SharePoint Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft SharePoint
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SharePoint skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 115 104
Rank change year-on-year -8 -11 -8
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 227 214 407
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.43% 2.48% 2.50%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.82% 32.82% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 181 162 347
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,025 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +32.45% -11.18% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £64,685
England median annual salary £45,000 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -10.00%

All Application Platform Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 570 652 1,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.59% 7.56% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 450 429 932
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -13.27%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £59,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,350 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.80% -10.43%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the South East

SharePoint
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SharePoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in the South East over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SharePoint in the South East

SharePoint
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Thames Valley +1 78 £45,000 +20.00% 34
Surrey +12 65 £57,500 +43.75% 13
Berkshire -6 35 £47,500 +26.67% 18
Hampshire -39 30 £53,750 +53.57% 11
Kent -6 28 £42,500 +34.92% 5
Buckinghamshire -9 25 £31,000 -17.33% 9
Oxfordshire -13 18 £47,166 +10.33% 7
West Sussex -16 13 £69,500 +54.44% 4
East Sussex -24 7 £29,500 -46.36% 2
Sussex -9 4 - - 1
Home Counties - 1 £60,000 -
SharePoint
England

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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
1 119 (52.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.41%) Confluence
3 4 (1.76%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 25 (11.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.44%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (2.64%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.44%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.44%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 173 (76.21%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (48.90%) Azure
3 76 (33.48%) Entra ID
4 41 (18.06%) Power Platform
5 37 (16.30%) SaaS
6 32 (14.10%) Mimecast
7 31 (13.66%) OneDrive
8 29 (12.78%) PowerApps
9 23 (10.13%) Power Automate
10 7 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.76%) GitHub
13 4 (1.76%) Google Workspace
13 4 (1.76%) IaaS
14 3 (1.32%) AWS
15 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 1 (0.44%) Google Ads
15 1 (0.44%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 53 (23.35%) Firewall
2 52 (22.91%) DNS
3 50 (22.03%) DHCP
4 32 (14.10%) VLAN
5 31 (13.66%) VPN
6 25 (11.01%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (10.57%) Wireless
8 15 (6.61%) VoIP
9 14 (6.17%) TCP/IP
10 9 (3.96%) LAN
10 9 (3.96%) WAN
11 6 (2.64%) Network Security
11 6 (2.64%) SSL
12 5 (2.20%) Cisco Wireless
13 4 (1.76%) Skype
14 3 (1.32%) BGP
14 3 (1.32%) IPsec
15 2 (0.88%) Structured Cabling
16 1 (0.44%) Intranet
16 1 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.05%) Power BI
2 10 (4.41%) Metadata
3 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.44%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 39 (17.18%) JIRA
2 4 (1.76%) Cucumber
2 4 (1.76%) Git
2 4 (1.76%) Postman
General
1 91 (40.09%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.66%) Legal
3 24 (10.57%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (7.05%) Finance
6 14 (6.17%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (5.73%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (3.52%) Retail
9 7 (3.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.08%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.20%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.76%) Marketing
12 1 (0.44%) Esports
12 1 (0.44%) Games
12 1 (0.44%) Law
12 1 (0.44%) Legal Technology
12 1 (0.44%) Local Government
12 1 (0.44%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 49 (21.59%) IT Support
2 47 (20.70%) Support Engineer
3 41 (18.06%) IT Engineer
4 35 (15.42%) IT Support Engineer
5 32 (14.10%) 3rd Line Support
6 26 (11.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 25 (11.01%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 24 (10.57%) Analyst
8 24 (10.57%) Lead
9 22 (9.69%) Administrator
10 21 (9.25%) Developer
11 20 (8.81%) Consultant
11 20 (8.81%) Senior
12 19 (8.37%) Infrastructure Support
13 18 (7.93%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
14 17 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 15 (6.61%) Support Analyst
16 14 (6.17%) Systems Administrator
17 12 (5.29%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
17 12 (5.29%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.96%) .NET
2 5 (2.20%) ASP.NET
2 5 (2.20%) ASP.NET Core
2 5 (2.20%) React
2 5 (2.20%) SPFx
3 4 (1.76%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.76%) Gherkin
3 4 (1.76%) Playwright
3 4 (1.76%) Razor View Engine
3 4 (1.76%) Swagger
4 3 (1.32%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 1 (0.44%) EDI
5 1 (0.44%) OpenID
5 1 (0.44%) SAML
5 1 (0.44%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.49%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.17%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.41%) Product Ownership
3 10 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.96%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (2.64%) CCTV
7 3 (1.32%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.32%) IoT
7 3 (1.32%) Replication
8 2 (0.88%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.88%) Taxonomies
9 1 (0.44%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.44%) CMDB
9 1 (0.44%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.44%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.44%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 72 (31.72%) Windows
2 52 (22.91%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.73%) Windows 10
4 11 (4.85%) Mac OS
5 8 (3.52%) Android
6 7 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.32%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.32%) Windows 7
8 3 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (22.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 47 (20.70%) Change Management
3 44 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (18.06%) Workflow
5 36 (15.86%) Technical Leadership
6 34 (14.98%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (13.66%) Identity Management
8 30 (13.22%) Incident Management
8 30 (13.22%) ITIL
9 29 (12.78%) Customer Service
9 29 (12.78%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (11.45%) Agile
11 24 (10.57%) Project Delivery
12 23 (10.13%) Disaster Recovery
12 23 (10.13%) ERP
13 22 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 19 (8.37%) Coaching
15 16 (7.05%) AI
16 15 (6.61%) Stakeholder Management
16 15 (6.61%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (13.66%) PowerShell
2 29 (12.78%) R
3 20 (8.81%) Python
4 11 (4.85%) VBA
5 10 (4.41%) C#
6 8 (3.52%) JavaScript
7 7 (3.08%) C
8 5 (2.20%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.76%) Ruby
9 4 (1.76%) SQL
10 3 (1.32%) C++
11 1 (0.44%) Bash
11 1 (0.44%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 37 (16.30%) Degree
2 17 (7.49%) Security Cleared
3 13 (5.73%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (5.29%) SC Cleared
5 11 (4.85%) Master's Degree
6 8 (3.52%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (3.08%) DBS Check
8 6 (2.64%) APMP
8 6 (2.64%) Azure Certification
9 5 (2.20%) MBA
9 5 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.76%) DV Cleared
11 3 (1.32%) CCNA
11 3 (1.32%) HND
12 2 (0.88%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.88%) PMP
13 1 (0.44%) A+ Certification
13 1 (0.44%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (14.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (6.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (3.96%) GDPR
4 7 (3.08%) QA
5 5 (2.20%) SLA
6 4 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.32%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.32%) PMO
8 2 (0.88%) NCSC
9 1 (0.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 106 (46.70%) Active Directory
2 27 (11.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (10.57%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.64%) vSphere
5 5 (2.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.76%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.76%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 70 (30.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.08%) Backup Exec
3 6 (2.64%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (2.20%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.76%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.76%) vRealize
6 3 (1.32%) SCCM
6 3 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.44%) Autotask
7 1 (0.44%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) WSUS
Vendors
1 174 (76.65%) Microsoft
2 31 (13.66%) VMware
3 30 (13.22%) CrowdStrike
4 15 (6.61%) Veeam
5 14 (6.17%) Cisco
6 9 (3.96%) Ubiquiti
7 8 (3.52%) Apple
8 7 (3.08%) SonicWALL
9 6 (2.64%) Fortinet
9 6 (2.64%) TP-LINK
10 5 (2.20%) Datto
10 5 (2.20%) HP
10 5 (2.20%) Meraki
11 4 (1.76%) Google
11 4 (1.76%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.76%) Sophos
12 3 (1.32%) Aruba
12 3 (1.32%) Facebook
12 3 (1.32%) Juniper
12 3 (1.32%) WatchGuard