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 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 103 90
Rank change year-on-year -6 -13 +58
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 862 809 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.67% 2.73% 2.99%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.49% 31.71% 29.33%
Number of salaries quoted 619 547 1,365
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £41,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% +2.50% -0.28%
75th Percentile £53,719 £55,000 £51,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £62,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -10.53%

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 2,183 2,551 5,506
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.23% 8.62% 10.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,529 1,460 4,091
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,758 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,625 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £59,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £73,997 £75,000
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 6 March 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 6 March 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 -23 197 £41,770 -7.18% 68
Midlands -7 180 £42,500 - 45
South East -21 160 £45,000 +9.76% 102
North West -17 116 £47,500 -5.00% 47
South West +23 108 £32,000 -33.33% 37
Scotland +23 108 £31,500 -3.08% 36
West Midlands -7 106 £45,000 -15.57% 19
East of England -24 88 £34,000 +6.25% 36
Yorkshire -19 74 £33,000 - 16
East Midlands -26 74 £37,500 +19.05% 26
Wales -12 12 £41,740 -12.13% 7
North East -14 7 £67,500 +121.31% 9
Northern Ireland -35 7 £47,250 -10.00% 3
Isle of Man - 6 £45,000 -
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
1 285 (33.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (2.09%) Confluence
3 10 (1.16%) CMS
4 6 (0.70%) WordPress
5 5 (0.58%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.46%) IIS
7 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.35%) govService
8 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 152 (17.63%) Microsoft Office
2 129 (14.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 76 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 30 (3.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
3 7 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
9 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 604 (70.07%) Microsoft 365
2 368 (42.69%) Azure
3 273 (31.67%) Entra ID
4 167 (19.37%) OneDrive
5 142 (16.47%) Power Platform
6 78 (9.05%) PowerApps
7 73 (8.47%) Power Automate
8 40 (4.64%) SaaS
9 36 (4.18%) Microsoft Purview
10 29 (3.36%) Mimecast
11 26 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (3.02%) Microsoft Copilot
12 21 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 16 (1.86%) AWS
14 14 (1.62%) Serverless
15 13 (1.51%) Copilot Studio
16 12 (1.39%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (1.28%) IaaS
18 10 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 174 (20.19%) DNS
2 155 (17.98%) DHCP
3 148 (17.17%) Firewall
4 124 (14.39%) VPN
5 83 (9.63%) VLAN
6 67 (7.77%) LAN
6 67 (7.77%) WAN
7 56 (6.50%) TCP/IP
8 54 (6.26%) Wi-Fi
9 39 (4.52%) VoIP
10 33 (3.83%) Network Security
11 17 (1.97%) Wireless
12 13 (1.51%) IPsec
13 9 (1.04%) DKIM
13 9 (1.04%) DMARC
13 9 (1.04%) Internet
13 9 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
13 9 (1.04%) WLAN
14 8 (0.93%) Ethernet
15 7 (0.81%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.51%) Power BI
2 34 (3.94%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.70%) MySQL
4 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.46%) DTS
6 4 (0.46%) Metadata
7 3 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.23%) DataStage
8 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.23%) Power Query
8 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 33 (3.83%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Selenium
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 396 (45.94%) Social Skills
2 97 (11.25%) Finance
3 51 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
4 46 (5.34%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.22%) Legal
5 45 (5.22%) Manufacturing
6 43 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 43 (4.99%) Law
7 38 (4.41%) Public Sector
8 25 (2.90%) Retail
9 18 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.28%) Advertising
11 11 (1.28%) Marketing
11 11 (1.28%) Telecoms
12 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
13 4 (0.46%) Banking
13 4 (0.46%) German Language
14 3 (0.35%) Local Government
14 3 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 232 (26.91%) IT Support
2 155 (17.98%) Support Engineer
3 128 (14.85%) IT Engineer
4 117 (13.57%) Senior
5 107 (12.41%) IT Support Engineer
6 94 (10.90%) Analyst
7 69 (8.00%) Support Technician
8 65 (7.54%) Senior Manager
9 64 (7.42%) 2nd Line Support
9 64 (7.42%) QA Manager
9 64 (7.42%) Quality Manager
9 64 (7.42%) Senior QA Manager
9 64 (7.42%) Senior Quality Manager
10 59 (6.84%) Support Analyst
11 53 (6.15%) Developer
11 53 (6.15%) IT Support Technician
11 53 (6.15%) IT Technician
12 49 (5.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 45 (5.22%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 44 (5.10%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.97%) .NET
2 13 (1.51%) Microsoft Graph
3 11 (1.28%) HTML
4 8 (0.93%) CSS
5 7 (0.81%) Web Services
6 6 (0.70%) REST
7 5 (0.58%) JSON
7 5 (0.58%) SPFx
8 4 (0.46%) Middleware
9 3 (0.35%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (0.35%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (0.35%) OAuth
9 3 (0.35%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.35%) OpenID
9 3 (0.35%) SAML
9 3 (0.35%) XML
10 2 (0.23%) Razor View Engine
10 2 (0.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 124 (14.39%) Driving Licence
2 65 (7.54%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.06%) Enterprise Software
4 34 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.90%) Replication
6 23 (2.67%) IoT
6 23 (2.67%) Management Information System
7 17 (1.97%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.28%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.16%) Security Posture
10 9 (1.04%) CMDB
10 9 (1.04%) FMCG
10 9 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.04%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.04%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.70%) Client/Server
11 6 (0.70%) Clustering
11 6 (0.70%) iPad
12 5 (0.58%) Digital Signage
12 5 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 348 (40.37%) Windows
2 181 (21.00%) Windows Server
3 104 (12.06%) Windows 10
4 44 (5.10%) Mac OS
5 37 (4.29%) Android
6 29 (3.36%) Apple iOS
7 17 (1.97%) Linux
7 17 (1.97%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (27.38%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (20.30%) Customer Service
3 161 (18.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 151 (17.52%) ITIL
5 111 (12.88%) Coaching
6 110 (12.76%) Project Management
7 106 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
8 84 (9.74%) Agile
9 83 (9.63%) Service Delivery
10 72 (8.35%) Customer Experience
11 66 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
11 66 (7.66%) Performance Improvement
11 66 (7.66%) Six Sigma
12 65 (7.54%) Due Diligence
13 64 (7.42%) Lean Six Sigma
13 64 (7.42%) Quality Management
14 58 (6.73%) Disaster Recovery
15 57 (6.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 54 (6.26%) Mentoring
17 50 (5.80%) AI
Programming Languages
1 98 (11.37%) PowerShell
2 58 (6.73%) SQL
3 28 (3.25%) Python
4 22 (2.55%) VBA
5 10 (1.16%) C#
6 9 (1.04%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.04%) R
7 7 (0.81%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.70%) Bash
9 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.35%) Java
9 3 (0.35%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.12%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 112 (12.99%) Degree
2 68 (7.89%) Security Cleared
3 65 (7.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (7.42%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 45 (5.22%) SC Cleared
6 24 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (2.32%) Master's Degree
8 17 (1.97%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.51%) A+ Certification
9 13 (1.51%) APMP
9 13 (1.51%) ITIL Certification
9 13 (1.51%) MBA
10 12 (1.39%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.16%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 9 (1.04%) HND
13 6 (0.70%) MCITP
14 5 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.82%) QA
2 54 (6.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 49 (5.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (4.06%) SLA
5 32 (3.71%) GDPR
6 27 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 11 (1.28%) NIST
8 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.04%) PMO
9 8 (0.93%) Data Quality
10 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.23%) WCAG
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 345 (40.02%) Active Directory
2 65 (7.54%) Hyper-V
3 51 (5.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.04%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.70%) DFS Replication
7 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.58%) vSphere
8 4 (0.46%) BitLocker
8 4 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) Docker
11 1 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.12%) XenApp
11 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 227 (26.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.44%) SCCM
3 20 (2.32%) Terraform
4 15 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.04%) Backup Exec
6 9 (1.04%) vCenter Server
6 9 (1.04%) vRealize
7 5 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (0.58%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.46%) Nagios
8 4 (0.46%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.23%) Plesk
9 2 (0.23%) SCOM
9 2 (0.23%) SCSM
10 1 (0.12%) CASB
10 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.12%) MOM
10 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 671 (77.84%) Microsoft
2 76 (8.82%) VMware
3 55 (6.38%) Apple
4 36 (4.18%) Veeam
5 23 (2.67%) Cisco
6 19 (2.20%) Meraki
6 19 (2.20%) ServiceNow
6 19 (2.20%) Sophos
7 17 (1.97%) Citrix
8 13 (1.51%) ConnectWise
9 11 (1.28%) Google
10 9 (1.04%) CrowdStrike
10 9 (1.04%) Datto
10 9 (1.04%) Infor
10 9 (1.04%) SAP
10 9 (1.04%) SolarWinds
11 8 (0.93%) Adobe
11 8 (0.93%) New Relic
11 8 (0.93%) Oracle
11 8 (0.93%) Splunk