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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 375 332 372
Rank change year-on-year -43 +40 -7
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 327 239 188
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.60% 0.73% 0.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.44% 5.20% 4.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 157 124
10th Percentile £361 £383 £390
25th Percentile £440 £425 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £537 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% -10.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £688
90th Percentile £673 £675 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £496 £622
% change year-on-year +2.82% -20.26% +13.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile £52.75 - £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 £71.25 - £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 6,015 4,594 4,635
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.02% 13.96% 12.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,978 2,972 3,114
10th Percentile £313 £280 £300
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.91% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £606 £600 £620
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 207 89 62
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £19.95
25th Percentile £31.00 £18.87 £23.90
Median hourly rate £65.00 £26.45 £38.25
Median % change year-on-year +145.75% -30.85% -30.45%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.25 £61.88
90th Percentile £87.38 £68.30 £74.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £21.39 £38.50
% change year-on-year +203.88% -44.44% -19.51%

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 20 September 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 20 September 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 20 September 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 -55 272 £525 - 310
UK excluding London -26 168 £510 +2.82% 116
London -57 125 £540 +0.56% 206
Work from Home -56 98 £500 -4.76% 132
North of England -37 56 £500 +8.23% 24
North West -31 33 £491 +4.25% 19
Midlands -41 31 £425 -5.56% 11
Scotland -3 28 £481 -19.83% 4
West Midlands -40 25 £425 -22.73% 9
South East -46 25 £588 +11.90% 53
South West -26 19 £525 +5.00% 11
Yorkshire -38 17 £558 +36.31% 5
East of England -24 9 £550 -20.00% 10
North East - 6 £500 -
East Midlands -17 5 £463 +15.05% 2
Wales - 3 £525 - 1

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 (9.79%) SharePoint
2 24 (7.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (5.81%) Confluence
4 4 (1.22%) nginx
5 3 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.92%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.31%) JBoss
6 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.92%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.61%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.61%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.61%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.61%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.31%) Actimize
3 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 155 (47.40%) Azure
2 150 (45.87%) Entra ID
3 76 (23.24%) AWS
4 48 (14.68%) GCP
5 46 (14.07%) Microsoft 365
6 39 (11.93%) SaaS
7 22 (6.73%) GitHub
8 16 (4.89%) OpenShift
9 12 (3.67%) Google Workspace
10 11 (3.36%) Serverless
11 9 (2.75%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (2.75%) OCI
11 9 (2.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 8 (2.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.14%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (2.14%) Google Drive
13 7 (2.14%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.83%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 58 (17.74%) DNS
2 30 (9.17%) Firewall
3 23 (7.03%) VPN
4 20 (6.12%) SSL
5 18 (5.50%) TCP/IP
6 16 (4.89%) DHCP
7 14 (4.28%) WAN
8 13 (3.98%) Network Security
9 10 (3.06%) SD-WAN
10 9 (2.75%) DKIM
10 9 (2.75%) DMARC
10 9 (2.75%) HTTPS
11 8 (2.45%) IPsec
11 8 (2.45%) Kerberos
11 8 (2.45%) LAN
12 7 (2.14%) HTTP
12 7 (2.14%) SSH
12 7 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (1.53%) Internet
13 5 (1.53%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.67%) Metadata
1 12 (3.67%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.53%) Metadata Repository
2 5 (1.53%) Power BI
3 4 (1.22%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.22%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.22%) Tableau
4 3 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.92%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.61%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.61%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.61%) Redis
6 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.31%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.31%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.31%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 35 (10.70%) JIRA
2 14 (4.28%) Git
3 10 (3.06%) GitLab
4 9 (2.75%) Team Foundation Server
4 9 (2.75%) Visual Studio
5 8 (2.45%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.14%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (1.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.92%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.92%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.92%) Postman
9 2 (0.61%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.61%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.61%) JUnit
9 2 (0.61%) Maven
9 2 (0.61%) Mockito
9 2 (0.61%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.61%) Snyk
9 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.31%) Serenity BDD
General
1 62 (18.96%) Social Skills
2 61 (18.65%) Finance
3 44 (13.46%) Public Sector
4 26 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.65%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (6.73%) Banking
7 12 (3.67%) Retail
8 7 (2.14%) Military
9 5 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.53%) Legal
10 3 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.92%) Marketing
10 3 (0.92%) Publishing
11 2 (0.61%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.61%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.61%) Local Government
11 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.31%) Front Office
12 1 (0.31%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.31%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (15.29%) Architect
2 36 (11.01%) Developer
3 19 (5.81%) Senior
3 19 (5.81%) Support Engineer
4 18 (5.50%) Solutions Architect
5 16 (4.89%) Cloud Engineer
6 14 (4.28%) Lead
7 13 (3.98%) Administrator
8 12 (3.67%) Consultant
9 11 (3.36%) Java Developer
10 10 (3.06%) Security Engineer
11 9 (2.75%) Active Directory Engineer
11 9 (2.75%) Analyst
11 9 (2.75%) IAM Specialist
11 9 (2.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) AWS Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) Azure Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) IT Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (25.99%) SAML
2 75 (22.94%) OAuth
3 67 (20.49%) OpenID
4 36 (11.01%) REST
5 35 (10.70%) LDAP
6 34 (10.40%) OAuth2
7 30 (9.17%) Terraform
8 22 (6.73%) SailPoint
9 18 (5.50%) SOAP
10 16 (4.89%) Web Services
10 16 (4.89%) XML
11 13 (3.98%) Node.js
12 10 (3.06%) .NET
13 9 (2.75%) ActiveX
13 9 (2.75%) Express.js
14 8 (2.45%) React
15 7 (2.14%) FIDO
15 7 (2.14%) Kafka
15 7 (2.14%) Middleware
16 6 (1.83%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 67 (20.49%) Onboarding
2 38 (11.62%) Enterprise Software
3 34 (10.40%) PKI
4 23 (7.03%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.59%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.98%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.45%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.45%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.45%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.45%) Security Posture
8 7 (2.14%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.14%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.83%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.53%) Clustering
11 4 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.22%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.22%) Replication
12 3 (0.92%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (9.79%) Windows
2 19 (5.81%) Linux
3 12 (3.67%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.75%) Unix
5 8 (2.45%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.22%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.61%) Android
9 2 (0.61%) VMS
9 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.31%) CatOS
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (37.61%) Identity Access Management
2 79 (24.16%) RBAC
3 54 (16.51%) Migration
4 51 (15.60%) DevOps
5 50 (15.29%) CI/CD
5 50 (15.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (14.07%) Stakeholder Management
7 41 (12.54%) Privileged Access Management
8 38 (11.62%) Agile
9 37 (11.31%) Cybersecurity
10 36 (11.01%) Zero Trust
11 32 (9.79%) ITIL
11 32 (9.79%) Roadmaps
12 31 (9.48%) Microservices
12 31 (9.48%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 31 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 30 (9.17%) Problem-Solving
14 28 (8.56%) Change Management
14 28 (8.56%) Identity Management
15 26 (7.95%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 59 (18.04%) PowerShell
2 45 (13.76%) Python
3 41 (12.54%) Java
4 15 (4.59%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.98%) Bash
6 12 (3.67%) SQL
7 9 (2.75%) VB
7 9 (2.75%) VB6
7 9 (2.75%) VBA
8 8 (2.45%) C#
9 4 (1.22%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.92%) Go
10 3 (0.92%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.61%) Groovy
12 1 (0.31%) Bicep
12 1 (0.31%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.31%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.31%) Swift
12 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (21.10%) Security Cleared
2 57 (17.43%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (5.50%) Degree
4 18 (5.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (4.89%) Azure Certification
6 14 (4.28%) CISSP
7 7 (2.14%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.83%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.22%) CISM
10 3 (0.92%) GIAC
10 3 (0.92%) MCSE
10 3 (0.92%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.92%) PMP
11 2 (0.61%) CEH
11 2 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.61%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.61%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (6.73%) NIST
3 21 (6.42%) GDPR
4 15 (4.59%) Data Quality
5 13 (3.98%) SLA
6 11 (3.36%) Accessibility
7 8 (2.45%) QA
8 7 (2.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.53%) PMO
10 4 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.22%) SNOMED CT
10 4 (1.22%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.92%) NCSC
11 3 (0.92%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.61%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.61%) GRC
12 2 (0.61%) ITGC
System Software
1 132 (40.37%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.28%) Docker
3 7 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.22%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.92%) vSphere
7 2 (0.61%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.31%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.31%) KVM
Systems Management
1 26 (7.95%) Kubernetes
2 20 (6.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (4.59%) Ansible
3 15 (4.59%) Grafana
4 9 (2.75%) Argo
5 7 (2.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.83%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.53%) CASB
7 5 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.53%) PingFederate
8 4 (1.22%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.92%) Packer
9 3 (0.92%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.92%) SELinux
10 2 (0.61%) Consul
10 2 (0.61%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.61%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.31%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.31%) SCCM
Vendors
1 141 (43.12%) Microsoft
2 61 (18.65%) Okta
3 27 (8.26%) BeyondTrust
4 25 (7.65%) CyberArk
4 25 (7.65%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.50%) Google
5 18 (5.50%) Oracle
6 15 (4.59%) Red Hat
7 13 (3.98%) Zscaler
8 12 (3.67%) Ping Identity
8 12 (3.67%) VMware
9 9 (2.75%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (2.45%) ForgeRock
11 7 (2.14%) Cisco
12 6 (1.83%) Salesforce
12 6 (1.83%) SAP
13 5 (1.53%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.53%) Workday
14 4 (1.22%) F5
14 4 (1.22%) OpenAI