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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 105 88
Rank change year-on-year -3 -17 +62
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 856 800 1,605
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.68% 2.72% 2.99%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.57% 31.65% 29.37%
Number of salaries quoted 612 536 1,355
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £29,938 £31,131 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £40,874 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.70% +2.19% -0.28%
75th Percentile £52,797 £55,000 £51,000
90th Percentile £64,875 £66,250 £62,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -10.53%

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 2,163 2,528 5,464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.25% 8.58% 10.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,515 1,442 4,075
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,625 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £59,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,250 £73,886 £75,000
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 4 March 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 March 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 -22 194 £41,500 -7.78% 74
Midlands -8 179 £42,500 - 40
South East -20 159 £45,000 +9.76% 113
North West -3 113 £47,500 -5.00% 46
Scotland +28 109 £31,500 -3.08% 28
South West +24 108 £32,000 -32.98% 33
West Midlands -5 105 £45,000 -15.57% 17
East of England -24 87 £34,000 +6.25% 44
Yorkshire -16 74 £33,000 - 23
East Midlands -32 74 £37,500 +19.05% 23
Wales -7 12 £41,740 -12.13% 12
North East -18 7 £67,500 +121.31% 9
Northern Ireland -34 7 £47,250 -10.00% 4
Isle of Man - 5 £45,000 - 1
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
1 282 (32.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (1.99%) Confluence
3 10 (1.17%) CMS
4 6 (0.70%) WordPress
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.47%) IIS
7 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.35%) govService
8 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 152 (17.76%) Microsoft Office
2 129 (15.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 76 (8.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 30 (3.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
3 7 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.35%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
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
8 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 599 (69.98%) Microsoft 365
2 365 (42.64%) Azure
3 272 (31.78%) Entra ID
4 165 (19.28%) OneDrive
5 142 (16.59%) Power Platform
6 77 (9.00%) PowerApps
7 73 (8.53%) Power Automate
8 40 (4.67%) SaaS
9 36 (4.21%) Microsoft Purview
10 29 (3.39%) Mimecast
11 26 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (3.04%) Microsoft Copilot
12 20 (2.34%) Azure Logic Apps
13 16 (1.87%) AWS
14 14 (1.64%) Serverless
15 13 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
16 12 (1.40%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (1.29%) IaaS
18 10 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 172 (20.09%) DNS
2 154 (17.99%) DHCP
3 148 (17.29%) Firewall
4 123 (14.37%) VPN
5 83 (9.70%) VLAN
6 67 (7.83%) LAN
6 67 (7.83%) WAN
7 56 (6.54%) TCP/IP
8 54 (6.31%) Wi-Fi
9 38 (4.44%) VoIP
10 33 (3.86%) Network Security
11 17 (1.99%) Wireless
12 13 (1.52%) IPsec
13 9 (1.05%) DKIM
13 9 (1.05%) DMARC
13 9 (1.05%) Internet
13 9 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
13 9 (1.05%) WLAN
14 7 (0.82%) Ethernet
14 7 (0.82%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.58%) Power BI
2 34 (3.97%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.70%) MySQL
4 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.47%) DTS
6 4 (0.47%) Metadata
7 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.23%) DataStage
8 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.23%) Power Query
8 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 32 (3.74%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Selenium
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 395 (46.14%) Social Skills
2 97 (11.33%) Finance
3 51 (5.96%) Organisational Skills
4 46 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.26%) Legal
6 44 (5.14%) Manufacturing
7 43 (5.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (5.02%) Law
8 39 (4.56%) Public Sector
9 25 (2.92%) Retail
10 17 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.29%) Advertising
12 11 (1.29%) Marketing
12 11 (1.29%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.47%) Banking
14 4 (0.47%) German Language
15 3 (0.35%) Electronics
15 3 (0.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 230 (26.87%) IT Support
2 154 (17.99%) Support Engineer
3 128 (14.95%) IT Engineer
4 115 (13.43%) Senior
5 107 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
6 93 (10.86%) Analyst
7 68 (7.94%) Support Technician
8 65 (7.59%) Senior Manager
9 64 (7.48%) 2nd Line Support
9 64 (7.48%) QA Manager
9 64 (7.48%) Quality Manager
9 64 (7.48%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (7.48%) Senior Quality Manager
10 58 (6.78%) Support Analyst
11 52 (6.07%) IT Support Technician
11 52 (6.07%) IT Technician
12 51 (5.96%) Developer
13 49 (5.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 45 (5.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 43 (5.02%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.87%) .NET
2 11 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
3 10 (1.17%) HTML
4 7 (0.82%) CSS
4 7 (0.82%) Web Services
5 6 (0.70%) REST
6 4 (0.47%) JSON
6 4 (0.47%) Middleware
6 4 (0.47%) SPFx
7 3 (0.35%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (0.35%) OAuth
7 3 (0.35%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.35%) OpenID
7 3 (0.35%) SAML
7 3 (0.35%) XML
8 2 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
8 2 (0.23%) Razor View Engine
8 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 122 (14.25%) Driving Licence
2 65 (7.59%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.09%) Enterprise Software
4 34 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (2.80%) Replication
6 23 (2.69%) IoT
7 22 (2.57%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.87%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.29%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.17%) Security Posture
11 9 (1.05%) CMDB
11 9 (1.05%) FMCG
11 9 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.05%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (0.70%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.70%) Clustering
12 6 (0.70%) iPad
13 5 (0.58%) Digital Signage
13 5 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 343 (40.07%) Windows
2 181 (21.14%) Windows Server
3 103 (12.03%) Windows 10
4 44 (5.14%) Mac OS
5 37 (4.32%) Android
6 29 (3.39%) Apple iOS
7 16 (1.87%) Linux
7 16 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (20.44%) Customer Service
3 161 (18.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (17.52%) ITIL
5 111 (12.97%) Coaching
6 109 (12.73%) Project Management
7 106 (12.38%) Cybersecurity
8 85 (9.93%) Agile
9 83 (9.70%) Service Delivery
10 72 (8.41%) Customer Experience
11 66 (7.71%) Business Intelligence
11 66 (7.71%) Performance Improvement
11 66 (7.71%) Six Sigma
12 65 (7.59%) Due Diligence
13 64 (7.48%) Lean Six Sigma
13 64 (7.48%) Quality Management
14 58 (6.78%) Disaster Recovery
15 57 (6.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 54 (6.31%) Mentoring
17 50 (5.84%) AI
Programming Languages
1 95 (11.10%) PowerShell
2 57 (6.66%) SQL
3 28 (3.27%) Python
4 22 (2.57%) VBA
5 9 (1.05%) C#
5 9 (1.05%) R
6 8 (0.93%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.82%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.70%) Bash
9 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.35%) Java
10 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.23%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 112 (13.08%) Degree
2 68 (7.94%) Security Cleared
3 64 (7.48%) Microsoft Certification
3 64 (7.48%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
4 45 (5.26%) SC Cleared
5 24 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (2.34%) Master's Degree
7 17 (1.99%) DV Cleared
8 13 (1.52%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.52%) APMP
8 13 (1.52%) MBA
9 12 (1.40%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.40%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.17%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 9 (1.05%) HND
12 6 (0.70%) MCITP
13 5 (0.58%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.88%) QA
2 54 (6.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 49 (5.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (4.09%) SLA
5 32 (3.74%) GDPR
6 27 (3.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 11 (1.29%) NIST
8 10 (1.17%) PMO
9 9 (1.05%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.93%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
12 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.23%) P3O
13 2 (0.23%) WCAG
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 342 (39.95%) Active Directory
2 65 (7.59%) Hyper-V
3 51 (5.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.05%) VMware NSX
6 8 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.58%) DFS Replication
7 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.58%) vSphere
8 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.35%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
11 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 224 (26.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.45%) SCCM
3 20 (2.34%) Terraform
4 15 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.05%) Backup Exec
6 9 (1.05%) vRealize
7 8 (0.93%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
8 5 (0.58%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.47%) Nagios
9 4 (0.47%) ZABBIX
10 2 (0.23%) Plesk
10 2 (0.23%) SCOM
10 2 (0.23%) SCSM
11 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.12%) CASB
11 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 666 (77.80%) Microsoft
2 75 (8.76%) VMware
3 55 (6.43%) Apple
4 35 (4.09%) Veeam
5 23 (2.69%) Cisco
6 19 (2.22%) Meraki
6 19 (2.22%) ServiceNow
6 19 (2.22%) Sophos
7 17 (1.99%) Citrix
8 13 (1.52%) ConnectWise
9 11 (1.29%) Google
10 9 (1.05%) CrowdStrike
10 9 (1.05%) Datto
10 9 (1.05%) Infor
10 9 (1.05%) SAP
10 9 (1.05%) SolarWinds
11 8 (0.93%) New Relic
11 8 (0.93%) Oracle
11 8 (0.93%) Splunk
12 7 (0.82%) Trend Micro