Entra ID Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Entra ID skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Entra ID over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 222 131 214
Rank change year-on-year -91 +83 +17
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 122 367 230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.01% 1.90% 1.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.95% 5.66% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 72 275 164
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £27,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £48,836
Median % change year-on-year - -18.09% +8.52%
75th Percentile £52,813 £54,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,625 £65,625 £71,750
England median annual salary £46,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.24% -15.00% -1.92%

All Cloud Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,466 6,484 7,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 20.48% 33.55% 44.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,600 5,085 3,828
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,775 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,777 £69,500 £71,906
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Entra ID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in the North of England

Entra ID
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in the North of England.

Salary trend for Entra ID in the North of England

Entra ID
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in the North of England over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Entra ID in the North of England

Entra ID
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Entra ID within the North of England region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
Yorkshire -10 53 £35,000 -12.50% 48
North West -102 35 £45,750 +14.38% 78
North East +6 34 £33,250 -21.76% 16
Entra ID
England

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 (22.95%) SharePoint
2 16 (13.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.64%) IIS
3 2 (1.64%) nginx
Applications
1 9 (7.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (7.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.46%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 109 (89.34%) Azure
2 49 (40.16%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (13.93%) Power Platform
4 15 (12.30%) AWS
5 8 (6.56%) Power Automate
6 7 (5.74%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (5.74%) Azure Logic Apps
6 7 (5.74%) OneDrive
7 5 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (4.10%) IaaS
8 4 (3.28%) Azure AI
8 4 (3.28%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 4 (3.28%) Azure Key Vault
8 4 (3.28%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (3.28%) Azure Service Bus
8 4 (3.28%) PaaS
8 4 (3.28%) PowerApps
8 4 (3.28%) SaaS
9 3 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 32 (26.23%) Firewall
2 16 (13.11%) DNS
3 15 (12.30%) LAN
3 15 (12.30%) VPN
4 10 (8.20%) WAN
5 9 (7.38%) DHCP
6 4 (3.28%) SD-WAN
6 4 (3.28%) VoIP
7 3 (2.46%) TCP/IP
7 3 (2.46%) VLAN
8 2 (1.64%) Reverse Proxy
8 2 (1.64%) SAN
8 2 (1.64%) Wireless
9 1 (0.82%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.82%) NAS
9 1 (0.82%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.82%) Network Security
9 1 (0.82%) OSPF
9 1 (0.82%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (12.30%) Power BI
2 9 (7.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (4.10%) Data Lake
4 4 (3.28%) MySQL
5 3 (2.46%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.64%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 4 (3.28%) Git
General
1 46 (37.70%) Social Skills
2 12 (9.84%) Public Sector
3 11 (9.02%) Finance
4 10 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (5.74%) Law
5 7 (5.74%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (4.10%) Automotive
8 4 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.46%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.82%) Legal
10 1 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 39 (31.97%) Identity Management Specialist
1 39 (31.97%) Technology Specialist
2 11 (9.02%) Service Desk Engineer
3 9 (7.38%) Support Engineer
4 8 (6.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 8 (6.56%) Analyst
4 8 (6.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 8 (6.56%) IT Engineer
4 8 (6.56%) Lead
5 7 (5.74%) Senior
5 7 (5.74%) Team Leader
6 6 (4.92%) Architect
7 5 (4.10%) 2nd Line Support
7 5 (4.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 5 (4.10%) Help Desk Team Lead
7 5 (4.10%) IT Support
7 5 (4.10%) Support Analyst
8 4 (3.28%) Cloud Architect
9 3 (2.46%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 3 (2.46%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.46%) SailPoint
2 2 (1.64%) .NET
3 1 (0.82%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.82%) JSON
3 1 (0.82%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (35.25%) NHS
2 8 (6.56%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.92%) Life Science
4 5 (4.10%) Data Centre
5 4 (3.28%) Product Ownership
5 4 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.46%) CCTV
6 3 (2.46%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.46%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.46%) Social Media
7 2 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.64%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.82%) CMDB
8 1 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.82%) PKI
8 1 (0.82%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.82%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.82%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 44 (36.07%) Windows
2 28 (22.95%) Windows Server
3 12 (9.84%) Windows 10
4 8 (6.56%) Linux
5 3 (2.46%) CentOS
5 3 (2.46%) Mac OS
5 3 (2.46%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.82%) Debian
6 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (46.72%) ITIL
2 44 (36.07%) Identity Management
3 37 (30.33%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (18.03%) Customer Service
5 13 (10.66%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (9.02%) CI/CD
6 11 (9.02%) Migration
7 10 (8.20%) DevOps
7 10 (8.20%) Roadmaps
7 10 (8.20%) Service Delivery
7 10 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 8 (6.56%) Analytics
9 8 (6.56%) Mentoring
9 8 (6.56%) Time Management
10 7 (5.74%) Agile
10 7 (5.74%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (5.74%) Infrastructure as Code
10 7 (5.74%) Process Improvement
10 7 (5.74%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (22.95%) SQL
2 17 (13.93%) PowerShell
3 5 (4.10%) Bicep
4 3 (2.46%) Bash
5 2 (1.64%) Java
5 2 (1.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 51 (41.80%) Degree
2 46 (37.70%) DBS Check
3 17 (13.93%) SC Cleared
3 17 (13.93%) Security Cleared
4 16 (13.11%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (9.02%) Azure Certification
6 5 (4.10%) AWS Certification
6 5 (4.10%) MCSE
7 4 (3.28%) CCNA
7 4 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.46%) Linux+ Certification
8 3 (2.46%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (2.46%) RHCE
9 2 (1.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.64%) CEH
9 2 (1.64%) MCSA
9 2 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.82%) CISMP
10 1 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.28%) GDPR
3 3 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.46%) HIPAA
3 3 (2.46%) ISO 14001
3 3 (2.46%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.82%) NCSC
4 1 (0.82%) NIST
System Software
1 96 (78.69%) Active Directory
2 18 (14.75%) Hyper-V
3 17 (13.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (6.56%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (3.28%) vSphere
6 3 (2.46%) Docker
6 3 (2.46%) Dovecot
6 3 (2.46%) Postfix
7 1 (0.82%) RHEV
7 1 (0.82%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.82%) XenApp
7 1 (0.82%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 27 (22.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.92%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (4.10%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.46%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.46%) SCCM
5 2 (1.64%) Terraform
6 1 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.82%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 100 (81.97%) Microsoft
2 19 (15.57%) VMware
3 11 (9.02%) Meraki
4 9 (7.38%) Cisco
5 6 (4.92%) Okta
6 5 (4.10%) Databricks
7 4 (3.28%) CyberArk
7 4 (3.28%) Fortinet
7 4 (3.28%) Veeam
8 3 (2.46%) Acronis
8 3 (2.46%) BeyondTrust
8 3 (2.46%) Kaseya
8 3 (2.46%) Ping Identity
8 3 (2.46%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.46%) Sage
8 3 (2.46%) SonicWALL
8 3 (2.46%) WatchGuard
9 2 (1.64%) Apple
9 2 (1.64%) Citrix
9 2 (1.64%) IBM