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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 148 100
Rank change year-on-year +33 -48 +38
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,132 744 1,462
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.51% 2.17% 2.37%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.47% 28.18% 29.32%
Number of salaries quoted 912 587 1,152
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 £74,875 £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 2,868 2,640 4,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.83% 7.70% 8.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,160 1,751 3,279
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.25%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
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 1 August 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 1 August 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 +51 308 £42,500 +21.43% 90
South East -5 241 £50,000 +25.79% 129
East of England +51 202 £40,000 -0.62% 46
Midlands -19 157 £39,000 -2.50% 54
North West +38 152 £50,000 +25.00% 50
Yorkshire +31 130 £38,772 +36.04% 28
South West -52 102 £34,000 -24.44% 43
West Midlands -16 96 £43,750 -0.88% 31
Scotland +50 68 £28,500 -24.00% 24
East Midlands -29 61 £37,500 -2.60% 23
Wales -28 41 £38,500 -4.94% 15
North East -34 26 £47,500 +48.44% 13
Northern Ireland - 8 £63,000 - 11
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 (36.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.83%) Confluence
3 15 (1.33%) IIS
4 11 (0.97%) CMS
5 10 (0.88%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.44%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.27%) Apache
7 3 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.27%) nginx
7 3 (0.27%) SAS
8 2 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 86 (7.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 72 (6.36%) 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 (0.27%) 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 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.27%) Q-Pulse
6 3 (0.27%) 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
1 906 (80.04%) Microsoft 365
2 519 (45.85%) Azure
3 397 (35.07%) Entra ID
4 264 (23.32%) Power Platform
5 260 (22.97%) OneDrive
6 159 (14.05%) Power Automate
7 150 (13.25%) PowerApps
8 92 (8.13%) Microsoft Copilot
9 75 (6.63%) SaaS
10 52 (4.59%) Mimecast
11 51 (4.51%) Dynamics 365
12 50 (4.42%) Microsoft Purview
13 46 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
14 33 (2.92%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (2.12%) AWS
16 23 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (2.03%) Copilot Studio
17 21 (1.86%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 14 (1.24%) Google Workspace
18 14 (1.24%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 232 (20.49%) Firewall
2 227 (20.05%) DNS
3 196 (17.31%) DHCP
4 153 (13.52%) VPN
5 106 (9.36%) VLAN
6 103 (9.10%) Wi-Fi
7 84 (7.42%) VoIP
8 71 (6.27%) TCP/IP
9 69 (6.10%) LAN
10 65 (5.74%) WAN
11 61 (5.39%) Wireless
12 20 (1.77%) Network Security
13 14 (1.24%) SAN
13 14 (1.24%) SSL
14 13 (1.15%) Broadband
14 13 (1.15%) Internet
15 11 (0.97%) Skype
16 9 (0.80%) Intranet
16 9 (0.80%) PBX
17 8 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (11.66%) Power BI
2 48 (4.24%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (1.06%) Metadata
5 9 (0.80%) 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 (0.27%) 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%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.088%) EDMS
11 1 (0.088%) GIS
11 1 (0.088%) MySQL
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
1 501 (44.26%) Social Skills
2 143 (12.63%) Finance
3 113 (9.98%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (8.48%) Legal
5 82 (7.24%) Organisational Skills
6 62 (5.48%) Manufacturing
7 51 (4.51%) Public Sector
8 40 (3.53%) Law
9 34 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
10 30 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
12 27 (2.39%) Retail
13 25 (2.21%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.24%) Local Government
15 11 (0.97%) Advertising
16 9 (0.80%) Banking
16 9 (0.80%) Marketing
17 7 (0.62%) Military
18 6 (0.53%) Games
19 5 (0.44%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 319 (28.18%) IT Support
2 192 (16.96%) IT Engineer
2 192 (16.96%) Support Engineer
3 169 (14.93%) IT Support Engineer
3 169 (14.93%) Senior
4 122 (10.78%) Analyst
4 122 (10.78%) Developer
5 91 (8.04%) IT Technician
6 83 (7.33%) Support Analyst
7 78 (6.89%) Support Technician
8 67 (5.92%) IT Support Technician
9 64 (5.65%) IT Analyst
10 63 (5.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 61 (5.39%) 2nd Line Support
12 56 (4.95%) IT Support Analyst
13 51 (4.51%) Administrator
14 50 (4.42%) Lead
14 50 (4.42%) Senior Developer
15 49 (4.33%) Consultant
16 46 (4.06%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (4.42%) HTML
2 41 (3.62%) CSS
2 41 (3.62%) Microsoft Graph
3 40 (3.53%) .NET
4 33 (2.92%) SPFx
5 31 (2.74%) HTML5 Canvas
6 25 (2.21%) 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 (0.80%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.80%) 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
1 134 (11.84%) Driving Licence
2 97 (8.57%) Onboarding
3 69 (6.10%) Management Information System
4 46 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.86%) 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 (1.33%) 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 (0.80%) CCTV
15 9 (0.80%) Cyber Security Posture
15 9 (0.80%) IoT
16 8 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
16 8 (0.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 443 (39.13%) Windows
2 227 (20.05%) Windows Server
3 103 (9.10%) Windows 10
4 81 (7.16%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.36%) 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 (0.27%) VMS
12 3 (0.27%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (31.10%) Problem-Solving
2 286 (25.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 210 (18.55%) Customer Service
4 182 (16.08%) ITIL
5 172 (15.19%) Cybersecurity
6 135 (11.93%) Business Intelligence
7 117 (10.34%) Service Delivery
8 112 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 109 (9.63%) User Experience
10 107 (9.45%) AI
11 96 (8.48%) Agile
11 96 (8.48%) Service Management
12 94 (8.30%) Disaster Recovery
12 94 (8.30%) Project Delivery
13 92 (8.13%) Technical Leadership
14 88 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 87 (7.69%) CRM
16 84 (7.42%) Stakeholder Management
17 83 (7.33%) Mentoring
18 73 (6.45%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 173 (15.28%) PowerShell
2 118 (10.42%) SQL
3 61 (5.39%) JavaScript
4 56 (4.95%) C#
5 29 (2.56%) R
6 26 (2.30%) 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 (0.27%) Bicep
12 3 (0.27%) C++
12 3 (0.27%) Java
13 1 (0.088%) Bash
13 1 (0.088%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.088%) VB
Qualifications
1 168 (14.84%) Degree
2 110 (9.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (5.39%) 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 16 (1.41%) A+ Certification
10 15 (1.33%) 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 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
16 8 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 7 (0.62%) DV Cleared
18 6 (0.53%) MCSA
19 5 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (6.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 67 (5.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 53 (4.68%) GDPR
4 31 (2.74%) QA
5 30 (2.65%) SLA
6 22 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 18 (1.59%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.50%) ISO 9001
9 12 (1.06%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.71%) PMO
11 7 (0.62%) NIST
12 5 (0.44%) COSHH
12 5 (0.44%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.44%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.35%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.35%) NCSC
14 3 (0.27%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 1 (0.088%) AQAP
16 1 (0.088%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 445 (39.31%) Active Directory
2 108 (9.54%) Hyper-V
3 94 (8.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.68%) vSphere
5 15 (1.33%) 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
1 277 (24.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.39%) Jamf Pro
3 18 (1.59%) SCCM
3 18 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (0.97%) FortiGate
5 10 (0.88%) vCenter Server
6 6 (0.53%) Terraform
7 3 (0.27%) Ansible
7 3 (0.27%) Backup Exec
7 3 (0.27%) cPanel
7 3 (0.27%) Plesk
7 3 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.18%) vRealize
9 1 (0.088%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.088%) Nessus
9 1 (0.088%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.088%) Puppet
9 1 (0.088%) WSUS
Vendors
1 940 (83.04%) Microsoft
2 117 (10.34%) VMware
3 74 (6.54%) Cisco
4 60 (5.30%) Veeam
5 55 (4.86%) Apple
6 33 (2.92%) Meraki
6 33 (2.92%) ServiceNow
7 31 (2.74%) CrowdStrike
8 27 (2.39%) SonicWALL
9 25 (2.21%) Adobe
10 19 (1.68%) Salesforce
11 16 (1.41%) Ubiquiti
12 15 (1.33%) 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