Identity Management Jobs

Identity Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Identity Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Identity Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 601 698
Rank change year-on-year +84 +97 +59
Permanent jobs citing Identity Management 176 309 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.31% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.36% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 127 231 193
10th Percentile £46,250 £48,829 £38,550
25th Percentile £53,719 £57,155 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £83,750 £84,919 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £99,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,783 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.41% +9.19% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Identity 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Identity Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Identity Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Identity Management in the UK

Identity Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Identity Management.

Salary trend for Identity Management in the UK

Identity Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Identity Management over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Identity Management in the UK

Identity Management
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Identity Management within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +70 158 £75,000 +13.64% 212
UK excluding London +127 97 £57,500 -8.41% 145
Work from Home +125 67 £56,250 -10.40% 96
London +72 65 £82,500 +10.00% 88
North of England +78 37 £75,000 +15.38% 27
North West +35 30 £75,000 +15.38% 11
East of England +74 21 £50,000 +17.65% 22
Midlands +69 17 £52,500 -12.50% 30
South East +69 12 £58,750 -9.62% 38
West Midlands +34 11 £53,079 -11.54% 16
Yorkshire +72 6 £65,000 -18.59% 13
East Midlands +53 6 £52,500 -4.55% 12
South West +75 5 £55,000 +4.76% 21
Wales +43 4 £87,500 +72.64% 5
Scotland +129 2 £70,000 +27.85% 8
North East +44 1 - - 3

Identity Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 56 (31.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (23.30%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.84%) Liferay
4 2 (1.14%) IIS
4 2 (1.14%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.57%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 85 (48.30%) Azure
2 68 (38.64%) Entra ID
3 52 (29.55%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (14.20%) AWS
5 23 (13.07%) OneDrive
6 20 (11.36%) Cloud Computing
7 14 (7.95%) Power Automate
8 9 (5.11%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (3.98%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (3.98%) Power Platform
11 6 (3.41%) GCP
12 5 (2.84%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (2.27%) Nutanix
13 4 (2.27%) Route 53
14 3 (1.70%) Copilot Studio
14 3 (1.70%) IaaS
14 3 (1.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 66 (37.50%) Firewall
2 24 (13.64%) DNS
3 22 (12.50%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (10.23%) TCP/IP
5 17 (9.66%) DHCP
6 16 (9.09%) Network Security
6 16 (9.09%) VPN
7 12 (6.82%) WAN
8 11 (6.25%) SD-WAN
9 8 (4.55%) Kerberos
10 5 (2.84%) HTTP
11 4 (2.27%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (2.27%) HTTPS
11 4 (2.27%) Internet
11 4 (2.27%) LAN
11 4 (2.27%) NGFW
11 4 (2.27%) SSH
11 4 (2.27%) VLAN
12 3 (1.70%) Wireless
13 2 (1.14%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.84%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.70%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (1.14%) Power BI
4 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 5 (2.84%) JIRA
2 4 (2.27%) Git
3 1 (0.57%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.57%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.57%) GitLab
General
1 58 (32.95%) Social Skills
2 30 (17.05%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (15.91%) Finance
4 22 (12.50%) German Language
5 17 (9.66%) Legal
6 15 (8.52%) Law
7 6 (3.41%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.84%) Banking
8 5 (2.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.27%) Police
10 3 (1.70%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.70%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.14%) Local Government
11 2 (1.14%) Retail
11 2 (1.14%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.57%) Advertising
12 1 (0.57%) Aviation
12 1 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 37 (21.02%) Architect
2 24 (13.64%) Security Architect
3 22 (12.50%) Information Security Specialist
3 22 (12.50%) Information Specialist
3 22 (12.50%) Security Specialist
4 20 (11.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 17 (9.66%) Senior
6 16 (9.09%) Analyst
6 16 (9.09%) Cloud Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Azure Engineer
8 10 (5.68%) Security Engineer
9 9 (5.11%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (5.11%) Consultant
9 9 (5.11%) Developer
9 9 (5.11%) Security Analyst
9 9 (5.11%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (4.55%) Lead
11 7 (3.98%) Systems Engineer
12 6 (3.41%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
12 6 (3.41%) Identity Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (15.34%) SailPoint
2 13 (7.39%) SAML
3 12 (6.82%) OAuth
4 11 (6.25%) LDAP
5 10 (5.68%) OpenID
6 7 (3.98%) React
7 6 (3.41%) CSS
8 5 (2.84%) HTML
8 5 (2.84%) JSON
9 2 (1.14%) .NET
9 2 (1.14%) AngularJS
9 2 (1.14%) Node.js
9 2 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
10 1 (0.57%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.57%) 802.1X
10 1 (0.57%) Keycloak
10 1 (0.57%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.57%) REST
10 1 (0.57%) Spring Boot
10 1 (0.57%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 71 (40.34%) Management Information System
2 29 (16.48%) Security Posture
3 27 (15.34%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (14.20%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 22 (12.50%) Virtual Team
6 21 (11.93%) Social Media
7 15 (8.52%) Onboarding
8 13 (7.39%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (6.25%) PKI
10 5 (2.84%) Data Centre
10 5 (2.84%) Operational Technology
10 5 (2.84%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (2.27%) Anti-Spyware
11 4 (2.27%) Cloud Native
11 4 (2.27%) NHS
12 2 (1.14%) BYOD
12 2 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
13 1 (0.57%) CSOC
13 1 (0.57%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 58 (32.95%) Windows
2 22 (12.50%) Windows Server
3 21 (11.93%) Windows Vista
4 9 (5.11%) Linux
5 5 (2.84%) Android
6 4 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.70%) CentOS
7 3 (1.70%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.70%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.57%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (35.80%) Information Security
2 60 (34.09%) Cybersecurity
3 56 (31.82%) Risk Management
4 47 (26.70%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
6 43 (24.43%) Collaborative Working
7 40 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 38 (21.59%) SIEM
9 37 (21.02%) Incident Response
10 35 (19.89%) Mentoring
11 32 (18.18%) Data Protection
12 30 (17.05%) Computer Science
13 28 (15.91%) Security Architecture
14 27 (15.34%) Cloud Security
15 25 (14.20%) Proactive Management
15 25 (14.20%) Vulnerability Management
16 24 (13.64%) TOGAF
17 23 (13.07%) Ethical Hacking
18 22 (12.50%) DevSecOps
18 22 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 75 (42.61%) PowerShell
2 12 (6.82%) SQL
3 9 (5.11%) JavaScript
4 8 (4.55%) Python
5 3 (1.70%) Bash
5 3 (1.70%) C#
6 2 (1.14%) Bicep
6 2 (1.14%) Java
7 1 (0.57%) Groovy
7 1 (0.57%) SAPscript
7 1 (0.57%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 70 (39.77%) Degree
2 36 (20.45%) CISSP
3 32 (18.18%) CISM
4 26 (14.77%) Cisco Certification
4 26 (14.77%) DBS Check
5 24 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (13.07%) Master's Degree
6 23 (13.07%) Microsoft Certification
7 22 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 22 (12.50%) Azure Certification
7 22 (12.50%) CEH
8 21 (11.93%) CISA
9 10 (5.68%) AWS Certification
10 8 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.84%) CCNP
12 4 (2.27%) A+ Certification
12 4 (2.27%) SC Cleared
12 4 (2.27%) Security Cleared
13 3 (1.70%) Linux+ Certification
13 3 (1.70%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (16.48%) GDPR
2 28 (15.91%) NIST
3 24 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (5.68%) QA
5 5 (2.84%) HIPAA
5 5 (2.84%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.84%) Software Quality Assurance
6 4 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.27%) NCSC
7 2 (1.14%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.57%) GRC
System Software
1 93 (52.84%) Active Directory
2 18 (10.23%) Virtual Machines
3 13 (7.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (4.55%) Hyper-V
5 5 (2.84%) Docker
6 4 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.70%) Dovecot
7 3 (1.70%) Postfix
8 1 (0.57%) NDS
8 1 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (19.32%) Microsoft Intune
1 34 (19.32%) Single Sign-On
2 16 (9.09%) SCCM
3 15 (8.52%) Terraform
4 10 (5.68%) Ansible
4 10 (5.68%) Kubernetes
5 7 (3.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (2.84%) QRadar
7 3 (1.70%) NetBackup
8 2 (1.14%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 2 (1.14%) Nessus
9 1 (0.57%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.57%) CASB
9 1 (0.57%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.57%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.57%) PingFederate
9 1 (0.57%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.57%) SCOM
9 1 (0.57%) WSUS
Vendors
1 83 (47.16%) Microsoft
2 32 (18.18%) Okta
3 22 (12.50%) Salesforce
4 15 (8.52%) VMware
5 9 (5.11%) ServiceNow
6 6 (3.41%) Cisco
6 6 (3.41%) SolarWinds
7 5 (2.84%) Fortinet
7 5 (2.84%) Splunk
8 4 (2.27%) Google
8 4 (2.27%) iManage
8 4 (2.27%) Perforce
8 4 (2.27%) Ping Identity
9 3 (1.70%) Citrix
9 3 (1.70%) EMC
9 3 (1.70%) NetApp
9 3 (1.70%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.70%) ScienceLogic
10 2 (1.14%) Oracle
10 2 (1.14%) SAP