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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 153 102
Rank change year-on-year +42 -51 +45
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,001 675 1,941
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.48% 2.26% 2.45%
As % of the Application Platforms category 40.15% 27.48% 29.24%
Number of salaries quoted 812 542 1,577
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.39% -3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £63,750
UK median annual salary £44,000 £43,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +1.15% +2.35% -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 2,493 2,456 6,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.70% 8.21% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,901 1,590 4,559
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,525 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -13.21%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,813 £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 18 June 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 18 June 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 +47 280 £42,500 +21.43% 59
South East -16 187 £50,000 +33.33% 133
Midlands +5 177 £39,000 +1.30% 50
East of England +36 176 £42,500 +26.87% 33
North West +59 153 £50,000 +16.28% 31
West Midlands +16 117 £42,500 -4.79% 26
Yorkshire +15 108 £38,772 +36.04% 23
South West -37 85 £30,000 -33.33% 45
East Midlands -24 60 £37,500 +3.45% 24
Scotland +27 47 £33,500 +1.52% 13
Wales -14 36 £40,000 -2.44% 3
North East -37 19 £43,136 +34.80% 7
Northern Ireland -27 9 £62,500 +19.05% 23
Isle of Man +4 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
1 354 (35.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.00%) Confluence
3 10 (1.00%) CMS
4 9 (0.90%) IIS
5 6 (0.60%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.30%) govService
6 3 (0.30%) SAS
6 3 (0.30%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.20%) WordPress
8 1 (0.100%) Apache
Applications
1 78 (7.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 71 (7.09%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.60%) Chatbot
4 6 (0.60%) CorelDRAW
4 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.100%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.100%) InDesign
8 1 (0.100%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.100%) Revit
Business Applications
1 19 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.10%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.90%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.30%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.20%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.100%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.100%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.100%) Q-Pulse
8 1 (0.100%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.100%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 794 (79.32%) Microsoft 365
2 465 (46.45%) Azure
3 325 (32.47%) Entra ID
4 234 (23.38%) OneDrive
5 214 (21.38%) Power Platform
6 124 (12.39%) PowerApps
7 123 (12.29%) Power Automate
8 58 (5.79%) SaaS
9 55 (5.49%) Microsoft Copilot
10 40 (4.00%) Mimecast
11 39 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
12 37 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
13 34 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
14 33 (3.30%) Microsoft Purview
15 28 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
16 24 (2.40%) AWS
17 19 (1.90%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 15 (1.50%) Copilot Studio
18 15 (1.50%) PaaS
19 13 (1.30%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 213 (21.28%) Firewall
2 200 (19.98%) DNS
3 173 (17.28%) DHCP
4 142 (14.19%) VPN
5 88 (8.79%) VLAN
5 88 (8.79%) Wi-Fi
6 71 (7.09%) VoIP
7 66 (6.59%) LAN
8 64 (6.39%) WAN
9 49 (4.90%) TCP/IP
10 37 (3.70%) Wireless
11 14 (1.40%) Internet
12 13 (1.30%) Network Security
13 11 (1.10%) Intranet
14 10 (1.00%) SAN
15 8 (0.80%) Broadband
15 8 (0.80%) WLAN
16 7 (0.70%) IPsec
16 7 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
17 6 (0.60%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (12.09%) Power BI
2 56 (5.59%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.50%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (1.20%) Metadata
5 11 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.30%) Power Query
9 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.20%) DataStage
9 2 (0.20%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.20%) MySQL
9 2 (0.20%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.100%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.100%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.100%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.100%) EDMS
10 1 (0.100%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 64 (6.39%) JIRA
2 5 (0.50%) Postman
3 4 (0.40%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.40%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.20%) Selenium
6 1 (0.100%) Carbide.c++
6 1 (0.100%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.100%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 426 (42.56%) Social Skills
2 116 (11.59%) Finance
3 86 (8.59%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (7.69%) Legal
5 72 (7.19%) Organisational Skills
6 47 (4.70%) Manufacturing
7 45 (4.50%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.80%) Law
9 36 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 31 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (2.30%) Retail
12 20 (2.00%) Telecoms
13 19 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.20%) Advertising
15 11 (1.10%) Local Government
16 9 (0.90%) Marketing
17 6 (0.60%) Games
18 5 (0.50%) Banking
19 4 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
20 3 (0.30%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 286 (28.57%) IT Support
2 171 (17.08%) Support Engineer
3 167 (16.68%) IT Engineer
4 144 (14.39%) Senior
5 142 (14.19%) IT Support Engineer
6 120 (11.99%) Analyst
7 104 (10.39%) Developer
8 82 (8.19%) Support Analyst
9 77 (7.69%) IT Technician
10 72 (7.19%) Support Technician
11 64 (6.39%) IT Analyst
12 63 (6.29%) 2nd Line Support
13 62 (6.19%) IT Support Technician
14 55 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 54 (5.39%) IT Support Analyst
16 47 (4.70%) 3rd Line Support
17 45 (4.50%) Lead
17 45 (4.50%) Senior Developer
18 41 (4.10%) Administrator
18 41 (4.10%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.20%) HTML
2 41 (4.10%) .NET
3 37 (3.70%) CSS
4 36 (3.60%) Microsoft Graph
5 29 (2.90%) SPFx
6 26 (2.60%) HTML5 Canvas
7 23 (2.30%) JSON
8 19 (1.90%) .NET Core
9 12 (1.20%) ASP.NET
9 12 (1.20%) REST
10 11 (1.10%) React
11 9 (0.90%) .NET Framework
12 7 (0.70%) Web Services
12 7 (0.70%) XML
13 6 (0.60%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (0.60%) Node.js
13 6 (0.60%) Razor View Engine
14 5 (0.50%) Entity Framework
14 5 (0.50%) Swagger
15 4 (0.40%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 113 (11.29%) Driving Licence
2 81 (8.09%) Onboarding
3 48 (4.80%) Management Information System
4 30 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.30%) Replication
6 21 (2.10%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.60%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (1.20%) Clustering
9 11 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (0.90%) Data Centre
10 9 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (0.90%) Low-Code
10 9 (0.90%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (0.80%) CMDB
11 8 (0.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (0.80%) Social Media
12 7 (0.70%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (0.70%) FMCG
12 7 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 399 (39.86%) Windows
2 202 (20.18%) Windows Server
3 93 (9.29%) Windows 10
4 70 (6.99%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.80%) Android
6 28 (2.80%) Apple iOS
7 22 (2.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 21 (2.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.90%) Linux
10 8 (0.80%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.20%) Unix
11 2 (0.20%) VMS
12 1 (0.100%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.100%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.100%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (31.17%) Problem-Solving
2 226 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 173 (17.28%) ITIL
4 168 (16.78%) Customer Service
5 138 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
6 116 (11.59%) Business Intelligence
7 100 (9.99%) User Experience
8 99 (9.89%) Service Delivery
9 90 (8.99%) Agile
10 85 (8.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 75 (7.49%) Service Management
12 74 (7.39%) Disaster Recovery
12 74 (7.39%) Technical Leadership
13 70 (6.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 69 (6.89%) CRM
15 66 (6.59%) Coaching
16 65 (6.49%) AI
17 63 (6.29%) Mentoring
18 62 (6.19%) Project Management
19 59 (5.89%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 142 (14.19%) PowerShell
2 113 (11.29%) SQL
3 47 (4.70%) C#
3 47 (4.70%) JavaScript
4 24 (2.40%) TypeScript
5 21 (2.10%) R
6 17 (1.70%) Python
6 17 (1.70%) VBA
7 7 (0.70%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.50%) C
9 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.40%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.30%) Java
11 1 (0.100%) Bash
11 1 (0.100%) Bicep
11 1 (0.100%) C++
11 1 (0.100%) Ruby
11 1 (0.100%) VB
Qualifications
1 144 (14.39%) Degree
2 83 (8.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 62 (6.19%) Security Cleared
4 46 (4.60%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.00%) Azure Certification
6 18 (1.80%) A+ Certification
6 18 (1.80%) DBS Check
7 17 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.20%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.00%) CCNA
9 10 (1.00%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (0.80%) HND
11 8 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 7 (0.70%) APMP
12 7 (0.70%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.70%) MBA
13 6 (0.60%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (6.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (5.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 34 (3.40%) GDPR
4 28 (2.80%) SLA
5 27 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 23 (2.30%) QA
7 18 (1.80%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.70%) Data Quality
9 8 (0.80%) PMO
10 7 (0.70%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.40%) NIST
12 3 (0.30%) COSHH
12 3 (0.30%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.30%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.20%) NCSC
14 1 (0.100%) AQAP
14 1 (0.100%) GxP
14 1 (0.100%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 396 (39.56%) Active Directory
2 94 (9.39%) Hyper-V
3 72 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (1.00%) vSphere
7 6 (0.60%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.60%) DFS Replication
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.60%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.100%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.100%) XenApp
9 1 (0.100%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 234 (23.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.50%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (2.20%) SCCM
4 19 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.10%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.90%) Backup Exec
7 8 (0.80%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.60%) vRealize
9 4 (0.40%) Terraform
10 3 (0.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.20%) cPanel
11 2 (0.20%) Plesk
12 1 (0.100%) Autotask
12 1 (0.100%) CASB
12 1 (0.100%) Kubernetes
12 1 (0.100%) Nessus
Vendors
1 793 (79.22%) Microsoft
2 101 (10.09%) VMware
3 54 (5.39%) Apple
4 51 (5.09%) Cisco
4 51 (5.09%) Veeam
5 31 (3.10%) Meraki
6 27 (2.70%) ServiceNow
7 23 (2.30%) Adobe
7 23 (2.30%) CrowdStrike
8 20 (2.00%) SonicWALL
9 14 (1.40%) Ubiquiti
10 13 (1.30%) Datto
11 12 (1.20%) Sophos
12 11 (1.10%) Google
13 10 (1.00%) Aruba
13 10 (1.00%) Computacenter
13 10 (1.00%) Salesforce
13 10 (1.00%) WatchGuard
14 9 (0.90%) Fortinet
14 9 (0.90%) Palo Alto