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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 143 103
Rank change year-on-year +37 -40 +23
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,259 766 1,366
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.57% 2.20% 2.28%
As % of the Application Platforms category 42.63% 29.93% 28.97%
Number of salaries quoted 974 597 999
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,900 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,791 £38,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% -9.41% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £74,625 £63,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £43,000 £42,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year +2.38% -9.68% -7.00%

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 2,953 2,559 4,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.69% 7.34% 7.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,149 1,764 2,866
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,828
Median % change year-on-year - -1.81% -3.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,437 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,793
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.18% -0.96%

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 August 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 August 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 +58 341 £42,500 +21.43% 108
South East +14 274 £47,333 +18.33% 142
East of England +50 230 £37,500 -7.41% 58
Midlands -5 169 £39,000 -0.64% 93
North West +41 165 £50,000 +25.00% 48
Yorkshire +40 146 £38,772 +36.04% 46
West Midlands -17 104 £45,000 +2.27% 64
South West -58 104 £36,250 -9.38% 54
Scotland +40 66 £30,000 -17.24% 36
East Midlands -17 65 £37,500 -2.60% 29
Wales -29 43 £32,000 -20.99% 12
Northern Ireland - 32 £63,500 - 14
North East -37 30 £47,500 +48.44% 17
Isle of Man -2 1 £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
1 464 (36.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (2.86%) CMS
3 31 (2.46%) Confluence
4 27 (2.14%) Sitecore CMS
5 16 (1.27%) IIS
6 13 (1.03%) Skype for Business
7 6 (0.48%) Apache
7 6 (0.48%) nginx
8 5 (0.40%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.24%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.079%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.079%) WordPress
Applications
1 119 (9.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 81 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.87%) Chatbot
4 11 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.79%) CorelDRAW
6 9 (0.71%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.16%) Revit
9 2 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.079%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.079%) InDesign
10 1 (0.079%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.079%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 52 (4.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.11%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.48%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (0.32%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.16%) Shopify
7 1 (0.079%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.079%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.079%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.079%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 963 (76.49%) Microsoft 365
2 551 (43.76%) Azure
3 436 (34.63%) Entra ID
4 320 (25.42%) Power Platform
5 268 (21.29%) OneDrive
6 193 (15.33%) PowerApps
7 181 (14.38%) Power Automate
8 112 (8.90%) Microsoft Copilot
9 89 (7.07%) SaaS
10 65 (5.16%) Dynamics 365
11 63 (5.00%) Microsoft Purview
12 52 (4.13%) Azure DevOps
13 49 (3.89%) Mimecast
14 32 (2.54%) AWS
15 30 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
16 25 (1.99%) IaaS
17 22 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
17 22 (1.75%) Copilot Studio
18 21 (1.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 19 (1.51%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 253 (20.10%) Firewall
2 236 (18.75%) DNS
3 202 (16.04%) DHCP
4 160 (12.71%) VPN
5 119 (9.45%) VLAN
6 112 (8.90%) Wi-Fi
7 90 (7.15%) VoIP
8 77 (6.12%) TCP/IP
9 72 (5.72%) Wireless
10 65 (5.16%) LAN
11 60 (4.77%) WAN
12 25 (1.99%) Network Security
13 18 (1.43%) SSL
14 15 (1.19%) Internet
15 14 (1.11%) Skype
16 13 (1.03%) Broadband
16 13 (1.03%) SAN
17 10 (0.79%) Intranet
17 10 (0.79%) PBX
17 10 (0.79%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (12.87%) Power BI
2 47 (3.73%) SQL Server
3 29 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.87%) Metadata
5 8 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.48%) GIS
6 6 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.40%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.32%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
11 1 (0.079%) EDMS
11 1 (0.079%) MySQL
11 1 (0.079%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.079%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 78 (6.20%) JIRA
2 14 (1.11%) Git
3 5 (0.40%) Postman
4 4 (0.32%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.24%) Selenium
5 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.16%) JUnit
6 2 (0.16%) Mockito
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.079%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.079%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 611 (48.53%) Social Skills
2 179 (14.22%) Finance
3 132 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (7.63%) Organisational Skills
5 95 (7.55%) Legal
6 66 (5.24%) Manufacturing
7 54 (4.29%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.02%) Law
8 38 (3.02%) Marketing
9 34 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 30 (2.38%) Retail
11 27 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
11 27 (2.14%) Publishing
12 25 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
13 24 (1.91%) Telecoms
14 19 (1.51%) Local Government
15 11 (0.87%) Advertising
16 10 (0.79%) Legal Technology
17 8 (0.64%) Games
17 8 (0.64%) Military
Job Titles
1 323 (25.66%) IT Support
2 220 (17.47%) Senior
3 207 (16.44%) Support Engineer
4 197 (15.65%) IT Engineer
5 177 (14.06%) IT Support Engineer
6 135 (10.72%) Developer
7 123 (9.77%) Analyst
8 93 (7.39%) IT Technician
9 79 (6.27%) Support Analyst
10 72 (5.72%) Support Technician
11 67 (5.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 65 (5.16%) 2nd Line Support
13 64 (5.08%) IT Support Technician
14 63 (5.00%) Administrator
15 59 (4.69%) Consultant
15 59 (4.69%) Lead
16 54 (4.29%) IT Analyst
17 52 (4.13%) Senior Developer
18 47 (3.73%) IT Support Analyst
19 46 (3.65%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (4.29%) HTML
2 45 (3.57%) CSS
3 41 (3.26%) Microsoft Graph
4 37 (2.94%) .NET
5 35 (2.78%) HTML5 Canvas
6 34 (2.70%) SPFx
7 26 (2.07%) JSON
8 19 (1.51%) .NET Core
9 15 (1.19%) REST
10 13 (1.03%) React
11 11 (0.87%) ASP.NET
12 9 (0.71%) XML
13 8 (0.64%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.64%) Terraform
14 7 (0.56%) Middleware
14 7 (0.56%) Razor View Engine
15 6 (0.48%) Node.js
15 6 (0.48%) Playwright
16 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
16 5 (0.40%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 147 (11.68%) Driving Licence
2 122 (9.69%) Onboarding
3 111 (8.82%) Management Information System
4 74 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.22%) AI Agents
5 28 (2.22%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.14%) Blog
7 26 (2.07%) Product Ownership
8 25 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (1.67%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.51%) Clustering
11 17 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 16 (1.27%) Low-Code
13 14 (1.11%) CMDB
14 13 (1.03%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.95%) Replication
16 11 (0.87%) Social Media
16 11 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
17 10 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
17 10 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 490 (38.92%) Windows
2 254 (20.17%) Windows Server
3 106 (8.42%) Windows 10
4 82 (6.51%) Mac OS
5 33 (2.62%) Android
5 33 (2.62%) Apple iOS
6 31 (2.46%) Linux
7 27 (2.14%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (0.56%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.32%) VMS
12 3 (0.24%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (32.25%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (24.31%) Continuous Improvement
3 233 (18.51%) Customer Service
4 189 (15.01%) ITIL
5 187 (14.85%) Cybersecurity
6 149 (11.83%) AI
7 141 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
8 130 (10.33%) Service Delivery
9 126 (10.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 123 (9.77%) Project Delivery
11 122 (9.69%) Disaster Recovery
12 118 (9.37%) CRM
13 112 (8.90%) User Experience
14 107 (8.50%) Service Management
15 105 (8.34%) Workflow
16 104 (8.26%) Technical Leadership
17 103 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
18 100 (7.94%) Agile
19 98 (7.78%) Project Management
20 89 (7.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 194 (15.41%) PowerShell
2 122 (9.69%) SQL
3 67 (5.32%) JavaScript
4 63 (5.00%) C#
5 26 (2.07%) R
6 25 (1.99%) Python
6 25 (1.99%) TypeScript
7 13 (1.03%) VBA
8 8 (0.64%) Ruby
9 7 (0.56%) C
9 7 (0.56%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.24%) Bicep
10 3 (0.24%) C++
10 3 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.24%) Java
10 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.16%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.079%) Bash
12 1 (0.079%) VB
Qualifications
1 179 (14.22%) Degree
2 129 (10.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (5.24%) Security Cleared
4 57 (4.53%) SC Cleared
5 39 (3.10%) Azure Certification
6 30 (2.38%) DBS Check
7 29 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (1.67%) CCNA
9 20 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
10 14 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.03%) A+ Certification
11 13 (1.03%) HND
11 13 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 12 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
13 10 (0.79%) HNC
14 9 (0.71%) DV Cleared
15 8 (0.64%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
16 7 (0.56%) MCSA
16 7 (0.56%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 63 (5.00%) GDPR
2 63 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (3.42%) SLA
4 34 (2.70%) QA
5 22 (1.75%) Data Quality
6 21 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.51%) Accessibility
8 15 (1.19%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.56%) NIST
9 7 (0.56%) PMO
10 5 (0.40%) COSHH
10 5 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.40%) NCSC
10 5 (0.40%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.32%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.32%) WCAG
12 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.16%) IEC 61131
13 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 478 (37.97%) Active Directory
2 128 (10.17%) Hyper-V
3 120 (9.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.51%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (1.51%) vSphere
5 15 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.87%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 11 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
7 10 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.079%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.079%) Docker
10 1 (0.079%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 311 (24.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.22%) SCCM
3 25 (1.99%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.11%) FortiGate
6 6 (0.48%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.40%) Ansible
8 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.24%) cPanel
8 3 (0.24%) Plesk
8 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.16%) vRealize
10 1 (0.079%) Nessus
10 1 (0.079%) VxRail
10 1 (0.079%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,046 (83.08%) Microsoft
2 142 (11.28%) VMware
3 78 (6.20%) Cisco
4 69 (5.48%) Veeam
5 57 (4.53%) Apple
6 38 (3.02%) SonicWALL
7 34 (2.70%) ServiceNow
8 32 (2.54%) Adobe
9 30 (2.38%) Meraki
10 29 (2.30%) CrowdStrike
11 27 (2.14%) Sitecore
12 26 (2.07%) Google
13 22 (1.75%) Salesforce
14 19 (1.51%) Datto
15 18 (1.43%) Ubiquiti
16 16 (1.27%) HP
17 15 (1.19%) Aruba
17 15 (1.19%) Palo Alto
18 13 (1.03%) Citrix
18 13 (1.03%) Fortinet