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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 154 112
Rank change year-on-year +51 -42 +22
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,288 723 1,192
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.60% 2.11% 2.10%
As % of the Application Platforms category 43.11% 29.74% 27.80%
Number of salaries quoted 993 559 841
10th Percentile £27,162 £26,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £38,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.49% -9.41% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,000 £55,322
90th Percentile £72,500 £63,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,939 £42,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.24% -11.58% -5.00%

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 2,988 2,431 4,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.70% 7.11% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,175 1,656 2,500
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,063 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,475 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% -2.39% -1.79%

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 September 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 September 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 +64 341 £42,500 +19.06% 106
South East +4 284 £47,500 +18.23% 157
East of England +61 234 £37,500 -7.41% 56
Midlands -6 178 £39,000 +1.30% 94
North West +38 160 £50,000 +25.00% 53
Yorkshire +37 149 £38,772 +33.70% 41
West Midlands -10 110 £46,042 +4.64% 62
South West -53 107 £36,250 -9.38% 64
Scotland +37 70 £31,500 -13.10% 37
East Midlands -26 68 £37,500 -2.60% 32
Wales -35 44 £32,000 -20.99% 11
North East -36 32 £47,500 +45.71% 14
Northern Ireland - 31 £63,500 - 24
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
1 471 (36.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (2.64%) CMS
3 28 (2.17%) Confluence
4 27 (2.10%) Sitecore CMS
5 17 (1.32%) IIS
6 14 (1.09%) Skype for Business
7 7 (0.54%) Apache
7 7 (0.54%) nginx
8 5 (0.39%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.23%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.078%) WordPress
Applications
1 118 (9.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (6.68%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.93%) Chatbot
4 12 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.78%) CorelDRAW
6 9 (0.70%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.31%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.23%) Revit
9 2 (0.16%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.078%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.078%) InDesign
10 1 (0.078%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 54 (4.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.47%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.31%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.23%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.16%) Shopify
7 1 (0.078%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.078%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.078%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 982 (76.24%) Microsoft 365
2 565 (43.87%) Azure
3 449 (34.86%) Entra ID
4 334 (25.93%) Power Platform
5 281 (21.82%) OneDrive
6 201 (15.61%) PowerApps
7 189 (14.67%) Power Automate
8 118 (9.16%) Microsoft Copilot
9 88 (6.83%) SaaS
10 76 (5.90%) Dynamics 365
11 65 (5.05%) Microsoft Purview
12 57 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
13 48 (3.73%) Mimecast
14 32 (2.48%) AWS
15 28 (2.17%) Azure Logic Apps
16 26 (2.02%) IaaS
17 24 (1.86%) Copilot Studio
18 21 (1.63%) Azure Data Factory
19 20 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 20 (1.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 261 (20.26%) Firewall
2 241 (18.71%) DNS
3 206 (15.99%) DHCP
4 168 (13.04%) VPN
5 124 (9.63%) VLAN
6 116 (9.01%) Wi-Fi
7 91 (7.07%) VoIP
8 80 (6.21%) TCP/IP
9 76 (5.90%) Wireless
10 68 (5.28%) LAN
11 63 (4.89%) WAN
12 26 (2.02%) Network Security
13 19 (1.48%) SSL
14 15 (1.16%) Skype
15 14 (1.09%) Internet
16 13 (1.01%) Broadband
17 12 (0.93%) PBX
17 12 (0.93%) SAN
18 10 (0.78%) Intranet
18 10 (0.78%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (13.12%) Power BI
2 50 (3.88%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (0.93%) Metadata
5 8 (0.62%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.47%) GIS
7 6 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.31%) Power Query
10 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.23%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
12 1 (0.078%) EDMS
12 1 (0.078%) MySQL
12 1 (0.078%) PowerPivot
12 1 (0.078%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 75 (5.82%) JIRA
2 19 (1.48%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) Postman
4 4 (0.31%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.23%) Selenium
5 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.16%) JUnit
6 2 (0.16%) Mockito
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.078%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 628 (48.76%) Social Skills
2 187 (14.52%) Finance
3 135 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
5 96 (7.45%) Legal
6 66 (5.12%) Manufacturing
7 57 (4.43%) Public Sector
8 39 (3.03%) Marketing
9 38 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 38 (2.95%) Law
10 29 (2.25%) Retail
11 27 (2.10%) Publishing
12 26 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
13 25 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
13 25 (1.94%) Telecoms
14 19 (1.48%) Local Government
15 11 (0.85%) Legal Technology
16 10 (0.78%) Advertising
17 9 (0.70%) Games
18 8 (0.62%) Military
Job Titles
1 328 (25.47%) IT Support
2 223 (17.31%) Senior
3 216 (16.77%) Support Engineer
4 204 (15.84%) IT Engineer
5 184 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
6 143 (11.10%) Developer
7 126 (9.78%) Analyst
8 89 (6.91%) IT Technician
9 82 (6.37%) Support Analyst
10 70 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 68 (5.28%) Support Technician
12 66 (5.12%) 2nd Line Support
13 65 (5.05%) Administrator
14 61 (4.74%) Lead
15 60 (4.66%) IT Support Technician
16 59 (4.58%) Consultant
17 55 (4.27%) IT Analyst
18 52 (4.04%) Senior Developer
19 48 (3.73%) IT Support Analyst
20 46 (3.57%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (4.35%) HTML
2 46 (3.57%) CSS
3 39 (3.03%) Microsoft Graph
4 36 (2.80%) .NET
5 34 (2.64%) HTML5 Canvas
6 33 (2.56%) SPFx
7 27 (2.10%) JSON
8 18 (1.40%) .NET Core
9 15 (1.16%) REST
10 13 (1.01%) React
11 11 (0.85%) ASP.NET
11 11 (0.85%) XML
12 8 (0.62%) .NET Framework
12 8 (0.62%) Terraform
13 7 (0.54%) Middleware
13 7 (0.54%) Razor View Engine
14 6 (0.47%) Node.js
14 6 (0.47%) Playwright
15 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
15 5 (0.39%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 148 (11.49%) Driving Licence
2 126 (9.78%) Onboarding
3 112 (8.70%) Management Information System
4 72 (5.59%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (2.25%) AI Agents
6 27 (2.10%) Blog
6 27 (2.10%) Marketing Technology
7 26 (2.02%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (1.55%) Security Posture
10 18 (1.40%) Clustering
10 18 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (1.24%) Low-Code
12 14 (1.09%) CMDB
12 14 (1.09%) Virtual Team
13 13 (1.01%) Social Media
14 12 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
15 11 (0.85%) Replication
16 10 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 497 (38.59%) Windows
2 260 (20.19%) Windows Server
3 102 (7.92%) Windows 10
4 80 (6.21%) Mac OS
5 33 (2.56%) Apple iOS
6 32 (2.48%) Linux
7 31 (2.41%) Android
8 26 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.62%) Ubuntu
10 8 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.31%) VMS
12 3 (0.23%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.078%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 414 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
2 311 (24.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 240 (18.63%) Customer Service
4 199 (15.45%) Cybersecurity
5 190 (14.75%) ITIL
6 159 (12.34%) AI
7 148 (11.49%) Business Intelligence
8 139 (10.79%) Service Delivery
9 130 (10.09%) Disaster Recovery
9 130 (10.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 129 (10.02%) Project Delivery
11 122 (9.47%) CRM
12 111 (8.62%) Service Management
13 108 (8.39%) Stakeholder Management
13 108 (8.39%) User Experience
14 106 (8.23%) Technical Leadership
15 105 (8.15%) Workflow
16 102 (7.92%) Agile
17 100 (7.76%) Project Management
18 92 (7.14%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 193 (14.98%) PowerShell
2 120 (9.32%) SQL
3 71 (5.51%) JavaScript
4 69 (5.36%) C#
5 26 (2.02%) R
6 25 (1.94%) Python
7 24 (1.86%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.01%) VBA
9 9 (0.70%) Ruby
10 7 (0.54%) C
10 7 (0.54%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.23%) Bicep
11 3 (0.23%) C++
11 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.23%) Java
11 3 (0.23%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.16%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.078%) Bash
13 1 (0.078%) VB
Qualifications
1 179 (13.90%) Degree
2 131 (10.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (5.12%) Security Cleared
4 58 (4.50%) SC Cleared
5 41 (3.18%) Azure Certification
6 32 (2.48%) DBS Check
7 31 (2.41%) Cisco Certification
8 22 (1.71%) CCNA
8 22 (1.71%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.09%) A+ Certification
10 14 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 13 (1.01%) HND
11 13 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 10 (0.78%) HNC
13 9 (0.70%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.62%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.62%) MCSE
15 7 (0.54%) MCSA
16 6 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 69 (5.36%) GDPR
3 63 (4.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 43 (3.34%) SLA
5 34 (2.64%) QA
6 22 (1.71%) Accessibility
6 22 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (1.71%) Data Quality
7 17 (1.32%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.54%) NIST
9 6 (0.47%) ISO 14001
9 6 (0.47%) PMO
9 6 (0.47%) WCAG
10 5 (0.39%) COSHH
10 5 (0.39%) NCSC
10 5 (0.39%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.31%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.16%) IEC 61131
13 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 485 (37.66%) Active Directory
2 136 (10.56%) Hyper-V
3 130 (10.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (1.48%) vSphere
6 16 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.078%) Docker
10 1 (0.078%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 315 (24.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.10%) SCCM
3 24 (1.86%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.16%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.39%) Ansible
6 5 (0.39%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.23%) cPanel
7 3 (0.23%) Plesk
7 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.16%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.16%) Puppet
8 2 (0.16%) vRealize
9 1 (0.078%) Nessus
9 1 (0.078%) VxRail
9 1 (0.078%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,080 (83.85%) Microsoft
2 151 (11.72%) VMware
3 80 (6.21%) Cisco
4 70 (5.43%) Veeam
5 55 (4.27%) Apple
6 41 (3.18%) SonicWALL
7 35 (2.72%) ServiceNow
8 31 (2.41%) Adobe
9 29 (2.25%) CrowdStrike
9 29 (2.25%) Meraki
10 27 (2.10%) Google
10 27 (2.10%) Sitecore
11 21 (1.63%) Salesforce
12 20 (1.55%) Datto
12 20 (1.55%) HP
13 17 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
14 16 (1.24%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.16%) Aruba
16 14 (1.09%) Citrix
16 14 (1.09%) Fortinet