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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 140 105
Rank change year-on-year +31 -35 +26
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,238 772 1,345
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.58% 2.23% 2.26%
As % of the Application Platforms category 42.15% 29.95% 28.78%
Number of salaries quoted 961 600 1,026
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £55,831
90th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £71,875
UK median annual salary £43,000 £42,500 £45,680
% change year-on-year +1.18% -6.96% -8.64%

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 2,937 2,578 4,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.75% 7.43% 7.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,141 1,773 2,904
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,437 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -4.42%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 +59 336 £42,500 +21.43% 99
South East +6 271 £47,500 +18.75% 137
East of England +50 226 £40,000 -1.23% 57
North West +37 166 £50,500 +26.25% 40
Midlands -12 158 £37,500 -6.25% 90
Yorkshire +38 141 £38,772 +36.04% 48
South West -56 102 £36,250 -9.38% 49
West Midlands -20 94 £39,000 -12.63% 63
Scotland +35 68 £30,000 -20.00% 35
East Midlands -26 64 £37,500 -2.60% 27
Wales -26 44 £35,250 -12.96% 11
Northern Ireland - 32 £63,500 - 9
North East -38 29 £45,871 +43.35% 13
Isle of Man -1 2 £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
1 453 (36.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (2.99%) CMS
3 31 (2.50%) Confluence
4 27 (2.18%) Sitecore CMS
5 15 (1.21%) IIS
6 13 (1.05%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.40%) Apache
7 5 (0.40%) nginx
7 5 (0.40%) SharePoint 2013
8 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.24%) SAS
9 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 121 (9.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 79 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 10 (0.81%) CorelDRAW
6 9 (0.73%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.16%) Revit
9 2 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.081%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.081%) InDesign
10 1 (0.081%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.081%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 51 (4.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.97%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.48%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.32%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.081%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.081%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.081%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.081%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.081%) Shopify
7 1 (0.081%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 951 (76.82%) Microsoft 365
2 547 (44.18%) Azure
3 425 (34.33%) Entra ID
4 316 (25.53%) Power Platform
5 262 (21.16%) OneDrive
6 191 (15.43%) PowerApps
7 177 (14.30%) Power Automate
8 104 (8.40%) Microsoft Copilot
9 88 (7.11%) SaaS
10 58 (4.68%) Dynamics 365
10 58 (4.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 52 (4.20%) Mimecast
12 49 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
13 31 (2.50%) Azure Logic Apps
14 29 (2.34%) AWS
15 22 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (1.78%) Copilot Studio
15 22 (1.78%) IaaS
16 21 (1.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 18 (1.45%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 249 (20.11%) Firewall
2 228 (18.42%) DNS
3 195 (15.75%) DHCP
4 152 (12.28%) VPN
5 112 (9.05%) VLAN
6 105 (8.48%) Wi-Fi
7 85 (6.87%) VoIP
8 73 (5.90%) TCP/IP
9 68 (5.49%) Wireless
10 66 (5.33%) LAN
11 61 (4.93%) WAN
12 24 (1.94%) Network Security
13 17 (1.37%) SSL
14 14 (1.13%) Internet
14 14 (1.13%) Skype
15 13 (1.05%) SAN
16 12 (0.97%) Broadband
17 10 (0.81%) Intranet
18 8 (0.65%) Cisco IOS
18 8 (0.65%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 163 (13.17%) Power BI
2 44 (3.55%) SQL Server
3 29 (2.34%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.89%) Metadata
5 8 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.48%) GIS
6 6 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.32%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.24%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
11 1 (0.081%) EDMS
11 1 (0.081%) MySQL
11 1 (0.081%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.081%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 80 (6.46%) JIRA
2 10 (0.81%) Git
3 5 (0.40%) Postman
4 4 (0.32%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.24%) Selenium
5 3 (0.24%) 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 (0.081%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 592 (47.82%) Social Skills
2 174 (14.05%) Finance
3 127 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (7.92%) Legal
5 92 (7.43%) Organisational Skills
6 66 (5.33%) Manufacturing
7 50 (4.04%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.07%) Law
9 37 (2.99%) Marketing
10 31 (2.50%) Retail
11 30 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 27 (2.18%) Documentation Skills
12 27 (2.18%) Publishing
13 25 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
14 24 (1.94%) Telecoms
15 19 (1.53%) Local Government
16 11 (0.89%) Advertising
17 9 (0.73%) Banking
17 9 (0.73%) Legal Technology
18 8 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 319 (25.77%) IT Support
2 214 (17.29%) Senior
3 201 (16.24%) Support Engineer
4 192 (15.51%) IT Engineer
5 172 (13.89%) IT Support Engineer
6 132 (10.66%) Developer
7 121 (9.77%) Analyst
8 94 (7.59%) IT Technician
9 76 (6.14%) Support Analyst
10 73 (5.90%) Support Technician
11 66 (5.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 65 (5.25%) IT Support Technician
13 63 (5.09%) 2nd Line Support
14 61 (4.93%) Administrator
15 59 (4.77%) Consultant
16 56 (4.52%) IT Analyst
16 56 (4.52%) Lead
17 51 (4.12%) Senior Developer
18 49 (3.96%) 3rd Line Support
19 48 (3.88%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (4.36%) HTML
2 45 (3.63%) CSS
3 43 (3.47%) Microsoft Graph
4 38 (3.07%) .NET
5 35 (2.83%) HTML5 Canvas
6 34 (2.75%) SPFx
7 25 (2.02%) JSON
8 19 (1.53%) .NET Core
9 16 (1.29%) REST
10 13 (1.05%) React
11 11 (0.89%) ASP.NET
12 8 (0.65%) .NET Framework
12 8 (0.65%) Terraform
12 8 (0.65%) XML
13 7 (0.57%) Razor View Engine
14 6 (0.48%) Node.js
14 6 (0.48%) Playwright
15 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
15 5 (0.40%) Swagger
16 4 (0.32%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 140 (11.31%) Driving Licence
2 117 (9.45%) Onboarding
3 108 (8.72%) Management Information System
4 78 (6.30%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.26%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.18%) AI Agents
6 27 (2.18%) Blog
7 26 (2.10%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (1.70%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.53%) Clustering
11 17 (1.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 16 (1.29%) Low-Code
13 14 (1.13%) CMDB
14 13 (1.05%) Replication
15 12 (0.97%) Virtual Team
16 10 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
16 10 (0.81%) Social Media
16 10 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 476 (38.45%) Windows
2 249 (20.11%) Windows Server
3 106 (8.56%) Windows 10
4 81 (6.54%) Mac OS
5 35 (2.83%) Android
6 32 (2.58%) Apple iOS
7 29 (2.34%) Linux
8 26 (2.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 21 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.48%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.32%) VMS
13 3 (0.24%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (31.50%) Problem-Solving
2 303 (24.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 224 (18.09%) Customer Service
4 187 (15.11%) ITIL
5 182 (14.70%) Cybersecurity
6 141 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
7 139 (11.23%) AI
8 125 (10.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 124 (10.02%) Service Delivery
10 117 (9.45%) CRM
11 113 (9.13%) Project Delivery
12 112 (9.05%) Disaster Recovery
12 112 (9.05%) User Experience
13 106 (8.56%) Workflow
14 103 (8.32%) Service Management
15 100 (8.08%) Project Management
16 99 (8.00%) Agile
16 99 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
17 98 (7.92%) Stakeholder Management
18 92 (7.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 189 (15.27%) PowerShell
2 122 (9.85%) SQL
3 66 (5.33%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.85%) C#
5 28 (2.26%) R
6 26 (2.10%) Python
7 25 (2.02%) TypeScript
8 14 (1.13%) VBA
9 8 (0.65%) Ruby
10 7 (0.57%) C
10 7 (0.57%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.24%) Bicep
11 3 (0.24%) C++
11 3 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.24%) Java
11 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.16%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.081%) Bash
13 1 (0.081%) VB
Qualifications
1 183 (14.78%) Degree
2 122 (9.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 65 (5.25%) Security Cleared
4 56 (4.52%) SC Cleared
5 37 (2.99%) Azure Certification
6 29 (2.34%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (2.26%) DBS Check
8 21 (1.70%) CCNA
9 18 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
10 14 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.05%) A+ Certification
11 13 (1.05%) HND
12 12 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 11 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (0.81%) HNC
15 9 (0.73%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.73%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
17 6 (0.48%) MCSA
17 6 (0.48%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (5.74%) Cyber Essentials
2 63 (5.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (4.68%) GDPR
4 40 (3.23%) SLA
5 33 (2.67%) QA
6 23 (1.86%) Data Quality
7 21 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (1.37%) Accessibility
9 14 (1.13%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.65%) PMO
11 7 (0.57%) NIST
12 5 (0.40%) COSHH
12 5 (0.40%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.40%) NCSC
12 5 (0.40%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.32%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.16%) IEC 61131
15 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 470 (37.96%) Active Directory
2 123 (9.94%) Hyper-V
3 116 (9.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.53%) vSphere
5 18 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.89%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (0.89%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.16%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.081%) Docker
10 1 (0.081%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 306 (24.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.26%) SCCM
3 25 (2.02%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.13%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.57%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.40%) Ansible
8 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.24%) cPanel
8 3 (0.24%) Plesk
8 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.16%) vRealize
10 1 (0.081%) Nessus
10 1 (0.081%) VxRail
10 1 (0.081%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,021 (82.47%) Microsoft
2 139 (11.23%) VMware
3 77 (6.22%) Cisco
4 65 (5.25%) Veeam
5 55 (4.44%) Apple
6 34 (2.75%) SonicWALL
7 32 (2.58%) ServiceNow
8 31 (2.50%) CrowdStrike
9 30 (2.42%) Meraki
10 29 (2.34%) Adobe
11 27 (2.18%) Sitecore
12 22 (1.78%) Google
12 22 (1.78%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.45%) Datto
14 17 (1.37%) Ubiquiti
15 15 (1.21%) Aruba
16 14 (1.13%) HP
16 14 (1.13%) Palo Alto
17 13 (1.05%) Sophos
18 12 (0.97%) Fortinet