Key Market Insights on Identity & Access Management: Compensation and Remote Work Trends

As a benefit to our clients and the candidates that we work with, we are publishing proprietary research on a quarterly basis profiling various parts of the cybersecurity market, including compensation and employer needs. Over time we will start to trend these metrics out.

Here’s what we found for IAM:

1) Remote/ flexible work is here to stay

• More than 2/3 of jobs allow some ability to work from home

2) Very few jobs are entry level; 90%+ require at least 2 years of experience

• 2-5 years is the sweet spot as far as minimum experience is concerned

3) Median base comp is $134K, and increases ~$6K per year of experience

• There is a pretty significant range at all experience levels… high paying jobs are out there regardless of experience (obviously, employers will need to be excited about you as a candidate)

4) Interestingly, remote jobs pay less on average than jobs that require some level of on-site presence

• Could working remotely be considered a ‘perk’ that gets traded off? Or maybe this allows companies to find lower priced talent?

5) Azure AD and Ping are the most highly sought after areas of technology expertise

• This largely appears to mirror relative adoption/ share

6) Relatively few IAM jobs require a certification. But to the extent they are mentioned, general security industry certs are preferred

As we go forward and look at other job families, I would love to hear which questions you have that you’d like us to dig into!

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