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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 146 104
Rank change year-on-year +30 -42 +29
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,090 741 1,696
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.51% 2.18% 2.44%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.48% 28.38% 28.87%
Number of salaries quoted 884 589 1,376
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,219 £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 £74,625 £63,750 £66,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £42,500 £43,865
% change year-on-year +3.53% -3.11% -12.27%

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 2,761 2,611 5,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.82% 7.68% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2,112 1,721 4,028
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year - +2.27% -8.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,250 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 20 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 20 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 +63 293 £42,500 +20.23% 81
South East -1 230 £50,000 +31.58% 110
East of England +40 190 £41,250 +2.48% 32
Midlands -12 164 £38,000 -1.30% 28
North West +44 149 £50,000 +25.00% 47
Yorkshire +35 123 £40,000 +40.35% 20
West Midlands -2 103 £42,500 -3.71% 17
South West -39 101 £32,500 -25.71% 36
East Midlands -22 61 £37,500 +3.45% 11
Scotland +40 59 £28,500 -21.38% 19
Wales -22 40 £40,000 -1.23% 3
North East -32 21 £43,136 +34.80% 15
Northern Ireland -54 9 £62,500 +19.05% 1
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 (36.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (2.66%) Confluence
3 12 (1.10%) CMS
4 10 (0.92%) IIS
5 9 (0.83%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.18%) WordPress
9 1 (0.092%) Apache
9 1 (0.092%) nginx
Applications
1 77 (7.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
5 9 (0.83%) Chatbot
5 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.55%) 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 19 (1.74%) 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 4 (0.37%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.28%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.18%) Alphatax
8 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 1 (0.092%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.092%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.092%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 1 (0.092%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 875 (80.28%) Microsoft 365
2 516 (47.34%) Azure
3 378 (34.68%) Entra ID
4 252 (23.12%) OneDrive
5 240 (22.02%) Power Platform
6 146 (13.39%) Power Automate
7 143 (13.12%) PowerApps
8 80 (7.34%) Microsoft Copilot
9 70 (6.42%) SaaS
10 54 (4.95%) Mimecast
11 47 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
12 46 (4.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 43 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
14 35 (3.21%) Azure Logic Apps
15 26 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
16 24 (2.20%) Copilot Studio
17 23 (2.11%) AWS
18 20 (1.83%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 15 (1.38%) PaaS
20 14 (1.28%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 231 (21.19%) Firewall
2 222 (20.37%) DNS
3 194 (17.80%) DHCP
4 154 (14.13%) VPN
5 102 (9.36%) VLAN
6 100 (9.17%) Wi-Fi
7 80 (7.34%) VoIP
8 71 (6.51%) LAN
9 69 (6.33%) TCP/IP
10 68 (6.24%) WAN
11 58 (5.32%) Wireless
12 19 (1.74%) Network Security
13 12 (1.10%) Internet
13 12 (1.10%) SAN
14 10 (0.92%) Broadband
15 9 (0.83%) Intranet
15 9 (0.83%) Skype
16 8 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
16 8 (0.73%) PBX
17 7 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (11.56%) Power BI
2 50 (4.59%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.19%) Metadata
5 9 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.28%) Power Query
9 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.18%) DataStage
9 2 (0.18%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.18%) MySQL
9 2 (0.18%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.18%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.092%) EDMS
10 1 (0.092%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 72 (6.61%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Git
2 5 (0.46%) Postman
3 4 (0.37%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.37%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.18%) Selenium
5 1 (0.092%) Carbide.c++
5 1 (0.092%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.092%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 482 (44.22%) Social Skills
2 135 (12.39%) Finance
3 100 (9.17%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (8.35%) Legal
5 82 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
6 55 (5.05%) Manufacturing
7 45 (4.13%) Public Sector
8 41 (3.76%) Law
9 33 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
10 30 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
10 30 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 25 (2.29%) Retail
12 24 (2.20%) Telecoms
13 13 (1.19%) Local Government
14 10 (0.92%) Advertising
15 8 (0.73%) Banking
15 8 (0.73%) Marketing
16 7 (0.64%) Games
17 5 (0.46%) Military
18 4 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (29.82%) IT Support
2 195 (17.89%) Support Engineer
3 194 (17.80%) IT Engineer
4 171 (15.69%) IT Support Engineer
5 153 (14.04%) Senior
6 128 (11.74%) Analyst
7 118 (10.83%) Developer
8 88 (8.07%) Support Analyst
9 86 (7.89%) IT Technician
10 76 (6.97%) Support Technician
11 69 (6.33%) IT Analyst
12 65 (5.96%) IT Support Technician
13 64 (5.87%) 2nd Line Support
14 60 (5.50%) IT Support Analyst
15 59 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 54 (4.95%) 3rd Line Support
17 49 (4.50%) Senior Developer
18 48 (4.40%) Administrator
19 45 (4.13%) Lead
20 43 (3.94%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.22%) HTML
2 40 (3.67%) .NET
2 40 (3.67%) Microsoft Graph
3 37 (3.39%) CSS
4 32 (2.94%) SPFx
5 29 (2.66%) HTML5 Canvas
6 23 (2.11%) JSON
7 19 (1.74%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.10%) ASP.NET
8 12 (1.10%) REST
9 11 (1.01%) React
10 9 (0.83%) .NET Framework
10 9 (0.83%) XML
11 7 (0.64%) Razor View Engine
12 6 (0.55%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (0.55%) Node.js
12 6 (0.55%) Web Services
13 5 (0.46%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.46%) Swagger
14 4 (0.37%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 129 (11.83%) Driving Licence
2 91 (8.35%) Onboarding
3 61 (5.60%) Management Information System
4 42 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.29%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.74%) Replication
8 15 (1.38%) Clustering
9 14 (1.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 12 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (0.92%) CMDB
11 10 (0.92%) Security Posture
11 10 (0.92%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.83%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.83%) CCTV
12 9 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (0.83%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.83%) IoT
13 8 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 438 (40.18%) Windows
2 227 (20.83%) Windows Server
3 102 (9.36%) Windows 10
4 75 (6.88%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.49%) Android
6 27 (2.48%) Apple iOS
7 20 (1.83%) Linux
8 19 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
8 19 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.28%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.18%) Unix
11 2 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 345 (31.65%) Problem-Solving
2 261 (23.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 202 (18.53%) Customer Service
4 184 (16.88%) ITIL
5 161 (14.77%) Cybersecurity
6 126 (11.56%) Business Intelligence
7 110 (10.09%) Service Delivery
8 108 (9.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 102 (9.36%) User Experience
10 96 (8.81%) Agile
11 91 (8.35%) Service Management
12 88 (8.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 88 (8.07%) Technical Leadership
13 87 (7.98%) AI
14 85 (7.80%) Disaster Recovery
15 81 (7.43%) CRM
16 80 (7.34%) Project Delivery
17 73 (6.70%) Identity Management
17 73 (6.70%) Mentoring
18 72 (6.61%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (14.77%) PowerShell
2 117 (10.73%) SQL
3 57 (5.23%) JavaScript
4 52 (4.77%) C#
5 30 (2.75%) R
6 26 (2.39%) Python
7 25 (2.29%) TypeScript
8 17 (1.56%) 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 2 (0.18%) Bicep
13 1 (0.092%) Bash
13 1 (0.092%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.092%) VB
Qualifications
1 163 (14.95%) Degree
2 95 (8.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 60 (5.50%) Security Cleared
4 49 (4.50%) SC Cleared
5 29 (2.66%) Azure Certification
6 22 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (1.83%) DBS Check
8 19 (1.74%) A+ Certification
9 18 (1.65%) CCNA
10 14 (1.28%) HND
11 12 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (1.10%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (0.92%) HNC
14 7 (0.64%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.55%) APMP
15 6 (0.55%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.55%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (6.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (5.96%) Cyber Essentials
3 50 (4.59%) GDPR
4 29 (2.66%) QA
5 27 (2.48%) SLA
6 22 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 20 (1.83%) ISO 9001
8 19 (1.74%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.01%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.73%) PMO
11 7 (0.64%) 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%) NCSC
14 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
15 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 1 (0.092%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 443 (40.64%) Active Directory
2 106 (9.72%) Hyper-V
3 90 (8.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.74%) vSphere
5 16 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.55%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.55%) DFS Replication
10 4 (0.37%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.092%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.092%) XenApp
12 1 (0.092%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 261 (23.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.29%) Jamf Pro
3 19 (1.74%) SCCM
4 17 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.01%) vCenter Server
6 10 (0.92%) FortiGate
7 7 (0.64%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.37%) vRealize
9 3 (0.28%) cPanel
9 3 (0.28%) Plesk
9 3 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.28%) Terraform
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%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.092%) Puppet
11 1 (0.092%) WSUS
Vendors
1 892 (81.83%) Microsoft
2 115 (10.55%) VMware
3 65 (5.96%) Cisco
4 56 (5.14%) Veeam
5 50 (4.59%) Apple
6 34 (3.12%) Meraki
7 32 (2.94%) CrowdStrike
8 29 (2.66%) ServiceNow
9 24 (2.20%) Adobe
10 22 (2.02%) SonicWALL
11 16 (1.47%) Ubiquiti
12 14 (1.28%) Aruba
12 14 (1.28%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.28%) Sophos
13 12 (1.10%) Datto
13 12 (1.10%) Palo Alto
14 11 (1.01%) Fortinet
15 10 (0.92%) Foundry
15 10 (0.92%) Google
15 10 (0.92%) Sage