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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 157 96
Rank change year-on-year +30 -61 +53
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 927 636 1,937
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.38% 2.25% 2.73%
As % of the Application Platforms category 39.80% 27.75% 28.96%
Number of salaries quoted 735 510 1,590
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,740 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.41% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £58,011 £53,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £63,750 £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 2,329 2,292 6,689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.46% 8.09% 9.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,782 1,474 4,591
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,825 £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% -11.46%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 27 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 27 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 +41 244 £42,500 +21.43% 60
South East -6 179 £50,000 +17.65% 92
Midlands -9 169 £38,000 -1.30% 52
East of England +26 164 £42,879 +28.00% 37
North West +34 138 £50,000 +17.65% 30
West Midlands -3 112 £42,500 -4.01% 31
Yorkshire 0 93 £37,500 +31.58% 25
South West -22 86 £29,000 -35.56% 38
East Midlands -32 57 £37,500 +7.14% 20
Scotland +3 41 £36,000 +9.09% 11
Wales -9 32 £40,000 +23.08% 7
North East -34 13 £51,000 +59.38% 6
Northern Ireland -33 8 £60,000 +14.29% 5
Isle of Man +2 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
1 332 (35.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (3.56%) Confluence
3 9 (0.97%) IIS
4 7 (0.76%) CMS
5 5 (0.54%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.32%) govService
6 3 (0.32%) SAS
7 2 (0.22%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
Applications
1 79 (8.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.65%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 21 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.97%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (0.86%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.32%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.22%) Alphatax
8 2 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.11%) FIS Private Capital Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 728 (78.53%) Microsoft 365
2 411 (44.34%) Azure
3 289 (31.18%) Entra ID
4 218 (23.52%) OneDrive
5 198 (21.36%) Power Platform
6 108 (11.65%) PowerApps
7 106 (11.43%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.61%) SaaS
9 38 (4.10%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.99%) Azure Logic Apps
11 34 (3.67%) Microsoft Purview
12 33 (3.56%) Mimecast
13 28 (3.02%) Azure Data Factory
13 28 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
14 27 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
15 19 (2.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (1.94%) AWS
17 14 (1.51%) Serverless
18 12 (1.29%) PaaS
19 11 (1.19%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 190 (20.50%) Firewall
2 186 (20.06%) DNS
3 157 (16.94%) DHCP
4 130 (14.02%) VPN
5 97 (10.46%) Wi-Fi
6 82 (8.85%) VLAN
7 74 (7.98%) WAN
8 73 (7.87%) LAN
9 61 (6.58%) VoIP
10 47 (5.07%) TCP/IP
11 26 (2.80%) Wireless
12 14 (1.51%) Internet
13 13 (1.40%) WLAN
14 11 (1.19%) Intranet
14 11 (1.19%) Network Security
15 10 (1.08%) IPsec
15 10 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.97%) SAN
17 7 (0.76%) Broadband
18 6 (0.65%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (12.62%) Power BI
2 59 (6.36%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.59%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (1.19%) Metadata
6 9 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.43%) Power Query
9 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.22%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.22%) DataStage
10 2 (0.22%) MySQL
10 2 (0.22%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.22%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.11%) EDMS
11 1 (0.11%) GIS
11 1 (0.11%) PowerCenter
11 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 59 (6.36%) JIRA
2 5 (0.54%) Postman
3 4 (0.43%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.43%) Git
4 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.22%) Selenium
5 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 378 (40.78%) Social Skills
2 107 (11.54%) Finance
3 75 (8.09%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (6.69%) Legal
5 61 (6.58%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (4.75%) Public Sector
7 41 (4.42%) Manufacturing
8 38 (4.10%) Law
9 28 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 23 (2.48%) Retail
11 17 (1.83%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.62%) Advertising
13 12 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.76%) Local Government
14 7 (0.76%) Marketing
15 6 (0.65%) Games
16 5 (0.54%) Banking
16 5 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.32%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 259 (27.94%) IT Support
2 152 (16.40%) Support Engineer
3 143 (15.43%) IT Engineer
4 133 (14.35%) Senior
5 121 (13.05%) IT Support Engineer
6 106 (11.43%) Analyst
7 94 (10.14%) Developer
8 77 (8.31%) Support Technician
9 76 (8.20%) IT Technician
10 71 (7.66%) Support Analyst
11 64 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support
12 63 (6.80%) IT Support Technician
13 53 (5.72%) IT Analyst
14 50 (5.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 45 (4.85%) IT Support Analyst
16 43 (4.64%) Lead
17 42 (4.53%) Senior Developer
18 41 (4.42%) 3rd Line Support
18 41 (4.42%) Consultant
19 39 (4.21%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.31%) .NET
2 34 (3.67%) HTML
3 33 (3.56%) CSS
4 32 (3.45%) Microsoft Graph
5 24 (2.59%) SPFx
6 23 (2.48%) JSON
7 22 (2.37%) HTML5 Canvas
8 19 (2.05%) .NET Core
9 11 (1.19%) REST
10 10 (1.08%) ASP.NET
11 9 (0.97%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.97%) React
12 6 (0.65%) Node.js
12 6 (0.65%) Web Services
13 5 (0.54%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.54%) Razor View Engine
13 5 (0.54%) Swagger
14 4 (0.43%) ASP.NET Core
14 4 (0.43%) Gherkin
14 4 (0.43%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 101 (10.90%) Driving Licence
2 73 (7.87%) Onboarding
3 45 (4.85%) Management Information System
4 36 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.80%) Replication
6 18 (1.94%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (1.40%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.19%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.08%) Clustering
10 10 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (0.86%) CMDB
11 8 (0.86%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.86%) Social Media
12 6 (0.65%) Cyber Security Posture
12 6 (0.65%) FMCG
13 4 (0.43%) Educational Technology
13 4 (0.43%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 369 (39.81%) Windows
2 185 (19.96%) Windows Server
3 83 (8.95%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.93%) Mac OS
5 45 (4.85%) Android
6 30 (3.24%) Apple iOS
7 20 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (1.94%) Windows Server 2019
9 16 (1.73%) Linux
10 9 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.22%) 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
1 286 (30.85%) Problem-Solving
2 188 (20.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 165 (17.80%) ITIL
4 152 (16.40%) Customer Service
5 115 (12.41%) Cybersecurity
6 108 (11.65%) Business Intelligence
7 93 (10.03%) User Experience
8 83 (8.95%) Agile
9 79 (8.52%) Service Delivery
10 73 (7.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 67 (7.23%) Project Management
12 66 (7.12%) CRM
13 64 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
14 63 (6.80%) Technical Leadership
15 62 (6.69%) Coaching
16 60 (6.47%) Mentoring
17 59 (6.36%) AI
17 59 (6.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 58 (6.26%) ERP
19 54 (5.83%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 128 (13.81%) PowerShell
2 100 (10.79%) SQL
3 40 (4.31%) C#
4 36 (3.88%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.37%) TypeScript
6 18 (1.94%) VBA
7 17 (1.83%) R
8 16 (1.73%) Python
9 9 (0.97%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.43%) C
11 4 (0.43%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.32%) Java
13 1 (0.11%) Bash
13 1 (0.11%) Bicep
13 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 136 (14.67%) Degree
2 75 (8.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 62 (6.69%) Security Cleared
4 43 (4.64%) SC Cleared
5 18 (1.94%) A+ Certification
6 17 (1.83%) Azure Certification
7 16 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.51%) DBS Check
9 13 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.29%) Master's Degree
11 10 (1.08%) DV Cleared
12 9 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 9 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
13 8 (0.86%) APMP
13 8 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.86%) MBA
14 7 (0.76%) CCNA
14 7 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (6.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (5.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 33 (3.56%) GDPR
4 27 (2.91%) SLA
5 23 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 19 (2.05%) QA
7 18 (1.94%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.08%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.86%) PMO
10 5 (0.54%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.43%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.43%) NIST
11 4 (0.43%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.32%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.11%) GxP
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 363 (39.16%) Active Directory
2 84 (9.06%) Hyper-V
3 59 (6.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.97%) VMware NSX
7 8 (0.86%) vSphere
8 6 (0.65%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.65%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.32%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.11%) Docker
10 1 (0.11%) Firmware
10 1 (0.11%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.11%) XenApp
10 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 213 (22.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.16%) SCCM
2 20 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
3 19 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.19%) FortiGate
5 9 (0.97%) Backup Exec
5 9 (0.97%) vRealize
6 7 (0.76%) Terraform
6 7 (0.76%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.11%) Autotask
7 1 (0.11%) CASB
7 1 (0.11%) cPanel
7 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.11%) MOM
7 1 (0.11%) Plesk
Vendors
1 714 (77.02%) Microsoft
2 87 (9.39%) VMware
3 58 (6.26%) Apple
4 48 (5.18%) Veeam
5 38 (4.10%) Cisco
6 29 (3.13%) Adobe
7 27 (2.91%) Meraki
8 23 (2.48%) ServiceNow
9 19 (2.05%) CrowdStrike
10 17 (1.83%) SonicWALL
11 11 (1.19%) Sophos
11 11 (1.19%) Ubiquiti
12 10 (1.08%) Salesforce
13 9 (0.97%) Computacenter
13 9 (0.97%) Fortinet
13 9 (0.97%) WatchGuard
14 8 (0.86%) Citrix
14 8 (0.86%) Datto
14 8 (0.86%) Logitech
14 8 (0.86%) Yealink