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 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 121 91
Rank change year-on-year -10 -30 +63
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 858 705 1,960
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.31% 2.57% 2.88%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.72% 30.71% 28.78%
Number of salaries quoted 671 562 1,608
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +5.88% -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 2,160 2,296 6,811
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.30% 8.36% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,620 1,575 4,700
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,236 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.70% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,500
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 3 May 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 3 May 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 -14 212 £42,500 +3.66% 61
Midlands -19 180 £40,000 -5.88% 47
South East -27 168 £50,000 +11.11% 105
East of England +3 134 £42,879 +28.00% 41
North West +5 121 £50,000 +7.53% 20
West Midlands -7 121 £42,500 -5.56% 33
South West -25 91 £30,000 -37.17% 33
Yorkshire -23 82 £35,500 +20.34% 32
East Midlands -38 59 £38,500 +10.00% 14
Scotland -20 37 £36,000 +10.77% 12
Wales -7 27 £40,000 +6.67% 11
North East -33 9 £57,038 +78.24% 10
Northern Ireland -32 7 £46,000 -12.38% 3
Isle of Man +3 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
1 312 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (3.38%) Confluence
3 10 (1.17%) CMS
4 7 (0.82%) IIS
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.35%) govService
6 3 (0.35%) WordPress
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
Applications
1 73 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
1 73 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.47%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) InDesign
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 26 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.47%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
8 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 659 (76.81%) Microsoft 365
2 367 (42.77%) Azure
3 268 (31.24%) Entra ID
4 201 (23.43%) OneDrive
5 175 (20.40%) Power Platform
6 98 (11.42%) PowerApps
7 96 (11.19%) Power Automate
8 47 (5.48%) SaaS
9 36 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 31 (3.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 31 (3.61%) Mimecast
11 29 (3.38%) Azure Data Factory
11 29 (3.38%) Microsoft Copilot
12 21 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
14 19 (2.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 16 (1.86%) AWS
16 12 (1.40%) Serverless
17 11 (1.28%) Azure Functions
18 10 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 178 (20.75%) DNS
2 163 (19.00%) Firewall
3 155 (18.07%) DHCP
4 123 (14.34%) VPN
5 85 (9.91%) Wi-Fi
6 74 (8.62%) VLAN
7 73 (8.51%) LAN
8 72 (8.39%) WAN
9 57 (6.64%) VoIP
10 41 (4.78%) TCP/IP
11 20 (2.33%) Wireless
12 14 (1.63%) Internet
13 12 (1.40%) IPsec
13 12 (1.40%) WLAN
14 11 (1.28%) Intranet
15 9 (1.05%) Network Security
15 9 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.82%) Broadband
16 7 (0.82%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.82%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (12.70%) Power BI
2 53 (6.18%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.17%) Metadata
4 10 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.47%) Power Query
8 3 (0.35%) MySQL
9 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.23%) DataStage
9 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.12%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.12%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 52 (6.06%) JIRA
2 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.23%) Selenium
3 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 351 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 86 (10.02%) Finance
3 64 (7.46%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (6.99%) Organisational Skills
5 50 (5.83%) Legal
6 45 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (5.24%) Public Sector
7 39 (4.55%) Manufacturing
8 38 (4.43%) Law
9 22 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (2.56%) Retail
10 17 (1.98%) Telecoms
11 15 (1.75%) Advertising
12 13 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.93%) Marketing
14 5 (0.58%) Banking
14 5 (0.58%) Local Government
14 5 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 243 (28.32%) IT Support
2 146 (17.02%) Support Engineer
3 135 (15.73%) IT Engineer
4 113 (13.17%) IT Support Engineer
5 105 (12.24%) Senior
6 97 (11.31%) Analyst
7 93 (10.84%) Developer
8 73 (8.51%) Support Technician
9 67 (7.81%) IT Technician
10 65 (7.58%) 2nd Line Support
11 63 (7.34%) Support Analyst
12 59 (6.88%) IT Support Technician
13 47 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 45 (5.24%) Consultant
14 45 (5.24%) IT Analyst
15 41 (4.78%) Lead
16 40 (4.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 40 (4.66%) 3rd Line Support
16 40 (4.66%) IT Support Analyst
17 35 (4.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.66%) .NET
2 32 (3.73%) CSS
2 32 (3.73%) HTML
2 32 (3.73%) Microsoft Graph
3 26 (3.03%) SPFx
4 24 (2.80%) JSON
5 23 (2.68%) HTML5 Canvas
6 19 (2.21%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.40%) ASP.NET
8 9 (1.05%) REST
9 7 (0.82%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.82%) React
9 7 (0.82%) Web Services
10 6 (0.70%) ASP.NET Core
11 5 (0.58%) Entity Framework
12 4 (0.47%) Middleware
12 4 (0.47%) Node.js
12 4 (0.47%) XML
13 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
14 2 (0.23%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 112 (13.05%) Driving Licence
2 63 (7.34%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (3.26%) Management Information System
5 26 (3.03%) Replication
6 15 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.17%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.05%) Social Media
11 8 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.82%) Clustering
12 7 (0.82%) FMCG
12 7 (0.82%) Product Ownership
12 7 (0.82%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.58%) CMDB
13 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.47%) Cyber Security Posture
14 4 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 337 (39.28%) Windows
2 165 (19.23%) Windows Server
3 92 (10.72%) Windows 10
4 49 (5.71%) Mac OS
5 39 (4.55%) Android
6 27 (3.15%) Apple iOS
7 17 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (1.86%) Linux
9 14 (1.63%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.23%) VMS
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (29.37%) Problem-Solving
2 147 (17.13%) ITIL
3 142 (16.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (15.73%) Customer Service
5 98 (11.42%) Business Intelligence
6 95 (11.07%) Cybersecurity
7 78 (9.09%) Agile
7 78 (9.09%) User Experience
8 67 (7.81%) Service Delivery
9 66 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 63 (7.34%) Project Management
11 62 (7.23%) Technical Leadership
12 59 (6.88%) CRM
13 55 (6.41%) Disaster Recovery
13 55 (6.41%) Mentoring
14 53 (6.18%) AI
15 52 (6.06%) ERP
16 50 (5.83%) Decision-Making
17 48 (5.59%) Coaching
17 48 (5.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 115 (13.40%) PowerShell
2 89 (10.37%) SQL
3 37 (4.31%) C#
4 35 (4.08%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.56%) TypeScript
6 19 (2.21%) VBA
7 18 (2.10%) Python
8 17 (1.98%) R
9 10 (1.17%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.47%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.35%) Java
13 1 (0.12%) Bash
13 1 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 121 (14.10%) Degree
2 68 (7.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 64 (7.46%) Security Cleared
4 44 (5.13%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (1.63%) Master's Degree
7 13 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 12 (1.40%) A+ Certification
8 12 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.28%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.05%) APMP
10 9 (1.05%) DBS Check
10 9 (1.05%) MBA
11 8 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (0.82%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.70%) MCITP
14 5 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (7.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (5.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 27 (3.15%) GDPR
4 24 (2.80%) SLA
5 23 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 17 (1.98%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.52%) QA
8 9 (1.05%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.05%) PMO
9 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.47%) NIST
11 4 (0.47%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.23%) WCAG
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 343 (39.98%) Active Directory
2 75 (8.74%) Hyper-V
3 49 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (1.17%) VMware NSX
6 9 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.70%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.70%) DFS Replication
8 4 (0.47%) vSphere
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.35%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.12%) Docker
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
10 1 (0.12%) XenApp
10 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 197 (22.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.10%) Single Sign-On
3 17 (1.98%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (1.86%) SCCM
5 11 (1.28%) FortiGate
6 10 (1.17%) Terraform
6 10 (1.17%) vRealize
7 9 (1.05%) Backup Exec
8 7 (0.82%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.12%) Autotask
9 1 (0.12%) CASB
9 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.12%) MOM
Vendors
1 643 (74.94%) Microsoft
2 78 (9.09%) VMware
3 51 (5.94%) Apple
4 37 (4.31%) Veeam
5 26 (3.03%) Adobe
5 26 (3.03%) Cisco
6 22 (2.56%) Meraki
7 20 (2.33%) ServiceNow
8 19 (2.21%) CrowdStrike
9 13 (1.52%) Sophos
10 12 (1.40%) Citrix
11 10 (1.17%) Ubiquiti
12 8 (0.93%) Computacenter
12 8 (0.93%) Logitech
12 8 (0.93%) New Relic
12 8 (0.93%) SonicWALL
12 8 (0.93%) Splunk
12 8 (0.93%) WatchGuard
12 8 (0.93%) Yealink
13 7 (0.82%) Dell