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

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 109 96
Rank change year-on-year -8 -13 0
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 256 222 327
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.52% 2.54% 2.38%
As % of the Application Platforms category 41.69% 32.84% 31.81%
Number of salaries quoted 205 168 268
10th Percentile £27,850 £28,175 £27,675
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 £63,750 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,375 £65,075
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -5.00%

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 614 676 1,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.64% 7.74% 7.47%
Number of salaries quoted 497 454 704
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -3.23% -7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,250 £59,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,301 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.31% -2.39% -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 9 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 9 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 +8 100 £47,166 +25.77% 36
Surrey +15 73 £57,500 +40.24% 13
Berkshire +10 47 £52,500 +40.00% 19
Buckinghamshire +3 30 £33,000 -12.00% 9
Hampshire -38 30 £47,500 +17.36% 16
Kent -14 25 £35,000 +11.11% 7
Oxfordshire -16 23 £47,166 +54.64% 8
West Sussex -18 12 £69,500 +73.75% 6
East Sussex -29 8 £29,500 -46.36% 3
Sussex -7 6 - - 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
1 128 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.91%) Confluence
3 6 (2.34%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.39%) CMS
Applications
1 25 (9.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.78%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (2.34%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.39%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.39%) Shopify
3 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 196 (76.56%) Microsoft 365
2 121 (47.27%) Azure
3 88 (34.38%) Entra ID
4 56 (21.88%) Power Platform
5 39 (15.23%) SaaS
6 32 (12.50%) Mimecast
6 32 (12.50%) OneDrive
7 31 (12.11%) PowerApps
8 26 (10.16%) Power Automate
9 10 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (3.91%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (3.13%) Google Workspace
10 8 (3.13%) IaaS
11 7 (2.73%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.56%) GitHub
13 3 (1.17%) AWS
13 3 (1.17%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (0.78%) PaaS
15 1 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 58 (22.66%) Firewall
2 57 (22.27%) DNS
3 55 (21.48%) DHCP
4 35 (13.67%) VPN
5 34 (13.28%) VLAN
6 30 (11.72%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (8.20%) Wireless
8 20 (7.81%) VoIP
9 14 (5.47%) TCP/IP
10 12 (4.69%) LAN
10 12 (4.69%) SSL
11 10 (3.91%) WAN
12 8 (3.13%) Network Security
13 6 (2.34%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (2.34%) Skype
14 2 (0.78%) Structured Cabling
15 1 (0.39%) DKIM
15 1 (0.39%) DMARC
15 1 (0.39%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (6.64%) Power BI
2 10 (3.91%) Metadata
3 3 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.17%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.39%) Power Query
5 1 (0.39%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 39 (15.23%) JIRA
2 4 (1.56%) Cucumber
2 4 (1.56%) Git
2 4 (1.56%) Postman
General
1 111 (43.36%) Social Skills
2 31 (12.11%) Legal
3 23 (8.98%) Organisational Skills
4 21 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (7.42%) Finance
6 14 (5.47%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (4.69%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.30%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.91%) Retail
10 9 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.95%) Marketing
11 5 (1.95%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.78%) Banking
12 2 (0.78%) Billing
13 1 (0.39%) Esports
13 1 (0.39%) Games
13 1 (0.39%) Law
13 1 (0.39%) Legal Technology
13 1 (0.39%) Local Government
13 1 (0.39%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 51 (19.92%) IT Support
2 48 (18.75%) Support Engineer
3 45 (17.58%) IT Engineer
4 39 (15.23%) IT Support Engineer
5 34 (13.28%) Senior
6 29 (11.33%) Consultant
7 26 (10.16%) 3rd Line Support
7 26 (10.16%) Analyst
8 25 (9.77%) Developer
9 24 (9.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 24 (9.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 23 (8.98%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 23 (8.98%) Lead
11 22 (8.59%) Administrator
12 15 (5.86%) Systems Administrator
12 15 (5.86%) Systems Support
13 14 (5.47%) Support Analyst
14 13 (5.08%) SharePoint Consultant
14 13 (5.08%) Systems Developer
15 12 (4.69%) IT Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.52%) .NET
2 5 (1.95%) ASP.NET
2 5 (1.95%) ASP.NET Core
2 5 (1.95%) React
2 5 (1.95%) SPFx
3 4 (1.56%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.56%) Gherkin
3 4 (1.56%) Playwright
3 4 (1.56%) Razor View Engine
3 4 (1.56%) Swagger
4 3 (1.17%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 1 (0.39%) EDI
5 1 (0.39%) OpenID
5 1 (0.39%) PySpark
5 1 (0.39%) SAML
5 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.59%) Driving Licence
2 17 (6.64%) Management Information System
3 16 (6.25%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.91%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.73%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.34%) CCTV
8 3 (1.17%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (1.17%) IoT
9 2 (0.78%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.78%) Taxonomies
10 1 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.39%) CMDB
10 1 (0.39%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.39%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.39%) PKI
10 1 (0.39%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 77 (30.08%) Windows
2 54 (21.09%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.64%) Mac OS
4 13 (5.08%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.13%) Android
5 8 (3.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (2.73%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.17%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.17%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.78%) Linux
8 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (21.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 50 (19.53%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (18.36%) Change Management
4 44 (17.19%) Workflow
5 40 (15.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (13.67%) Technical Leadership
7 34 (13.28%) Customer Service
8 33 (12.89%) Project Delivery
9 32 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (12.11%) Identity Management
11 30 (11.72%) Incident Management
12 29 (11.33%) Disaster Recovery
12 29 (11.33%) ERP
13 28 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (10.55%) ITIL
15 26 (10.16%) Agile
16 21 (8.20%) AI
17 19 (7.42%) Coaching
17 19 (7.42%) Data Analysis
18 18 (7.03%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (14.45%) PowerShell
2 29 (11.33%) R
3 20 (7.81%) Python
4 10 (3.91%) C#
4 10 (3.91%) VBA
5 8 (3.13%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.73%) C
6 7 (2.73%) SQL
7 6 (2.34%) Ruby
8 5 (1.95%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.17%) Bicep
9 3 (1.17%) C++
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 47 (18.36%) Degree
2 21 (8.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (5.08%) Security Cleared
4 11 (4.30%) DBS Check
4 11 (4.30%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.91%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (3.91%) Master's Degree
6 9 (3.52%) Azure Certification
6 9 (3.52%) Network+ Certification
7 8 (3.13%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.56%) CCNA
9 3 (1.17%) APMP
9 3 (1.17%) HND
10 2 (0.78%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.78%) MBA
10 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.78%) PMP
10 2 (0.78%) RIBA
11 1 (0.39%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (13.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (8.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (3.52%) GDPR
4 8 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (3.13%) QA
5 5 (1.95%) SLA
6 4 (1.56%) NCSC
7 3 (1.17%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.17%) PMO
8 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 113 (44.14%) Active Directory
2 35 (13.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (8.59%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.34%) vSphere
5 5 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.56%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.78%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 83 (32.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.91%) Jamf Pro
3 7 (2.73%) FortiGate
4 5 (1.95%) SCCM
5 4 (1.56%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.17%) Terraform
7 2 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.78%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.78%) vRealize
8 1 (0.39%) Autotask
8 1 (0.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 205 (80.08%) Microsoft
2 37 (14.45%) VMware
3 30 (11.72%) CrowdStrike
4 18 (7.03%) Cisco
5 15 (5.86%) Veeam
6 12 (4.69%) SonicWALL
7 11 (4.30%) Apple
8 9 (3.52%) Datto
8 9 (3.52%) Ubiquiti
9 8 (3.13%) Google
10 7 (2.73%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.73%) HubSpot
11 6 (2.34%) HP
11 6 (2.34%) TP-LINK
12 5 (1.95%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.56%) ServiceNow
13 4 (1.56%) Sophos
14 3 (1.17%) Aruba
14 3 (1.17%) Facebook
14 3 (1.17%) Symantec