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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 310 | 377 | 335 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | -42 | +97 |
| Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On | 312 | 160 | 265 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.83% | 0.50% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 5.24% | 3.37% | 4.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 213 | 105 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £410 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £500 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £588 | £568 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +3.52% | +3.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £750 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £519 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +20.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £66.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £92.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.50 | - | £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 | 5,952 | 4,746 | 5,529 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.75% | 14.97% | 12.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,121 | 3,058 | 3,948 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £312 | £269 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £417 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -9.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £497 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.55% | -0.55% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 65 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.33 | £15.33 | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £21.25 | £21.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.25 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.98% | -44.78% | +19.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £50.00 | £66.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.70 | £74.26 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.39% | -47.64% | +13.81% |
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 22 January 2026.
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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 22 January 2026.
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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 22 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 |
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| England | +60 | 258 | £525 | -12.50% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 145 | £519 | -13.46% | 53 |
| London | +20 | 108 | £525 | -12.50% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 94 | £557 | -5.83% | 26 |
| South West | +30 | 49 | £524 | +23.29% | 11 |
| North of England | -34 | 42 | £482 | -3.70% | 13 |
| South East | -23 | 28 | £508 | -21.92% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 28 | £525 | -12.50% | 7 |
| Midlands | -53 | 16 | £447 | -23.91% | 7 |
| North West | -27 | 14 | £423 | -15.40% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 13 | £420 | -28.51% | 7 |
| Scotland | +7 | 6 | £650 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -18 | 5 | £625 | +42.86% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 3 | £447 | - | |
| Wales | -5 | 1 | £550 | +10.00% | 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:
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