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 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 153 112
Rank change year-on-year +52 -41 +17
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,336 716 1,146
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.60% 2.08% 2.07%
As % of the Application Platforms category 44.36% 29.64% 27.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,021 559 747
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,700 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £52,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £71,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.19% -11.58% -5.00%

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 3,012 2,416 4,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.62% 7.01% 7.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,174 1,632 2,233
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £32,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -0.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,437 £73,750 £72,398
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -2.70%

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 14 September 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 14 September 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 +69 358 £42,500 +14.86% 129
South East +13 296 £45,000 +10.84% 167
East of England +64 236 £37,500 -7.41% 55
Midlands -12 191 £40,000 +3.90% 93
North West +53 169 £50,000 +25.00% 74
Yorkshire +52 154 £38,772 +33.70% 46
West Midlands -5 120 £46,042 +4.64% 53
South West -54 107 £36,250 -9.38% 64
Scotland +40 74 £31,500 -10.00% 45
East Midlands -27 71 £37,500 -2.60% 40
Wales -36 44 £32,000 -20.99% 14
North East -31 35 £47,500 +43.08% 10
Northern Ireland - 31 £63,500 - 9
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
1 484 (36.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (2.47%) CMS
3 29 (2.17%) Confluence
4 27 (2.02%) Sitecore CMS
5 17 (1.27%) IIS
6 16 (1.20%) Skype for Business
7 8 (0.60%) Apache
7 8 (0.60%) nginx
8 5 (0.37%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.22%) SAS
10 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.15%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.075%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.075%) WordPress
Applications
1 123 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 94 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.97%) Chatbot
5 12 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.75%) CorelDRAW
7 9 (0.67%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.30%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.22%) Revit
10 2 (0.15%) Navisworks
10 2 (0.15%) ProjectWise
10 2 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.075%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.075%) InDesign
11 1 (0.075%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 56 (4.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.12%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.45%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.30%) Sage 200
4 4 (0.30%) Shopify
5 3 (0.22%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.075%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.075%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1,018 (76.20%) Microsoft 365
2 575 (43.04%) Azure
3 468 (35.03%) Entra ID
4 346 (25.90%) Power Platform
5 295 (22.08%) OneDrive
6 204 (15.27%) PowerApps
7 195 (14.60%) Power Automate
8 127 (9.51%) Microsoft Copilot
9 85 (6.36%) SaaS
10 82 (6.14%) Dynamics 365
11 69 (5.16%) Microsoft Purview
12 59 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
13 46 (3.44%) Mimecast
14 32 (2.40%) AWS
15 26 (1.95%) Azure Logic Apps
15 26 (1.95%) Copilot Studio
16 25 (1.87%) IaaS
17 20 (1.50%) Google Workspace
18 19 (1.42%) Serverless
19 18 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 270 (20.21%) Firewall
2 247 (18.49%) DNS
3 210 (15.72%) DHCP
4 177 (13.25%) VPN
5 127 (9.51%) VLAN
6 121 (9.06%) Wi-Fi
7 90 (6.74%) VoIP
8 82 (6.14%) TCP/IP
9 79 (5.91%) Wireless
10 70 (5.24%) LAN
11 67 (5.01%) WAN
12 28 (2.10%) Network Security
13 19 (1.42%) SSL
14 17 (1.27%) Skype
15 15 (1.12%) Intranet
15 15 (1.12%) PBX
16 14 (1.05%) Internet
17 13 (0.97%) Broadband
18 11 (0.82%) Cisco Wireless
18 11 (0.82%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 173 (12.95%) Power BI
2 51 (3.82%) SQL Server
3 26 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.82%) Metadata
5 9 (0.67%) Data Lake
5 9 (0.67%) GIS
6 6 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.30%) Power Query
8 3 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.22%) EDMS
8 3 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.15%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.075%) MySQL
10 1 (0.075%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.075%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 75 (5.61%) JIRA
2 22 (1.65%) Git
3 5 (0.37%) Postman
4 4 (0.30%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.22%) Selenium
5 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.15%) JUnit
6 2 (0.15%) Mockito
6 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.075%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.075%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 664 (49.70%) Social Skills
2 198 (14.82%) Finance
3 138 (10.33%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
5 91 (6.81%) Legal
6 67 (5.01%) Manufacturing
7 66 (4.94%) Public Sector
8 39 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (2.92%) Marketing
9 35 (2.62%) Law
10 31 (2.32%) Retail
11 28 (2.10%) Telecoms
12 27 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (2.02%) Publishing
13 26 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
14 22 (1.65%) Local Government
15 13 (0.97%) Advertising
16 10 (0.75%) Games
16 10 (0.75%) Legal Technology
17 9 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 338 (25.30%) IT Support
2 227 (16.99%) Support Engineer
3 220 (16.47%) Senior
4 215 (16.09%) IT Engineer
5 193 (14.45%) IT Support Engineer
6 142 (10.63%) Developer
7 135 (10.10%) Analyst
8 91 (6.81%) Support Analyst
9 87 (6.51%) IT Technician
10 72 (5.39%) 2nd Line Support
11 70 (5.24%) Support Technician
12 69 (5.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 65 (4.87%) Administrator
14 64 (4.79%) Lead
15 61 (4.57%) Consultant
16 60 (4.49%) IT Support Technician
17 55 (4.12%) IT Analyst
18 49 (3.67%) Senior Developer
19 48 (3.59%) IT Support Analyst
20 47 (3.52%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.97%) HTML
2 43 (3.22%) CSS
3 39 (2.92%) Microsoft Graph
4 34 (2.54%) .NET
5 32 (2.40%) HTML5 Canvas
6 31 (2.32%) SPFx
7 27 (2.02%) JSON
8 16 (1.20%) .NET Core
9 14 (1.05%) REST
10 13 (0.97%) XML
11 12 (0.90%) React
12 11 (0.82%) ASP.NET
13 8 (0.60%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.60%) Terraform
14 7 (0.52%) Middleware
14 7 (0.52%) Razor View Engine
15 6 (0.45%) Playwright
15 6 (0.45%) XSLT
16 5 (0.37%) Node.js
16 5 (0.37%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 149 (11.15%) Driving Licence
2 131 (9.81%) Onboarding
3 122 (9.13%) Management Information System
4 73 (5.46%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (2.32%) AI Agents
6 27 (2.02%) Blog
6 27 (2.02%) Marketing Technology
7 26 (1.95%) Product Ownership
8 22 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (1.35%) Clustering
9 18 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 18 (1.35%) Security Posture
10 16 (1.20%) Low-Code
11 15 (1.12%) Virtual Team
12 14 (1.05%) CMDB
13 13 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
13 13 (0.97%) Web Conferencing
14 12 (0.90%) Social Media
15 10 (0.75%) iPad
15 10 (0.75%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 525 (39.30%) Windows
2 268 (20.06%) Windows Server
3 102 (7.63%) Windows 10
4 78 (5.84%) Mac OS
5 35 (2.62%) Apple iOS
6 33 (2.47%) Linux
7 31 (2.32%) Android
8 26 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (0.67%) Ubuntu
11 8 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.30%) VMS
13 3 (0.22%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.075%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 435 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
2 323 (24.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 254 (19.01%) Customer Service
4 214 (16.02%) Cybersecurity
5 193 (14.45%) ITIL
6 170 (12.72%) AI
7 152 (11.38%) Business Intelligence
8 148 (11.08%) Service Delivery
9 134 (10.03%) Project Delivery
10 132 (9.88%) Disaster Recovery
11 131 (9.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 123 (9.21%) CRM
13 117 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 116 (8.68%) Service Management
15 104 (7.78%) Technical Leadership
16 103 (7.71%) Agile
16 103 (7.71%) Project Management
16 103 (7.71%) User Experience
17 100 (7.49%) Workflow
18 96 (7.19%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 194 (14.52%) PowerShell
2 117 (8.76%) SQL
3 70 (5.24%) C#
3 70 (5.24%) JavaScript
4 25 (1.87%) Python
5 24 (1.80%) R
6 22 (1.65%) TypeScript
7 13 (0.97%) VBA
8 11 (0.82%) Ruby
9 7 (0.52%) C
9 7 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.22%) Bicep
10 3 (0.22%) C++
10 3 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.22%) Java
10 3 (0.22%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.075%) Bash
12 1 (0.075%) VB
Qualifications
1 187 (14.00%) Degree
2 137 (10.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 65 (4.87%) Security Cleared
4 58 (4.34%) SC Cleared
5 42 (3.14%) Azure Certification
6 35 (2.62%) DBS Check
7 34 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
8 24 (1.80%) Network+ Certification
9 23 (1.72%) CCNA
10 18 (1.35%) A+ Certification
11 17 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
13 13 (0.97%) HND
14 12 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 10 (0.75%) HNC
16 9 (0.67%) DV Cleared
16 9 (0.67%) MCSE
17 8 (0.60%) Master's Degree
18 7 (0.52%) MCSA
19 5 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
2 74 (5.54%) GDPR
3 60 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 46 (3.44%) SLA
5 33 (2.47%) QA
6 32 (2.40%) Accessibility
7 22 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 20 (1.50%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.27%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.60%) WCAG
11 7 (0.52%) NIST
12 6 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 6 (0.45%) PMO
13 5 (0.37%) COSHH
13 5 (0.37%) NCSC
13 5 (0.37%) NEBOSH
14 4 (0.30%) Def Stans
15 3 (0.22%) SOC 2
16 2 (0.15%) IEC 61131
16 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 503 (37.65%) Active Directory
2 140 (10.48%) Hyper-V
3 137 (10.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.80%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (1.42%) vSphere
6 16 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.15%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.075%) Docker
10 1 (0.075%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 321 (24.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.02%) SCCM
3 21 (1.57%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.12%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.37%) Ansible
6 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.22%) cPanel
7 3 (0.22%) Plesk
7 3 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.15%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.15%) Puppet
8 2 (0.15%) vRealize
9 1 (0.075%) Nessus
9 1 (0.075%) VxRail
9 1 (0.075%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,122 (83.98%) Microsoft
2 158 (11.83%) VMware
3 82 (6.14%) Cisco
4 70 (5.24%) Veeam
5 57 (4.27%) Apple
6 43 (3.22%) SonicWALL
7 38 (2.84%) ServiceNow
8 29 (2.17%) Adobe
9 27 (2.02%) CrowdStrike
9 27 (2.02%) Google
9 27 (2.02%) Sitecore
10 26 (1.95%) Meraki
11 23 (1.72%) HP
12 19 (1.42%) Datto
12 19 (1.42%) Salesforce
13 17 (1.27%) Fortinet
13 17 (1.27%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.12%) Aruba
14 15 (1.12%) Ubiquiti
15 14 (1.05%) Citrix