIM
8 9 (2.67%) DMARC
8 9 (2.67%) Kerberos
9 8 (2.37%) HTTPS
9 8 (2.37%) IPsec
9 8 (2.37%) SD-WAN
9 8 (2.37%) SSH
10 7 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.78%) HTTP
11 6 (1.78%) LAN
12 5 (1.48%) Reverse Proxy
13 4 (1.19%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.04%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.37%) Metadata
3 5 (1.48%) Metadata Repository
3 5 (1.48%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.48%) Power BI
3 5 (1.48%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.19%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.19%) Tableau
5 3 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.89%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.59%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.59%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.59%) MySQL
6 2 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.59%) Redis
7 1 (0.30%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.30%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.30%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 29 (8.61%) JIRA
2 14 (4.15%) Git
3 10 (2.97%) GitLab
3 10 (2.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 10 (2.97%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.67%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.19%) Postman
5 4 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.89%) Browser DevTools
6 3 (0.89%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.89%) JUnit
6 3 (0.89%) Maven
6 3 (0.89%) Mockito
6 3 (0.89%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.59%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.59%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.59%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.59%) Serenity BDD
7 2 (0.59%) Snyk
7 2 (0.59%) SonarQube
General
1 69 (20.47%) Social Skills
2 62 (18.40%) Finance
3 49 (14.54%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.82%) Documentation Skills
5 21 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (5.93%) Banking
7 10 (2.97%) Retail
8 8 (2.37%) Military
9 7 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.08%) Legal
10 3 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.89%) Local Government
10 3 (0.89%) Marketing
10 3 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.59%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.59%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.59%) German Language
11 2 (0.59%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.59%) Police
12 1 (0.30%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 48 (14.24%) Architect
2 39 (11.57%) Developer
3 21 (6.23%) Senior
4 19 (5.64%) Support Engineer
5 18 (5.34%) Solutions Architect
6 15 (4.45%) Cloud Engineer
7 14 (4.15%) Lead
8 12 (3.56%) Administrator
8 12 (3.56%) Analyst
8 12 (3.56%) Applications Engineer
8 12 (3.56%) Consultant
8 12 (3.56%) Java Developer
9 10 (2.97%) AWS Engineer
9 10 (2.97%) Integration Engineer
10 9 (2.67%) Active Directory Engineer
10 9 (2.67%) Application Integration Engineer
10 9 (2.67%) IAM Specialist
10 9 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 9 (2.67%) Security Engineer
11 8 (2.37%) IAM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (28.19%) SAML
2 88 (26.11%) OAuth
3 75 (22.26%) OpenID
4 38 (11.28%) REST
5 37 (10.98%) Terraform
6 36 (10.68%) OAuth2
7 34 (10.09%) LDAP
8 22 (6.53%) SailPoint
9 18 (5.34%) SOAP
9 18 (5.34%) Web Services
9 18 (5.34%) XML
10 13 (3.86%) Node.js
11 10 (2.97%) .NET
11 10 (2.97%) ActiveX
11 10 (2.97%) WebAuthn
12 9 (2.67%) Express.js
12 9 (2.67%) FIDO
13 8 (2.37%) React
14 7 (2.08%) Kafka
14 7 (2.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 66 (19.58%) Onboarding
2 45 (13.35%) Enterprise Software
3 43 (12.76%) PKI
4 24 (7.12%) Cloud Native
5 18 (5.34%) Management Information System
6 14 (4.15%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (2.67%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.37%) AI Agents
9 7 (2.08%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (2.08%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.78%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.78%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.19%) Cloud Security Posture
12 4 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.19%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (1.19%) Replication
13 3 (0.89%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.90%) Windows
2 20 (5.93%) Linux
3 14 (4.15%) macOS
4 9 (2.67%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.37%) Unix
6 5 (1.48%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.59%) Android
8 2 (0.59%) VMS
8 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.30%) CatOS
9 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (40.65%) Identity Access Management
2 85 (25.22%) RBAC
3 59 (17.51%) Migration
4 55 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 51 (15.13%) CI/CD
6 48 (14.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (12.46%) DevOps
7 42 (12.46%) Privileged Access Management
8 40 (11.87%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (11.28%) Agile
10 36 (10.68%) Identity Management
11 35 (10.39%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 32 (9.50%) Microservices
13 31 (9.20%) ITIL
13 31 (9.20%) Problem-Solving
14 30 (8.90%) Cloud Security
14 30 (8.90%) Infrastructure as Code
14 30 (8.90%) Roadmaps
15 29 (8.61%) Zero Trust
16 28 (8.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (20.18%) PowerShell
2 52 (15.43%) Python
3 41 (12.17%) Java
4 18 (5.34%) SQL
5 15 (4.45%) Bash
6 14 (4.15%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.97%) VB
7 10 (2.97%) VB6
7 10 (2.97%) VBA
8 8 (2.37%) C#
9 7 (2.08%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.19%) Go
11 3 (0.89%) Groovy
11 3 (0.89%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.59%) Bicep
13 1 (0.30%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.30%) R
13 1 (0.30%) Swift
13 1 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 72 (21.36%) Security Cleared
2 60 (17.80%) SC Cleared
3 21 (6.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (5.93%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (5.34%) Degree
6 15 (4.45%) Azure Certification
7 14 (4.15%) CISSP
8 8 (2.37%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.48%) CISM
9 5 (1.48%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.19%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.89%) GIAC
11 3 (0.89%) MCSE
12 2 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.59%) CEH
12 2 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.59%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.59%) PMP
12 2 (0.59%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (5.04%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.75%) SLA
4 14 (4.15%) NIST
5 11 (3.26%) Accessibility
5 11 (3.26%) GDPR
6 8 (2.37%) QA
7 4 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.19%) PMO
7 4 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.19%) SNOMED CT
8 3 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.89%) NCSC
9 2 (0.59%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.59%) GRC
9 2 (0.59%) ITGC
9 2 (0.59%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 141 (41.84%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.15%) Docker
3 7 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.89%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.89%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.89%) vSphere
7 1 (0.30%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 1 (0.30%) KVM
7 1 (0.30%) OpenAM
7 1 (0.30%) zsh
Systems Management
1 27 (8.01%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (5.34%) Grafana
4 13 (3.86%) Ansible
5 9 (2.67%) Argo
6 8 (2.37%) Prometheus
7 7 (2.08%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.48%) CASB
9 4 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.89%) Packer
10 3 (0.89%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.89%) SELinux
10 3 (0.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.59%) Consul
11 2 (0.59%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.59%) SCCM
11 2 (0.59%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.30%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.30%) FreeIPA
12 1 (0.30%) VxRail
Vendors
1 159 (47.18%) Microsoft
2 63 (18.69%) Okta
3 32 (9.50%) BeyondTrust
4 25 (7.42%) CyberArk
4 25 (7.42%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.34%) Google
5 18 (5.34%) Oracle
6 16 (4.75%) Red Hat
7 12 (3.56%) VMware
8 11 (3.26%) CrowdStrike
8 11 (3.26%) Zscaler
9 10 (2.97%) ForgeRock
10 9 (2.67%) Ping Identity
11 7 (2.08%) Cisco
12 6 (1.78%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.48%) Splunk
14 4 (1.19%) Apple
14 4 (1.19%) OpenAI
14 4 (1.19%) Palo Alto
14 4 (1.19%) SAP