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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 323 392
Rank change year-on-year -65 +69 -30
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 323 247 181
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.59% 0.76% 0.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.37% 5.38% 3.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 163 119
10th Percentile £353 £376 £363
25th Percentile £442 £418 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% +3.48%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £700
90th Percentile £675 £675 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +2.00% -20.00% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 2
10th Percentile £51.25 - £30.56
25th Percentile £69.38 £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 £75.00 - £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 6,017 4,592 4,575
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.02% 14.09% 12.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,977 2,968 3,028
10th Percentile £313 £273 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year +4.60% -2.91% -6.36%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £694 £685 £712
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -4.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 199 92 58
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £19.85
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £65.00 £25.50 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year +154.90% -32.45% -29.77%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.29 £64.00
90th Percentile £88.37 £67.23 £78.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.24 £21.39 £39.00
% change year-on-year +200.33% -45.15% -17.03%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -76 266 £525 +0.19% 242
UK excluding London -23 167 £510 +2.00% 94
London -72 121 £540 +2.86% 146
Work from Home -51 95 £500 -4.76% 115
North of England -49 53 £500 +6.16% 29
Midlands -30 31 £425 -15.00% 10
North West -36 31 £496 +5.31% 22
Scotland -8 28 £481 -16.35% 4
West Midlands -34 25 £425 -22.73% 8
South East -55 25 £450 -16.28% 28
South West -30 19 £525 +5.00% 12
Yorkshire -35 16 £558 +26.13% 7
East of England -23 10 £544 -20.84% 7
North East - 6 £500 -
East Midlands -16 5 £463 +15.05% 2
Wales - 4 £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 33 (10.22%) SharePoint
2 23 (7.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (5.26%) Confluence
4 4 (1.24%) nginx
5 3 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.93%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.31%) Appian
6 1 (0.31%) JBoss
6 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.93%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.62%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.62%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.62%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.62%) 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
1 147 (45.51%) Azure
2 142 (43.96%) Entra ID
3 71 (21.98%) AWS
4 48 (14.86%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (14.24%) GCP
6 38 (11.76%) SaaS
7 21 (6.50%) GitHub
8 16 (4.95%) OpenShift
9 12 (3.72%) Google Workspace
9 12 (3.72%) Serverless
10 10 (3.10%) OCI
11 9 (2.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 9 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (2.79%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 7 (2.17%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (2.17%) Google Drive
12 7 (2.17%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.86%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 55 (17.03%) DNS
2 31 (9.60%) Firewall
3 22 (6.81%) VPN
4 18 (5.57%) TCP/IP
5 17 (5.26%) SSL
6 14 (4.33%) WAN
7 13 (4.02%) DHCP
7 13 (4.02%) Network Security
8 10 (3.10%) SD-WAN
9 9 (2.79%) DKIM
9 9 (2.79%) DMARC
10 8 (2.48%) HTTPS
10 8 (2.48%) IPsec
10 8 (2.48%) LAN
11 7 (2.17%) SSH
11 7 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (1.86%) HTTP
12 6 (1.86%) Kerberos
13 5 (1.55%) Internet
14 4 (1.24%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.72%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.79%) Metadata
3 5 (1.55%) Metadata Repository
3 5 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.55%) Power BI
4 4 (1.24%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.24%) Oracle Database
4 4 (1.24%) Tableau
5 3 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.62%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.62%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.62%) MySQL
6 2 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.62%) Redis
7 1 (0.31%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.31%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (9.91%) JIRA
2 15 (4.64%) Git
3 11 (3.41%) GitLab
4 9 (2.79%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.79%) Team Foundation Server
4 9 (2.79%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.86%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (1.24%) Postman
6 4 (1.24%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.93%) Fiddler
7 3 (0.93%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.62%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.62%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.62%) JUnit
8 2 (0.62%) Maven
8 2 (0.62%) Mockito
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.62%) Snyk
8 2 (0.62%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.31%) CircleCI
General
1 62 (19.20%) Social Skills
2 59 (18.27%) Finance
3 44 (13.62%) Public Sector
4 24 (7.43%) Documentation Skills
5 23 (7.12%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (6.19%) Banking
7 11 (3.41%) Retail
8 7 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.17%) Military
9 6 (1.86%) Legal
10 3 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Marketing
10 3 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.62%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.62%) German Language
11 2 (0.62%) Local Government
11 2 (0.62%) Publishing
12 1 (0.31%) Front Office
12 1 (0.31%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 47 (14.55%) Architect
2 37 (11.46%) Developer
3 19 (5.88%) Senior
4 18 (5.57%) Solutions Architect
4 18 (5.57%) Support Engineer
5 16 (4.95%) Cloud Engineer
6 14 (4.33%) Lead
7 12 (3.72%) Administrator
7 12 (3.72%) Java Developer
8 11 (3.41%) Consultant
9 10 (3.10%) Analyst
9 10 (3.10%) Security Engineer
10 9 (2.79%) AWS Engineer
10 9 (2.79%) IAM Specialist
10 9 (2.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (2.48%) Active Directory Engineer
11 8 (2.48%) Azure Engineer
11 8 (2.48%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 8 (2.48%) Platform Engineer
12 7 (2.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (26.01%) SAML
2 75 (23.22%) OAuth
3 66 (20.43%) OpenID
4 35 (10.84%) REST
5 33 (10.22%) OAuth2
6 32 (9.91%) Terraform
7 31 (9.60%) LDAP
8 20 (6.19%) SailPoint
9 18 (5.57%) SOAP
10 16 (4.95%) Web Services
10 16 (4.95%) XML
11 13 (4.02%) Node.js
12 10 (3.10%) .NET
13 9 (2.79%) ActiveX
13 9 (2.79%) Express.js
14 8 (2.48%) React
15 7 (2.17%) FIDO
15 7 (2.17%) Kafka
15 7 (2.17%) Middleware
16 6 (1.86%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 63 (19.50%) Onboarding
2 39 (12.07%) Enterprise Software
3 34 (10.53%) PKI
4 23 (7.12%) Cloud Native
5 16 (4.95%) Management Information System
6 14 (4.33%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.48%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.48%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.48%) Security Posture
8 7 (2.17%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (2.17%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.86%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.24%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.24%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.93%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.93%) Life Science
11 3 (0.93%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.60%) Windows
2 17 (5.26%) Linux
3 16 (4.95%) Mac OS
4 8 (2.48%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.86%) Unix
6 5 (1.55%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.62%) Android
8 2 (0.62%) VMS
8 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.31%) CatOS
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (37.77%) Identity Access Management
2 78 (24.15%) RBAC
3 52 (16.10%) CI/CD
3 52 (16.10%) Migration
4 47 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (13.93%) Stakeholder Management
6 43 (13.31%) DevOps
7 37 (11.46%) Agile
7 37 (11.46%) Privileged Access Management
8 32 (9.91%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (9.91%) Microservices
9 31 (9.60%) ITIL
9 31 (9.60%) Problem-Solving
9 31 (9.60%) Roadmaps
10 30 (9.29%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 28 (8.67%) Infrastructure as Code
11 28 (8.67%) Zero Trust
12 27 (8.36%) Cloud Security
12 27 (8.36%) Identity Management
12 27 (8.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 58 (17.96%) PowerShell
2 46 (14.24%) Python
3 39 (12.07%) Java
4 14 (4.33%) Bash
4 14 (4.33%) JavaScript
5 13 (4.02%) SQL
6 9 (2.79%) VB
6 9 (2.79%) VB6
6 9 (2.79%) VBA
7 8 (2.48%) C#
8 5 (1.55%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.24%) Go
10 3 (0.93%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.62%) 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 (21.36%) Security Cleared
2 57 (17.65%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.19%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (5.26%) Degree
6 16 (4.95%) Azure Certification
7 11 (3.41%) CISSP
8 8 (2.48%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.86%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.93%) GIAC
10 3 (0.93%) MCSE
10 3 (0.93%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.93%) PMP
11 2 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.62%) CEH
11 2 (0.62%) CISM
11 2 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.62%) SAFe Agilist
12 1 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (4.95%) Data Quality
2 16 (4.95%) GDPR
2 16 (4.95%) NIST
2 16 (4.95%) SLA
3 11 (3.41%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.48%) QA
5 4 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.24%) PMO
5 4 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (1.24%) SNOMED CT
6 3 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 3 (0.93%) NCSC
6 3 (0.93%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.62%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.62%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.62%) GRC
7 2 (0.62%) ITGC
8 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
System Software
1 128 (39.63%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.64%) Docker
3 7 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.24%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.93%) vSphere
7 2 (0.62%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.31%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.31%) KVM
8 1 (0.31%) zsh
Systems Management
1 28 (8.67%) Kubernetes
2 22 (6.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (5.26%) Grafana
4 16 (4.95%) Ansible
5 9 (2.79%) Argo
6 8 (2.48%) Prometheus
7 7 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.55%) CASB
9 4 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.93%) Packer
10 3 (0.93%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.93%) SELinux
11 2 (0.62%) Consul
11 2 (0.62%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.62%) PingFederate
11 2 (0.62%) SCCM
11 2 (0.62%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.31%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 144 (44.58%) Microsoft
2 60 (18.58%) Okta
3 27 (8.36%) BeyondTrust
4 23 (7.12%) CyberArk
4 23 (7.12%) ServiceNow
5 19 (5.88%) Oracle
6 18 (5.57%) Google
7 15 (4.64%) Red Hat
8 14 (4.33%) Zscaler
9 12 (3.72%) VMware
10 10 (3.10%) CrowdStrike
11 9 (2.79%) Ping Identity
12 8 (2.48%) ForgeRock
13 7 (2.17%) Cisco
14 6 (1.86%) Salesforce
15 5 (1.55%) Palo Alto
15 5 (1.55%) SAP
15 5 (1.55%) Splunk
16 4 (1.24%) Apple
16 4 (1.24%) OpenAI