Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Entra ID skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 64 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +7 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Entra ID | 19 | 19 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 1.64% | 1.74% | 1.86% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 3.99% | 4.74% | 4.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 16 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £213 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £226 | £233 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £413 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +10.00% | -23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £426 | £500 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £442 | £604 | £460 |
| North West median daily rate | £400 | £406 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | +8.33% | -23.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £29.50 | £19.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +47.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £32.50 | £22.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £23.35 |
| North West median hourly rate | £58.47 | £31.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.62% | +47.62% | - |
All Cloud Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 476 | 401 | 662 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 41.18% | 36.62% | 42.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 364 | 271 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £324 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £639 | £675 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £448 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.79% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.13 | £29.15 | £15.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.46 | £29.38 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.33 | £44.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +151.13% | -72.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £60.94 | £36.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.38 | £66.23 | £78.13 |
| North West median hourly rate | £40.00 | £31.00 | £23.61 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.03% | +31.30% | -22.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Entra ID relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Entra ID.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Entra ID.
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Contract Job Locations in Manchester
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 Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | -3 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Oldham | - | 1 | £225 | - | |
| Entra ID North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: