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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 105 90
Rank change year-on-year -23 -15 +72
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 866 714 1,943
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.39% 2.70% 2.90%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.11% 31.72% 28.94%
Number of salaries quoted 677 563 1,605
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,772 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.07% -2.44% -0.30%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +3.45% -13.00%

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 2,214 2,251 6,713
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.55% 8.53% 10.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 1,568 4,713
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 £57,750
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 17 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 17 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 -21 201 £42,039 +2.53% 53
Midlands -20 189 £40,000 -5.88% 41
South East -38 174 £47,500 +11.76% 80
East of England -15 128 £40,000 +16.36% 33
West Midlands -2 125 £42,500 -15.00% 26
North West -10 115 £50,000 +8.54% 24
South West -13 95 £31,000 -34.74% 46
Yorkshire -26 80 £33,000 +10.00% 18
East Midlands -41 64 £37,500 +7.14% 15
Scotland -16 49 £33,750 +3.85% 18
Wales -12 21 £40,000 +6.67% 12
Northern Ireland -36 7 £46,000 -12.38% 2
Isle of Man +3 6 £45,000 +30.43%
North East -40 6 £63,076 +97.11% 12
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
1 306 (35.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (3.00%) Confluence
3 11 (1.27%) CMS
4 7 (0.81%) IIS
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.46%) 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 91 (10.51%) Microsoft Office
2 89 (10.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (3.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) 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 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.46%) 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
1 646 (74.60%) Microsoft 365
2 363 (41.92%) Azure
3 275 (31.76%) Entra ID
4 187 (21.59%) OneDrive
5 166 (19.17%) Power Platform
6 93 (10.74%) PowerApps
7 88 (10.16%) Power Automate
8 41 (4.73%) SaaS
9 32 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
10 31 (3.58%) Microsoft Purview
11 30 (3.46%) Mimecast
12 29 (3.35%) Microsoft Copilot
13 22 (2.54%) Azure Data Factory
13 22 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
14 19 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
15 15 (1.73%) AWS
16 14 (1.62%) Serverless
17 12 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 12 (1.39%) Azure Functions
18 10 (1.15%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 177 (20.44%) DNS
2 158 (18.24%) Firewall
3 157 (18.13%) DHCP
4 123 (14.20%) VPN
5 80 (9.24%) Wi-Fi
6 76 (8.78%) LAN
6 76 (8.78%) VLAN
7 75 (8.66%) WAN
8 53 (6.12%) VoIP
9 48 (5.54%) TCP/IP
10 23 (2.66%) Network Security
11 18 (2.08%) Wireless
12 13 (1.50%) Internet
12 13 (1.50%) IPsec
13 12 (1.39%) Intranet
13 12 (1.39%) WLAN
14 10 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.92%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.81%) Broadband
16 7 (0.81%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (11.66%) Power BI
2 47 (5.43%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (1.04%) Metadata
6 8 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.58%) MySQL
9 4 (0.46%) 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%) PowerCenter
12 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.12%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 49 (5.66%) 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
1 370 (42.73%) Social Skills
2 86 (9.93%) Finance
3 62 (7.16%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (6.24%) Organisational Skills
5 50 (5.77%) Legal
6 47 (5.43%) Public Sector
7 44 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (4.50%) Manufacturing
9 37 (4.27%) Law
10 19 (2.19%) Retail
11 17 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.73%) Advertising
12 15 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (1.50%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.15%) Marketing
15 5 (0.58%) Banking
15 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.46%) Local Government
17 3 (0.35%) Games
17 3 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 253 (29.21%) IT Support
2 154 (17.78%) Support Engineer
3 139 (16.05%) IT Engineer
4 118 (13.63%) IT Support Engineer
5 102 (11.78%) Senior
6 91 (10.51%) Analyst
7 85 (9.82%) Developer
8 78 (9.01%) Support Technician
9 73 (8.43%) 2nd Line Support
10 68 (7.85%) IT Technician
11 62 (7.16%) IT Support Technician
12 59 (6.81%) Support Analyst
13 47 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 44 (5.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 43 (4.97%) IT Analyst
16 41 (4.73%) Lead
17 39 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 39 (4.50%) 3rd Line Support
17 39 (4.50%) Consultant
17 39 (4.50%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.81%) .NET
2 24 (2.77%) CSS
2 24 (2.77%) HTML
3 22 (2.54%) Microsoft Graph
4 18 (2.08%) SPFx
5 16 (1.85%) JSON
6 15 (1.73%) HTML5 Canvas
7 12 (1.39%) .NET Core
8 10 (1.15%) ASP.NET
8 10 (1.15%) REST
9 8 (0.92%) Web Services
10 6 (0.69%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.69%) React
11 5 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
12 4 (0.46%) Entity Framework
12 4 (0.46%) Middleware
12 4 (0.46%) Node.js
12 4 (0.46%) XML
13 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
14 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 123 (14.20%) Driving Licence
2 65 (7.51%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (3.12%) Management Information System
5 25 (2.89%) Replication
6 17 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.62%) Data Centre
9 13 (1.50%) IoT
10 10 (1.15%) Low-Code
11 8 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.81%) Security Posture
12 7 (0.81%) Social Media
13 6 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (0.69%) FMCG
14 5 (0.58%) Clustering
14 5 (0.58%) CMDB
14 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
14 5 (0.58%) Product Ownership
15 4 (0.46%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 351 (40.53%) Windows
2 173 (19.98%) Windows Server
3 105 (12.12%) Windows 10
4 49 (5.66%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.73%) Android
6 28 (3.23%) Apple iOS
7 21 (2.42%) Linux
8 19 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.73%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.04%) 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
1 244 (28.18%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (17.78%) Customer Service
3 152 (17.55%) ITIL
4 144 (16.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 106 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
6 86 (9.93%) Business Intelligence
7 81 (9.35%) Agile
8 74 (8.55%) Service Delivery
9 73 (8.43%) Project Management
10 67 (7.74%) User Experience
11 63 (7.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 60 (6.93%) Coaching
13 56 (6.47%) CRM
13 56 (6.47%) Technical Leadership
14 54 (6.24%) Mentoring
15 52 (6.00%) AI
15 52 (6.00%) Decision-Making
15 52 (6.00%) Disaster Recovery
16 51 (5.89%) ERP
17 48 (5.54%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 106 (12.24%) PowerShell
2 79 (9.12%) SQL
3 28 (3.23%) C#
4 26 (3.00%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.54%) Python
6 21 (2.42%) VBA
7 17 (1.96%) R
8 14 (1.62%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.15%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.46%) Java
11 3 (0.35%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.23%) VB
13 1 (0.12%) Bash
13 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 120 (13.86%) Degree
2 69 (7.97%) Security Cleared
3 68 (7.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 48 (5.54%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (1.96%) Master's Degree
7 16 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 16 (1.85%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 13 (1.50%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.50%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.27%) APMP
9 11 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.27%) MBA
10 9 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.92%) Azure Certification
11 8 (0.92%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.92%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.69%) HND
13 6 (0.69%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (7.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 30 (3.46%) QA
4 28 (3.23%) SLA
5 26 (3.00%) GDPR
6 23 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (1.73%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.15%) PMO
9 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.69%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 5 (0.58%) NIST
12 4 (0.46%) 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
1 352 (40.65%) Active Directory
2 73 (8.43%) Hyper-V
3 50 (5.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.15%) VMware NSX
5 9 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.69%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.69%) DFS Replication
8 4 (0.46%) vSphere
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
11 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 217 (25.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (1.85%) SCCM
4 15 (1.73%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.27%) FortiGate
6 10 (1.15%) Terraform
6 10 (1.15%) vRealize
7 9 (1.04%) Backup Exec
8 7 (0.81%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.12%) Autotask
9 1 (0.12%) CASB
9 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.12%) MOM
9 1 (0.12%) Plesk
9 1 (0.12%) SCOM
9 1 (0.12%) SCSM
Vendors
1 656 (75.75%) Microsoft
2 80 (9.24%) VMware
3 53 (6.12%) Apple
4 36 (4.16%) Veeam
5 26 (3.00%) Cisco
6 21 (2.42%) Meraki
7 20 (2.31%) ServiceNow
8 19 (2.19%) Adobe
9 18 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
10 13 (1.50%) Sophos
11 12 (1.39%) Citrix
12 10 (1.15%) Ubiquiti
13 8 (0.92%) ConnectWise
13 8 (0.92%) Logitech
13 8 (0.92%) New Relic
13 8 (0.92%) Oracle
13 8 (0.92%) Splunk
13 8 (0.92%) WatchGuard
13 8 (0.92%) Yealink
14 7 (0.81%) SonicWALL