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 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 97 113
Rank change year-on-year -14 +16 +10
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 784 1,010 851
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.86% 2.70% 2.76%
As % of the Application Platforms category 37.84% 32.07% 25.83%
Number of salaries quoted 547 621 713
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,960 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.39% - +3.66%
75th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £41,000 £47,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -13.68% +2.15% -2.11%

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 2,072 3,149 3,294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.92% 8.42% 10.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,428 1,725 2,470
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £33,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 29 December 2025.

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 29 December 2025. 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 -30 164 £38,000 -16.72% 128
South East -8 157 £40,500 -10.00% 182
Midlands -16 154 £40,000 -4.76% 93
South West +46 121 £33,500 -33.00% 45
Scotland +14 108 £35,000 +7.69% 37
North West -7 97 £40,000 -21.81% 61
West Midlands -11 82 £44,000 -15.38% 51
East of England -12 77 £34,000 +6.25% 83
East Midlands -15 72 £35,000 +11.11% 37
Yorkshire -9 62 £30,000 -14.89% 57
North East -5 5 £77,500 +82.35% 12
Northern Ireland -20 3 £66,250 +26.19% 7
Wales -23 2 £38,750 -18.42% 10
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
1 267 (34.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (2.55%) Confluence
3 13 (1.66%) Skype for Business
4 7 (0.89%) WordPress
5 6 (0.77%) IIS
6 4 (0.51%) CMS
7 2 (0.26%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.26%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.13%) Apache
8 1 (0.13%) govService
8 1 (0.13%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 138 (17.60%) Microsoft Office
2 134 (17.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 78 (9.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.13%) InDesign
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 24 (3.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.51%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle BPM
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 531 (67.73%) Microsoft 365
2 308 (39.29%) Azure
3 244 (31.12%) Entra ID
4 136 (17.35%) OneDrive
5 129 (16.45%) Power Platform
6 74 (9.44%) PowerApps
7 69 (8.80%) Power Automate
8 45 (5.74%) Microsoft Purview
9 41 (5.23%) SaaS
10 31 (3.95%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (2.17%) Mimecast
13 16 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
14 15 (1.91%) AWS
15 13 (1.66%) Azure Sentinel
15 13 (1.66%) IaaS
15 13 (1.66%) Serverless
16 12 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (1.53%) Copilot Studio
16 12 (1.53%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 134 (17.09%) DNS
2 133 (16.96%) Firewall
3 120 (15.31%) DHCP
4 96 (12.24%) VPN
5 67 (8.55%) VLAN
6 62 (7.91%) TCP/IP
7 54 (6.89%) LAN
8 53 (6.76%) Wi-Fi
9 49 (6.25%) WAN
10 35 (4.46%) VoIP
11 32 (4.08%) Network Security
11 32 (4.08%) Wireless
12 16 (2.04%) Internet
13 14 (1.79%) Intranet
14 12 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
15 10 (1.28%) Skype
16 9 (1.15%) DKIM
16 9 (1.15%) DMARC
16 9 (1.15%) Unified Communications
17 8 (1.02%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.16%) Power BI
2 22 (2.81%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.15%) DTS
4 7 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.64%) Metadata
6 5 (0.64%) MySQL
7 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.38%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.38%) Power Query
9 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) EDMS
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (3.32%) JIRA
2 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.13%) Git
General
1 380 (48.47%) Social Skills
2 95 (12.12%) Finance
3 50 (6.38%) Manufacturing
4 49 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (5.61%) Law
6 38 (4.85%) Organisational Skills
7 35 (4.46%) Legal
8 31 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 31 (3.95%) Public Sector
9 22 (2.81%) Retail
10 18 (2.30%) Telecoms
11 15 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (1.79%) Marketing
13 11 (1.40%) Advertising
14 9 (1.15%) Automotive
15 8 (1.02%) Electronics
16 7 (0.89%) Local Government
17 6 (0.77%) Police
18 4 (0.51%) German Language
18 4 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 192 (24.49%) IT Support
2 152 (19.39%) Support Engineer
3 110 (14.03%) Senior
4 105 (13.39%) IT Engineer
5 92 (11.73%) IT Support Engineer
6 70 (8.93%) 2nd Line Support
7 67 (8.55%) Analyst
8 65 (8.29%) Senior Manager
9 64 (8.16%) QA Manager
9 64 (8.16%) Quality Manager
9 64 (8.16%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (8.16%) Senior Quality Manager
10 58 (7.40%) Support Technician
11 47 (5.99%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 42 (5.36%) 1st Line Support
12 42 (5.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 42 (5.36%) IT Technician
13 40 (5.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 38 (4.85%) IT Support Technician
15 37 (4.72%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.17%) .NET
2 11 (1.40%) Web Services
3 10 (1.28%) HTML
4 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Graph
5 5 (0.64%) CSS
6 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.51%) EDI
6 4 (0.51%) OAuth
6 4 (0.51%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.51%) OpenID
6 4 (0.51%) REST
6 4 (0.51%) SAML
6 4 (0.51%) SPFx
7 3 (0.38%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.38%) Middleware
7 3 (0.38%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.26%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.26%) JSON
8 2 (0.26%) Razor View Engine
8 2 (0.26%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 117 (14.92%) Driving Licence
2 86 (10.97%) Onboarding
3 37 (4.72%) Enterprise Software
4 31 (3.95%) IoT
5 18 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 15 (1.91%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
7 14 (1.79%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.53%) Security Posture
9 11 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (1.40%) Replication
10 10 (1.28%) CMDB
10 10 (1.28%) FMCG
11 8 (1.02%) Low-Code
12 7 (0.89%) Clustering
12 7 (0.89%) iPad
12 7 (0.89%) NHS
13 6 (0.77%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 289 (36.86%) Windows
2 182 (23.21%) Windows Server
3 99 (12.63%) Windows 10
4 34 (4.34%) Mac OS
5 31 (3.95%) Android
6 25 (3.19%) Apple iOS
7 19 (2.42%) Linux
8 14 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
10 11 (1.40%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.13%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (19.90%) Customer Service
3 136 (17.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 130 (16.58%) ITIL
5 107 (13.65%) Project Management
6 103 (13.14%) Coaching
7 101 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
8 87 (11.10%) Service Delivery
9 74 (9.44%) Agile
10 70 (8.93%) Customer Experience
11 66 (8.42%) Quality Management
11 66 (8.42%) Six Sigma
12 64 (8.16%) Due Diligence
12 64 (8.16%) Lean Six Sigma
12 64 (8.16%) Performance Improvement
13 59 (7.53%) Business Intelligence
13 59 (7.53%) Mentoring
14 53 (6.76%) AI
15 52 (6.63%) Migration
16 48 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 109 (13.90%) PowerShell
2 61 (7.78%) SQL
3 25 (3.19%) Python
4 15 (1.91%) VBA
5 10 (1.28%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.15%) Bash
7 8 (1.02%) C#
8 7 (0.89%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.26%) C++
9 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.26%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.13%) Java
10 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 86 (10.97%) Degree
2 64 (8.16%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 48 (6.12%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (5.99%) Security Cleared
5 31 (3.95%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (2.17%) DBS Check
8 13 (1.66%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
9 12 (1.53%) Master's Degree
9 12 (1.53%) MCP
10 10 (1.28%) A+ Certification
10 10 (1.28%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.02%) HND
11 8 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 7 (0.89%) PMI Certification
12 7 (0.89%) PMP
13 6 (0.77%) ACCA
13 6 (0.77%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (10.33%) QA
2 38 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 36 (4.59%) SLA
4 31 (3.95%) GDPR
5 25 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.91%) NIST
7 13 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.40%) PMO
9 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.51%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.26%) P3O
10 2 (0.26%) WCAG
11 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.13%) IASME
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 19650
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 307 (39.16%) Active Directory
2 59 (7.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (7.40%) Hyper-V
4 20 (2.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.77%) Firmware
7 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.51%) vSphere
9 3 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.13%) Docker
11 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.13%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 210 (26.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (3.70%) Terraform
3 16 (2.04%) SCCM
4 15 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.15%) Nagios
5 9 (1.15%) ZABBIX
6 6 (0.77%) Autotask
6 6 (0.77%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (0.64%) vRealize
8 3 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.38%) SCOM
8 3 (0.38%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.26%) Plesk
9 2 (0.26%) SCSM
9 2 (0.26%) WSUS
10 1 (0.13%) CASB
10 1 (0.13%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 640 (81.63%) Microsoft
2 72 (9.18%) VMware
3 52 (6.63%) Apple
4 34 (4.34%) Cisco
5 31 (3.95%) Sophos
6 29 (3.70%) Meraki
7 22 (2.81%) Citrix
7 22 (2.81%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.55%) Progress
8 20 (2.55%) Veeam
9 16 (2.04%) ConnectWise
10 15 (1.91%) Google
11 12 (1.53%) Trend Micro
12 11 (1.40%) Darktrace
12 11 (1.40%) Proofpoint
12 11 (1.40%) SolarWinds
13 10 (1.28%) Red Hat
13 10 (1.28%) SAP
14 9 (1.15%) Atlassian
14 9 (1.15%) BMC