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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 337 363
Rank change year-on-year -55 +26 +13
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 312 232 198
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.70% 0.51%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.25% 5.08% 4.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 151 135
10th Percentile £367 £400 £363
25th Percentile £447 £425 £479
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £675
90th Percentile £683 £680 £765
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £620
% change year-on-year +5.00% -19.35% +11.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 2
10th Percentile £55.75 - £30.56
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £40.14
Median hourly rate £75.00 £47.50 £60.09
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -20.95% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £84.05
90th Percentile - - £96.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 - £96.00

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 5,939 4,569 4,598
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.00% 13.87% 11.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,953 2,963 3,173
10th Percentile £313 £281 £300
25th Percentile £419 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £603 £600 £619
90th Percentile £688 £681 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 80 65
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £20.00
25th Percentile £31.00 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £63.48 £30.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.60% -20.00% -30.23%
75th Percentile £71.22 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £84.72 £78.83 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.31 £55.00 £38.50
% change year-on-year +15.10% +42.86% -16.63%

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 30 August 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 30 August 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 30 August 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 -40 261 £525 -1.13% 167
UK excluding London -4 167 £525 +5.00% 65
London -58 115 £537 -2.32% 118
Work from Home -53 93 £500 -6.89% 81
North of England -44 55 £500 +8.81% 20
Midlands -36 34 £463 +2.78% 7
North West -36 33 £500 +5.26% 14
South East -41 28 £588 +6.82% 20
Scotland -5 25 £450 -25.00% 2
West Midlands -37 23 £425 -15.00% 6
South West -29 20 £525 -0.66% 9
Yorkshire -44 16 £550 +34.47% 6
East Midlands -6 10 £619 +53.92% 1
East of England -22 6 £555 -19.27% 3
North East - 6 £500 -
Wales - 3 £525 -

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 29 (9.29%) SharePoint
2 25 (8.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (6.09%) Confluence
4 5 (1.60%) nginx
5 3 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.64%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.32%) Apache
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.32%) IIS
7 1 (0.32%) JBoss
7 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (1.28%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.64%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 146 (46.79%) Azure
2 141 (45.19%) Entra ID
3 73 (23.40%) AWS
4 45 (14.42%) GCP
4 45 (14.42%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (12.18%) SaaS
6 24 (7.69%) GitHub
7 14 (4.49%) Google Workspace
8 12 (3.85%) OpenShift
8 12 (3.85%) Serverless
9 11 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (3.21%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (3.21%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 8 (2.56%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (2.24%) Google Drive
12 7 (2.24%) OCI
12 7 (2.24%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 6 (1.92%) Amazon S3
13 6 (1.92%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 63 (20.19%) DNS
2 34 (10.90%) Firewall
3 25 (8.01%) VPN
4 23 (7.37%) TCP/IP
5 22 (7.05%) SSL
6 18 (5.77%) Network Security
7 17 (5.45%) DHCP
8 16 (5.13%) WAN
9 12 (3.85%) HTTP
10 11 (3.53%) HTTPS
10 11 (3.53%) LAN
10 11 (3.53%) SD-WAN
11 9 (2.88%) DKIM
11 9 (2.88%) DMARC
11 9 (2.88%) IPsec
11 9 (2.88%) Kerberos
12 7 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.92%) Internet
13 6 (1.92%) SSH
13 6 (1.92%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.53%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.21%) Metadata
3 4 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.28%) Power BI
4 3 (0.96%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.96%) Metadata Repository
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.64%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.64%) Redis
5 2 (0.64%) Tableau
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Db2
6 1 (0.32%) MySQL
6 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (10.90%) JIRA
2 11 (3.53%) Browser DevTools
3 10 (3.21%) Git
3 10 (3.21%) GitLab
3 10 (3.21%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.88%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (2.24%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.96%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.64%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.64%) Snyk
8 2 (0.64%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.32%) Postman
General
1 61 (19.55%) Social Skills
2 56 (17.95%) Finance
3 51 (16.35%) Public Sector
4 29 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (8.01%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (5.45%) Banking
7 10 (3.21%) Retail
8 7 (2.24%) Military
9 6 (1.92%) Legal
10 5 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.60%) Publishing
11 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.64%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.64%) Local Government
11 2 (0.64%) Marketing
11 2 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.32%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (15.38%) Architect
2 32 (10.26%) Developer
3 23 (7.37%) Support Engineer
4 19 (6.09%) Lead
5 18 (5.77%) Senior
6 17 (5.45%) Administrator
6 17 (5.45%) Solutions Architect
7 16 (5.13%) Cloud Engineer
8 12 (3.85%) Consultant
9 10 (3.21%) Active Directory Engineer
9 10 (3.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (3.21%) Security Engineer
10 9 (2.88%) IAM Specialist
11 8 (2.56%) Applications Engineer
11 8 (2.56%) IT Engineer
11 8 (2.56%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 8 (2.56%) Platform Engineer
11 8 (2.56%) Project Manager
12 7 (2.24%) Integration Engineer
12 7 (2.24%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (24.68%) SAML
2 64 (20.51%) OAuth
3 57 (18.27%) OpenID
4 35 (11.22%) LDAP
5 29 (9.29%) OAuth2
5 29 (9.29%) REST
6 27 (8.65%) Terraform
7 19 (6.09%) SailPoint
8 16 (5.13%) SOAP
9 13 (4.17%) Web Services
9 13 (4.17%) XML
10 10 (3.21%) Node.js
11 9 (2.88%) .NET
11 9 (2.88%) ActiveX
11 9 (2.88%) Express.js
11 9 (2.88%) Middleware
11 9 (2.88%) React
12 7 (2.24%) CSS
13 5 (1.60%) AngularJS
13 5 (1.60%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 64 (20.51%) Onboarding
2 35 (11.22%) Enterprise Software
3 31 (9.94%) PKI
4 20 (6.41%) Cloud Native
5 14 (4.49%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.56%) Mobile App
6 8 (2.56%) Security Posture
6 8 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.24%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (2.24%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
8 6 (1.92%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.92%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.60%) Clustering
9 5 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.60%) Replication
10 4 (1.28%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.28%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.58%) Windows
2 16 (5.13%) Linux
3 11 (3.53%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.88%) Unix
4 9 (2.88%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.64%) Android
7 2 (0.64%) VMS
7 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.32%) CatOS
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (35.58%) Identity Access Management
2 71 (22.76%) RBAC
3 54 (17.31%) DevOps
4 50 (16.03%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (14.42%) CI/CD
5 45 (14.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 41 (13.14%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (13.14%) Migration
7 39 (12.50%) Privileged Access Management
8 38 (12.18%) Agile
9 34 (10.90%) Zero Trust
10 33 (10.58%) Roadmaps
10 33 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 32 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
12 30 (9.62%) ITIL
13 27 (8.65%) Cloud Security
13 27 (8.65%) Infrastructure as Code
13 27 (8.65%) Multi-Factor Authentication
14 26 (8.33%) Identity Management
14 26 (8.33%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.74%) PowerShell
2 34 (10.90%) Python
3 32 (10.26%) Java
4 16 (5.13%) Bash
5 14 (4.49%) JavaScript
6 10 (3.21%) SQL
7 9 (2.88%) VB
7 9 (2.88%) VB6
7 9 (2.88%) VBA
8 6 (1.92%) C#
9 4 (1.28%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.96%) Go
11 2 (0.64%) Bicep
11 2 (0.64%) Groovy
11 2 (0.64%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.32%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.32%) Swift
12 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (22.12%) Security Cleared
2 56 (17.95%) SC Cleared
3 18 (5.77%) Degree
4 17 (5.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (3.53%) Azure Certification
6 11 (3.53%) CISSP
7 7 (2.24%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.24%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.28%) CISM
9 3 (0.96%) GIAC
9 3 (0.96%) MCSE
9 3 (0.96%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.96%) PMP
10 2 (0.64%) CEH
10 2 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.64%) SAFe Agilist
11 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (8.01%) NIST
3 21 (6.73%) GDPR
4 13 (4.17%) Data Quality
4 13 (4.17%) QA
5 12 (3.85%) Accessibility
5 12 (3.85%) SLA
6 8 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (1.92%) GRC
8 5 (1.60%) PMO
9 4 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.96%) NCSC
10 3 (0.96%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.96%) SNOMED CT
10 3 (0.96%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.64%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.64%) ITGC
12 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 127 (40.71%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.77%) Docker
3 8 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.60%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.96%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.96%) vSphere
6 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) KVM
6 1 (0.32%) Squid
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (8.97%) Kubernetes
2 20 (6.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (5.13%) Ansible
4 15 (4.81%) Grafana
5 9 (2.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (2.88%) Argo
6 6 (1.92%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.60%) CASB
7 5 (1.60%) PingFederate
8 4 (1.28%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.96%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.96%) Packer
9 3 (0.96%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.96%) SELinux
10 2 (0.64%) Consul
10 2 (0.64%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.64%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.32%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 124 (39.74%) Microsoft
2 61 (19.55%) Okta
3 24 (7.69%) ServiceNow
4 23 (7.37%) CyberArk
5 22 (7.05%) BeyondTrust
6 20 (6.41%) Google
7 16 (5.13%) Zscaler
8 14 (4.49%) Red Hat
8 14 (4.49%) SAP
9 13 (4.17%) VMware
10 12 (3.85%) Oracle
11 11 (3.53%) Ping Identity
12 8 (2.56%) Cisco
12 8 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (1.92%) ForgeRock
13 6 (1.92%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.92%) Salesforce
14 5 (1.60%) F5
14 5 (1.60%) Netskope
14 5 (1.60%) Workday