SharePoint Contracts

Microsoft SharePoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 87 103
Rank change year-on-year +3 +16 +9
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 842 1,065 1,431
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.88% 2.44% 2.40%
As % of the Application Platforms category 25.45% 25.48% 21.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 551 738 1,018
10th Percentile £213 £213 £219
25th Percentile £313 £341 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - -
75th Percentile £525 £573 £590
90th Percentile £613 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £470 £450
% change year-on-year -20.21% +4.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 56 29
10th Percentile £15.32 £12.25 £16.11
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.19 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.09 £28.84 £22.63
Median % change year-on-year -16.46% +27.43% -1.61%
75th Percentile £44.32 £46.18 £56.50
90th Percentile £63.69 £70.63 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.09 £29.82 £19.00
% change year-on-year -19.20% +56.92% -6.00%

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 3,308 4,179 6,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.31% 9.59% 10.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,205 2,874 4,603
10th Percentile £275 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -0.97%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £713 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £453 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +0.72% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 161 147
10th Percentile £16.65 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.25 £15.42 £18.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.52 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.01% -31.21% +81.82%
75th Percentile £64.13 £46.18 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.50 £68.00 £78.48
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.18 £23.75 £26.24
% change year-on-year +94.44% -9.49% +41.84%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SharePoint as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SharePoint.

Daily rate trend for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SharePoint.

Hourly rate trend for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Top 17 Contract 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 30 April 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
England +4 700 £450 -5.26% 539
UK excluding London +7 444 £375 -20.21% 374
London -5 323 £453 -9.50% 191
Work from Home +3 272 £450 -9.09% 305
North of England +42 137 £430 +10.26% 86
North West +27 96 £425 +6.25% 52
Scotland +20 86 £338 -10.00% 18
South East +27 72 £400 -13.04% 111
South West -7 65 £425 -14.14% 36
Midlands -7 54 £388 +3.33% 61
West Midlands +3 50 £429 +7.25% 45
East of England +39 38 £281 -44.44% 51
Yorkshire +23 34 £444 +47.92% 28
North East +8 11 £465 +210.00% 8
East Midlands -8 3 £275 +62.96% 16
Wales -10 3 £190 -68.33% 12
Northern Ireland -15 2 - - 5

SharePoint
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 198 (23.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (6.65%) Confluence
3 15 (1.78%) Skype for Business
4 10 (1.19%) CMS
5 7 (0.83%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (0.83%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (0.59%) IIS
7 4 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2003
8 3 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.36%) Office Communications Server
8 3 (0.36%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.24%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.24%) MS Project Server
9 2 (0.24%) OpenEdge
9 2 (0.24%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 128 (15.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 123 (14.61%) Microsoft Office
3 81 (9.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (2.73%) MS Visio
5 17 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
6 14 (1.66%) InfoPath
7 8 (0.95%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.95%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 6 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
8 6 (0.71%) InDesign
8 6 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.59%) Acrobat
10 2 (0.24%) Trello
11 1 (0.12%) CATIA
11 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 18 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.31%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.24%) Workfront
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.12%) Endur
5 1 (0.12%) FastStats
5 1 (0.12%) iTrent
5 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 462 (54.87%) Microsoft 365
2 308 (36.58%) Azure
3 247 (29.33%) Power Platform
4 166 (19.71%) OneDrive
5 150 (17.81%) PowerApps
6 144 (17.10%) Power Automate
7 133 (15.80%) Entra ID
8 44 (5.23%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (3.92%) Yammer
10 32 (3.80%) SaaS
11 31 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
12 27 (3.21%) Azure Logic Apps
13 22 (2.61%) AWS
13 22 (2.61%) Microsoft Purview
14 21 (2.49%) ShareGate
15 18 (2.14%) Azure Functions
15 18 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (2.14%) Serverless
16 16 (1.90%) Copilot Studio
17 15 (1.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 55 (6.53%) DNS
2 54 (6.41%) VPN
3 52 (6.18%) Firewall
4 48 (5.70%) DHCP
5 37 (4.39%) Wi-Fi
6 36 (4.28%) Intranet
7 26 (3.09%) Network Security
7 26 (3.09%) Skype
8 18 (2.14%) WAN
9 17 (2.02%) VLAN
10 15 (1.78%) LAN
10 15 (1.78%) VoIP
11 14 (1.66%) Internet
11 14 (1.66%) TCP/IP
12 8 (0.95%) Cisco IOS
12 8 (0.95%) SAN
13 7 (0.83%) NAS
13 7 (0.83%) Unified Communications
14 4 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (0.48%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (15.08%) Power BI
2 41 (4.87%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.09%) Relational Database
4 13 (1.54%) Metadata
5 12 (1.43%) Tableau
6 10 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.71%) MS Access
9 5 (0.59%) EDRMS
9 5 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.59%) Power Query
9 5 (0.59%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.48%) Big Data
10 4 (0.48%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.36%) IBM InfoSphere
11 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 84 (9.98%) JIRA
2 14 (1.66%) Git
3 6 (0.71%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (0.59%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.36%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.36%) GitLab
5 3 (0.36%) Hudson
5 3 (0.36%) Subversion
5 3 (0.36%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio Team System
6 2 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.12%) Moq
7 1 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.12%) Serena SBM
7 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 343 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 173 (20.55%) Finance
3 112 (13.30%) Public Sector
4 84 (9.98%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (5.11%) Banking
6 35 (4.16%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
8 32 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 27 (3.21%) Legal
9 27 (3.21%) Marketing
10 26 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
10 26 (3.09%) Local Government
11 17 (2.02%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.90%) Military
13 15 (1.78%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.31%) Law
14 11 (1.31%) Public Speaking
15 8 (0.95%) Electronics
15 8 (0.95%) Retail
16 7 (0.83%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 137 (16.27%) Analyst
2 122 (14.49%) Developer
3 85 (10.10%) Support Engineer
4 71 (8.43%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 68 (8.08%) Senior
6 56 (6.65%) Architect
7 41 (4.87%) Consultant
8 35 (4.16%) Power Platform Developer
9 29 (3.44%) Desktop Engineer
10 28 (3.33%) IT Support
11 27 (3.21%) Desktop Support
11 27 (3.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 26 (3.09%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 25 (2.97%) Administrator
14 24 (2.85%) SharePoint Developer
15 23 (2.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 22 (2.61%) Lead
16 22 (2.61%) SharePoint Engineer
17 21 (2.49%) IT Analyst
17 21 (2.49%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.28%) HTML
2 32 (3.80%) CSS
3 31 (3.68%) REST
4 29 (3.44%) .NET
5 25 (2.97%) SPFx
6 16 (1.90%) React
6 16 (1.90%) SOAP
7 11 (1.31%) ASP.NET
8 10 (1.19%) HTML5 Canvas
9 9 (1.07%) Web Services
10 8 (0.95%) .NET Framework
11 7 (0.83%) ADO
11 7 (0.83%) JSON
12 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Graph
12 6 (0.71%) SailPoint
12 6 (0.71%) YAML
13 5 (0.59%) ASP.NET MVC
13 5 (0.59%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.59%) jQuery
13 5 (0.59%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 41 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (4.39%) Management Information System
3 35 (4.16%) Onboarding
4 23 (2.73%) Video Conferencing
5 16 (1.90%) iPhone
6 13 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 13 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (1.43%) iPad
7 12 (1.43%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.19%) PKI
10 9 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.07%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.07%) Social Media
11 8 (0.95%) Virtual Team
12 7 (0.83%) Photography
12 7 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
13 6 (0.71%) Animation
13 6 (0.71%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 199 (23.63%) Windows
2 97 (11.52%) Windows 10
3 62 (7.36%) Windows Server
4 18 (2.14%) Linux
5 17 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (1.43%) Mac OS
8 11 (1.31%) Android
8 11 (1.31%) VMS
9 10 (1.19%) Apple iOS
9 10 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.95%) Unix
11 4 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.36%) Solaris
12 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (21.38%) Problem-Solving
2 164 (19.48%) Migration
3 127 (15.08%) Agile
3 127 (15.08%) Business Intelligence
4 99 (11.76%) ITIL
5 82 (9.74%) Project Management
6 70 (8.31%) Customer Service
7 69 (8.19%) DevOps
8 62 (7.36%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (5.94%) Collaborative Working
10 49 (5.82%) Change Management
11 47 (5.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 45 (5.34%) ITSM
13 43 (5.11%) Document Management
13 43 (5.11%) Roadmaps
14 41 (4.87%) Time Management
15 40 (4.75%) Continuous Improvement
15 40 (4.75%) Data Protection
16 39 (4.63%) Data Management
17 37 (4.39%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 140 (16.63%) PowerShell
2 76 (9.03%) SQL
3 46 (5.46%) JavaScript
4 40 (4.75%) C#
5 29 (3.44%) Python
6 14 (1.66%) TypeScript
6 14 (1.66%) VBA
7 9 (1.07%) Java
8 6 (0.71%) Bicep
9 5 (0.59%) Bash
9 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.59%) VB
10 4 (0.48%) Formula Language
11 3 (0.36%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.36%) Perl
11 3 (0.36%) R
11 3 (0.36%) Ruby
12 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.24%) Groovy
12 2 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 157 (18.65%) Security Cleared
2 117 (13.90%) SC Cleared
3 97 (11.52%) Degree
4 39 (4.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (3.33%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.02%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.19%) MCSE
9 8 (0.95%) PMI Certification
9 8 (0.95%) PMP
10 6 (0.71%) FFIEC
11 5 (0.59%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.59%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.48%) MCSA
12 4 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.36%) CCNA
13 3 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.36%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.36%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (5.70%) PMO
2 24 (2.85%) GDPR
3 21 (2.49%) Data Quality
3 21 (2.49%) QA
4 18 (2.14%) SLA
5 9 (1.07%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (0.71%) Disclosure Scotland
8 4 (0.48%) P3O
9 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.24%) NCSC
10 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.12%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.12%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 225 (26.72%) Active Directory
2 53 (6.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
4 12 (1.43%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (0.71%) vSphere
7 5 (0.59%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (0.48%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.36%) Brightmail
9 3 (0.36%) ISA Server
10 2 (0.24%) NFS
10 2 (0.24%) Veritas File System
10 2 (0.24%) Veritas Volume Manager
10 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 137 (16.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (5.11%) SCCM
3 23 (2.73%) WSUS
4 13 (1.54%) AppManager
5 11 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 8 (0.95%) Terraform
8 4 (0.48%) Ansible
8 4 (0.48%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.36%) Control-M
9 3 (0.36%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Clustering
9 3 (0.36%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.36%) QRadar
9 3 (0.36%) Tivoli
10 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.24%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.24%) Netcool
10 2 (0.24%) OPNET
10 2 (0.24%) SCOM
Vendors
1 510 (60.57%) Microsoft
2 73 (8.67%) VMware
3 37 (4.39%) ServiceNow
4 30 (3.56%) Cisco
5 26 (3.09%) Citrix
6 22 (2.61%) Oracle
7 19 (2.26%) Adobe
8 18 (2.14%) SAP
9 13 (1.54%) Google
9 13 (1.54%) Ivanti
9 13 (1.54%) McAfee
10 10 (1.19%) Meraki
11 9 (1.07%) Veeam
12 8 (0.95%) Salesforce
13 7 (0.83%) IBM
14 6 (0.71%) Databricks
14 6 (0.71%) Palo Alto
14 6 (0.71%) Red Hat
14 6 (0.71%) Remedy
15 5 (0.59%) Symantec