Entra ID Contracts in the UK excluding London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 166 133
Rank change year-on-year +65 -33 +68
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 314 263 432
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.45% 1.27% 1.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.66% 4.85% 5.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 197 347
10th Percentile £209 £200 £230
25th Percentile £359 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £595 £638 £619
90th Percentile £688 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 6
10th Percentile - - £22.10
25th Percentile - - £26.48
Median hourly rate - £17.80 £29.49
Median % change year-on-year - -39.64% +55.93%
75th Percentile - - £51.56
90th Percentile - £37.12 £61.00
UK median hourly rate £23.59 £17.80 £54.00
% change year-on-year +32.53% -67.04% +95.71%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 4,099 5,425 7,981
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.04% 26.14% 33.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,902 3,831 5,919
10th Percentile £240 £213 £240
25th Percentile £388 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 260 226
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.00 £16.62
Median hourly rate £21.46 £17.71 £24.62
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -28.09% +31.31%
75th Percentile £33.45 £26.50 £64.88
90th Percentile £69.25 £61.51 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.35 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +30.24% -40.00% +62.79%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
North of England +76 122 £400 -20.00% 143
North West +58 76 £425 -19.05% 58
South East +37 63 £533 -11.98% 194
Midlands +38 53 £500 +35.59% 79
West Midlands +37 47 £550 +49.15% 39
Yorkshire +30 44 £400 -20.00% 52
South West +33 34 £500 +13.84% 58
Scotland -10 26 £457 +8.87% 33
East of England +47 21 £500 +11.11% 69
Wales +11 13 £450 -12.20% 20
East Midlands +12 6 £475 +1.33% 38
North East -4 2 £750 +50.00% 36
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 9
Entra ID
UK

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 78 (24.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (17.83%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.23%) nginx
3 7 (2.23%) Traefik
4 4 (1.27%) Confluence
5 2 (0.64%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.64%) SAS
6 1 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.32%) IIS
Applications
1 38 (12.10%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 250 (79.62%) Azure
2 164 (52.23%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (8.60%) SaaS
4 26 (8.28%) OneDrive
5 24 (7.64%) IaaS
6 19 (6.05%) AWS
7 14 (4.46%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (3.82%) PaaS
9 11 (3.50%) Google Workspace
10 10 (3.18%) Power Platform
10 10 (3.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 9 (2.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 9 (2.87%) Amazon ECS
11 9 (2.87%) AWS CloudFormation
11 9 (2.87%) AWS Fargate
12 8 (2.55%) Azure AKS
12 8 (2.55%) Azure API Management
12 8 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (2.55%) Serverless
13 7 (2.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 40 (12.74%) DNS
2 31 (9.87%) Firewall
3 25 (7.96%) DHCP
4 17 (5.41%) Network Security
5 16 (5.10%) TCP/IP
6 12 (3.82%) Intrusion Detection
7 10 (3.18%) VPN
7 10 (3.18%) WAN
8 9 (2.87%) LAN
9 7 (2.23%) Wireless
10 6 (1.91%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.91%) Skype
11 5 (1.59%) Kerberos
11 5 (1.59%) SAN
11 5 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (1.27%) Internet
13 3 (0.96%) FTP
13 3 (0.96%) SMTP
13 3 (0.96%) Telnet
13 3 (0.96%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (8.60%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.87%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.27%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.27%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.27%) Power BI
6 3 (0.96%) SSDT
7 1 (0.32%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 9 (2.87%) Git
1 9 (2.87%) GitLab
1 9 (2.87%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.91%) JIRA
3 3 (0.96%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.64%) MSI
5 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.32%) Selenium
General
1 126 (40.13%) Social Skills
2 40 (12.74%) Public Sector
3 31 (9.87%) Finance
4 30 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (7.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (6.37%) Legal
7 13 (4.14%) Retail
7 13 (4.14%) Telecoms
8 8 (2.55%) Military
9 6 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.27%) Automotive
12 3 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.96%) Local Government
13 2 (0.64%) Banking
13 2 (0.64%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.64%) Law
13 2 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.32%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.32%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 39 (12.42%) Analyst
2 37 (11.78%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 34 (10.83%) Architect
3 34 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 33 (10.51%) Support Engineer
5 28 (8.92%) IT Support
6 22 (7.01%) Senior
6 22 (7.01%) Support Manager
7 17 (5.41%) Azure Engineer
7 17 (5.41%) Developer
8 14 (4.46%) IT Engineer
8 14 (4.46%) Lead
9 12 (3.82%) 1st Line Support
9 12 (3.82%) DevOps Engineer
9 12 (3.82%) IT Manager
10 11 (3.50%) Technical Analyst
11 10 (3.18%) Active Directory Engineer
11 10 (3.18%) IT Support Manager
12 9 (2.87%) IT Analyst
12 9 (2.87%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.10%) OAuth
2 11 (3.50%) LDAP
3 10 (3.18%) .NET
3 10 (3.18%) React
3 10 (3.18%) SAML
4 9 (2.87%) cloud-init
4 9 (2.87%) Kafka
4 9 (2.87%) Keycloak
5 8 (2.55%) SailPoint
6 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Graph
6 7 (2.23%) OpenID
7 6 (1.91%) REST
8 4 (1.27%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.27%) ARM Templates
8 4 (1.27%) JSON
9 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.96%) CSS
9 3 (0.96%) Software Packaging
9 3 (0.96%) XML
9 3 (0.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.41%) Hybrid Cloud
2 16 (5.10%) PKI
3 13 (4.14%) Data Centre
3 13 (4.14%) iPhone
3 13 (4.14%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.14%) Smartphone
4 11 (3.50%) Security Posture
5 10 (3.18%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.59%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.27%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.96%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.96%) CMDB
10 3 (0.96%) IVR
10 3 (0.96%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.96%) Replication
11 2 (0.64%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.64%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 126 (40.13%) Windows
2 56 (17.83%) Windows Server
3 30 (9.55%) Linux
4 23 (7.32%) Windows 10
5 20 (6.37%) Mac OS
6 19 (6.05%) Unix
7 13 (4.14%) VMS
8 12 (3.82%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (3.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 10 (3.18%) Windows Server 2019
11 9 (2.87%) Android
11 9 (2.87%) CentOS
12 7 (2.23%) Windows Server 2012
13 5 (1.59%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.64%) Windows 7
15 1 (0.32%) Amazon Linux
15 1 (0.32%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (29.94%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (21.66%) ITIL
3 55 (17.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 55 (17.52%) Migration
4 49 (15.61%) ITSM
5 42 (13.38%) DevOps
6 40 (12.74%) Identity Access Management
7 38 (12.10%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (11.78%) Customer Service
9 36 (11.46%) Agile
10 33 (10.51%) Identity Management
11 32 (10.19%) RBAC
12 30 (9.55%) Mobile Device Management
13 23 (7.32%) CI/CD
13 23 (7.32%) Cloud Security
14 21 (6.69%) Change Management
14 21 (6.69%) Collaborative Working
14 21 (6.69%) Information Security
15 20 (6.37%) Incident Management
15 20 (6.37%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 73 (23.25%) PowerShell
2 24 (7.64%) SQL
3 22 (7.01%) Python
4 14 (4.46%) Bash
5 9 (2.87%) Go
5 9 (2.87%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.55%) C#
7 6 (1.91%) Bicep
8 5 (1.59%) Java
9 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.32%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.32%) C
10 1 (0.32%) C++
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) Ruby
10 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.32%) VB
10 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 63 (20.06%) Security Cleared
2 55 (17.52%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.60%) Microsoft Certification
4 23 (7.32%) Azure Certification
5 17 (5.41%) Degree
6 11 (3.50%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.87%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.59%) ACSP
8 5 (1.59%) ACTC
8 5 (1.59%) CISSP
8 5 (1.59%) MCSE
9 4 (1.27%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.27%) CREST Certified
9 4 (1.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.96%) CCNA
10 3 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.96%) CISM
10 3 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.96%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.87%) NCSC
2 8 (2.55%) SLA
3 7 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.91%) GDPR
4 6 (1.91%) NIST
5 5 (1.59%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.27%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.96%) PMO
8 2 (0.64%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.64%) QA
9 1 (0.32%) GRC
9 1 (0.32%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 246 (78.34%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.46%) vSphere
4 12 (3.82%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.27%) BitLocker
6 4 (1.27%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.27%) RACF
6 4 (1.27%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.96%) NFS
8 2 (0.64%) Docker
8 2 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.64%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.32%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 91 (28.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (12.42%) Single Sign-On
3 38 (12.10%) Jamf Pro
4 22 (7.01%) SCCM
4 22 (7.01%) Terraform
5 21 (6.69%) Kubernetes
6 17 (5.41%) WSUS
7 11 (3.50%) Grafana
7 11 (3.50%) ZABBIX
8 10 (3.18%) Istio
8 10 (3.18%) Prometheus
9 9 (2.87%) Consul
9 9 (2.87%) linkerd
9 9 (2.87%) Packer
9 9 (2.87%) Rancher
10 7 (2.23%) HAProxy
11 6 (1.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 5 (1.59%) vCenter Server
13 3 (0.96%) AirWatch
13 3 (0.96%) Ansible
Vendors
1 209 (66.56%) Microsoft
2 40 (12.74%) VMware
3 38 (12.10%) Apple
4 37 (11.78%) ServiceNow
5 17 (5.41%) CyberArk
6 14 (4.46%) Okta
7 10 (3.18%) Google
8 9 (2.87%) Cisco
8 9 (2.87%) Splunk
9 8 (2.55%) Citrix
10 7 (2.23%) ESET
10 7 (2.23%) Oracle
10 7 (2.23%) Samsung
10 7 (2.23%) SOTI
11 6 (1.91%) Veeam
11 6 (1.91%) Zscaler
12 5 (1.59%) Meraki
12 5 (1.59%) SAP
13 4 (1.27%) CheckPoint
13 4 (1.27%) Palo Alto