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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 325 | 368 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -22 | +101 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 285 | 169 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.77% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 4.83% | 3.42% | 4.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 111 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £367 | £400 | £376 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £573 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +4.80% | +4.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £700 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £775 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £523 | £625 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.32% | +19.05% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £57.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £64.90 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.75 | - | £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 | 5,900 | 4,935 | 5,837 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.95% | 14.82% | 13.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,033 | 3,179 | 4,141 |
| 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 | £730 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £502 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.84% | -4.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 129 | 65 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.62 | £15.33 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £21.05 | £22.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.44% | -47.64% | +34.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £50.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.20 | £74.26 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.25 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +111.95% | -47.64% | +37.85% |
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 30 December 2025.
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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 30 December 2025.
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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 30 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 |
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| England | +40 | 237 | £523 | -12.83% | 327 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 135 | £523 | -16.32% | 299 |
| London | +1 | 96 | £525 | -12.50% | 55 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 78 | £523 | -16.40% | 47 |
| South West | +40 | 44 | £525 | +23.53% | 36 |
| North of England | -26 | 41 | £492 | -1.60% | 60 |
| South East | -10 | 24 | £525 | -22.22% | 80 |
| Yorkshire | -21 | 24 | £525 | - | 27 |
| North West | -20 | 17 | £423 | -15.40% | 29 |
| Midlands | -45 | 16 | £500 | - | 56 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 15 | £443 | -11.50% | 31 |
| East of England | -16 | 6 | £625 | +42.86% | 49 |
| Scotland | +4 | 5 | £625 | -0.79% | 12 |
| Wales | -1 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 1 | £550 | - | 21 |
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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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