Identity Access Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Identity Access Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Identity Access Management over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 192 245
Rank change year-on-year +27 +53 +85
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 181 220 230
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.42% 1.06% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 1.25% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 146 157
10th Percentile £406 £434 £413
25th Percentile £479 £514 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £653 £725 £700
90th Percentile £700 £750 £778
UK median daily rate £600 £612 £625
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.08% +7.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61.50
Median hourly rate - - £66.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £23.80 £66.00
% change year-on-year - -63.94% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,544 17,537 21,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.36% 84.72% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,245 10,476 14,867
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 827 2,058 1,303
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.31 £15.24 £15.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +6.69% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Identity Access Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London

Identity Access Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London

Identity Access Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Identity Access Management in the UK excluding London

Identity Access Management
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 Identity Access Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
South East +41 54 £650 +13.04% 89
North of England +2 44 £520 -15.24% 52
Midlands +17 30 £588 -7.48% 32
South West +8 26 £550 -21.43% 28
West Midlands +19 25 £602 -7.46% 14
North West +7 25 £525 -19.23% 27
Scotland +4 21 £525 -12.50% 19
Yorkshire +2 18 £450 -21.74% 20
East of England +42 8 £650 +7.44% 20
East Midlands +9 5 £450 -27.65% 16
Wales +3 1 £600 -14.29% 12
North East -4 1 £430 -28.33% 5
Identity Access Management
UK

Identity Access Management
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 6 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (3.31%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.21%) Confluence
3 2 (1.10%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (1.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.66%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.66%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.66%) SAP GRC
2 3 (1.66%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.55%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 49 (27.07%) Azure
2 38 (20.99%) Entra ID
3 28 (15.47%) AWS
4 15 (8.29%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (6.08%) GCP
6 10 (5.52%) GitHub
7 6 (3.31%) Power Platform
8 5 (2.76%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (2.76%) Serverless
9 4 (2.21%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (2.21%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (2.21%) IaaS
9 4 (2.21%) PaaS
9 4 (2.21%) SaaS
9 4 (2.21%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 3 (1.66%) AWS CloudTrail
10 3 (1.66%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.50%) Network Security
2 11 (6.08%) Firewall
3 6 (3.31%) DNS
4 4 (2.21%) Kerberos
4 4 (2.21%) SSL
4 4 (2.21%) VPN
5 3 (1.66%) DHCP
5 3 (1.66%) HTTPS
5 3 (1.66%) Internet
6 2 (1.10%) LAN
6 2 (1.10%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (1.10%) Skype
6 2 (1.10%) SMTP
7 1 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.76%) Power BI
2 4 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.21%) Oracle Database
2 4 (2.21%) Parquet
2 4 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.66%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (1.66%) DynamoDB
3 3 (1.66%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.10%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.55%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (3.31%) JIRA
2 3 (1.66%) GitLab
2 3 (1.66%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.66%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.55%) Git
General
1 72 (39.78%) Social Skills
2 48 (26.52%) Finance
3 35 (19.34%) Public Sector
4 28 (15.47%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (11.60%) Electronics
5 21 (11.60%) Manufacturing
5 21 (11.60%) Marketing
5 21 (11.60%) Telecoms
6 10 (5.52%) Legal
7 8 (4.42%) Banking
8 6 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.76%) Aviation
9 5 (2.76%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.10%) Fire and Rescue
10 2 (1.10%) Games
10 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.10%) Police
10 2 (1.10%) Publishing
10 2 (1.10%) Retail
10 2 (1.10%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 66 (36.46%) Architect
2 26 (14.36%) Active Directory Architect
3 23 (12.71%) Consultant
3 23 (12.71%) Senior
4 21 (11.60%) Analyst
5 13 (7.18%) Security Consultant
5 13 (7.18%) Security Engineer
6 10 (5.52%) Cloud Engineer
6 10 (5.52%) Security Architect
7 9 (4.97%) Business Analyst
7 9 (4.97%) Senior Architect
7 9 (4.97%) Software Engineer
8 8 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (4.42%) Technical Analyst
9 7 (3.87%) SAP Consultant
9 7 (3.87%) SAP Security Consultant
10 6 (3.31%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (3.31%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 5 (2.76%) IAM Consultant
11 5 (2.76%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (11.05%) OAuth
2 18 (9.94%) SAML
3 16 (8.84%) OpenID
4 13 (7.18%) LDAP
5 11 (6.08%) SailPoint
6 8 (4.42%) OAuth2
7 7 (3.87%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (2.76%) CSS
8 5 (2.76%) HTML
8 5 (2.76%) Kafka
9 4 (2.21%) 802.1X
9 4 (2.21%) Angular 2
9 4 (2.21%) AngularJS
9 4 (2.21%) HTML5
9 4 (2.21%) JSON
9 4 (2.21%) Node.js
9 4 (2.21%) REST
9 4 (2.21%) SOAP
10 3 (1.66%) AWS CDK
10 3 (1.66%) JDBC
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.73%) PKI
2 12 (6.63%) Security Posture
3 11 (6.08%) Data Centre
3 11 (6.08%) Hybrid Cloud
3 11 (6.08%) Management Information System
4 10 (5.52%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (4.42%) Cloud Native
6 6 (3.31%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.31%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.76%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.66%) Enterprise Storage
8 3 (1.66%) Taxonomies
9 2 (1.10%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.10%) Robotics
9 2 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.55%) CMDB
10 1 (0.55%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.55%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.55%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 46 (25.41%) Windows
2 10 (5.52%) Linux
3 8 (4.42%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.31%) Unix
5 5 (2.76%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.76%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (2.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.10%) Android
7 2 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.10%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (23.76%) Agile
1 43 (23.76%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (17.13%) Cloud Security
3 29 (16.02%) Cybersecurity
4 26 (14.36%) Business Intelligence
4 26 (14.36%) Test Automation
5 25 (13.81%) Identity Management
6 24 (13.26%) Migration
7 23 (12.71%) RBAC
8 22 (12.15%) Information Security
9 21 (11.60%) Digital Marketing
9 21 (11.60%) Programme Management
10 19 (10.50%) CI/CD
10 19 (10.50%) Privileged Access Management
11 16 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
12 15 (8.29%) Application Security
12 15 (8.29%) Data Security
13 14 (7.73%) Analytics
13 14 (7.73%) DevOps
14 12 (6.63%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 40 (22.10%) PowerShell
2 15 (8.29%) Python
3 12 (6.63%) Java
4 11 (6.08%) SQL
5 8 (4.42%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.76%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.66%) VBA
8 2 (1.10%) Bicep
8 2 (1.10%) VB
8 2 (1.10%) VBScript
9 1 (0.55%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.55%) Bash
9 1 (0.55%) C#
9 1 (0.55%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 67 (37.02%) Security Cleared
2 37 (20.44%) DV Cleared
3 26 (14.36%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.63%) CISSP
4 12 (6.63%) Degree
5 7 (3.87%) CISM
5 7 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (2.21%) AWS Certification
6 4 (2.21%) CCSP
6 4 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.21%) MCSA
6 4 (2.21%) MCSE
7 3 (1.66%) SANS
8 2 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.10%) MCP
9 1 (0.55%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.73%) GDPR
2 13 (7.18%) NIST
3 9 (4.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (4.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (3.31%) GRC
5 5 (2.76%) PCI DSS
6 4 (2.21%) COBIT
6 4 (2.21%) NCSC
6 4 (2.21%) SOC 2
7 3 (1.66%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (1.10%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.10%) HIPAA
8 2 (1.10%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 72 (39.78%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.52%) Docker
3 4 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.10%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.10%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (1.10%) RACF
4 2 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.55%) Xen
Systems Management
1 19 (10.50%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (6.08%) Kubernetes
3 9 (4.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (4.97%) Terraform
4 7 (3.87%) Ansible
4 7 (3.87%) SCCM
5 5 (2.76%) OPNET
6 4 (2.21%) CASB
7 3 (1.66%) AirWatch
7 3 (1.66%) Automic
7 3 (1.66%) FortiGate
7 3 (1.66%) Grafana
7 3 (1.66%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.66%) Puppet
8 2 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (1.10%) Tivoli Identity Manager
9 1 (0.55%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 43 (23.76%) Microsoft
2 32 (17.68%) SAP
3 11 (6.08%) CyberArk
3 11 (6.08%) ServiceNow
4 9 (4.97%) Ping Identity
5 8 (4.42%) Google
5 8 (4.42%) Oracle
6 6 (3.31%) VMware
7 5 (2.76%) ForgeRock
8 4 (2.21%) Okta
9 3 (1.66%) F5
9 3 (1.66%) Zscaler
10 2 (1.10%) Cisco
10 2 (1.10%) Fortinet
10 2 (1.10%) IBM
10 2 (1.10%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.10%) Qualys
10 2 (1.10%) Ribbon
10 2 (1.10%) Tenable
10 2 (1.10%) TOWER Software