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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 155 94
Rank change year-on-year +32 -61 +54
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 956 668 1,977
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.44% 2.25% 2.60%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.00% 27.60% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 768 535 1,593
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,925 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,094 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,620 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.10% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,939 £44,388 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.26% +4.44% -15.00%

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 2,390 2,420 6,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.59% 8.15% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,833 1,565 4,559
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,600 £31,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -12.37%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,125 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
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 8 June 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 8 June 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 +37 259 £42,500 +21.43% 68
South East -24 178 £50,000 +25.00% 117
East of England +26 174 £42,500 +26.87% 33
Midlands -9 169 £38,500 - 56
North West +46 143 £50,000 +17.65% 34
West Midlands +1 112 £40,750 -6.08% 31
Yorkshire +6 100 £38,000 +33.33% 27
South West -23 87 £29,000 -35.56% 40
East Midlands -31 57 £37,500 +7.14% 25
Scotland +12 41 £36,000 +9.09% 18
Wales -10 35 £40,000 -2.44% 6
North East -34 16 £36,886 +15.27% 9
Northern Ireland -29 9 £61,250 +16.67% 7
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
1 343 (35.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.35%) Confluence
3 9 (0.94%) CMS
3 9 (0.94%) IIS
4 5 (0.52%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.31%) govService
5 3 (0.31%) SAS
6 2 (0.21%) SharePoint 2013
6 2 (0.21%) WordPress
7 1 (0.10%) Apache
Applications
1 80 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (7.64%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.42%) CorelDRAW
5 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.10%) InDesign
8 1 (0.10%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 19 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.05%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.94%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.31%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.21%) Alphatax
8 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.10%) FIS Private Capital Suite
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.10%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 758 (79.29%) Microsoft 365
2 433 (45.29%) Azure
3 304 (31.80%) Entra ID
4 228 (23.85%) OneDrive
5 206 (21.55%) Power Platform
6 115 (12.03%) PowerApps
7 114 (11.92%) Power Automate
8 51 (5.33%) SaaS
9 45 (4.71%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.87%) Azure Logic Apps
11 34 (3.56%) Dynamics 365
11 34 (3.56%) Mimecast
12 32 (3.35%) Microsoft Purview
13 28 (2.93%) Azure Data Factory
14 27 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
15 21 (2.20%) AWS
16 19 (1.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 13 (1.36%) Serverless
18 12 (1.26%) IaaS
18 12 (1.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 203 (21.23%) Firewall
2 195 (20.40%) DNS
3 167 (17.47%) DHCP
4 138 (14.44%) VPN
5 91 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
6 84 (8.79%) VLAN
7 66 (6.90%) VoIP
7 66 (6.90%) WAN
8 65 (6.80%) LAN
9 47 (4.92%) TCP/IP
10 31 (3.24%) Wireless
11 14 (1.46%) Internet
12 11 (1.15%) Intranet
12 11 (1.15%) Network Security
13 10 (1.05%) SAN
14 9 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.84%) IPsec
15 8 (0.84%) WLAN
16 7 (0.73%) Broadband
17 5 (0.52%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (12.76%) Power BI
2 59 (6.17%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.51%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (1.15%) Metadata
6 9 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.42%) Power Query
9 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.21%) DataStage
10 2 (0.21%) MySQL
10 2 (0.21%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.21%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.10%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.10%) EDMS
11 1 (0.10%) GIS
11 1 (0.10%) PowerCenter
11 1 (0.10%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 59 (6.17%) JIRA
2 5 (0.52%) Postman
3 4 (0.42%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.42%) Git
4 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.21%) Selenium
6 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.10%) Carbide.c++
6 1 (0.10%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 410 (42.89%) Social Skills
2 115 (12.03%) Finance
3 83 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (7.11%) Legal
5 65 (6.80%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (4.71%) Public Sector
7 42 (4.39%) Manufacturing
8 40 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 36 (3.77%) Law
10 29 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.30%) Retail
12 18 (1.88%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.36%) Advertising
15 9 (0.94%) Local Government
16 7 (0.73%) Marketing
17 6 (0.63%) Games
18 5 (0.52%) Banking
18 5 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
19 3 (0.31%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 273 (28.56%) IT Support
2 164 (17.15%) Support Engineer
3 157 (16.42%) IT Engineer
4 138 (14.44%) Senior
5 132 (13.81%) IT Support Engineer
6 114 (11.92%) Analyst
7 94 (9.83%) Developer
8 79 (8.26%) IT Technician
9 78 (8.16%) Support Technician
10 77 (8.05%) Support Analyst
11 66 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support
11 66 (6.90%) IT Support Technician
12 58 (6.07%) IT Analyst
13 54 (5.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 49 (5.13%) IT Support Analyst
15 44 (4.60%) 3rd Line Support
16 43 (4.50%) Senior Developer
17 42 (4.39%) Consultant
18 40 (4.18%) Lead
19 39 (4.08%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.08%) .NET
2 36 (3.77%) HTML
3 34 (3.56%) CSS
4 33 (3.45%) Microsoft Graph
5 24 (2.51%) SPFx
6 23 (2.41%) HTML5 Canvas
6 23 (2.41%) JSON
7 19 (1.99%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.26%) REST
9 10 (1.05%) ASP.NET
10 9 (0.94%) .NET Framework
10 9 (0.94%) React
11 7 (0.73%) Web Services
12 6 (0.63%) Node.js
12 6 (0.63%) XML
13 5 (0.52%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.52%) Razor View Engine
13 5 (0.52%) Swagger
14 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET Core
14 4 (0.42%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 111 (11.61%) Driving Licence
2 76 (7.95%) Onboarding
3 47 (4.92%) Management Information System
4 30 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.62%) Replication
6 18 (1.88%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (1.26%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.05%) Clustering
10 10 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (0.94%) Low-Code
11 9 (0.94%) Security Posture
12 8 (0.84%) CMDB
12 8 (0.84%) Social Media
13 6 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
13 6 (0.63%) FMCG
13 6 (0.63%) Virtual Team
14 5 (0.52%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 383 (40.06%) Windows
2 195 (20.40%) Windows Server
3 85 (8.89%) Windows 10
4 60 (6.28%) Mac OS
5 42 (4.39%) Android
6 28 (2.93%) Apple iOS
7 21 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 21 (2.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (1.78%) Linux
9 9 (0.94%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.21%) Unix
10 2 (0.21%) VMS
11 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (31.59%) Problem-Solving
2 207 (21.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 175 (18.31%) ITIL
4 162 (16.95%) Customer Service
5 127 (13.28%) Cybersecurity
6 115 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
7 95 (9.94%) User Experience
8 92 (9.62%) Service Delivery
9 81 (8.47%) Agile
10 78 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 71 (7.43%) Disaster Recovery
11 71 (7.43%) Service Management
12 67 (7.01%) CRM
12 67 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
13 65 (6.80%) Project Management
14 63 (6.59%) Coaching
14 63 (6.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 61 (6.38%) Mentoring
16 60 (6.28%) AI
17 58 (6.07%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 133 (13.91%) PowerShell
2 109 (11.40%) SQL
3 41 (4.29%) C#
4 38 (3.97%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.30%) TypeScript
6 17 (1.78%) R
6 17 (1.78%) VBA
7 15 (1.57%) Python
8 10 (1.05%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.42%) C
10 4 (0.42%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.31%) Java
12 1 (0.10%) Bash
12 1 (0.10%) Bicep
12 1 (0.10%) VB
Qualifications
1 145 (15.17%) Degree
2 83 (8.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 60 (6.28%) Security Cleared
4 43 (4.50%) SC Cleared
5 19 (1.99%) Azure Certification
6 18 (1.88%) A+ Certification
6 18 (1.88%) DBS Check
7 16 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (0.84%) CCNA
11 8 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (0.84%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.73%) APMP
12 7 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (0.73%) MBA
13 5 (0.52%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (6.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (6.07%) Cyber Essentials
3 31 (3.24%) GDPR
4 28 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 28 (2.93%) SLA
5 20 (2.09%) QA
6 19 (1.99%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.26%) ISO 9001
8 8 (0.84%) PMO
9 5 (0.52%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.52%) ISO 22301
9 5 (0.52%) NIST
10 3 (0.31%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.31%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.21%) COSHH
11 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.21%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.10%) GxP
12 1 (0.10%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 381 (39.85%) Active Directory
2 91 (9.52%) Hyper-V
3 67 (7.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.84%) vSphere
8 7 (0.73%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.63%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.63%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.31%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.10%) Docker
11 1 (0.10%) Firmware
11 1 (0.10%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.10%) XenApp
11 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 226 (23.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
3 21 (2.20%) SCCM
4 20 (2.09%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.15%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.94%) Backup Exec
7 7 (0.73%) vCenter Server
7 7 (0.73%) vRealize
8 6 (0.63%) Terraform
9 2 (0.21%) cPanel
9 2 (0.21%) Plesk
10 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.10%) Autotask
10 1 (0.10%) CASB
10 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.10%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.10%) MOM
Vendors
1 750 (78.45%) Microsoft
2 97 (10.15%) VMware
3 60 (6.28%) Apple
4 52 (5.44%) Veeam
5 45 (4.71%) Cisco
6 30 (3.14%) Meraki
7 26 (2.72%) ServiceNow
8 25 (2.62%) Adobe
9 20 (2.09%) SonicWALL
10 19 (1.99%) CrowdStrike
11 13 (1.36%) Datto
11 13 (1.36%) Ubiquiti
12 11 (1.15%) Sophos
13 10 (1.05%) Computacenter
13 10 (1.05%) Google
13 10 (1.05%) Salesforce
13 10 (1.05%) WatchGuard
14 9 (0.94%) Fortinet
15 8 (0.84%) Aruba
15 8 (0.84%) Yealink