Single Sign-On Contract Job Trends
Single Sign-On (SSO)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Single Sign-On skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 379 | 299 | 392 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | +93 | -29 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 370 | 294 | 166 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.66% | 0.83% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.67% | 5.84% | 3.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 255 | 202 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £382 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £425 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +5.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £600 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £675 | £779 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £518 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.97% | -17.86% | +18.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44.48 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £45.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £50.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £55.56 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £83.26 | £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 citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,522 | 5,032 | 4,642 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.68% | 14.16% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,330 | 3,327 | 2,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £293 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £503 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.48% | -4.29% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £492 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -0.30% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 255 | 104 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £15.50 | £19.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.50 | £19.00 | £23.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £29.25 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +113.68% | -10.00% | -36.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £63.49 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £77.43 | £74.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.00 | £25.00 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +152.00% | -26.47% | -26.38% |
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 Daily Rate Trend
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 14 November 2026.
Single Sign-On Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Single Sign-On.
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 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -56 | 306 | £530 | +0.95% | 316 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 182 | £513 | -0.97% | 133 |
| London | -65 | 140 | £545 | +3.81% | 183 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 125 | £504 | -4.05% | 151 |
| North of England | -36 | 68 | £525 | +10.42% | 20 |
| North West | -33 | 35 | £500 | +12.11% | 12 |
| Midlands | -30 | 33 | £425 | -15.00% | 20 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 29 | £425 | -22.73% | 13 |
| Scotland | -15 | 26 | £500 | -13.04% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 26 | £565 | +8.29% | 7 |
| South East | -55 | 24 | £500 | -10.71% | 49 |
| South West | -50 | 17 | £605 | +18.28% | 16 |
| East of England | -16 | 12 | £544 | -22.25% | 15 |
| North East | - | 7 | £500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 4 | £388 | -3.61% | 7 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £525 | - | 1 |
Single Sign-On Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubernetes | 7.6% | 28 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 6.2% | 23 |
| 3 | Ansible | 3.2% | 12 |
| 4 | Grafana | 3.0% | 11 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 2.2% | 8 |
| 6 | Jamf Pro | 1.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Active Directory Federation Services | 1.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Argo | 1.1% | 4 |
| 8 | CASB | 1.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Progress Chef | 0.8% | 3 |
| 10 | SELinux | 0.8% | 3 |
| 12 | HP Fortify | 0.5% | 2 |
| 12 | SCCM | 0.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Consul | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Forefront Identity Manager | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | FreeIPA | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Nessus | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Packer | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | vCenter Server | 0.3% | 1 |