Entra ID Contracts in the UK excluding London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Entra ID skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Entra ID over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 169 143 199
Rank change year-on-year -26 +56 -12
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 258 433 403
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.25% 1.80% 1.30%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.75% 5.40% 4.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 348 308
10th Percentile £200 £230 £225
25th Percentile £350 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% -2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £550
90th Percentile £730 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 4
10th Percentile - £22.10 £16.14
25th Percentile - £26.48 £17.11
Median hourly rate £17.80 £29.49 £18.91
Median % change year-on-year -39.64% +55.93% +2.23%
75th Percentile - £51.56 £25.44
90th Percentile £37.12 £61.00 £34.18
UK median hourly rate £17.80 £54.00 £27.59
% change year-on-year -67.04% +95.71% -41.91%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

Entra ID is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,436 8,022 9,937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.31% 33.32% 32.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,832 5,946 7,260
10th Percentile £213 £240 £206
25th Percentile £375 £408 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £669
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 231 290
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.24
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.69 £15.04
Median hourly rate £17.71 £24.62 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.09% +31.31% -6.25%
75th Percentile £26.50 £65.00 £25.00
90th Percentile £60.42 £75.00 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £20.99 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -40.04% +62.79% -6.30%

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 28 April 2024.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Entra ID in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram 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 28 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -44 69 £605 +0.83% 57
North of England +9 55 £500 +2.56% 53
Scotland +33 46 £420 -20.00% 23
South West +16 45 £439 +3.35% 34
Midlands -16 33 £369 -4.84% 48
North West -9 27 £500 +2.56% 30
West Midlands +1 25 £369 -14.24% 34
Yorkshire +26 22 £500 +32.45% 19
East Midlands +3 8 £469 +50.00% 14
Wales +13 7 £513 +20.59% 9
North East +22 4 £500 -28.57% 5
East of England -24 3 £450 -5.26% 22
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 67 (25.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (15.50%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 22 (8.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (7.75%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 240 (93.02%) Azure
2 122 (47.29%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (12.79%) Azure Monitor
4 26 (10.08%) AWS
5 24 (9.30%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (8.14%) Power Platform
7 19 (7.36%) OneDrive
8 17 (6.59%) Azure Storage
9 16 (6.20%) Azure Data Factory
10 15 (5.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 12 (4.65%) IaaS
12 11 (4.26%) Azure Sentinel
12 11 (4.26%) PowerApps
13 10 (3.88%) Azure Functions
13 10 (3.88%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (3.88%) Serverless
14 9 (3.49%) PaaS
15 8 (3.10%) Power Automate
15 8 (3.10%) SaaS
16 6 (2.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 55 (21.32%) DNS
2 48 (18.60%) Firewall
3 32 (12.40%) DHCP
4 21 (8.14%) VPN
5 8 (3.10%) Network Security
6 7 (2.71%) LAN
6 7 (2.71%) SAN
6 7 (2.71%) WAN
7 6 (2.33%) SMTP
7 6 (2.33%) Unified Communications
8 5 (1.94%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (1.55%) NAS
9 4 (1.55%) Skype
10 3 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.78%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.39%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.39%) MPLS
12 1 (0.39%) PBX
12 1 (0.39%) VoIP
12 1 (0.39%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.98%) Power BI
2 14 (5.43%) NoSQL
3 13 (5.04%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (3.10%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (2.33%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.39%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.39%) MySQL
6 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.39%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (6.20%) Git
2 2 (0.78%) GitLab
2 2 (0.78%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.39%) Axure RP
3 1 (0.39%) MSI
3 1 (0.39%) Selenium
General
1 87 (33.72%) Social Skills
2 21 (8.14%) Public Sector
3 19 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.36%) Banking
3 19 (7.36%) Finance
4 10 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (1.94%) Manufacturing
5 5 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (1.94%) Retail
6 4 (1.55%) Local Government
6 4 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (1.16%) Legal
8 2 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.39%) Advertising
9 1 (0.39%) Automotive
9 1 (0.39%) Back Office
9 1 (0.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.39%) Police
Job Titles
1 30 (11.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 28 (10.85%) Analyst
3 23 (8.91%) Support Engineer
4 20 (7.75%) Architect
5 19 (7.36%) Azure Specialist
6 18 (6.98%) Active Directory Support
7 17 (6.59%) Azure Engineer
7 17 (6.59%) Consultant
7 17 (6.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 17 (6.59%) Security Analyst
8 16 (6.20%) Active Directory Engineer
9 15 (5.81%) Active Directory Specialist
9 15 (5.81%) Developer
9 15 (5.81%) IT Support
9 15 (5.81%) Support Specialist
10 14 (5.43%) Azure Developer
10 14 (5.43%) Full Stack Developer
10 14 (5.43%) IT Engineer
11 13 (5.04%) Cloud Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.53%) SailPoint
2 17 (6.59%) ARM Templates
2 17 (6.59%) SAML
3 14 (5.43%) React
4 12 (4.65%) OAuth
5 11 (4.26%) LDAP
6 9 (3.49%) OAuth2
7 7 (2.71%) OpenID
8 6 (2.33%) Keycloak
9 5 (1.94%) Web Services
10 3 (1.16%) .NET
11 2 (0.78%) CSS
12 1 (0.39%) Django
12 1 (0.39%) HTML
12 1 (0.39%) JSON
12 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (12.02%) PKI
2 23 (8.91%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (5.81%) Product Ownership
4 13 (5.04%) Data Centre
5 9 (3.49%) Public Cloud
6 8 (3.10%) Clustering
7 7 (2.71%) Cloud Native
8 6 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (2.33%) Digital Signage
8 6 (2.33%) NHS
8 6 (2.33%) Replication
9 5 (1.94%) Smartphone
10 4 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.55%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.16%) IoT
11 3 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.16%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.78%) Security Posture
13 1 (0.39%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 118 (45.74%) Windows
2 53 (20.54%) Windows Server
3 42 (16.28%) Windows 10
4 35 (13.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 29 (11.24%) Windows Server 2019
6 23 (8.91%) Linux
7 11 (4.26%) VMS
8 8 (3.10%) Apple iOS
9 4 (1.55%) Windows Server 2003
9 4 (1.55%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.16%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.39%) Android
11 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.39%) Unix
11 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (19.77%) Identity Access Management
2 39 (15.12%) ITIL
3 38 (14.73%) CI/CD
4 37 (14.34%) DevOps
5 36 (13.95%) Agile
6 34 (13.18%) Cybersecurity
6 34 (13.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 30 (11.63%) Migration
8 29 (11.24%) Customer Service
8 29 (11.24%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 26 (10.08%) Problem-Solving
9 26 (10.08%) RBAC
10 25 (9.69%) Service Management
11 21 (8.14%) Analytics
12 20 (7.75%) Identity Management
13 19 (7.36%) Business Intelligence
13 19 (7.36%) Infrastructure as Code
14 18 (6.98%) Privileged Identity Management
15 17 (6.59%) Log Analytics
15 17 (6.59%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 58 (22.48%) PowerShell
2 25 (9.69%) Python
3 20 (7.75%) C#
4 17 (6.59%) Bicep
5 16 (6.20%) VB
5 16 (6.20%) VBScript
6 13 (5.04%) SQL
7 4 (1.55%) Bash
7 4 (1.55%) Java
8 2 (0.78%) C
8 2 (0.78%) PHP
8 2 (0.78%) Ruby
9 1 (0.39%) ABAP
9 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 52 (20.16%) Security Cleared
2 47 (18.22%) SC Cleared
3 31 (12.02%) DV Cleared
4 30 (11.63%) Degree
5 18 (6.98%) Azure Certification
6 16 (6.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 11 (4.26%) AWS Certification
7 11 (4.26%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.94%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 5 (1.94%) CISSP
9 4 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.16%) CISM
10 3 (1.16%) MCP
11 2 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.78%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.39%) CCNP
12 1 (0.39%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.20%) QA
2 9 (3.49%) SLA
3 3 (1.16%) GDPR
3 3 (1.16%) NIST
4 2 (0.78%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.39%) GRC
5 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.39%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 221 (85.66%) Active Directory
2 29 (11.24%) Virtual Machines
3 24 (9.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (8.53%) Hyper-V
5 18 (6.98%) VMware Infrastructure
6 14 (5.43%) Docker
7 6 (2.33%) BitLocker
7 6 (2.33%) Microsoft App-V
7 6 (2.33%) Terminal Services
7 6 (2.33%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (2.33%) vSphere
8 2 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.78%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.39%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 67 (25.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (16.28%) Single Sign-On
3 30 (11.63%) SCCM
4 29 (11.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 23 (8.91%) Kubernetes
6 17 (6.59%) WSUS
7 16 (6.20%) SCOM
8 8 (3.10%) Terraform
9 6 (2.33%) vCenter Server
9 6 (2.33%) vMotion
10 2 (0.78%) Ansible
10 2 (0.78%) CA Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.78%) VxRail
11 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.39%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.39%) Packer
11 1 (0.39%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.39%) vRealize
Vendors
1 141 (54.65%) Microsoft
2 33 (12.79%) VMware
3 24 (9.30%) CyberArk
4 16 (6.20%) CA
5 15 (5.81%) Okta
6 14 (5.43%) Citrix
6 14 (5.43%) Oracle
7 12 (4.65%) Cisco
8 10 (3.88%) ServiceNow
9 6 (2.33%) Apple
9 6 (2.33%) HP
9 6 (2.33%) Infoblox
10 4 (1.55%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (1.55%) Dell
10 4 (1.55%) Google
10 4 (1.55%) Zscaler
11 2 (0.78%) Aruba
11 2 (0.78%) Meraki
11 2 (0.78%) SAP
11 2 (0.78%) Sophos