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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 152 94
Rank change year-on-year +25 -58 +55
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 946 642 1,948
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.40% 2.22% 2.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.97% 27.30% 29.14%
Number of salaries quoted 753 511 1,592
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,100 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.88% -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 2,367 2,352 6,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.51% 8.14% 9.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,818 1,513 4,579
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -11.46%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,360 £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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +28 251 £42,500 +21.43% 70
South East -9 181 £50,000 +17.65% 100
Midlands -6 172 £38,250 -0.65% 50
East of England +29 169 £42,879 +28.00% 34
North West +44 140 £50,000 +16.28% 34
West Midlands -2 116 £40,750 -6.08% 25
Yorkshire -2 95 £35,750 +25.44% 29
South West -21 86 £29,000 -35.56% 32
East Midlands -21 56 £37,500 +7.14% 24
Scotland +13 41 £36,000 +9.09% 11
Wales -4 33 £40,000 +8.84% 7
North East -36 16 £38,772 +21.16% 9
Northern Ireland -34 9 £61,250 +16.67% 3
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
1 338 (35.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (3.49%) Confluence
3 9 (0.95%) IIS
4 7 (0.74%) CMS
5 5 (0.53%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.32%) govService
6 3 (0.32%) SAS
7 2 (0.21%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 80 (8.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (8.25%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.21%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 21 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.95%) Dynamics GP
2 9 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.32%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.21%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.11%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 746 (78.86%) Microsoft 365
2 425 (44.93%) Azure
3 297 (31.40%) Entra ID
4 224 (23.68%) OneDrive
5 201 (21.25%) Power Platform
6 110 (11.63%) PowerApps
7 108 (11.42%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.50%) SaaS
9 43 (4.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (4.02%) Azure Logic Apps
11 33 (3.49%) Microsoft Purview
11 33 (3.49%) Mimecast
12 28 (2.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 28 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
12 28 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (2.01%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 19 (2.01%) AWS
14 14 (1.48%) Serverless
15 12 (1.27%) IaaS
15 12 (1.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 194 (20.51%) Firewall
2 193 (20.40%) DNS
3 163 (17.23%) DHCP
4 133 (14.06%) VPN
5 95 (10.04%) Wi-Fi
6 82 (8.67%) VLAN
7 72 (7.61%) WAN
8 70 (7.40%) LAN
9 62 (6.55%) VoIP
10 48 (5.07%) TCP/IP
11 29 (3.07%) Wireless
12 14 (1.48%) Internet
13 11 (1.16%) Intranet
13 11 (1.16%) Network Security
13 11 (1.16%) WLAN
14 10 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
14 10 (1.06%) SAN
15 9 (0.95%) IPsec
16 7 (0.74%) Broadband
17 6 (0.63%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (12.68%) Power BI
2 59 (6.24%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.54%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (1.16%) Metadata
6 9 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.42%) Power Query
9 3 (0.32%) 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 (0.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.11%) EDMS
11 1 (0.11%) GIS
11 1 (0.11%) PowerCenter
11 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 60 (6.34%) JIRA
2 5 (0.53%) Postman
3 4 (0.42%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.42%) Git
4 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.21%) Selenium
5 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.11%) Carbide.c++
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 394 (41.65%) Social Skills
2 106 (11.21%) Finance
3 79 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (6.98%) Legal
5 63 (6.66%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (4.76%) Public Sector
7 39 (4.12%) Law
7 39 (4.12%) Manufacturing
8 29 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (2.43%) Retail
10 18 (1.90%) Telecoms
11 15 (1.59%) Advertising
12 12 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.85%) Local Government
14 7 (0.74%) Marketing
15 6 (0.63%) Games
16 5 (0.53%) Banking
16 5 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.32%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 268 (28.33%) IT Support
2 160 (16.91%) Support Engineer
3 152 (16.07%) IT Engineer
4 136 (14.38%) Senior
5 128 (13.53%) IT Support Engineer
6 108 (11.42%) Analyst
7 94 (9.94%) Developer
8 80 (8.46%) Support Technician
9 79 (8.35%) IT Technician
10 73 (7.72%) Support Analyst
11 67 (7.08%) 2nd Line Support
12 66 (6.98%) IT Support Technician
13 55 (5.81%) IT Analyst
14 54 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 47 (4.97%) IT Support Analyst
16 43 (4.55%) 3rd Line Support
16 43 (4.55%) Senior Developer
17 41 (4.33%) Consultant
18 40 (4.23%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 40 (4.23%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.23%) .NET
2 35 (3.70%) HTML
3 34 (3.59%) CSS
4 32 (3.38%) Microsoft Graph
5 23 (2.43%) JSON
5 23 (2.43%) SPFx
6 22 (2.33%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (2.01%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.27%) REST
9 10 (1.06%) ASP.NET
10 9 (0.95%) .NET Framework
10 9 (0.95%) React
11 7 (0.74%) Web Services
12 6 (0.63%) Node.js
13 5 (0.53%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.53%) Razor View Engine
13 5 (0.53%) Swagger
14 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET Core
14 4 (0.42%) Gherkin
14 4 (0.42%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 105 (11.10%) Driving Licence
2 79 (8.35%) Onboarding
3 46 (4.86%) Management Information System
4 33 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.75%) Replication
6 18 (1.90%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (1.37%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.16%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.06%) Clustering
10 10 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (0.95%) Security Posture
12 8 (0.85%) CMDB
12 8 (0.85%) Social Media
13 6 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
13 6 (0.63%) FMCG
14 4 (0.42%) Educational Technology
14 4 (0.42%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 380 (40.17%) Windows
2 190 (20.08%) Windows Server
3 86 (9.09%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.81%) Mac OS
5 45 (4.76%) Android
6 30 (3.17%) Apple iOS
7 20 (2.11%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
9 16 (1.69%) Linux
10 9 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.21%) VMS
12 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.11%) Unix
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (31.18%) Problem-Solving
2 196 (20.72%) Continuous Improvement
3 168 (17.76%) ITIL
4 158 (16.70%) Customer Service
5 124 (13.11%) Cybersecurity
6 111 (11.73%) Business Intelligence
7 96 (10.15%) User Experience
8 83 (8.77%) Service Delivery
9 82 (8.67%) Agile
10 77 (8.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 69 (7.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 67 (7.08%) CRM
12 67 (7.08%) Project Management
13 66 (6.98%) Technical Leadership
14 65 (6.87%) AI
15 61 (6.45%) Coaching
16 60 (6.34%) ERP
16 60 (6.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 59 (6.24%) Mentoring
18 58 (6.13%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 131 (13.85%) PowerShell
2 102 (10.78%) SQL
3 41 (4.33%) C#
4 37 (3.91%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.33%) TypeScript
6 18 (1.90%) VBA
7 17 (1.80%) R
8 16 (1.69%) Python
9 9 (0.95%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.42%) C
11 4 (0.42%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.32%) Java
13 1 (0.11%) Bash
13 1 (0.11%) Bicep
13 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 137 (14.48%) Degree
2 76 (8.03%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (6.45%) Security Cleared
4 44 (4.65%) SC Cleared
5 18 (1.90%) A+ Certification
5 18 (1.90%) Azure Certification
6 16 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (1.48%) DBS Check
8 13 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.27%) Master's Degree
10 9 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 9 (0.95%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (0.85%) APMP
11 8 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.85%) DV Cleared
11 8 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.85%) MBA
12 7 (0.74%) CCNA
12 7 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 33 (3.49%) GDPR
4 27 (2.85%) SLA
5 24 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 20 (2.11%) QA
7 18 (1.90%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.16%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.85%) PMO
10 5 (0.53%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.42%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.42%) NIST
11 4 (0.42%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.32%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.21%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.11%) COSHH
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 19650
14 1 (0.11%) NCSC
14 1 (0.11%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 379 (40.06%) Active Directory
2 89 (9.41%) Hyper-V
3 66 (6.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.85%) vSphere
8 7 (0.74%) 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 (0.32%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.11%) Docker
11 1 (0.11%) Firmware
11 1 (0.11%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.11%) XenApp
11 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 221 (23.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.22%) SCCM
2 21 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
3 19 (2.01%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.16%) FortiGate
5 9 (0.95%) Backup Exec
6 7 (0.74%) Terraform
6 7 (0.74%) vCenter Server
6 7 (0.74%) vRealize
7 2 (0.21%) cPanel
7 2 (0.21%) Plesk
8 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.11%) Autotask
8 1 (0.11%) CASB
8 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.11%) MOM
Vendors
1 736 (77.80%) Microsoft
2 94 (9.94%) VMware
3 59 (6.24%) Apple
4 50 (5.29%) Veeam
5 40 (4.23%) Cisco
6 29 (3.07%) Adobe
7 28 (2.96%) Meraki
8 24 (2.54%) ServiceNow
9 19 (2.01%) CrowdStrike
10 18 (1.90%) SonicWALL
11 11 (1.16%) Sophos
11 11 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
12 10 (1.06%) Salesforce
12 10 (1.06%) WatchGuard
13 9 (0.95%) Computacenter
13 9 (0.95%) Datto
13 9 (0.95%) Fortinet
14 8 (0.85%) Citrix
14 8 (0.85%) Logitech
14 8 (0.85%) Yealink