Identity Access Management Contracts in England

Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Identity Access Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Identity Access Management over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 215 293
Rank change year-on-year +17 +78 0
Contract jobs citing Identity Access Management 431 588 661
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.19% 1.22% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 1.36% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 396 446
10th Percentile £400 £478 £441
25th Percentile £500 £525 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £595
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.04% +13.33%
75th Percentile £705 £730 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £612 £625 £588
% change year-on-year -2.08% +6.38% +11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 4
10th Percentile - - £41.50
25th Percentile - £61.50 £43.75
Median hourly rate £23.80 £66.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.94% +22.22% +260.00%
75th Percentile - - £67.38
90th Percentile - £81.10 £72.55
UK median hourly rate £23.80 £66.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -63.94% +22.22% +66.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Identity Access Management is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,359 43,239 64,479
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.26% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,563 30,348 45,861
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £767 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,244 1,528 1,759
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.02 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% +47.08% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.76% +40.19% +7.00%

Identity Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Identity Access Management in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Identity Access Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Identity Access Management in England

Identity Access Management
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 Identity Access Management within the England region over the 6 months to 21 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 +8 227 £573 -11.92% 92
South East +11 56 £625 +8.70% 43
North of England +13 53 £620 +12.73% 23
South West +20 46 £700 +3.70% 14
North West +25 29 £665 +36.83% 15
Midlands +27 28 £648 +15.88% 15
Yorkshire +7 23 £525 -12.50% 8
West Midlands +13 16 £650 +13.79% 9
East Midlands +24 10 £622 +23.17% 6
East of England +11 3 £535 -6.96% 7
North East +10 1 £600 -14.29%
Identity Access Management
UK

Identity Access Management
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 23 (5.34%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.78%) Confluence
4 6 (1.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.70%) IIS
7 2 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 1 (0.23%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.23%) nginx
8 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.55%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.62%) Temenos T24
3 6 (1.39%) NEC Housing
4 5 (1.16%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.23%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.23%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.23%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 141 (32.71%) Azure
2 86 (19.95%) Entra ID
3 83 (19.26%) AWS
4 49 (11.37%) GCP
5 25 (5.80%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (5.10%) Power Platform
7 18 (4.18%) PaaS
8 17 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (3.94%) GitHub
9 16 (3.71%) SaaS
10 15 (3.48%) Serverless
11 14 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (3.25%) GitHub Actions
12 13 (3.02%) IaaS
13 12 (2.78%) Google Compute Engine
13 12 (2.78%) Power Automate
14 10 (2.32%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (2.32%) Apigee
14 10 (2.32%) Vertex AI
15 8 (1.86%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 43 (9.98%) Network Security
2 41 (9.51%) Firewall
3 19 (4.41%) DNS
4 18 (4.18%) WAN
5 15 (3.48%) VPN
6 13 (3.02%) SD-WAN
7 11 (2.55%) HTTPS
8 10 (2.32%) LAN
9 7 (1.62%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.39%) SSL
11 5 (1.16%) Kerberos
12 4 (0.93%) HTTP
12 4 (0.93%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.70%) BIG-IP
13 3 (0.70%) Internet
13 3 (0.70%) Multicast
13 3 (0.70%) NAS
13 3 (0.70%) Reverse Proxy
13 3 (0.70%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.18%) BigQuery
2 16 (3.71%) Power BI
3 15 (3.48%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.32%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.62%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.62%) OLAP
6 7 (1.62%) OLTP
7 6 (1.39%) Oracle OLAP
8 5 (1.16%) Metadata
8 5 (1.16%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.93%) MySQL
10 3 (0.70%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.46%) Data Mart
11 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.46%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (5.80%) JIRA
2 11 (2.55%) Git
3 7 (1.62%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.62%) Sonatype Nexus
4 6 (1.39%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.93%) Maven
5 4 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.70%) gulp
6 3 (0.70%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.46%) GitLab
7 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.23%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.23%) SonarQube
General
1 109 (25.29%) Finance
2 108 (25.06%) Social Skills
3 44 (10.21%) Banking
4 39 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (7.89%) Public Sector
6 10 (2.32%) Financial Institution
6 10 (2.32%) Legal
6 10 (2.32%) Retail
7 9 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.16%) Law
11 4 (0.93%) Investment Banking
11 4 (0.93%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.70%) Wholesale Banking
13 2 (0.46%) Back Office
13 2 (0.46%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.46%) Marketing
14 1 (0.23%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 124 (28.77%) Architect
2 61 (14.15%) Consultant
3 46 (10.67%) Lead
4 40 (9.28%) Analyst
5 35 (8.12%) Senior
6 31 (7.19%) Security Architect
7 28 (6.50%) Lead Architect
8 27 (6.26%) Security Consultant
9 24 (5.57%) Security Engineer
10 22 (5.10%) Cloud Engineer
11 21 (4.87%) Project Manager
12 19 (4.41%) Security Analyst
13 17 (3.94%) IAM Consultant
14 14 (3.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 13 (3.02%) Developer
16 12 (2.78%) Business Analyst
16 12 (2.78%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 12 (2.78%) ForgeRock Architect
17 11 (2.55%) AWS Architect
17 11 (2.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (13.92%) SailPoint
2 55 (12.76%) OAuth
3 46 (10.67%) SAML
4 40 (9.28%) OpenID
5 27 (6.26%) LDAP
6 16 (3.71%) .NET
7 15 (3.48%) OAuth2
7 15 (3.48%) RESTful
8 12 (2.78%) SOAP
8 12 (2.78%) Web Services
9 11 (2.55%) REST
10 9 (2.09%) Kafka
10 9 (2.09%) React
11 8 (1.86%) JSON
11 8 (1.86%) Node.js
12 7 (1.62%) IBM Integration Bus
12 7 (1.62%) J2EE
12 7 (1.62%) RabbitMQ
12 7 (1.62%) Spring
13 6 (1.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.35%) Management Information System
2 32 (7.42%) PKI
3 16 (3.71%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.71%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.48%) Security Posture
5 14 (3.25%) Onboarding
6 13 (3.02%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 7 (1.62%) DataPower
8 7 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.62%) Hedge funds
8 7 (1.62%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.62%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
9 5 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.16%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (0.93%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.93%) State Machine
10 4 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.28%) Windows
2 18 (4.18%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.71%) Linux
4 11 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (2.09%) Unix
6 6 (1.39%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.70%) Android
8 3 (0.70%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.23%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.23%) VMS
10 1 (0.23%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (26.22%) Cybersecurity
2 74 (17.17%) Stakeholder Management
3 71 (16.47%) Information Security
4 69 (16.01%) Agile
5 67 (15.55%) DevOps
6 66 (15.31%) Privileged Access Management
7 59 (13.69%) Risk Management
8 54 (12.53%) Cloud Security
9 53 (12.30%) Project Management
10 47 (10.90%) Migration
11 45 (10.44%) Problem-Solving
12 44 (10.21%) Identity Management
13 41 (9.51%) Application Security
14 32 (7.42%) DevSecOps
15 30 (6.96%) Infrastructure as Code
15 30 (6.96%) SIEM
16 29 (6.73%) CI/CD
17 28 (6.50%) Digital Identity
17 28 (6.50%) ITIL
17 28 (6.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 57 (13.23%) Python
2 33 (7.66%) PowerShell
3 26 (6.03%) Java
3 26 (6.03%) SQL
4 13 (3.02%) Bash
5 12 (2.78%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.86%) C#
6 8 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.93%) Kotlin
8 3 (0.70%) Go
8 3 (0.70%) PHP
8 3 (0.70%) Ruby
9 2 (0.46%) Perl
10 1 (0.23%) ABAP
10 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 87 (20.19%) Security Cleared
2 60 (13.92%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.90%) Degree
4 39 (9.05%) CISSP
5 23 (5.34%) CISM
6 19 (4.41%) DV Cleared
7 18 (4.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.55%) Azure Certification
9 10 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (2.32%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.86%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.86%) PMP
11 7 (1.62%) CISA
11 7 (1.62%) ISACA
12 6 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
15 2 (0.46%) CCNP
15 2 (0.46%) CCSP
15 2 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 43 (9.98%) NIST
2 29 (6.73%) QA
3 25 (5.80%) JSP 440
4 21 (4.87%) GDPR
5 16 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 15 (3.48%) COBIT
6 15 (3.48%) GRC
7 9 (2.09%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.93%) SLA
9 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.70%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.70%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.46%) ISA99
10 2 (0.46%) RMADS
10 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.23%) GxP
11 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 101 (23.43%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (3.71%) Docker
4 8 (1.86%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.93%) Shibboleth
7 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.70%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.70%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.46%) XenApp
9 1 (0.23%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 60 (13.92%) Single Sign-On
2 45 (10.44%) Terraform
3 20 (4.64%) Kubernetes
4 17 (3.94%) Ansible
5 14 (3.25%) PingFederate
6 8 (1.86%) NetIQ Identity Manager
7 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.93%) Oracle Identity Management
9 3 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.70%) Nessus
9 3 (0.70%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.46%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.46%) Puppet
10 2 (0.46%) SCCM
10 2 (0.46%) SCOM
10 2 (0.46%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.46%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.46%) VxRail
11 1 (0.23%) CASB
Vendors
1 114 (26.45%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.21%) CyberArk
3 31 (7.19%) Oracle
4 23 (5.34%) ForgeRock
5 22 (5.10%) VMware
6 20 (4.64%) Google
7 19 (4.41%) Ping Identity
8 13 (3.02%) NetIQ
9 11 (2.55%) IBM
9 11 (2.55%) Okta
9 11 (2.55%) ServiceNow
10 10 (2.32%) Cisco
11 9 (2.09%) F5
12 8 (1.86%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (1.62%) TSYS
14 6 (1.39%) NEC
14 6 (1.39%) SAP
14 6 (1.39%) WALLIX
15 5 (1.16%) Citrix
15 5 (1.16%) Thycotic