Entra ID Contracts in England

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Entra ID skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Entra ID over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 143 215
Rank change year-on-year -21 +72 +4
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 542 922 967
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.48% 1.87% 1.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.64% 5.13% 3.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 686 706
10th Percentile £250 £281 £263
25th Percentile £375 £400 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £638 £648 £588
90th Percentile £738 £738 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 14 4
10th Percentile - £25.00 £16.14
25th Percentile - £26.12 £17.11
Median hourly rate £17.80 £33.25 £18.91
Median % change year-on-year -46.47% +75.81% -57.50%
75th Percentile £23.80 £57.50 £25.44
90th Percentile £34.28 £64.50 £34.18
UK median hourly rate £17.80 £54.00 £27.59
% change year-on-year -67.04% +95.71% -41.91%

All Cloud Skills
England

Entra ID is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,669 17,979 27,157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.92% 36.55% 38.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,417 13,172 20,060
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £669 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 304 350
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.88
25th Percentile £15.85 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £32.30 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.98% +50.23% -
75th Percentile £33.25 £65.81 £51.00
90th Percentile £65.75 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Entra ID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in England.

Daily rate trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in England.

Hourly rate trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Entra ID in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Entra ID within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
London +14 330 £500 -9.09% 105
South East -45 72 £605 +2.98% 59
North of England -13 53 £500 +2.56% 48
South West +19 39 £439 -2.39% 37
Midlands -16 30 £350 -11.11% 52
North West -9 29 £550 +12.82% 29
West Midlands -11 22 £350 -18.60% 31
Yorkshire +14 20 £500 +33.33% 15
East Midlands +7 8 £469 +56.25% 21
East of England -23 3 £450 -5.26% 35
North East +12 2 £550 -21.43% 5
Entra ID
UK

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 108 (19.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (12.92%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.85%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.66%) IIS
5 8 (1.48%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.92%) Apache
7 3 (0.55%) Confluence
7 3 (0.55%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 3 (0.55%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 38 (7.01%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.18%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 514 (94.83%) Azure
2 228 (42.07%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (14.76%) Azure DevOps
4 58 (10.70%) AWS
5 55 (10.15%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 48 (8.86%) Azure Monitor
6 48 (8.86%) IaaS
7 47 (8.67%) PaaS
8 45 (8.30%) Power Platform
9 37 (6.83%) OneDrive
10 34 (6.27%) Azure Storage
11 27 (4.98%) Azure Service Bus
11 27 (4.98%) Serverless
12 25 (4.61%) Azure Data Factory
12 25 (4.61%) Azure Functions
12 25 (4.61%) Azure Key Vault
12 25 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (4.43%) SaaS
14 20 (3.69%) Azure Sentinel
15 18 (3.32%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 89 (16.42%) DNS
2 87 (16.05%) Firewall
3 34 (6.27%) DHCP
4 26 (4.80%) VPN
5 18 (3.32%) Network Security
6 14 (2.58%) LAN
7 13 (2.40%) WAN
8 10 (1.85%) MPLS
9 9 (1.66%) Skype
10 7 (1.29%) HTTP
10 7 (1.29%) SAN
10 7 (1.29%) Wireless
11 6 (1.11%) Cisco IOS
11 6 (1.11%) TCP/IP
11 6 (1.11%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.92%) NAS
12 5 (0.92%) SSH
12 5 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.74%) Internet
13 4 (0.74%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (16.79%) SQL Server
2 36 (6.64%) Power BI
3 25 (4.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (4.61%) NoSQL
4 15 (2.77%) Redis
5 12 (2.21%) Big Data
6 11 (2.03%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (1.66%) Tableau
8 8 (1.48%) Apache Hive
8 8 (1.48%) Impala
9 5 (0.92%) Metadata
10 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.74%) MySQL
10 4 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.18%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.18%) InterSystems Cache
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (5.35%) Git
2 19 (3.51%) Selenium
3 14 (2.58%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.03%) SpecFlow
4 11 (2.03%) WebDriver
5 9 (1.66%) Postman
6 5 (0.92%) JIRA
7 3 (0.55%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.55%) GitLab
7 3 (0.55%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.55%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.18%) Katalon Studio
9 1 (0.18%) MSI
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 132 (24.35%) Social Skills
2 102 (18.82%) Finance
3 46 (8.49%) Public Sector
4 41 (7.56%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.90%) Banking
6 19 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (2.03%) Financial Institution
8 11 (2.03%) Local Government
8 11 (2.03%) Marketing
9 10 (1.85%) French Language
10 9 (1.66%) Legal
10 9 (1.66%) Retail
11 7 (1.29%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.29%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.11%) Electronics
12 6 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.92%) Law
13 5 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (0.74%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 80 (14.76%) Developer
2 73 (13.47%) Architect
3 71 (13.10%) Senior
4 51 (9.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 48 (8.86%) Consultant
6 47 (8.67%) Analyst
7 44 (8.12%) Senior Developer
8 42 (7.75%) Azure Engineer
9 39 (7.20%) Azure Developer
10 31 (5.72%) Backend Developer
11 27 (4.98%) Support Engineer
12 23 (4.24%) Active Directory Support
12 23 (4.24%) Lead
12 23 (4.24%) Senior Backend Developer
13 20 (3.69%) Active Directory Engineer
13 20 (3.69%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 20 (3.69%) Security Engineer
14 19 (3.51%) Full Stack Developer
15 18 (3.32%) Azure Specialist
15 18 (3.32%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (14.39%) .NET
2 72 (13.28%) XML
3 39 (7.20%) React
3 39 (7.20%) SAML
4 35 (6.46%) .NET Core
4 35 (6.46%) AngularJS
5 29 (5.35%) OAuth
6 28 (5.17%) .NET Framework
6 28 (5.17%) SailPoint
7 22 (4.06%) ARM Templates
7 22 (4.06%) CSS
8 21 (3.87%) OpenID
9 20 (3.69%) ASP.NET
9 20 (3.69%) HTML
10 18 (3.32%) REST
11 17 (3.14%) Microsoft Graph
12 16 (2.95%) LDAP
12 16 (2.95%) Web Services
13 15 (2.77%) ASP.NET Core
14 13 (2.40%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.67%) Product Ownership
2 37 (6.83%) PKI
3 31 (5.72%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.87%) Data Centre
5 16 (2.95%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.77%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.58%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.03%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 9 (1.66%) Mobile App
9 9 (1.66%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.29%) Replication
11 7 (1.29%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.11%) Digital Signage
12 6 (1.11%) iPhone
13 5 (0.92%) Clustering
14 4 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.74%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 214 (39.48%) Windows
2 95 (17.53%) Windows Server
3 71 (13.10%) Windows 10
4 45 (8.30%) Linux
5 35 (6.46%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (5.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 15 (2.77%) Android
8 13 (2.40%) VMS
8 13 (2.40%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (2.21%) Windows 7
10 11 (2.03%) Mac OS
11 7 (1.29%) Mac OS X
11 7 (1.29%) Unix
12 5 (0.92%) Apple iOS
13 3 (0.55%) CentOS
13 3 (0.55%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (26.01%) CI/CD
2 134 (24.72%) Agile
3 133 (24.54%) DevOps
4 87 (16.05%) Migration
5 83 (15.31%) Identity Access Management
6 72 (13.28%) B2C
7 71 (13.10%) Scrum
8 67 (12.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 66 (12.18%) Problem-Solving
10 59 (10.89%) ITIL
11 53 (9.78%) Cybersecurity
12 44 (8.12%) Multi-Factor Authentication
13 43 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
14 40 (7.38%) Identity Management
15 39 (7.20%) RBAC
16 37 (6.83%) Infrastructure as Code
17 34 (6.27%) Cloud Security
17 34 (6.27%) Customer Service
18 33 (6.09%) Microservices
19 31 (5.72%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 170 (31.37%) PowerShell
2 88 (16.24%) C#
3 58 (10.70%) Python
4 54 (9.96%) Bicep
5 49 (9.04%) SQL
6 32 (5.90%) JavaScript
7 21 (3.87%) VB
8 16 (2.95%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.95%) VBScript
9 15 (2.77%) Java
10 8 (1.48%) Scala
11 7 (1.29%) Bash
12 6 (1.11%) PHP
13 4 (0.74%) C
14 3 (0.55%) Ruby
15 2 (0.37%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.18%) Go
16 1 (0.18%) Rust
16 1 (0.18%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 64 (11.81%) Security Cleared
2 57 (10.52%) SC Cleared
3 55 (10.15%) Degree
4 31 (5.72%) Azure Certification
5 26 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (4.06%) DV Cleared
7 18 (3.32%) CISSP
8 16 (2.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 11 (2.03%) AWS Certification
10 10 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.48%) CISM
12 6 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.74%) CCNP
13 4 (0.74%) CISA
13 4 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.55%) CCIE
15 2 (0.37%) CEH
15 2 (0.37%) MCITP
15 2 (0.37%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.32%) QA
2 17 (3.14%) SLA
3 13 (2.40%) NIST
4 9 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.29%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.11%) GDPR
7 5 (0.92%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.92%) GRC
8 3 (0.55%) COBIT
8 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.55%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.18%) COSO
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.18%) GxP
10 1 (0.18%) NCSC
10 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 463 (85.42%) Active Directory
2 48 (8.86%) Virtual Machines
3 32 (5.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 24 (4.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 19 (3.51%) Hyper-V
6 16 (2.95%) Docker
7 7 (1.29%) vSphere
8 3 (0.55%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.55%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.37%) NFS
9 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.37%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 120 (22.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 66 (12.18%) SCCM
2 66 (12.18%) Single Sign-On
3 43 (7.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 34 (6.27%) Kubernetes
5 27 (4.98%) Terraform
6 18 (3.32%) SCOM
6 18 (3.32%) WSUS
7 16 (2.95%) Jamf Pro
8 8 (1.48%) Ansible
8 8 (1.48%) Puppet
9 7 (1.29%) FortiGate
10 6 (1.11%) PingFederate
11 4 (0.74%) VxRail
12 3 (0.55%) CA Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.55%) Netcool
13 2 (0.37%) Consul
13 2 (0.37%) NetBackup
13 2 (0.37%) Packer
13 2 (0.37%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 351 (64.76%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.04%) VMware
3 32 (5.90%) Okta
4 30 (5.54%) CyberArk
5 27 (4.98%) CA
6 22 (4.06%) Cisco
6 22 (4.06%) Citrix
7 19 (3.51%) Apple
8 18 (3.32%) ServiceNow
9 17 (3.14%) Oracle
10 13 (2.40%) Talend
11 9 (1.66%) Google
11 9 (1.66%) SAP
12 8 (1.48%) Mitel
12 8 (1.48%) Ping Identity
13 7 (1.29%) Dell
13 7 (1.29%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.29%) Qualys
13 7 (1.29%) SolarWinds
14 6 (1.11%) Palo Alto