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 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 100 104
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 +31
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 820 917 1,361
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.79% 2.71% 2.81%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.44% 32.37% 27.94%
Number of salaries quoted 572 552 1,177
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,650
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £41,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% +2.50% -1.23%
75th Percentile £50,000 £54,011 £51,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £62,500
UK median annual salary £42,270 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.01% +11.76% -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 2,079 2,833 4,872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.53% 8.37% 10.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,399 1,499 3,756
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,950 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,628 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% +7.36% -9.13%
75th Percentile £59,875 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,868 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.50% +11.74% -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 5 February 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 5 February 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
Midlands +1 184 £37,500 -11.76% 51
North of England -24 165 £40,000 -11.11% 71
South East -15 162 £42,500 -5.56% 139
Scotland +19 116 £35,000 +7.69% 22
South West +38 109 £33,000 -26.26% 37
West Midlands +6 106 £45,000 -15.57% 34
North West -21 95 £45,000 -10.00% 39
East Midlands -10 78 £36,250 +16.00% 17
East of England -25 73 £34,000 +6.25% 47
Yorkshire -15 66 £30,750 -15.75% 28
Wales -13 8 £41,740 -12.13% 11
Northern Ireland -29 5 £62,500 +19.05% 2
North East -19 4 £82,966 +95.21% 6
Isle of Man - 2 £45,000 - 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
1 265 (32.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.83%) Confluence
3 7 (0.85%) Skype for Business
3 7 (0.85%) WordPress
4 6 (0.73%) CMS
5 4 (0.49%) IIS
6 3 (0.37%) govService
7 2 (0.24%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 141 (17.20%) Microsoft Office
2 135 (16.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 79 (9.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.37%) 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 32 (3.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.37%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.24%) Alphatax
5 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 558 (68.05%) Microsoft 365
2 337 (41.10%) Azure
3 253 (30.85%) Entra ID
4 144 (17.56%) OneDrive
5 141 (17.20%) Power Platform
6 83 (10.12%) PowerApps
7 80 (9.76%) Power Automate
8 39 (4.76%) SaaS
9 37 (4.51%) Microsoft Purview
10 32 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (3.17%) Mimecast
12 20 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
13 17 (2.07%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
14 15 (1.83%) Serverless
15 13 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.59%) Copilot Studio
16 12 (1.46%) AWS
16 12 (1.46%) IaaS
17 11 (1.34%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 149 (18.17%) DNS
2 144 (17.56%) Firewall
3 133 (16.22%) DHCP
4 113 (13.78%) VPN
5 75 (9.15%) VLAN
6 60 (7.32%) LAN
7 56 (6.83%) WAN
8 49 (5.98%) TCP/IP
8 49 (5.98%) Wi-Fi
9 33 (4.02%) VoIP
10 32 (3.90%) Network Security
11 24 (2.93%) Wireless
12 12 (1.46%) Internet
13 11 (1.34%) IPsec
14 9 (1.10%) DKIM
14 9 (1.10%) DMARC
14 9 (1.10%) WLAN
15 8 (0.98%) Intranet
15 8 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.98%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (9.51%) Power BI
2 32 (3.90%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.85%) Metadata
5 6 (0.73%) MySQL
5 6 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.61%) DTS
7 4 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.37%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.37%) Power Query
9 2 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.24%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.24%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) EDMS
10 1 (0.12%) GIS
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.12%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (3.17%) JIRA
2 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 391 (47.68%) Social Skills
2 94 (11.46%) Finance
3 47 (5.73%) Manufacturing
4 46 (5.61%) Law
5 45 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
7 42 (5.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (4.51%) Legal
9 33 (4.02%) Public Sector
10 22 (2.68%) Retail
11 17 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (1.71%) Marketing
12 14 (1.71%) Telecoms
13 8 (0.98%) Advertising
14 7 (0.85%) Electronics
15 5 (0.61%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.49%) Automotive
16 4 (0.49%) German Language
17 3 (0.37%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.37%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 200 (24.39%) IT Support
2 151 (18.41%) Support Engineer
3 122 (14.88%) IT Engineer
4 114 (13.90%) Senior
5 102 (12.44%) IT Support Engineer
6 85 (10.37%) Analyst
7 70 (8.54%) 2nd Line Support
8 65 (7.93%) Senior Manager
9 64 (7.80%) QA Manager
9 64 (7.80%) Quality Manager
9 64 (7.80%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (7.80%) Senior Quality Manager
10 54 (6.59%) Support Technician
11 50 (6.10%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 48 (5.85%) Support Analyst
13 45 (5.49%) Developer
14 42 (5.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 41 (5.00%) 1st Line Support
15 41 (5.00%) Consultant
16 40 (4.88%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.95%) .NET
2 13 (1.59%) HTML
3 11 (1.34%) Web Services
4 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Graph
5 8 (0.98%) CSS
6 4 (0.49%) Middleware
6 4 (0.49%) OAuth
6 4 (0.49%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.49%) OpenID
6 4 (0.49%) REST
6 4 (0.49%) SAML
6 4 (0.49%) SPFx
7 3 (0.37%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.37%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.37%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
8 2 (0.24%) JSON
8 2 (0.24%) Razor View Engine
9 1 (0.12%) ASP.NET MVC
9 1 (0.12%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 127 (15.49%) Driving Licence
2 68 (8.29%) Onboarding
3 37 (4.51%) Enterprise Software
4 26 (3.17%) IoT
5 24 (2.93%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (2.44%) Replication
8 17 (2.07%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.46%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.34%) Low-Code
10 11 (1.34%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (1.22%) CMDB
12 9 (1.10%) FMCG
12 9 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (0.85%) Clustering
13 7 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
13 7 (0.85%) iPad
14 6 (0.73%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 308 (37.56%) Windows
2 169 (20.61%) Windows Server
3 99 (12.07%) Windows 10
4 36 (4.39%) Mac OS
5 30 (3.66%) Android
6 25 (3.05%) Apple iOS
7 16 (1.95%) Linux
7 16 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (27.44%) Problem-Solving
2 160 (19.51%) Customer Service
3 142 (17.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 139 (16.95%) ITIL
5 113 (13.78%) Project Management
6 107 (13.05%) Coaching
7 100 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
8 88 (10.73%) Agile
9 84 (10.24%) Service Delivery
10 71 (8.66%) Customer Experience
11 69 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
12 66 (8.05%) Performance Improvement
12 66 (8.05%) Six Sigma
13 65 (7.93%) Due Diligence
14 64 (7.80%) Lean Six Sigma
14 64 (7.80%) Quality Management
15 58 (7.07%) Mentoring
16 52 (6.34%) AI
16 52 (6.34%) Disaster Recovery
17 51 (6.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 99 (12.07%) PowerShell
2 64 (7.80%) SQL
3 28 (3.41%) Python
4 19 (2.32%) VBA
5 9 (1.10%) Bash
6 8 (0.98%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.98%) T-SQL
7 7 (0.85%) C#
8 5 (0.61%) R
9 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) Java
11 1 (0.12%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 100 (12.20%) Degree
2 64 (7.80%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 63 (7.68%) Security Cleared
4 55 (6.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 38 (4.63%) SC Cleared
6 25 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 17 (2.07%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.59%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.34%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.22%) A+ Certification
10 10 (1.22%) APMP
10 10 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 10 (1.22%) MBA
10 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 9 (1.10%) HND
12 8 (0.98%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.98%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (9.51%) QA
2 50 (6.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 40 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (4.39%) SLA
5 34 (4.15%) GDPR
6 25 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (1.71%) NIST
8 12 (1.46%) PMO
9 7 (0.85%) Data Quality
10 6 (0.73%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.61%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.61%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.49%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.24%) P3O
13 2 (0.24%) WCAG
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 317 (38.66%) Active Directory
2 61 (7.44%) Hyper-V
3 51 (6.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (2.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.10%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.61%) Firmware
7 5 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.61%) vSphere
8 4 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.37%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.24%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.24%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
11 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 211 (25.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (3.17%) Terraform
3 19 (2.32%) Single Sign-On
4 17 (2.07%) SCCM
5 9 (1.10%) vRealize
6 6 (0.73%) Backup Exec
6 6 (0.73%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (0.61%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.61%) Nagios
7 5 (0.61%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.61%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.49%) Autotask
9 2 (0.24%) Plesk
9 2 (0.24%) SCOM
9 2 (0.24%) SCSM
10 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.12%) MOM
10 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 644 (78.54%) Microsoft
2 71 (8.66%) VMware
3 51 (6.22%) Apple
4 29 (3.54%) Veeam
5 28 (3.41%) Cisco
6 23 (2.80%) Meraki
6 23 (2.80%) Sophos
7 20 (2.44%) ServiceNow
8 18 (2.20%) Citrix
9 16 (1.95%) ConnectWise
10 15 (1.83%) Progress
11 13 (1.59%) SAP
12 12 (1.46%) Google
13 11 (1.34%) Datto
14 9 (1.10%) Infor
15 8 (0.98%) Freshdesk
15 8 (0.98%) New Relic
15 8 (0.98%) Oracle
15 8 (0.98%) Splunk
15 8 (0.98%) Trend Micro