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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 373 345
Rank change year-on-year +47 -28 +95
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 285 171 270
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.77% 0.52% 0.63%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.84% 3.47% 4.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 113 204
10th Percentile £363 £413 £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 £583 £700 £639
90th Percentile £677 £775 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £521 £625 £525
% change year-on-year -16.68% +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 5,890 4,922 5,788
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.88% 14.84% 13.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,024 3,167 4,101
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -3.19% -2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £688 £734 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.15% -2.10% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 66 162
10th Percentile £16.44 £15.36 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.25 £21.10 £22.19
Median hourly rate £48.00 £24.84 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +93.24% -46.21% +31.94%
75th Percentile £65.25 £49.05 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.60 £74.22 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +123.33% -47.64% +19.95%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 +41 237 £519 -13.46% 69
UK excluding London +17 134 £521 -16.68% 48
London +4 97 £519 -13.54% 29
Work from Home +7 78 £523 -16.40% 30
South West +34 44 £525 +23.53% 3
North of England -26 41 £492 -1.60% 17
South East -8 24 £508 -24.81% 19
Yorkshire -29 24 £525 - 12
North West -21 17 £423 -15.40% 5
Midlands -40 15 £500 - 6
West Midlands -31 14 £500 - 6
East of England -16 6 £625 +42.86% 5
Scotland +10 5 £625 -0.79% 1
Wales -2 1 £550 +10.00%
East Midlands -21 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 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.61%) Confluence
3 12 (4.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.11%) Apache
4 6 (2.11%) IIS
5 5 (1.75%) iPlanet
5 5 (1.75%) JBoss
5 5 (1.75%) WebSphere
5 5 (1.75%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (1.05%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.70%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.70%) CMS
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.35%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 4 (1.40%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.05%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.70%) Windchill
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 11 (3.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.16%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 133 (46.67%) Azure
2 109 (38.25%) Entra ID
3 64 (22.46%) AWS
4 42 (14.74%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (14.04%) SaaS
6 18 (6.32%) GCP
7 17 (5.96%) PaaS
8 10 (3.51%) GitHub
8 10 (3.51%) IaaS
9 9 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (3.16%) OneDrive
9 9 (3.16%) Serverless
10 7 (2.46%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (2.46%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 7 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
10 7 (2.46%) Google Workspace
10 7 (2.46%) Nutanix
10 7 (2.46%) OpenShift
11 6 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (2.11%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 48 (16.84%) DNS
2 31 (10.88%) Firewall
3 27 (9.47%) VPN
4 20 (7.02%) SSL
5 18 (6.32%) Kerberos
6 13 (4.56%) DHCP
7 10 (3.51%) HTTP
8 9 (3.16%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.46%) LAN
10 6 (2.11%) HTTPS
10 6 (2.11%) Network Security
10 6 (2.11%) SSH
10 6 (2.11%) WAN
10 6 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (2.11%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.40%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.40%) IPsec
11 4 (1.40%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.40%) Wireless
12 3 (1.05%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.75%) Oracle Database
1 5 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (1.75%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.40%) Power BI
3 3 (1.05%) CockroachDB
3 3 (1.05%) Pinecone
4 2 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.70%) GIS
4 2 (0.70%) MySQL
4 2 (0.70%) 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 (11.93%) JIRA
2 23 (8.07%) Git
3 11 (3.86%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.75%) Bitbucket Server
4 5 (1.75%) CA Release Automation
4 5 (1.75%) MSI
4 5 (1.75%) 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%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.35%) Gatling
6 1 (0.35%) gulp
6 1 (0.35%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.35%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.35%) webpack
General
1 69 (24.21%) Social Skills
2 33 (11.58%) Finance
3 27 (9.47%) Public Sector
4 16 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (5.61%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (2.81%) Banking
6 6 (2.11%) Publishing
7 4 (1.40%) Aviation
7 4 (1.40%) Retail
7 4 (1.40%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.05%) Marketing
9 2 (0.70%) Electronics
9 2 (0.70%) Legal
9 2 (0.70%) Local Government
9 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.35%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.35%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.35%) Police
Job Titles
1 50 (17.54%) Architect
2 38 (13.33%) Senior
3 22 (7.72%) Developer
3 22 (7.72%) Solutions Architect
4 19 (6.67%) Consultant
5 17 (5.96%) Administrator
6 15 (5.26%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (4.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (4.21%) Analyst
8 12 (4.21%) Security Engineer
9 11 (3.86%) Lead
10 9 (3.16%) Senior Architect
11 8 (2.81%) IAM Consultant
11 8 (2.81%) IAM Specialist
12 7 (2.46%) AWS Engineer
12 7 (2.46%) ForgeRock Developer
12 7 (2.46%) Project Manager
12 7 (2.46%) Senior Developer
13 6 (2.11%) Network Engineer
13 6 (2.11%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (34.39%) SAML
2 90 (31.58%) OAuth
3 65 (22.81%) OpenID
4 50 (17.54%) LDAP
5 39 (13.68%) OAuth2
6 26 (9.12%) SailPoint
7 21 (7.37%) REST
8 15 (5.26%) AngularJS
8 15 (5.26%) HTML
8 15 (5.26%) SOAP
9 12 (4.21%) HTML5
9 12 (4.21%) JDBC
9 12 (4.21%) React
10 11 (3.86%) JSON
10 11 (3.86%) Web Services
11 10 (3.51%) RESTful
12 9 (3.16%) Apache Camel
12 9 (3.16%) jQuery
12 9 (3.16%) RabbitMQ
12 9 (3.16%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 44 (15.44%) Onboarding
2 19 (6.67%) PKI
3 11 (3.86%) Taxonomies
4 9 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.16%) Replication
5 8 (2.81%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (2.81%) Private Cloud
6 7 (2.46%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.11%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.11%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.70%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.70%) Animation
8 2 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 63 (22.11%) Windows
2 32 (11.23%) Windows Server
3 23 (8.07%) Linux
4 7 (2.46%) Unix
5 4 (1.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.05%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.70%) Android
7 2 (0.70%) CatOS
8 1 (0.35%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (25.96%) Identity Access Management
1 74 (25.96%) RBAC
2 61 (21.40%) Agile
3 55 (19.30%) DevOps
4 54 (18.95%) Identity Management
5 47 (16.49%) CI/CD
6 41 (14.39%) Zero Trust
7 37 (12.98%) Problem-Solving
8 30 (10.53%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 28 (9.82%) Infrastructure as Code
9 28 (9.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 24 (8.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 24 (8.42%) Microservices
11 23 (8.07%) Cybersecurity
12 22 (7.72%) Cloud Security
12 22 (7.72%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (7.02%) Migration
13 20 (7.02%) Privileged Access Management
13 20 (7.02%) Technical Leadership
14 19 (6.67%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 62 (21.75%) PowerShell
2 35 (12.28%) Python
3 26 (9.12%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.91%) Java
4 14 (4.91%) SQL
5 9 (3.16%) Shell Script
6 8 (2.81%) Groovy
6 8 (2.81%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (1.40%) Bash
8 4 (1.40%) Bicep
8 4 (1.40%) C#
9 2 (0.70%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.70%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.70%) Swift
Qualifications
1 111 (38.95%) Security Cleared
2 77 (27.02%) SC Cleared
3 28 (9.82%) DV Cleared
4 25 (8.77%) CISSP
5 22 (7.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (5.61%) CISM
7 11 (3.86%) Azure Certification
7 11 (3.86%) Degree
8 7 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (1.75%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.75%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.75%) MCP
10 4 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.05%) PhD
12 2 (0.70%) CCSP
12 2 (0.70%) MCSA
12 2 (0.70%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.68%) GDPR
2 29 (10.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.21%) NIST
4 10 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (3.51%) SOC 2
5 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.11%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.11%) HIPAA
6 6 (2.11%) NCSC
6 6 (2.11%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.11%) PSD2
6 6 (2.11%) SLA
7 4 (1.40%) QA
8 3 (1.05%) 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
1 132 (46.32%) Active Directory
2 20 (7.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (6.67%) Docker
4 9 (3.16%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.75%) Tivoli Directory Server
6 3 (1.05%) Sendmail
6 3 (1.05%) 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%) Firmware
8 1 (0.35%) RACF
8 1 (0.35%) Squid
8 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 41 (14.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 32 (11.23%) Terraform
3 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (5.96%) Ansible
4 17 (5.96%) Kubernetes
5 14 (4.91%) PingFederate
6 7 (2.46%) CA Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.75%) CA Wily
7 5 (1.75%) Progress Chef
7 5 (1.75%) SCCM
7 5 (1.75%) Tivoli
8 4 (1.40%) Grafana
9 3 (1.05%) Kibana
10 2 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
10 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.70%) logstash
10 2 (0.70%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.35%) HP Operations Orchestration
11 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 122 (42.81%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.23%) VMware
3 30 (10.53%) Okta
4 24 (8.42%) ServiceNow
5 19 (6.67%) CyberArk
6 16 (5.61%) Ping Identity
7 15 (5.26%) ForgeRock
7 15 (5.26%) Google
8 14 (4.91%) SAP
9 13 (4.56%) Splunk
10 12 (4.21%) Zscaler
11 10 (3.51%) HP
12 9 (3.16%) BMC
12 9 (3.16%) Ivanti
12 9 (3.16%) Remedy
12 9 (3.16%) Salesforce
13 8 (2.81%) Oracle
14 7 (2.46%) Palo Alto
14 7 (2.46%) Pega
15 6 (2.11%) Tenable