Identity Access Management Contract Job Trends

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Identity Access Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 189 186
Rank change year-on-year +16 -3 +97
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 591 484 617
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 1.36% 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.55% 1.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 391 326 403
10th Percentile £369 £413 £425
25th Percentile £450 £475 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% - -2.64%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £700
90th Percentile £725 £784 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £600 £595
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.84% +8.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 7
10th Percentile £63.56 - £66.00
25th Percentile - - £70.50
Median hourly rate £74.26 £75.00 £87.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -14.29% +25.00%
75th Percentile £94.38 - £91.25
90th Percentile £95.00 - £93.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.26 - £87.50
% change year-on-year - - +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,247 31,236 40,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.88% 87.47% 88.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,285 18,990 26,947
10th Percentile £300 £308 £310
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,090 1,084 1,559
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.25 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.19 £18.94
Median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £74.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -30.37% -23.53% +30.77%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Identity Access Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Identity Access Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Identity Access Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Identity Access Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 7 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
England +35 537 £545 -9.17% 145
UK excluding London +19 289 £525 -12.50% 168
London +20 249 £575 -4.17% 43
Work from Home -1 177 £525 -8.70% 131
North of England +26 113 £500 -6.37% 39
Yorkshire 0 68 £500 -6.54% 19
Midlands -5 59 £525 -10.64% 23
South East -22 48 £539 -17.22% 32
West Midlands -9 47 £550 -6.73% 12
South West -3 38 £675 +58.82% 19
North West +10 37 £482 -2.95% 17
Scotland -9 16 £570 -9.52% 39
East of England -4 14 £575 -11.54% 6
East Midlands - 11 £422 - 10
North East +5 9 £533 -18.08% 3
Wales 0 1 £700 -6.67% 11
Northern Ireland - 1 £625 - 2

Identity Access Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (6.77%) Confluence
2 34 (5.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (4.57%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.52%) Apache
4 9 (1.52%) WebSphere
4 9 (1.52%) WebSphere Application Server
5 8 (1.35%) IIS
5 8 (1.35%) iPlanet
5 8 (1.35%) JBoss
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.17%) CICS
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.17%) Traefik
Applications
1 13 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.20%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.51%) Maximo
3 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 232 (39.26%) Azure
2 161 (27.24%) Entra ID
3 127 (21.49%) AWS
4 71 (12.01%) GCP
5 54 (9.14%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (5.25%) SaaS
7 29 (4.91%) GitHub
8 25 (4.23%) OpenShift
9 22 (3.72%) Azure Sentinel
9 22 (3.72%) Microsoft Purview
10 18 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.54%) OneDrive
12 15 (2.54%) PaaS
13 14 (2.37%) Azure Monitor
13 14 (2.37%) IaaS
14 13 (2.20%) Amazon EKS
15 12 (2.03%) Serverless
16 10 (1.69%) Azure AKS
17 8 (1.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 53 (8.97%) Firewall
1 53 (8.97%) Network Security
2 33 (5.58%) DNS
3 20 (3.38%) VPN
4 19 (3.21%) SSL
5 18 (3.05%) Kerberos
6 12 (2.03%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.69%) DHCP
8 8 (1.35%) SSH
8 8 (1.35%) WebEx
9 7 (1.18%) Internet
10 6 (1.02%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (1.02%) Wireshark
11 5 (0.85%) HTTP
12 4 (0.68%) NAS
12 4 (0.68%) SAN
12 4 (0.68%) WAN
13 3 (0.51%) BGP
13 3 (0.51%) LAN
13 3 (0.51%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.03%) Oracle Database
2 9 (1.52%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.35%) NoSQL
4 6 (1.02%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.02%) Power BI
5 5 (0.85%) Amazon Aurora
5 5 (0.85%) DocumentDB
5 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.68%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.68%) Tableau
7 3 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.51%) Redis
8 2 (0.34%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.34%) MySQL
8 2 (0.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 59 (9.98%) JIRA
2 30 (5.08%) Git
3 23 (3.89%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.37%) GitLab
5 10 (1.69%) Postman
5 10 (1.69%) SoapUI
6 9 (1.52%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.35%) Bitbucket Server
7 8 (1.35%) CA Release Automation
8 3 (0.51%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.51%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.51%) MSI
9 2 (0.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.17%) Metasploit
10 1 (0.17%) Selenium
10 1 (0.17%) TestRail
10 1 (0.17%) Toad
10 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 201 (34.01%) Social Skills
2 137 (23.18%) Finance
3 82 (13.87%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (9.31%) Public Sector
5 45 (7.61%) Banking
6 21 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (3.21%) Legal
8 14 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (1.69%) Financial Institution
10 10 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.69%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.35%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.35%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.02%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.02%) Electronics
12 6 (1.02%) Marketing
12 6 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.02%) Retail
13 3 (0.51%) Law
Job Titles
1 154 (26.06%) Architect
2 78 (13.20%) Analyst
3 66 (11.17%) Solutions Architect
4 50 (8.46%) Consultant
5 48 (8.12%) Security Architect
6 44 (7.45%) Senior
7 40 (6.77%) Business Analyst
8 30 (5.08%) Lead
9 25 (4.23%) Security Engineer
10 21 (3.55%) Developer
11 19 (3.21%) DevOps Engineer
12 18 (3.05%) Platform Engineer
13 15 (2.54%) Security Consultant
14 14 (2.37%) Azure Engineer
14 14 (2.37%) Project Manager
14 14 (2.37%) Security Solutions Architect
15 13 (2.20%) Azure Architect
15 13 (2.20%) Test Analyst
16 12 (2.03%) Cloud Architect
16 12 (2.03%) SailPoint Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (13.20%) OAuth
2 75 (12.69%) SAML
3 72 (12.18%) SailPoint
4 57 (9.64%) OpenID
5 36 (6.09%) LDAP
6 28 (4.74%) OAuth2
7 24 (4.06%) REST
8 14 (2.37%) ARM Templates
9 11 (1.86%) Spring
10 10 (1.69%) ADO
11 9 (1.52%) .NET
11 9 (1.52%) Kafka
11 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Graph
11 9 (1.52%) Node.js
12 8 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
12 8 (1.35%) XMPP
13 7 (1.18%) Keycloak
13 7 (1.18%) React
13 7 (1.18%) RESTful
14 6 (1.02%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.26%) Onboarding
2 34 (5.75%) Management Information System
3 33 (5.58%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (5.08%) Cloud Native
4 30 (5.08%) Security Posture
5 22 (3.72%) PKI
6 21 (3.55%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.37%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (2.20%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
10 10 (1.69%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.35%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.35%) Security Operations Centre
12 7 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (1.02%) Enterprise Cloud
14 5 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
14 5 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (0.85%) NHS
15 4 (0.68%) PMI
15 4 (0.68%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 91 (15.40%) Windows
2 54 (9.14%) Linux
3 41 (6.94%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.21%) Unix
5 11 (1.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (1.52%) VMS
7 8 (1.35%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.51%) CentOS
9 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.34%) Android
10 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.17%) MVS
11 1 (0.17%) Solaris
11 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (23.52%) Cybersecurity
2 110 (18.61%) CI/CD
3 108 (18.27%) Cloud Security
3 108 (18.27%) Privileged Access Management
4 106 (17.94%) Problem-Solving
5 102 (17.26%) RBAC
6 98 (16.58%) Agile
7 90 (15.23%) Stakeholder Management
8 81 (13.71%) DevOps
8 81 (13.71%) Identity Management
9 78 (13.20%) Infrastructure as Code
9 78 (13.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 67 (11.34%) Roadmaps
11 62 (10.49%) Incident Response
12 61 (10.32%) Zero Trust
13 58 (9.81%) SIEM
14 55 (9.31%) Migration
15 54 (9.14%) Data Protection
16 53 (8.97%) DevSecOps
17 52 (8.80%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (19.63%) PowerShell
2 75 (12.69%) Python
3 40 (6.77%) Bash
4 34 (5.75%) Java
5 23 (3.89%) JavaScript
5 23 (3.89%) SQL
6 19 (3.21%) Bicep
7 12 (2.03%) Groovy
7 12 (2.03%) Shell Script
8 8 (1.35%) C#
9 7 (1.18%) Perl
9 7 (1.18%) TypeScript
10 6 (1.02%) Go
11 5 (0.85%) BeanShell
12 3 (0.51%) PHP
13 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.34%) VBScript
14 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.17%) Rust
Qualifications
1 164 (27.75%) Security Cleared
2 134 (22.67%) SC Cleared
3 99 (16.75%) CISSP
4 81 (13.71%) CISM
5 52 (8.80%) Degree
6 46 (7.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 36 (6.09%) Azure Certification
8 27 (4.57%) DV Cleared
9 25 (4.23%) AWS Certification
10 19 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (2.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 16 (2.71%) Master's Degree
13 10 (1.69%) PhD
14 9 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (1.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 9 (1.52%) CCSP
14 9 (1.52%) PMI Certification
15 8 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
15 8 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 8 (1.35%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (16.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 79 (13.37%) GDPR
2 79 (13.37%) NIST
3 29 (4.91%) PCI DSS
4 23 (3.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 21 (3.55%) HIPAA
6 14 (2.37%) GRC
6 14 (2.37%) QA
7 12 (2.03%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.69%) NCSC
9 9 (1.52%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.35%) ITGC
11 7 (1.18%) COBIT
12 6 (1.02%) Data Quality
12 6 (1.02%) SOX 404
13 5 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.85%) PSD2
14 4 (0.68%) NIST 800
System Software
1 167 (28.26%) Active Directory
2 49 (8.29%) Docker
3 22 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.35%) Tivoli Directory Server
5 6 (1.02%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.85%) vSphere
7 4 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.34%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.34%) NFS
8 2 (0.34%) OpenAM
8 2 (0.34%) OpenDJ
8 2 (0.34%) OpenIDM
8 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.17%) NDS
9 1 (0.17%) NetIQ eDirectory
9 1 (0.17%) RACF
9 1 (0.17%) SRDF
9 1 (0.17%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.17%) Xen
Systems Management
1 79 (13.37%) Terraform
2 77 (13.03%) Single Sign-On
3 63 (10.66%) Kubernetes
4 28 (4.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 28 (4.74%) Ansible
5 27 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (1.86%) SCCM
7 10 (1.69%) CA Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.35%) CA Wily
8 8 (1.35%) Grafana
8 8 (1.35%) Progress Chef
8 8 (1.35%) Tivoli
9 6 (1.02%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.68%) Istio
10 4 (0.68%) Puppet
10 4 (0.68%) QRadar
10 4 (0.68%) Tivoli Identity Manager
11 3 (0.51%) Argo
11 3 (0.51%) PingFederate
12 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 202 (34.18%) Microsoft
2 87 (14.72%) CyberArk
3 40 (6.77%) Oracle
4 37 (6.26%) Google
4 37 (6.26%) Okta
5 32 (5.41%) VMware
6 26 (4.40%) SAP
6 26 (4.40%) Splunk
7 23 (3.89%) BeyondTrust
8 21 (3.55%) Cisco
8 21 (3.55%) ServiceNow
9 19 (3.21%) BiZZdesign
10 18 (3.05%) IBM
11 16 (2.71%) Citrix
12 15 (2.54%) Centrify
12 15 (2.54%) Red Hat
12 15 (2.54%) Thycotic
13 14 (2.37%) ForgeRock
13 14 (2.37%) Workday
14 12 (2.03%) Zscaler