Identity Access Management Job Trends in London

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Identity Access Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 258 295
Rank change year-on-year +1 +37 +73
Permanent jobs citing Identity Access Management 117 181 159
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.85% 1.16% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.96% 1.23% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72 100 122
10th Percentile £45,250 £65,000 £55,000
25th Percentile £67,633 £73,688 £63,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £90,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +9.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £92,500 £112,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £106,750 £125,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £82,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -15.15% +13.79% -3.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,131 14,714 16,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 88.23% 94.39% 92.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7,752 8,132 13,321
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,229 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Identity Access Management job vacancy trend in London

Identity Access Management
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Identity Access Management

Identity Access Management
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management in London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Identity Access Management in London

Identity Access Management
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 4 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
Central London +22 23 £85,000 -5.56% 39
West London - 2 £95,000 - 48
East London -12 1 £70,000 +20.69% 77
Identity Access Management
England

Identity Access Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 21 (17.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (8.55%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.71%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 5 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 76 (64.96%) Azure
2 57 (48.72%) Entra ID
3 41 (35.04%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (25.64%) AWS
5 16 (13.68%) GCP
6 14 (11.97%) Azure Sentinel
6 14 (11.97%) SaaS
7 11 (9.40%) OneDrive
8 10 (8.55%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (8.55%) Azure Monitor
9 9 (7.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 8 (6.84%) GitHub
10 8 (6.84%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (6.84%) Serverless
11 7 (5.98%) IaaS
11 7 (5.98%) PaaS
12 5 (4.27%) Azure AKS
12 5 (4.27%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 5 (4.27%) Google Workspace
12 5 (4.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 25 (21.37%) Firewall
2 22 (18.80%) WAN
3 19 (16.24%) Network Security
4 17 (14.53%) DNS
4 17 (14.53%) VPN
5 15 (12.82%) DHCP
6 10 (8.55%) SD-WAN
7 9 (7.69%) LAN
8 8 (6.84%) TCP/IP
9 6 (5.13%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (5.13%) Wireless
10 5 (4.27%) Broadband
11 4 (3.42%) VoIP
12 2 (1.71%) DMARC
12 2 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
13 1 (0.85%) DKIM
13 1 (0.85%) HTTP
13 1 (0.85%) Internet
13 1 (0.85%) NGFW
13 1 (0.85%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.42%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.56%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.71%) Power BI
3 2 (1.71%) Tableau
4 1 (0.85%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (3.42%) TeamCity
2 3 (2.56%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.71%) GitLab
4 1 (0.85%) CircleCI
General
1 39 (33.33%) Finance
2 34 (29.06%) Social Skills
3 11 (9.40%) Banking
4 9 (7.69%) Law
5 7 (5.98%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.98%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (5.98%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.27%) Financial Institution
6 5 (4.27%) Retail
7 4 (3.42%) Back Office
7 4 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.71%) Legal
9 1 (0.85%) Advertising
9 1 (0.85%) Billing
9 1 (0.85%) Games
9 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Marketing
9 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 32 (27.35%) Senior
2 18 (15.38%) Security Engineer
3 15 (12.82%) Cloud Engineer
4 13 (11.11%) Cloud Security Engineer
4 13 (11.11%) Lead
5 11 (9.40%) Analyst
5 11 (9.40%) Azure Engineer
5 11 (9.40%) IT Manager
6 10 (8.55%) Automation Engineer
6 10 (8.55%) Cloud Automation Engineer
6 10 (8.55%) Infrastructure Manager
7 9 (7.69%) Operations Engineer
8 7 (5.98%) AWS Engineer
8 7 (5.98%) GCP Engineer
8 7 (5.98%) Python Engineer
9 6 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (5.13%) IT Infrastructure Manager
9 6 (5.13%) Security Analyst
9 6 (5.13%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (4.27%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (14.53%) OAuth
2 15 (12.82%) SAML
3 9 (7.69%) OpenID
4 8 (6.84%) LDAP
5 7 (5.98%) SailPoint
6 5 (4.27%) GraphQL
6 5 (4.27%) REST
6 5 (4.27%) SOAP
7 4 (3.42%) ADO
7 4 (3.42%) YAML
8 2 (1.71%) AWS SAM
8 2 (1.71%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.85%) .NET
9 1 (0.85%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.85%) ARM Templates
9 1 (0.85%) AWS CDK
9 1 (0.85%) Node.js
9 1 (0.85%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.85%) React
9 1 (0.85%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 28 (23.93%) Security Posture
2 16 (13.68%) Hybrid Cloud
3 15 (12.82%) Management Information System
4 10 (8.55%) Cloud Native
5 7 (5.98%) PKI
6 6 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (5.13%) Hedge funds
6 6 (5.13%) Onboarding
7 5 (4.27%) Blog
7 5 (4.27%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (4.27%) Cyberattack
7 5 (4.27%) iPad
7 5 (4.27%) iPhone
7 5 (4.27%) Mobile App
7 5 (4.27%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.42%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (2.56%) CMDB
9 3 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.56%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.71%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 35 (29.91%) Windows
2 17 (14.53%) Windows Server
3 13 (11.11%) Unix
4 12 (10.26%) Windows 10
5 9 (7.69%) Apple iOS
5 9 (7.69%) Linux
6 6 (5.13%) VMS
7 3 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (1.71%) OpenVMS
8 2 (1.71%) Windows 7
8 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.85%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 36 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (25.64%) Infrastructure as Code
3 30 (25.64%) Service Delivery
4 29 (24.79%) Zero Trust
5 28 (23.93%) RBAC
6 27 (23.08%) ITIL
7 26 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
8 24 (20.51%) Incident Response
8 24 (20.51%) Information Security
8 24 (20.51%) SIEM
9 23 (19.66%) CI/CD
9 23 (19.66%) DevOps
9 23 (19.66%) Vulnerability Management
10 20 (17.09%) Disaster Recovery
10 20 (17.09%) Roadmaps
10 20 (17.09%) Service Management
11 19 (16.24%) Mentoring
12 17 (14.53%) Regulatory Compliance
12 17 (14.53%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 23 (19.66%) PowerShell
1 23 (19.66%) Python
2 18 (15.38%) Bash
3 13 (11.11%) SQL
4 7 (5.98%) Go
5 5 (4.27%) JavaScript
5 5 (4.27%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (4.27%) T-SQL
6 4 (3.42%) Bicep
7 3 (2.56%) Java
8 2 (1.71%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.85%) C#
9 1 (0.85%) Groovy
9 1 (0.85%) Perl
Qualifications
1 19 (16.24%) CISSP
2 14 (11.97%) Degree
3 8 (6.84%) Security Cleared
4 7 (5.98%) CISM
5 6 (5.13%) AWS Certification
5 6 (5.13%) CCSK
5 6 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (4.27%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.56%) CISA
8 3 (2.56%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.56%) SC Cleared
8 3 (2.56%) SSCP
9 2 (1.71%) CCNA
9 2 (1.71%) CCNP
9 2 (1.71%) CRISC
10 1 (0.85%) CCSP
10 1 (0.85%) Check Point Certification
10 1 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (21.37%) NIST
3 22 (18.80%) GDPR
4 10 (8.55%) SOC 2
5 9 (7.69%) GRC
6 7 (5.98%) PCI DSS
7 6 (5.13%) SLA
8 5 (4.27%) NCSC
9 4 (3.42%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.56%) JSP 440
11 2 (1.71%) Basel III
11 2 (1.71%) MiFID
11 2 (1.71%) PMO
12 1 (0.85%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.85%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 60 (51.28%) Active Directory
2 11 (9.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (7.69%) Docker
4 8 (6.84%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (4.27%) Hyper-V
6 4 (3.42%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (3.42%) XenApp
6 4 (3.42%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.85%) OpenAM
7 1 (0.85%) OpenDJ
7 1 (0.85%) OpenIDM
7 1 (0.85%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 27 (23.08%) Single Sign-On
1 27 (23.08%) Terraform
2 23 (19.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (17.09%) Kubernetes
4 8 (6.84%) SCCM
5 6 (5.13%) Ansible
5 6 (5.13%) Grafana
6 4 (3.42%) Cilium
7 3 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (2.56%) Prometheus
8 2 (1.71%) NetBackup
8 2 (1.71%) SCOM
8 2 (1.71%) WSUS
9 1 (0.85%) CASB
9 1 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.85%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.85%) QRadar
9 1 (0.85%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 59 (50.43%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.97%) VMware
3 11 (9.40%) CyberArk
4 10 (8.55%) Palo Alto
5 8 (6.84%) Google
5 8 (6.84%) Okta
5 8 (6.84%) Zscaler
6 6 (5.13%) Citrix
7 5 (4.27%) Cisco
8 4 (3.42%) OneLogin
9 3 (2.56%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (2.56%) Foundry
9 3 (2.56%) Palantir
9 3 (2.56%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.71%) ForgeRock
10 2 (1.71%) Fortinet
10 2 (1.71%) Oracle
10 2 (1.71%) Splunk
10 2 (1.71%) Veeam
10 2 (1.71%) Veritas