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 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 148 98
Rank change year-on-year +40 -50 +39
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,088 727 1,866
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.54% 2.18% 2.51%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.10% 27.98% 29.37%
Number of salaries quoted 885 581 1,529
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
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 £52,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £66,250
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 2,713 2,598 6,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.85% 7.80% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,077 1,704 4,427
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,712 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -11.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £71,250
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 9 July 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 9 July 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 +62 293 £42,500 +16.92% 75
South East -12 226 £50,000 +33.33% 120
East of England +40 189 £42,500 +14.86% 31
Midlands -3 174 £38,250 -0.65% 38
North West +47 151 £50,000 +21.95% 35
Yorkshire +25 121 £40,000 +40.35% 24
West Midlands -4 109 £42,500 -3.41% 20
South West -43 95 £32,500 -27.37% 46
East Midlands -21 65 £37,500 +3.45% 18
Scotland +31 56 £28,500 -16.18% 20
Wales -14 42 £40,000 -2.44% 5
North East -32 21 £43,136 +34.80% 18
Northern Ireland -56 9 £62,500 +19.05% 7
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
1 395 (36.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (2.67%) Confluence
3 12 (1.10%) CMS
4 9 (0.83%) IIS
4 9 (0.83%) Skype for Business
5 5 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.28%) SAS
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 76 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (6.71%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
5 8 (0.74%) Chatbot
5 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.46%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.092%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.092%) InDesign
9 1 (0.092%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.092%) Revit
Business Applications
1 22 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.55%) Raiser’s Edge
5 5 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.28%) Q-Pulse
6 3 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.18%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.18%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.092%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.092%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.092%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 864 (79.41%) Microsoft 365
2 520 (47.79%) Azure
3 368 (33.82%) Entra ID
4 248 (22.79%) OneDrive
5 241 (22.15%) Power Platform
6 146 (13.42%) Power Automate
7 145 (13.33%) PowerApps
8 69 (6.34%) Microsoft Copilot
9 66 (6.07%) SaaS
10 52 (4.78%) Mimecast
11 47 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
12 42 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
13 40 (3.68%) Azure Logic Apps
14 39 (3.58%) Microsoft Purview
15 28 (2.57%) Azure Data Factory
16 25 (2.30%) AWS
17 23 (2.11%) Copilot Studio
18 20 (1.84%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 15 (1.38%) Serverless
20 14 (1.29%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 232 (21.32%) Firewall
2 226 (20.77%) DNS
3 199 (18.29%) DHCP
4 158 (14.52%) VPN
5 108 (9.93%) VLAN
6 100 (9.19%) Wi-Fi
7 79 (7.26%) VoIP
8 75 (6.89%) LAN
9 73 (6.71%) WAN
10 67 (6.16%) TCP/IP
11 58 (5.33%) Wireless
12 18 (1.65%) Network Security
13 13 (1.19%) Internet
14 12 (1.10%) SAN
15 10 (0.92%) Broadband
15 10 (0.92%) Intranet
16 9 (0.83%) Skype
17 8 (0.74%) PBX
17 8 (0.74%) WLAN
18 7 (0.64%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (11.86%) Power BI
2 53 (4.87%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (1.01%) Metadata
5 9 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.28%) Power Query
8 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.18%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.18%) DataStage
8 2 (0.18%) EDRMS
8 2 (0.18%) MySQL
8 2 (0.18%) Star Schema
8 2 (0.18%) Tableau
9 1 (0.092%) EDMS
9 1 (0.092%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 69 (6.34%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Postman
3 4 (0.37%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.37%) Git
3 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.37%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.18%) Selenium
4 2 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.092%) Carbide.c++
5 1 (0.092%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 473 (43.47%) Social Skills
2 133 (12.22%) Finance
3 92 (8.46%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (8.09%) Legal
5 83 (7.63%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (4.87%) Manufacturing
7 46 (4.23%) Public Sector
8 39 (3.58%) Law
9 35 (3.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 33 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
11 31 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
12 25 (2.30%) Retail
13 24 (2.21%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.19%) Local Government
15 10 (0.92%) Advertising
16 8 (0.74%) Banking
16 8 (0.74%) Marketing
17 7 (0.64%) Games
18 4 (0.37%) Military
18 4 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 321 (29.50%) IT Support
2 192 (17.65%) IT Engineer
3 191 (17.56%) Support Engineer
4 165 (15.17%) IT Support Engineer
5 152 (13.97%) Senior
6 134 (12.32%) Analyst
7 119 (10.94%) Developer
8 91 (8.36%) Support Analyst
9 85 (7.81%) IT Technician
10 73 (6.71%) IT Analyst
10 73 (6.71%) Support Technician
11 66 (6.07%) 2nd Line Support
12 64 (5.88%) IT Support Technician
13 62 (5.70%) IT Support Analyst
14 57 (5.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 55 (5.06%) 3rd Line Support
16 48 (4.41%) Administrator
17 47 (4.32%) Senior Developer
18 45 (4.14%) Lead
19 42 (3.86%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (4.04%) HTML
2 40 (3.68%) .NET
3 38 (3.49%) Microsoft Graph
4 36 (3.31%) CSS
5 30 (2.76%) SPFx
6 27 (2.48%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (2.11%) JSON
8 19 (1.75%) .NET Core
9 12 (1.10%) ASP.NET
9 12 (1.10%) REST
10 11 (1.01%) React
11 9 (0.83%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.83%) XML
12 7 (0.64%) Razor View Engine
12 7 (0.64%) Web Services
13 6 (0.55%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (0.55%) Node.js
14 5 (0.46%) Entity Framework
14 5 (0.46%) Swagger
15 4 (0.37%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 130 (11.95%) Driving Licence
2 94 (8.64%) Onboarding
3 54 (4.96%) Management Information System
4 43 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (2.21%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.93%) Replication
7 19 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.29%) Clustering
9 12 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.01%) CMDB
10 11 (1.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (0.92%) Security Posture
12 9 (0.83%) CCTV
12 9 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (0.83%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.83%) IoT
12 9 (0.83%) Virtual Team
13 8 (0.74%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 441 (40.53%) Windows
2 231 (21.23%) Windows Server
3 104 (9.56%) Windows 10
4 75 (6.89%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.49%) Android
6 27 (2.48%) Apple iOS
7 23 (2.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 23 (2.11%) Windows Server 2019
8 19 (1.75%) Linux
9 7 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.28%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.18%) Unix
11 2 (0.18%) VMS
12 1 (0.092%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (31.34%) Problem-Solving
2 258 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 201 (18.47%) Customer Service
4 187 (17.19%) ITIL
5 156 (14.34%) Cybersecurity
6 125 (11.49%) Business Intelligence
7 111 (10.20%) Service Delivery
8 102 (9.38%) User Experience
9 101 (9.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 98 (9.01%) Agile
11 88 (8.09%) Service Management
12 85 (7.81%) Disaster Recovery
13 82 (7.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 82 (7.54%) Technical Leadership
14 80 (7.35%) AI
15 79 (7.26%) CRM
16 78 (7.17%) Project Delivery
17 70 (6.43%) Mentoring
18 69 (6.34%) Identity Management
19 67 (6.16%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 158 (14.52%) PowerShell
2 119 (10.94%) SQL
3 54 (4.96%) JavaScript
4 50 (4.60%) C#
5 28 (2.57%) R
6 27 (2.48%) Python
7 25 (2.30%) TypeScript
8 18 (1.65%) VBA
9 7 (0.64%) C
9 7 (0.64%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.37%) Ruby
10 4 (0.37%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.28%) C++
11 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.28%) Java
12 1 (0.092%) Bash
12 1 (0.092%) Bicep
12 1 (0.092%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.092%) VB
Qualifications
1 163 (14.98%) Degree
2 91 (8.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 65 (5.97%) Security Cleared
4 51 (4.69%) SC Cleared
5 26 (2.39%) Azure Certification
6 21 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (1.84%) DBS Check
8 18 (1.65%) A+ Certification
9 16 (1.47%) CCNA
10 14 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.29%) HND
11 13 (1.19%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.92%) HNC
12 10 (0.92%) Network+ Certification
13 9 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (0.74%) DV Cleared
15 7 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 6 (0.55%) APMP
16 6 (0.55%) CompTIA Security+
16 6 (0.55%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 47 (4.32%) GDPR
4 27 (2.48%) SLA
5 26 (2.39%) QA
6 24 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 20 (1.84%) ISO 9001
8 18 (1.65%) Data Quality
9 10 (0.92%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.74%) PMO
11 6 (0.55%) NIST
12 5 (0.46%) COSHH
12 5 (0.46%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.46%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.37%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.28%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 2 (0.18%) NCSC
16 1 (0.092%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 441 (40.53%) Active Directory
2 110 (10.11%) Hyper-V
3 90 (8.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.84%) vSphere
5 16 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
7 12 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.55%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.55%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.55%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.092%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.092%) XenApp
10 1 (0.092%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 255 (23.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (2.39%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (2.02%) SCCM
4 18 (1.65%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.01%) vCenter Server
6 10 (0.92%) FortiGate
7 9 (0.83%) Backup Exec
8 6 (0.55%) vRealize
9 3 (0.28%) cPanel
9 3 (0.28%) Plesk
9 3 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
11 1 (0.092%) Autotask
11 1 (0.092%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.092%) Nessus
11 1 (0.092%) Terraform
11 1 (0.092%) WSUS
Vendors
1 879 (80.79%) Microsoft
2 117 (10.75%) VMware
3 63 (5.79%) Cisco
4 59 (5.42%) Veeam
5 50 (4.60%) Apple
6 33 (3.03%) Meraki
7 31 (2.85%) ServiceNow
8 30 (2.76%) CrowdStrike
9 24 (2.21%) Adobe
10 23 (2.11%) SonicWALL
11 16 (1.47%) Ubiquiti
12 14 (1.29%) Aruba
12 14 (1.29%) Datto
12 14 (1.29%) Sophos
13 13 (1.19%) Fortinet
14 12 (1.10%) Palo Alto
14 12 (1.10%) Salesforce
15 11 (1.01%) WatchGuard
16 10 (0.92%) Foundry
16 10 (0.92%) Google