SharePoint Contract Job Trends

Microsoft SharePoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SharePoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 83 88
Rank change year-on-year -29 +5 +14
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 1,041 849 1,054
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.25% 2.88% 2.43%
As % of the Application Platforms category 24.67% 25.14% 25.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 690 565 727
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £343 £313 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% -10.53% -
75th Percentile £569 £525 £575
90th Percentile £665 £613 £690
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £375 £475
% change year-on-year +20.00% -21.05% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 34 55
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.32 £12.25
25th Percentile £16.61 £17.00 £16.13
Median hourly rate £20.35 £24.09 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year -15.54% -20.13% +33.27%
75th Percentile £25.38 £44.32 £46.18
90th Percentile £37.50 £63.69 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.70 £24.09 £30.83
% change year-on-year -14.09% -21.85% +62.24%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,219 3,377 4,128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.12% 11.47% 9.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,884 2,262 2,840
10th Percentile £308 £275 £250
25th Percentile £404 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.15%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £688 £713 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £472 £453 £450
% change year-on-year +4.08% +0.67% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 83 161
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.80 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £22.50 £15.42
Median hourly rate £35.50 £41.91 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.29% +44.52% -14.07%
75th Percentile £74.00 £64.50 £46.18
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £68.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.50 £48.82 £24.43
% change year-on-year +7.55% +99.82% +2.86%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the UK

SharePoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 21 April 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
England -18 919 £475 +5.56% 324
UK excluding London -36 558 £450 +20.00% 279
London -21 401 £478 +4.95% 117
Work from Home -43 240 £475 +5.56% 141
North of England -31 174 £450 +3.45% 48
South East -3 135 £500 +26.98% 82
Yorkshire -9 91 £457 +4.46% 18
Midlands -31 91 £450 +20.00% 39
North West -50 80 £406 -5.52% 20
South West -20 79 £310 -26.09% 43
West Midlands -43 68 £489 +21.52% 22
Scotland -30 47 £320 -5.54% 22
East of England -35 29 £400 +60.00% 31
East Midlands -13 24 £382 +38.73% 17
Wales -5 8 £308 +50.00% 13
North East -22 4 £369 -21.54% 11
Northern Ireland +2 2 £369 - 9

SharePoint
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
1 199 (19.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 98 (9.41%) Confluence
3 15 (1.44%) HCL Notes
4 13 (1.25%) CMS
5 12 (1.15%) SharePoint Server
6 10 (0.96%) Mendix
7 6 (0.58%) SharePoint 2013
8 4 (0.38%) WordPress
9 3 (0.29%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.29%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.19%) Apache
10 2 (0.19%) Drupal
10 2 (0.19%) IIS
10 2 (0.19%) SharePoint 2010
10 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.19%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.096%) JBoss
11 1 (0.096%) Orchard CMS
11 1 (0.096%) Umbraco
Applications
1 166 (15.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 121 (11.62%) Microsoft Office
3 97 (9.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 43 (4.13%) Microsoft Project
5 33 (3.17%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.67%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.48%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 4 (0.38%) Trello
10 3 (0.29%) InDesign
10 3 (0.29%) Navisworks
10 3 (0.29%) Revit
11 2 (0.19%) InfoPath
11 2 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
11 2 (0.19%) Windchill
12 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.096%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.096%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 13 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
2 10 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.67%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.48%) Temenos T24
5 4 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.38%) Primavera
6 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.19%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.096%) Actimize
8 1 (0.096%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.096%) assyst
8 1 (0.096%) MetaTrader
8 1 (0.096%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 536 (51.49%) Microsoft 365
2 329 (31.60%) Azure
3 278 (26.71%) Power Platform
4 203 (19.50%) Entra ID
5 195 (18.73%) OneDrive
6 165 (15.85%) Power Automate
7 158 (15.18%) PowerApps
8 97 (9.32%) Microsoft Copilot
9 90 (8.65%) Azure DevOps
10 75 (7.20%) Microsoft Purview
11 50 (4.80%) Dynamics 365
12 49 (4.71%) SaaS
13 45 (4.32%) AWS
14 39 (3.75%) GitHub
15 36 (3.46%) Azure Service Bus
16 35 (3.36%) PaaS
17 30 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
18 28 (2.69%) Serverless
19 27 (2.59%) Azure Functions
20 25 (2.40%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 56 (5.38%) VPN
2 44 (4.23%) DNS
3 32 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
4 31 (2.98%) LAN
5 25 (2.40%) WAN
6 22 (2.11%) DHCP
6 22 (2.11%) Intranet
7 17 (1.63%) Firewall
8 13 (1.25%) Skype
9 11 (1.06%) Unified Communications
10 10 (0.96%) DKIM
11 9 (0.86%) DMARC
11 9 (0.86%) TCP/IP
11 9 (0.86%) Wireless
12 7 (0.67%) BIG-IP
12 7 (0.67%) PSTN
12 7 (0.67%) VLAN
13 6 (0.58%) BGP
13 6 (0.58%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.58%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (15.37%) Power BI
2 37 (3.55%) SQL Server
3 34 (3.27%) Metadata
4 16 (1.54%) Oracle Database
5 15 (1.44%) Tableau
6 11 (1.06%) Power Query
7 9 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (0.67%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 6 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.38%) Big Data
10 4 (0.38%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.38%) PowerPivot
10 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.38%) SQLPlus
10 4 (0.38%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.29%) GIS
11 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 111 (10.66%) JIRA
2 11 (1.06%) Git
3 5 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.38%) Toad
4 4 (0.38%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.29%) MSI
5 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.19%) Browser DevTools
6 2 (0.19%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.19%) GitLab
6 2 (0.19%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.19%) Postman
7 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.096%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.096%) GCC
7 1 (0.096%) JMeter
7 1 (0.096%) JUnit
7 1 (0.096%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.096%) Selenium
General
1 400 (38.42%) Social Skills
2 213 (20.46%) Finance
3 124 (11.91%) Public Sector
4 95 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (7.01%) Organisational Skills
6 67 (6.44%) Legal
7 60 (5.76%) Documentation Skills
8 59 (5.67%) Banking
9 23 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
10 20 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (1.92%) Local Government
11 18 (1.73%) Law
11 18 (1.73%) Marketing
12 17 (1.63%) Retail
13 15 (1.44%) Military
14 14 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.25%) Financial Institution
16 10 (0.96%) Manufacturing
17 8 (0.77%) Investment Banking
18 7 (0.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 159 (15.27%) Developer
2 127 (12.20%) Architect
3 118 (11.34%) Analyst
4 68 (6.53%) Senior
5 66 (6.34%) Consultant
6 55 (5.28%) Support Engineer
7 53 (5.09%) Administrator
8 52 (5.00%) Project Manager
9 51 (4.90%) Lead
10 47 (4.51%) Power Platform Developer
11 46 (4.42%) IT Support
12 43 (4.13%) SharePoint Developer
13 37 (3.55%) Microsoft 365 Architect
14 31 (2.98%) Business Analyst
15 28 (2.69%) Solutions Architect
16 27 (2.59%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
17 23 (2.21%) IT Engineer
18 22 (2.11%) PMO Analyst
19 21 (2.02%) Support Analyst
19 21 (2.02%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (8.26%) Microsoft Graph
2 65 (6.24%) .NET
3 55 (5.28%) REST
4 44 (4.23%) React
5 33 (3.17%) SPFx
6 30 (2.88%) CSS
6 30 (2.88%) HTML
7 25 (2.40%) OAuth
8 18 (1.73%) .NET Framework
8 18 (1.73%) JSON
9 17 (1.63%) SOAP
9 17 (1.63%) Web Services
10 14 (1.34%) HTML5 Canvas
11 12 (1.15%) SAML
12 9 (0.86%) ADO
13 8 (0.77%) AngularJS
13 8 (0.77%) OpenID
14 7 (0.67%) HTML5
14 7 (0.67%) JDO
14 7 (0.67%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.72%) Onboarding
2 38 (3.65%) Management Information System
3 35 (3.36%) Product Ownership
4 32 (3.07%) Low-Code
5 18 (1.73%) NHS
5 18 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 16 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.54%) Taxonomies
7 14 (1.34%) Cloud Native
8 13 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (0.96%) Smartphone
11 9 (0.86%) Driving Licence
11 9 (0.86%) PMI
12 8 (0.77%) e-Learning
12 8 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.77%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 155 (14.89%) Windows
2 61 (5.86%) Windows 10
3 24 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.73%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.25%) Mac OS
6 12 (1.15%) Linux
7 9 (0.86%) Android
7 9 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.67%) Unix
9 6 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.29%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.096%) CentOS
12 1 (0.096%) VMS
12 1 (0.096%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (16.91%) Migration
2 155 (14.89%) Business Intelligence
3 154 (14.79%) Agile
4 148 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
5 135 (12.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 113 (10.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 113 (10.85%) DevOps
7 102 (9.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 86 (8.26%) Customer Service
9 85 (8.17%) AI
10 84 (8.07%) Project Delivery
11 82 (7.88%) Project Management
12 78 (7.49%) Decision-Making
13 76 (7.30%) Change Management
14 72 (6.92%) CI/CD
15 71 (6.82%) Roadmaps
16 64 (6.15%) ITIL
17 61 (5.86%) Analytics
17 61 (5.86%) Document Management
18 59 (5.67%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 137 (13.16%) PowerShell
2 87 (8.36%) SQL
3 58 (5.57%) C#
4 57 (5.48%) JavaScript
5 56 (5.38%) Python
6 30 (2.88%) Kusto Query Language
7 23 (2.21%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.54%) Java
9 11 (1.06%) Formula Language
9 11 (1.06%) LotusScript
10 10 (0.96%) Perl
10 10 (0.96%) PL/SQL
11 8 (0.77%) VBA
12 7 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.58%) Bash
13 6 (0.58%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.48%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.48%) R
15 4 (0.38%) PHP
16 3 (0.29%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 223 (21.42%) Security Cleared
2 169 (16.23%) SC Cleared
3 120 (11.53%) Degree
4 34 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
5 33 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.40%) DV Cleared
7 22 (2.11%) PMI Certification
8 21 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (1.83%) Azure Certification
10 16 (1.54%) PMP
11 12 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (1.06%) CCNP
13 9 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 8 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
15 7 (0.67%) DBS Check
16 6 (0.58%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.58%) CCNA
16 6 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
17 5 (0.48%) CCDP
17 5 (0.48%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (8.17%) PMO
2 45 (4.32%) GDPR
3 40 (3.84%) Data Quality
4 32 (3.07%) QA
5 30 (2.88%) Accessibility
6 25 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (1.34%) MiFID
7 14 (1.34%) SLA
8 13 (1.25%) FINRA
9 12 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (1.06%) GRC
11 9 (0.86%) NIST
12 6 (0.58%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.58%) NIST 800
12 6 (0.58%) WCAG
13 5 (0.48%) ISO 19650
13 5 (0.48%) NCSC
14 4 (0.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 4 (0.38%) P3O
14 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 187 (17.96%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.77%) Docker
4 5 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.38%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.096%) Firmware
8 1 (0.096%) NFS
8 1 (0.096%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 94 (9.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.07%) SCCM
3 23 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
3 23 (2.21%) Terraform
4 16 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (0.86%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.58%) Ansible
8 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.19%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.19%) RSA Archer
9 2 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.096%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.096%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 607 (58.31%) Microsoft
2 67 (6.44%) ServiceNow
3 42 (4.03%) Oracle
4 33 (3.17%) Cisco
5 32 (3.07%) Google
6 29 (2.79%) Citrix
6 29 (2.79%) SAP
7 25 (2.40%) VMware
8 22 (2.11%) Remedy
9 15 (1.44%) Lotus
9 15 (1.44%) OpenAI
9 15 (1.44%) Salesforce
10 13 (1.25%) Workday
11 11 (1.06%) iManage
12 10 (0.96%) Kofax
12 10 (0.96%) Zscaler
13 9 (0.86%) Adobe
13 9 (0.86%) Autodesk
13 9 (0.86%) Planview
14 8 (0.77%) Apple