Identity Access Management Contracts

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Identity Access Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 195 309
Rank change year-on-year +13 +114 -14
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 540 763 794
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.27% 1.35% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 1.50% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 479 523
10th Percentile £407 £475 £438
25th Percentile £500 £519 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +6.38% +11.77%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £575 £525
% change year-on-year +13.04% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 11 4
10th Percentile - £61.50 £41.50
25th Percentile - £63.75 £43.75
Median hourly rate £23.80 £66.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.94% +22.22% +66.15%
75th Percentile - - £67.38
90th Percentile - - £72.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £66.00 £74.00
% change year-on-year - -10.81% +393.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Identity Access Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,537 50,741 79,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.91% 89.71% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,555 35,132 55,704
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £439 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +8.08%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £483
% change year-on-year - +3.63% +9.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,471 1,680 1,899
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.74 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year - +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.56
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.75 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.86% +75.00% -4.99%

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 23 May 2024.

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 17 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 23 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 +13 433 £600 -4.00% 166
London 0 226 £556 -14.46% 76
UK excluding London +41 224 £650 +13.04% 93
Work from Home -47 169 £600 - 69
South East +10 58 £625 +8.70% 27
North of England +13 54 £620 +18.10% 23
South West +23 46 £700 +3.70% 9
Midlands +37 29 £645 +15.44% 20
North West +23 29 £665 +36.83% 14
Scotland +56 28 £600 +29.73% 9
Yorkshire +3 24 £575 - 8
West Midlands +12 16 £650 +13.79% 14
East Midlands +22 10 £622 +23.17% 6
Wales +19 5 £700 +19.15%
Northern Ireland +1 5 £650 -
East of England +8 2 £493 -14.35% 6
North East +12 1 £600 -14.29% 1

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 28 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (3.33%) Confluence
4 6 (1.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.93%) IIS
6 2 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.19%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 27 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.22%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.30%) NEC Housing
2 7 (1.30%) Temenos T24
3 5 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (0.74%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (0.74%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.19%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 165 (30.56%) Azure
2 113 (20.93%) Entra ID
3 100 (18.52%) AWS
4 51 (9.44%) GCP
5 28 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (4.44%) Power Platform
7 20 (3.70%) PaaS
8 19 (3.52%) GitHub
9 17 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (3.15%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (2.96%) SaaS
10 16 (2.96%) Serverless
11 15 (2.78%) GitHub Actions
11 15 (2.78%) IaaS
12 13 (2.41%) Power Automate
13 12 (2.22%) Amazon EC2
13 12 (2.22%) Google Compute Engine
14 10 (1.85%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.85%) Apigee
14 10 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 58 (10.74%) Firewall
2 56 (10.37%) Network Security
3 26 (4.81%) DNS
4 22 (4.07%) WAN
5 20 (3.70%) VPN
6 14 (2.59%) SD-WAN
7 11 (2.04%) HTTPS
7 11 (2.04%) LAN
8 10 (1.85%) Kerberos
9 9 (1.67%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (1.48%) DHCP
11 7 (1.30%) TCP/IP
11 7 (1.30%) Wireless
12 6 (1.11%) Cisco ISE
12 6 (1.11%) HTTP
12 6 (1.11%) SSL
13 5 (0.93%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (0.93%) SMTP
14 4 (0.74%) Internet
14 4 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.33%) BigQuery
1 18 (3.33%) Power BI
2 15 (2.78%) Data Lake
3 11 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.67%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.30%) MongoDB
5 7 (1.30%) OLAP
5 7 (1.30%) OLTP
6 6 (1.11%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.11%) Oracle OLAP
7 5 (0.93%) Metadata
7 5 (0.93%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.74%) MySQL
9 3 (0.56%) Apache Cassandra
9 3 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.37%) Tableau
11 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 33 (6.11%) JIRA
2 11 (2.04%) Git
2 11 (2.04%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.30%) Sonatype Nexus
4 6 (1.11%) Maven
4 6 (1.11%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.56%) GitLab
6 3 (0.56%) gulp
6 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.37%) JUnit
7 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
General
1 142 (26.30%) Social Skills
2 116 (21.48%) Finance
3 61 (11.30%) Public Sector
4 52 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (9.26%) Banking
6 12 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (1.85%) Financial Institution
7 10 (1.85%) Legal
7 10 (1.85%) Retail
8 7 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (0.93%) Law
10 5 (0.93%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.74%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.56%) Wholesale Banking
13 2 (0.37%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.19%) Advertising
14 1 (0.19%) Local Government
14 1 (0.19%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 142 (26.30%) Architect
2 75 (13.89%) Consultant
3 48 (8.89%) Analyst
3 48 (8.89%) Lead
4 39 (7.22%) Senior
5 37 (6.85%) Security Architect
6 33 (6.11%) Security Consultant
7 30 (5.56%) Lead Architect
7 30 (5.56%) Project Manager
8 24 (4.44%) Cloud Engineer
8 24 (4.44%) Security Analyst
8 24 (4.44%) Security Engineer
9 23 (4.26%) IAM Consultant
10 20 (3.70%) Developer
11 18 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 18 (3.33%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (2.78%) Cloud Architect
13 14 (2.59%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.59%) Security Manager
14 13 (2.41%) Identity Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (15.37%) OAuth
2 76 (14.07%) SailPoint
3 73 (13.52%) SAML
4 65 (12.04%) OpenID
5 35 (6.48%) LDAP
6 19 (3.52%) RESTful
7 18 (3.33%) .NET
8 17 (3.15%) OAuth2
9 15 (2.78%) REST
9 15 (2.78%) SOAP
10 13 (2.41%) Web Services
11 10 (1.85%) React
12 9 (1.67%) Node.js
12 9 (1.67%) Oracle Fusion
12 9 (1.67%) Spring
13 8 (1.48%) JSON
13 8 (1.48%) Kafka
13 8 (1.48%) Spring Boot
14 7 (1.30%) .NET Core
14 7 (1.30%) IBM Integration Bus
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.07%) Management Information System
2 40 (7.41%) PKI
3 23 (4.26%) Security Posture
4 18 (3.33%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.15%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.78%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 13 (2.41%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (1.30%) Clustering
9 7 (1.30%) DataPower
9 7 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.30%) Hedge funds
9 7 (1.30%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.30%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.30%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.11%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 49 (9.07%) Windows
2 24 (4.44%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.15%) Linux
4 13 (2.41%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (1.67%) Unix
6 6 (1.11%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.56%) Android
8 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.19%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.19%) VMS
10 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (24.81%) Cybersecurity
2 92 (17.04%) DevOps
3 83 (15.37%) Agile
4 79 (14.63%) Information Security
5 76 (14.07%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (13.33%) Privileged Access Management
7 66 (12.22%) Cloud Security
7 66 (12.22%) Problem-Solving
8 61 (11.30%) Project Management
9 60 (11.11%) Risk Management
10 57 (10.56%) Identity Management
11 53 (9.81%) Migration
12 45 (8.33%) Application Security
13 42 (7.78%) Roadmaps
14 41 (7.59%) Infrastructure as Code
15 37 (6.85%) SIEM
16 36 (6.67%) DevSecOps
17 35 (6.48%) CI/CD
18 34 (6.30%) Computer Science
19 33 (6.11%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 63 (11.67%) Python
2 43 (7.96%) PowerShell
3 32 (5.93%) SQL
4 29 (5.37%) Java
5 15 (2.78%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.41%) Bash
6 13 (2.41%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.48%) C#
8 4 (0.74%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.56%) Go
9 3 (0.56%) Perl
9 3 (0.56%) PHP
9 3 (0.56%) Ruby
10 1 (0.19%) ABAP
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Groovy
10 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 123 (22.78%) Security Cleared
2 90 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.74%) Degree
4 46 (8.52%) CISSP
5 25 (4.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 24 (4.44%) DV Cleared
7 23 (4.26%) CISM
8 18 (3.33%) Azure Certification
8 18 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.85%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.48%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.48%) PMP
11 7 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.30%) CISA
11 7 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.30%) ISACA
12 6 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 6 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.93%) APMP
14 4 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.15%) NIST
2 42 (7.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (6.30%) QA
4 25 (4.63%) JSP 440
5 22 (4.07%) GDPR
6 16 (2.96%) GRC
6 16 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 14 (2.59%) COBIT
8 9 (1.67%) PCI DSS
9 8 (1.48%) Disclosure Scotland
10 4 (0.74%) SLA
11 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.56%) NCSC
11 3 (0.56%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.37%) ISA99
12 2 (0.37%) RMADS
12 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 119 (22.04%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.15%) Docker
4 13 (2.41%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.30%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.30%) Microsoft App-V
5 7 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.93%) Terminal Services
6 5 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.74%) Shibboleth
8 3 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.56%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.37%) XenApp
10 1 (0.19%) OpenIDM
10 1 (0.19%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 63 (11.67%) Single Sign-On
2 53 (9.81%) Terraform
3 21 (3.89%) Ansible
4 20 (3.70%) Kubernetes
5 19 (3.52%) PingFederate
6 9 (1.67%) NetIQ Identity Manager
7 7 (1.30%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.93%) SCCM
9 5 (0.93%) vMotion
10 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.74%) Oracle Identity Management
10 4 (0.74%) SCOM
11 3 (0.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.56%) Nessus
11 3 (0.56%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.56%) SCVMM
12 2 (0.37%) Grafana
12 2 (0.37%) Network Intrusion Detection System
12 2 (0.37%) Puppet
Vendors
1 151 (27.96%) Microsoft
2 58 (10.74%) CyberArk
3 37 (6.85%) Oracle
4 28 (5.19%) VMware
5 26 (4.81%) ForgeRock
6 25 (4.63%) Ping Identity
7 21 (3.89%) Google
8 18 (3.33%) Okta
9 14 (2.59%) Cisco
9 14 (2.59%) NetIQ
10 12 (2.22%) ServiceNow
11 11 (2.04%) IBM
12 10 (1.85%) F5
13 9 (1.67%) CheckPoint
13 9 (1.67%) Citrix
14 8 (1.48%) BeyondTrust
15 7 (1.30%) NEC
15 7 (1.30%) TSYS
16 6 (1.11%) SAP
16 6 (1.11%) Zscaler