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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 150 101
Rank change year-on-year +35 -49 +35
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,133 739 1,481
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.52% 2.16% 2.37%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.67% 28.13% 29.25%
Number of salaries quoted 914 584 1,169
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.39% -9.41% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,625 £63,750 £68,750
UK median annual salary £44,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% -5.56% -10.00%

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 2,856 2,627 5,063
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.83% 7.68% 8.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,155 1,742 3,351
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,813 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.77%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £59,750
90th Percentile £75,250 £73,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% +2.26% -4.63%

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 31 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 31 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 +56 310 £42,500 +21.43% 84
South East -7 241 £50,000 +25.79% 120
East of England +44 201 £41,250 +2.48% 39
Midlands -23 157 £38,500 -1.91% 49
North West +43 154 £50,000 +25.00% 45
Yorkshire +32 130 £38,772 +36.04% 26
South West -44 102 £34,000 -24.44% 36
West Midlands -7 97 £42,500 -4.01% 27
Scotland +45 68 £28,500 -24.00% 21
East Midlands -27 60 £37,500 -2.60% 22
Wales -25 41 £38,500 -4.94% 7
North East -31 26 £47,500 +48.44% 14
Northern Ireland - 8 £63,000 - 5
Isle of Man +2 5 £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
1 417 (36.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.82%) Confluence
3 15 (1.32%) IIS
4 11 (0.97%) CMS
5 10 (0.88%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.44%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.26%) Apache
7 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.26%) nginx
7 3 (0.26%) SAS
8 2 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 85 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (6.71%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.88%) Chatbot
4 10 (0.88%) CorelDRAW
4 10 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.18%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.088%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.088%) InDesign
9 1 (0.088%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.088%) Revit
Business Applications
1 22 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.97%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.35%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.26%) Q-Pulse
6 3 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.18%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.088%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.088%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.088%) Shopify
8 1 (0.088%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 907 (80.05%) Microsoft 365
2 521 (45.98%) Azure
3 398 (35.13%) Entra ID
4 263 (23.21%) Power Platform
5 261 (23.04%) OneDrive
6 159 (14.03%) Power Automate
7 150 (13.24%) PowerApps
8 92 (8.12%) Microsoft Copilot
9 74 (6.53%) SaaS
10 52 (4.59%) Mimecast
11 50 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
11 50 (4.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 46 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
13 34 (3.00%) Azure Logic Apps
14 24 (2.12%) AWS
15 23 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
15 23 (2.03%) Copilot Studio
16 21 (1.85%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 14 (1.24%) Google Workspace
17 14 (1.24%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 233 (20.56%) Firewall
2 227 (20.04%) DNS
3 196 (17.30%) DHCP
4 154 (13.59%) VPN
5 107 (9.44%) VLAN
6 103 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
7 83 (7.33%) VoIP
8 71 (6.27%) LAN
9 70 (6.18%) TCP/IP
10 67 (5.91%) WAN
11 60 (5.30%) Wireless
12 20 (1.77%) Network Security
13 14 (1.24%) SAN
13 14 (1.24%) SSL
14 13 (1.15%) Broadband
15 12 (1.06%) Internet
16 11 (0.97%) Skype
17 9 (0.79%) Intranet
17 9 (0.79%) PBX
18 8 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (11.65%) Power BI
2 49 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (1.06%) Metadata
5 9 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.35%) Power Query
9 3 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.18%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.18%) DataStage
10 2 (0.18%) EDRMS
10 2 (0.18%) MySQL
10 2 (0.18%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.088%) EDMS
11 1 (0.088%) GIS
11 1 (0.088%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 77 (6.80%) JIRA
2 5 (0.44%) Git
2 5 (0.44%) Postman
3 4 (0.35%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.18%) Selenium
4 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.088%) Carbide.c++
5 1 (0.088%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 502 (44.31%) Social Skills
2 143 (12.62%) Finance
3 111 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (8.47%) Legal
5 82 (7.24%) Organisational Skills
6 62 (5.47%) Manufacturing
7 51 (4.50%) Public Sector
8 40 (3.53%) Law
9 34 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
10 29 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
10 29 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 27 (2.38%) Retail
12 25 (2.21%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.24%) Local Government
14 11 (0.97%) Advertising
15 9 (0.79%) Banking
15 9 (0.79%) Marketing
16 7 (0.62%) Military
17 6 (0.53%) Games
18 5 (0.44%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 322 (28.42%) IT Support
2 193 (17.03%) IT Engineer
2 193 (17.03%) Support Engineer
3 171 (15.09%) Senior
4 170 (15.00%) IT Support Engineer
5 125 (11.03%) Analyst
6 122 (10.77%) Developer
7 89 (7.86%) IT Technician
8 84 (7.41%) Support Analyst
9 77 (6.80%) Support Technician
10 67 (5.91%) IT Analyst
11 66 (5.83%) IT Support Technician
12 63 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 61 (5.38%) 2nd Line Support
14 58 (5.12%) IT Support Analyst
15 51 (4.50%) Administrator
16 50 (4.41%) Senior Developer
17 49 (4.32%) Consultant
17 49 (4.32%) Lead
18 47 (4.15%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (4.41%) HTML
2 41 (3.62%) CSS
2 41 (3.62%) Microsoft Graph
3 40 (3.53%) .NET
4 33 (2.91%) SPFx
5 31 (2.74%) HTML5 Canvas
6 24 (2.12%) JSON
7 19 (1.68%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.15%) REST
9 12 (1.06%) ASP.NET
10 11 (0.97%) React
11 9 (0.79%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.79%) XML
12 7 (0.62%) Razor View Engine
13 6 (0.53%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (0.53%) Node.js
13 6 (0.53%) Web Services
14 5 (0.44%) Entity Framework
14 5 (0.44%) Swagger
15 4 (0.35%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 131 (11.56%) Driving Licence
2 95 (8.38%) Onboarding
3 67 (5.91%) Management Information System
4 46 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.29%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.68%) Clustering
8 18 (1.59%) AI Agents
9 16 (1.41%) Replication
9 16 (1.41%) Security Posture
10 15 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 13 (1.15%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.06%) CMDB
13 11 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (0.88%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.79%) CCTV
15 9 (0.79%) Cyber Security Posture
15 9 (0.79%) IoT
16 8 (0.71%) Social Media
17 7 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 444 (39.19%) Windows
2 228 (20.12%) Windows Server
3 105 (9.27%) Windows 10
4 80 (7.06%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.35%) Android
6 29 (2.56%) Apple iOS
7 25 (2.21%) Linux
8 20 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.35%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.26%) VMS
12 3 (0.26%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (30.98%) Problem-Solving
2 287 (25.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 210 (18.53%) Customer Service
4 183 (16.15%) ITIL
5 170 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
6 135 (11.92%) Business Intelligence
7 116 (10.24%) Service Delivery
8 112 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 109 (9.62%) User Experience
10 108 (9.53%) AI
11 96 (8.47%) Agile
12 95 (8.38%) Disaster Recovery
12 95 (8.38%) Service Management
13 94 (8.30%) Project Delivery
14 92 (8.12%) Technical Leadership
15 88 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 87 (7.68%) CRM
17 83 (7.33%) Mentoring
17 83 (7.33%) Stakeholder Management
18 73 (6.44%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 172 (15.18%) PowerShell
2 118 (10.41%) SQL
3 61 (5.38%) JavaScript
4 56 (4.94%) C#
5 29 (2.56%) R
6 26 (2.29%) Python
7 25 (2.21%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.41%) VBA
9 7 (0.62%) C
9 7 (0.62%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.44%) Ruby
11 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.35%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.26%) Bicep
12 3 (0.26%) C++
12 3 (0.26%) Java
13 1 (0.088%) Bash
13 1 (0.088%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.088%) VB
Qualifications
1 167 (14.74%) Degree
2 110 (9.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (5.38%) Security Cleared
4 53 (4.68%) SC Cleared
5 31 (2.74%) Azure Certification
6 25 (2.21%) DBS Check
7 24 (2.12%) Cisco Certification
8 19 (1.68%) CCNA
9 17 (1.50%) A+ Certification
10 15 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
11 14 (1.24%) HND
12 13 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.97%) Master's Degree
14 10 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.88%) HNC
15 9 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
16 7 (0.62%) DV Cleared
16 7 (0.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.53%) MCSA
18 5 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (5.91%) Cyber Essentials
1 67 (5.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (4.68%) GDPR
3 31 (2.74%) QA
4 28 (2.47%) SLA
5 22 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 18 (1.59%) Data Quality
7 17 (1.50%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.06%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.71%) PMO
10 7 (0.62%) NIST
11 5 (0.44%) COSHH
11 5 (0.44%) ISO 14001
11 5 (0.44%) NEBOSH
12 4 (0.35%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.35%) NCSC
13 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.088%) AQAP
15 1 (0.088%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 449 (39.63%) Active Directory
2 109 (9.62%) Hyper-V
3 94 (8.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.68%) vSphere
5 15 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (1.24%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.53%) BitLocker
10 5 (0.44%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.088%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 278 (24.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.38%) Jamf Pro
3 19 (1.68%) SCCM
4 18 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (0.97%) FortiGate
6 10 (0.88%) vCenter Server
7 6 (0.53%) Terraform
8 4 (0.35%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.26%) Ansible
9 3 (0.26%) cPanel
9 3 (0.26%) Plesk
9 3 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.18%) vRealize
11 1 (0.088%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.088%) Nessus
11 1 (0.088%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.088%) Puppet
11 1 (0.088%) WSUS
Vendors
1 940 (82.97%) Microsoft
2 117 (10.33%) VMware
3 74 (6.53%) Cisco
4 61 (5.38%) Veeam
5 55 (4.85%) Apple
6 33 (2.91%) Meraki
6 33 (2.91%) ServiceNow
7 31 (2.74%) CrowdStrike
8 27 (2.38%) SonicWALL
9 25 (2.21%) Adobe
10 17 (1.50%) Salesforce
11 16 (1.41%) Ubiquiti
12 15 (1.32%) Datto
13 14 (1.24%) Aruba
13 14 (1.24%) Google
13 14 (1.24%) Sophos
14 12 (1.06%) Palo Alto
15 11 (0.97%) Sage
16 10 (0.88%) Fortinet
16 10 (0.88%) Foundry