SharePoint Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 89 99
Rank change year-on-year -3 +10 +14
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 272 361 614
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.75% 2.35% 2.37%
As % of the Application Platforms category 24.09% 23.14% 20.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 265 448
10th Percentile £226 £263 £275
25th Percentile £325 £363 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £495 £497
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -0.35% +4.58%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £600
90th Percentile £625 £700 £713
UK median daily rate £425 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 19 10
10th Percentile - £16.50 £15.82
25th Percentile £32.05 £20.13 £17.50
Median hourly rate £43.65 £30.16 £38.88
Median % change year-on-year +44.73% -22.42% +72.78%
75th Percentile £56.59 £42.88 £63.63
90th Percentile £59.01 £80.56 £83.00
UK median hourly rate £24.09 £28.84 £22.63
% change year-on-year -16.46% +27.43% -1.61%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

SharePoint falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,129 1,560 2,932
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.40% 10.17% 11.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 811 1,093 2,063
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £507
Median % change year-on-year - -1.38% -2.50%
75th Percentile £633 £608 £638
90th Percentile £825 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 39 72
10th Percentile £27.03 £16.28 £19.33
25th Percentile £38.39 £22.55 £22.16
Median hourly rate £57.00 £30.16 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.99% -45.16% +57.14%
75th Percentile £64.50 £47.94 £66.69
90th Percentile £66.00 £71.50 £82.40
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £27.52 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.01% -31.21% +81.82%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SharePoint as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SharePoint trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SharePoint.

SharePoint daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

SharePoint daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SharePoint.

SharePoint hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

SharePoint hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 62 (22.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (5.51%) Confluence
3 5 (1.84%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.10%) CMS
4 3 (1.10%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.37%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.37%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.37%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 41 (15.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.68%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.10%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.37%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 5 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.74%) Workfront
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.37%) iTrent
3 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 148 (54.41%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (37.50%) Azure
3 87 (31.99%) Power Platform
4 54 (19.85%) PowerApps
5 53 (19.49%) Power Automate
6 42 (15.44%) OneDrive
7 40 (14.71%) Entra ID
8 19 (6.99%) SaaS
9 15 (5.51%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (5.15%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (5.15%) Yammer
11 8 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (2.21%) AWS
12 6 (2.21%) IaaS
12 6 (2.21%) PaaS
13 5 (1.84%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.84%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.47%) Asana
14 4 (1.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.78%) DNS
2 12 (4.41%) DHCP
2 12 (4.41%) Firewall
3 11 (4.04%) Intranet
4 9 (3.31%) Skype
4 9 (3.31%) VPN
5 6 (2.21%) Internet
5 6 (2.21%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.10%) NAS
6 3 (1.10%) Network Security
6 3 (1.10%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (1.10%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.74%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.37%) HTTP
8 1 (0.37%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.37%) Softphone
8 1 (0.37%) VLAN
8 1 (0.37%) VoIP
8 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (16.91%) Power BI
2 21 (7.72%) SQL Server
3 16 (5.88%) Relational Database
4 7 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.84%) MS Access
6 5 (1.84%) Power Query
6 5 (1.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.47%) Tableau
8 3 (1.10%) Apache Cassandra
8 3 (1.10%) Big Data
8 3 (1.10%) EDRMS
8 3 (1.10%) IBM InfoSphere
8 3 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.74%) Metadata
10 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 35 (12.87%) JIRA
2 11 (4.04%) Git
3 3 (1.10%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.37%) GitLab
4 1 (0.37%) Hudson
4 1 (0.37%) Moq
4 1 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
General
1 93 (34.19%) Social Skills
2 66 (24.26%) Finance
3 43 (15.81%) Public Sector
4 18 (6.62%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.51%) Banking
5 15 (5.51%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (4.41%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.68%) Marketing
8 9 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.94%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.84%) Electronics
10 5 (1.84%) Legal
10 5 (1.84%) Retail
11 3 (1.10%) Law
11 3 (1.10%) Local Government
12 2 (0.74%) Italian Language
12 2 (0.74%) Military
12 2 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.37%) French Language
Job Titles
1 62 (22.79%) Developer
2 47 (17.28%) Analyst
3 29 (10.66%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 23 (8.46%) Power Platform Developer
5 17 (6.25%) Senior
6 15 (5.51%) Microsoft 365 Developer
6 15 (5.51%) Support Engineer
7 14 (5.15%) Consultant
8 13 (4.78%) Architect
9 10 (3.68%) IT Manager
9 10 (3.68%) Project Manager
10 9 (3.31%) Service Analyst
10 9 (3.31%) Service Desk Analyst
10 9 (3.31%) SharePoint Developer
10 9 (3.31%) Support Officer
11 8 (2.94%) Business Analyst
11 8 (2.94%) IT Support
11 8 (2.94%) Project Officer
11 8 (2.94%) Project Support Officer
12 7 (2.57%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.35%) REST
2 14 (5.15%) HTML
3 13 (4.78%) SOAP
4 11 (4.04%) CSS
5 9 (3.31%) SPFx
6 8 (2.94%) .NET
7 7 (2.57%) React
7 7 (2.57%) Web Services
8 4 (1.47%) SailPoint
9 3 (1.10%) Kafka
10 2 (0.74%) HTML5 Canvas
11 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
11 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET MVC
11 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
11 1 (0.37%) JSON
11 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 13 (4.78%) Onboarding
3 8 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.57%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (2.57%) Renewable Energy
5 6 (2.21%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.84%) PKI
6 5 (1.84%) Social Media
7 4 (1.47%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 2 (0.74%) BYOD
9 2 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.74%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.74%) Life Science
9 2 (0.74%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.37%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 48 (17.65%) Windows
2 19 (6.99%) Windows 10
3 18 (6.62%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.57%) Android
5 6 (2.21%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.84%) Linux
7 4 (1.47%) VMS
7 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.74%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (20.22%) Migration
2 49 (18.01%) Agile
2 49 (18.01%) Business Intelligence
3 40 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (10.66%) DevOps
5 26 (9.56%) ITIL
5 26 (9.56%) Project Management
6 20 (7.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 18 (6.62%) Customer Service
8 15 (5.51%) Roadmaps
8 15 (5.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 14 (5.15%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (4.78%) Project Delivery
10 13 (4.78%) Translating Business Requirements
11 12 (4.41%) Task Automation
12 11 (4.04%) Data Analysis
12 11 (4.04%) Data Integration
12 11 (4.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 11 (4.04%) Time Management
12 11 (4.04%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.44%) PowerShell
2 29 (10.66%) SQL
3 19 (6.99%) C#
4 17 (6.25%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.31%) VBA
6 7 (2.57%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.10%) Java
7 3 (1.10%) Python
8 2 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.74%) VB
9 1 (0.37%) Bash
9 1 (0.37%) R
9 1 (0.37%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (18.01%) Security Cleared
2 40 (14.71%) SC Cleared
3 24 (8.82%) Degree
4 14 (5.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.47%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.10%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.10%) PMP
7 2 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.74%) MCSA
7 2 (0.74%) MCSE
8 1 (0.37%) ACCA
8 1 (0.37%) APMP
8 1 (0.37%) CCAB
8 1 (0.37%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.37%) CIMA
8 1 (0.37%) CIPFA
8 1 (0.37%) CISSP
8 1 (0.37%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.37%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.25%) PMO
2 10 (3.68%) SLA
3 6 (2.21%) QA
4 5 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.47%) GDPR
6 3 (1.10%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.74%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.37%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.37%) NIST
8 1 (0.37%) P3O
System Software
1 67 (24.63%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.37%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.37%) vSphere
5 1 (0.37%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 34 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.94%) SCCM
2 8 (2.94%) WSUS
3 6 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.10%) Terraform
5 2 (0.74%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.74%) OPNET
6 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.37%) Ansible
6 1 (0.37%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.37%) OfficeScan
6 1 (0.37%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.37%) Puppet
6 1 (0.37%) SCOrch
6 1 (0.37%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 161 (59.19%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.99%) ServiceNow
3 18 (6.62%) VMware
4 10 (3.68%) Oracle
5 8 (2.94%) Adobe
6 7 (2.57%) SAP
7 5 (1.84%) Cisco
8 4 (1.47%) Citrix
8 4 (1.47%) Google
9 3 (1.10%) IBM
9 3 (1.10%) Informatica
9 3 (1.10%) NetApp
9 3 (1.10%) Veeam
10 2 (0.74%) Ab Initio
10 2 (0.74%) Apple
10 2 (0.74%) Proofpoint
10 2 (0.74%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.74%) Remedy
10 2 (0.74%) Veritas
10 2 (0.74%) Zscaler