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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 187 193
Rank change year-on-year +17 +6 +91
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 597 498 614
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.66% 1.36% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.57% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 334 391
10th Percentile £371 £425 £425
25th Percentile £447 £477 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.50% - -
75th Percentile £650 £700 £688
90th Percentile £715 £780 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £625 £575
% change year-on-year -16.00% +8.70% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 7
10th Percentile £55.50 £34.04 £66.00
25th Percentile - £49.40 £70.50
Median hourly rate £74.26 £75.00 £87.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -14.29% +25.00%
75th Percentile £95.00 - £91.25
90th Percentile £96.00 - £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 32,181 31,778 41,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 89.57% 86.49% 88.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,153 19,119 27,753
10th Percentile £300 £310 £308
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £740 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,131 1,159 1,593
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.10 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.12 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.93 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.88% -22.89% +25.71%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.85 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.71% -26.97% +44.76%

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 22 November 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 22 November 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 22 November 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 +24 541 £537 -10.50% 214
UK excluding London +11 286 £525 -16.00% 120
London +21 255 £575 -4.17% 103
Work from Home -2 179 £523 -12.92% 113
North of England +24 112 £500 -9.09% 24
Yorkshire -3 64 £518 -3.27% 5
Midlands -13 61 £525 -12.50% 18
South East -23 43 £508 -24.81% 46
North West -1 40 £492 -10.55% 16
West Midlands -21 40 £550 -9.41% 17
South West 0 34 £650 +48.57% 20
East Midlands - 20 £413 - 1
East of England 0 18 £600 -7.69% 7
Scotland -7 17 £540 -15.63% 4
North East +5 9 £533 -18.08% 3
Wales -3 1 £700 -6.67%
Northern Ireland - 1 £625 - 1

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 36 (6.03%) Confluence
1 36 (6.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (4.69%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.51%) Apache
3 9 (1.51%) WebSphere
3 9 (1.51%) WebSphere Application Server
4 8 (1.34%) IIS
4 8 (1.34%) iPlanet
4 8 (1.34%) JBoss
5 6 (1.01%) CMS
6 5 (0.84%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.17%) CICS
8 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.17%) Traefik
Applications
1 13 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.84%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.50%) Maximo
3 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 242 (40.54%) Azure
2 158 (26.47%) Entra ID
3 136 (22.78%) AWS
4 74 (12.40%) GCP
5 58 (9.72%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (5.36%) SaaS
7 25 (4.19%) Azure Sentinel
7 25 (4.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 22 (3.69%) GitHub
9 21 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (3.52%) OpenShift
10 17 (2.85%) Azure Monitor
10 17 (2.85%) OneDrive
11 16 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.51%) PaaS
12 15 (2.51%) Serverless
13 14 (2.35%) IaaS
14 12 (2.01%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (1.68%) Azure AKS
15 10 (1.68%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 60 (10.05%) Network Security
2 56 (9.38%) Firewall
3 33 (5.53%) DNS
4 19 (3.18%) Kerberos
5 16 (2.68%) VPN
6 12 (2.01%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.68%) DHCP
8 9 (1.51%) SSL
9 8 (1.34%) SSH
9 8 (1.34%) WebEx
10 7 (1.17%) Internet
11 6 (1.01%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (1.01%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.84%) HTTP
12 5 (0.84%) NAS
12 5 (0.84%) SAN
13 4 (0.67%) WAN
14 3 (0.50%) BGP
14 3 (0.50%) LAN
14 3 (0.50%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.01%) Oracle Database
2 9 (1.51%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.34%) Power BI
4 6 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.84%) Amazon Aurora
5 5 (0.84%) DynamoDB
5 5 (0.84%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.84%) Tableau
6 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.67%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.67%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.34%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.34%) Big Data
8 2 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.34%) MySQL
8 2 (0.34%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.17%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 57 (9.55%) JIRA
2 24 (4.02%) Git
3 22 (3.69%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.01%) GitLab
5 10 (1.68%) Postman
5 10 (1.68%) SoapUI
6 9 (1.51%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.34%) Bitbucket Server
7 8 (1.34%) CA Release Automation
8 3 (0.50%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.50%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.50%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.50%) MSI
9 2 (0.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.17%) Metasploit
10 1 (0.17%) ScriptRunner
10 1 (0.17%) TestRail
10 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 214 (35.85%) Social Skills
2 146 (24.46%) Finance
3 87 (14.57%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (9.38%) Public Sector
5 51 (8.54%) Banking
6 21 (3.52%) Documentation Skills
7 20 (3.35%) Legal
8 14 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (1.68%) Financial Institution
10 10 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.34%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.34%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.34%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.17%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.17%) Law
13 6 (1.01%) Electronics
13 6 (1.01%) Marketing
13 6 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.84%) Retail
Job Titles
1 168 (28.14%) Architect
2 76 (12.73%) Analyst
3 62 (10.39%) Solutions Architect
4 57 (9.55%) Security Architect
5 49 (8.21%) Consultant
6 42 (7.04%) Senior
7 38 (6.37%) Business Analyst
8 26 (4.36%) Lead
9 23 (3.85%) Security Engineer
10 20 (3.35%) DevOps Engineer
11 18 (3.02%) Project Manager
12 17 (2.85%) Platform Engineer
13 16 (2.68%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (2.68%) Developer
14 15 (2.51%) Cloud Architect
14 15 (2.51%) Security Consultant
15 14 (2.35%) Azure Architect
16 13 (2.18%) Security Solutions Architect
16 13 (2.18%) Test Analyst
17 12 (2.01%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (14.07%) OAuth
2 79 (13.23%) SAML
3 74 (12.40%) SailPoint
4 65 (10.89%) OpenID
5 43 (7.20%) LDAP
6 34 (5.70%) OAuth2
7 22 (3.69%) REST
8 18 (3.02%) ARM Templates
9 14 (2.35%) ADO
10 10 (1.68%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.51%) .NET
11 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Graph
12 8 (1.34%) XMPP
13 7 (1.17%) React
13 7 (1.17%) Spring
14 6 (1.01%) Hibernate
14 6 (1.01%) Keycloak
14 6 (1.01%) YAML
15 5 (0.84%) .NET Framework
16 4 (0.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.20%) Onboarding
2 35 (5.86%) Enterprise Software
2 35 (5.86%) Management Information System
3 32 (5.36%) Security Posture
4 30 (5.03%) Cloud Native
5 23 (3.85%) Product Ownership
6 18 (3.02%) PKI
7 14 (2.35%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.01%) Cloud Security Posture
8 12 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.84%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.68%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.51%) Security Operations Centre
12 8 (1.34%) Enterprise Cloud
13 7 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
14 5 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (0.84%) NHS
15 4 (0.67%) Legacy Code
15 4 (0.67%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 98 (16.42%) Windows
2 56 (9.38%) Linux
3 42 (7.04%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.18%) Unix
5 11 (1.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (1.51%) VMS
7 8 (1.34%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.01%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.50%) CentOS
9 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.34%) Android
10 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.17%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.17%) MVS
11 1 (0.17%) Solaris
11 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (24.96%) Cybersecurity
2 119 (19.93%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (17.76%) Privileged Access Management
4 104 (17.42%) Cloud Security
5 101 (16.92%) CI/CD
6 97 (16.25%) Agile
7 96 (16.08%) RBAC
8 90 (15.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 85 (14.24%) Identity Management
10 80 (13.40%) Infrastructure as Code
11 77 (12.90%) DevOps
12 76 (12.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 72 (12.06%) Roadmaps
14 66 (11.06%) Zero Trust
15 61 (10.22%) Incident Response
16 60 (10.05%) SIEM
17 56 (9.38%) DevSecOps
18 54 (9.05%) Data Protection
19 53 (8.88%) Migration
20 52 (8.71%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 123 (20.60%) PowerShell
2 76 (12.73%) Python
3 45 (7.54%) Bash
4 36 (6.03%) Java
5 26 (4.36%) SQL
6 22 (3.69%) Bicep
7 16 (2.68%) JavaScript
8 13 (2.18%) Groovy
9 12 (2.01%) Shell Script
10 8 (1.34%) C#
11 7 (1.17%) Perl
11 7 (1.17%) TypeScript
12 6 (1.01%) Go
13 5 (0.84%) BeanShell
14 3 (0.50%) PHP
15 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.34%) VBScript
16 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
16 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 149 (24.96%) Security Cleared
2 127 (21.27%) SC Cleared
3 96 (16.08%) CISSP
4 76 (12.73%) CISM
5 51 (8.54%) Degree
6 45 (7.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 36 (6.03%) Azure Certification
8 31 (5.19%) AWS Certification
9 20 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
10 19 (3.18%) DV Cleared
11 16 (2.68%) TOGAF Certification
12 15 (2.51%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 10 (1.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (1.68%) CCSP
15 9 (1.51%) PhD
16 8 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
16 8 (1.34%) CCNP
16 8 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
16 8 (1.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (17.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 89 (14.91%) GDPR
3 88 (14.74%) NIST
4 28 (4.69%) HIPAA
5 27 (4.52%) PCI DSS
6 25 (4.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (2.35%) QA
8 13 (2.18%) GRC
9 11 (1.84%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.68%) NCSC
10 10 (1.68%) SOC 2
11 8 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.34%) ITGC
11 8 (1.34%) NIST 800
12 7 (1.17%) COBIT
13 6 (1.01%) Data Quality
13 6 (1.01%) SOX 404
14 5 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.84%) PSD2
System Software
1 175 (29.31%) Active Directory
2 43 (7.20%) Docker
3 23 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.34%) Tivoli Directory Server
5 6 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.01%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.84%) vSphere
7 2 (0.34%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.34%) NFS
7 2 (0.34%) OpenAM
7 2 (0.34%) OpenDJ
7 2 (0.34%) OpenIDM
7 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.17%) KVM
8 1 (0.17%) NDS
8 1 (0.17%) NetIQ eDirectory
8 1 (0.17%) RACF
8 1 (0.17%) SRDF
8 1 (0.17%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.17%) Xen
Systems Management
1 84 (14.07%) Single Sign-On
2 74 (12.40%) Terraform
3 54 (9.05%) Kubernetes
4 28 (4.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 26 (4.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 23 (3.85%) Ansible
7 12 (2.01%) SCCM
8 10 (1.68%) CA Single Sign-On
9 8 (1.34%) CA Wily
9 8 (1.34%) Grafana
9 8 (1.34%) Progress Chef
9 8 (1.34%) Tivoli
10 6 (1.01%) Prometheus
10 6 (1.01%) Tivoli Identity Manager
11 4 (0.67%) Istio
11 4 (0.67%) QRadar
12 3 (0.50%) Argo
12 3 (0.50%) PingFederate
13 2 (0.34%) Consul
13 2 (0.34%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 212 (35.51%) Microsoft
2 84 (14.07%) CyberArk
3 42 (7.04%) Oracle
4 38 (6.37%) Google
4 38 (6.37%) Okta
5 33 (5.53%) VMware
6 27 (4.52%) Splunk
7 26 (4.36%) SAP
8 23 (3.85%) BeyondTrust
9 22 (3.69%) Cisco
9 22 (3.69%) ServiceNow
10 20 (3.35%) IBM
11 18 (3.02%) BiZZdesign
11 18 (3.02%) ForgeRock
12 16 (2.68%) Citrix
12 16 (2.68%) Red Hat
13 15 (2.51%) Thycotic
14 14 (2.35%) Centrify
14 14 (2.35%) Workday
15 11 (1.84%) Ping Identity