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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 108 87
Rank change year-on-year -1 -21 +68
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 857 760 1,799
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.62% 2.71% 3.09%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.95% 31.13% 30.09%
Number of salaries quoted 620 561 1,517
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,640 £66,250 £63,750
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 2,200 2,441 5,979
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.17% 8.71% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,571 1,521 4,457
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,886 £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 13 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 13 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 -35 195 £42,500 -5.56% 65
Midlands -3 176 £42,500 - 50
South East -13 164 £42,500 +8.28% 94
North West -18 114 £50,000 - 44
South West +21 106 £31,375 -34.64% 45
West Midlands -4 106 £45,000 -15.57% 25
Scotland +17 102 £31,500 -3.08% 21
East of England -23 93 £34,000 +4.62% 40
Yorkshire -32 74 £33,000 +1.54% 16
East Midlands -26 70 £37,500 +20.97% 25
Wales -9 12 £41,740 +11.31% 5
North East -27 7 £67,500 +110.94% 8
Northern Ireland -31 7 £47,250 -10.00% 4
Isle of Man +4 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
1 285 (33.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (2.22%) Confluence
3 11 (1.28%) CMS
4 5 (0.58%) IIS
5 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.35%) govService
5 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.35%) WordPress
6 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 152 (17.74%) Microsoft Office
2 123 (14.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 75 (8.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.70%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.47%) 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
1 595 (69.43%) Microsoft 365
2 365 (42.59%) Azure
3 270 (31.51%) Entra ID
4 167 (19.49%) OneDrive
5 143 (16.69%) Power Platform
6 77 (8.98%) PowerApps
7 71 (8.28%) Power Automate
8 38 (4.43%) SaaS
9 34 (3.97%) Microsoft Purview
10 30 (3.50%) Mimecast
11 29 (3.38%) Microsoft Copilot
12 22 (2.57%) Azure Logic Apps
12 22 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (1.63%) AWS
13 14 (1.63%) Serverless
14 13 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
15 12 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.40%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.17%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (1.05%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 177 (20.65%) DNS
2 158 (18.44%) DHCP
3 149 (17.39%) Firewall
4 124 (14.47%) VPN
5 87 (10.15%) VLAN
6 68 (7.93%) LAN
6 68 (7.93%) WAN
7 59 (6.88%) TCP/IP
8 58 (6.77%) Wi-Fi
9 41 (4.78%) VoIP
10 34 (3.97%) Network Security
11 17 (1.98%) Wireless
12 13 (1.52%) IPsec
13 10 (1.17%) Internet
14 9 (1.05%) DKIM
14 9 (1.05%) DMARC
14 9 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (1.05%) WLAN
15 8 (0.93%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.82%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (9.33%) Power BI
2 36 (4.20%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.70%) MySQL
6 5 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.47%) Metadata
8 3 (0.35%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.23%) DataStage
9 2 (0.23%) DTS
9 2 (0.23%) Power Query
9 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.12%) EDMS
10 1 (0.12%) GIS
10 1 (0.12%) PowerCenter
10 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 36 (4.20%) 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
1 392 (45.74%) Social Skills
2 93 (10.85%) Finance
3 52 (6.07%) Legal
4 49 (5.72%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
6 43 (5.02%) Manufacturing
7 41 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (4.78%) Law
8 35 (4.08%) Public Sector
9 25 (2.92%) Retail
10 16 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.40%) Advertising
11 12 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.17%) Marketing
12 10 (1.17%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.58%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.47%) Banking
14 4 (0.47%) German Language
15 3 (0.35%) Local Government
15 3 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 235 (27.42%) IT Support
2 155 (18.09%) Support Engineer
3 129 (15.05%) IT Engineer
4 120 (14.00%) Senior
5 109 (12.72%) IT Support Engineer
6 90 (10.50%) Analyst
7 71 (8.28%) Support Technician
8 66 (7.70%) 2nd Line Support
9 65 (7.58%) Senior Manager
10 64 (7.47%) QA Manager
10 64 (7.47%) Quality Manager
10 64 (7.47%) Senior QA Manager
10 64 (7.47%) Senior Quality Manager
11 58 (6.77%) Support Analyst
12 57 (6.65%) Developer
12 57 (6.65%) IT Technician
13 55 (6.42%) IT Support Technician
14 48 (5.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 46 (5.37%) IT Analyst
16 44 (5.13%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.98%) .NET
2 14 (1.63%) Microsoft Graph
3 10 (1.17%) CSS
3 10 (1.17%) HTML
4 8 (0.93%) Web Services
5 7 (0.82%) REST
6 6 (0.70%) JSON
7 5 (0.58%) SPFx
8 4 (0.47%) HTML5 Canvas
8 4 (0.47%) Middleware
9 3 (0.35%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
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%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.23%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 123 (14.35%) Driving Licence
2 60 (7.00%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (3.50%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (3.03%) Replication
6 24 (2.80%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.68%) IoT
8 17 (1.98%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.17%) Security Posture
10 9 (1.05%) FMCG
10 9 (1.05%) Low-Code
11 7 (0.82%) CMDB
11 7 (0.82%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.70%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.70%) Digital Signage
13 5 (0.58%) Clustering
13 5 (0.58%) iPad
13 5 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 346 (40.37%) Windows
2 180 (21.00%) Windows Server
3 106 (12.37%) Windows 10
4 46 (5.37%) Mac OS
5 39 (4.55%) Android
6 30 (3.50%) Apple iOS
7 19 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (1.98%) Linux
9 14 (1.63%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (27.89%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (20.42%) Customer Service
3 164 (19.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 148 (17.27%) ITIL
5 111 (12.95%) Project Management
6 108 (12.60%) Coaching
7 105 (12.25%) Cybersecurity
8 81 (9.45%) Agile
8 81 (9.45%) Service Delivery
9 72 (8.40%) Customer Experience
10 66 (7.70%) Performance Improvement
10 66 (7.70%) Six Sigma
11 65 (7.58%) Business Intelligence
11 65 (7.58%) Due Diligence
12 64 (7.47%) Lean Six Sigma
12 64 (7.47%) Quality Management
13 57 (6.65%) Disaster Recovery
13 57 (6.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 54 (6.30%) Mentoring
15 52 (6.07%) AI
Programming Languages
1 98 (11.44%) PowerShell
2 58 (6.77%) SQL
3 24 (2.80%) Python
4 20 (2.33%) VBA
5 11 (1.28%) C#
5 11 (1.28%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.28%) R
6 7 (0.82%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.47%) Bash
7 4 (0.47%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.35%) Java
9 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.12%) VB
10 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 111 (12.95%) Degree
2 68 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 67 (7.82%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (7.47%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 43 (5.02%) SC Cleared
6 23 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 18 (2.10%) Master's Degree
8 16 (1.87%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.52%) APMP
9 13 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
9 13 (1.52%) MBA
10 12 (1.40%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.17%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.17%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 9 (1.05%) HND
13 6 (0.70%) MCITP
14 5 (0.58%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.87%) QA
2 52 (6.07%) Cyber Essentials
2 52 (6.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (3.97%) SLA
4 31 (3.62%) GDPR
5 24 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.05%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.05%) ISO 9001
6 9 (1.05%) NIST
6 9 (1.05%) PMO
7 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.58%) ISO 22301
8 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.23%) WCAG
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 345 (40.26%) Active Directory
2 65 (7.58%) Hyper-V
3 49 (5.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.05%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.70%) DFS Replication
7 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.58%) vSphere
8 4 (0.47%) BitLocker
8 4 (0.47%) 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
1 223 (26.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.33%) SCCM
3 16 (1.87%) Terraform
4 15 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.05%) Backup Exec
6 9 (1.05%) vCenter Server
6 9 (1.05%) vRealize
7 7 (0.82%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.23%) Nagios
9 2 (0.23%) Plesk
9 2 (0.23%) SCOM
9 2 (0.23%) SCSM
9 2 (0.23%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.12%) CASB
10 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.12%) MOM
Vendors
1 667 (77.83%) Microsoft
2 74 (8.63%) VMware
3 56 (6.53%) Apple
4 38 (4.43%) Veeam
5 24 (2.80%) Cisco
6 21 (2.45%) Meraki
7 19 (2.22%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.98%) Sophos
9 16 (1.87%) Citrix
10 12 (1.40%) ConnectWise
11 11 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
12 9 (1.05%) Adobe
12 9 (1.05%) Datto
12 9 (1.05%) Google
12 9 (1.05%) Infor
13 8 (0.93%) Logitech
13 8 (0.93%) Oracle
13 8 (0.93%) SAP
13 8 (0.93%) Splunk
13 8 (0.93%) WatchGuard