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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 153 103
Rank change year-on-year +44 -50 +39
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,027 677 1,912
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.51% 2.25% 2.40%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.39% 27.40% 28.97%
Number of salaries quoted 833 545 1,564
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,175 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,325 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £44,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +3.53% - -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 2,543 2,471 6,601
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.75% 8.20% 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,938 1,607 4,542
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -12.51%
75th Percentile £61,198 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,400 £70,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 21 June 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 21 June 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 +63 285 £42,500 +21.43% 62
South East -17 193 £50,000 +33.33% 130
East of England +39 182 £42,500 +26.87% 32
Midlands +13 182 £38,250 -0.65% 50
North West +60 153 £50,000 +16.28% 30
West Midlands +11 120 £42,500 -4.01% 23
Yorkshire +10 112 £38,772 +36.04% 26
South West -36 86 £30,000 -33.33% 44
East Midlands -25 62 £37,500 +3.45% 27
Scotland +20 49 £31,000 -6.06% 11
Wales -18 37 £40,000 -2.44% 3
North East -36 20 £47,500 +48.44% 8
Northern Ireland -24 9 £62,500 +19.05% 21
Isle of Man +4 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
1 364 (35.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (2.82%) Confluence
3 10 (0.97%) CMS
4 9 (0.88%) IIS
5 7 (0.68%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.29%) govService
6 3 (0.29%) SAS
6 3 (0.29%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 80 (7.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.58%) Chatbot
5 6 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.097%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.097%) InDesign
9 1 (0.097%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.097%) Revit
Business Applications
1 20 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.07%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.29%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.19%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.19%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.097%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.097%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.097%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 814 (79.26%) Microsoft 365
2 479 (46.64%) Azure
3 332 (32.33%) Entra ID
4 238 (23.17%) OneDrive
5 224 (21.81%) Power Platform
6 131 (12.76%) PowerApps
7 130 (12.66%) Power Automate
8 60 (5.84%) Microsoft Copilot
9 58 (5.65%) SaaS
10 41 (3.99%) Dynamics 365
11 40 (3.89%) Mimecast
12 38 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
13 36 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
14 34 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
15 28 (2.73%) Azure Data Factory
16 24 (2.34%) AWS
17 20 (1.95%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 19 (1.85%) Copilot Studio
19 14 (1.36%) PaaS
19 14 (1.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 218 (21.23%) Firewall
2 206 (20.06%) DNS
3 179 (17.43%) DHCP
4 146 (14.22%) VPN
5 93 (9.06%) VLAN
6 90 (8.76%) Wi-Fi
7 73 (7.11%) VoIP
8 68 (6.62%) LAN
9 66 (6.43%) WAN
10 52 (5.06%) TCP/IP
11 39 (3.80%) Wireless
12 14 (1.36%) Internet
12 14 (1.36%) Network Security
13 11 (1.07%) Intranet
14 10 (0.97%) SAN
15 8 (0.78%) Broadband
15 8 (0.78%) WLAN
16 7 (0.68%) IPsec
16 7 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.68%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (11.98%) Power BI
2 56 (5.45%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (1.17%) Metadata
5 10 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.39%) Power Query
9 2 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.19%) DataStage
9 2 (0.19%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.19%) MySQL
9 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
9 2 (0.19%) Tableau
10 1 (0.097%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.097%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.097%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.097%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 63 (6.13%) JIRA
2 5 (0.49%) Postman
3 4 (0.39%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.39%) Git
3 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.19%) Selenium
6 1 (0.097%) Carbide.c++
6 1 (0.097%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.097%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 440 (42.84%) Social Skills
2 121 (11.78%) Finance
3 86 (8.37%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (7.59%) Legal
5 74 (7.21%) Organisational Skills
6 47 (4.58%) Manufacturing
7 46 (4.48%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.70%) Law
9 34 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 31 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (2.34%) Retail
12 21 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (2.04%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.36%) Local Government
14 11 (1.07%) Advertising
15 9 (0.88%) Marketing
16 7 (0.68%) Games
17 6 (0.58%) Banking
18 4 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
19 3 (0.29%) Billing
Job Titles
1 290 (28.24%) IT Support
2 173 (16.85%) Support Engineer
3 170 (16.55%) IT Engineer
4 148 (14.41%) Senior
5 145 (14.12%) IT Support Engineer
6 125 (12.17%) Analyst
7 106 (10.32%) Developer
8 83 (8.08%) Support Analyst
9 81 (7.89%) IT Technician
10 72 (7.01%) Support Technician
11 65 (6.33%) IT Analyst
12 63 (6.13%) 2nd Line Support
12 63 (6.13%) IT Support Technician
13 56 (5.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 54 (5.26%) IT Support Analyst
15 48 (4.67%) 3rd Line Support
16 46 (4.48%) Lead
17 45 (4.38%) Senior Developer
18 44 (4.28%) Administrator
19 42 (4.09%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.19%) HTML
2 40 (3.89%) .NET
3 37 (3.60%) CSS
4 36 (3.51%) Microsoft Graph
5 29 (2.82%) SPFx
6 26 (2.53%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (2.24%) JSON
8 19 (1.85%) .NET Core
9 12 (1.17%) ASP.NET
9 12 (1.17%) REST
10 11 (1.07%) React
11 9 (0.88%) .NET Framework
12 7 (0.68%) Web Services
12 7 (0.68%) XML
13 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (0.58%) Node.js
13 6 (0.58%) Razor View Engine
14 5 (0.49%) Entity Framework
14 5 (0.49%) Swagger
15 4 (0.39%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 118 (11.49%) Driving Licence
2 88 (8.57%) Onboarding
3 50 (4.87%) Management Information System
4 32 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (2.34%) Replication
6 21 (2.04%) Product Ownership
7 18 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (1.17%) Clustering
8 12 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (0.97%) Low-Code
10 9 (0.88%) Data Centre
10 9 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (0.88%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.78%) CMDB
11 8 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
11 8 (0.78%) FMCG
11 8 (0.78%) IoT
11 8 (0.78%) Social Media
11 8 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 412 (40.12%) Windows
2 211 (20.55%) Windows Server
3 97 (9.44%) Windows 10
4 71 (6.91%) Mac OS
5 37 (3.60%) Android
6 27 (2.63%) Apple iOS
7 22 (2.14%) Windows Server 2016
7 22 (2.14%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (1.75%) Linux
9 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.19%) Unix
10 2 (0.19%) VMS
11 1 (0.097%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.097%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (30.87%) Problem-Solving
2 237 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 176 (17.14%) ITIL
4 173 (16.85%) Customer Service
5 148 (14.41%) Cybersecurity
6 117 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
7 101 (9.83%) Service Delivery
8 100 (9.74%) User Experience
9 94 (9.15%) Agile
10 87 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 78 (7.59%) Service Management
12 75 (7.30%) Disaster Recovery
12 75 (7.30%) Technical Leadership
13 72 (7.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 71 (6.91%) CRM
15 69 (6.72%) AI
16 67 (6.52%) Coaching
17 63 (6.13%) Mentoring
17 63 (6.13%) Project Management
18 62 (6.04%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 150 (14.61%) PowerShell
2 115 (11.20%) SQL
3 49 (4.77%) JavaScript
4 47 (4.58%) C#
5 24 (2.34%) TypeScript
6 21 (2.04%) R
7 20 (1.95%) Python
8 18 (1.75%) VBA
9 8 (0.78%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.58%) C
11 4 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.39%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.29%) Java
13 2 (0.19%) C++
13 2 (0.19%) Ruby
14 1 (0.097%) Bash
14 1 (0.097%) Bicep
14 1 (0.097%) Ladder Logic
14 1 (0.097%) VB
Qualifications
1 150 (14.61%) Degree
2 85 (8.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 64 (6.23%) Security Cleared
4 48 (4.67%) SC Cleared
5 20 (1.95%) Azure Certification
6 19 (1.85%) DBS Check
7 18 (1.75%) A+ Certification
8 15 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (1.27%) Master's Degree
11 11 (1.07%) CCNA
12 10 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
13 9 (0.88%) HND
14 8 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (0.78%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 7 (0.68%) APMP
15 7 (0.68%) MBA
16 6 (0.58%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (5.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 38 (3.70%) GDPR
4 29 (2.82%) SLA
5 27 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 26 (2.53%) QA
7 19 (1.85%) Data Quality
8 18 (1.75%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.78%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.78%) PMO
10 6 (0.58%) NIST
11 4 (0.39%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.39%) ISO 22301
12 3 (0.29%) COSHH
12 3 (0.29%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.19%) NCSC
14 1 (0.097%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.097%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 402 (39.14%) Active Directory
2 96 (9.35%) Hyper-V
3 76 (7.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (1.17%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (1.17%) vSphere
6 6 (0.58%) BitLocker
6 6 (0.58%) DFS Replication
6 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (0.58%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.19%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.097%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.097%) XenApp
8 1 (0.097%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 237 (23.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.43%) Jamf Pro
3 23 (2.24%) SCCM
4 18 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.17%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.88%) Backup Exec
7 8 (0.78%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.58%) vRealize
9 3 (0.29%) cPanel
9 3 (0.29%) Plesk
9 3 (0.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.19%) Terraform
11 1 (0.097%) Autotask
11 1 (0.097%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.097%) Nessus
Vendors
1 817 (79.55%) Microsoft
2 105 (10.22%) VMware
3 53 (5.16%) Apple
3 53 (5.16%) Veeam
4 52 (5.06%) Cisco
5 30 (2.92%) Meraki
6 28 (2.73%) ServiceNow
7 24 (2.34%) Adobe
8 23 (2.24%) CrowdStrike
9 21 (2.04%) SonicWALL
10 14 (1.36%) Datto
10 14 (1.36%) Ubiquiti
11 12 (1.17%) Salesforce
11 12 (1.17%) Sophos
12 11 (1.07%) Aruba
12 11 (1.07%) Google
12 11 (1.07%) WatchGuard
13 10 (0.97%) Computacenter
14 9 (0.88%) Fortinet
14 9 (0.88%) Palo Alto