SharePoint Server Contract Job Trends

Microsoft SharePoint Server (including MOSS & SPS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SharePoint Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 533 545
Rank change year-on-year -107 +12 +103
Contract jobs citing SharePoint Server 30 18 27
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.057% 0.055% 0.069%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.65% 0.50% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 17 20
10th Percentile - £350 £418
25th Percentile - £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £600 £475
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% +26.32% -1.30%
75th Percentile £503 - £498
90th Percentile £600 £615 £549
UK excluding London median daily rate £320 £600 £475
% change year-on-year -46.67% +26.32% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £66.66 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.66 - -

All Application Platform Skills
UK

SharePoint Server 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,611 3,595 4,135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.73% 10.93% 10.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,036 2,367 2,848
10th Percentile £305 £281 £279
25th Percentile £405 £393 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £515
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% +0.98%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £645
90th Percentile £675 £725 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £465 £450 £458
% change year-on-year +3.33% -1.64% -3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 89 113
10th Percentile £16.25 £18.27 £13.93
25th Percentile £19.03 £26.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £44.50 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -21.35% +40.33% -39.60%
75th Percentile £62.75 £65.25 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £79.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £47.12 £31.00
% change year-on-year -25.72% +52.00% -27.06%

SharePoint Server
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SharePoint Server job vacancy trend in the UK

SharePoint Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SharePoint Server
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint Server over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint Server in the UK

SharePoint Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SharePoint Server
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint Server within the UK over the 6 months to 4 August 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
UK excluding London -92 22 £320 -46.67% 7
Scotland 0 15 £320 -5.19% 1
England -108 15 £500 -16.67% 6
North West -46 7 £495 +13.14% 2
North of England -53 7 £495 +13.14% 2
London -57 6 £600 +23.08% 1
Work from Home -51 2 £366 -41.52% 2

SharePoint Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 29 (96.67%) SharePoint
2 9 (30.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 26 (86.67%) Azure
2 25 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (80.00%) Power Automate
3 24 (80.00%) Power Platform
3 24 (80.00%) PowerApps
4 18 (60.00%) Entra ID
5 9 (30.00%) OneDrive
6 8 (26.67%) Azure AI
6 8 (26.67%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (50.00%) Power BI
2 2 (6.67%) Metadata
2 2 (6.67%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (3.33%) Finance
2 1 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (3.33%) Legal
2 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (56.67%) Developer
1 17 (56.67%) SharePoint Developer
2 5 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 5 (16.67%) SharePoint Engineer
3 2 (6.67%) SharePoint Specialist
4 1 (3.33%) Full-Stack Developer
4 1 (3.33%) Microsoft 365 Developer
4 1 (3.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Migration Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Platform Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (53.33%) React
1 16 (53.33%) SPFx
2 15 (50.00%) CSS
2 15 (50.00%) HTML
2 15 (50.00%) REST
3 1 (3.33%) .NET
3 1 (3.33%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.33%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
1 1 (3.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (53.33%) CI/CD
1 16 (53.33%) Document Management
2 15 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (20.00%) Migration
4 5 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (6.67%) Distributed Cache
5 2 (6.67%) High Availability
5 2 (6.67%) Metadata Management
5 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (3.33%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (3.33%) DevOps
6 1 (3.33%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (3.33%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (3.33%) Performance Tuning
6 1 (3.33%) Privileged Access Management
6 1 (3.33%) Runbook
6 1 (3.33%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.33%) Task Automation
6 1 (3.33%) User Experience
6 1 (3.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 15 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 15 (50.00%) TypeScript
2 3 (10.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (63.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (23.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.33%) QA
System Software
1 4 (13.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (36.67%) Microsoft