Entra ID Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 220 127 194
Rank change year-on-year -93 +67 +126
Permanent jobs citing Entra ID 285 842 729
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.53% 2.49% 1.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.34% 5.76% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 225 524 574
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £39,937 £38,940
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,914 £51,000 £52,650
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% -3.13% -4.27%
75th Percentile £68,525 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,375 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -19.05% -

All Cloud 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 6,571 14,622 19,471
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.20% 43.22% 48.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,496 11,912 14,222
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £38,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £79,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £97,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

Entra ID
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Entra ID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Entra ID trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Entra ID
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Entra ID.

Entra ID salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Entra ID
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Entra ID over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Entra ID salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 87 (30.53%) SharePoint
2 76 (26.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (5.26%) IIS
4 8 (2.81%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.05%) Apache
5 3 (1.05%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.70%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.35%) Confluence
7 1 (0.35%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 44 (15.44%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.75%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.05%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.70%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.35%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.35%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 236 (82.81%) Azure
2 201 (70.53%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (19.30%) SaaS
4 40 (14.04%) AWS
5 36 (12.63%) Power Automate
6 33 (11.58%) Power Platform
7 26 (9.12%) OneDrive
8 25 (8.77%) PaaS
9 24 (8.42%) IaaS
10 23 (8.07%) Azure Key Vault
11 22 (7.72%) Microsoft Copilot
12 21 (7.37%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (7.37%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 21 (7.37%) Azure Monitor
13 16 (5.61%) Azure AI
13 16 (5.61%) Azure Service Bus
14 14 (4.91%) Azure Sentinel
15 11 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (3.86%) PowerApps
16 9 (3.16%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 78 (27.37%) Firewall
2 64 (22.46%) DNS
3 54 (18.95%) VPN
4 46 (16.14%) WAN
5 32 (11.23%) DHCP
6 26 (9.12%) SD-WAN
7 23 (8.07%) LAN
8 21 (7.37%) VLAN
9 13 (4.56%) Wireless
10 10 (3.51%) SSL
10 10 (3.51%) TCP/IP
10 10 (3.51%) WLAN
11 8 (2.81%) DMARC
11 8 (2.81%) HTTPS
11 8 (2.81%) VoIP
12 6 (2.11%) Network Security
12 6 (2.11%) SAN
13 5 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
15 3 (1.05%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.12%) SQL Server
2 23 (8.07%) Power BI
3 17 (5.96%) Data Lake
4 16 (5.61%) MySQL
5 9 (3.16%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.05%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.35%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 17 (5.96%) Git
2 9 (3.16%) JIRA
3 5 (1.75%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.40%) WiX
5 1 (0.35%) Babel
5 1 (0.35%) Selenium
5 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.35%) webpack
General
1 112 (39.30%) Social Skills
2 32 (11.23%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (10.18%) Finance
4 20 (7.02%) Legal
5 16 (5.61%) Law
6 14 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.81%) Back Office
9 8 (2.81%) Czech Language
9 8 (2.81%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.46%) Retail
11 5 (1.75%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.05%) Automotive
12 3 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Local Government
13 2 (0.70%) Marketing
13 2 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 55 (19.30%) IT Support
2 36 (12.63%) Analyst
3 31 (10.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 26 (9.12%) Architect
5 25 (8.77%) IT Engineer
6 22 (7.72%) Support Engineer
7 21 (7.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 20 (7.02%) IT Manager
8 20 (7.02%) Support Analyst
9 19 (6.67%) 2nd Line Support
9 19 (6.67%) Cloud Architect
10 17 (5.96%) Senior
11 16 (5.61%) Lead
12 14 (4.91%) Support Technician
13 12 (4.21%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 12 (4.21%) Cloud Engineer
13 12 (4.21%) Consultant
13 12 (4.21%) IT Analyst
13 12 (4.21%) IT Technician
14 11 (3.86%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.91%) JSON
2 13 (4.56%) REST
3 12 (4.21%) SOAP
4 8 (2.81%) XML
5 5 (1.75%) .NET
5 5 (1.75%) Entity Framework
5 5 (1.75%) LDAP
5 5 (1.75%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.40%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.40%) Blazor
6 4 (1.40%) COM
7 3 (1.05%) HTML
7 3 (1.05%) SAML
8 2 (0.70%) CSS
8 2 (0.70%) Node.js
8 2 (0.70%) RESTful
9 1 (0.35%) HTML5
9 1 (0.35%) OAuth
9 1 (0.35%) OpenID
9 1 (0.35%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.32%) Data Centre
1 18 (6.32%) NHS
2 17 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (4.56%) Driving Licence
4 13 (4.56%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.86%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.86%) Security Posture
6 10 (3.51%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.46%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.40%) PKI
10 4 (1.40%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.40%) Wiki
11 3 (1.05%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.05%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.05%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 131 (45.96%) Windows
2 60 (21.05%) Windows Server
3 34 (11.93%) Windows 10
4 31 (10.88%) Linux
5 18 (6.32%) Mac OS
6 15 (5.26%) Apple iOS
7 13 (4.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (4.21%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (2.81%) Unix
10 4 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (1.05%) Android
11 3 (1.05%) CentOS
11 3 (1.05%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.05%) VMS
12 2 (0.70%) SUSE
13 1 (0.35%) Debian
13 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (30.18%) ITIL
2 66 (23.16%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (18.25%) Customer Service
3 52 (18.25%) Roadmaps
4 46 (16.14%) Migration
5 45 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
6 42 (14.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 40 (14.04%) DevOps
8 32 (11.23%) Agile
9 31 (10.88%) Analytics
9 31 (10.88%) Mentoring
10 30 (10.53%) Project Management
11 29 (10.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 28 (9.82%) Service Management
13 27 (9.47%) Change Management
13 27 (9.47%) Computer Science
14 26 (9.12%) Service Delivery
15 24 (8.42%) Infrastructure as Code
15 24 (8.42%) Technology Roadmap
16 23 (8.07%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 107 (37.54%) PowerShell
2 32 (11.23%) SQL
3 20 (7.02%) Python
4 17 (5.96%) Bicep
5 12 (4.21%) Bash
6 11 (3.86%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.81%) Java
7 8 (2.81%) VBA
8 7 (2.46%) C#
9 5 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (1.40%) C++
10 4 (1.40%) Perl
11 3 (1.05%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.70%) PHP
12 2 (0.70%) R
12 2 (0.70%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.70%) VB
13 1 (0.35%) ABAP
13 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (21.75%) Degree
2 34 (11.93%) Azure Certification
3 27 (9.47%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (7.72%) DBS Check
5 17 (5.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (5.61%) CISSP
6 16 (5.61%) Security Cleared
7 14 (4.91%) SC Cleared
8 12 (4.21%) PMI Certification
8 12 (4.21%) PMP
9 9 (3.16%) AWS Certification
10 8 (2.81%) CTC Cleared
11 6 (2.11%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.05%) CCNA
13 3 (1.05%) CISM
13 3 (1.05%) MCSA
13 3 (1.05%) MCSE
13 3 (1.05%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.05%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (6.67%) NIST
3 15 (5.26%) SLA
4 8 (2.81%) GDPR
5 6 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.40%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.05%) GRC
8 2 (0.70%) COBIT
8 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.70%) NCSC
8 2 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 205 (71.93%) Active Directory
2 33 (11.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (10.18%) Hyper-V
4 27 (9.47%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (2.81%) vSphere
6 4 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.05%) Docker
7 3 (1.05%) Dovecot
7 3 (1.05%) Postfix
8 2 (0.70%) Firmware
9 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.35%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 107 (37.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (15.09%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (6.32%) SCCM
4 7 (2.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 7 (2.46%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.11%) Terraform
6 5 (1.75%) Ansible
7 4 (1.40%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.70%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 2 (0.70%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.70%) SCOM
8 2 (0.70%) SmoothWall
8 2 (0.70%) WSUS
9 1 (0.35%) Argo
9 1 (0.35%) CASB
9 1 (0.35%) DameWare
9 1 (0.35%) Nessus
9 1 (0.35%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 197 (69.12%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.33%) VMware
3 33 (11.58%) Cisco
4 26 (9.12%) Meraki
5 18 (6.32%) Databricks
6 14 (4.91%) Citrix
7 13 (4.56%) Okta
8 12 (4.21%) iManage
8 12 (4.21%) Salesforce
9 11 (3.86%) Apple
10 9 (3.16%) Intapp
10 9 (3.16%) Oracle
11 6 (2.11%) Fortinet
11 6 (2.11%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.75%) Google
12 5 (1.75%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.75%) SolarWinds
13 4 (1.40%) Red Hat
13 4 (1.40%) Sage
13 4 (1.40%) WatchGuard