Entra ID Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 218 156 250
Rank change year-on-year -62 +94 +8
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 542 1,340 827
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.37% 1.79% 1.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 6.26% 5.58% 3.71%
Number of salaries quoted 398 1,051 669
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,686 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,747 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.64% -11.67% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £63,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £46,500 £42,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -18.27% -0.95%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 8,654 24,030 22,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 21.81% 32.09% 38.87%
Number of salaries quoted 5,753 17,653 13,381
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,450 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,650 £70,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK 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 UK excluding London

Job postings citing Entra ID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Entra ID in the UK excluding London

Entra ID
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Entra ID within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
North of England -103 123 £40,000 - 97
South East -75 110 £45,000 +13.22% 112
Midlands -48 108 £31,000 -11.43% 70
East of England +46 102 £32,533 +1.67% 45
South West +58 77 £41,500 -1.19% 51
West Midlands -24 65 £35,000 - 41
Yorkshire -10 53 £35,000 -12.50% 27
East Midlands -17 43 £28,750 -17.47% 29
North West -107 36 £46,500 +16.25% 60
North East +5 34 £33,250 -21.76% 10
Scotland +51 12 £67,500 +80.00% 15
Wales +16 6 £32,500 +14.88% 24
Northern Ireland +44 5 £78,750 +85.29% 11
Isle of Man +11 1 - -
Entra ID
UK

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 146 (26.94%) SharePoint
2 125 (23.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (2.95%) IIS
4 9 (1.66%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.55%) Apache
6 2 (0.37%) nginx
6 2 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 51 (9.41%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 3 (0.55%) Sage 50
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 459 (84.69%) Azure
2 329 (60.70%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (13.10%) OneDrive
4 56 (10.33%) AWS
5 51 (9.41%) Power Platform
6 42 (7.75%) Power Automate
7 34 (6.27%) SaaS
8 31 (5.72%) IaaS
9 30 (5.54%) Azure Monitor
10 29 (5.35%) PaaS
11 27 (4.98%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (4.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 23 (4.24%) Azure Key Vault
14 16 (2.95%) PowerApps
15 15 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (2.58%) Azure AI
16 14 (2.58%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (2.58%) Azure Service Bus
16 14 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
17 13 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 161 (29.70%) Firewall
2 107 (19.74%) DNS
3 84 (15.50%) WAN
4 83 (15.31%) VPN
5 70 (12.92%) LAN
6 56 (10.33%) DHCP
7 37 (6.83%) SD-WAN
8 36 (6.64%) VoIP
9 35 (6.46%) VLAN
10 22 (4.06%) Wi-Fi
11 18 (3.32%) Wireless
12 16 (2.95%) Network Security
13 15 (2.77%) Remote Desktop
14 13 (2.40%) SAN
14 13 (2.40%) TCP/IP
15 11 (2.03%) SSL
16 10 (1.85%) WLAN
17 9 (1.66%) DMARC
18 8 (1.48%) Ethernet
19 7 (1.29%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (7.38%) Power BI
2 29 (5.35%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (2.77%) Data Lake
5 14 (2.58%) MySQL
6 9 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.55%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.37%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.18%) GIS
10 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.14%) Git
2 7 (1.29%) JIRA
3 1 (0.18%) Babel
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.18%) webpack
General
1 175 (32.29%) Social Skills
2 36 (6.64%) Finance
3 31 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
4 27 (4.98%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (3.51%) Manufacturing
5 19 (3.51%) Public Sector
6 18 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
7 17 (3.14%) Legal
8 15 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (2.77%) Law
9 14 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.66%) Automotive
10 9 (1.66%) Back Office
10 9 (1.66%) Czech Language
11 5 (0.92%) Games
11 5 (0.92%) Local Government
12 4 (0.74%) Retail
13 3 (0.55%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.55%) Electronics
13 3 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 109 (20.11%) IT Support
2 70 (12.92%) Technology Specialist
3 66 (12.18%) Analyst
4 58 (10.70%) 2nd Line Support
5 56 (10.33%) Support Engineer
6 46 (8.49%) IT Engineer
7 43 (7.93%) Senior
8 40 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 39 (7.20%) Identity Management Specialist
10 37 (6.83%) Support Analyst
11 32 (5.90%) 1st Line Support
12 28 (5.17%) Architect
12 28 (5.17%) IT Support Engineer
13 26 (4.80%) Lead
13 26 (4.80%) Technical Support
14 24 (4.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 23 (4.24%) Cloud Engineer
16 21 (3.87%) Support Technician
17 19 (3.51%) Administrator
17 19 (3.51%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.14%) SailPoint
2 11 (2.03%) JSON
3 10 (1.85%) REST
4 9 (1.66%) SOAP
4 9 (1.66%) XML
5 7 (1.29%) SAML
6 6 (1.11%) OAuth
6 6 (1.11%) OpenID
6 6 (1.11%) YAML
7 5 (0.92%) .NET
7 5 (0.92%) React
8 4 (0.74%) Node.js
9 3 (0.55%) CSS
10 2 (0.37%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.37%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.37%) HTML
10 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
11 1 (0.18%) Blazor
11 1 (0.18%) JWT
11 1 (0.18%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 84 (15.50%) NHS
2 29 (5.35%) Driving Licence
3 27 (4.98%) Onboarding
4 23 (4.24%) Data Centre
5 18 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (3.14%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.95%) Security Posture
8 13 (2.40%) Management Information System
8 13 (2.40%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.48%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.48%) Social Media
10 7 (1.29%) Life Science
10 7 (1.29%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.11%) PKI
12 5 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.74%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.74%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 254 (46.86%) Windows
2 147 (27.12%) Windows Server
3 55 (10.15%) Windows 10
4 36 (6.64%) Mac OS
5 33 (6.09%) Apple iOS
6 32 (5.90%) Linux
7 23 (4.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 20 (3.69%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (2.58%) Android
10 11 (2.03%) Unix
11 6 (1.11%) VMS
12 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.55%) CentOS
13 3 (0.55%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.37%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.18%) Debian
15 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.18%) SUSE
15 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (33.95%) ITIL
2 122 (22.51%) Customer Service
3 103 (19.00%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (16.24%) Identity Management
5 59 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
6 58 (10.70%) Roadmaps
7 51 (9.41%) Agile
8 49 (9.04%) DevOps
9 45 (8.30%) Migration
10 44 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 44 (8.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 41 (7.56%) Analytics
11 41 (7.56%) CI/CD
12 40 (7.38%) Mentoring
13 38 (7.01%) Service Delivery
14 37 (6.83%) Project Management
15 36 (6.64%) ITSM
16 34 (6.27%) Service Management
17 33 (6.09%) Infrastructure as Code
18 31 (5.72%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 115 (21.22%) PowerShell
2 70 (12.92%) SQL
3 22 (4.06%) Bicep
4 18 (3.32%) Python
5 12 (2.21%) Java
5 12 (2.21%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.66%) VBA
7 4 (0.74%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.55%) Bash
9 2 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.18%) C#
10 1 (0.18%) Groovy
10 1 (0.18%) PHP
10 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.18%) VB
10 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 138 (25.46%) Degree
2 99 (18.27%) DBS Check
3 90 (16.61%) Microsoft Certification
4 50 (9.23%) Azure Certification
5 42 (7.75%) Security Cleared
6 38 (7.01%) SC Cleared
7 24 (4.43%) Network+ Certification
8 16 (2.95%) MCITP
9 12 (2.21%) AWS Certification
10 11 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (1.66%) CCNA
12 9 (1.66%) MCP
12 9 (1.66%) MCSA
13 8 (1.48%) CTC Cleared
14 7 (1.29%) MCSE
15 6 (1.11%) A+ Certification
15 6 (1.11%) CISSP
15 6 (1.11%) CompTIA Security+
16 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (5.17%) GDPR
3 27 (4.98%) NIST
4 23 (4.24%) SLA
5 21 (3.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.74%) HIPAA
7 4 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.55%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.37%) COBIT
9 2 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.37%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 423 (78.04%) Active Directory
2 62 (11.44%) Hyper-V
3 49 (9.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 38 (7.01%) Virtual Machines
5 24 (4.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (1.85%) vSphere
7 8 (1.48%) Terminal Services
7 8 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.92%) Docker
9 3 (0.55%) Dovecot
9 3 (0.55%) Postfix
9 3 (0.55%) XenApp
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) NDS
10 1 (0.18%) RHEV
10 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 175 (32.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (5.35%) Single Sign-On
3 17 (3.14%) SCCM
4 15 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (2.58%) Terraform
6 9 (1.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.29%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.74%) Autotask
8 4 (0.74%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.55%) Ansible
9 3 (0.55%) CASB
9 3 (0.55%) Iperf
10 2 (0.37%) Argo
10 2 (0.37%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.37%) PingFederate
10 2 (0.37%) WSUS
11 1 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.18%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.18%) SCOM
11 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 402 (74.17%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.99%) VMware
3 46 (8.49%) Meraki
4 41 (7.56%) Cisco
5 32 (5.90%) Apple
6 24 (4.43%) Citrix
7 22 (4.06%) Databricks
8 19 (3.51%) Okta
9 14 (2.58%) Veeam
10 13 (2.40%) WatchGuard
11 12 (2.21%) Fortinet
11 12 (2.21%) Palo Alto
12 11 (2.03%) Oracle
13 9 (1.66%) Sage
14 7 (1.29%) Aruba
14 7 (1.29%) ForgeRock
15 6 (1.11%) Atlassian
15 6 (1.11%) ServiceNow
15 6 (1.11%) SolarWinds
15 6 (1.11%) SonicWALL