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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 111 101
Rank change year-on-year -4 -10 -8
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 244 223 323
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.47% 2.57% 2.32%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.60% 33.38% 31.42%
Number of salaries quoted 195 169 268
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £65,550
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £46,979
% change year-on-year +5.88% -9.53% -6.04%

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 601 668 1,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.63% 7.70% 7.38%
Number of salaries quoted 485 448 719
10th Percentile £27,600 £29,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,828
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.81% -6.47%
75th Percentile £63,750 £64,063 £59,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,725 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,588 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.02% - -4.35%

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 2 August 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 2 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
Thames Valley +3 94 £47,166 +25.77% 41
Surrey +13 68 £57,500 +40.24% 16
Berkshire +3 43 £52,500 +40.00% 23
Buckinghamshire -5 29 £33,000 -12.00% 9
Hampshire -45 29 £47,500 +35.71% 17
Kent -16 26 £35,000 +11.11% 7
Oxfordshire -14 22 £47,166 +10.33% 9
West Sussex -18 12 £69,500 +73.75% 5
East Sussex -25 8 £29,500 -46.36% 3
Sussex -6 5 - - 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
1 124 (50.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.10%) Confluence
3 5 (2.05%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.41%) CMS
Applications
1 25 (10.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.82%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.41%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (2.46%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.41%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.41%) Shopify
3 1 (0.41%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 187 (76.64%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (47.95%) Azure
3 83 (34.02%) Entra ID
4 51 (20.90%) Power Platform
5 38 (15.57%) SaaS
6 32 (13.11%) OneDrive
7 31 (12.70%) Mimecast
8 29 (11.89%) PowerApps
9 25 (10.25%) Power Automate
10 10 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (3.69%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (3.28%) Google Workspace
13 6 (2.46%) IaaS
13 6 (2.46%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.64%) GitHub
15 3 (1.23%) AWS
15 3 (1.23%) Azure Key Vault
16 2 (0.82%) PaaS
17 1 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 56 (22.95%) Firewall
2 55 (22.54%) DNS
3 53 (21.72%) DHCP
4 35 (14.34%) VPN
5 34 (13.93%) VLAN
6 29 (11.89%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (8.61%) Wireless
8 19 (7.79%) VoIP
9 14 (5.74%) TCP/IP
10 11 (4.51%) SSL
11 10 (4.10%) LAN
12 9 (3.69%) WAN
13 7 (2.87%) Network Security
14 5 (2.05%) Cisco Wireless
14 5 (2.05%) Skype
15 2 (0.82%) Structured Cabling
16 1 (0.41%) BGP
16 1 (0.41%) DKIM
16 1 (0.41%) DMARC
16 1 (0.41%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.56%) Power BI
2 10 (4.10%) Metadata
3 3 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.23%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.41%) Power Query
5 1 (0.41%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 38 (15.57%) JIRA
2 4 (1.64%) Cucumber
2 4 (1.64%) Git
2 4 (1.64%) Postman
General
1 103 (42.21%) Social Skills
2 30 (12.30%) Legal
3 23 (9.43%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (6.97%) Finance
6 14 (5.74%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (4.51%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (4.10%) Manufacturing
9 9 (3.69%) Retail
10 8 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.05%) Marketing
11 5 (2.05%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.41%) Banking
12 1 (0.41%) Billing
12 1 (0.41%) Esports
12 1 (0.41%) Games
12 1 (0.41%) Law
12 1 (0.41%) Local Government
12 1 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (20.49%) IT Support
2 48 (19.67%) Support Engineer
3 44 (18.03%) IT Engineer
4 38 (15.57%) IT Support Engineer
5 30 (12.30%) Senior
6 27 (11.07%) 3rd Line Support
7 26 (10.66%) Consultant
8 24 (9.84%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 24 (9.84%) Analyst
8 24 (9.84%) Developer
9 23 (9.43%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 23 (9.43%) Lead
10 22 (9.02%) Administrator
10 22 (9.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 15 (6.15%) Systems Administrator
12 14 (5.74%) Support Analyst
12 14 (5.74%) Systems Support
13 12 (4.92%) Infrastructure Support
13 12 (4.92%) IT Administrator
13 12 (4.92%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.69%) .NET
2 5 (2.05%) ASP.NET
2 5 (2.05%) ASP.NET Core
2 5 (2.05%) React
2 5 (2.05%) SPFx
3 4 (1.64%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.64%) Gherkin
3 4 (1.64%) Playwright
3 4 (1.64%) Razor View Engine
3 4 (1.64%) Swagger
4 3 (1.23%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 1 (0.41%) EDI
5 1 (0.41%) OpenID
5 1 (0.41%) PySpark
5 1 (0.41%) SAML
5 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.61%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.15%) Management Information System
2 15 (6.15%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (4.10%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.87%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (2.46%) CCTV
7 3 (1.23%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.23%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.23%) IoT
8 2 (0.82%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.82%) Taxonomies
9 1 (0.41%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.41%) CMDB
9 1 (0.41%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.41%) PKI
9 1 (0.41%) Replication
9 1 (0.41%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 73 (29.92%) Windows
2 51 (20.90%) Windows Server
3 16 (6.56%) Mac OS
4 13 (5.33%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.28%) Android
6 7 (2.87%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.23%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.23%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.82%) Linux
8 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (21.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 49 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (18.85%) Change Management
4 42 (17.21%) Workflow
5 37 (15.16%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (13.93%) Technical Leadership
7 32 (13.11%) Customer Service
7 32 (13.11%) Project Delivery
8 31 (12.70%) Cybersecurity
9 30 (12.30%) Identity Management
10 29 (11.89%) Incident Management
11 28 (11.48%) Disaster Recovery
12 27 (11.07%) ERP
12 27 (11.07%) ITIL
13 26 (10.66%) Agile
13 26 (10.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 20 (8.20%) AI
15 19 (7.79%) Coaching
16 18 (7.38%) Data Analysis
17 16 (6.56%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (14.34%) PowerShell
2 28 (11.48%) R
3 20 (8.20%) Python
4 10 (4.10%) C#
4 10 (4.10%) VBA
5 8 (3.28%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.87%) C
6 7 (2.87%) SQL
7 5 (2.05%) Ruby
7 5 (2.05%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.23%) Bicep
8 3 (1.23%) C++
9 1 (0.41%) Bash
9 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 46 (18.85%) Degree
2 19 (7.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (5.33%) Security Cleared
4 12 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.51%) DBS Check
5 11 (4.51%) SC Cleared
6 10 (4.10%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.69%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (3.69%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (3.28%) Azure Certification
8 8 (3.28%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.64%) APMP
9 4 (1.64%) CCNA
10 3 (1.23%) HND
10 3 (1.23%) MBA
11 2 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.82%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.82%) PMP
11 2 (0.82%) RIBA
12 1 (0.41%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (13.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (8.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (3.69%) GDPR
4 8 (3.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (2.87%) QA
6 5 (2.05%) SLA
7 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.23%) NCSC
7 3 (1.23%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 107 (43.85%) Active Directory
2 32 (13.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (9.43%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.46%) vSphere
5 5 (2.05%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.64%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.82%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 79 (32.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.10%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (2.46%) FortiGate
4 4 (1.64%) vCenter Server
5 3 (1.23%) Backup Exec
5 3 (1.23%) SCCM
5 3 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.23%) Terraform
6 2 (0.82%) vRealize
7 1 (0.41%) Autotask
7 1 (0.41%) WSUS
Vendors
1 194 (79.51%) Microsoft
2 34 (13.93%) VMware
3 29 (11.89%) CrowdStrike
4 18 (7.38%) Cisco
5 16 (6.56%) Veeam
6 12 (4.92%) SonicWALL
7 11 (4.51%) Apple
8 9 (3.69%) Datto
8 9 (3.69%) Ubiquiti
9 8 (3.28%) Google
10 7 (2.87%) Fortinet
11 6 (2.46%) HubSpot
11 6 (2.46%) TP-LINK
12 5 (2.05%) HP
12 5 (2.05%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.64%) ServiceNow
13 4 (1.64%) Sophos
14 3 (1.23%) Facebook
14 3 (1.23%) Meraki
14 3 (1.23%) Palo Alto