SharePoint Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SharePoint skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SharePoint over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 89 99 117
Rank change year-on-year +10 +18 -23
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 357 614 998
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.34% 2.40% 2.24%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.86% 21.20% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 450 718
10th Percentile £263 £275 £263
25th Percentile £363 £391 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +4.21% +5.56%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £587
90th Percentile £700 £713 £672
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 10 25
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.82 £12.90
25th Percentile £20.13 £17.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.16 £38.88 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.42% +72.78% +9.56%
75th Percentile £42.88 £63.63 £40.00
90th Percentile £80.56 £83.00 £63.10
UK median hourly rate £28.84 £22.63 £23.00
% change year-on-year +27.43% -1.61% +13.58%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

SharePoint is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,562 2,896 5,490
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.25% 11.31% 12.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,098 2,032 3,964
10th Percentile £290 £313 £315
25th Percentile £395 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% -1.73% +9.47%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £618
90th Percentile £800 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 73 74
10th Percentile £16.28 £19.40 £13.82
25th Percentile £22.55 £22.16 £18.06
Median hourly rate £30.16 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.16% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £47.94 £66.00 £55.88
90th Percentile £71.50 £82.30 £67.93
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £45.00 £22.25
% change year-on-year -41.11% +102.25% +1.55%

SharePoint
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SharePoint as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SharePoint trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

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 a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

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 44 (12.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (6.44%) Confluence
2 23 (6.44%) SharePoint Server
3 13 (3.64%) SharePoint 2013
4 9 (2.52%) SAS
5 3 (0.84%) CMS
5 3 (0.84%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (0.56%) Drupal
6 2 (0.56%) IIS
6 2 (0.56%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.28%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.28%) LiveLink
7 1 (0.28%) nginx
Applications
1 41 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (10.92%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (8.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.96%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.40%) Photoshop
6 4 (1.12%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.84%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.28%) InVision
8 1 (0.28%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.56%) Primavera
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 169 (47.34%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (36.41%) Azure
3 80 (22.41%) Power Platform
4 53 (14.85%) PowerApps
5 46 (12.89%) OneDrive
6 43 (12.04%) Power Automate
7 20 (5.60%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (5.04%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (4.76%) Azure Stack
9 17 (4.76%) Entra ID
10 10 (2.80%) GitHub
11 8 (2.24%) AWS
12 6 (1.68%) ShareGate
13 5 (1.40%) Canva
13 5 (1.40%) SaaS
13 5 (1.40%) Slack
14 4 (1.12%) PaaS
15 3 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
15 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
15 3 (0.84%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.88%) Firewall
2 17 (4.76%) BGP
3 16 (4.48%) Intranet
4 6 (1.68%) VPN
5 4 (1.12%) DNS
6 3 (0.84%) HTTP
6 3 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.56%) Skype
8 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.28%) DHCP
8 1 (0.28%) DKIM
8 1 (0.28%) Extranet
8 1 (0.28%) LAN
8 1 (0.28%) MPLS
8 1 (0.28%) Network Security
8 1 (0.28%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.28%) SAN
8 1 (0.28%) SNMP
8 1 (0.28%) SSL
8 1 (0.28%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (12.04%) Power BI
2 28 (7.84%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.52%) Metadata
4 8 (2.24%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.12%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (1.12%) Power Query
5 4 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.84%) EDRMS
6 3 (0.84%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.56%) EDMS
7 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Power View
7 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.28%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.28%) MS Access
8 1 (0.28%) MySQL
8 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.28%) SQLPlus
8 1 (0.28%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 38 (10.64%) JIRA
2 7 (1.96%) Git
3 2 (0.56%) GitLab
3 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.56%) Selenium
3 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.28%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.28%) Snyk
4 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 101 (28.29%) Social Skills
2 63 (17.65%) Finance
3 50 (14.01%) Public Sector
4 35 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (5.04%) Banking
6 13 (3.64%) Legal
6 13 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (2.24%) Manufacturing
7 8 (2.24%) Telecoms
8 7 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.68%) Local Government
9 6 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.40%) Marketing
11 4 (1.12%) Law
11 4 (1.12%) Military
11 4 (1.12%) Publishing
12 3 (0.84%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (12.89%) Developer
2 45 (12.61%) Architect
3 31 (8.68%) Analyst
4 30 (8.40%) Project Manager
5 25 (7.00%) Administrator
6 23 (6.44%) Consultant
7 22 (6.16%) Senior
8 18 (5.04%) Microsoft Engineer
8 18 (5.04%) SharePoint Architect
8 18 (5.04%) Technical Architect
9 17 (4.76%) Business Analyst
10 16 (4.48%) Power Platform Developer
11 15 (4.20%) SharePoint Administrator
11 15 (4.20%) SharePoint Support
12 12 (3.36%) SharePoint Specialist
13 11 (3.08%) IT Manager
13 11 (3.08%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
13 11 (3.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 11 (3.08%) SharePoint Project Manager
13 11 (3.08%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.80%) CSS
2 8 (2.24%) .NET
2 8 (2.24%) XML
3 7 (1.96%) HTML
4 6 (1.68%) SPFx
5 5 (1.40%) HTML5 Canvas
5 5 (1.40%) JSON
5 5 (1.40%) RESTful
5 5 (1.40%) SOAP
6 4 (1.12%) REST
6 4 (1.12%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.84%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.56%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.56%) React
8 2 (0.56%) Web Services
9 1 (0.28%) ASP.NET
9 1 (0.28%) CAML
9 1 (0.28%) jQuery
9 1 (0.28%) Sass
9 1 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.76%) Cloud Native
1 17 (4.76%) Data Structures
1 17 (4.76%) Private Cloud
2 15 (4.20%) Taxonomies
3 13 (3.64%) Low-Code
3 13 (3.64%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.24%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.40%) Video Editing
7 4 (1.12%) Biopharmaceutical
7 4 (1.12%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.12%) NHS
7 4 (1.12%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.84%) Wiki
9 2 (0.56%) IVR
9 2 (0.56%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.28%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 68 (19.05%) Windows
2 17 (4.76%) Windows Server
3 15 (4.20%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.12%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.84%) Android
5 3 (0.84%) Linux
5 3 (0.84%) VMS
5 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (22.69%) Migration
2 55 (15.41%) Project Management
3 43 (12.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 39 (10.92%) Agile
4 39 (10.92%) Business Intelligence
5 38 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (9.52%) Change Management
7 33 (9.24%) Data Migration
8 28 (7.84%) DevOps
8 28 (7.84%) ITIL
9 27 (7.56%) Data Security
10 25 (7.00%) Project Delivery
10 25 (7.00%) Service Management
11 20 (5.60%) ITSM
12 19 (5.32%) User Acceptance Testing
13 18 (5.04%) Network Management
13 18 (5.04%) Security Monitoring
14 17 (4.76%) Capacity Management
14 17 (4.76%) User Experience
15 16 (4.48%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 45 (12.61%) PowerShell
2 32 (8.96%) SQL
3 18 (5.04%) JavaScript
4 15 (4.20%) C#
5 11 (3.08%) Python
6 5 (1.40%) R
7 4 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.56%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.28%) Bicep
10 1 (0.28%) C++
10 1 (0.28%) Perl
10 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.28%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (26.89%) Security Cleared
2 73 (20.45%) SC Cleared
3 42 (11.76%) Degree
4 30 (8.40%) DV Cleared
5 19 (5.32%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.96%) PMP
7 6 (1.68%) CISM
7 6 (1.68%) CISSP
8 5 (1.40%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.40%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.12%) CTC Cleared
9 4 (1.12%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CCNA
10 2 (0.56%) CCNP
10 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.56%) MCSA
10 2 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.28%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.76%) Government Security Classifications
2 16 (4.48%) PMO
3 14 (3.92%) QA
4 11 (3.08%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.96%) GDPR
6 5 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.40%) NIST
7 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (1.12%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.56%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.56%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.56%) P3O
9 2 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.56%) SLA
10 1 (0.28%) CDISC
10 1 (0.28%) COBIT
10 1 (0.28%) HL7
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 31 (8.68%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.84%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.28%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 20 (5.60%) SCOM
2 12 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.52%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.68%) SCCM
4 6 (1.68%) Terraform
5 2 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.56%) Ansible
5 2 (0.56%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.56%) Puppet
6 1 (0.28%) CASB
6 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.28%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.28%) Salt
6 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 197 (55.18%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.32%) Atlassian
3 17 (4.76%) NetApp
4 10 (2.80%) Adobe
4 10 (2.80%) SAP
4 10 (2.80%) VMware
5 7 (1.96%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.12%) Citrix
6 4 (1.12%) IFS
6 4 (1.12%) Nintex
7 3 (0.84%) Apple
7 3 (0.84%) Cisco
7 3 (0.84%) UiPath
8 2 (0.56%) Ariba
8 2 (0.56%) Google
8 2 (0.56%) HP
8 2 (0.56%) Oracle
8 2 (0.56%) Sparx
8 2 (0.56%) Veeam
9 1 (0.28%) BiZZdesign