Entra ID Contracts in England

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Entra ID skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Entra ID over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 168 142 219
Rank change year-on-year -26 +77 -2
Contract jobs citing Entra ID 542 897 965
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.49% 1.86% 1.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.65% 5.10% 3.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 667 703
10th Percentile £250 £275 £263
25th Percentile £385 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £588
90th Percentile £738 £739 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 4
10th Percentile - £25.00 £16.14
25th Percentile - £26.24 £17.11
Median hourly rate £17.80 £32.50 £18.91
Median % change year-on-year -45.23% +71.84% -60.80%
75th Percentile £23.80 £49.25 £25.44
90th Percentile £34.28 £64.50 £34.18
UK median hourly rate £17.80 £54.00 £27.59
% change year-on-year -67.04% +95.71% -41.91%

All Cloud Skills
England

Entra ID is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,649 17,595 26,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.02% 36.52% 38.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,405 12,904 19,935
10th Percentile £300 £325 £335
25th Percentile £418 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £669 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 294 337
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.95
25th Percentile £15.85 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £32.40 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.19% +50.70% +0.76%
75th Percentile £35.00 £67.13 £52.50
90th Percentile £65.75 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%

Entra ID
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Entra ID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in England.

Daily rate trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Entra ID in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Entra ID in England.

Hourly rate trend for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Entra ID in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Entra ID in England

Entra ID
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Entra ID within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +21 330 £500 -9.09% 96
South East -34 74 £605 +0.83% 58
North of England -7 53 £500 +3.90% 52
South West +14 37 £439 -2.39% 39
Midlands -20 30 £350 -11.11% 52
North West -12 29 £550 +12.82% 33
West Midlands -8 22 £350 -18.60% 27
Yorkshire +9 20 £500 +33.33% 15
East Midlands -4 8 £469 +56.25% 25
East of England -18 3 £450 - 31
North East +10 2 £550 -21.43% 5
Entra ID
UK

Entra ID
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 107 (19.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 69 (12.73%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.85%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.66%) IIS
5 7 (1.29%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.92%) Apache
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 3 (0.55%) Confluence
8 3 (0.55%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 37 (6.83%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.18%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 514 (94.83%) Azure
2 228 (42.07%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (14.76%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (10.33%) AWS
4 56 (10.33%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 50 (9.23%) Azure Monitor
6 46 (8.49%) PaaS
7 45 (8.30%) IaaS
7 45 (8.30%) Power Platform
8 37 (6.83%) OneDrive
9 35 (6.46%) Azure Storage
10 28 (5.17%) Serverless
11 27 (4.98%) Azure Service Bus
12 26 (4.80%) Azure Data Factory
12 26 (4.80%) Azure Functions
13 25 (4.61%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
14 24 (4.43%) SaaS
15 20 (3.69%) Azure Sentinel
15 20 (3.69%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 91 (16.79%) DNS
2 85 (15.68%) Firewall
3 35 (6.46%) DHCP
4 23 (4.24%) VPN
5 18 (3.32%) Network Security
6 11 (2.03%) LAN
7 10 (1.85%) MPLS
7 10 (1.85%) WAN
8 8 (1.48%) Skype
9 7 (1.29%) HTTP
9 7 (1.29%) SAN
10 6 (1.11%) Cisco IOS
10 6 (1.11%) SSH
10 6 (1.11%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.11%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.92%) NAS
12 4 (0.74%) Internet
12 4 (0.74%) IPsec
12 4 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (17.34%) SQL Server
2 36 (6.64%) Power BI
3 26 (4.80%) NoSQL
4 25 (4.61%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (2.77%) Redis
6 12 (2.21%) Big Data
7 9 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (1.66%) Tableau
8 8 (1.48%) Apache Hive
8 8 (1.48%) Impala
9 5 (0.92%) Metadata
9 5 (0.92%) MySQL
9 5 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.18%) InterSystems Cache
11 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 32 (5.90%) Git
2 20 (3.69%) Selenium
3 14 (2.58%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.03%) SpecFlow
4 11 (2.03%) WebDriver
5 9 (1.66%) Postman
6 6 (1.11%) JIRA
7 3 (0.55%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.55%) GitLab
7 3 (0.55%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.55%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.18%) Katalon Studio
9 1 (0.18%) MSI
General
1 133 (24.54%) Social Skills
2 104 (19.19%) Finance
3 45 (8.30%) Public Sector
4 41 (7.56%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.90%) Banking
6 20 (3.69%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (2.21%) Financial Institution
9 11 (2.03%) Local Government
9 11 (2.03%) Marketing
10 10 (1.85%) French Language
11 9 (1.66%) Legal
11 9 (1.66%) Retail
12 7 (1.29%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.29%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.11%) Electronics
13 6 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.92%) Law
14 5 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.74%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 81 (14.94%) Developer
2 73 (13.47%) Architect
3 71 (13.10%) Senior
4 51 (9.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 49 (9.04%) Consultant
6 47 (8.67%) Analyst
7 44 (8.12%) Senior Developer
8 43 (7.93%) Azure Engineer
9 39 (7.20%) Azure Developer
10 31 (5.72%) Backend Developer
11 27 (4.98%) Support Engineer
12 24 (4.43%) Active Directory Support
13 23 (4.24%) Lead
13 23 (4.24%) Senior Backend Developer
14 21 (3.87%) Active Directory Engineer
14 21 (3.87%) Security Engineer
15 20 (3.69%) Full Stack Developer
15 20 (3.69%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
16 18 (3.32%) Azure Specialist
16 18 (3.32%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (14.39%) .NET
2 72 (13.28%) XML
3 41 (7.56%) SAML
4 40 (7.38%) React
5 35 (6.46%) .NET Core
5 35 (6.46%) AngularJS
6 30 (5.54%) SailPoint
7 29 (5.35%) OAuth
8 28 (5.17%) .NET Framework
9 23 (4.24%) ARM Templates
9 23 (4.24%) OpenID
10 22 (4.06%) CSS
11 20 (3.69%) ASP.NET
11 20 (3.69%) HTML
12 19 (3.51%) REST
13 17 (3.14%) Microsoft Graph
14 16 (2.95%) LDAP
14 16 (2.95%) Web Services
15 15 (2.77%) ASP.NET Core
16 13 (2.40%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.67%) Product Ownership
2 37 (6.83%) PKI
3 31 (5.72%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.87%) Data Centre
5 16 (2.95%) Cloud Native
5 16 (2.95%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.58%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 9 (1.66%) Mobile App
8 9 (1.66%) Public Cloud
9 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.48%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.11%) Clustering
10 6 (1.11%) Digital Signage
10 6 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.11%) iPhone
10 6 (1.11%) Replication
11 5 (0.92%) Hedge funds
12 4 (0.74%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 212 (39.11%) Windows
2 92 (16.97%) Windows Server
3 72 (13.28%) Windows 10
4 44 (8.12%) Linux
5 35 (6.46%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (5.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 15 (2.77%) Android
8 13 (2.40%) VMS
9 12 (2.21%) Windows 7
10 11 (2.03%) Mac OS
11 10 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
12 7 (1.29%) Mac OS X
12 7 (1.29%) Unix
13 5 (0.92%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.18%) CentOS
15 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (26.38%) CI/CD
2 135 (24.91%) DevOps
3 133 (24.54%) Agile
4 86 (15.87%) Migration
5 85 (15.68%) Identity Access Management
6 72 (13.28%) B2C
7 71 (13.10%) Scrum
8 66 (12.18%) Problem-Solving
9 65 (11.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 60 (11.07%) ITIL
11 51 (9.41%) Cybersecurity
12 44 (8.12%) Multi-Factor Authentication
13 43 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
14 40 (7.38%) Identity Management
14 40 (7.38%) RBAC
15 36 (6.64%) Infrastructure as Code
16 35 (6.46%) Cloud Security
17 34 (6.27%) Microservices
18 33 (6.09%) Customer Service
19 31 (5.72%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 172 (31.73%) PowerShell
2 89 (16.42%) C#
3 60 (11.07%) Python
4 55 (10.15%) Bicep
5 50 (9.23%) SQL
6 32 (5.90%) JavaScript
7 22 (4.06%) VB
8 17 (3.14%) Java
8 17 (3.14%) VBScript
9 16 (2.95%) TypeScript
10 8 (1.48%) Scala
11 7 (1.29%) Bash
12 6 (1.11%) PHP
13 4 (0.74%) C
14 3 (0.55%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.55%) Ruby
15 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.18%) DataFlex
16 1 (0.18%) Korn
16 1 (0.18%) XPath
Qualifications
1 64 (11.81%) Security Cleared
2 58 (10.70%) Degree
3 57 (10.52%) SC Cleared
4 31 (5.72%) Azure Certification
5 26 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (4.24%) DV Cleared
7 19 (3.51%) CISSP
8 17 (3.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 12 (2.21%) AWS Certification
10 11 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.48%) CISM
12 6 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.74%) CCNP
14 4 (0.74%) CISA
14 4 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.55%) CCIE
16 2 (0.37%) CEH
16 2 (0.37%) MCSA
16 2 (0.37%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.51%) QA
2 16 (2.95%) SLA
3 13 (2.40%) NIST
4 9 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.29%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.11%) GDPR
7 5 (0.92%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.92%) GRC
8 3 (0.55%) COBIT
8 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.55%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) COSO
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.18%) GxP
10 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 464 (85.61%) Active Directory
2 48 (8.86%) Virtual Machines
3 33 (6.09%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (4.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 18 (3.32%) Hyper-V
6 16 (2.95%) Docker
7 7 (1.29%) vSphere
8 3 (0.55%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.55%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.37%) NFS
9 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.37%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 119 (21.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (12.55%) Single Sign-On
3 66 (12.18%) SCCM
4 43 (7.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 36 (6.64%) Kubernetes
6 26 (4.80%) Terraform
7 19 (3.51%) SCOM
7 19 (3.51%) WSUS
8 15 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (1.29%) PingFederate
10 6 (1.11%) Ansible
10 6 (1.11%) Puppet
11 5 (0.92%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.74%) VxRail
13 3 (0.55%) CA Single Sign-On
13 3 (0.55%) Netcool
14 2 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
14 2 (0.37%) NetBackup
14 2 (0.37%) Packer
14 2 (0.37%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 350 (64.58%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.04%) VMware
3 32 (5.90%) CyberArk
3 32 (5.90%) Okta
4 28 (5.17%) CA
5 21 (3.87%) Citrix
6 19 (3.51%) Apple
6 19 (3.51%) Cisco
6 19 (3.51%) Oracle
6 19 (3.51%) ServiceNow
7 13 (2.40%) Talend
8 9 (1.66%) Google
8 9 (1.66%) SAP
9 8 (1.48%) Mitel
9 8 (1.48%) Qualys
10 7 (1.29%) Dell
10 7 (1.29%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.29%) Ping Identity
10 7 (1.29%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.11%) Progress