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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 155 100
Rank change year-on-year +44 -55 +47
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 991 681 1,940
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.48% 2.29% 2.46%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.06% 27.81% 29.20%
Number of salaries quoted 801 546 1,577
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.39% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £43,500 £43,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +1.16% +1.18% -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 2,474 2,449 6,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.69% 8.23% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,887 1,583 4,544
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,549 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -13.27%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £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 16 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 16 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 +51 278 £42,500 +21.43% 70
South East -12 185 £50,000 +33.33% 138
East of England +38 176 £42,500 +26.87% 41
Midlands +13 175 £38,750 +0.65% 59
North West +55 153 £50,000 +16.28% 38
West Midlands +8 115 £42,500 -4.01% 33
Yorkshire +7 106 £38,772 +36.04% 24
South West -32 84 £29,500 -34.44% 48
East Midlands -23 60 £37,500 +3.45% 26
Scotland +15 45 £36,000 +9.09% 14
Wales -13 36 £40,000 -2.44% 4
North East -34 19 £43,136 +34.80% 10
Northern Ireland -28 8 £61,250 +16.67% 16
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
1 355 (35.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.03%) Confluence
3 9 (0.91%) CMS
3 9 (0.91%) IIS
4 6 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.30%) govService
5 3 (0.30%) SAS
5 3 (0.30%) SharePoint 2013
6 2 (0.20%) WordPress
7 1 (0.10%) Apache
Applications
1 77 (7.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 71 (7.16%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.61%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.50%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.10%) InDesign
9 1 (0.10%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 19 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.91%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.30%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.20%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.10%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.10%) Q-Pulse
8 1 (0.10%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.10%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 787 (79.41%) Microsoft 365
2 459 (46.32%) Azure
3 320 (32.29%) Entra ID
4 234 (23.61%) OneDrive
5 213 (21.49%) Power Platform
6 122 (12.31%) PowerApps
7 121 (12.21%) Power Automate
8 57 (5.75%) SaaS
9 53 (5.35%) Microsoft Copilot
10 39 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
11 38 (3.83%) Mimecast
12 37 (3.73%) Azure Logic Apps
13 33 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
13 33 (3.33%) Microsoft Purview
14 28 (2.83%) Azure Data Factory
15 24 (2.42%) AWS
16 19 (1.92%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 14 (1.41%) Copilot Studio
17 14 (1.41%) PaaS
18 13 (1.31%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 213 (21.49%) Firewall
2 200 (20.18%) DNS
3 173 (17.46%) DHCP
4 142 (14.33%) VPN
5 89 (8.98%) Wi-Fi
6 88 (8.88%) VLAN
7 70 (7.06%) VoIP
8 67 (6.76%) LAN
9 65 (6.56%) WAN
10 50 (5.05%) TCP/IP
11 36 (3.63%) Wireless
12 14 (1.41%) Internet
13 13 (1.31%) Network Security
14 11 (1.11%) Intranet
15 10 (1.01%) SAN
16 8 (0.81%) Broadband
16 8 (0.81%) WLAN
17 7 (0.71%) IPsec
17 7 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
18 6 (0.61%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (12.21%) Power BI
2 55 (5.55%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (1.11%) Metadata
4 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.30%) Power Query
8 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.20%) DataStage
8 2 (0.20%) EDRMS
8 2 (0.20%) MySQL
8 2 (0.20%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.10%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.10%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.10%) EDMS
9 1 (0.10%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 62 (6.26%) JIRA
2 5 (0.50%) Postman
3 4 (0.40%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.40%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.20%) Selenium
6 1 (0.10%) Carbide.c++
6 1 (0.10%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 422 (42.58%) Social Skills
2 115 (11.60%) Finance
3 85 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (7.47%) Legal
5 72 (7.27%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (4.54%) Manufacturing
6 45 (4.54%) Public Sector
7 37 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 37 (3.73%) Law
8 31 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (2.12%) Retail
10 20 (2.02%) Telecoms
11 19 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.21%) Advertising
13 11 (1.11%) Local Government
14 8 (0.81%) Marketing
15 6 (0.61%) Games
16 5 (0.50%) Banking
17 4 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.30%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 283 (28.56%) IT Support
2 169 (17.05%) Support Engineer
3 165 (16.65%) IT Engineer
4 142 (14.33%) Senior
5 140 (14.13%) IT Support Engineer
6 119 (12.01%) Analyst
7 102 (10.29%) Developer
8 81 (8.17%) Support Analyst
9 78 (7.87%) IT Technician
10 73 (7.37%) Support Technician
11 63 (6.36%) 2nd Line Support
11 63 (6.36%) IT Analyst
11 63 (6.36%) IT Support Technician
12 55 (5.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 53 (5.35%) IT Support Analyst
14 46 (4.64%) 3rd Line Support
15 44 (4.44%) Lead
15 44 (4.44%) Senior Developer
16 42 (4.24%) Consultant
17 40 (4.04%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.14%) HTML
2 40 (4.04%) .NET
3 36 (3.63%) CSS
4 35 (3.53%) Microsoft Graph
5 27 (2.72%) SPFx
6 25 (2.52%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (2.32%) JSON
8 19 (1.92%) .NET Core
9 12 (1.21%) REST
10 11 (1.11%) ASP.NET
11 10 (1.01%) React
12 9 (0.91%) .NET Framework
13 7 (0.71%) Web Services
14 6 (0.61%) Node.js
14 6 (0.61%) Razor View Engine
14 6 (0.61%) XML
15 5 (0.50%) ASP.NET Core
15 5 (0.50%) Entity Framework
15 5 (0.50%) Swagger
16 4 (0.40%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 112 (11.30%) Driving Licence
2 81 (8.17%) Onboarding
3 48 (4.84%) Management Information System
4 30 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.32%) Replication
6 20 (2.02%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (1.11%) Clustering
8 11 (1.11%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (0.91%) Low-Code
10 9 (0.91%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (0.81%) CMDB
11 8 (0.81%) Social Media
12 7 (0.71%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (0.71%) FMCG
12 7 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 399 (40.26%) Windows
2 204 (20.59%) Windows Server
3 92 (9.28%) Windows 10
4 68 (6.86%) Mac OS
5 39 (3.94%) Android
6 28 (2.83%) Apple iOS
7 22 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
8 21 (2.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.92%) Linux
10 8 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.20%) Unix
11 2 (0.20%) VMS
12 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (31.28%) Problem-Solving
2 223 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 173 (17.46%) ITIL
4 168 (16.95%) Customer Service
5 136 (13.72%) Cybersecurity
6 116 (11.71%) Business Intelligence
7 99 (9.99%) Service Delivery
7 99 (9.99%) User Experience
8 89 (8.98%) Agile
9 83 (8.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 76 (7.67%) Service Management
11 74 (7.47%) Disaster Recovery
12 70 (7.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 70 (7.06%) Technical Leadership
13 69 (6.96%) CRM
14 64 (6.46%) AI
14 64 (6.46%) Coaching
15 62 (6.26%) Mentoring
15 62 (6.26%) Project Management
16 58 (5.85%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 140 (14.13%) PowerShell
2 112 (11.30%) SQL
3 45 (4.54%) C#
3 45 (4.54%) JavaScript
4 23 (2.32%) TypeScript
5 19 (1.92%) R
6 17 (1.72%) VBA
7 16 (1.61%) Python
8 7 (0.71%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.50%) C
10 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.40%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.30%) Java
12 1 (0.10%) Bash
12 1 (0.10%) Bicep
12 1 (0.10%) C++
12 1 (0.10%) Ruby
12 1 (0.10%) VB
Qualifications
1 144 (14.53%) Degree
2 82 (8.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (6.16%) Security Cleared
4 44 (4.44%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.02%) Azure Certification
6 18 (1.82%) A+ Certification
6 18 (1.82%) DBS Check
7 17 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.01%) CCNA
9 10 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (0.81%) DV Cleared
11 8 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 7 (0.71%) APMP
12 7 (0.71%) HND
12 7 (0.71%) MBA
13 6 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (6.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (5.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 32 (3.23%) GDPR
4 27 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 27 (2.72%) SLA
5 23 (2.32%) QA
6 18 (1.82%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.72%) Data Quality
8 8 (0.81%) PMO
9 7 (0.71%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.40%) NIST
11 3 (0.30%) COSHH
11 3 (0.30%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.30%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.20%) NCSC
13 1 (0.10%) AQAP
13 1 (0.10%) GxP
13 1 (0.10%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 393 (39.66%) Active Directory
2 95 (9.59%) Hyper-V
3 73 (7.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (1.11%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (1.01%) vSphere
7 7 (0.71%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.61%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.10%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.10%) XenApp
10 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 233 (23.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.52%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (2.22%) SCCM
4 20 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.11%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.91%) Backup Exec
7 8 (0.81%) vCenter Server
8 7 (0.71%) vRealize
9 5 (0.50%) Terraform
10 2 (0.20%) cPanel
10 2 (0.20%) Plesk
10 2 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.10%) Autotask
11 1 (0.10%) CASB
11 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.10%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.10%) Nessus
Vendors
1 783 (79.01%) Microsoft
2 103 (10.39%) VMware
3 54 (5.45%) Apple
4 52 (5.25%) Veeam
5 51 (5.15%) Cisco
6 31 (3.13%) Meraki
7 28 (2.83%) ServiceNow
8 23 (2.32%) Adobe
9 21 (2.12%) CrowdStrike
10 20 (2.02%) SonicWALL
11 14 (1.41%) Ubiquiti
12 13 (1.31%) Datto
13 12 (1.21%) Sophos
14 11 (1.11%) Google
15 10 (1.01%) Aruba
15 10 (1.01%) Computacenter
15 10 (1.01%) Salesforce
15 10 (1.01%) WatchGuard
16 9 (0.91%) Fortinet
16 9 (0.91%) Palo Alto