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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 106 86
Rank change year-on-year +1 -20 +74
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 867 717 1,824
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.59% 2.66% 3.04%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.11% 30.92% 29.59%
Number of salaries quoted 632 553 1,531
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +1.25% -0.76%
75th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,640 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -12.51%

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 2,217 2,319 6,165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.08% 8.60% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,583 1,527 4,491
10th Percentile £26,800 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,740 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £57,802
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,886 £74,000
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 21 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 21 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 -33 198 £42,039 -1.08% 61
Midlands +6 179 £42,500 - 46
South East -7 169 £42,500 -5.56% 86
North West -22 116 £50,000 +9.58% 38
West Midlands +11 109 £45,000 -14.29% 26
South West +12 101 £31,125 -34.82% 46
East of England -18 100 £34,000 +4.62% 32
Scotland +18 99 £31,500 -3.08% 19
Yorkshire -17 75 £32,750 +9.17% 20
East Midlands -29 70 £37,500 +20.97% 20
Wales -20 12 £41,740 +11.31% 7
North East -29 7 £67,500 +110.94% 6
Northern Ireland -35 7 £46,000 -12.38% 2
Isle of Man +5 6 £45,000 +30.43% 1
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
1 289 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (2.31%) Confluence
3 11 (1.27%) CMS
4 5 (0.58%) IIS
5 4 (0.46%) WordPress
6 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.35%) govService
6 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 150 (17.30%) Microsoft Office
2 123 (14.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 74 (8.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) InDesign
6 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.23%) Alphatax
8 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.12%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 606 (69.90%) Microsoft 365
2 363 (41.87%) Azure
3 267 (30.80%) Entra ID
4 174 (20.07%) OneDrive
5 148 (17.07%) Power Platform
6 79 (9.11%) PowerApps
7 72 (8.30%) Power Automate
8 39 (4.50%) SaaS
9 34 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
10 30 (3.46%) Mimecast
11 28 (3.23%) Microsoft Copilot
12 25 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
14 14 (1.61%) Serverless
15 13 (1.50%) AWS
15 13 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (1.38%) Azure Functions
17 10 (1.15%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (1.15%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 179 (20.65%) DNS
2 161 (18.57%) DHCP
3 144 (16.61%) Firewall
4 125 (14.42%) VPN
5 87 (10.03%) VLAN
6 74 (8.54%) LAN
7 72 (8.30%) WAN
8 64 (7.38%) Wi-Fi
9 57 (6.57%) TCP/IP
10 43 (4.96%) VoIP
11 34 (3.92%) Network Security
12 18 (2.08%) Wireless
13 13 (1.50%) IPsec
14 11 (1.27%) Internet
14 11 (1.27%) WLAN
15 10 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.92%) Ethernet
16 8 (0.92%) Intranet
17 7 (0.81%) Broadband
17 7 (0.81%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.46%) Power BI
2 39 (4.50%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (0.69%) MySQL
7 5 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.58%) Metadata
7 5 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.23%) DataStage
9 2 (0.23%) Power Query
9 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.12%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 39 (4.50%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) Selenium
2 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 398 (45.91%) Social Skills
2 92 (10.61%) Finance
3 52 (6.00%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (6.00%) Legal
4 49 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (4.96%) Manufacturing
6 42 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (4.73%) Law
8 35 (4.04%) Public Sector
9 25 (2.88%) Retail
10 16 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (1.61%) Advertising
12 11 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.27%) Marketing
13 10 (1.15%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
15 4 (0.46%) Banking
15 4 (0.46%) German Language
15 4 (0.46%) Local Government
16 3 (0.35%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 239 (27.57%) IT Support
2 153 (17.65%) Support Engineer
3 129 (14.88%) IT Engineer
4 126 (14.53%) Senior
5 109 (12.57%) IT Support Engineer
6 88 (10.15%) Analyst
7 77 (8.88%) Support Technician
8 68 (7.84%) 2nd Line Support
9 65 (7.50%) Senior Manager
10 64 (7.38%) IT Technician
10 64 (7.38%) QA Manager
10 64 (7.38%) Quality Manager
10 64 (7.38%) Senior QA Manager
10 64 (7.38%) Senior Quality Manager
11 63 (7.27%) Developer
12 61 (7.04%) IT Support Technician
13 55 (6.34%) Support Analyst
14 49 (5.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 45 (5.19%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 45 (5.19%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.42%) .NET
2 17 (1.96%) Microsoft Graph
3 14 (1.61%) CSS
3 14 (1.61%) HTML
4 9 (1.04%) JSON
4 9 (1.04%) SPFx
5 8 (0.92%) REST
6 7 (0.81%) HTML5 Canvas
6 7 (0.81%) Web Services
7 5 (0.58%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.46%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.46%) Middleware
8 4 (0.46%) XML
9 3 (0.35%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (0.23%) Node.js
10 2 (0.23%) OAuth
10 2 (0.23%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.23%) Razor View Engine
10 2 (0.23%) React
Miscellaneous
1 125 (14.42%) Driving Licence
2 64 (7.38%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (3.00%) Replication
6 24 (2.77%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.65%) IoT
8 17 (1.96%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.15%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.04%) FMCG
11 9 (1.04%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.69%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.69%) CMDB
12 6 (0.69%) Digital Signage
12 6 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.69%) Product Ownership
13 5 (0.58%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.58%) iPad
13 5 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 351 (40.48%) Windows
2 180 (20.76%) Windows Server
3 113 (13.03%) Windows 10
4 47 (5.42%) Mac OS
5 39 (4.50%) Android
6 29 (3.34%) Apple iOS
7 20 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.08%) Linux
9 14 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (27.68%) Problem-Solving
2 177 (20.42%) Customer Service
3 165 (19.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 148 (17.07%) ITIL
5 113 (13.03%) Project Management
6 107 (12.34%) Cybersecurity
7 104 (12.00%) Coaching
8 82 (9.46%) Agile
9 80 (9.23%) Service Delivery
10 72 (8.30%) Customer Experience
11 68 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
12 66 (7.61%) Performance Improvement
13 65 (7.50%) Due Diligence
14 64 (7.38%) Lean Six Sigma
14 64 (7.38%) Quality Management
14 64 (7.38%) Six Sigma
15 58 (6.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 54 (6.23%) Disaster Recovery
17 53 (6.11%) Mentoring
18 50 (5.77%) AI
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.07%) PowerShell
2 62 (7.15%) SQL
3 23 (2.65%) Python
4 19 (2.19%) VBA
5 15 (1.73%) C#
5 15 (1.73%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.38%) R
7 8 (0.92%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.81%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.46%) Java
10 3 (0.35%) Bash
10 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.12%) VB
12 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 111 (12.80%) Degree
2 68 (7.84%) Security Cleared
3 66 (7.61%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (7.38%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 44 (5.07%) SC Cleared
6 23 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (1.96%) Master's Degree
8 15 (1.73%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.50%) APMP
9 13 (1.50%) MBA
10 12 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
10 12 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 11 (1.27%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.27%) DBS Check
12 10 (1.15%) A+ Certification
12 10 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 9 (1.04%) HND
14 6 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (0.69%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (8.88%) QA
2 52 (6.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 52 (6.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (3.92%) SLA
4 29 (3.34%) GDPR
5 24 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (1.15%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.04%) PMO
8 8 (0.92%) NIST
9 7 (0.81%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.23%) WCAG
12 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 347 (40.02%) Active Directory
2 67 (7.73%) Hyper-V
3 48 (5.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (1.04%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.69%) BitLocker
5 6 (0.69%) DFS Replication
5 6 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.58%) vSphere
7 4 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.23%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.12%) Docker
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
10 1 (0.12%) XenApp
10 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 225 (25.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.65%) SCCM
3 15 (1.73%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (1.61%) Terraform
5 9 (1.04%) Backup Exec
5 9 (1.04%) vCenter Server
5 9 (1.04%) vRealize
6 7 (0.81%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.23%) Plesk
7 2 (0.23%) SCOM
7 2 (0.23%) SCSM
8 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.12%) CASB
8 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.12%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) Nagios
8 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 674 (77.74%) Microsoft
2 74 (8.54%) VMware
3 57 (6.57%) Apple
4 38 (4.38%) Veeam
5 26 (3.00%) Cisco
6 24 (2.77%) ServiceNow
7 22 (2.54%) Meraki
8 17 (1.96%) Sophos
9 13 (1.50%) Adobe
9 13 (1.50%) Citrix
10 12 (1.38%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (1.27%) ConnectWise
12 9 (1.04%) Datto
12 9 (1.04%) Infor
13 8 (0.92%) Google
13 8 (0.92%) Logitech
13 8 (0.92%) Oracle
13 8 (0.92%) Salesforce
13 8 (0.92%) SAP
13 8 (0.92%) WatchGuard