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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 138 88
Rank change year-on-year +9 -50 +70
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 886 703 1,958
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.35% 2.45% 2.85%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.05% 29.10% 28.86%
Number of salaries quoted 698 562 1,610
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £58,266 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,150 £65,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +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 2,212 2,416 6,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.36% 8.42% 9.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,680 1,587 4,684
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £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% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £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 10 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 10 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 +1 224 £42,500 +6.25% 64
Midlands -5 183 £40,000 -5.88% 46
South East -25 169 £50,000 +17.65% 108
East of England +11 139 £42,879 +28.00% 35
North West +29 127 £50,000 +8.54% 23
West Midlands -7 124 £42,500 -5.56% 30
South West -15 94 £30,000 -36.84% 34
Yorkshire -19 87 £36,500 +25.86% 33
East Midlands -30 59 £37,500 +7.14% 15
Scotland -8 39 £36,000 +10.77% 14
Wales -4 29 £40,000 +6.67% 11
North East -41 10 £57,038 +78.24% 8
Northern Ireland -33 7 £46,000 -12.38% 3
Isle of Man +5 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
1 322 (36.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.39%) Confluence
3 10 (1.13%) CMS
4 7 (0.79%) IIS
5 5 (0.56%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.34%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.34%) govService
6 3 (0.34%) WordPress
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
Applications
1 75 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (8.35%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.11%) InDesign
7 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 26 (2.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.02%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.56%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.34%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
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%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 684 (77.20%) Microsoft 365
2 387 (43.68%) Azure
3 278 (31.38%) Entra ID
4 212 (23.93%) OneDrive
5 186 (20.99%) Power Platform
6 102 (11.51%) Power Automate
6 102 (11.51%) PowerApps
7 49 (5.53%) SaaS
8 38 (4.29%) Azure Logic Apps
9 33 (3.72%) Microsoft Copilot
10 31 (3.50%) Microsoft Purview
10 31 (3.50%) Mimecast
11 29 (3.27%) Azure Data Factory
12 24 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
14 19 (2.14%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 17 (1.92%) AWS
16 14 (1.58%) Serverless
17 11 (1.24%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.24%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 181 (20.43%) DNS
2 167 (18.85%) Firewall
3 155 (17.49%) DHCP
4 123 (13.88%) VPN
5 89 (10.05%) Wi-Fi
6 77 (8.69%) LAN
6 77 (8.69%) VLAN
7 76 (8.58%) WAN
8 56 (6.32%) VoIP
9 41 (4.63%) TCP/IP
10 22 (2.48%) Wireless
11 15 (1.69%) Internet
12 14 (1.58%) WLAN
13 12 (1.35%) Intranet
13 12 (1.35%) IPsec
14 9 (1.02%) Network Security
14 9 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.90%) SAN
16 7 (0.79%) Broadband
16 7 (0.79%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (12.98%) Power BI
2 52 (5.87%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.60%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (1.13%) Metadata
5 10 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.45%) Power Query
9 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.34%) MySQL
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 (0.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database 12c
11 1 (0.11%) SAP Data Services
11 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 53 (5.98%) JIRA
2 3 (0.34%) Postman
2 3 (0.34%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.23%) Git
3 2 (0.23%) Selenium
3 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 358 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 93 (10.50%) Finance
3 69 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (7.00%) Organisational Skills
5 52 (5.87%) Legal
6 46 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (4.85%) Public Sector
8 41 (4.63%) Manufacturing
9 37 (4.18%) Law
10 24 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.48%) Retail
12 17 (1.92%) Telecoms
13 15 (1.69%) Advertising
14 11 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.02%) Marketing
16 6 (0.68%) Local Government
17 5 (0.56%) Banking
17 5 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.56%) Tech for Good
18 3 (0.34%) Games
Job Titles
1 245 (27.65%) IT Support
2 144 (16.25%) Support Engineer
3 135 (15.24%) IT Engineer
4 114 (12.87%) Senior
5 112 (12.64%) IT Support Engineer
6 100 (11.29%) Analyst
7 93 (10.50%) Developer
8 76 (8.58%) Support Technician
9 73 (8.24%) IT Technician
10 66 (7.45%) 2nd Line Support
11 64 (7.22%) Support Analyst
12 62 (7.00%) IT Support Technician
13 47 (5.30%) IT Analyst
14 46 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 45 (5.08%) Lead
16 44 (4.97%) Consultant
17 40 (4.51%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 40 (4.51%) 3rd Line Support
17 40 (4.51%) IT Support Analyst
18 37 (4.18%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.63%) .NET
2 33 (3.72%) HTML
2 33 (3.72%) Microsoft Graph
3 32 (3.61%) CSS
4 25 (2.82%) SPFx
5 24 (2.71%) JSON
6 23 (2.60%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (2.14%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.35%) ASP.NET
9 10 (1.13%) REST
10 9 (1.02%) .NET Framework
11 7 (0.79%) React
11 7 (0.79%) Web Services
12 6 (0.68%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.56%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.56%) Razor View Engine
14 4 (0.45%) Middleware
14 4 (0.45%) Node.js
14 4 (0.45%) XML
15 3 (0.34%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 106 (11.96%) Driving Licence
2 60 (6.77%) Onboarding
3 35 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (3.84%) Management Information System
5 26 (2.93%) Replication
6 15 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
7 13 (1.47%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.24%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.13%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.90%) Clustering
11 8 (0.90%) FMCG
11 8 (0.90%) Social Media
12 7 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.79%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.56%) CMDB
13 5 (0.56%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.56%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.45%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 345 (38.94%) Windows
2 169 (19.07%) Windows Server
3 83 (9.37%) Windows 10
4 50 (5.64%) Mac OS
5 42 (4.74%) Android
6 29 (3.27%) Apple iOS
7 18 (2.03%) Linux
8 17 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.23%) 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
1 269 (30.36%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (17.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 153 (17.27%) ITIL
4 133 (15.01%) Customer Service
5 105 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
6 99 (11.17%) Cybersecurity
7 82 (9.26%) Agile
7 82 (9.26%) User Experience
8 69 (7.79%) Service Delivery
9 65 (7.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 63 (7.11%) Project Management
11 62 (7.00%) CRM
11 62 (7.00%) Technical Leadership
12 57 (6.43%) AI
13 56 (6.32%) Disaster Recovery
13 56 (6.32%) Mentoring
14 55 (6.21%) ERP
15 54 (6.09%) Coaching
15 54 (6.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 52 (5.87%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 118 (13.32%) PowerShell
2 96 (10.84%) SQL
3 40 (4.51%) C#
4 36 (4.06%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.48%) TypeScript
6 18 (2.03%) VBA
7 17 (1.92%) Python
7 17 (1.92%) R
8 10 (1.13%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.45%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.34%) Java
12 2 (0.23%) C
13 1 (0.11%) Bash
13 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 126 (14.22%) Degree
2 70 (7.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (7.11%) Security Cleared
4 44 (4.97%) SC Cleared
5 17 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.47%) A+ Certification
6 13 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.47%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 11 (1.24%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.13%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.13%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.90%) APMP
10 8 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.90%) MBA
10 8 (0.90%) Network+ Certification
11 7 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 6 (0.68%) MCITP
13 5 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (7.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
3 28 (3.16%) GDPR
4 24 (2.71%) SLA
5 23 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 18 (2.03%) Data Quality
7 17 (1.92%) QA
8 10 (1.13%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.02%) PMO
10 6 (0.68%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.56%) ISO 22301
12 4 (0.45%) NIST
12 4 (0.45%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.34%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.23%) WCAG
15 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 351 (39.62%) Active Directory
2 76 (8.58%) Hyper-V
3 52 (5.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.02%) VMware NSX
6 7 (0.79%) vSphere
7 6 (0.68%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.68%) DFS Replication
8 4 (0.45%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.11%) Docker
10 1 (0.11%) Firmware
10 1 (0.11%) XenApp
10 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 201 (22.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (2.14%) SCCM
3 18 (2.03%) Single Sign-On
4 16 (1.81%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.24%) FortiGate
6 10 (1.13%) Terraform
7 9 (1.02%) Backup Exec
7 9 (1.02%) vRealize
8 7 (0.79%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.11%) Autotask
9 1 (0.11%) CASB
9 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.11%) MOM
Vendors
1 665 (75.06%) Microsoft
2 80 (9.03%) VMware
3 53 (5.98%) Apple
4 41 (4.63%) Veeam
5 27 (3.05%) Adobe
6 26 (2.93%) Cisco
7 23 (2.60%) Meraki
8 20 (2.26%) ServiceNow
9 19 (2.14%) CrowdStrike
10 12 (1.35%) Sophos
11 11 (1.24%) Citrix
12 9 (1.02%) SonicWALL
12 9 (1.02%) Ubiquiti
13 8 (0.90%) Computacenter
13 8 (0.90%) Logitech
13 8 (0.90%) New Relic
13 8 (0.90%) Salesforce
13 8 (0.90%) Splunk
13 8 (0.90%) WatchGuard
13 8 (0.90%) Yealink