Entra ID Contracts in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Entra ID skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Entra ID over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 138 120
Rank change year-on-year +15 -18 +109
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 313 296 501
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.32% 1.83% 2.13%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.38% 4.49% 5.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 202 369
10th Percentile £276 £264 £311
25th Percentile £400 £411 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £621 £588 £638
90th Percentile £698 £650 £741
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 4 2
10th Percentile - - £29.55
25th Percentile £22.50 - £34.88
Median hourly rate £23.00 £23.80 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% -46.52% -1.97%
75th Percentile £24.00 £40.98 £54.88
90th Percentile - £71.89 £60.65
England median hourly rate £23.00 £23.80 £22.50
% change year-on-year -3.36% +5.78% -47.06%

All Cloud Skills
London

Entra ID falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,819 6,591 9,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 43.05% 40.72% 39.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,984 4,779 6,949
10th Percentile £337 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -3.52% -4.35% -0.86%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £788
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 47 62
10th Percentile £22.95 £20.30 £16.61
25th Percentile £24.83 £23.80 £21.63
Median hourly rate £29.07 £27.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% -52.00% +35.54%
75th Percentile £46.00 £39.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £72.68 £60.90 £90.00
England median hourly rate £26.00 £23.80 £32.31
% change year-on-year +9.24% -26.34% +50.28%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in London

Entra ID
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Entra ID in London

Entra ID
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in London over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Entra ID in London

Entra ID
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Entra ID in London

Entra ID
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Central London -19 39 £536 +2.10% 30
South London +5 10 £450 +4.65% 5
West London -4 6 £500 -4.76% 4
East London +15 4 £585 - 6
North London - 1 £675 -
Entra ID
England

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 65 (20.77%) SharePoint
2 60 (19.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.60%) IIS
3 5 (1.60%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (1.28%) Confluence
5 3 (0.96%) nginx
6 1 (0.32%) CMS
6 1 (0.32%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.32%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.32%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.60%) InfoPath
3 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.28%) Salesforce CRM
1 4 (1.28%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.64%) Alphatax
4 1 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 267 (85.30%) Azure
2 145 (46.33%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (14.70%) AWS
4 38 (12.14%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (11.18%) IaaS
6 33 (10.54%) OneDrive
7 27 (8.63%) PaaS
8 26 (8.31%) GCP
8 26 (8.31%) Power Platform
9 22 (7.03%) Azure AKS
9 22 (7.03%) Azure Monitor
9 22 (7.03%) SaaS
10 21 (6.71%) GitHub
11 20 (6.39%) Serverless
12 19 (6.07%) Power Automate
13 16 (5.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 15 (4.79%) Azure Sentinel
14 15 (4.79%) Azure Service Bus
14 15 (4.79%) PowerApps
15 13 (4.15%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 52 (16.61%) Firewall
2 32 (10.22%) DNS
3 30 (9.58%) VPN
4 18 (5.75%) DHCP
4 18 (5.75%) WAN
5 12 (3.83%) SD-WAN
6 10 (3.19%) TCP/IP
7 8 (2.56%) SSL
8 7 (2.24%) Internet
8 7 (2.24%) Network Security
8 7 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.92%) LAN
9 6 (1.92%) VLAN
10 5 (1.60%) HTTPS
11 4 (1.28%) MPLS
11 4 (1.28%) SAN
12 3 (0.96%) DMARC
12 3 (0.96%) NAS
13 2 (0.64%) NGFW
13 2 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.99%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.15%) Power BI
3 8 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.28%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (1.28%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.28%) Redis
5 3 (0.96%) Power Query
6 2 (0.64%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.64%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (2.56%) JIRA
2 6 (1.92%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.96%) Git
3 3 (0.96%) GitLab
3 3 (0.96%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.64%) CircleCI
4 2 (0.64%) MSI
4 2 (0.64%) Postman
5 1 (0.32%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.32%) JMeter
5 1 (0.32%) JUnit
5 1 (0.32%) Mockito
5 1 (0.32%) Selenium
General
1 78 (24.92%) Finance
2 72 (23.00%) Social Skills
3 23 (7.35%) Public Sector
4 22 (7.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (6.39%) Banking
6 19 (6.07%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (4.15%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.56%) Local Government
8 8 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.24%) Legal
10 6 (1.92%) Law
11 5 (1.60%) Games
11 5 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.60%) Marketing
12 3 (0.96%) French Language
12 3 (0.96%) Retail
12 3 (0.96%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.64%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.64%) Front Office
13 2 (0.64%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 56 (17.89%) Architect
2 27 (8.63%) IT Support
3 26 (8.31%) Senior
4 25 (7.99%) Azure Engineer
4 25 (7.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 25 (7.99%) Support Engineer
5 22 (7.03%) Analyst
6 21 (6.71%) Lead
7 19 (6.07%) Developer
7 19 (6.07%) IT Engineer
8 16 (5.11%) Azure Architect
8 16 (5.11%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (4.79%) IT Support Engineer
9 15 (4.79%) Support Analyst
10 13 (4.15%) Cloud Engineer
10 13 (4.15%) Consultant
10 13 (4.15%) DevOps Engineer
10 13 (4.15%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 11 (3.51%) Security Engineer
12 10 (3.19%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (9.27%) OAuth
2 21 (6.71%) OpenID
2 21 (6.71%) REST
3 17 (5.43%) .NET
4 15 (4.79%) OAuth2
4 15 (4.79%) React
5 13 (4.15%) SAML
6 12 (3.83%) ARM Templates
7 11 (3.51%) SailPoint
8 10 (3.19%) Microsoft Graph
9 9 (2.88%) .NET Core
9 9 (2.88%) Kafka
9 9 (2.88%) OpenTelemetry
9 9 (2.88%) RESTful
10 8 (2.56%) ASP.NET
10 8 (2.56%) NumPy
10 8 (2.56%) Pandas
11 6 (1.92%) CSS
11 6 (1.92%) HTML
12 5 (1.60%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.11%) Onboarding
2 15 (4.79%) Data Centre
3 14 (4.47%) PKI
4 9 (2.88%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.24%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.92%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.28%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.28%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.96%) CMDB
9 3 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.96%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (0.96%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.64%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (0.64%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.64%) iPhone
10 2 (0.64%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 112 (35.78%) Windows
2 35 (11.18%) Windows Server
3 29 (9.27%) Windows 10
4 20 (6.39%) Linux
5 14 (4.47%) Apple iOS
6 11 (3.51%) Android
7 6 (1.92%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.28%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.96%) VMS
10 2 (0.64%) Debian
10 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.32%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.32%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (20.45%) Migration
2 62 (19.81%) DevOps
3 56 (17.89%) Identity Access Management
4 48 (15.34%) Agile
5 45 (14.38%) Cloud Security
6 44 (14.06%) Infrastructure as Code
7 43 (13.74%) Problem-Solving
8 42 (13.42%) ITIL
9 41 (13.10%) RBAC
10 40 (12.78%) Identity Management
11 38 (12.14%) CI/CD
12 37 (11.82%) Roadmaps
13 32 (10.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 29 (9.27%) User Experience
15 25 (7.99%) Cybersecurity
16 24 (7.67%) Zero Trust
17 22 (7.03%) Data Loss Prevention
17 22 (7.03%) Stakeholder Management
18 21 (6.71%) Multi-Factor Authentication
19 20 (6.39%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 77 (24.60%) PowerShell
2 32 (10.22%) Python
3 23 (7.35%) Bicep
4 19 (6.07%) C#
5 17 (5.43%) SQL
6 12 (3.83%) JavaScript
7 11 (3.51%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.60%) Bash
9 3 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.96%) Java
9 3 (0.96%) Perl
9 3 (0.96%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.64%) VB
11 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 51 (16.29%) Security Cleared
2 45 (14.38%) SC Cleared
3 30 (9.58%) Degree
4 29 (9.27%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (7.99%) Azure Certification
6 13 (4.15%) CISSP
7 8 (2.56%) CISM
8 6 (1.92%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.92%) PMP
9 5 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.60%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.28%) CISA
10 4 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.96%) CCSP
11 3 (0.96%) CRISC
12 2 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.64%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.79%) GDPR
2 15 (4.79%) NIST
3 12 (3.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (1.92%) NCSC
5 4 (1.28%) COBIT
6 3 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.96%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.96%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.64%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.64%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.64%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (0.64%) QA
8 1 (0.32%) GRC
8 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 219 (69.97%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.11%) Virtual Machines
4 12 (3.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (3.19%) Docker
6 8 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.60%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (1.28%) BitLocker
8 4 (1.28%) OpenAM
9 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.64%) vSphere
10 1 (0.32%) Firmware
10 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 72 (23.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 49 (15.65%) Terraform
3 30 (9.58%) Kubernetes
4 29 (9.27%) SCCM
5 27 (8.63%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (3.51%) Ansible
7 4 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.28%) Kibana
7 4 (1.28%) Packer
7 4 (1.28%) QRadar
7 4 (1.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (1.28%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.64%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.32%) CASB
9 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.32%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.32%) Plesk
Vendors
1 200 (63.90%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.35%) VMware
3 20 (6.39%) Cisco
4 18 (5.75%) Okta
5 15 (4.79%) Google
6 14 (4.47%) Citrix
7 13 (4.15%) CyberArk
8 12 (3.83%) ServiceNow
9 11 (3.51%) Zscaler
10 10 (3.19%) Palo Alto
11 9 (2.88%) Workday
12 6 (1.92%) Databricks
12 6 (1.92%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.60%) Apple
13 5 (1.60%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (1.60%) Proofpoint
14 4 (1.28%) Splunk
15 3 (0.96%) ForgeRock
15 3 (0.96%) NetApp
15 3 (0.96%) Zoho