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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 140 102
Rank change year-on-year +30 -38 +28
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,229 771 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.57% 2.22% 2.26%
As % of the Application Platforms category 41.59% 29.69% 28.67%
Number of salaries quoted 953 602 1,028
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.28% -7.65% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £55,492
90th Percentile £74,750 £63,750 £71,625
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 2,955 2,597 4,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.78% 7.47% 7.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,160 1,779 2,926
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,875 £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 £75,269 £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 18 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 18 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 +59 333 £42,500 +21.43% 64
South East +7 266 £48,750 +21.88% 124
East of England +44 225 £40,000 -1.23% 48
North West +43 164 £50,000 +25.00% 24
Midlands -14 157 £37,500 -6.25% 54
Yorkshire +40 140 £38,772 +36.04% 34
South West -52 102 £36,250 -9.38% 36
West Midlands -19 92 £39,000 -11.91% 37
Scotland +36 68 £30,000 -20.00% 20
East Midlands -22 65 £37,500 -2.60% 17
Wales -26 44 £35,250 -12.96% 8
Northern Ireland - 32 £63,500 - 9
North East -39 29 £45,871 +43.35% 8
Isle of Man 0 3 £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
1 451 (36.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (2.93%) CMS
3 32 (2.60%) Confluence
4 27 (2.20%) Sitecore CMS
5 14 (1.14%) IIS
6 13 (1.06%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
8 4 (0.33%) Apache
8 4 (0.33%) nginx
9 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.24%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 120 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 10 (0.81%) CorelDRAW
6 9 (0.73%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.33%) 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 (4.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.98%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.49%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.33%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
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%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.081%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.081%) Shopify
7 1 (0.081%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 943 (76.73%) Microsoft 365
2 543 (44.18%) Azure
3 420 (34.17%) Entra ID
4 316 (25.71%) Power Platform
5 261 (21.24%) OneDrive
6 190 (15.46%) PowerApps
7 174 (14.16%) Power Automate
8 102 (8.30%) Microsoft Copilot
9 88 (7.16%) SaaS
10 57 (4.64%) Dynamics 365
10 57 (4.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 54 (4.39%) Mimecast
12 48 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
13 31 (2.52%) Azure Logic Apps
14 28 (2.28%) AWS
15 23 (1.87%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (1.79%) IaaS
17 21 (1.71%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 21 (1.71%) Copilot Studio
18 18 (1.46%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 243 (19.77%) Firewall
2 225 (18.31%) DNS
3 192 (15.62%) DHCP
4 148 (12.04%) VPN
5 109 (8.87%) VLAN
6 106 (8.62%) Wi-Fi
7 83 (6.75%) VoIP
8 72 (5.86%) TCP/IP
9 66 (5.37%) LAN
9 66 (5.37%) Wireless
10 61 (4.96%) WAN
11 25 (2.03%) Network Security
12 17 (1.38%) SSL
13 15 (1.22%) Internet
14 14 (1.14%) SAN
14 14 (1.14%) Skype
15 11 (0.90%) Broadband
16 9 (0.73%) Intranet
17 8 (0.65%) Cisco IOS
17 8 (0.65%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (13.34%) Power BI
2 44 (3.58%) SQL Server
3 29 (2.36%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.90%) Metadata
5 9 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.49%) GIS
6 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.33%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.33%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
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%) DataStage
11 1 (0.081%) EDMS
11 1 (0.081%) MySQL
11 1 (0.081%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 81 (6.59%) JIRA
2 10 (0.81%) Git
3 5 (0.41%) Postman
4 4 (0.33%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.33%) 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
1 582 (47.36%) Social Skills
2 174 (14.16%) Finance
3 126 (10.25%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (7.97%) Legal
5 91 (7.40%) Organisational Skills
6 66 (5.37%) Manufacturing
7 49 (3.99%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.09%) Law
9 36 (2.93%) Marketing
10 32 (2.60%) Retail
11 29 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 27 (2.20%) Publishing
13 26 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
14 25 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (1.95%) Telecoms
16 19 (1.55%) Local Government
17 12 (0.98%) Advertising
18 9 (0.73%) Legal Technology
19 8 (0.65%) Banking
19 8 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 320 (26.04%) IT Support
2 211 (17.17%) Senior
3 198 (16.11%) Support Engineer
4 190 (15.46%) IT Engineer
5 171 (13.91%) IT Support Engineer
6 131 (10.66%) Developer
7 120 (9.76%) Analyst
8 95 (7.73%) IT Technician
9 77 (6.27%) Support Technician
10 76 (6.18%) Support Analyst
11 67 (5.45%) IT Support Technician
12 65 (5.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 62 (5.04%) Administrator
14 60 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support
15 58 (4.72%) Consultant
16 56 (4.56%) IT Analyst
16 56 (4.56%) Lead
17 51 (4.15%) Senior Developer
18 49 (3.99%) 3rd Line Support
19 48 (3.91%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.31%) HTML
2 44 (3.58%) CSS
3 43 (3.50%) Microsoft Graph
4 39 (3.17%) .NET
5 34 (2.77%) HTML5 Canvas
5 34 (2.77%) SPFx
6 26 (2.12%) JSON
7 19 (1.55%) .NET Core
8 15 (1.22%) REST
9 13 (1.06%) React
10 11 (0.90%) ASP.NET
11 9 (0.73%) XML
12 8 (0.65%) .NET Framework
13 7 (0.57%) Razor View Engine
14 6 (0.49%) Node.js
14 6 (0.49%) Playwright
15 5 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
15 5 (0.41%) Swagger
16 4 (0.33%) Entity Framework
16 4 (0.33%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 137 (11.15%) Driving Licence
2 112 (9.11%) Onboarding
3 107 (8.71%) Management Information System
4 78 (6.35%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.28%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.20%) Blog
7 26 (2.12%) AI Agents
7 26 (2.12%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.95%) Hybrid Cloud
9 22 (1.79%) Security Posture
10 20 (1.63%) Clustering
11 16 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (1.30%) Low-Code
12 14 (1.14%) CMDB
12 14 (1.14%) Replication
13 12 (0.98%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
14 10 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (0.81%) Social Media
14 10 (0.81%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 470 (38.24%) Windows
2 243 (19.77%) Windows Server
3 106 (8.62%) Windows 10
4 83 (6.75%) Mac OS
5 35 (2.85%) Android
6 32 (2.60%) Apple iOS
7 28 (2.28%) Linux
8 26 (2.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 21 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.41%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.33%) VMS
13 3 (0.24%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (31.81%) Problem-Solving
2 301 (24.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 223 (18.14%) Customer Service
4 186 (15.13%) ITIL
5 177 (14.40%) Cybersecurity
6 142 (11.55%) Business Intelligence
7 134 (10.90%) AI
8 122 (9.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 120 (9.76%) Service Delivery
10 115 (9.36%) CRM
11 111 (9.03%) User Experience
12 109 (8.87%) Disaster Recovery
12 109 (8.87%) Project Delivery
13 107 (8.71%) Workflow
14 103 (8.38%) Service Management
15 102 (8.30%) Agile
16 99 (8.06%) Technical Leadership
17 98 (7.97%) Project Management
18 95 (7.73%) Stakeholder Management
19 90 (7.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 185 (15.05%) PowerShell
2 124 (10.09%) SQL
3 65 (5.29%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.88%) C#
5 29 (2.36%) R
6 25 (2.03%) Python
6 25 (2.03%) TypeScript
7 15 (1.22%) VBA
8 8 (0.65%) Ruby
9 7 (0.57%) C
9 7 (0.57%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.41%) 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
1 178 (14.48%) Degree
2 121 (9.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (5.13%) Security Cleared
4 54 (4.39%) SC Cleared
5 35 (2.85%) Azure Certification
6 28 (2.28%) DBS Check
7 27 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
8 19 (1.55%) CCNA
9 18 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
10 14 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.06%) A+ Certification
11 13 (1.06%) HND
12 12 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 11 (0.90%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (0.81%) HNC
15 9 (0.73%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.73%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
17 6 (0.49%) MCSA
17 6 (0.49%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.61%) Cyber Essentials
2 63 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (4.72%) GDPR
4 36 (2.93%) SLA
5 33 (2.69%) QA
6 22 (1.79%) Data Quality
7 21 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.30%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.06%) 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 (0.33%) 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 (38.24%) Active Directory
2 119 (9.68%) Hyper-V
3 111 (9.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.55%) vSphere
5 18 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 13 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
8 11 (0.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 11 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.24%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.081%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 303 (24.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.28%) SCCM
3 25 (2.03%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.14%) FortiGate
6 8 (0.65%) Terraform
6 8 (0.65%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.41%) Ansible
8 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.24%) cPanel
8 3 (0.24%) Plesk
8 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.16%) vRealize
10 1 (0.081%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.081%) Nessus
10 1 (0.081%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,010 (82.18%) Microsoft
2 135 (10.98%) VMware
3 77 (6.27%) Cisco
4 66 (5.37%) Veeam
5 55 (4.48%) Apple
6 33 (2.69%) ServiceNow
7 32 (2.60%) CrowdStrike
7 32 (2.60%) SonicWALL
8 29 (2.36%) Adobe
8 29 (2.36%) Meraki
9 27 (2.20%) Sitecore
10 22 (1.79%) Google
11 21 (1.71%) Salesforce
12 17 (1.38%) Datto
13 16 (1.30%) Ubiquiti
14 14 (1.14%) Aruba
14 14 (1.14%) HP
14 14 (1.14%) Palo Alto
15 13 (1.06%) Sophos
16 12 (0.98%) Fortinet