Entra ID Job Trends in Berkshire

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Entra ID skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 95 115
Rank change year-on-year -22 +20 +23
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 15 33 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.75% 1.92% 1.18%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.45% 6.19% 4.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11 23 23
10th Percentile - £44,500 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £56,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £59,125 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.12% +0.21% -1.67%
75th Percentile £45,000 £65,875 £74,250
90th Percentile - £74,000 -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +4.65% -4.44%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Berkshire

Entra ID falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 612 533 541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 30.62% 30.93% 27.74%
Number of salaries quoted 238 245 396
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,300 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,125 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.60% +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,875 £85,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Entra ID relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Entra ID job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Entra ID
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Entra ID.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Entra ID

Entra ID
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Entra ID within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +5 2 - - 6
Wokingham +2 2 - - 1
Maidenhead - 2 £45,000 -
Thatcham - 1 £36,000 -
Entra ID
South East

Entra ID
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 11 (73.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (100.00%) Azure
2 12 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (6.67%) OneDrive
3 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
3 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Ethernet
1 1 (6.67%) LAN
1 1 (6.67%) TCP/IP
1 1 (6.67%) VoIP
1 1 (6.67%) WAN
1 1 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Power BI
1 1 (6.67%) Power Query
1 1 (6.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 9 (60.00%) Azure Engineer
3 8 (53.33%) Project Engineer
4 7 (46.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 7 (46.67%) 3rd Line Support
4 7 (46.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 7 (46.67%) Support Engineer
5 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Engineer
6 5 (33.33%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (20.00%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
7 3 (20.00%) Cloud Network Engineer
8 2 (13.33%) Test Manager
9 1 (6.67%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
9 1 (6.67%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
9 1 (6.67%) Automation Specialist
9 1 (6.67%) Business Intelligence Lead
9 1 (6.67%) Business Intelligence Specialist
9 1 (6.67%) Cloud Specialist
9 1 (6.67%) Data Analytics Specialist
9 1 (6.67%) Service Desk Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 10 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (13.33%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (6.67%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
1 1 (6.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (13.33%) Agile
3 2 (13.33%) Agile Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Business Continuity
3 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (13.33%) ERP
3 2 (13.33%) Integration Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Resilience Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Software Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (13.33%) Test Automation
3 2 (13.33%) Test Management
3 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
3 2 (13.33%) Validation
4 1 (6.67%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 1 (6.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (6.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
1 2 (13.33%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (6.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (86.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) ServiceNow
2 2 (13.33%) Workday
3 1 (6.67%) Talend