Identity Access Management Contract Job Trends in England

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Identity Access Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
29 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 185 186
Rank change year-on-year +25 +1 +97
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 560 390 476
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.78% 1.38% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 1.56% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 370 272 314
10th Percentile £372 £425 £425
25th Percentile £460 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £600 £616
Median % change year-on-year -10.46% -2.64% -1.00%
75th Percentile £649 £700 £700
90th Percentile £715 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £537 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -10.46% - -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile - - £79.50
25th Percentile £74.26 - £86.25
Median hourly rate £80.88 - £87.50
75th Percentile £94.69 - £93.75
90th Percentile £95.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £80.88 £75.00 £87.50
% change year-on-year +7.84% -14.29% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Identity Access Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,925 25,046 32,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.53% 88.69% 88.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,779 15,429 21,914
10th Percentile £302 £311 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,785 824 1,417
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.35%
75th Percentile £56.69 £64.73 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.71% +25.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Identity Access Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Identity Access Management job vacancy trend in England

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management in England over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Identity Access Management in England over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
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 Identity Access Management within the England region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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 +23 259 £568 -5.42% 85
North of England +19 129 £487 -8.84% 94
Yorkshire +6 84 £490 -8.46% 50
Midlands -13 57 £550 -7.71% 91
South East -11 49 £591 -9.07% 104
West Midlands -11 45 £550 -7.71% 49
South West +5 40 £675 +50.00% 57
North West -2 37 £464 -11.71% 41
East of England -16 11 £575 - 59
East Midlands - 11 £538 - 39
North East +2 9 £515 -20.77% 5
Identity Access Management
UK

Identity Access Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 36 (6.43%) Confluence
2 33 (5.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (4.29%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.61%) Apache
4 9 (1.61%) WebSphere
4 9 (1.61%) WebSphere Application Server
5 8 (1.43%) IIS
5 8 (1.43%) iPlanet
5 8 (1.43%) JBoss
6 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) CICS
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) nginx
7 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.18%) Traefik
Applications
1 14 (2.50%) MS Visio
2 13 (2.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.07%) Maximo
3 3 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.36%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 223 (39.82%) Azure
2 163 (29.11%) Entra ID
3 118 (21.07%) AWS
4 74 (13.21%) GCP
5 53 (9.46%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (6.07%) SaaS
7 27 (4.82%) OpenShift
8 22 (3.93%) GitHub
9 21 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
10 18 (3.21%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (2.86%) PaaS
12 15 (2.68%) Azure Monitor
13 14 (2.50%) IaaS
13 14 (2.50%) Serverless
14 12 (2.14%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (2.14%) OneDrive
15 11 (1.96%) Amazon EKS
15 11 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.79%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 55 (9.82%) Firewall
2 46 (8.21%) Network Security
3 33 (5.89%) DNS
4 20 (3.57%) VPN
5 19 (3.39%) Kerberos
6 17 (3.04%) SSL
7 10 (1.79%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.43%) DHCP
8 8 (1.43%) WebEx
9 7 (1.25%) SSH
10 6 (1.07%) Internet
11 5 (0.89%) HTTP
11 5 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.89%) Wireshark
12 4 (0.71%) DKIM
12 4 (0.71%) DMARC
13 3 (0.54%) BGP
13 3 (0.54%) OSPF
13 3 (0.54%) SMTP
13 3 (0.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.32%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.14%) Oracle Database
3 6 (1.07%) MySQL
3 6 (1.07%) NoSQL
3 6 (1.07%) Power BI
4 5 (0.89%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.71%) DocumentDB
5 4 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.71%) Tableau
6 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.36%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.36%) Redis
8 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.18%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 60 (10.71%) JIRA
2 29 (5.18%) Jenkins
3 27 (4.82%) Git
4 18 (3.21%) GitLab
5 16 (2.86%) Postman
6 11 (1.96%) SoapUI
7 10 (1.79%) Selenium
8 9 (1.61%) Sonatype Nexus
9 8 (1.43%) Bitbucket Server
9 8 (1.43%) CA Release Automation
10 6 (1.07%) Cucumber
10 6 (1.07%) REST Assured
10 6 (1.07%) TestRail
11 4 (0.71%) Jaeger
11 4 (0.71%) WebDriver
12 3 (0.54%) Artifactory
12 3 (0.54%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.54%) JUnit
12 3 (0.54%) Maven
12 3 (0.54%) MSI
General
1 182 (32.50%) Social Skills
2 127 (22.68%) Finance
3 76 (13.57%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (8.93%) Banking
5 45 (8.04%) Public Sector
6 22 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (3.39%) Legal
8 13 (2.32%) Financial Institution
8 13 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (2.32%) Investment Banking
9 12 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.43%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.25%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.07%) Electronics
12 6 (1.07%) Marketing
13 5 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.71%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.71%) Retail
15 2 (0.36%) Law
Job Titles
1 151 (26.96%) Architect
2 77 (13.75%) Analyst
3 65 (11.61%) Solutions Architect
4 43 (7.68%) Security Architect
5 41 (7.32%) Lead
6 39 (6.96%) Business Analyst
7 36 (6.43%) Consultant
8 35 (6.25%) Senior
9 25 (4.46%) Security Engineer
10 20 (3.57%) DevOps Engineer
11 18 (3.21%) Platform Engineer
12 15 (2.68%) Developer
12 15 (2.68%) Project Manager
13 14 (2.50%) Azure Engineer
13 14 (2.50%) Identity and Access Management Analyst
13 14 (2.50%) Identity Management Analyst
13 14 (2.50%) Identity Management Architect
13 14 (2.50%) Security Consultant
13 14 (2.50%) Security Solutions Architect
14 13 (2.32%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (12.32%) SailPoint
2 65 (11.61%) OAuth
2 65 (11.61%) SAML
3 50 (8.93%) OpenID
4 35 (6.25%) LDAP
5 27 (4.82%) REST
6 21 (3.75%) OAuth2
7 18 (3.21%) ARM Templates
8 17 (3.04%) .NET
9 12 (2.14%) Kafka
10 10 (1.79%) Microsoft Graph
11 9 (1.61%) Node.js
11 9 (1.61%) Spring Boot
12 8 (1.43%) Middleware
12 8 (1.43%) React
12 8 (1.43%) XMPP
13 7 (1.25%) Elastic Stack
13 7 (1.25%) Keycloak
13 7 (1.25%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (1.25%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.96%) Onboarding
2 37 (6.61%) Management Information System
3 34 (6.07%) Enterprise Software
4 28 (5.00%) Security Posture
5 27 (4.82%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.75%) PKI
7 20 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (2.50%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.79%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.61%) Cloud Security Posture
10 9 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.25%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
13 5 (0.89%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (0.89%) Security Operations Centre
14 4 (0.71%) BYOD
14 4 (0.71%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 83 (14.82%) Windows
2 47 (8.39%) Linux
3 36 (6.43%) Windows Server
4 18 (3.21%) Unix
5 13 (2.32%) Mac OS
6 12 (2.14%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.89%) VMS
9 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.36%) Android
10 2 (0.36%) CentOS
10 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) MVS
11 1 (0.18%) Solaris
11 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 105 (18.75%) CI/CD
3 101 (18.04%) Cloud Security
4 100 (17.86%) Privileged Access Management
5 99 (17.68%) RBAC
6 94 (16.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 92 (16.43%) Problem-Solving
8 88 (15.71%) Agile
9 84 (15.00%) DevOps
10 77 (13.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 70 (12.50%) Identity Management
11 70 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
12 63 (11.25%) Zero Trust
13 59 (10.54%) Roadmaps
14 58 (10.36%) Data Protection
15 57 (10.18%) SIEM
16 56 (10.00%) Incident Response
17 51 (9.11%) Migration
17 51 (9.11%) Vulnerability Management
18 49 (8.75%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 114 (20.36%) PowerShell
2 70 (12.50%) Python
3 37 (6.61%) Bash
4 36 (6.43%) Java
5 34 (6.07%) SQL
6 26 (4.64%) JavaScript
7 19 (3.39%) Bicep
8 12 (2.14%) Shell Script
9 11 (1.96%) Groovy
10 8 (1.43%) C#
10 8 (1.43%) PHP
11 7 (1.25%) Perl
12 5 (0.89%) Rust
12 5 (0.89%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.54%) BeanShell
13 3 (0.54%) Go
14 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 154 (27.50%) Security Cleared
2 122 (21.79%) SC Cleared
3 94 (16.79%) CISSP
4 78 (13.93%) CISM
5 52 (9.29%) Degree
6 39 (6.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 35 (6.25%) Azure Certification
8 33 (5.89%) DV Cleared
9 22 (3.93%) AWS Certification
10 17 (3.04%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (3.04%) TOGAF Certification
11 16 (2.86%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 10 (1.79%) PhD
14 9 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (1.61%) CCSP
14 9 (1.61%) ISTQB
14 9 (1.61%) PMI Certification
15 8 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (13.04%) NIST
3 71 (12.68%) GDPR
4 26 (4.64%) PCI DSS
5 19 (3.39%) QA
5 19 (3.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 13 (2.32%) GRC
7 12 (2.14%) HIPAA
8 10 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.61%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.61%) NCSC
10 8 (1.43%) ITGC
11 7 (1.25%) COBIT
12 6 (1.07%) Data Quality
12 6 (1.07%) NIST 800
12 6 (1.07%) SOC 2
12 6 (1.07%) SOX 404
13 5 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.89%) PSD2
System Software
1 155 (27.68%) Active Directory
2 46 (8.21%) Docker
3 20 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.43%) Tivoli Directory Server
5 5 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.54%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 2 (0.36%) NFS
7 2 (0.36%) OpenAM
7 2 (0.36%) OpenDJ
7 2 (0.36%) OpenIDM
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.36%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.18%) NDS
8 1 (0.18%) NetIQ eDirectory
8 1 (0.18%) RACF
8 1 (0.18%) UAG
8 1 (0.18%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 73 (13.04%) Terraform
2 70 (12.50%) Single Sign-On
3 54 (9.64%) Kubernetes
4 30 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 28 (5.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 27 (4.82%) Ansible
7 15 (2.68%) SCCM
8 13 (2.32%) Grafana
9 10 (1.79%) Prometheus
10 9 (1.61%) CA Single Sign-On
11 8 (1.43%) CA Wily
11 8 (1.43%) Progress Chef
11 8 (1.43%) Tivoli
12 4 (0.71%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 4 (0.71%) Istio
12 4 (0.71%) Kiali
12 4 (0.71%) NetIQ Identity Manager
12 4 (0.71%) Puppet
12 4 (0.71%) QRadar
13 3 (0.54%) Argo
Vendors
1 189 (33.75%) Microsoft
2 85 (15.18%) CyberArk
3 39 (6.96%) Google
4 34 (6.07%) Oracle
5 31 (5.54%) Okta
6 30 (5.36%) VMware
7 29 (5.18%) Splunk
8 26 (4.64%) SAP
9 24 (4.29%) ServiceNow
10 22 (3.93%) BeyondTrust
11 21 (3.75%) Citrix
12 19 (3.39%) Cisco
13 18 (3.21%) BiZZdesign
14 17 (3.04%) IBM
14 17 (3.04%) Red Hat
15 15 (2.68%) Centrify
15 15 (2.68%) Thycotic
16 13 (2.32%) Workday
17 11 (1.96%) Zscaler
18 10 (1.79%) ForgeRock
472 Identity Access Management jobs in England