Hybrid/Remote Entra ID Job Trends

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Entra ID skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 173 122
Rank change year-on-year +85 -51 +75
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 481 264 847
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.73% 2.00% 2.60%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.12% 4.42% 6.02%
Number of salaries quoted 319 224 535
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £53,375 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.20% +4.66% -3.13%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £84,800 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -15.00%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,753 5,970 14,061
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.31% 45.14% 43.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,532 4,680 12,108
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,042 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Entra ID and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Entra ID job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Entra ID
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Entra ID.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Entra ID

Entra ID
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Entra ID over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Entra ID salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Entra ID
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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
1 109 (22.66%) SharePoint
2 107 (22.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.08%) Confluence
4 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.42%) IIS
5 2 (0.42%) Moodle
5 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
Applications
1 60 (12.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (1.66%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 408 (84.82%) Azure
2 270 (56.13%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (13.51%) AWS
3 65 (13.51%) Google Workspace
4 63 (13.10%) SaaS
5 48 (9.98%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (8.11%) OneDrive
7 33 (6.86%) PaaS
8 30 (6.24%) GitHub
9 25 (5.20%) GCP
10 23 (4.78%) IaaS
11 21 (4.37%) Azure Sentinel
11 21 (4.37%) GitHub Actions
12 20 (4.16%) Mimecast
12 20 (4.16%) Serverless
13 19 (3.95%) Azure Monitor
13 19 (3.95%) Power Platform
14 15 (3.12%) OCI
15 14 (2.91%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (2.70%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 100 (20.79%) DNS
2 87 (18.09%) Firewall
3 85 (17.67%) DHCP
4 74 (15.38%) VPN
5 59 (12.27%) Broadband
6 45 (9.36%) TCP/IP
7 44 (9.15%) Wi-Fi
8 42 (8.73%) WAN
9 25 (5.20%) LAN
10 19 (3.95%) VLAN
11 17 (3.53%) VoIP
12 15 (3.12%) SD-WAN
13 11 (2.29%) Wireless
14 10 (2.08%) Internet
15 9 (1.87%) Network Security
16 6 (1.25%) Kerberos
17 5 (1.04%) SAN
18 4 (0.83%) IP Telephony
18 4 (0.83%) iSCSI
19 3 (0.62%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (6.03%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.12%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (2.49%) Power BI
4 10 (2.08%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.66%) MySQL
5 8 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (5.41%) JIRA
2 16 (3.33%) Git
3 13 (2.70%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.29%) Bitbucket
5 8 (1.66%) GitLab
5 8 (1.66%) Oracle Forms
5 8 (1.66%) Subversion
6 3 (0.62%) NUnit
7 2 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 225 (46.78%) Social Skills
2 81 (16.84%) Organisational Skills
3 73 (15.18%) Finance
4 36 (7.48%) Legal
5 35 (7.28%) Games
6 33 (6.86%) Back Office
7 31 (6.44%) Public Sector
8 30 (6.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (4.99%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (3.33%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.12%) Law
12 13 (2.70%) Billing
13 8 (1.66%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (1.46%) Retail
15 6 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.83%) Marketing
17 3 (0.62%) Advertising
18 2 (0.42%) Military
Job Titles
1 134 (27.86%) Support Engineer
2 102 (21.21%) IT Engineer
3 100 (20.79%) Senior
4 90 (18.71%) IT Support
5 75 (15.59%) IT Support Engineer
6 69 (14.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 41 (8.52%) Developer
8 37 (7.69%) Desktop Support
9 36 (7.48%) Analyst
10 35 (7.28%) Desktop Engineer
10 35 (7.28%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 32 (6.65%) Site Engineer
12 30 (6.24%) Cloud Engineer
12 30 (6.24%) Lead
13 28 (5.82%) Architect
13 28 (5.82%) Consultant
13 28 (5.82%) Systems Engineer
14 26 (5.41%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 24 (4.99%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 23 (4.78%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (14.55%) OAuth
2 69 (14.35%) OpenID
3 67 (13.93%) SAML
4 66 (13.72%) SOAP
5 62 (12.89%) LDAP
5 62 (12.89%) REST
6 59 (12.27%) GraphQL
7 23 (4.78%) RESTful
8 22 (4.57%) .NET
9 20 (4.16%) React
10 17 (3.53%) .NET Framework
11 16 (3.33%) JSON
11 16 (3.33%) XML
12 13 (2.70%) Entity Framework
13 12 (2.49%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (2.49%) Razor View Engine
14 11 (2.29%) ASP.NET Web Forms
15 10 (2.08%) CSS
15 10 (2.08%) HTML
16 8 (1.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 63 (13.10%) Cyberattack
2 59 (12.27%) Cyber Threat
3 44 (9.15%) Onboarding
4 37 (7.69%) Driving Licence
5 28 (5.82%) Cloud Native
6 26 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 14 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.49%) Client/Server
8 12 (2.49%) Management Information System
9 11 (2.29%) iPad
10 10 (2.08%) Data Structures
10 10 (2.08%) Mobile App
10 10 (2.08%) Security Posture
11 9 (1.87%) Social Media
12 8 (1.66%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.66%) iPhone
13 7 (1.46%) Culture of Ownership
13 7 (1.46%) Linux Command Line
13 7 (1.46%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 195 (40.54%) Windows
2 82 (17.05%) Windows Server
3 81 (16.84%) Windows 10
4 41 (8.52%) Apple iOS
5 26 (5.41%) Linux
6 24 (4.99%) Mac OS
7 23 (4.78%) Android
8 11 (2.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 10 (2.08%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (1.87%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.83%) Unix
12 3 (0.62%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.42%) VMS
14 1 (0.21%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (32.02%) Cybersecurity
2 128 (26.61%) ITIL
3 127 (26.40%) Mentoring
4 110 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
5 104 (21.62%) Identity Access Management
6 94 (19.54%) Roadmaps
7 88 (18.30%) Customer Service
8 86 (17.88%) DevOps
9 84 (17.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 76 (15.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 67 (13.93%) CI/CD
12 63 (13.10%) Change Management
12 63 (13.10%) Programme Delivery
13 56 (11.64%) Regulatory Compliance
14 53 (11.02%) Coaching
15 48 (9.98%) Service Delivery
16 46 (9.56%) Agile
16 46 (9.56%) Patch Management
17 45 (9.36%) Analytics
18 44 (9.15%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 127 (26.40%) PowerShell
2 88 (18.30%) SQL
3 69 (14.35%) Bash
4 66 (13.72%) T-SQL
5 21 (4.37%) Python
6 16 (3.33%) R
7 14 (2.91%) TypeScript
8 10 (2.08%) JavaScript
9 9 (1.87%) PL/SQL
10 8 (1.66%) Bicep
10 8 (1.66%) Java
10 8 (1.66%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.04%) C#
12 2 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 76 (15.80%) Degree
2 55 (11.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 53 (11.02%) Security Cleared
4 48 (9.98%) SC Cleared
5 32 (6.65%) CTC Cleared
6 17 (3.53%) Azure Certification
6 17 (3.53%) CISSP
7 13 (2.70%) Network+ Certification
8 12 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (2.49%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.29%) CCNA
10 10 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.87%) MCSA
12 7 (1.46%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.25%) GIAC
13 6 (1.25%) MCSE
14 5 (1.04%) ISACA
14 5 (1.04%) SANS
15 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (14.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (14.35%) NIST
3 59 (12.27%) NCSC
4 43 (8.94%) SLA
5 42 (8.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (2.49%) GRC
8 11 (2.29%) QA
9 10 (2.08%) Accessibility
9 10 (2.08%) Data Quality
10 9 (1.87%) GDPR
11 4 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 326 (67.78%) Active Directory
2 35 (7.28%) Hyper-V
3 29 (6.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.29%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.46%) Docker
5 7 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.83%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.21%) Firmware
7 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 180 (37.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (9.15%) Single Sign-On
3 31 (6.44%) Terraform
4 17 (3.53%) Jamf Pro
5 13 (2.70%) Kubernetes
6 12 (2.49%) SCCM
7 8 (1.66%) Ansible
8 4 (0.83%) Argo
8 4 (0.83%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.62%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.21%) CASB
11 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.21%) Kibana
11 1 (0.21%) Nessus
11 1 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.21%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 314 (65.28%) Microsoft
2 53 (11.02%) Cisco
3 42 (8.73%) VMware
4 29 (6.03%) Apple
5 23 (4.78%) Okta
6 20 (4.16%) Meraki
7 19 (3.95%) ServiceNow
8 17 (3.53%) CrowdStrike
9 15 (3.12%) Google
9 15 (3.12%) HP
10 13 (2.70%) CyberArk
10 13 (2.70%) Oracle
11 12 (2.49%) Dell
11 12 (2.49%) Freshdesk
12 10 (2.08%) Samsung
12 10 (2.08%) Ubiquiti
13 8 (1.66%) Atlassian
13 8 (1.66%) Citrix
13 8 (1.66%) Draytek
14 7 (1.46%) SonicWALL