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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 345 359
Rank change year-on-year -31 +14 +49
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 310 219 216
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.67% 0.55%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.36% 4.25% 4.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 148 150
10th Percentile £358 £383 £350
25th Percentile £447 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £593
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.17% +7.73%
75th Percentile £601 £628 £650
90th Percentile £700 £688 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £484 £620
% change year-on-year +8.58% -22.02% +11.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 3
10th Percentile £58.75 - £24.34
25th Percentile £66.25 £43.75 £24.59
Median hourly rate £71.25 £47.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +90.00% -
75th Percentile £81.25 £51.25 £64.50
90th Percentile - - £88.20
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 7,106 5,159 5,197
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.26% 15.68% 13.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,830 3,406 3,662
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £408 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £504 £523
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% -3.73% -4.86%
75th Percentile £606 £600 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £492 £500
% change year-on-year +1.63% -1.60% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 76 75
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £20.20
25th Percentile £25.75 £19.91 £23.99
Median hourly rate £63.14 £35.14 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +79.69% +3.34% -40.87%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.49 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.70 £78.10 £74.26
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £55.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +13.64% +37.50% -13.38%

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 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 -39 260 £525 -4.55% 151
UK excluding London -9 164 £525 +8.58% 60
London -42 118 £525 -4.55% 99
Work from Home -54 93 £510 -7.27% 73
North of England -60 54 £525 +16.67% 23
Midlands -35 33 £450 +9.76% 9
North West -32 31 £500 +8.11% 16
South East -41 29 £600 +9.09% 11
Scotland +7 24 £450 -18.18% 5
South West -25 24 £525 -7.24% 7
West Midlands -46 21 £425 -5.56% 8
Yorkshire -38 18 £550 +34.47% 7
East Midlands -3 11 £638 +58.58% 1
North East - 5 £481 -
East of England -14 4 £543 -19.63% 5
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 28 (9.03%) SharePoint
2 23 (7.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (7.10%) Confluence
4 7 (2.26%) nginx
5 3 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.65%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.32%) Apache
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 (1.29%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (5.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.65%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.65%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 148 (47.74%) Azure
2 142 (45.81%) Entra ID
3 71 (22.90%) AWS
4 48 (15.48%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (12.90%) GCP
6 38 (12.26%) SaaS
7 21 (6.77%) GitHub
8 15 (4.84%) Serverless
9 14 (4.52%) Google Workspace
10 12 (3.87%) OpenShift
11 11 (3.55%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (3.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 10 (3.23%) Amazon S3
13 9 (2.90%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (2.58%) OneDrive
15 7 (2.26%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (2.26%) Google Drive
16 6 (1.94%) Asana
16 6 (1.94%) OCI
16 6 (1.94%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 58 (18.71%) DNS
2 35 (11.29%) Firewall
3 26 (8.39%) VPN
4 25 (8.06%) TCP/IP
5 21 (6.77%) SSL
6 19 (6.13%) Network Security
7 17 (5.48%) DHCP
8 16 (5.16%) WAN
9 12 (3.87%) HTTP
10 11 (3.55%) HTTPS
10 11 (3.55%) LAN
10 11 (3.55%) SD-WAN
11 9 (2.90%) DKIM
11 9 (2.90%) DMARC
11 9 (2.90%) IPsec
12 8 (2.58%) Kerberos
12 8 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (2.26%) Internet
13 7 (2.26%) OpenVPN
14 6 (1.94%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.55%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.26%) Metadata
3 4 (1.29%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.29%) MySQL
3 4 (1.29%) Power BI
4 3 (0.97%) DynamoDB
4 3 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (0.97%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.65%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Db2
6 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (11.94%) JIRA
2 11 (3.55%) Browser DevTools
2 11 (3.55%) Git
3 10 (3.23%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.90%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (2.58%) GitLab
6 7 (2.26%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.29%) SonarQube
7 4 (1.29%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.97%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.97%) Postman
9 2 (0.65%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.65%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.65%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.65%) Snyk
10 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.32%) JUnit
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 68 (21.94%) Social Skills
2 55 (17.74%) Finance
3 50 (16.13%) Public Sector
4 29 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (9.03%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (5.48%) Banking
7 9 (2.90%) Retail
8 7 (2.26%) Military
8 7 (2.26%) Publishing
9 6 (1.94%) Legal
10 5 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.65%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.65%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.65%) Local Government
12 2 (0.65%) Marketing
13 1 (0.32%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.32%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.32%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 43 (13.87%) Architect
2 31 (10.00%) Developer
3 24 (7.74%) Lead
4 21 (6.77%) Support Engineer
5 19 (6.13%) Cloud Engineer
5 19 (6.13%) Senior
6 18 (5.81%) Administrator
6 18 (5.81%) Solutions Architect
7 13 (4.19%) Consultant
7 13 (4.19%) Project Manager
8 11 (3.55%) Security Engineer
9 9 (2.90%) IAM Project Manager
9 9 (2.90%) IAM Specialist
9 9 (2.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (2.58%) Active Directory Engineer
10 8 (2.58%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 8 (2.58%) Platform Engineer
11 7 (2.26%) AWS Engineer
11 7 (2.26%) IAM Consultant
11 7 (2.26%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (24.52%) SAML
2 62 (20.00%) OAuth
3 59 (19.03%) OpenID
4 40 (12.90%) LDAP
5 32 (10.32%) OAuth2
6 26 (8.39%) REST
7 23 (7.42%) SailPoint
8 15 (4.84%) SOAP
9 13 (4.19%) Node.js
10 12 (3.87%) Express.js
10 12 (3.87%) Web Services
10 12 (3.87%) XML
11 9 (2.90%) ActiveX
11 9 (2.90%) Middleware
12 8 (2.58%) .NET
13 7 (2.26%) React
14 6 (1.94%) SAP Basis
15 5 (1.61%) AngularJS
15 5 (1.61%) CSS
15 5 (1.61%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (20.97%) Onboarding
2 30 (9.68%) Enterprise Software
2 30 (9.68%) PKI
3 21 (6.77%) Cloud Native
4 13 (4.19%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.90%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.58%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.26%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.26%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.94%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.94%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.94%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.61%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.29%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.29%) Clustering
11 4 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.29%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 37 (11.94%) Windows
2 19 (6.13%) Linux
3 12 (3.87%) Mac OS
4 10 (3.23%) Unix
4 10 (3.23%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.97%) Android
7 3 (0.97%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.65%) VMS
8 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.32%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (35.16%) Identity Access Management
2 68 (21.94%) RBAC
3 60 (19.35%) DevOps
4 53 (17.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (15.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (15.16%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (14.84%) Agile
8 43 (13.87%) CI/CD
9 38 (12.26%) Roadmaps
10 37 (11.94%) Zero Trust
11 36 (11.61%) Migration
11 36 (11.61%) Privileged Access Management
11 36 (11.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 35 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
13 29 (9.35%) Infrastructure as Code
14 25 (8.06%) Cloud Security
15 24 (7.74%) Analytics
15 24 (7.74%) Identity Management
15 24 (7.74%) ITIL
16 23 (7.42%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.84%) PowerShell
2 32 (10.32%) Python
3 31 (10.00%) Java
4 15 (4.84%) Bash
4 15 (4.84%) JavaScript
5 10 (3.23%) SQL
6 9 (2.90%) VB
6 9 (2.90%) VB6
6 9 (2.90%) VBA
7 5 (1.61%) C#
7 5 (1.61%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.97%) Groovy
9 2 (0.65%) Bicep
9 2 (0.65%) Go
9 2 (0.65%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) R
10 1 (0.32%) Swift
Qualifications
1 71 (22.90%) Security Cleared
2 57 (18.39%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.45%) Degree
4 16 (5.16%) CISSP
5 14 (4.52%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (3.23%) Azure Certification
8 7 (2.26%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.94%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.94%) CISM
9 6 (1.94%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.94%) PMP
10 3 (0.97%) GIAC
10 3 (0.97%) MCSE
11 2 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (0.65%) CEH
11 2 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.65%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.65%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (10.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (8.71%) GDPR
3 26 (8.39%) NIST
4 13 (4.19%) QA
5 12 (3.87%) SLA
6 11 (3.55%) Accessibility
7 10 (3.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (2.90%) Data Quality
9 7 (2.26%) GRC
9 7 (2.26%) PMO
10 4 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.29%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.97%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.65%) ITGC
12 2 (0.65%) NCSC
12 2 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 133 (42.90%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.81%) Docker
3 9 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.94%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.97%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.97%) Squid
6 3 (0.97%) vSphere
7 2 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.32%) Firmware
8 1 (0.32%) KVM
8 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (8.71%) Kubernetes
1 27 (8.71%) Terraform
2 21 (6.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (5.16%) Ansible
4 15 (4.84%) Grafana
5 12 (3.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (2.90%) Argo
7 7 (2.26%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.61%) CA Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.61%) CASB
8 5 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.61%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.29%) Consul
9 4 (1.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.97%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.97%) Packer
10 3 (0.97%) SELinux
11 2 (0.65%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.65%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 117 (37.74%) Microsoft
2 69 (22.26%) Okta
3 28 (9.03%) CyberArk
4 24 (7.74%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.81%) BeyondTrust
5 18 (5.81%) Google
5 18 (5.81%) Zscaler
6 17 (5.48%) SAP
7 16 (5.16%) Red Hat
8 14 (4.52%) Oracle
8 14 (4.52%) VMware
9 11 (3.55%) Ping Identity
10 10 (3.23%) Cisco
11 8 (2.58%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (2.26%) ForgeRock
12 7 (2.26%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.61%) CheckPoint
13 5 (1.61%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.61%) Netskope
13 5 (1.61%) Workday