SharePoint Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SharePoint skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SharePoint over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 78 86
Rank change year-on-year 0 +8 +12
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 404 530 663
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.10% 2.56% 2.91%
As % of the Application Platforms category 26.67% 29.94% 26.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 337 471
10th Percentile £207 £206 £194
25th Percentile £259 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £425 £445
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% -4.49% +4.71%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £553
90th Percentile £567 £653 £663
UK median daily rate £425 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 49 29
10th Percentile £15.35 £12.23 £16.25
25th Percentile £27.75 £16.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £40.59 £30.00 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year +35.30% +31.87% +13.75%
75th Percentile £59.87 £46.18 £53.75
90th Percentile £74.75 £57.02 £62.84
UK median hourly rate £40.59 £30.00 £22.75
% change year-on-year +35.30% +31.87% -13.63%

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 1,515 1,770 2,512
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.62% 8.54% 11.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 988 1,207 1,764
10th Percentile £232 £213 £200
25th Percentile £356 £325 £339
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £585
90th Percentile £625 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £491 £500 £515
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.82% +0.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 121 101
10th Percentile £14.65 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £32.05 £15.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £53.61 £27.52 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.84% -38.86% +143.24%
75th Percentile £72.50 £51.91 £65.75
90th Percentile £79.50 £70.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £30.16 £52.50
% change year-on-year +74.07% -42.55% +128.26%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 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
North of England +7 102 £425 +8.97% 116
South East +40 78 £450 - 139
North West -3 69 £410 +5.13% 65
South West +3 68 £413 -16.24% 51
Scotland -1 66 £345 -8.00% 55
Midlands -7 59 £375 -6.25% 89
West Midlands +5 54 £375 -6.25% 66
East of England +18 34 £244 -41.96% 60
Yorkshire +20 29 £463 +4.23% 36
Northern Ireland -12 6 £336 -35.95% 15
North East +2 4 £600 +247.83% 15
East Midlands -7 4 £275 +62.42% 22
Wales -11 2 £183 -69.58% 16
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 87 (21.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.69%) Confluence
3 12 (2.97%) Skype for Business
4 9 (2.23%) SharePoint Server
5 3 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2007
5 3 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.74%) Office Communications Server
6 2 (0.50%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.50%) CMS
6 2 (0.50%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.50%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.25%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.25%) SAS
7 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 95 (23.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (18.07%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (12.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (3.71%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (3.22%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.49%) InfoPath
7 3 (0.74%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.25%) CATIA
9 1 (0.25%) Simulink
9 1 (0.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.72%) Teamcenter
2 8 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.49%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.25%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 200 (49.50%) Microsoft 365
2 124 (30.69%) Azure
3 102 (25.25%) Power Platform
4 63 (15.59%) OneDrive
5 57 (14.11%) PowerApps
6 51 (12.62%) Entra ID
6 51 (12.62%) Power Automate
7 23 (5.69%) SaaS
8 15 (3.71%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (3.71%) Yammer
9 13 (3.22%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.72%) ShareGate
11 7 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.49%) Copilot Studio
12 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.24%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 5 (1.24%) IaaS
13 5 (1.24%) PaaS
14 4 (0.99%) AWS
15 3 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 33 (8.17%) DNS
2 32 (7.92%) VPN
3 29 (7.18%) DHCP
4 20 (4.95%) Intranet
5 19 (4.70%) Skype
6 18 (4.46%) Firewall
7 11 (2.72%) Internet
8 10 (2.48%) Network Security
9 8 (1.98%) SAN
9 8 (1.98%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.73%) LAN
10 7 (1.73%) WAN
11 6 (1.49%) Unified Communications
12 5 (1.24%) VoIP
13 4 (0.99%) VLAN
14 3 (0.74%) DDNS
14 3 (0.74%) Radio Access Network
15 2 (0.50%) NAS
16 1 (0.25%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (15.59%) Power BI
2 12 (2.97%) Metadata
3 11 (2.72%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.98%) Tableau
5 6 (1.49%) Power Query
5 6 (1.49%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.74%) IBM InfoSphere
8 3 (0.74%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.50%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.50%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.50%) GIS
9 2 (0.50%) MSDE
9 2 (0.50%) MySQL
9 2 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 31 (7.67%) JIRA
2 3 (0.74%) Bitbucket
2 3 (0.74%) Hudson
3 2 (0.50%) Git
4 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 183 (45.30%) Social Skills
2 65 (16.09%) Finance
3 59 (14.60%) Public Sector
4 47 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.17%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (5.20%) Local Government
7 17 (4.21%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.47%) Legal
10 11 (2.72%) Public Speaking
11 9 (2.23%) Banking
11 9 (2.23%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.98%) Military
12 8 (1.98%) Publishing
13 6 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.24%) Automotive
14 5 (1.24%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.24%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 84 (20.79%) Analyst
2 42 (10.40%) Support Engineer
3 35 (8.66%) Developer
3 35 (8.66%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 23 (5.69%) Senior
5 21 (5.20%) Architect
5 21 (5.20%) Data Analyst
6 16 (3.96%) Administrator
6 16 (3.96%) Communications Officer
7 14 (3.47%) Business Analyst
7 14 (3.47%) Consultant
7 14 (3.47%) Desktop Engineer
7 14 (3.47%) IT Support
8 13 (3.22%) IT Engineer
9 12 (2.97%) Change Analyst
9 12 (2.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (2.72%) Project Manager
10 11 (2.72%) Systems Engineer
11 10 (2.48%) Desktop Support
11 10 (2.48%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.72%) .NET
2 10 (2.48%) HTML
3 7 (1.73%) CSS
4 5 (1.24%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.99%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.99%) REST
6 3 (0.74%) ADO
6 3 (0.74%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (0.74%) Entity Framework
6 3 (0.74%) HTML5 Canvas
7 2 (0.50%) PySpark
7 2 (0.50%) SPFx
8 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.25%) jQuery
8 1 (0.25%) JSON
8 1 (0.25%) MDX
8 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.25%) Node.js
8 1 (0.25%) React
8 1 (0.25%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.18%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (6.93%) Management Information System
3 17 (4.21%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.72%) iPad
4 11 (2.72%) iPhone
5 9 (2.23%) Low-Code
5 9 (2.23%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.98%) PKI
7 7 (1.73%) Renewable Energy
7 7 (1.73%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.49%) Social Media
9 5 (1.24%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.99%) Replication
11 3 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.50%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 91 (22.52%) Windows
2 45 (11.14%) Windows 10
3 33 (8.17%) Windows Server
4 16 (3.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (2.72%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (2.23%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (1.98%) VMS
8 7 (1.73%) Linux
9 5 (1.24%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.99%) Unix
11 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.50%) Android
12 2 (0.50%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (16.34%) Migration
3 65 (16.09%) Business Intelligence
4 64 (15.84%) ITIL
5 57 (14.11%) Agile
6 54 (13.37%) Project Management
7 44 (10.89%) Customer Service
8 38 (9.41%) Collaborative Working
9 32 (7.92%) Data Management
10 27 (6.68%) Stakeholder Management
11 25 (6.19%) Project Delivery
12 24 (5.94%) Continuous Improvement
12 24 (5.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 23 (5.69%) ITSM
14 21 (5.20%) Waterfall
15 20 (4.95%) Analytics
15 20 (4.95%) Change Management
15 20 (4.95%) Document Management
15 20 (4.95%) Root Cause Analysis
15 20 (4.95%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.64%) PowerShell
2 29 (7.18%) SQL
3 11 (2.72%) Python
4 8 (1.98%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.49%) C#
6 3 (0.74%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.74%) VBA
7 2 (0.50%) Groovy
7 2 (0.50%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.50%) VB
7 2 (0.50%) VBScript
8 1 (0.25%) ANSI SQL
8 1 (0.25%) Bash
8 1 (0.25%) C++
8 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 74 (18.32%) Security Cleared
2 56 (13.86%) Degree
3 55 (13.61%) SC Cleared
4 27 (6.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (3.22%) ITIL Certification
6 12 (2.97%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.23%) MCSE
8 5 (1.24%) APMP
8 5 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.99%) MCSA
9 4 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.74%) CCNA
10 3 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.74%) IIBA
10 3 (0.74%) MCP
11 2 (0.50%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.50%) HNC
11 2 (0.50%) ISEB
12 1 (0.25%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.93%) PMO
2 12 (2.97%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.97%) QA
2 12 (2.97%) SLA
3 8 (1.98%) P3O
4 7 (1.73%) GDPR
5 6 (1.49%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.24%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.50%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.50%) NCSC
8 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.25%) Basel III
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.25%) MiFID
9 1 (0.25%) NIST
9 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 102 (25.25%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.98%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.49%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.49%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.24%) vSphere
6 3 (0.74%) Brightmail
6 3 (0.74%) ISA Server
7 2 (0.50%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.50%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.25%) Docker
8 1 (0.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 64 (15.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (4.95%) SCCM
3 18 (4.46%) WSUS
4 9 (2.23%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.99%) AppManager
6 4 (0.99%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Clustering
7 3 (0.74%) PingFederate
8 2 (0.50%) OPNET
8 2 (0.50%) SCOM
9 1 (0.25%) Autotask
9 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.25%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.25%) Perfmon
9 1 (0.25%) Podman
9 1 (0.25%) VxRail
Vendors
1 268 (66.34%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.43%) VMware
3 13 (3.22%) McAfee
4 11 (2.72%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.48%) Cisco
5 10 (2.48%) SAP
6 9 (2.23%) Citrix
7 8 (1.98%) Adobe
7 8 (1.98%) Veeam
8 7 (1.73%) Nintex
9 6 (1.49%) Oracle
9 6 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.24%) Ariba
10 5 (1.24%) IFS
10 5 (1.24%) Meraki
11 4 (0.99%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.99%) Ivanti
11 4 (0.99%) Remedy
12 3 (0.74%) IBM
12 3 (0.74%) Informatica