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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 100 90
Rank change year-on-year -21 -10 +71
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 864 710 1,918
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.44% 2.75% 2.93%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.85% 31.85% 29.04%
Number of salaries quoted 667 567 1,587
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.44% +1.23%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +3.45% -10.49%

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 2,224 2,229 6,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.72% 8.63% 10.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,623 1,563 4,667
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,800 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,963 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £72,500
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 9 April 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 9 April 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 -49 192 £42,270 +0.64% 56
Midlands -14 185 £42,039 -1.08% 46
South East -21 178 £47,500 +5.56% 76
East of England -15 126 £34,000 -1.10% 32
West Midlands +5 122 £42,500 -15.00% 29
North West -32 111 £50,000 +9.58% 33
South West -1 95 £30,522 -34.01% 55
Yorkshire -31 76 £33,000 +10.00% 19
Scotland +8 63 £33,750 +3.85% 18
East Midlands -46 63 £37,500 +10.29% 17
Wales -18 15 £40,870 +8.99% 8
Northern Ireland -39 8 £60,000 +14.29% 2
Isle of Man +3 6 £45,000 +30.43% 1
North East -39 5 £63,076 +97.11% 6
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
1 303 (35.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (2.89%) Confluence
3 11 (1.27%) CMS
4 7 (0.81%) IIS
5 4 (0.46%) WordPress
6 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.35%) govService
6 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 113 (13.08%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (11.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 47 (5.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (3.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
8 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
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
1 625 (72.34%) Microsoft 365
2 358 (41.44%) Azure
3 271 (31.37%) Entra ID
4 178 (20.60%) OneDrive
5 154 (17.82%) Power Platform
6 86 (9.95%) PowerApps
7 80 (9.26%) Power Automate
8 40 (4.63%) SaaS
9 31 (3.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 30 (3.47%) Azure Logic Apps
11 28 (3.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 28 (3.24%) Mimecast
12 23 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
14 18 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (1.85%) AWS
16 15 (1.74%) Serverless
17 13 (1.50%) Azure Functions
18 10 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 10 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 175 (20.25%) DNS
2 157 (18.17%) DHCP
3 147 (17.01%) Firewall
4 123 (14.24%) VPN
5 78 (9.03%) VLAN
6 76 (8.80%) LAN
7 75 (8.68%) WAN
8 73 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
9 50 (5.79%) VoIP
10 48 (5.56%) TCP/IP
11 32 (3.70%) Network Security
12 17 (1.97%) Wireless
13 13 (1.50%) IPsec
14 12 (1.39%) Intranet
14 12 (1.39%) WLAN
15 11 (1.27%) Internet
16 10 (1.16%) Remote Desktop
17 8 (0.93%) Broadband
17 8 (0.93%) Ethernet
18 7 (0.81%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (10.76%) Power BI
2 45 (5.21%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (0.93%) Metadata
6 7 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.58%) MySQL
8 4 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.35%) Power Query
10 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.23%) DataStage
10 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.12%) GIS
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
11 1 (0.12%) PowerCenter
11 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 49 (5.67%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) Selenium
2 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 386 (44.68%) Social Skills
2 87 (10.07%) Finance
3 59 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (5.90%) Legal
4 51 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 41 (4.75%) Public Sector
6 40 (4.63%) Manufacturing
7 37 (4.28%) Law
8 21 (2.43%) Retail
9 15 (1.74%) Advertising
9 15 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.50%) Telecoms
12 12 (1.39%) Marketing
13 5 (0.58%) Banking
13 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.46%) German Language
14 4 (0.46%) Local Government
15 3 (0.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 251 (29.05%) IT Support
2 154 (17.82%) Support Engineer
3 136 (15.74%) IT Engineer
4 116 (13.43%) IT Support Engineer
5 112 (12.96%) Senior
6 83 (9.61%) Analyst
7 82 (9.49%) Support Technician
8 77 (8.91%) 2nd Line Support
8 77 (8.91%) Developer
9 71 (8.22%) IT Technician
10 65 (7.52%) IT Support Technician
11 54 (6.25%) Support Analyst
12 49 (5.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 46 (5.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 41 (4.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 40 (4.63%) Consultant
15 40 (4.63%) IT Analyst
16 39 (4.51%) 3rd Line Support
16 39 (4.51%) Lead
17 36 (4.17%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.36%) .NET
2 22 (2.55%) CSS
2 22 (2.55%) HTML
3 20 (2.31%) Microsoft Graph
4 15 (1.74%) SPFx
5 14 (1.62%) HTML5 Canvas
5 14 (1.62%) JSON
6 10 (1.16%) .NET Core
6 10 (1.16%) REST
7 8 (0.93%) Web Services
8 7 (0.81%) ASP.NET
9 5 (0.58%) React
10 4 (0.46%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.46%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (0.46%) Middleware
10 4 (0.46%) Node.js
10 4 (0.46%) XML
11 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
12 2 (0.23%) Entity Framework
12 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 129 (14.93%) Driving Licence
2 67 (7.75%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (3.01%) Management Information System
5 25 (2.89%) Replication
6 22 (2.55%) IoT
7 17 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (1.74%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.16%) Low-Code
10 8 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (0.81%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.69%) CMDB
12 6 (0.69%) FMCG
12 6 (0.69%) Social Media
13 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.46%) Digital Signage
14 4 (0.46%) Educational Technology
14 4 (0.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 351 (40.63%) Windows
2 174 (20.14%) Windows Server
3 109 (12.62%) Windows 10
4 47 (5.44%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.75%) Android
6 27 (3.13%) Apple iOS
7 22 (2.55%) Linux
8 20 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.12%) Unix
11 1 (0.12%) VMS
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (27.89%) Problem-Solving
2 166 (19.21%) Customer Service
3 151 (17.48%) ITIL
4 145 (16.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 110 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
6 87 (10.07%) Project Management
7 79 (9.14%) Business Intelligence
8 78 (9.03%) Agile
9 76 (8.80%) Service Delivery
10 67 (7.75%) Coaching
11 63 (7.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 60 (6.94%) User Experience
13 53 (6.13%) Technical Leadership
14 52 (6.02%) CRM
14 52 (6.02%) Disaster Recovery
15 50 (5.79%) AI
16 48 (5.56%) ERP
16 48 (5.56%) Mentoring
17 47 (5.44%) Decision-Making
18 43 (4.98%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 101 (11.69%) PowerShell
2 75 (8.68%) SQL
3 24 (2.78%) C#
3 24 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 23 (2.66%) Python
5 21 (2.43%) VBA
6 17 (1.97%) R
7 12 (1.39%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.16%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.46%) Java
10 2 (0.23%) VB
10 2 (0.23%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.12%) Bash
11 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 117 (13.54%) Degree
2 70 (8.10%) Security Cleared
3 67 (7.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (5.44%) SC Cleared
5 32 (3.70%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 21 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 18 (2.08%) Master's Degree
8 15 (1.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 12 (1.39%) A+ Certification
9 12 (1.39%) APMP
9 12 (1.39%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.39%) MBA
10 10 (1.16%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
11 9 (1.04%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.04%) HND
12 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 7 (0.81%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (6.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (5.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 46 (5.32%) QA
4 29 (3.36%) SLA
5 27 (3.13%) GDPR
6 23 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (1.62%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.16%) PMO
9 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.69%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 5 (0.58%) NIST
11 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.23%) WCAG
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 346 (40.05%) Active Directory
2 70 (8.10%) Hyper-V
3 48 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.04%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.69%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.69%) DFS Replication
7 6 (0.69%) vSphere
8 4 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
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 (25.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.97%) SCCM
2 17 (1.97%) Single Sign-On
3 15 (1.74%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.27%) Terraform
5 9 (1.04%) Backup Exec
5 9 (1.04%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.04%) vRealize
6 7 (0.81%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.23%) SCOM
7 2 (0.23%) SCSM
8 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.12%) Autotask
8 1 (0.12%) CASB
8 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.12%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) Plesk
Vendors
1 663 (76.74%) Microsoft
2 75 (8.68%) VMware
3 54 (6.25%) Apple
4 38 (4.40%) Veeam
5 27 (3.13%) Cisco
6 21 (2.43%) Meraki
7 19 (2.20%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.97%) Adobe
8 17 (1.97%) CrowdStrike
9 12 (1.39%) Citrix
9 12 (1.39%) Sophos
10 10 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
11 9 (1.04%) ConnectWise
12 8 (0.93%) Logitech
12 8 (0.93%) New Relic
12 8 (0.93%) Oracle
12 8 (0.93%) SAP
12 8 (0.93%) Splunk
12 8 (0.93%) WatchGuard
12 8 (0.93%) Yealink