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

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 115 93
Rank change year-on-year -12 -22 +66
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 864 713 1,946
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.33% 2.62% 2.87%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.61% 31.75% 28.72%
Number of salaries quoted 682 567 1,591
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £54,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.88% -15.00%

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 2,181 2,246 6,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.35% 8.25% 9.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,632 1,572 4,667
10th Percentile £27,025 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £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 29 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 29 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 -13 208 £42,500 +3.66% 57
Midlands -27 184 £40,000 -5.88% 42
South East -33 172 £50,000 +11.11% 97
East of England 0 131 £44,689 +31.68% 36
West Midlands -9 124 £42,500 -10.53% 26
North West -12 120 £50,000 +9.58% 17
South West -11 95 £30,000 -37.50% 34
Yorkshire -26 81 £35,500 +20.34% 32
East Midlands -52 60 £37,500 +7.14% 16
Scotland -23 38 £36,000 +10.77% 12
Wales -9 27 £40,000 +6.67% 11
Northern Ireland -36 7 £46,000 -12.38% 9
North East -40 7 £63,076 +97.11% 9
Isle of Man +3 6 £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
1 312 (36.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.24%) Confluence
3 10 (1.16%) CMS
4 7 (0.81%) IIS
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.35%) govService
6 3 (0.35%) WordPress
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
Applications
1 76 (8.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (8.45%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.81%) 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 26 (3.01%) 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
Cloud Services
1 665 (76.97%) Microsoft 365
2 369 (42.71%) Azure
3 267 (30.90%) Entra ID
4 202 (23.38%) OneDrive
5 178 (20.60%) Power Platform
6 100 (11.57%) PowerApps
7 98 (11.34%) Power Automate
8 44 (5.09%) SaaS
9 36 (4.17%) Azure Logic Apps
10 31 (3.59%) Microsoft Purview
11 30 (3.47%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.47%) Mimecast
12 29 (3.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 21 (2.43%) Dynamics 365
14 20 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
15 19 (2.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 15 (1.74%) AWS
17 12 (1.39%) Serverless
18 11 (1.27%) Azure Functions
19 10 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 180 (20.83%) DNS
2 163 (18.87%) Firewall
3 158 (18.29%) DHCP
4 122 (14.12%) VPN
5 84 (9.72%) Wi-Fi
6 76 (8.80%) VLAN
7 74 (8.56%) LAN
8 73 (8.45%) WAN
9 56 (6.48%) VoIP
10 42 (4.86%) TCP/IP
11 20 (2.31%) Wireless
12 13 (1.50%) Internet
12 13 (1.50%) IPsec
13 12 (1.39%) WLAN
14 11 (1.27%) Intranet
15 10 (1.16%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (1.04%) Network Security
17 7 (0.81%) Broadband
17 7 (0.81%) Ethernet
18 6 (0.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (12.96%) Power BI
2 53 (6.13%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.55%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (1.04%) Metadata
6 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.46%) MySQL
8 4 (0.46%) Power Query
9 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.23%) DataStage
9 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.12%) GIS
10 1 (0.12%) PowerCenter
10 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.12%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 51 (5.90%) JIRA
2 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.23%) Selenium
3 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 357 (41.32%) Social Skills
2 86 (9.95%) Finance
3 63 (7.29%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (5.67%) Legal
6 46 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (5.32%) Public Sector
7 40 (4.63%) Manufacturing
8 37 (4.28%) Law
9 22 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (2.43%) Retail
11 16 (1.85%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.74%) Advertising
13 13 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (1.04%) Marketing
15 5 (0.58%) Banking
15 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.46%) Local Government
16 4 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 249 (28.82%) IT Support
2 151 (17.48%) Support Engineer
3 138 (15.97%) IT Engineer
4 116 (13.43%) IT Support Engineer
5 103 (11.92%) Senior
6 98 (11.34%) Analyst
7 93 (10.76%) Developer
8 74 (8.56%) Support Technician
9 68 (7.87%) IT Technician
10 66 (7.64%) 2nd Line Support
11 64 (7.41%) Support Analyst
12 60 (6.94%) IT Support Technician
13 47 (5.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 45 (5.21%) Consultant
14 45 (5.21%) IT Analyst
15 41 (4.75%) 3rd Line Support
15 41 (4.75%) IT Support Analyst
16 40 (4.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 40 (4.63%) Lead
17 35 (4.05%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.63%) .NET
2 32 (3.70%) CSS
2 32 (3.70%) HTML
2 32 (3.70%) Microsoft Graph
3 25 (2.89%) SPFx
4 24 (2.78%) JSON
5 23 (2.66%) HTML5 Canvas
6 19 (2.20%) .NET Core
7 11 (1.27%) ASP.NET
8 9 (1.04%) REST
9 7 (0.81%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.81%) Web Services
10 6 (0.69%) React
11 5 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
11 5 (0.58%) 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
1 117 (13.54%) Driving Licence
2 63 (7.29%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (3.24%) Management Information System
5 26 (3.01%) Replication
6 16 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (1.50%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.16%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.04%) Social Media
11 7 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.81%) FMCG
11 7 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (0.81%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.69%) Clustering
13 5 (0.58%) CMDB
13 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.58%) Product Ownership
14 4 (0.46%) Educational Technology
14 4 (0.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 343 (39.70%) Windows
2 169 (19.56%) Windows Server
3 96 (11.11%) Windows 10
4 50 (5.79%) Mac OS
5 39 (4.51%) Android
6 27 (3.13%) Apple iOS
7 19 (2.20%) Linux
8 18 (2.08%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.23%) VMS
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (29.28%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (17.25%) ITIL
3 137 (15.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 134 (15.51%) Customer Service
5 98 (11.34%) Business Intelligence
6 94 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
7 81 (9.38%) Agile
8 78 (9.03%) User Experience
9 68 (7.87%) Service Delivery
10 67 (7.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 64 (7.41%) Project Management
12 61 (7.06%) Technical Leadership
13 58 (6.71%) CRM
14 56 (6.48%) Disaster Recovery
15 53 (6.13%) AI
15 53 (6.13%) Mentoring
16 52 (6.02%) ERP
17 51 (5.90%) Decision-Making
18 48 (5.56%) Coaching
19 47 (5.44%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 115 (13.31%) PowerShell
2 89 (10.30%) SQL
3 37 (4.28%) C#
4 34 (3.94%) JavaScript
5 21 (2.43%) Python
5 21 (2.43%) TypeScript
5 21 (2.43%) VBA
6 17 (1.97%) R
7 10 (1.16%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.46%) Java
9 4 (0.46%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.23%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) Bash
Qualifications
1 123 (14.24%) Degree
2 69 (7.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 67 (7.75%) Security Cleared
4 47 (5.44%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (1.85%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 13 (1.50%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.39%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.16%) APMP
10 10 (1.16%) MBA
11 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (0.81%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.69%) MCITP
14 5 (0.58%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.58%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (7.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (5.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 26 (3.01%) GDPR
4 24 (2.78%) SLA
5 23 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 17 (1.97%) Data Quality
7 14 (1.62%) QA
8 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.04%) PMO
9 6 (0.69%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.46%) NIST
11 4 (0.46%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.23%) WCAG
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 348 (40.28%) Active Directory
2 74 (8.56%) Hyper-V
3 50 (5.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (1.16%) VMware NSX
6 9 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
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%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.12%) Docker
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
10 1 (0.12%) XenApp
10 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 198 (22.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.97%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
3 16 (1.85%) SCCM
4 11 (1.27%) FortiGate
5 10 (1.16%) Terraform
5 10 (1.16%) vRealize
6 9 (1.04%) Backup Exec
7 7 (0.81%) 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%) SCOM
8 1 (0.12%) SCSM
Vendors
1 648 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 79 (9.14%) VMware
3 52 (6.02%) Apple
4 37 (4.28%) Veeam
5 26 (3.01%) Adobe
5 26 (3.01%) Cisco
6 22 (2.55%) Meraki
7 19 (2.20%) ServiceNow
8 18 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
9 13 (1.50%) Sophos
10 12 (1.39%) Citrix
11 10 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
12 8 (0.93%) Logitech
12 8 (0.93%) New Relic
12 8 (0.93%) Splunk
12 8 (0.93%) WatchGuard
12 8 (0.93%) Yealink
13 7 (0.81%) Dell
13 7 (0.81%) Salesforce
13 7 (0.81%) SonicWALL