SharePoint Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 143 106
Rank change year-on-year +35 -37 +22
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,233 773 1,346
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.58% 2.23% 2.26%
As % of the Application Platforms category 41.90% 29.93% 28.66%
Number of salaries quoted 958 602 1,027
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £38,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.74% -9.41% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £55,661
90th Percentile £74,125 £63,750 £71,750
UK median annual salary £43,000 £42,000 £45,680
% change year-on-year +2.38% -8.06% -8.64%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 2,943 2,583 4,697
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.76% 7.44% 7.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,149 1,777 2,924
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,437 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £53,818
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.45% -4.75%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 August 2026.

Salary histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 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
North of England +55 335 £42,500 +21.43% 94
South East +11 268 £47,500 +18.75% 136
East of England +51 225 £40,000 -1.23% 55
North West +38 165 £50,000 +25.00% 36
Midlands -19 157 £37,500 -6.25% 78
Yorkshire +44 141 £38,772 +36.04% 48
South West -49 103 £36,250 -9.38% 48
West Midlands -20 93 £39,000 -11.91% 52
Scotland +34 68 £30,000 -20.00% 37
East Midlands -24 64 £37,500 -2.60% 26
Wales -22 44 £35,250 -12.96% 11
Northern Ireland - 32 £63,500 - 10
North East -35 29 £45,871 +43.35% 12
Isle of Man -1 2 £45,000 +30.43%
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 452 (36.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (3.00%) CMS
3 32 (2.60%) Confluence
4 27 (2.19%) Sitecore CMS
5 15 (1.22%) IIS
6 13 (1.05%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.41%) Apache
7 5 (0.41%) nginx
7 5 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
8 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.24%) SAS
9 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 120 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 79 (6.41%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 10 (0.81%) CorelDRAW
6 9 (0.73%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.16%) Revit
9 2 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.081%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.081%) InDesign
10 1 (0.081%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.081%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 51 (4.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.97%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.49%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.32%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.081%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.081%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.081%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.081%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.081%) Shopify
7 1 (0.081%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 946 (76.72%) Microsoft 365
2 544 (44.12%) Azure
3 423 (34.31%) Entra ID
4 314 (25.47%) Power Platform
5 262 (21.25%) OneDrive
6 189 (15.33%) PowerApps
7 175 (14.19%) Power Automate
8 103 (8.35%) Microsoft Copilot
9 87 (7.06%) SaaS
10 57 (4.62%) Microsoft Purview
11 56 (4.54%) Dynamics 365
12 52 (4.22%) Mimecast
13 48 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
14 31 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 28 (2.27%) AWS
16 22 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (1.78%) IaaS
17 21 (1.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 21 (1.70%) Copilot Studio
18 18 (1.46%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 247 (20.03%) Firewall
2 228 (18.49%) DNS
3 195 (15.82%) DHCP
4 150 (12.17%) VPN
5 112 (9.08%) VLAN
6 106 (8.60%) Wi-Fi
7 84 (6.81%) VoIP
8 74 (6.00%) TCP/IP
9 66 (5.35%) LAN
9 66 (5.35%) Wireless
10 61 (4.95%) WAN
11 24 (1.95%) Network Security
12 17 (1.38%) SSL
13 14 (1.14%) Internet
13 14 (1.14%) Skype
14 13 (1.05%) SAN
15 11 (0.89%) Broadband
16 10 (0.81%) Intranet
17 8 (0.65%) Cisco IOS
17 8 (0.65%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 163 (13.22%) Power BI
2 45 (3.65%) SQL Server
3 29 (2.35%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.89%) Metadata
5 9 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.49%) GIS
6 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.32%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.24%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
11 1 (0.081%) EDMS
11 1 (0.081%) MySQL
11 1 (0.081%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.081%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 80 (6.49%) JIRA
2 10 (0.81%) Git
3 5 (0.41%) Postman
4 4 (0.32%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.32%) Selenium
5 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.16%) JUnit
6 2 (0.16%) Mockito
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.081%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 588 (47.69%) Social Skills
2 175 (14.19%) Finance
3 126 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (7.87%) Legal
5 92 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
6 66 (5.35%) Manufacturing
7 50 (4.06%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.08%) Law
9 37 (3.00%) Marketing
10 32 (2.60%) Retail
11 30 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 27 (2.19%) Publishing
13 26 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
14 25 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (1.95%) Telecoms
16 19 (1.54%) Local Government
17 12 (0.97%) Advertising
18 9 (0.73%) Banking
18 9 (0.73%) Legal Technology
19 8 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 321 (26.03%) IT Support
2 213 (17.27%) Senior
3 201 (16.30%) Support Engineer
4 191 (15.49%) IT Engineer
5 172 (13.95%) IT Support Engineer
6 131 (10.62%) Developer
7 120 (9.73%) Analyst
8 96 (7.79%) IT Technician
9 76 (6.16%) Support Analyst
10 75 (6.08%) Support Technician
11 67 (5.43%) IT Support Technician
12 66 (5.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 62 (5.03%) 2nd Line Support
14 61 (4.95%) Administrator
15 58 (4.70%) Consultant
16 57 (4.62%) Lead
17 56 (4.54%) IT Analyst
18 51 (4.14%) Senior Developer
19 48 (3.89%) 3rd Line Support
19 48 (3.89%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.30%) HTML
2 44 (3.57%) CSS
3 43 (3.49%) Microsoft Graph
4 38 (3.08%) .NET
5 34 (2.76%) HTML5 Canvas
5 34 (2.76%) SPFx
6 25 (2.03%) JSON
7 19 (1.54%) .NET Core
8 14 (1.14%) REST
9 13 (1.05%) React
10 11 (0.89%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.65%) .NET Framework
11 8 (0.65%) XML
12 7 (0.57%) Razor View Engine
13 6 (0.49%) Node.js
13 6 (0.49%) Playwright
14 5 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (0.41%) Swagger
15 4 (0.32%) Entity Framework
15 4 (0.32%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 138 (11.19%) Driving Licence
2 116 (9.41%) Onboarding
3 108 (8.76%) Management Information System
4 78 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.27%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.19%) Blog
7 26 (2.11%) AI Agents
7 26 (2.11%) Product Ownership
8 25 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 22 (1.78%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.54%) Clustering
11 16 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (1.30%) Low-Code
12 14 (1.14%) CMDB
13 13 (1.05%) Replication
14 12 (0.97%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
15 10 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (0.81%) Social Media
15 10 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 475 (38.52%) Windows
2 248 (20.11%) Windows Server
3 107 (8.68%) Windows 10
4 83 (6.73%) Mac OS
5 35 (2.84%) Android
6 32 (2.60%) Apple iOS
7 29 (2.35%) Linux
8 26 (2.11%) Windows Server 2016
9 21 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.49%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.32%) VMS
13 3 (0.24%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (31.79%) Problem-Solving
2 303 (24.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 223 (18.09%) Customer Service
4 186 (15.09%) ITIL
5 180 (14.60%) Cybersecurity
6 141 (11.44%) Business Intelligence
7 135 (10.95%) AI
8 123 (9.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 122 (9.89%) Service Delivery
10 116 (9.41%) CRM
11 112 (9.08%) Disaster Recovery
12 111 (9.00%) Project Delivery
12 111 (9.00%) User Experience
13 106 (8.60%) Workflow
14 103 (8.35%) Service Management
15 100 (8.11%) Agile
15 100 (8.11%) Project Management
16 99 (8.03%) Technical Leadership
17 95 (7.70%) Stakeholder Management
18 90 (7.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 187 (15.17%) PowerShell
2 122 (9.89%) SQL
3 65 (5.27%) JavaScript
4 59 (4.79%) C#
5 28 (2.27%) R
6 25 (2.03%) Python
6 25 (2.03%) TypeScript
7 14 (1.14%) VBA
8 8 (0.65%) Ruby
9 7 (0.57%) C
9 7 (0.57%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.32%) Java
11 3 (0.24%) Bicep
11 3 (0.24%) C++
11 3 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.16%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.081%) Bash
13 1 (0.081%) VB
Qualifications
1 180 (14.60%) Degree
2 121 (9.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (5.11%) Security Cleared
4 54 (4.38%) SC Cleared
5 37 (3.00%) Azure Certification
6 28 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
6 28 (2.27%) DBS Check
7 20 (1.62%) CCNA
8 18 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
9 14 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.05%) A+ Certification
10 13 (1.05%) HND
11 12 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 11 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
13 10 (0.81%) HNC
14 9 (0.73%) DV Cleared
14 9 (0.73%) Master's Degree
15 7 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
16 6 (0.49%) MCSA
16 6 (0.49%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (5.68%) Cyber Essentials
2 62 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (4.70%) GDPR
4 39 (3.16%) SLA
5 34 (2.76%) QA
6 22 (1.78%) Data Quality
7 21 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (1.38%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.05%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.65%) PMO
11 7 (0.57%) NIST
12 5 (0.41%) COSHH
12 5 (0.41%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.41%) NCSC
12 5 (0.41%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.32%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.16%) IEC 61131
15 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 470 (38.12%) Active Directory
2 121 (9.81%) Hyper-V
3 114 (9.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.54%) vSphere
5 18 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 13 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.89%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (0.89%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.16%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.081%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 305 (24.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.27%) SCCM
3 25 (2.03%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.14%) FortiGate
6 8 (0.65%) Terraform
7 7 (0.57%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.41%) Ansible
9 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.24%) cPanel
9 3 (0.24%) Plesk
9 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.16%) Puppet
10 2 (0.16%) vRealize
11 1 (0.081%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.081%) Nessus
11 1 (0.081%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,014 (82.24%) Microsoft
2 137 (11.11%) VMware
3 77 (6.24%) Cisco
4 66 (5.35%) Veeam
5 56 (4.54%) Apple
6 33 (2.68%) ServiceNow
7 32 (2.60%) SonicWALL
8 31 (2.51%) CrowdStrike
9 29 (2.35%) Adobe
9 29 (2.35%) Meraki
10 27 (2.19%) Sitecore
11 22 (1.78%) Google
12 21 (1.70%) Salesforce
13 17 (1.38%) Datto
14 16 (1.30%) Ubiquiti
15 14 (1.14%) Aruba
15 14 (1.14%) HP
15 14 (1.14%) Palo Alto
16 13 (1.05%) Sophos
17 12 (0.97%) Fortinet