SharePoint Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SharePoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 88 81
Rank change year-on-year -12 -7 +5
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 700 409 458
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.48% 2.62% 2.63%
As % of the Application Platforms category 31.82% 24.73% 26.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 253 268
10th Percentile £185 £170 £206
25th Percentile £260 £263 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £408 £438
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% -6.86% +2.94%
75th Percentile £519 £535 £525
90th Percentile £625 £600 £600
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 37 23
10th Percentile £13.40 £15.56 £18.33
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.36 £24.18
Median hourly rate £18.50 £27.21 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.01% -9.30% +33.16%
75th Percentile £33.75 £47.12 £50.33
90th Percentile £49.35 £72.50 £64.73
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £25.15 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.50% -16.17% +33.33%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 2,200 1,654 1,699
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.80% 10.59% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,366 1,059 1,021
10th Percentile £231 £230 £220
25th Percentile £363 £350 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £550 £540 £565
90th Percentile £665 £625 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 59 53
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.76 £18.33
25th Percentile £16.33 £19.43 £30.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £32.77 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.08% -34.46% +17.65%
75th Percentile £56.11 £62.33 £70.00
90th Percentile £84.43 £72.50 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £28.40 £34.43 £37.25
% change year-on-year -17.53% -7.57% -17.22%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint

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 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint

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 6 October 2026.

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 6 October 2026. 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
North of England +10 214 £443 +4.54% 149
South East +3 184 £475 -5.00% 211
North West +13 129 £450 +2.86% 87
Midlands -21 106 £410 +21.48% 100
South West -16 95 £355 -24.47% 83
West Midlands -32 86 £425 +25.93% 53
Yorkshire -6 72 £331 -15.87% 51
Scotland -2 60 £350 - 67
East of England -15 43 £200 -51.95% 84
East Midlands +8 20 £300 - 47
North East -26 13 £200 +11.11% 12
Wales -22 5 £400 +30.08% 15
Northern Ireland +2 4 £102 -72.62% 10
Channel Islands - 2 £350 -
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 119 (17.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (4.00%) Confluence
3 22 (3.14%) SharePoint Server
4 8 (1.14%) SharePoint 2013
5 5 (0.71%) IIS
6 4 (0.57%) Apache
6 4 (0.57%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.29%) nginx
7 2 (0.29%) SharePoint 2010
7 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.29%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) CICS
8 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 128 (18.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (9.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 66 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
4 42 (6.00%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.00%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.86%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.43%) Navisworks
8 3 (0.43%) Revit
9 2 (0.29%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.14%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.14%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.43%) Maximo
4 2 (0.29%) assyst
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.29%) Primavera
4 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 381 (54.43%) Microsoft 365
2 248 (35.43%) Azure
3 169 (24.14%) Power Platform
4 135 (19.29%) Entra ID
5 119 (17.00%) OneDrive
6 92 (13.14%) Power Automate
7 71 (10.14%) PowerApps
8 61 (8.71%) Microsoft Copilot
9 55 (7.86%) Azure DevOps
10 31 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
11 24 (3.43%) AWS
12 23 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (2.86%) Azure Functions
13 20 (2.86%) GitHub
13 20 (2.86%) Serverless
14 19 (2.71%) Azure AI
15 18 (2.57%) Google Workspace
16 17 (2.43%) SaaS
17 13 (1.86%) Copilot Studio
18 11 (1.57%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (7.14%) DNS
2 39 (5.57%) DHCP
3 31 (4.43%) VPN
4 25 (3.57%) TCP/IP
5 15 (2.14%) Firewall
6 12 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.43%) Skype
7 10 (1.43%) VLAN
8 9 (1.29%) Wireless
9 8 (1.14%) LAN
10 7 (1.00%) Network Security
10 7 (1.00%) SMTP
10 7 (1.00%) WAN
11 6 (0.86%) SAN
11 6 (0.86%) SSH
12 4 (0.57%) DKIM
12 4 (0.57%) Intranet
12 4 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.43%) DMARC
13 3 (0.43%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (13.00%) Power BI
2 41 (5.86%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.86%) Metadata
4 6 (0.86%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.71%) Power Query
6 4 (0.57%) EDMS
6 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.43%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.43%) EDRMS
7 3 (0.43%) PowerPivot
8 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.29%) MySQL
8 2 (0.29%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.29%) Tableau
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.14%) GIS
9 1 (0.14%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 52 (7.43%) JIRA
2 22 (3.14%) Git
3 3 (0.43%) Balsamiq
3 3 (0.43%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.43%) Postman
3 3 (0.43%) Protractor
3 3 (0.43%) Selenium
3 3 (0.43%) WebDriver
4 2 (0.29%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.29%) Fiddler
4 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.29%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.14%) Terragrunt
General
1 291 (41.57%) Social Skills
2 96 (13.71%) Finance
3 71 (10.14%) Organisational Skills
4 64 (9.14%) Public Sector
5 63 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (4.14%) Manufacturing
7 26 (3.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (1.86%) Legal
10 13 (1.86%) Military
11 10 (1.43%) Local Government
12 9 (1.29%) Banking
12 9 (1.29%) Marketing
12 9 (1.29%) Retail
13 8 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.00%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.71%) Law
16 4 (0.57%) French Language
16 4 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 85 (12.14%) Support Engineer
2 75 (10.71%) Analyst
3 74 (10.57%) IT Support
4 70 (10.00%) Administrator
5 58 (8.29%) Developer
6 56 (8.00%) IT Engineer
7 50 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
8 36 (5.14%) Lead
9 31 (4.43%) Architect
10 30 (4.29%) SharePoint Developer
11 29 (4.14%) Senior
12 25 (3.57%) Project Manager
13 24 (3.43%) 2nd Line Support
13 24 (3.43%) IT Analyst
14 23 (3.29%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
15 22 (3.14%) SharePoint Administrator
16 21 (3.00%) Consultant
16 21 (3.00%) Support Analyst
16 21 (3.00%) Support Officer
17 20 (2.86%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.29%) Terraform
2 22 (3.14%) REST
3 19 (2.71%) Microsoft Graph
4 18 (2.57%) JSON
5 16 (2.29%) XML
6 13 (1.86%) XSLT
7 12 (1.71%) .NET
7 12 (1.71%) React
7 12 (1.71%) SPFx
8 11 (1.57%) ARM Templates
9 8 (1.14%) CSS
9 8 (1.14%) HTML
9 8 (1.14%) OAuth
9 8 (1.14%) YAML
10 6 (0.86%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.71%) .NET Core
11 5 (0.71%) OpenID
11 5 (0.71%) SAML
12 4 (0.57%) Software Packaging
13 3 (0.43%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 72 (10.29%) Management Information System
2 64 (9.14%) Onboarding
3 25 (3.57%) Driving Licence
4 18 (2.57%) Product Ownership
5 15 (2.14%) Wiki
6 14 (2.00%) Data Centre
6 14 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (1.57%) Taxonomies
9 8 (1.14%) Freedom of Information
9 8 (1.14%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.14%) PKI
10 7 (1.00%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.00%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.86%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.86%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 165 (23.57%) Windows
2 49 (7.00%) Windows 10
3 40 (5.71%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.29%) Apple iOS
5 17 (2.43%) Android
6 15 (2.14%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.43%) Linux
8 7 (1.00%) Unix
9 6 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.57%) CentOS
10 4 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.57%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.57%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.43%) Windows XP
12 2 (0.29%) VMS
13 1 (0.14%) AIX
13 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (22.57%) Problem-Solving
2 121 (17.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 114 (16.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 103 (14.71%) Migration
5 102 (14.57%) Agile
6 93 (13.29%) Customer Service
7 88 (12.57%) AI
8 86 (12.29%) ITIL
9 84 (12.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 79 (11.29%) Business Intelligence
11 74 (10.57%) Project Management
12 71 (10.14%) Document Management
13 65 (9.29%) DevOps
13 65 (9.29%) ITSM
14 60 (8.57%) Service Management
15 57 (8.14%) Project Delivery
16 53 (7.57%) Change Management
17 48 (6.86%) Data Protection
18 44 (6.29%) Information Management
19 43 (6.14%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.00%) PowerShell
2 29 (4.14%) SQL
3 22 (3.14%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.86%) Python
5 15 (2.14%) C#
6 13 (1.86%) Bicep
6 13 (1.86%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.57%) Bash
8 9 (1.29%) Java
9 7 (1.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.57%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.29%) R
11 2 (0.29%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.29%) VBA
12 1 (0.14%) COBOL
12 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.14%) JCL
Qualifications
1 152 (21.71%) Security Cleared
2 103 (14.71%) Degree
3 90 (12.86%) SC Cleared
4 56 (8.00%) DV Cleared
5 26 (3.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (3.14%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.71%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.43%) PMI Certification
10 9 (1.29%) PMP
10 9 (1.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (1.00%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.43%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 2 (0.29%) A+ Certification
16 1 (0.14%) CISA
16 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
16 1 (0.14%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (8.14%) PMO
2 35 (5.00%) GDPR
3 26 (3.71%) Accessibility
4 22 (3.14%) SLA
5 21 (3.00%) Data Quality
6 20 (2.86%) QA
7 11 (1.57%) WCAG
8 8 (1.14%) ISO 19650
9 7 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (0.86%) Disclosure Scotland
11 5 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.57%) GRC
12 4 (0.57%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.29%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.29%) NCSC
14 2 (0.29%) P3O
System Software
1 161 (23.00%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (2.29%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.71%) Docker
6 6 (0.86%) vSphere
7 3 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.29%) Dovecot
8 2 (0.29%) Postfix
8 2 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) Firmware
9 1 (0.14%) HDFS
9 1 (0.14%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 106 (15.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (3.57%) Jamf Pro
3 21 (3.00%) SCCM
4 13 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (1.43%) Kubernetes
6 5 (0.71%) Ansible
7 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.29%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.29%) HAProxy
7 2 (0.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.29%) WSUS
8 1 (0.14%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.14%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 473 (67.57%) Microsoft
2 58 (8.29%) ServiceNow
3 29 (4.14%) VMware
4 26 (3.71%) Google
5 21 (3.00%) SAP
6 19 (2.71%) Cisco
7 16 (2.29%) Apple
7 16 (2.29%) Citrix
8 11 (1.57%) Autodesk
9 9 (1.29%) CyberArk
9 9 (1.29%) Databricks
10 8 (1.14%) Oracle
11 7 (1.00%) BeyondTrust
11 7 (1.00%) IBM
11 7 (1.00%) Sophos
12 6 (0.86%) Proofpoint
12 6 (0.86%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.86%) Thales
13 5 (0.71%) Clearswift
13 5 (0.71%) UiPath