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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 108 88
Rank change year-on-year -20 -20 +75
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 858 705 1,942
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.38% 2.68% 2.91%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.74% 31.53% 29.11%
Number of salaries quoted 669 555 1,604
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% -3.61% +1.22%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £43,586
% change year-on-year -5.56% +3.24% -12.83%

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 2,215 2,236 6,672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.57% 8.50% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 1,558 4,709
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £73,886 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 16 April 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 16 April 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 -23 198 £41,770 +1.88% 54
Midlands -15 191 £40,000 -5.88% 42
South East -33 174 £47,500 +8.57% 80
West Midlands +5 127 £42,500 -10.53% 27
East of England -15 127 £40,000 +19.56% 33
North West -17 113 £50,000 +8.54% 24
South West -27 92 £30,043 -36.75% 42
Yorkshire -20 80 £33,000 +10.00% 20
East Midlands -43 64 £37,500 +8.70% 15
Scotland -15 49 £33,750 +3.85% 18
Wales -15 18 £40,000 +6.67% 12
Northern Ireland -40 7 £46,000 -12.38% 1
Isle of Man +3 6 £45,000 +30.43%
North East -37 5 £63,076 +97.11% 11
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
1 305 (35.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (2.91%) Confluence
3 11 (1.28%) CMS
4 7 (0.82%) IIS
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.47%) WordPress
7 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.35%) govService
8 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 90 (10.49%) Microsoft Office
2 86 (10.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (3.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.47%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.47%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
8 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 641 (74.71%) Microsoft 365
2 361 (42.07%) Azure
3 274 (31.93%) Entra ID
4 184 (21.45%) OneDrive
5 161 (18.76%) Power Platform
6 89 (10.37%) PowerApps
7 83 (9.67%) Power Automate
8 41 (4.78%) SaaS
9 31 (3.61%) Azure Logic Apps
9 31 (3.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 29 (3.38%) Mimecast
11 28 (3.26%) Microsoft Copilot
12 22 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
12 22 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
14 15 (1.75%) AWS
15 14 (1.63%) Serverless
16 12 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 12 (1.40%) Azure Functions
17 10 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 175 (20.40%) DNS
2 156 (18.18%) DHCP
3 155 (18.07%) Firewall
4 124 (14.45%) VPN
5 79 (9.21%) Wi-Fi
6 76 (8.86%) LAN
6 76 (8.86%) VLAN
7 74 (8.62%) WAN
8 52 (6.06%) VoIP
9 47 (5.48%) TCP/IP
10 24 (2.80%) Network Security
11 18 (2.10%) Wireless
12 13 (1.52%) Internet
12 13 (1.52%) IPsec
13 12 (1.40%) Intranet
13 12 (1.40%) WLAN
14 10 (1.17%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.93%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.82%) Broadband
16 7 (0.82%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (11.42%) Power BI
2 45 (5.24%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (1.05%) Metadata
6 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.58%) MySQL
9 4 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.35%) Power Query
11 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.23%) DataStage
11 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.12%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.12%) GIS
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
12 1 (0.12%) PowerCenter
12 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 48 (5.59%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) Selenium
2 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 371 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 87 (10.14%) Finance
3 60 (6.99%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (6.18%) Organisational Skills
5 50 (5.83%) Legal
6 46 (5.36%) Public Sector
7 42 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 40 (4.66%) Manufacturing
9 37 (4.31%) Law
10 19 (2.21%) Retail
11 16 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.75%) Advertising
12 15 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.75%) Telecoms
13 13 (1.52%) Marketing
14 5 (0.58%) Banking
14 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
15 4 (0.47%) Local Government
16 3 (0.35%) Games
16 3 (0.35%) German Language
Job Titles
1 254 (29.60%) IT Support
2 153 (17.83%) Support Engineer
3 138 (16.08%) IT Engineer
4 117 (13.64%) IT Support Engineer
5 99 (11.54%) Senior
6 90 (10.49%) Analyst
7 81 (9.44%) Developer
8 79 (9.21%) Support Technician
9 74 (8.62%) 2nd Line Support
10 69 (8.04%) IT Technician
11 63 (7.34%) IT Support Technician
12 59 (6.88%) Support Analyst
13 47 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 44 (5.13%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 43 (5.01%) IT Analyst
16 41 (4.78%) Lead
17 39 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 39 (4.55%) 3rd Line Support
17 39 (4.55%) Consultant
17 39 (4.55%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.61%) .NET
2 24 (2.80%) CSS
2 24 (2.80%) HTML
3 22 (2.56%) Microsoft Graph
4 18 (2.10%) SPFx
5 16 (1.86%) JSON
6 15 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
7 12 (1.40%) .NET Core
8 10 (1.17%) REST
9 8 (0.93%) ASP.NET
9 8 (0.93%) Web Services
10 6 (0.70%) React
11 5 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
12 4 (0.47%) .NET Framework
12 4 (0.47%) Middleware
12 4 (0.47%) Node.js
12 4 (0.47%) XML
13 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
14 2 (0.23%) Entity Framework
14 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 127 (14.80%) Driving Licence
2 66 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (3.03%) Management Information System
5 25 (2.91%) Replication
6 17 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.63%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.63%) IoT
9 10 (1.17%) Low-Code
10 8 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (0.82%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.70%) Social Media
13 5 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.58%) Clustering
13 5 (0.58%) CMDB
13 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.58%) FMCG
13 5 (0.58%) Product Ownership
14 4 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 351 (40.91%) Windows
2 173 (20.16%) Windows Server
3 107 (12.47%) Windows 10
4 49 (5.71%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.78%) Android
6 28 (3.26%) Apple iOS
7 22 (2.56%) Linux
8 19 (2.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.12%) Unix
11 1 (0.12%) VMS
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (28.32%) Problem-Solving
2 157 (18.30%) Customer Service
3 151 (17.60%) ITIL
4 138 (16.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 107 (12.47%) Cybersecurity
6 85 (9.91%) Business Intelligence
7 79 (9.21%) Agile
8 74 (8.62%) Service Delivery
9 72 (8.39%) Project Management
10 66 (7.69%) User Experience
11 62 (7.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 57 (6.64%) Coaching
13 56 (6.53%) Technical Leadership
14 55 (6.41%) CRM
15 52 (6.06%) Disaster Recovery
16 51 (5.94%) ERP
16 51 (5.94%) Mentoring
17 50 (5.83%) AI
17 50 (5.83%) Decision-Making
18 47 (5.48%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 104 (12.12%) PowerShell
2 79 (9.21%) SQL
3 26 (3.03%) C#
3 26 (3.03%) JavaScript
4 22 (2.56%) Python
5 20 (2.33%) VBA
6 17 (1.98%) R
7 14 (1.63%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.17%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.47%) Java
10 2 (0.23%) VB
10 2 (0.23%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.12%) Bash
11 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 117 (13.64%) Degree
2 70 (8.16%) Security Cleared
3 68 (7.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (5.48%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (1.98%) Master's Degree
7 16 (1.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 16 (1.86%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 13 (1.52%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.52%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.28%) APMP
9 11 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.28%) MBA
10 9 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.93%) Azure Certification
11 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (0.82%) HND
12 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.70%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (7.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 30 (3.50%) QA
4 28 (3.26%) SLA
5 26 (3.03%) GDPR
6 23 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (1.63%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.17%) PMO
9 9 (1.05%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 5 (0.58%) NIST
12 4 (0.47%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.23%) WCAG
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 351 (40.91%) Active Directory
2 73 (8.51%) Hyper-V
3 48 (5.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.17%) VMware NSX
5 9 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.70%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.70%) DFS Replication
9 4 (0.47%) vSphere
10 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.12%) Docker
12 1 (0.12%) Firmware
12 1 (0.12%) XenApp
12 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 216 (25.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (1.86%) SCCM
4 15 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
5 10 (1.17%) FortiGate
5 10 (1.17%) Terraform
5 10 (1.17%) vRealize
6 9 (1.05%) Backup Exec
7 7 (0.82%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.12%) Autotask
8 1 (0.12%) CASB
8 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.12%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) Plesk
8 1 (0.12%) SCOM
8 1 (0.12%) SCSM
Vendors
1 650 (75.76%) Microsoft
2 78 (9.09%) VMware
3 53 (6.18%) Apple
4 36 (4.20%) Veeam
5 27 (3.15%) Cisco
6 20 (2.33%) Meraki
6 20 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.21%) Adobe
8 17 (1.98%) CrowdStrike
9 13 (1.52%) Sophos
10 12 (1.40%) Citrix
11 10 (1.17%) Ubiquiti
12 8 (0.93%) ConnectWise
12 8 (0.93%) Logitech
12 8 (0.93%) New Relic
12 8 (0.93%) Oracle
12 8 (0.93%) SAP
12 8 (0.93%) Splunk
12 8 (0.93%) WatchGuard
12 8 (0.93%) Yealink