Single Sign-On Contracts

Single Sign-On (SSO)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Single Sign-On skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 366 416 498
Rank change year-on-year +50 +82 -57
Contract jobs citing Single Sign-On 243 317 393
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.56% 0.53% 0.44%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.72% 3.30% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 220 248
10th Percentile £350 £390 £393
25th Percentile £425 £418 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £632
90th Percentile £706 £679 £704
UK excluding London median daily rate £489 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -6.86% - +6.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £24.59 - £17.08
25th Percentile £25.00 - £19.44
Median hourly rate £28.25 - £24.25
75th Percentile £83.19 - £29.44
90th Percentile £102.00 - £32.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £98.00 - £16.00

All Systems Management Skills
UK

Single Sign-On is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,146 9,616 14,232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.80% 16.11% 16.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,676 6,945 10,277
10th Percentile £257 £356 £363
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £563 £565
Median % change year-on-year -8.43% -0.44% +13.00%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £672
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 209 187
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.48 £13.87
25th Percentile £17.77 £22.75 £15.81
Median hourly rate £30.00 £57.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.83% +155.56% -43.75%
75th Percentile £54.38 £71.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £70.50 £82.50 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.50 £43.75 £20.00
% change year-on-year -12.00% +118.75% -9.09%

Single Sign-On
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Single Sign-On as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Single Sign-On.

Daily rate trend for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Single Sign-On.

Hourly rate trend for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Single Sign-On over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Single Sign-On in the UK

Single Sign-On
Top 17 Contract 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 April 2024. 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 +104 205 £550 - 60
UK excluding London +74 115 £489 -6.86% 30
London +78 93 £600 +8.35% 27
Work from Home +40 93 £600 +9.09% 17
Midlands +59 37 £620 +3.33%
North of England +36 26 £495 -14.00% 10
South West +11 22 £439 +3.35% 4
West Midlands +43 21 £600 -
North West +28 17 £497 -7.49% 6
East Midlands - 16 £620 -
South East +12 14 £448 -22.17% 8
Wales -1 9 £450 -2.17%
Yorkshire +27 8 £475 -17.39% 3
Scotland +26 5 £750 +61.29% 3
East of England +14 3 £550 +18.92% 5
North East +19 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Single Sign-On
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (9.88%) SharePoint
2 19 (7.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.06%) IIS
4 4 (1.65%) Confluence
4 4 (1.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.82%) GroupWise
5 2 (0.82%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.41%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.65%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.47%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.65%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.41%) iTrent
4 1 (0.41%) Maximo
4 1 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 95 (39.09%) Azure
2 76 (31.28%) Entra ID
3 36 (14.81%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (12.76%) AWS
5 29 (11.93%) GCP
6 19 (7.82%) Power Platform
7 18 (7.41%) PaaS
8 15 (6.17%) SaaS
9 13 (5.35%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (5.35%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (4.12%) OneDrive
10 10 (4.12%) PowerApps
11 9 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (3.29%) IaaS
13 6 (2.47%) Power Automate
14 5 (2.06%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (1.65%) Apigee
15 4 (1.65%) GitHub
15 4 (1.65%) Kong
16 3 (1.23%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.00%) Firewall
2 11 (4.53%) DNS
2 11 (4.53%) Kerberos
3 8 (3.29%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.88%) VPN
5 6 (2.47%) Unified Communications
6 5 (2.06%) SSL
7 4 (1.65%) DHCP
7 4 (1.65%) SSH
7 4 (1.65%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.23%) LAN
8 3 (1.23%) MPLS
8 3 (1.23%) VoIP
9 2 (0.82%) FTP
9 2 (0.82%) HTTP
9 2 (0.82%) Network Security
9 2 (0.82%) SMTP
9 2 (0.82%) SNMP
9 2 (0.82%) Telnet
9 2 (0.82%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (10.29%) SQL Server
2 19 (7.82%) Power BI
3 7 (2.88%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (2.47%) Oracle Database
5 5 (2.06%) Redis
6 4 (1.65%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (1.65%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.65%) OLAP
6 4 (1.65%) OLTP
6 4 (1.65%) Oracle OLAP
7 3 (1.23%) MySQL
7 3 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.82%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.82%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.70%) JIRA
2 5 (2.06%) Git
2 5 (2.06%) GitLab
3 4 (1.65%) Fiddler
3 4 (1.65%) Maven
4 3 (1.23%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.23%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.82%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.41%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.41%) MSI
General
1 41 (16.87%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.52%) Public Sector
3 27 (11.11%) Finance
4 15 (6.17%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (2.88%) Banking
6 5 (2.06%) Local Government
7 4 (1.65%) Electronics
7 4 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.23%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.82%) Games
9 2 (0.82%) Legal
10 1 (0.41%) Advertising
10 1 (0.41%) Automotive
10 1 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.41%) French Language
10 1 (0.41%) Law
Job Titles
1 52 (21.40%) Architect
2 44 (18.11%) Developer
3 28 (11.52%) Senior
4 17 (7.00%) Java Developer
5 14 (5.76%) Administrator
6 13 (5.35%) Consultant
6 13 (5.35%) Security Architect
6 13 (5.35%) SharePoint Administrator
7 12 (4.94%) ForgeRock Architect
7 12 (4.94%) Senior Developer
8 11 (4.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (4.12%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 10 (4.12%) Platform Engineer
10 9 (3.70%) Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Lead
10 9 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) Applications Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) Azure Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) DevOps Engineer
12 7 (2.88%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (41.15%) SAML
2 49 (20.16%) OpenID
3 38 (15.64%) OAuth
4 32 (13.17%) LDAP
4 32 (13.17%) REST
5 22 (9.05%) Spring
5 22 (9.05%) Spring Boot
6 19 (7.82%) Restlet
7 18 (7.41%) CSS
7 18 (7.41%) GWT
7 18 (7.41%) JAX-RS
8 17 (7.00%) .NET
8 17 (7.00%) AngularJS
8 17 (7.00%) XACML
9 15 (6.17%) HTML
10 13 (5.35%) Web Services
11 11 (4.53%) SailPoint
12 10 (4.12%) React
12 10 (4.12%) Tailwind CSS
13 8 (3.29%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.17%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.94%) NHS
2 12 (4.94%) PKI
3 10 (4.12%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.70%) Public Cloud
5 8 (3.29%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.88%) Insider Threat
7 6 (2.47%) CMDB
7 6 (2.47%) Digital Signage
8 4 (1.65%) DataPower
8 4 (1.65%) Distributed Architecture
8 4 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.65%) Educational Technology
8 4 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (1.65%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (1.23%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.23%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.82%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 29 (11.93%) Windows
2 13 (5.35%) Windows Server 2016
2 13 (5.35%) Windows Server 2019
3 10 (4.12%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.29%) VMS
5 7 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
6 6 (2.47%) Linux
7 2 (0.82%) Android
7 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.82%) NetWare
7 2 (0.82%) Unix
7 2 (0.82%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (23.46%) Identity Access Management
2 49 (20.16%) Migration
3 40 (16.46%) DevOps
4 36 (14.81%) Identity Management
5 35 (14.40%) Agile
6 26 (10.70%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 25 (10.29%) Problem-Solving
8 22 (9.05%) CI/CD
9 21 (8.64%) Cloud Security
10 20 (8.23%) ITIL
11 19 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
11 19 (7.82%) Scrum
12 18 (7.41%) RBAC
12 18 (7.41%) Security Architecture
13 17 (7.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 16 (6.58%) User Experience
15 15 (6.17%) Technical Leadership
16 14 (5.76%) Computer Science
17 13 (5.35%) Microservices
18 12 (4.94%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 48 (19.75%) PowerShell
2 35 (14.40%) Java
3 34 (13.99%) JavaScript
4 26 (10.70%) SQL
5 24 (9.88%) Python
6 18 (7.41%) TypeScript
7 12 (4.94%) C#
8 5 (2.06%) Bicep
9 4 (1.65%) Bash
9 4 (1.65%) Perl
9 4 (1.65%) Scala
10 3 (1.23%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.23%) SOQL
11 2 (0.82%) PHP
11 2 (0.82%) Ruby
12 1 (0.41%) ABAP
12 1 (0.41%) Groovy
12 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (16.46%) Security Cleared
2 37 (15.23%) SC Cleared
3 22 (9.05%) Degree
4 7 (2.88%) Azure Certification
4 7 (2.88%) CISSP
4 7 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.82%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.82%) CAPM
6 2 (0.82%) CISM
6 2 (0.82%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.41%) CEH
7 1 (0.41%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.41%) PMP
7 1 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.12%) QA
2 8 (3.29%) WCAG
3 4 (1.65%) SLA
4 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.23%) GRC
4 3 (1.23%) NIST
5 2 (0.82%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (0.82%) GDPR
6 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.41%) HL7
6 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 75 (30.86%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.76%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (3.70%) Docker
4 6 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.65%) Firmware
5 4 (1.65%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.82%) XenApp
7 1 (0.41%) OpenAM
7 1 (0.41%) OpenDJ
7 1 (0.41%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (7.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.53%) Terraform
3 10 (4.12%) Ansible
4 6 (2.47%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.47%) PingFederate
5 4 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.65%) SCOM
6 3 (1.23%) CA Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.23%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.82%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.41%) CASB
8 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.41%) Puppet
8 1 (0.41%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 72 (29.63%) Microsoft
2 36 (14.81%) Okta
3 33 (13.58%) Google
4 22 (9.05%) Oracle
5 18 (7.41%) ServiceNow
6 17 (7.00%) CA
7 16 (6.58%) ForgeRock
8 15 (6.17%) IBM
9 11 (4.53%) Salesforce
10 10 (4.12%) CyberArk
11 9 (3.70%) VMware
12 6 (2.47%) Ping Identity
12 6 (2.47%) SAP
13 5 (2.06%) Zscaler
14 4 (1.65%) BeyondTrust
14 4 (1.65%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (1.65%) F5
14 4 (1.65%) Roku
14 4 (1.65%) TSYS
15 3 (1.23%) Polycom