SharePoint Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SharePoint skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SharePoint over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 80 94
Rank change year-on-year +1 +14 -5
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 512 683 859
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.50% 2.91% 2.83%
As % of the Application Platforms category 29.54% 26.27% 22.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 337 497 631
10th Percentile £204 £200 £185
25th Percentile £305 £331 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £525
90th Percentile £650 £664 £613
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 22 40
10th Percentile £12.18 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £17.19
Median hourly rate £32.12 £20.88 £20.09
Median % change year-on-year +53.84% +3.89% +5.75%
75th Percentile £46.18 £51.25 £40.74
90th Percentile £67.26 £77.15 £59.78
UK median hourly rate £28.84 £22.63 £25.00
% change year-on-year +27.43% -9.48% +25.00%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

SharePoint is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,733 2,600 3,817
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.46% 11.08% 12.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,171 1,870 2,631
10th Percentile £208 £202 £185
25th Percentile £323 £350 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £545
90th Percentile £650 £675 £632
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 98 138
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.35 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.00 £17.73 £15.01
Median hourly rate £24.43 £29.25 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.48% +58.11% -2.63%
75th Percentile £51.91 £65.94 £36.69
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.36 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £27.52 £46.25 £22.50
% change year-on-year -40.51% +105.56% +5.14%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SharePoint as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
South West +8 121 £483 -1.03% 60
North of England -1 100 £390 -9.30% 121
South East -29 82 £450 -6.25% 106
Midlands +23 81 £375 -15.73% 67
North West +8 72 £400 -14.67% 70
Scotland +27 70 £370 -4.52% 24
West Midlands +36 61 £400 -9.60% 39
East of England -6 33 £416 -12.37% 62
Yorkshire -7 26 £325 -9.17% 41
East Midlands +15 20 £169 -62.08% 28
Wales +11 18 £600 +14.29% 9
Northern Ireland -5 8 £525 +50.00% 14
North East +12 2 £150 -64.07% 10
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 96 (18.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (8.59%) Confluence
2 44 (8.59%) SharePoint Server
3 9 (1.76%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.56%) SharePoint 2010
5 6 (1.17%) CMS
5 6 (1.17%) IIS
6 5 (0.98%) Documentum
6 5 (0.98%) SAS
7 4 (0.78%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.39%) WordPress
9 1 (0.20%) Apache
9 1 (0.20%) Drupal
9 1 (0.20%) Jadu
9 1 (0.20%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 80 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (10.16%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (7.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.54%) Photoshop
5 11 (2.15%) Acrobat
5 11 (2.15%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.98%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.59%) InfoPath
8 2 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.39%) FileZilla
8 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.39%) Windchill
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 4 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.39%) Primavera
2 2 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 226 (44.14%) Microsoft 365
2 166 (32.42%) Azure
3 81 (15.82%) Power Platform
4 65 (12.70%) OneDrive
5 50 (9.77%) Power Automate
6 44 (8.59%) PowerApps
7 39 (7.62%) Entra ID
8 36 (7.03%) Azure Stack
9 23 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.52%) Yammer
11 12 (2.34%) Slack
12 11 (2.15%) Canva
12 11 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.76%) AWS
14 8 (1.56%) ShareGate
15 7 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (1.17%) Azure Storage
17 5 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
18 4 (0.78%) Mimecast
18 4 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 57 (11.13%) Firewall
2 36 (7.03%) Intranet
3 35 (6.84%) BGP
4 25 (4.88%) DNS
5 22 (4.30%) VPN
6 12 (2.34%) TCP/IP
7 11 (2.15%) LAN
7 11 (2.15%) Skype
7 11 (2.15%) WAN
8 9 (1.76%) DHCP
9 8 (1.56%) Unified Communications
10 6 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.98%) HTTP
11 5 (0.98%) NetScaler
11 5 (0.98%) SAN
11 5 (0.98%) VLAN
12 4 (0.78%) WebEx
13 3 (0.59%) Fibre Channel
13 3 (0.59%) Network Security
13 3 (0.59%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.23%) Power BI
2 32 (6.25%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.93%) Metadata
4 7 (1.37%) PowerPivot
4 7 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Power View
6 5 (0.98%) EDMS
7 4 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.78%) EDRMS
8 3 (0.59%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.20%) DB2
9 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.20%) MS Access
9 1 (0.20%) MySQL
9 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) SQLPlus
9 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 57 (11.13%) JIRA
2 3 (0.59%) Fiddler
2 3 (0.59%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.39%) Git
3 2 (0.39%) GitLab
4 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.20%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 200 (39.06%) Social Skills
2 60 (11.72%) Public Sector
3 57 (11.13%) Finance
4 45 (8.79%) Organisational Skills
5 42 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (5.27%) Marketing
7 20 (3.91%) Publishing
8 19 (3.71%) Banking
9 17 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (3.32%) Local Government
10 16 (3.13%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.73%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.54%) Legal
13 9 (1.76%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.37%) Automotive
15 7 (1.37%) Retail
16 6 (1.17%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 78 (15.23%) Analyst
2 59 (11.52%) Developer
3 42 (8.20%) Administrator
4 35 (6.84%) Senior
5 34 (6.64%) Support Engineer
6 33 (6.45%) SharePoint Developer
7 30 (5.86%) Architect
8 28 (5.47%) IT Support
9 26 (5.08%) Microsoft Engineer
10 18 (3.52%) Project Manager
11 17 (3.32%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 17 (3.32%) Security Analyst
11 17 (3.32%) SharePoint Engineer
12 16 (3.13%) Change Analyst
12 16 (3.13%) Consultant
12 16 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 16 (3.13%) IT Engineer
12 16 (3.13%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
12 16 (3.13%) SharePoint Administrator
13 15 (2.93%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.27%) CSS
2 22 (4.30%) HTML
3 19 (3.71%) .NET
4 16 (3.13%) SailPoint
5 12 (2.34%) SPFx
6 7 (1.37%) .NET Framework
7 6 (1.17%) REST
7 6 (1.17%) XML
8 4 (0.78%) jQuery
8 4 (0.78%) XMPP
9 3 (0.59%) Flash
9 3 (0.59%) LAMP
9 3 (0.59%) SAML
10 2 (0.39%) HTML5
10 2 (0.39%) HTML5 Canvas
10 2 (0.39%) React
11 1 (0.20%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.20%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 1 (0.20%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.84%) Private Cloud
2 21 (4.10%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.52%) Onboarding
4 15 (2.93%) PKI
4 15 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.15%) Video Editing
6 8 (1.56%) iPad
7 6 (1.17%) Digital Signage
7 6 (1.17%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.98%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (0.98%) iPhone
8 5 (0.98%) NHS
8 5 (0.98%) Taxonomies
8 5 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.78%) Graphic Design
10 3 (0.59%) Mainframe
10 3 (0.59%) Social Media
10 3 (0.59%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 151 (29.49%) Windows
2 53 (10.35%) Windows Server
3 48 (9.38%) Windows 10
4 14 (2.73%) Windows Server 2016
5 12 (2.34%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.15%) Windows Server 2012
7 10 (1.95%) Apple iOS
8 8 (1.56%) Linux
9 3 (0.59%) Android
9 3 (0.59%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.59%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.39%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.20%) AIX
11 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (16.41%) ITIL
2 81 (15.82%) Project Management
3 67 (13.09%) Agile
3 67 (13.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 57 (11.13%) Migration
5 52 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (9.38%) Service Management
7 43 (8.40%) Change Management
8 41 (8.01%) Customer Service
9 36 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (6.84%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
10 35 (6.84%) ITSM
10 35 (6.84%) Network Management
11 34 (6.64%) Capacity Management
11 34 (6.64%) Security Monitoring
12 32 (6.25%) DevOps
13 31 (6.05%) PRINCE2
14 29 (5.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 23 (4.49%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 63 (12.30%) PowerShell
2 37 (7.23%) JavaScript
3 33 (6.45%) SQL
4 18 (3.52%) C#
5 6 (1.17%) C
5 6 (1.17%) Python
6 3 (0.59%) Perl
7 2 (0.39%) Bicep
7 2 (0.39%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) Bash
8 1 (0.20%) COBOL
8 1 (0.20%) PHP
8 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.20%) R
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 153 (29.88%) Security Cleared
2 96 (18.75%) SC Cleared
3 69 (13.48%) Degree
4 63 (12.30%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.93%) MCSE
7 12 (2.34%) PMI Certification
8 11 (2.15%) PMP
9 9 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.76%) CCNA
9 9 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.76%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.98%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (0.78%) MCP
11 4 (0.78%) MCSA
12 3 (0.59%) APMG
12 3 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.59%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.39%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.84%) Government Security Classifications
2 21 (4.10%) PMO
3 20 (3.91%) QA
4 15 (2.93%) SLA
5 9 (1.76%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.76%) GDPR
6 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.59%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.59%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.59%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.20%) CDISC
10 1 (0.20%) COBIT
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.20%) HL7
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 114 (22.27%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.17%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.98%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 5 (0.98%) XenApp
5 5 (0.98%) XenDesktop
6 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.59%) vSphere
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 39 (7.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.86%) SCOM
3 24 (4.69%) SCCM
4 17 (3.32%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.37%) Terraform
6 3 (0.59%) AppManager
6 3 (0.59%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.59%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.39%) Ansible
7 2 (0.39%) OPNET
7 2 (0.39%) WSUS
8 1 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.20%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.20%) Nessus
8 1 (0.20%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.20%) vRealize
Vendors
1 301 (58.79%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.23%) Atlassian
3 32 (6.25%) VMware
4 18 (3.52%) SAP
5 17 (3.32%) Adobe
6 16 (3.13%) CyberArk
7 13 (2.54%) Cisco
8 11 (2.15%) Oracle
9 10 (1.95%) Citrix
10 7 (1.37%) Google
10 7 (1.37%) Veeam
11 6 (1.17%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.98%) Cadence
12 5 (0.98%) NetApp
12 5 (0.98%) Sophos
13 4 (0.78%) IFS
13 4 (0.78%) Nintex
13 4 (0.78%) SolarWinds
14 3 (0.59%) Aruba
14 3 (0.59%) Palo Alto