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 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 103 88
Rank change year-on-year -6 -15 +63
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 847 771 1,785
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.62% 2.74% 3.08%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.77% 31.28% 29.95%
Number of salaries quoted 612 566 1,504
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,194 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,640 £65,625 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £46,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.60% +9.41% -10.53%

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 2,130 2,465 5,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.08% 8.75% 10.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,504 1,529 4,442
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £32,500 £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 £59,500 £60,000 £57,688
90th Percentile £72,500 £74,108 £75,000
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 11 March 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 11 March 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 -27 193 £42,500 -5.56% 69
Midlands -2 175 £42,500 - 46
South East -9 161 £45,000 +15.38% 94
North West -17 113 £50,000 - 45
South West +25 107 £31,500 -34.38% 40
West Midlands -2 106 £45,000 -15.57% 19
Scotland +11 102 £31,500 -3.08% 32
East of England -23 88 £34,000 +4.62% 38
Yorkshire -19 73 £33,000 +1.54% 18
East Midlands -32 69 £37,500 +22.95% 27
Wales -7 12 £41,740 -1.79% 7
North East -22 7 £67,500 +110.94% 10
Northern Ireland -29 7 £47,250 -10.00% 3
Isle of Man +7 6 £45,000 +30.43% 1
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
1 279 (32.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (2.24%) Confluence
3 10 (1.18%) CMS
4 4 (0.47%) IIS
5 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.35%) govService
5 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.35%) WordPress
6 2 (0.24%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 152 (17.95%) Microsoft Office
2 125 (14.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 75 (8.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.06%) Dynamics GP
3 7 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.47%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.24%) Alphatax
9 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 586 (69.19%) Microsoft 365
2 358 (42.27%) Azure
3 265 (31.29%) Entra ID
4 164 (19.36%) OneDrive
5 143 (16.88%) Power Platform
6 79 (9.33%) PowerApps
7 71 (8.38%) Power Automate
8 36 (4.25%) SaaS
9 34 (4.01%) Microsoft Purview
10 28 (3.31%) Mimecast
11 27 (3.19%) Microsoft Copilot
12 23 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (2.60%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (1.65%) AWS
14 14 (1.65%) Serverless
15 13 (1.53%) Copilot Studio
16 12 (1.42%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
18 10 (1.18%) Azure Data Factory
19 9 (1.06%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 173 (20.43%) DNS
2 154 (18.18%) DHCP
3 147 (17.36%) Firewall
4 123 (14.52%) VPN
5 84 (9.92%) VLAN
6 68 (8.03%) LAN
6 68 (8.03%) WAN
7 57 (6.73%) Wi-Fi
8 56 (6.61%) TCP/IP
9 41 (4.84%) VoIP
10 34 (4.01%) Network Security
11 17 (2.01%) Wireless
12 13 (1.53%) IPsec
13 10 (1.18%) Internet
14 9 (1.06%) DKIM
14 9 (1.06%) DMARC
14 9 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (1.06%) WLAN
15 8 (0.94%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.83%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.68%) Power BI
2 34 (4.01%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.71%) MySQL
6 5 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.47%) Metadata
8 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.24%) DataStage
9 2 (0.24%) DTS
9 2 (0.24%) Power Query
9 2 (0.24%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.24%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 34 (4.01%) JIRA
2 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Selenium
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 391 (46.16%) Social Skills
2 93 (10.98%) Finance
3 48 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
4 46 (5.43%) Legal
5 43 (5.08%) Manufacturing
6 39 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (4.49%) Law
8 35 (4.13%) Public Sector
9 25 (2.95%) Retail
10 16 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.42%) Advertising
11 12 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.18%) Marketing
12 10 (1.18%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.59%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.47%) Banking
14 4 (0.47%) German Language
15 3 (0.35%) Local Government
15 3 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 230 (27.15%) IT Support
2 150 (17.71%) Support Engineer
3 125 (14.76%) IT Engineer
4 117 (13.81%) Senior
5 105 (12.40%) IT Support Engineer
6 91 (10.74%) Analyst
7 71 (8.38%) Support Technician
8 65 (7.67%) 2nd Line Support
8 65 (7.67%) Senior Manager
9 64 (7.56%) QA Manager
9 64 (7.56%) Quality Manager
9 64 (7.56%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (7.56%) Senior Quality Manager
10 56 (6.61%) Developer
10 56 (6.61%) Support Analyst
11 55 (6.49%) IT Support Technician
11 55 (6.49%) IT Technician
12 46 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 44 (5.19%) IT Analyst
14 43 (5.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.01%) .NET
2 14 (1.65%) Microsoft Graph
3 9 (1.06%) CSS
3 9 (1.06%) HTML
4 7 (0.83%) Web Services
5 6 (0.71%) JSON
5 6 (0.71%) REST
5 6 (0.71%) SPFx
6 4 (0.47%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (0.47%) Middleware
7 3 (0.35%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (0.35%) OAuth
7 3 (0.35%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.35%) OpenID
7 3 (0.35%) SAML
7 3 (0.35%) XML
8 2 (0.24%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.24%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 121 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 59 (6.97%) Onboarding
3 34 (4.01%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (2.95%) Replication
6 24 (2.83%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.72%) IoT
8 17 (2.01%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.06%) FMCG
10 9 (1.06%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.06%) Security Posture
11 7 (0.83%) CMDB
11 7 (0.83%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.71%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.71%) Digital Signage
13 5 (0.59%) Clustering
13 5 (0.59%) iPad
13 5 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 340 (40.14%) Windows
2 177 (20.90%) Windows Server
3 103 (12.16%) Windows 10
4 45 (5.31%) Mac OS
5 38 (4.49%) Android
6 29 (3.42%) Apple iOS
7 18 (2.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (2.01%) Linux
9 14 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (27.63%) Problem-Solving
2 172 (20.31%) Customer Service
3 162 (19.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 146 (17.24%) ITIL
5 111 (13.11%) Project Management
6 107 (12.63%) Coaching
7 104 (12.28%) Cybersecurity
8 82 (9.68%) Agile
9 80 (9.45%) Service Delivery
10 72 (8.50%) Customer Experience
11 66 (7.79%) Performance Improvement
11 66 (7.79%) Six Sigma
12 65 (7.67%) Business Intelligence
12 65 (7.67%) Due Diligence
13 64 (7.56%) Lean Six Sigma
13 64 (7.56%) Quality Management
14 57 (6.73%) Disaster Recovery
15 54 (6.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 52 (6.14%) Mentoring
17 50 (5.90%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.33%) PowerShell
2 58 (6.85%) SQL
3 26 (3.07%) Python
4 22 (2.60%) VBA
5 11 (1.30%) C#
6 10 (1.18%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.06%) R
8 7 (0.83%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.47%) Bash
9 4 (0.47%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.35%) Java
11 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.12%) VB
12 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 113 (13.34%) Degree
2 70 (8.26%) Security Cleared
3 67 (7.91%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (7.56%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 45 (5.31%) SC Cleared
6 23 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (2.36%) Master's Degree
8 17 (2.01%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.53%) APMP
9 13 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
9 13 (1.53%) MBA
10 12 (1.42%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.18%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.18%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 10 (1.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 9 (1.06%) HND
13 6 (0.71%) MCITP
14 5 (0.59%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (8.85%) QA
2 52 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 49 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (4.13%) SLA
5 31 (3.66%) GDPR
6 24 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.06%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.06%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.06%) NIST
7 9 (1.06%) PMO
8 6 (0.71%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.59%) ISO 22301
9 5 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.24%) WCAG
11 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 339 (40.02%) Active Directory
2 64 (7.56%) Hyper-V
3 48 (5.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.06%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.71%) DFS Replication
7 5 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.59%) vSphere
8 4 (0.47%) BitLocker
8 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.24%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
11 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 218 (25.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.36%) SCCM
3 16 (1.89%) Terraform
4 15 (1.77%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.06%) Backup Exec
6 9 (1.06%) vCenter Server
6 9 (1.06%) vRealize
7 5 (0.59%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.24%) Nagios
9 2 (0.24%) Plesk
9 2 (0.24%) SCOM
9 2 (0.24%) SCSM
9 2 (0.24%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.12%) CASB
10 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.12%) MOM
Vendors
1 654 (77.21%) Microsoft
2 73 (8.62%) VMware
3 56 (6.61%) Apple
4 36 (4.25%) Veeam
5 23 (2.72%) Cisco
6 19 (2.24%) Meraki
6 19 (2.24%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.89%) Sophos
8 15 (1.77%) Citrix
9 11 (1.30%) ConnectWise
10 9 (1.06%) Adobe
10 9 (1.06%) CrowdStrike
10 9 (1.06%) Google
10 9 (1.06%) Infor
11 8 (0.94%) Datto
11 8 (0.94%) Logitech
11 8 (0.94%) New Relic
11 8 (0.94%) Oracle
11 8 (0.94%) SAP
11 8 (0.94%) Splunk