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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 98 112
Rank change year-on-year -13 +14 +18
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 777 976 877
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.86% 2.66% 2.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.22% 31.96% 25.95%
Number of salaries quoted 538 594 733
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,413 £26,275
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.16% -0.59% +3.66%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,125 £63,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +3.26% -3.16%

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 2,033 3,054 3,380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.86% 8.32% 10.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,388 1,641 2,519
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £32,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 -12 165 £39,000 -13.33% 73
Midlands -14 155 £38,750 -7.74% 47
South East -19 153 £40,000 -11.11% 113
South West +40 119 £33,000 -34.00% 23
Scotland +12 109 £35,000 +7.69% 19
North West -4 99 £40,000 -20.65% 31
West Midlands -7 80 £44,000 -15.38% 26
East Midlands -4 75 £36,250 +15.08% 20
East of England -20 73 £34,000 +6.25% 46
Yorkshire -11 61 £30,000 -9.09% 36
North East -8 5 £77,500 +72.22% 8
Northern Ireland -18 3 £66,250 +26.19% 2
Wales -16 2 £38,750 -18.42% 7
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
1 264 (33.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (2.45%) Confluence
3 13 (1.67%) Skype for Business
4 7 (0.90%) WordPress
5 6 (0.77%) IIS
6 4 (0.51%) CMS
7 2 (0.26%) govService
7 2 (0.26%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.26%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.13%) Apache
8 1 (0.13%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 138 (17.76%) Microsoft Office
2 133 (17.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 78 (10.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.13%) InDesign
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 24 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.51%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.26%) Oracle BPM
4 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 526 (67.70%) Microsoft 365
2 304 (39.12%) Azure
3 244 (31.40%) Entra ID
4 137 (17.63%) OneDrive
5 124 (15.96%) Power Platform
6 70 (9.01%) PowerApps
7 67 (8.62%) Power Automate
8 43 (5.53%) Microsoft Purview
9 40 (5.15%) SaaS
10 30 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
11 28 (3.60%) Microsoft Copilot
12 17 (2.19%) Mimecast
13 16 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
14 15 (1.93%) AWS
15 13 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
15 13 (1.67%) IaaS
16 12 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (1.54%) PaaS
16 12 (1.54%) Serverless
17 11 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 134 (17.25%) DNS
1 134 (17.25%) Firewall
2 120 (15.44%) DHCP
3 97 (12.48%) VPN
4 66 (8.49%) VLAN
5 58 (7.46%) TCP/IP
6 53 (6.82%) LAN
7 52 (6.69%) Wi-Fi
8 47 (6.05%) WAN
9 34 (4.38%) VoIP
10 32 (4.12%) Network Security
11 30 (3.86%) Wireless
12 15 (1.93%) Internet
13 13 (1.67%) Intranet
13 13 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
14 10 (1.29%) Skype
15 9 (1.16%) DKIM
15 9 (1.16%) DMARC
15 9 (1.16%) Unified Communications
16 8 (1.03%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (7.98%) Power BI
2 21 (2.70%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.16%) DTS
4 7 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.64%) Metadata
5 5 (0.64%) MySQL
6 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.39%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.39%) Power Query
8 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.13%) EDMS
9 1 (0.13%) GIS
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database 12c
9 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.13%) Git
General
1 378 (48.65%) Social Skills
2 92 (11.84%) Finance
3 48 (6.18%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (6.18%) Manufacturing
4 45 (5.79%) Law
5 38 (4.89%) Organisational Skills
6 35 (4.50%) Legal
7 32 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (4.12%) Public Sector
8 22 (2.83%) Retail
9 18 (2.32%) Telecoms
10 15 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (1.93%) Marketing
11 10 (1.29%) Advertising
12 8 (1.03%) Automotive
12 8 (1.03%) Electronics
12 8 (1.03%) Local Government
13 6 (0.77%) Police
14 4 (0.51%) German Language
14 4 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 189 (24.32%) IT Support
2 148 (19.05%) Support Engineer
3 109 (14.03%) Senior
4 105 (13.51%) IT Engineer
5 90 (11.58%) IT Support Engineer
6 70 (9.01%) 2nd Line Support
7 68 (8.75%) Analyst
8 65 (8.37%) Senior Manager
9 64 (8.24%) QA Manager
9 64 (8.24%) Quality Manager
9 64 (8.24%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (8.24%) Senior Quality Manager
10 58 (7.46%) Support Technician
11 45 (5.79%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 42 (5.41%) 1st Line Support
12 42 (5.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 42 (5.41%) IT Technician
13 39 (5.02%) IT Support Technician
14 38 (4.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 37 (4.76%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.19%) .NET
2 11 (1.42%) HTML
3 10 (1.29%) Web Services
4 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Graph
5 6 (0.77%) CSS
6 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.51%) Middleware
6 4 (0.51%) OAuth
6 4 (0.51%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.51%) OpenID
6 4 (0.51%) REST
6 4 (0.51%) SAML
6 4 (0.51%) SPFx
7 3 (0.39%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.26%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.26%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (0.26%) HTML5 Canvas
8 2 (0.26%) JSON
8 2 (0.26%) Razor View Engine
8 2 (0.26%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 118 (15.19%) Driving Licence
2 83 (10.68%) Onboarding
3 37 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (3.86%) IoT
5 18 (2.32%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.19%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.93%) Video Conferencing
8 13 (1.67%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.54%) Replication
10 11 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.29%) CMDB
11 10 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.29%) Security Posture
12 9 (1.16%) FMCG
12 9 (1.16%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.90%) Clustering
13 7 (0.90%) iPad
13 7 (0.90%) NHS
14 6 (0.77%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 286 (36.81%) Windows
2 181 (23.29%) Windows Server
3 99 (12.74%) Windows 10
4 34 (4.38%) Mac OS
5 31 (3.99%) Android
6 25 (3.22%) Apple iOS
7 17 (2.19%) Linux
8 14 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.42%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.13%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (27.54%) Problem-Solving
2 155 (19.95%) Customer Service
3 136 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 129 (16.60%) ITIL
5 109 (14.03%) Project Management
6 103 (13.26%) Coaching
7 99 (12.74%) Cybersecurity
8 84 (10.81%) Service Delivery
9 74 (9.52%) Agile
10 70 (9.01%) Customer Experience
11 66 (8.49%) Quality Management
11 66 (8.49%) Six Sigma
12 64 (8.24%) Due Diligence
12 64 (8.24%) Lean Six Sigma
12 64 (8.24%) Performance Improvement
13 58 (7.46%) Mentoring
14 57 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
15 51 (6.56%) AI
16 48 (6.18%) Migration
17 47 (6.05%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 105 (13.51%) PowerShell
2 59 (7.59%) SQL
3 24 (3.09%) Python
4 15 (1.93%) VBA
5 10 (1.29%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.16%) Bash
7 8 (1.03%) C#
8 7 (0.90%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.26%) C++
9 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.26%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.13%) Java
10 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 86 (11.07%) Degree
2 64 (8.24%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 47 (6.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 45 (5.79%) Security Cleared
5 29 (3.73%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (2.19%) DBS Check
8 13 (1.67%) DV Cleared
8 13 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
9 12 (1.54%) Master's Degree
9 12 (1.54%) MCP
10 10 (1.29%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.16%) A+ Certification
12 8 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.03%) HND
12 8 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 7 (0.90%) PMI Certification
13 7 (0.90%) PMP
14 6 (0.77%) APMP
14 6 (0.77%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (10.42%) QA
2 39 (5.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 37 (4.76%) SLA
4 31 (3.99%) GDPR
5 26 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.93%) NIST
7 14 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.42%) PMO
9 5 (0.64%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.51%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.26%) P3O
11 2 (0.26%) WCAG
12 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.13%) IASME
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 19650
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 305 (39.25%) Active Directory
2 58 (7.46%) Hyper-V
3 57 (7.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (2.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.77%) Firmware
7 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.39%) vSphere
9 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.13%) Docker
10 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 208 (26.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (3.60%) Terraform
3 15 (1.93%) SCCM
3 15 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (1.16%) Nagios
4 9 (1.16%) ZABBIX
5 6 (0.77%) Autotask
5 6 (0.77%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (0.64%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.64%) vRealize
7 3 (0.39%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.26%) Plesk
8 2 (0.26%) SCOM
8 2 (0.26%) SCSM
8 2 (0.26%) WSUS
9 1 (0.13%) CASB
9 1 (0.13%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.13%) MOM
Vendors
1 630 (81.08%) Microsoft
2 71 (9.14%) VMware
3 53 (6.82%) Apple
4 32 (4.12%) Cisco
5 30 (3.86%) Sophos
6 29 (3.73%) Meraki
7 23 (2.96%) ServiceNow
8 21 (2.70%) Citrix
8 21 (2.70%) Veeam
9 20 (2.57%) Progress
10 16 (2.06%) ConnectWise
11 15 (1.93%) Google
12 12 (1.54%) Trend Micro
13 11 (1.42%) Darktrace
13 11 (1.42%) Proofpoint
13 11 (1.42%) SolarWinds
14 10 (1.29%) Red Hat
14 10 (1.29%) SAP
15 9 (1.16%) BMC
15 9 (1.16%) Tanium