Entra ID Contracts

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 140 230
Rank change year-on-year -20 +90 -40
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 651 1,113 1,147
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.51% 1.91% 1.31%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.67% 5.20% 3.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 475 815 831
10th Percentile £250 £300 £263
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £588
90th Percentile £750 £725 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £503 £500 £425
% change year-on-year +0.50% +17.65% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 23 8
10th Percentile - £25.20 £17.00
25th Percentile - £28.87 £19.24
Median hourly rate £17.80 £54.00 £27.59
Median % change year-on-year -67.04% +95.71% -41.91%
75th Percentile £23.80 £64.50 £40.00
90th Percentile £34.28 £66.00 £48.10
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.80 £29.49 £18.91
% change year-on-year -39.64% +55.93% +16.38%

All Cloud Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 13,931 21,394 33,767
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.39% 36.78% 38.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,904 15,475 24,618
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £634 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £745 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 345 346 421
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.88
25th Percentile £16.00 £18.25 £15.37
Median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%
75th Percentile £35.00 £66.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £64.45 £78.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.71 £24.81 £20.00
% change year-on-year -28.64% +24.05% -

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Entra ID over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 12 May 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
England -22 548 £500 -4.76% 336
London +17 332 £500 -9.09% 104
UK excluding London -28 257 £503 +0.50% 242
Work from Home -34 229 £525 -0.94% 143
South East -41 74 £605 +2.98% 58
North of England -9 54 £500 +2.56% 49
Scotland +52 51 £420 -19.23% 14
South West +15 39 £439 -2.39% 35
North West -9 30 £525 +7.69% 27
Midlands -19 30 £350 -11.11% 50
West Midlands -17 22 £350 -18.60% 30
Yorkshire +16 20 £500 +33.33% 17
East Midlands +5 8 £469 +56.25% 20
Wales +18 6 £513 +20.59% 9
East of England -23 3 £450 -5.26% 31
North East +14 2 £550 -21.43% 6

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 122 (18.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 81 (12.44%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.69%) IIS
4 10 (1.54%) Apache Spark
5 9 (1.38%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.92%) Apache
7 3 (0.46%) Confluence
7 3 (0.46%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 3 (0.46%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.15%) nginx
8 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 43 (6.61%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (4.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.31%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 590 (90.63%) Azure
2 267 (41.01%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (13.21%) Azure DevOps
4 72 (11.06%) AWS
5 57 (8.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 51 (7.83%) IaaS
7 49 (7.53%) Azure Monitor
7 49 (7.53%) PaaS
7 49 (7.53%) Power Platform
8 45 (6.91%) OneDrive
9 36 (5.53%) Azure Storage
9 36 (5.53%) Dynamics 365
10 31 (4.76%) Azure Sentinel
11 29 (4.45%) Azure Service Bus
12 28 (4.30%) Serverless
13 27 (4.15%) Azure Key Vault
14 26 (3.99%) Azure Functions
15 25 (3.84%) Azure Data Factory
16 24 (3.69%) SaaS
17 22 (3.38%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 102 (15.67%) DNS
2 100 (15.36%) Firewall
3 43 (6.61%) DHCP
4 34 (5.22%) VPN
5 19 (2.92%) Network Security
6 14 (2.15%) LAN
7 13 (2.00%) WAN
8 10 (1.54%) MPLS
8 10 (1.54%) SAN
8 10 (1.54%) Skype
9 9 (1.38%) SMTP
10 8 (1.23%) NAS
11 7 (1.08%) Cisco IOS
11 7 (1.08%) HTTP
11 7 (1.08%) Wireless
12 6 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
12 6 (0.92%) TCP/IP
12 6 (0.92%) Unified Communications
12 6 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.77%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (13.98%) SQL Server
2 40 (6.14%) Power BI
3 28 (4.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (3.84%) Amazon RDS
4 25 (3.84%) NoSQL
5 15 (2.30%) Redis
6 12 (1.84%) Big Data
7 9 (1.38%) Tableau
8 8 (1.23%) Apache Hive
8 8 (1.23%) Impala
9 6 (0.92%) Metadata
10 5 (0.77%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.61%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.61%) MySQL
12 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
13 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
13 1 (0.15%) DB2
13 1 (0.15%) PowerCenter
13 1 (0.15%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 30 (4.61%) Git
2 19 (2.92%) Selenium
3 14 (2.15%) Visual Studio
4 11 (1.69%) SpecFlow
4 11 (1.69%) WebDriver
5 9 (1.38%) Postman
6 6 (0.92%) JIRA
7 3 (0.46%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.46%) GitLab
7 3 (0.46%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.15%) Katalon Studio
9 1 (0.15%) MSI
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 162 (24.88%) Social Skills
2 103 (15.82%) Finance
3 72 (11.06%) Public Sector
4 41 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (5.53%) Banking
6 21 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (1.69%) Financial Institution
8 11 (1.69%) Local Government
8 11 (1.69%) Marketing
9 10 (1.54%) French Language
9 10 (1.54%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.38%) Legal
10 9 (1.38%) Retail
11 7 (1.08%) German Language
11 7 (1.08%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.92%) Electronics
12 6 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.77%) Law
13 5 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 90 (13.82%) Architect
2 82 (12.60%) Developer
3 71 (10.91%) Senior
4 60 (9.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 56 (8.60%) Analyst
6 51 (7.83%) Azure Engineer
7 50 (7.68%) Consultant
8 44 (6.76%) Senior Developer
9 39 (5.99%) Azure Developer
10 32 (4.92%) Support Engineer
11 31 (4.76%) Backend Developer
12 26 (3.99%) Lead
13 25 (3.84%) Active Directory Engineer
14 24 (3.69%) IT Support
15 23 (3.53%) Active Directory Support
15 23 (3.53%) Security Engineer
15 23 (3.53%) Senior Backend Developer
16 22 (3.38%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
17 21 (3.23%) Azure Specialist
17 21 (3.23%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (12.44%) .NET
2 73 (11.21%) XML
3 65 (9.98%) SAML
4 48 (7.37%) OAuth
5 43 (6.61%) OpenID
5 43 (6.61%) React
6 36 (5.53%) .NET Core
7 35 (5.38%) AngularJS
8 34 (5.22%) SailPoint
9 29 (4.45%) .NET Framework
10 24 (3.69%) ARM Templates
11 23 (3.53%) CSS
12 22 (3.38%) LDAP
13 21 (3.23%) HTML
14 20 (3.07%) ASP.NET
15 19 (2.92%) REST
16 17 (2.61%) Microsoft Graph
16 17 (2.61%) Web Services
17 15 (2.30%) ASP.NET Core
18 14 (2.15%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.99%) Product Ownership
2 44 (6.76%) PKI
3 31 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (4.61%) Data Centre
5 16 (2.46%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.30%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.15%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.15%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.69%) Clustering
8 11 (1.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 9 (1.38%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 8 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.23%) iPhone
10 8 (1.23%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.23%) Smartphone
11 7 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.08%) Replication
12 6 (0.92%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 240 (36.87%) Windows
2 102 (15.67%) Windows Server
3 89 (13.67%) Windows 10
4 46 (7.07%) Linux
5 39 (5.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 32 (4.92%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (2.61%) Android
8 14 (2.15%) VMS
8 14 (2.15%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (2.00%) Apple iOS
9 13 (2.00%) Windows 7
10 11 (1.69%) Mac OS
11 8 (1.23%) Mac OS X
12 7 (1.08%) Unix
13 4 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
14 3 (0.46%) CentOS
14 3 (0.46%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (24.42%) DevOps
2 145 (22.27%) CI/CD
3 142 (21.81%) Agile
4 111 (17.05%) Identity Access Management
5 95 (14.59%) Migration
6 93 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 75 (11.52%) B2C
8 73 (11.21%) Problem-Solving
9 71 (10.91%) Scrum
10 65 (9.98%) ITIL
11 62 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
12 47 (7.22%) Business Intelligence
13 46 (7.07%) Multi-Factor Authentication
14 43 (6.61%) Identity Management
15 41 (6.30%) Cloud Security
15 41 (6.30%) Infrastructure as Code
15 41 (6.30%) RBAC
16 39 (5.99%) Customer Service
16 39 (5.99%) Microservices
17 38 (5.84%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 190 (29.19%) PowerShell
2 90 (13.82%) C#
3 58 (8.91%) Python
4 56 (8.60%) Bicep
4 56 (8.60%) SQL
5 33 (5.07%) JavaScript
6 21 (3.23%) VB
7 20 (3.07%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.46%) Java
8 16 (2.46%) VBScript
9 8 (1.23%) Scala
10 7 (1.08%) Bash
11 6 (0.92%) PHP
12 4 (0.61%) C
13 3 (0.46%) Ruby
14 2 (0.31%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.15%) Go
15 1 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 94 (14.44%) Security Cleared
2 87 (13.36%) SC Cleared
3 60 (9.22%) Degree
4 38 (5.84%) Azure Certification
5 31 (4.76%) DV Cleared
6 29 (4.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (3.07%) AWS Certification
8 19 (2.92%) CISSP
9 16 (2.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 10 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.38%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 8 (1.23%) CISM
13 6 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.92%) TOGAF Certification
14 5 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
15 4 (0.61%) CCNP
15 4 (0.61%) CISA
16 3 (0.46%) CCIE
16 3 (0.46%) CTC Cleared
17 2 (0.31%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.53%) QA
2 17 (2.61%) SLA
3 13 (2.00%) NIST
4 9 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.08%) PCI DSS
6 6 (0.92%) GDPR
6 6 (0.92%) GRC
7 5 (0.77%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.46%) COBIT
8 3 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.46%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.46%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.31%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.15%) GxP
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 530 (81.41%) Active Directory
2 51 (7.83%) Virtual Machines
3 32 (4.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 25 (3.84%) Hyper-V
5 24 (3.69%) VMware Infrastructure
6 23 (3.53%) Docker
7 8 (1.23%) BitLocker
7 8 (1.23%) Microsoft App-V
8 7 (1.08%) vSphere
9 6 (0.92%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.31%) NFS
10 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.15%) Firmware
11 1 (0.15%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 138 (21.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 81 (12.44%) Single Sign-On
3 71 (10.91%) SCCM
4 48 (7.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 36 (5.53%) Kubernetes
6 29 (4.45%) Terraform
7 18 (2.76%) Jamf Pro
7 18 (2.76%) SCOM
7 18 (2.76%) WSUS
8 8 (1.23%) Ansible
8 8 (1.23%) Puppet
9 7 (1.08%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.92%) PingFederate
10 6 (0.92%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.92%) vMotion
11 4 (0.61%) VxRail
12 3 (0.46%) CA Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.46%) Netcool
13 2 (0.31%) NetBackup
13 2 (0.31%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 411 (63.13%) Microsoft
2 54 (8.29%) VMware
3 41 (6.30%) Okta
4 36 (5.53%) CyberArk
5 31 (4.76%) Citrix
6 30 (4.61%) CA
7 27 (4.15%) Apple
8 26 (3.99%) Cisco
8 26 (3.99%) Oracle
9 19 (2.92%) ServiceNow
10 13 (2.00%) Talend
11 10 (1.54%) SAP
12 9 (1.38%) Google
12 9 (1.38%) Mitel
13 8 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
13 8 (1.23%) HP
13 8 (1.23%) Ping Identity
14 7 (1.08%) Dell
14 7 (1.08%) MuleSoft
14 7 (1.08%) Zscaler