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 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 332 351
Rank change year-on-year -7 +19 +80
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 334 199 256
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.67% 0.68% 0.59%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.03% 4.28% 4.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 133 177
10th Percentile £313 £400 £350
25th Percentile £431 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £552 £513
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% +7.71% -6.82%
75th Percentile £607 £655 £638
90th Percentile £675 £716 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £515 £538 £489
% change year-on-year -4.19% +9.92% -11.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 0 6
10th Percentile £55.75 - £24.59
25th Percentile £66.25 - £25.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 - £28.25
75th Percentile £81.25 - £83.19
90th Percentile £92.50 - £102.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 - £98.00

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 6,646 4,654 5,305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.30% 15.81% 12.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,529 3,131 3,837
10th Percentile £325 £305 £290
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £513 £514
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% -0.29% -6.55%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £625
90th Percentile £687 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 50 97
10th Percentile £19.25 £13.75 £15.43
25th Percentile £25.00 £19.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £37.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% +15.38% -40.91%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.36 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.83 £72.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year - +37.50% -5.88%

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 12 June 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 12 June 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 12 June 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 -10 281 £525 -6.25% 82
UK excluding London -4 164 £515 -4.19% 49
London -2 131 £525 -7.57% 39
Work from Home -32 108 £594 +7.95% 42
North of England -54 53 £513 +13.89% 12
South East -48 36 £500 -23.08% 19
Midlands -49 33 £450 -18.18% 5
Yorkshire -31 31 £550 +10.00% 6
South West -5 28 £525 +20.00% 7
North West -34 21 £438 +2.94% 4
Scotland +7 20 £450 -33.33% 1
West Midlands -54 19 £425 -22.73% 3
East Midlands -13 13 £463 +15.05% 2
North East -34 2 £413 -31.25% 2
East of England -22 1 £575 -14.81% 8

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 27 (8.08%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.99%) Confluence
3 19 (5.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (2.69%) nginx
5 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.60%) IIS
5 2 (0.60%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.30%) JBoss
6 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.50%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.90%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (7.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.60%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.60%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 163 (48.80%) Azure
2 155 (46.41%) Entra ID
3 74 (22.16%) AWS
4 50 (14.97%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (14.97%) SaaS
5 36 (10.78%) GCP
6 28 (8.38%) Serverless
7 19 (5.69%) PaaS
8 18 (5.39%) Amazon S3
9 17 (5.09%) GitHub
9 17 (5.09%) OpenShift
10 15 (4.49%) Google Workspace
11 13 (3.89%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (3.59%) Amazon EKS
12 12 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (3.59%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 11 (3.29%) OneDrive
14 10 (2.99%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (2.99%) IaaS
15 9 (2.69%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 72 (21.56%) DNS
2 31 (9.28%) Firewall
3 30 (8.98%) DHCP
4 28 (8.38%) VPN
5 27 (8.08%) SSL
6 26 (7.78%) Kerberos
7 24 (7.19%) TCP/IP
8 18 (5.39%) Network Security
9 17 (5.09%) IPsec
10 15 (4.49%) WAN
11 14 (4.19%) HTTP
11 14 (4.19%) HTTPS
12 12 (3.59%) LAN
13 10 (2.99%) BIG-IP
14 9 (2.69%) DKIM
14 9 (2.69%) DMARC
14 9 (2.69%) OpenVPN
15 8 (2.40%) SD-WAN
15 8 (2.40%) Wi-Fi
16 7 (2.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.69%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (2.40%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.10%) DynamoDB
4 6 (1.80%) Metadata
5 5 (1.50%) MySQL
6 4 (1.20%) Power BI
7 3 (0.90%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.90%) CockroachDB
7 3 (0.90%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (0.90%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.90%) Pinecone
8 2 (0.60%) GIS
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.30%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (11.68%) JIRA
2 10 (2.99%) Browser DevTools
3 9 (2.69%) Git
3 9 (2.69%) GitLab
4 8 (2.40%) SonarQube
5 7 (2.10%) Bitbucket
5 7 (2.10%) Visual Studio
6 6 (1.80%) Jenkins
7 5 (1.50%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (1.20%) Postman
9 3 (0.90%) Fiddler
10 2 (0.60%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.60%) JUnit
10 2 (0.60%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
11 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
11 1 (0.30%) CircleCI
11 1 (0.30%) ScriptRunner
11 1 (0.30%) Snyk
11 1 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 81 (24.25%) Social Skills
2 45 (13.47%) Public Sector
3 42 (12.57%) Finance
4 35 (10.48%) Documentation Skills
5 30 (8.98%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.19%) Publishing
7 10 (2.99%) Banking
8 6 (1.80%) Legal
8 6 (1.80%) Military
9 5 (1.50%) Retail
10 4 (1.20%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.60%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.30%) Aviation
12 1 (0.30%) Front Office
12 1 (0.30%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.30%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.30%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 49 (14.67%) Architect
2 29 (8.68%) Developer
3 28 (8.38%) Senior
4 25 (7.49%) Lead
5 22 (6.59%) Administrator
6 20 (5.99%) Cloud Engineer
6 20 (5.99%) Support Engineer
7 16 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (4.19%) Project Manager
8 14 (4.19%) Technical Architect
9 13 (3.89%) Security Engineer
10 11 (3.29%) Analyst
10 11 (3.29%) Consultant
10 11 (3.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (2.69%) DevOps Engineer
12 8 (2.40%) Azure Engineer
12 8 (2.40%) IAM Project Manager
12 8 (2.40%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 8 (2.40%) Network Engineer
12 8 (2.40%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (29.04%) SAML
2 88 (26.35%) OAuth
3 69 (20.66%) OpenID
4 61 (18.26%) LDAP
5 38 (11.38%) OAuth2
6 23 (6.89%) SailPoint
7 19 (5.69%) REST
8 16 (4.79%) SAP Basis
9 13 (3.89%) Node.js
10 12 (3.59%) Express.js
10 12 (3.59%) Web Services
11 11 (3.29%) React
12 10 (2.99%) CSS
12 10 (2.99%) SOAP
13 9 (2.69%) HTML
14 8 (2.40%) AngularJS
14 8 (2.40%) ARM Templates
14 8 (2.40%) Entity Framework
15 7 (2.10%) Model Context Protocol
16 6 (1.80%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 68 (20.36%) Onboarding
2 24 (7.19%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (6.59%) PKI
4 21 (6.29%) Cloud Native
5 18 (5.39%) Replication
6 15 (4.49%) Taxonomies
7 11 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.69%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.69%) Public Cloud
9 8 (2.40%) Mobile App
9 8 (2.40%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.80%) Freedom of Information
10 6 (1.80%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.50%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (1.50%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (1.20%) Clustering
12 4 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.20%) Private Cloud
13 3 (0.90%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 54 (16.17%) Windows
2 27 (8.08%) Windows Server
3 20 (5.99%) Linux
4 9 (2.69%) Unix
5 8 (2.40%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.90%) Android
8 3 (0.90%) CatOS
8 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.60%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.30%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (28.14%) Identity Access Management
2 77 (23.05%) DevOps
3 70 (20.96%) RBAC
4 58 (17.37%) CI/CD
5 54 (16.17%) Cybersecurity
5 54 (16.17%) Roadmaps
6 47 (14.07%) Agile
7 45 (13.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
9 38 (11.38%) Infrastructure as Code
9 38 (11.38%) Zero Trust
10 37 (11.08%) Stakeholder Management
11 33 (9.88%) Migration
12 30 (8.98%) High Availability
13 29 (8.68%) Validation
14 28 (8.38%) Microservices
15 26 (7.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 25 (7.49%) Identity Management
16 25 (7.49%) Privileged Access Management
17 24 (7.19%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 52 (15.57%) PowerShell
2 28 (8.38%) Python
3 21 (6.29%) JavaScript
4 20 (5.99%) Java
4 20 (5.99%) SQL
5 12 (3.59%) Bash
6 10 (2.99%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.50%) Bicep
7 5 (1.50%) VB
7 5 (1.50%) VB6
7 5 (1.50%) VBA
8 4 (1.20%) C#
8 4 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.60%) Groovy
9 2 (0.60%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.30%) AppleScript
10 1 (0.30%) Korn
10 1 (0.30%) PHP
10 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 103 (30.84%) Security Cleared
2 80 (23.95%) SC Cleared
3 22 (6.59%) Degree
4 16 (4.79%) DV Cleared
5 14 (4.19%) CISSP
6 9 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.80%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.80%) CISM
7 6 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.20%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.20%) PMP
9 3 (0.90%) OCP
9 3 (0.90%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.60%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.60%) RHCE
10 2 (0.60%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (12.28%) GDPR
2 31 (9.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.89%) NIST
4 21 (6.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (3.29%) GRC
5 11 (3.29%) SLA
6 10 (2.99%) QA
6 10 (2.99%) SOC 2
7 9 (2.69%) Accessibility
8 8 (2.40%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.80%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.80%) PMO
10 4 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.90%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.90%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.60%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.60%) NCSC
System Software
1 145 (43.41%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.69%) Docker
3 12 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.29%) VMware NSX
5 10 (2.99%) Squid
6 7 (2.10%) Hyper-V
7 5 (1.50%) RACF
8 4 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.90%) Firmware
9 3 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.60%) vSphere
11 1 (0.30%) KVM
11 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 39 (11.68%) Kubernetes
2 37 (11.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 35 (10.48%) Terraform
4 20 (5.99%) Grafana
5 17 (5.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 13 (3.89%) Ansible
7 12 (3.59%) Prometheus
8 10 (2.99%) Argo
9 9 (2.69%) FortiGate
10 8 (2.40%) Consul
11 6 (1.80%) CA Single Sign-On
12 5 (1.50%) PingFederate
12 5 (1.50%) VxRail
13 4 (1.20%) SCCM
14 3 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.90%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 2 (0.60%) CASB
15 2 (0.60%) Packer
16 1 (0.30%) HP Fortify
16 1 (0.30%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 126 (37.72%) Microsoft
2 75 (22.46%) Okta
3 25 (7.49%) SAP
4 23 (6.89%) Red Hat
5 21 (6.29%) VMware
6 19 (5.69%) CyberArk
6 19 (5.69%) ServiceNow
7 17 (5.09%) Google
8 14 (4.19%) Zscaler
9 13 (3.89%) Oracle
10 12 (3.59%) Cisco
11 11 (3.29%) Pega
12 10 (2.99%) BeyondTrust
12 10 (2.99%) Dynatrace
12 10 (2.99%) F5
13 9 (2.69%) Palo Alto
14 8 (2.40%) Atlassian
14 8 (2.40%) CheckPoint
15 7 (2.10%) Ping Identity
15 7 (2.10%) Thales