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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 117 94
Rank change year-on-year -14 -23 +39
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 153 215 252
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.47% 2.37% 2.89%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.23% 27.71% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 127 119 178
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,200 £29,050
25th Percentile £28,375 £35,650 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £52,500 £59,875 £56,525
90th Percentile £64,395 £67,750 £63,600
England median annual salary £40,500 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -19.00% +8.70% -3.16%

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 447 776 938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.31% 8.57% 10.77%
Number of salaries quoted 355 352 675
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £39,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £59,500 £62,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £69,500 £77,375 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £56,750 £54,000
% change year-on-year -11.89% +5.09% -1.82%

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 10 January 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 10 January 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 -49 41 £46,250 +2.78% 35
Hampshire +7 35 £45,250 +0.56% 20
Surrey +24 33 £29,500 -52.80% 6
Kent +6 26 £37,500 -31.82% 20
Berkshire -20 26 £53,750 +19.44% 27
West Sussex +17 14 £32,000 +10.34% 1
Buckinghamshire -30 8 £36,500 -14.12% 4
Oxfordshire +8 7 £28,000 -20.00% 4
Sussex - 4 £45,000 -
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 47 (30.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.96%) Confluence
2 3 (1.96%) govService
3 2 (1.31%) CMS
3 2 (1.31%) WordPress
4 1 (0.65%) Apache
4 1 (0.65%) IIS
4 1 (0.65%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 25 (16.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (15.69%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (5.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (3.92%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.65%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.65%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.65%) InDesign
5 1 (0.65%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.65%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.61%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (2.61%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (1.31%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.65%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 96 (62.75%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (32.03%) Azure
3 35 (22.88%) Entra ID
4 25 (16.34%) Power Platform
5 21 (13.73%) OneDrive
6 17 (11.11%) PowerApps
7 10 (6.54%) Power Automate
8 6 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.61%) SaaS
11 2 (1.31%) Copilot Studio
12 1 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.65%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.65%) ChatGPT
12 1 (0.65%) IaaS
12 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.65%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.65%) OCI
12 1 (0.65%) PaaS
12 1 (0.65%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (20.26%) DNS
1 31 (20.26%) Firewall
2 29 (18.95%) DHCP
3 27 (17.65%) VPN
4 16 (10.46%) VLAN
5 14 (9.15%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (8.50%) TCP/IP
7 10 (6.54%) VoIP
8 7 (4.58%) Unified Communications
9 6 (3.92%) Wireless
10 2 (1.31%) Ethernet
10 2 (1.31%) SSL
11 1 (0.65%) Internet
11 1 (0.65%) MPLS
11 1 (0.65%) PBX
11 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (16.34%) Power BI
2 3 (1.96%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.31%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.65%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database 12c
4 1 (0.65%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.61%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) Bitbucket
General
1 76 (49.67%) Social Skills
2 23 (15.03%) Finance
3 11 (7.19%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (5.23%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (5.23%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.92%) Local Government
6 6 (3.92%) Retail
6 6 (3.92%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.27%) Legal
8 4 (2.61%) German Language
8 4 (2.61%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.65%) Advertising
9 1 (0.65%) Billing
9 1 (0.65%) Electronics
9 1 (0.65%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 44 (28.76%) IT Support
2 30 (19.61%) Support Engineer
3 26 (16.99%) IT Engineer
4 24 (15.69%) IT Support Engineer
5 15 (9.80%) 2nd Line Support
5 15 (9.80%) Analyst
6 13 (8.50%) Coordinator
7 11 (7.19%) Consultant
7 11 (7.19%) Senior
7 11 (7.19%) Support Technician
8 10 (6.54%) 3rd Line Support
9 9 (5.88%) 1st Line Support
9 9 (5.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 9 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (5.88%) IT Technician
10 8 (5.23%) Senior Technician
11 7 (4.58%) 1st Line Engineer
11 7 (4.58%) 1st Line Support Engineer
11 7 (4.58%) Lead
11 7 (4.58%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.23%) Web Services
2 4 (2.61%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (2.61%) OAuth
2 4 (2.61%) OAuth2
2 4 (2.61%) OpenID
2 4 (2.61%) SAML
3 3 (1.96%) CSS
3 3 (1.96%) HTML
4 1 (0.65%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 24 (15.69%) Onboarding
2 18 (11.76%) Driving Licence
3 7 (4.58%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.92%) FMCG
5 4 (2.61%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.61%) Digital Media
5 4 (2.61%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.31%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.31%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.65%) CMDB
7 1 (0.65%) Device Driver
7 1 (0.65%) IVR
7 1 (0.65%) Replication
7 1 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.65%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.65%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 68 (44.44%) Windows
2 44 (28.76%) Windows Server
3 34 (22.22%) Windows 10
4 7 (4.58%) Linux
5 3 (1.96%) Android
5 3 (1.96%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.96%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (18.30%) Continuous Improvement
3 27 (17.65%) Agile
4 25 (16.34%) Service Delivery
5 23 (15.03%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (14.38%) Project Management
7 20 (13.07%) Customer Service
7 20 (13.07%) ITIL
8 15 (9.80%) Data Analysis
8 15 (9.80%) Decision-Making
9 14 (9.15%) ERP
9 14 (9.15%) Project Delivery
10 13 (8.50%) Data Science
10 13 (8.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 12 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (7.84%) Collaborative Culture
11 12 (7.84%) Time Management
12 11 (7.19%) Asset Management
13 10 (6.54%) Requirements Gathering
14 9 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 13 (8.50%) PowerShell
1 13 (8.50%) Python
1 13 (8.50%) VBA
2 11 (7.19%) SQL
3 4 (2.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (18.95%) Security Cleared
2 25 (16.34%) Degree
3 18 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 13 (8.50%) Master's Degree
5 12 (7.84%) DV Cleared
6 7 (4.58%) APMP
6 7 (4.58%) MBA
7 4 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.61%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.61%) PMP
8 2 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.65%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.65%) CCNA
9 1 (0.65%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.65%) HND
9 1 (0.65%) HP APS
9 1 (0.65%) MCP
9 1 (0.65%) MCSA
9 1 (0.65%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (12.42%) SLA
2 13 (8.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (7.19%) QA
4 7 (4.58%) PMO
5 6 (3.92%) GDPR
6 3 (1.96%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.65%) NIST
7 1 (0.65%) P3O
7 1 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (43.79%) Active Directory
2 14 (9.15%) Hyper-V
2 14 (9.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.27%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (3.27%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.96%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.96%) vSphere
5 2 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 37 (24.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.27%) SCCM
2 5 (3.27%) vRealize
3 3 (1.96%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.31%) SCOM
4 2 (1.31%) SCSM
4 2 (1.31%) Terraform
5 1 (0.65%) CASB
Vendors
1 105 (68.63%) Microsoft
2 20 (13.07%) VMware
3 15 (9.80%) Cisco
3 15 (9.80%) Meraki
4 9 (5.88%) Apple
5 7 (4.58%) Adobe
6 6 (3.92%) Infor
6 6 (3.92%) Veeam
7 4 (2.61%) Aruba
7 4 (2.61%) Civica
7 4 (2.61%) Draytek
7 4 (2.61%) Fortinet
7 4 (2.61%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.61%) Sage
7 4 (2.61%) Sophos
8 3 (1.96%) Citrix
8 3 (1.96%) Granicus
8 3 (1.96%) NetApp
8 3 (1.96%) Trend Micro
9 2 (1.31%) WatchGuard