Identity Access Management Jobs

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Identity Access Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 401 301 637
Rank change year-on-year -100 +336 -222
Permanent jobs citing Identity Access Management 621 1,218 725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 1.16% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 1.22% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 359 419 471
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,640 £47,500
25th Percentile £54,814 £53,970 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% - -
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -3.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Identity Access Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Identity Access Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management.

Salary trend for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Identity Access Management within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -148 416 £72,500 +3.98% 122
UK excluding London -159 365 £62,500 +4.17% 64
London +54 210 £75,000 -10.16% 60
Work from Home -30 191 £72,500 +3.57% 50
Scotland -21 152 £55,000 -7.60% 5
South East -86 64 £72,500 +18.37% 38
South West -67 47 £55,000 +0.25% 6
Midlands -63 41 £56,250 -12.11% 7
North of England -86 38 £56,500 -13.08% 5
West Midlands -16 32 £55,000 -21.43% 3
Yorkshire +27 20 £56,500 -13.08% 5
North West -63 17 £35,000 -39.46%
East of England -23 12 £75,000 -6.25% 4
Wales -14 9 - -
East Midlands -46 9 £73,500 +43.41% 4
Northern Ireland +27 4 £72,500 -
North East -3 1 £50,000 -2.44%

Identity Access Management
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 21 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.74%) Confluence
3 16 (2.58%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.77%) Apache
5 8 (1.29%) Apache Spark
6 7 (1.13%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.48%) JBoss
7 3 (0.48%) nginx
8 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.97%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.16%) Cognos Controller
1 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.16%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 264 (42.51%) Azure
2 196 (31.56%) AWS
3 90 (14.49%) Entra ID
4 88 (14.17%) Microsoft 365
5 59 (9.50%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 55 (8.86%) Datadog
7 54 (8.70%) GCP
8 52 (8.37%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (6.44%) PaaS
10 39 (6.28%) SaaS
11 34 (5.48%) IaaS
12 30 (4.83%) Cloud Computing
13 25 (4.03%) Azure AKS
14 24 (3.86%) Azure Sentinel
14 24 (3.86%) Serverless
15 23 (3.70%) GitHub
16 18 (2.90%) Microsoft Purview
17 17 (2.74%) Azure API Management
18 16 (2.58%) Amazon S3
19 13 (2.09%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 119 (19.16%) Firewall
2 71 (11.43%) Kerberos
3 69 (11.11%) Network Security
4 59 (9.50%) DNS
5 35 (5.64%) VPN
6 32 (5.15%) WAN
7 27 (4.35%) LAN
7 27 (4.35%) TCP/IP
8 16 (2.58%) Wireshark
9 13 (2.09%) Intrusion Detection
10 12 (1.93%) DHCP
10 12 (1.93%) Unified Communications
11 11 (1.77%) Internet
12 9 (1.45%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.97%) Software-Defined Networking
13 6 (0.97%) WLAN
14 5 (0.81%) SSL
14 5 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
15 4 (0.64%) HTTP
15 4 (0.64%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (10.79%) Metadata
2 23 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.09%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (1.45%) Redis
5 8 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.13%) Apache Hive
6 7 (1.13%) Presto
7 5 (0.81%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.64%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.64%) Power BI
9 3 (0.48%) Big Data
9 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.32%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.32%) MySQL
10 2 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.16%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.16%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 94 (15.14%) Jenkins
2 84 (13.53%) Bitbucket
3 74 (11.92%) Git
4 65 (10.47%) Artifactory
5 17 (2.74%) GitLab
5 17 (2.74%) JIRA
6 13 (2.09%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (1.61%) Subversion
8 6 (0.97%) SonarQube
9 5 (0.81%) Katalon Studio
9 5 (0.81%) Postman
10 4 (0.64%) WebDriver
11 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.48%) JUnit
12 2 (0.32%) LoadRunner
12 2 (0.32%) Maven
12 2 (0.32%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.32%) Robot Framework
12 2 (0.32%) Selenium
12 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
General
1 232 (37.36%) Finance
2 190 (30.60%) Social Skills
3 156 (25.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 130 (20.93%) Law
5 92 (14.81%) Marketing
6 44 (7.09%) Banking
7 37 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
8 35 (5.64%) Public Sector
9 29 (4.67%) Games
10 26 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.25%) Legal
12 8 (1.29%) Retail
13 7 (1.13%) Electronics
14 6 (0.97%) Retail Banking
15 5 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.64%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.48%) Advertising
17 3 (0.48%) Aerospace
17 3 (0.48%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 138 (22.22%) Architect
2 127 (20.45%) Software Engineer
3 117 (18.84%) Lead
4 102 (16.43%) Senior
5 89 (14.33%) Lead Software Engineer
6 73 (11.76%) Cloud Engineer
7 70 (11.27%) Analyst
8 52 (8.37%) Cloud Software Engineer
9 47 (7.57%) Security Architect
10 46 (7.41%) Security Engineer
11 42 (6.76%) Senior Software Engineer
12 31 (4.99%) Consultant
13 28 (4.51%) Security Manager
14 27 (4.35%) Azure Engineer
15 23 (3.70%) Business Analyst
15 23 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 23 (3.70%) DevOps Engineer
16 22 (3.54%) Cloud Architect
17 21 (3.38%) Lead Cloud Engineer
17 21 (3.38%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (18.20%) SAML
2 95 (15.30%) OpenID
3 80 (12.88%) LDAP
4 72 (11.59%) RESTful
5 68 (10.95%) Web Services
6 67 (10.79%) XML
7 65 (10.47%) JSON
7 65 (10.47%) JSON-LD
8 56 (9.02%) OAuth
9 52 (8.37%) OpenTelemetry
10 34 (5.48%) SailPoint
11 28 (4.51%) REST
12 16 (2.58%) Middleware
13 12 (1.93%) .NET
14 10 (1.61%) ARM Templates
15 9 (1.45%) http4s
15 9 (1.45%) Kafka
15 9 (1.45%) Lambda Expressions
16 8 (1.29%) Node.js
17 7 (1.13%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 161 (25.93%) Management Information System
2 88 (14.17%) Cloud Native
3 85 (13.69%) Public Cloud
4 70 (11.27%) Enterprise Cloud
5 65 (10.47%) Reference Data
6 35 (5.64%) Product Ownership
7 30 (4.83%) Security Posture
8 29 (4.67%) Data Centre
8 29 (4.67%) Onboarding
9 26 (4.19%) PKI
10 24 (3.86%) Cyber Threat
11 19 (3.06%) Security Operations Centre
12 15 (2.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 14 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
14 12 (1.93%) Cloud Security Posture
15 10 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
16 9 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
16 9 (1.45%) Operational Technology
16 9 (1.45%) SCADA
17 8 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 101 (16.26%) Windows
2 53 (8.53%) Linux
3 34 (5.48%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.70%) Apple iOS
5 22 (3.54%) Android
6 17 (2.74%) Unix
7 12 (1.93%) Ubuntu
8 11 (1.77%) Solaris
9 8 (1.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.13%) Mac OS
10 7 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.81%) Windows 10
11 5 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.64%) CentOS
12 4 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.64%) zOS
13 3 (0.48%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.48%) VMS
14 2 (0.32%) OpenVMS
14 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (45.25%) Agile
2 216 (34.78%) Cybersecurity
3 193 (31.08%) CI/CD
4 140 (22.54%) Roadmaps
4 140 (22.54%) SDLC
4 140 (22.54%) Software Engineering
5 120 (19.32%) Architectural Design
6 119 (19.16%) Information Architecture
7 118 (19.00%) Cloud Security
8 117 (18.84%) Community of Practice
8 117 (18.84%) Continuous Delivery
8 117 (18.84%) Operational Stability
9 108 (17.39%) DevOps
10 103 (16.59%) Information Security
11 88 (14.17%) SIEM
12 87 (14.01%) Vulnerability Management
13 86 (13.85%) Test Automation
14 79 (12.72%) DevSecOps
14 79 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
14 79 (12.72%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 114 (18.36%) Java
2 72 (11.59%) Go
3 65 (10.47%) Prolog
3 65 (10.47%) Python
3 65 (10.47%) SPARQL
4 55 (8.86%) PowerShell
5 34 (5.48%) SQL
6 17 (2.74%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.93%) Scala
8 11 (1.77%) C#
8 11 (1.77%) Kotlin
9 9 (1.45%) Bash
10 8 (1.29%) Bicep
11 5 (0.81%) Ruby
12 4 (0.64%) Lua
12 4 (0.64%) Rust
13 3 (0.48%) BeanShell
14 2 (0.32%) Groovy
14 2 (0.32%) PHP
14 2 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (15.94%) Security Cleared
2 85 (13.69%) CISSP
3 61 (9.82%) SC Cleared
4 50 (8.05%) Degree
5 36 (5.80%) Azure Certification
6 33 (5.31%) CISM
7 30 (4.83%) Cisco Certification
8 29 (4.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 28 (4.51%) CCSP
10 21 (3.38%) CEH
11 20 (3.22%) SANS
12 19 (3.06%) AWS Certification
13 18 (2.90%) CISA
13 18 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
14 14 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (2.25%) SSCP
15 12 (1.93%) DV Cleared
16 8 (1.29%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 8 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 8 (1.29%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (11.76%) NIST
2 65 (10.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (5.48%) PCI DSS
4 21 (3.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (3.06%) QA
6 17 (2.74%) GDPR
7 15 (2.42%) SOC 2
8 11 (1.77%) NCSC
9 8 (1.29%) HIPAA
9 8 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (1.29%) SLA
10 6 (0.97%) NIST 800
11 5 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.64%) COBIT
12 4 (0.64%) GRC
13 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.32%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.16%) Def Stans
System Software
1 165 (26.57%) Active Directory
2 52 (8.37%) Docker
3 34 (5.48%) Virtual Machines
4 23 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 21 (3.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (3.38%) Virtual Servers
6 12 (1.93%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.64%) vSphere
8 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.16%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 118 (19.00%) Terraform
2 73 (11.76%) Kubernetes
3 57 (9.18%) Grafana
4 54 (8.70%) Single Sign-On
5 36 (5.80%) Microsoft Intune
6 26 (4.19%) Ansible
7 15 (2.42%) Progress Chef
7 15 (2.42%) Puppet
8 14 (2.25%) Nmap
9 12 (1.93%) QRadar
10 11 (1.77%) Packer
11 9 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 9 (1.45%) Nessus
12 7 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
13 6 (0.97%) Istio
13 6 (0.97%) Prometheus
13 6 (0.97%) SCCM
14 5 (0.81%) Kibana
14 5 (0.81%) Salt
15 3 (0.48%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 181 (29.15%) Microsoft
2 93 (14.98%) Splunk
3 54 (8.70%) Dynatrace
4 28 (4.51%) ServiceNow
4 28 (4.51%) VMware
5 25 (4.03%) Google
5 25 (4.03%) Oracle
5 25 (4.03%) Qualys
6 23 (3.70%) Cisco
7 21 (3.38%) Rapid7
8 20 (3.22%) CyberArk
9 18 (2.90%) Zscaler
10 16 (2.58%) Apple
11 15 (2.42%) Atlassian
12 14 (2.25%) Okta
12 14 (2.25%) Thycotic
13 13 (2.09%) Adobe
14 12 (1.93%) Fortinet
15 11 (1.77%) Palo Alto
16 9 (1.45%) ForgeRock