SharePoint Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft SharePoint
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring SharePoint skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 107 91
Rank change year-on-year -19 -16 +11
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 157 147 280
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.12% 2.57% 2.52%
As % of the Application Platforms category 37.74% 30.88% 34.91%
Number of salaries quoted 129 127 213
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £51,500 £51,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £62,750 £58,750 £72,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,828
% change year-on-year +5.88% -7.26% -8.34%

All Application Platform Skills
Midlands

SharePoint falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 416 476 802
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.96% 8.33% 7.22%
Number of salaries quoted 333 333 577
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £31,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +3.53% -11.55%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,544 £54,285 £54,500
% change year-on-year -6.89% -0.39% -5.22%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SharePoint
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SharePoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Salary histogram for SharePoint in the Midlands

SharePoint
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -16 96 £43,750 -0.88% 31
East Midlands -29 61 £37,500 -2.60% 23
SharePoint
England

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 52 (33.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.46%) IIS
3 5 (3.18%) SharePoint 2013
3 5 (3.18%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.91%) Apache
4 3 (1.91%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.91%) Confluence
4 3 (1.91%) nginx
Applications
1 13 (8.28%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.64%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.91%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.64%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 105 (66.88%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (50.96%) Azure
3 61 (38.85%) Entra ID
4 33 (21.02%) Power Platform
5 23 (14.65%) OneDrive
6 21 (13.38%) Power Automate
7 17 (10.83%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (7.01%) PowerApps
9 10 (6.37%) Mimecast
10 9 (5.73%) Copilot Studio
11 8 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (5.10%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (3.18%) PaaS
13 4 (2.55%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (1.27%) Azure AI
15 2 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
15 2 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (1.27%) Google Workspace
15 2 (1.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (22.29%) Firewall
2 28 (17.83%) DNS
3 26 (16.56%) VPN
4 23 (14.65%) DHCP
5 19 (12.10%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (8.92%) LAN
7 13 (8.28%) VoIP
7 13 (8.28%) WAN
8 12 (7.64%) VLAN
9 11 (7.01%) TCP/IP
10 10 (6.37%) SAN
11 9 (5.73%) Network Security
12 8 (5.10%) Internet
12 8 (5.10%) Wireless
13 5 (3.18%) Skype
14 3 (1.91%) PBX
15 2 (1.27%) Broadband
15 2 (1.27%) Ethernet
15 2 (1.27%) Unified Communications
16 1 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.28%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.73%) Power BI
3 3 (1.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (1.27%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.64%) EDMS
5 1 (0.64%) Metadata
5 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (3.82%) JIRA
2 2 (1.27%) Selenium
2 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.64%) Carbide.c++
General
1 79 (50.32%) Social Skills
2 32 (20.38%) Legal
3 23 (14.65%) Finance
4 16 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (8.92%) Law
6 11 (7.01%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.46%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (4.46%) Public Sector
8 6 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.18%) Local Government
10 4 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.27%) Retail
11 2 (1.27%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.64%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.64%) Games
12 1 (0.64%) iGaming
12 1 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (20.38%) IT Support
2 23 (14.65%) IT Engineer
3 20 (12.74%) Analyst
4 19 (12.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 18 (11.46%) Support Engineer
6 17 (10.83%) Senior
7 15 (9.55%) Support Analyst
8 14 (8.92%) Administrator
8 14 (8.92%) Developer
8 14 (8.92%) IT Support Engineer
9 13 (8.28%) IT Analyst
10 10 (6.37%) 1st Line Support
10 10 (6.37%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (5.10%) 3rd Line Support
11 8 (5.10%) Platform Engineer
11 8 (5.10%) SharePoint Engineer
11 8 (5.10%) Systems Administrator
12 7 (4.46%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
12 7 (4.46%) Power Platform Developer
13 6 (3.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.27%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 19 (12.10%) Management Information System
2 17 (10.83%) Onboarding
3 16 (10.19%) Driving Licence
4 14 (8.92%) Clustering
5 7 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.18%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.55%) AI Agents
7 4 (2.55%) BYOD
7 4 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.55%) Low-Code
7 4 (2.55%) Replication
8 3 (1.91%) CMDB
9 2 (1.27%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.27%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.64%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.64%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.64%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.64%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.64%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 58 (36.94%) Windows
2 31 (19.75%) Windows Server
3 22 (14.01%) Windows 10
4 8 (5.10%) Linux
5 7 (4.46%) Mac OS
6 5 (3.18%) Android
6 5 (3.18%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.91%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (33.76%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (28.03%) Continuous Improvement
3 28 (17.83%) ITIL
4 24 (15.29%) Service Delivery
5 23 (14.65%) AI
6 22 (14.01%) Project Delivery
7 20 (12.74%) CRM
8 19 (12.10%) Identity Management
9 18 (11.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 15 (9.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 14 (8.92%) Customer Service
11 14 (8.92%) Disaster Recovery
11 14 (8.92%) Patch Management
12 13 (8.28%) Cybersecurity
12 13 (8.28%) DevOps
12 13 (8.28%) ITSM
12 13 (8.28%) Mobile Device Management
13 12 (7.64%) Stakeholder Management
14 11 (7.01%) Business Intelligence
14 11 (7.01%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 31 (19.75%) PowerShell
2 29 (18.47%) SQL
3 2 (1.27%) Java
3 2 (1.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (17.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (15.29%) Degree
3 14 (8.92%) Security Cleared
4 13 (8.28%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.82%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.55%) DBS Check
6 4 (2.55%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.91%) MCITP
8 2 (1.27%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.27%) MCSE
9 1 (0.64%) CBAP
9 1 (0.64%) CCNA
9 1 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.64%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.64%) PMP
9 1 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (5.73%) GDPR
3 6 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.18%) COSHH
4 5 (3.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (3.18%) ISO 14001
4 5 (3.18%) ISO 9001
4 5 (3.18%) NEBOSH
4 5 (3.18%) QA
4 5 (3.18%) SLA
5 3 (1.91%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.27%) NIST
6 2 (1.27%) PMO
7 1 (0.64%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.64%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (40.13%) Active Directory
2 21 (13.38%) Hyper-V
3 14 (8.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.91%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.91%) vSphere
5 2 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (21.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.10%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (3.82%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.91%) SCCM
5 2 (1.27%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.64%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.64%) Nessus
Vendors
1 117 (74.52%) Microsoft
2 19 (12.10%) VMware
3 13 (8.28%) Veeam
4 12 (7.64%) ServiceNow
5 11 (7.01%) SonicWALL
6 9 (5.73%) Apple
7 8 (5.10%) Foundry
8 7 (4.46%) Salesforce
9 6 (3.82%) Dell
9 6 (3.82%) Logitech
9 6 (3.82%) McAfee
9 6 (3.82%) Sophos
9 6 (3.82%) Yealink
10 5 (3.18%) Cisco
11 4 (2.55%) SAP
12 3 (1.91%) Citrix
12 3 (1.91%) ESRI
12 3 (1.91%) HighQ
13 2 (1.27%) ConnectWise
13 2 (1.27%) Samsung