Identity Access Management Job Trends in England

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Identity Access Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 399 363 361
Rank change year-on-year -36 -2 +68
Permanent jobs citing Identity Access Management 220 341 337
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.69% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.76% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 143 186 218
10th Percentile £32,500 £49,650 £44,925
25th Percentile £48,161 £62,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,250 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.92% +14.83% -3.33%
75th Percentile £88,750 £101,875 £93,750
90th Percentile £96,750 £120,000 £102,650
UK median annual salary £65,368 £81,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -19.79% +12.41% -3.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Identity Access Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,885 44,702 41,515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.30% 90.14% 91.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,602 22,418 32,186
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Identity Access Management job vacancy trend in England

Identity Access Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Identity Access Management within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -6 116 £82,500 -8.33% 87
North of England +25 39 £53,500 -6.96% 148
North West +37 21 £53,500 -17.69% 64
South East -6 21 £48,822 -40.82% 157
Midlands +22 18 £57,500 -14.81% 128
West Midlands +19 15 £57,500 -4.17% 64
South West -1 13 £52,500 -12.50% 78
North East 0 10 £75,000 +36.36% 11
East of England +23 9 £32,500 -56.67% 97
Yorkshire +2 8 £48,000 -15.42% 75
East Midlands -11 3 - - 59
Identity Access Management
UK

Identity Access Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 30 (13.64%) SharePoint
2 29 (13.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.27%) Confluence
4 3 (1.36%) Tomcat
4 3 (1.36%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.36%) WebLogic Portal
5 2 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.45%) Apache
6 1 (0.45%) JBoss
6 1 (0.45%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.36%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.36%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 140 (63.64%) Azure
2 105 (47.73%) Entra ID
3 78 (35.45%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (23.18%) AWS
5 32 (14.55%) SaaS
6 25 (11.36%) Azure Monitor
6 25 (11.36%) OneDrive
7 20 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (9.09%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (9.09%) GCP
7 20 (9.09%) PaaS
8 18 (8.18%) IaaS
8 18 (8.18%) Power Platform
9 16 (7.27%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (5.00%) GitHub
10 11 (5.00%) Serverless
11 10 (4.55%) Azure AKS
11 10 (4.55%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (4.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (4.09%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 38 (17.27%) Firewall
2 26 (11.82%) Network Security
3 25 (11.36%) VPN
3 25 (11.36%) WAN
4 22 (10.00%) DNS
5 13 (5.91%) DHCP
6 11 (5.00%) LAN
6 11 (5.00%) Wireless
7 10 (4.55%) Intrusion Detection
8 9 (4.09%) SD-WAN
8 9 (4.09%) TCP/IP
9 6 (2.73%) Broadband
9 6 (2.73%) VoIP
10 4 (1.82%) HTTP
10 4 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.91%) DMARC
11 2 (0.91%) Internet
11 2 (0.91%) SSH
12 1 (0.45%) DKIM
12 1 (0.45%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (1.82%) Power BI
3 3 (1.36%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.36%) Oracle Discoverer
3 3 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.91%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.45%) DTS
5 1 (0.45%) GIS
5 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.45%) Power Query
5 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (3.64%) JIRA
2 5 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.82%) Git
3 4 (1.82%) TeamCity
4 3 (1.36%) GitLab
4 3 (1.36%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (1.36%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.91%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.45%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.45%) Subversion
General
1 75 (34.09%) Social Skills
2 54 (24.55%) Finance
3 21 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (6.36%) Public Sector
5 12 (5.45%) Banking
6 10 (4.55%) Law
6 10 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.18%) Retail
8 6 (2.73%) Legal
9 5 (2.27%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.82%) Back Office
10 4 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.36%) Billing
11 3 (1.36%) Games
11 3 (1.36%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.36%) Marketing
11 3 (1.36%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.91%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 35 (15.91%) Senior
2 27 (12.27%) Cloud Engineer
3 26 (11.82%) Security Engineer
4 19 (8.64%) Architect
5 18 (8.18%) Lead
6 17 (7.73%) Analyst
7 15 (6.82%) Azure Engineer
7 15 (6.82%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 14 (6.36%) Administrator
8 14 (6.36%) Developer
9 12 (5.45%) IT Manager
9 12 (5.45%) Platform Engineer
9 12 (5.45%) Support Engineer
10 11 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (4.55%) Infrastructure Manager
11 10 (4.55%) Systems Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) IT Administrator
12 9 (4.09%) Junior
12 9 (4.09%) Operations Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (10.91%) OAuth
2 21 (9.55%) SAML
3 15 (6.82%) OpenID
4 8 (3.64%) LDAP
4 8 (3.64%) REST
5 7 (3.18%) SailPoint
5 7 (3.18%) SOAP
6 6 (2.73%) GraphQL
6 6 (2.73%) YAML
7 5 (2.27%) ARM Templates
8 4 (1.82%) ADO
8 4 (1.82%) React
9 3 (1.36%) .NET
9 3 (1.36%) ModSecurity
9 3 (1.36%) Oracle ADF
9 3 (1.36%) WebCenter
10 2 (0.91%) AWS CDK
10 2 (0.91%) AWS SAM
10 2 (0.91%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.91%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.00%) Security Posture
2 24 (10.91%) Cloud Native
3 22 (10.00%) Management Information System
4 20 (9.09%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (8.18%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (7.27%) Onboarding
7 10 (4.55%) PKI
8 9 (4.09%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (3.18%) iPad
9 7 (3.18%) iPhone
9 7 (3.18%) Mobile App
9 7 (3.18%) Security Operations Centre
10 6 (2.73%) Cyber Security Posture
10 6 (2.73%) Cyberattack
11 5 (2.27%) Blog
11 5 (2.27%) Data Centre
11 5 (2.27%) Hedge funds
12 4 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 51 (23.18%) Windows
2 19 (8.64%) Windows Server
3 16 (7.27%) Linux
3 16 (7.27%) Windows 10
4 15 (6.82%) Apple iOS
4 15 (6.82%) Unix
5 8 (3.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (2.73%) VMS
6 6 (2.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (2.27%) Android
7 5 (2.27%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.91%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.91%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.45%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (28.64%) Cloud Security
2 56 (25.45%) Continuous Improvement
3 52 (23.64%) Cybersecurity
3 52 (23.64%) Incident Response
4 50 (22.73%) DevOps
4 50 (22.73%) RBAC
5 48 (21.82%) ITIL
6 44 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
7 42 (19.09%) Information Security
8 37 (16.82%) CI/CD
8 37 (16.82%) Service Delivery
9 36 (16.36%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (16.36%) Roadmaps
9 36 (16.36%) SIEM
9 36 (16.36%) Zero Trust
10 35 (15.91%) Vulnerability Management
11 31 (14.09%) Disaster Recovery
12 29 (13.18%) Agile
13 28 (12.73%) Security Operations
14 27 (12.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 46 (20.91%) PowerShell
2 39 (17.73%) Python
3 22 (10.00%) Bash
4 19 (8.64%) SQL
5 17 (7.73%) JavaScript
6 13 (5.91%) Bicep
7 7 (3.18%) Go
8 6 (2.73%) Java
8 6 (2.73%) T-SQL
9 5 (2.27%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (1.36%) C#
10 3 (1.36%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.91%) Groovy
11 2 (0.91%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.45%) Perl
Qualifications
1 27 (12.27%) CISSP
2 23 (10.45%) Degree
3 20 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 13 (5.91%) Computer Science Degree
4 13 (5.91%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (5.45%) CISM
6 10 (4.55%) AWS Certification
6 10 (4.55%) DV Cleared
7 8 (3.64%) SC Cleared
8 7 (3.18%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.18%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (2.73%) CEH
10 5 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (2.27%) CCSK
10 5 (2.27%) CISA
10 5 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.82%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.82%) OSCP
12 3 (1.36%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (15.45%) GDPR
2 34 (15.45%) NIST
3 14 (6.36%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (5.91%) GRC
5 10 (4.55%) PCI DSS
5 10 (4.55%) SOC 2
6 9 (4.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (4.09%) NCSC
6 9 (4.09%) SLA
7 6 (2.73%) QA
8 3 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (1.36%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.91%) Basel III
9 2 (0.91%) MiFID
9 2 (0.91%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.91%) PMO
10 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 99 (45.00%) Active Directory
2 17 (7.73%) Virtual Machines
3 16 (7.27%) Docker
4 10 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (4.09%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (2.27%) Hyper-V
6 5 (2.27%) XenApp
6 5 (2.27%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.91%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.45%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.45%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.45%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 54 (24.55%) Single Sign-On
2 43 (19.55%) Terraform
3 41 (18.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 29 (13.18%) Kubernetes
5 8 (3.64%) SCCM
6 6 (2.73%) Ansible
7 5 (2.27%) Grafana
8 4 (1.82%) Cilium
9 3 (1.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (1.36%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 3 (1.36%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.91%) Nessus
10 2 (0.91%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.91%) QRadar
10 2 (0.91%) SCOM
10 2 (0.91%) WSUS
11 1 (0.45%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.45%) Nagios
11 1 (0.45%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 119 (54.09%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.82%) Splunk
3 12 (5.45%) CyberArk
3 12 (5.45%) Google
3 12 (5.45%) VMware
4 10 (4.55%) Apple
4 10 (4.55%) Palo Alto
4 10 (4.55%) Zscaler
5 9 (4.09%) New Relic
5 9 (4.09%) Okta
6 8 (3.64%) Citrix
6 8 (3.64%) ServiceNow
7 6 (2.73%) Atlassian
8 5 (2.27%) Cisco
8 5 (2.27%) Oracle
8 5 (2.27%) Samsung
9 4 (1.82%) Forcepoint
9 4 (1.82%) OneLogin
9 4 (1.82%) SAP
10 3 (1.36%) Dell