Identity Access Management Contracts

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 189 202
Rank change year-on-year +16 +13 +108
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 466 540 761
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.58% 1.27% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 1.47% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 382 478
10th Percentile £413 £408 £475
25th Percentile £500 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £620 £625
Median % change year-on-year -5.24% -0.80% +6.61%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £725
90th Percentile £733 £750 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £650 £575
% change year-on-year -11.54% +13.04% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 11
10th Percentile - - £61.50
25th Percentile - - £63.75
Median hourly rate - £23.80 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year - -63.94% +22.22%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £66.00
% change year-on-year - - -10.81%

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 26,772 36,679 51,168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.96% 86.19% 89.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,185 23,608 35,479
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +4.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,093 2,436 1,692
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £10.64
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.94 £16.10
Median hourly rate £28.00 £36.27 £35.65
Median % change year-on-year -22.81% +1.75% +38.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +75.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Identity Access Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management.

Daily rate trend for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management.

Hourly rate trend for Identity Access Management in the UK

Identity Access Management
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 Identity Access Management within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England +34 390 £600 - 242
London +17 209 £625 +8.70% 130
Work from Home +42 181 £550 -10.93% 224
UK excluding London +11 174 £575 -11.54% 133
South East +43 53 £650 +4.00% 37
North of England +6 40 £525 -15.32% 29
South West +27 30 £550 -21.43% 18
Midlands +16 26 £558 -13.90% 20
North West +12 24 £525 -21.05% 16
West Midlands +11 20 £595 -8.42% 10
Scotland -1 19 £525 -12.50% 17
Yorkshire +6 15 £535 +1.81% 11
East of England +32 8 £650 +21.50% 6
East Midlands +7 6 £445 -28.50% 10
North East -3 1 £430 -28.33% 2
Wales -3 1 £600 -14.29% 5

Identity Access Management
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 19 (4.08%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.43%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (0.43%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.21%) Camunda
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (1.72%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.21%) Notion
Business Applications
1 9 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.29%) SAP GRC
3 4 (0.86%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.64%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.21%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 167 (35.84%) Azure
2 112 (24.03%) Entra ID
3 89 (19.10%) AWS
4 45 (9.66%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (8.37%) GCP
6 17 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (3.65%) SaaS
6 17 (3.65%) Serverless
7 16 (3.43%) GitHub
8 14 (3.00%) Azure Sentinel
8 14 (3.00%) IaaS
8 14 (3.00%) PaaS
9 13 (2.79%) Power Platform
10 11 (2.36%) Azure Logic Apps
11 10 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (1.93%) OCI
13 8 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.72%) Azure AKS
13 8 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.30%) Network Security
2 19 (4.08%) Firewall
3 14 (3.00%) VPN
4 10 (2.15%) DNS
5 9 (1.93%) HTTPS
6 6 (1.29%) Kerberos
7 4 (0.86%) DHCP
7 4 (0.86%) NAS
7 4 (0.86%) OpenLDAP
7 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.64%) HTTP
8 3 (0.64%) Internet
8 3 (0.64%) SSL
9 2 (0.43%) DKIM
9 2 (0.43%) DMARC
9 2 (0.43%) Extranet
9 2 (0.43%) LAN
9 2 (0.43%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.43%) Skype
9 2 (0.43%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.36%) Power BI
2 7 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.07%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.86%) Parquet
4 4 (0.86%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.64%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.64%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.21%) DocumentDB
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) MySQL
6 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (2.58%) Jenkins
2 11 (2.36%) JIRA
3 8 (1.72%) GitLab
4 6 (1.29%) Git
5 3 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.21%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) Postman
6 1 (0.21%) Selenium
6 1 (0.21%) Snyk
6 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.21%) Terragrunt
General
1 147 (31.55%) Social Skills
2 115 (24.68%) Finance
3 60 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (12.45%) Public Sector
5 36 (7.73%) Banking
6 24 (5.15%) Manufacturing
7 23 (4.94%) Telecoms
8 21 (4.51%) Electronics
8 21 (4.51%) Marketing
9 12 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.58%) Legal
10 11 (2.36%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.50%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.07%) Aviation
13 5 (1.07%) French Language
14 4 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.64%) Police
Job Titles
1 159 (34.12%) Architect
2 56 (12.02%) Senior
3 49 (10.52%) Security Architect
4 46 (9.87%) Analyst
5 34 (7.30%) Consultant
6 26 (5.58%) Active Directory Architect
7 21 (4.51%) Cloud Engineer
8 18 (3.86%) Enterprise Architect
8 18 (3.86%) IAM Specialist
8 18 (3.86%) Security Consultant
8 18 (3.86%) Security Engineer
8 18 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
9 17 (3.65%) Business Analyst
9 17 (3.65%) Developer
10 16 (3.43%) Cloud Architect
11 14 (3.00%) Lead
12 13 (2.79%) Project Manager
12 13 (2.79%) Senior Architect
12 13 (2.79%) Software Engineer
13 12 (2.58%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (13.52%) OAuth
2 62 (13.30%) SailPoint
3 58 (12.45%) OpenID
3 58 (12.45%) SAML
4 23 (4.94%) LDAP
5 21 (4.51%) OAuth2
6 10 (2.15%) SOAP
7 9 (1.93%) REST
7 9 (1.93%) XACML
8 8 (1.72%) ARM Templates
8 8 (1.72%) Kafka
8 8 (1.72%) Node.js
8 8 (1.72%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (1.29%) Angular 2
9 6 (1.29%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.29%) CSS
9 6 (1.29%) FIDO
9 6 (1.29%) HTML
9 6 (1.29%) HTML5
9 6 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.87%) Security Posture
2 30 (6.44%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (5.36%) PKI
4 24 (5.15%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.94%) Onboarding
6 20 (4.29%) Cloud Native
7 19 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (3.43%) Data Centre
9 15 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (2.79%) Private Cloud
11 10 (2.15%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.93%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.50%) Taxonomies
14 4 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
14 4 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.86%) Linux Command Line
15 3 (0.64%) BYOD
15 3 (0.64%) Hedge funds
15 3 (0.64%) Reinsurance
15 3 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.59%) Windows
2 20 (4.29%) Linux
3 19 (4.08%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.93%) Unix
5 5 (1.07%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.64%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.64%) VMS
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.43%) Android
8 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (16.74%) Cloud Security
2 78 (16.74%) RBAC
3 75 (16.09%) Cybersecurity
4 72 (15.45%) Agile
5 64 (13.73%) Migration
6 62 (13.30%) Identity Management
7 49 (10.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (10.30%) Privileged Access Management
9 47 (10.09%) DevOps
10 45 (9.66%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 42 (9.01%) Security Architecture
12 41 (8.80%) CI/CD
13 37 (7.94%) Infrastructure as Code
13 37 (7.94%) Roadmaps
14 32 (6.87%) Risk Management
15 31 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
15 31 (6.65%) Information Security
15 31 (6.65%) Project Management
16 30 (6.44%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 97 (20.82%) PowerShell
2 61 (13.09%) Python
3 39 (8.37%) Java
4 27 (5.79%) SQL
5 19 (4.08%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.15%) Bicep
7 7 (1.50%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.86%) Bash
8 4 (0.86%) BeanShell
8 4 (0.86%) Groovy
9 3 (0.64%) C#
9 3 (0.64%) VBA
10 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.43%) VB
10 2 (0.43%) VBScript
11 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.21%) C
11 1 (0.21%) PHP
11 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 128 (27.47%) Security Cleared
2 77 (16.52%) SC Cleared
3 44 (9.44%) DV Cleared
4 43 (9.23%) CISSP
5 36 (7.73%) Degree
6 24 (5.15%) CISM
7 23 (4.94%) Azure Certification
8 20 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 20 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (3.43%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.50%) OCP
10 7 (1.50%) Oracle Certification
11 6 (1.29%) CRISC
12 5 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (1.07%) CCSP
12 5 (1.07%) CISA
12 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.07%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.07%) PMP
12 5 (1.07%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (14.38%) NIST
2 58 (12.45%) GDPR
3 50 (10.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 46 (9.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 26 (5.58%) HIPAA
6 15 (3.22%) GRC
7 12 (2.58%) SOC 2
8 10 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 10 (2.15%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.29%) NCSC
10 4 (0.86%) SLA
11 3 (0.64%) COBIT
11 3 (0.64%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.43%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.43%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.43%) PMO
12 2 (0.43%) QA
13 1 (0.21%) 21 CFR Part 11
System Software
1 151 (32.40%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.65%) Docker
3 11 (2.36%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.50%) OpenAM
4 7 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.86%) RACF
7 3 (0.64%) OpenDJ
7 3 (0.64%) OpenIDM
8 2 (0.43%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.43%) IAG
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 57 (12.23%) Single Sign-On
2 37 (7.94%) Terraform
3 36 (7.73%) Ansible
4 29 (6.22%) Kubernetes
5 17 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.50%) SCCM
7 5 (1.07%) OPNET
8 4 (0.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.86%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.86%) Grafana
8 4 (0.86%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.86%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.64%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.64%) Automic
9 3 (0.64%) Puppet
9 3 (0.64%) Tivoli Identity Manager
10 2 (0.43%) CASB
10 2 (0.43%) Nessus
10 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.21%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 124 (26.61%) Microsoft
2 44 (9.44%) CyberArk
2 44 (9.44%) Okta
3 41 (8.80%) SAP
4 31 (6.65%) Ping Identity
5 24 (5.15%) ServiceNow
6 23 (4.94%) ForgeRock
7 22 (4.72%) Google
8 19 (4.08%) Oracle
9 9 (1.93%) BeyondTrust
9 9 (1.93%) VMware
10 7 (1.50%) IBM
10 7 (1.50%) Zscaler
11 3 (0.64%) Apple
11 3 (0.64%) Cisco
11 3 (0.64%) F5
11 3 (0.64%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.64%) Proofpoint
11 3 (0.64%) Qualys
11 3 (0.64%) Splunk