The invention relates to a method used for measuring the vertical saturation permeability coefficient of soil, belonging to the hydrologic survey field. In the method, the devices such as a single ring, a self recording level meter and a soil moisture content tester are adopted for measurement; then, according to the observed water-level fluctuation process of the single ring, by adopting the soil water motion computing method of Philip and Nestingen, a computational formula of the water-depth variation for describing the single-ring falling head permeability test is elicited, and the vertical saturation permeability coefficient of the soil can be calculated by adopting the principle of least square. The method can be used for measuring the vertical saturation permeability coefficient of the soil outdoors quickly and accurately. The instruments need little water, the devices are simple, the outdoor carrying is convenient, and the radius of the permeated single ring is not limited when in measurement, therefore, the method can be used for measuring the permeability coefficient of the soil at large scale. In addition, the method can be used for measuring the vertical saturation permeability coefficient of the soil in the water conservancy industry, the hydrogeology industry and the irrigation and water conservancy industry and is easy to be promoted and used.