Entra ID Job Trends

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Entra ID skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 165 154
Rank change year-on-year +53 -11 +79
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 1,358 807 1,630
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.82% 1.87% 1.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.61% 5.03% 5.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,003 659 1,401
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £65,087 £68,206 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +7.59% -7.06%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 24,220 16,043 31,910
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.46% 37.20% 37.66%
Number of salaries quoted 12,948 11,123 25,758
10th Percentile £29,186 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Entra ID job vacancy trend in the UK

Entra ID
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Entra ID.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Entra ID

Entra ID
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Entra ID over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Entra ID in the UK

Entra ID
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 16 March 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
England +43 1,145 £45,000 -10.00% 292
UK excluding London +55 915 £40,000 -5.88% 238
Work from Home +70 473 £46,500 -11.43% 116
London +39 357 £62,500 -3.85% 97
North of England +17 198 £47,500 +11.76% 50
South East +51 178 £42,500 -5.56% 92
Midlands +40 144 £33,500 -23.43% 34
Scotland +63 137 £27,500 -38.89% 9
South West +17 126 £32,500 -29.35% 30
East of England +14 122 £34,000 +6.25% 28
North West +23 113 £45,000 - 34
West Midlands +42 87 £47,500 +5.56% 21
Yorkshire -14 76 £47,500 +26.67% 12
East Midlands -10 57 £32,500 +13.54% 13
North East -21 9 £50,500 +34.67% 4
Wales -17 8 £45,000 -13.46% 4
Northern Ireland -32 3 £32,000 -36.00% 1

Entra ID
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 379 (27.91%) SharePoint
2 339 (24.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (1.47%) Confluence
4 6 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (0.37%) IIS
6 4 (0.29%) CMS
7 2 (0.15%) Moodle
7 2 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.074%) Apache
8 1 (0.074%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 122 (8.98%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.074%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.074%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 14 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
2 13 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.22%) Exchequer
4 3 (0.22%) Primavera
5 2 (0.15%) Shopify
6 1 (0.074%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.074%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.074%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1,088 (80.12%) Azure
2 881 (64.87%) Microsoft 365
3 142 (10.46%) OneDrive
4 128 (9.43%) AWS
5 104 (7.66%) SaaS
6 102 (7.51%) Power Platform
7 90 (6.63%) Google Workspace
8 89 (6.55%) Azure DevOps
9 83 (6.11%) Microsoft Purview
10 82 (6.04%) PaaS
11 70 (5.15%) Azure Monitor
12 62 (4.57%) IaaS
13 59 (4.34%) GitHub
14 48 (3.53%) Azure Sentinel
15 45 (3.31%) GCP
16 42 (3.09%) GitHub Actions
17 40 (2.95%) Serverless
18 35 (2.58%) Mimecast
18 35 (2.58%) Power Automate
19 33 (2.43%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 302 (22.24%) Firewall
2 301 (22.16%) DNS
3 267 (19.66%) DHCP
4 238 (17.53%) VPN
5 130 (9.57%) TCP/IP
6 121 (8.91%) WAN
7 101 (7.44%) Wi-Fi
8 96 (7.07%) VLAN
9 90 (6.63%) LAN
10 65 (4.79%) Network Security
11 64 (4.71%) Broadband
12 55 (4.05%) VoIP
13 36 (2.65%) Wireless
14 24 (1.77%) SD-WAN
15 22 (1.62%) Internet
16 20 (1.47%) SAN
17 14 (1.03%) IPsec
18 13 (0.96%) Cisco IOS
19 12 (0.88%) DKIM
19 12 (0.88%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.57%) Power BI
2 49 (3.61%) SQL Server
3 20 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (1.03%) NoSQL
5 13 (0.96%) Data Lake
6 10 (0.74%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.59%) GIS
8 8 (0.59%) MySQL
8 8 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.37%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.074%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.074%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 1 (0.074%) Snowflake Schema
12 1 (0.074%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.074%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 48 (3.53%) Git
2 46 (3.39%) JIRA
3 23 (1.69%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.03%) Oracle Forms
5 12 (0.88%) GitLab
6 9 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.59%) Subversion
8 7 (0.52%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.15%) NUnit
9 2 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
9 2 (0.15%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 597 (43.96%) Social Skills
2 201 (14.80%) Finance
3 111 (8.17%) Organisational Skills
4 95 (7.00%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (4.34%) Law
6 58 (4.27%) Legal
7 44 (3.24%) Public Sector
8 36 (2.65%) Games
9 33 (2.43%) Back Office
10 32 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
11 27 (1.99%) Marketing
12 26 (1.91%) Manufacturing
13 25 (1.84%) Telecoms
14 23 (1.69%) Retail
15 16 (1.18%) Billing
15 16 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (0.88%) Advertising
17 9 (0.66%) Banking
17 9 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 349 (25.70%) IT Support
2 291 (21.43%) Support Engineer
3 219 (16.13%) IT Engineer
4 187 (13.77%) Senior
5 172 (12.67%) IT Support Engineer
6 155 (11.41%) Analyst
7 132 (9.72%) Lead
8 129 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 123 (9.06%) Support Analyst
10 87 (6.41%) 2nd Line Support
11 80 (5.89%) Support Technician
12 74 (5.45%) Cloud Engineer
13 69 (5.08%) Architect
14 66 (4.86%) IT Analyst
15 64 (4.71%) IT Technician
16 61 (4.49%) Azure Engineer
17 60 (4.42%) IT Support Analyst
17 60 (4.42%) IT Support Technician
18 59 (4.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 57 (4.20%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (6.55%) OAuth
2 85 (6.26%) SAML
3 73 (5.38%) SOAP
4 72 (5.30%) OpenID
5 65 (4.79%) REST
6 64 (4.71%) LDAP
7 60 (4.42%) GraphQL
8 44 (3.24%) .NET
9 32 (2.36%) RESTful
10 29 (2.14%) React
11 28 (2.06%) .NET Framework
12 22 (1.62%) JSON
12 22 (1.62%) SailPoint
12 22 (1.62%) XML
13 19 (1.40%) CSS
14 16 (1.18%) Entity Framework
14 16 (1.18%) Razor View Engine
15 15 (1.10%) HTML
16 14 (1.03%) ASP.NET Web API
17 13 (0.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 110 (8.10%) Onboarding
2 97 (7.14%) Driving Licence
3 76 (5.60%) Enterprise Software
4 64 (4.71%) Cyberattack
5 62 (4.57%) Cyber Threat
6 51 (3.76%) Cloud Native
6 51 (3.76%) Management Information System
7 46 (3.39%) Hybrid Cloud
8 42 (3.09%) Security Posture
9 37 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.84%) IoT
11 24 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
12 23 (1.69%) PKI
13 21 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
14 17 (1.25%) iPad
14 17 (1.25%) Mobile App
15 15 (1.10%) Product Ownership
16 14 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
17 13 (0.96%) CMDB
17 13 (0.96%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 666 (49.04%) Windows
2 355 (26.14%) Windows Server
3 221 (16.27%) Windows 10
4 92 (6.77%) Apple iOS
5 77 (5.67%) Android
5 77 (5.67%) Linux
5 77 (5.67%) Mac OS
6 43 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (2.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 24 (1.77%) VMS
9 10 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.37%) Unix
12 4 (0.29%) Mac OS X
12 4 (0.29%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.15%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (26.66%) ITIL
2 346 (25.48%) Cybersecurity
3 328 (24.15%) Problem-Solving
4 273 (20.10%) Customer Service
5 221 (16.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 212 (15.61%) Mentoring
7 175 (12.89%) Identity Access Management
8 169 (12.44%) Disaster Recovery
9 167 (12.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 155 (11.41%) DevOps
11 153 (11.27%) Roadmaps
12 130 (9.57%) Migration
13 127 (9.35%) Service Delivery
14 119 (8.76%) Agile
15 116 (8.54%) Infrastructure as Code
16 107 (7.88%) CI/CD
17 102 (7.51%) AI
18 98 (7.22%) Coaching
19 97 (7.14%) Zero Trust
20 94 (6.92%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 341 (25.11%) PowerShell
2 130 (9.57%) SQL
3 96 (7.07%) Bash
4 75 (5.52%) Python
5 67 (4.93%) T-SQL
6 32 (2.36%) JavaScript
7 27 (1.99%) C#
8 23 (1.69%) Java
9 18 (1.33%) Bicep
9 18 (1.33%) TypeScript
10 16 (1.18%) Kusto Query Language
11 14 (1.03%) PL/SQL
11 14 (1.03%) Shell Script
12 10 (0.74%) R
13 9 (0.66%) VB.NET
14 8 (0.59%) C++
14 8 (0.59%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.52%) Google Apps Script
16 2 (0.15%) VB
17 1 (0.074%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 177 (13.03%) Degree
2 140 (10.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 131 (9.65%) Security Cleared
4 108 (7.95%) SC Cleared
5 64 (4.71%) Azure Certification
6 40 (2.95%) CISSP
7 37 (2.72%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (2.65%) DBS Check
9 33 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
10 25 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
11 23 (1.69%) CCNA
11 23 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 21 (1.55%) AWS Certification
13 20 (1.47%) CISM
14 19 (1.40%) Network+ Certification
15 18 (1.33%) A+ Certification
15 18 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
15 18 (1.33%) Master's Degree
15 18 (1.33%) MCSA
16 13 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (13.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 130 (9.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 127 (9.35%) NIST
4 111 (8.17%) SLA
5 78 (5.74%) GDPR
6 67 (4.93%) NCSC
7 46 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 23 (1.69%) QA
9 18 (1.33%) Data Quality
9 18 (1.33%) SOC 2
10 13 (0.96%) GRC
11 7 (0.52%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 5 (0.37%) DICOM
14 4 (0.29%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 3 (0.22%) PMO
16 2 (0.15%) COBIT
16 2 (0.15%) JSP 440
17 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
System Software
1 906 (66.72%) Active Directory
2 131 (9.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 105 (7.73%) Hyper-V
4 50 (3.68%) Virtual Machines
5 44 (3.24%) Virtual Desktop
6 30 (2.21%) vSphere
7 28 (2.06%) Docker
8 16 (1.18%) VMware ESXi
9 14 (1.03%) Firmware
10 7 (0.52%) KVM
11 6 (0.44%) XenApp
11 6 (0.44%) XenDesktop
12 5 (0.37%) BitLocker
13 4 (0.29%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.15%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.074%) Postfix
15 1 (0.074%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 565 (41.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 118 (8.69%) Terraform
3 95 (7.00%) Single Sign-On
4 72 (5.30%) Jamf Pro
5 59 (4.34%) SCCM
6 35 (2.58%) Kubernetes
7 30 (2.21%) Ansible
8 16 (1.18%) vCenter Server
9 15 (1.10%) FortiGate
10 11 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 9 (0.66%) Backup Exec
11 9 (0.66%) Grafana
12 8 (0.59%) VxRail
13 6 (0.44%) Autotask
13 6 (0.44%) PaperCut
13 6 (0.44%) SCOM
14 5 (0.37%) Nessus
15 4 (0.29%) Argo
15 4 (0.29%) SolarWinds Orion
16 3 (0.22%) CASB
Vendors
1 984 (72.46%) Microsoft
2 161 (11.86%) VMware
3 120 (8.84%) Cisco
4 97 (7.14%) Apple
5 52 (3.83%) Meraki
6 48 (3.53%) Okta
7 44 (3.24%) ServiceNow
8 42 (3.09%) Google
9 36 (2.65%) Samsung
9 36 (2.65%) Veeam
10 25 (1.84%) CyberArk
10 25 (1.84%) HP
10 25 (1.84%) Palo Alto
11 24 (1.77%) Citrix
12 23 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
13 21 (1.55%) Dell
14 20 (1.47%) Oracle
15 18 (1.33%) SolarWinds
15 18 (1.33%) Zscaler
16 14 (1.03%) Freshdesk