SharePoint Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring SharePoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 38 78
Rank change year-on-year -48 +40 +43
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 27 87 64
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 1.76% 5.17% 2.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.20% 31.41% 18.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 57 47
10th Percentile £275 £148 £313
25th Percentile £300 £213 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £375 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.53% -27.18% +44.56%
75th Percentile £475 £459 £691
90th Percentile £500 £500 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 9 1
10th Percentile - £20.16 -
25th Percentile £17.98 £22.50 £27.50
Median hourly rate £18.00 £24.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -20.00% +81.82%
75th Percentile £18.02 £24.18 £32.50
90th Percentile - £27.88 -
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £23.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -8.70% +15.00% +8.11%

All Application Platform Skills
Scotland

SharePoint falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 157 277 341
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 10.22% 16.45% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 157 200
10th Percentile £268 £154 £300
25th Percentile £361 £313 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.18% -22.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £525 £513 £675
90th Percentile £625 £601 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 10 5
10th Percentile £14.16 £19.04 -
25th Percentile £15.59 £20.85 £15.42
Median hourly rate £18.00 £23.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -23.40% +32.62% -
75th Percentile £39.64 £24.18 £32.50
90th Percentile £52.60 £27.81 £50.50
UK median hourly rate £28.86 £35.00 £26.39
% change year-on-year -17.56% +32.63% +42.65%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SharePoint relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

SharePoint job vacancy trend in Scotland

SharePoint
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SharePoint.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in Scotland over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in Scotland

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SharePoint.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
Glasgow -32 17 £350 -12.50% 7
Edinburgh -13 9 £463 +175.72% 4
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.70%) CMS
2 1 (3.70%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (37.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.70%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (3.70%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (3.70%) InDesign
4 1 (3.70%) MS Visio
4 1 (3.70%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 15 (55.56%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (25.93%) Viva Engage
3 6 (22.22%) Power Platform
4 4 (14.81%) Power Automate
5 1 (3.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (3.70%) Azure
5 1 (3.70%) Entra ID
5 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (3.70%) OneDrive
5 1 (3.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) Intranet
1 1 (3.70%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (18.52%) Power BI
2 1 (3.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 21 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (25.93%) Finance
4 6 (22.22%) Public Sector
5 5 (18.52%) Banking
6 4 (14.81%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (7.41%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (3.70%) Investment Banking
8 1 (3.70%) Legal
8 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (3.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 14 (51.85%) Analyst
2 7 (25.93%) Change Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) IT Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Business Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Business Engagement Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Business Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Community Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Data Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Engagement Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) Coordinator
5 1 (3.70%) IT Business Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.70%) PMO Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Service Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) SharePoint Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.70%) Animation
2 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.70%) e-Learning
2 1 (3.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (3.70%) Graphic Design
2 1 (3.70%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.70%) NHS
2 1 (3.70%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Project Management
2 12 (44.44%) Agile
3 8 (29.63%) Waterfall
4 5 (18.52%) Programme Delivery
5 4 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (14.81%) Infographics
5 4 (14.81%) ITIL
5 4 (14.81%) PRINCE2
5 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 3 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
6 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (11.11%) SDLC
6 3 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 2 (7.41%) Business Strategy
7 2 (7.41%) Cyber Resilience
7 2 (7.41%) Decision-Making
7 2 (7.41%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (18.52%) PMO
2 3 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (3.70%) Accessibility
3 1 (3.70%) GDPR
3 1 (3.70%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (70.37%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Poppulo
3 1 (3.70%) Adobe