SharePoint Job Trends

Microsoft SharePoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SharePoint skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 107 111
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 +39
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,188 1,438 1,497
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.01% 2.62% 2.89%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.16% 28.60% 25.42%
Number of salaries quoted 830 917 1,251
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% - +3.66%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,478 5,028 5,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.87% 9.15% 11.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,345 2,984 4,394
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,750 £37,143
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £74,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £47,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -12.63% +3.26% -3.16%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SharePoint relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SharePoint job vacancy trend in the UK

SharePoint
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SharePoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SharePoint

SharePoint
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SharePoint over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the UK over the 6 months to 2 January 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
England -9 1,003 £40,000 -20.00% 292
UK excluding London -9 786 £35,000 -17.65% 264
London +1 324 £56,500 +2.73% 75
Work from Home -11 317 £50,000 - 130
North of England -18 168 £38,000 -16.27% 60
South East -18 156 £40,500 -10.00% 97
Midlands -15 154 £38,750 -7.74% 38
South West +45 121 £33,500 -33.00% 15
Scotland +11 109 £35,000 +7.69% 18
North West -4 101 £40,000 -21.29% 26
West Midlands -8 81 £44,000 -15.38% 23
East of England -15 75 £34,000 +6.25% 38
East Midlands -19 73 £36,250 +15.08% 15
Yorkshire -12 62 £30,000 -9.09% 29
North East -10 5 £77,500 +82.35% 7
Northern Ireland -19 3 £66,250 +26.19% 1
Wales -21 2 £38,750 -18.42% 5

SharePoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 367 (30.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (2.78%) Confluence
3 14 (1.18%) Skype for Business
4 13 (1.09%) CMS
5 8 (0.67%) IIS
5 8 (0.67%) WordPress
6 5 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.17%) govService
8 2 (0.17%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.17%) Moodle
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.084%) Apache
9 1 (0.084%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.084%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 199 (16.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 195 (16.41%) Microsoft Office
3 106 (8.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 11 (0.93%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.76%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) InDesign
10 1 (0.084%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.084%) Revit
Business Applications
1 39 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.67%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.34%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
4 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.084%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.084%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.084%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.084%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.084%) Shopify
5 1 (0.084%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 799 (67.26%) Microsoft 365
2 492 (41.41%) Azure
3 346 (29.12%) Entra ID
4 235 (19.78%) Power Platform
5 234 (19.70%) OneDrive
6 141 (11.87%) Power Automate
7 127 (10.69%) PowerApps
8 78 (6.57%) Dynamics 365
9 62 (5.22%) Microsoft Copilot
10 58 (4.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 55 (4.63%) SaaS
12 38 (3.20%) AWS
13 28 (2.36%) Copilot Studio
14 26 (2.19%) Serverless
15 25 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
16 24 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (2.02%) PaaS
17 22 (1.85%) Mimecast
18 21 (1.77%) IaaS
19 17 (1.43%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 181 (15.24%) DNS
2 168 (14.14%) Firewall
3 163 (13.72%) DHCP
4 144 (12.12%) VPN
5 91 (7.66%) TCP/IP
6 84 (7.07%) VLAN
7 83 (6.99%) LAN
8 82 (6.90%) WAN
9 66 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
10 45 (3.79%) VoIP
10 45 (3.79%) Wireless
11 36 (3.03%) Network Security
12 31 (2.61%) Intranet
13 17 (1.43%) Internet
14 14 (1.18%) Remote Desktop
15 12 (1.01%) SD-WAN
16 11 (0.93%) Skype
16 11 (0.93%) Unified Communications
17 9 (0.76%) DKIM
17 9 (0.76%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (10.44%) Power BI
2 38 (3.20%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.35%) Metadata
4 12 (1.01%) MySQL
5 10 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.76%) DTS
7 7 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.51%) Power Query
9 5 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.34%) GIS
10 4 (0.34%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.34%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.25%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.25%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.25%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.17%) EDMS
12 2 (0.17%) QlikView
12 2 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 52 (4.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.25%) Git
3 2 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.084%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.084%) GitLab
4 1 (0.084%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.084%) Sourcetree
General
1 551 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 207 (17.42%) Finance
3 88 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (7.15%) Law
5 76 (6.40%) Legal
6 64 (5.39%) Organisational Skills
7 60 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 53 (4.46%) Public Sector
9 51 (4.29%) Manufacturing
10 38 (3.20%) Retail
11 28 (2.36%) Telecoms
12 23 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (1.94%) Marketing
13 17 (1.43%) Banking
14 15 (1.26%) Advertising
15 13 (1.09%) German Language
16 12 (1.01%) French Language
16 12 (1.01%) Spanish Language
17 10 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (0.76%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 243 (20.45%) IT Support
2 200 (16.84%) Support Engineer
3 160 (13.47%) Senior
4 124 (10.44%) IT Engineer
5 115 (9.68%) Analyst
6 102 (8.59%) IT Support Engineer
7 90 (7.58%) Developer
8 76 (6.40%) 2nd Line Support
9 70 (5.89%) Senior Manager
9 70 (5.89%) Support Analyst
10 64 (5.39%) QA Manager
10 64 (5.39%) Quality Manager
10 64 (5.39%) Senior QA Manager
10 64 (5.39%) Senior Quality Manager
11 61 (5.13%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 60 (5.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 60 (5.05%) Support Technician
13 50 (4.21%) Power Platform Developer
14 49 (4.12%) 1st Line Support
15 48 (4.04%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.53%) .NET
2 23 (1.94%) HTML
3 20 (1.68%) HTML5 Canvas
3 20 (1.68%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (1.68%) REST
4 15 (1.26%) CSS
5 12 (1.01%) Web Services
6 9 (0.76%) JSON
6 9 (0.76%) Middleware
6 9 (0.76%) SPFx
7 7 (0.59%) .NET Framework
7 7 (0.59%) Node.js
8 6 (0.51%) LangChain
8 6 (0.51%) React
9 5 (0.42%) ASP.NET
9 5 (0.42%) FreeMarker
9 5 (0.42%) XML
10 4 (0.34%) OAuth
10 4 (0.34%) PyTorch
10 4 (0.34%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 129 (10.86%) Driving Licence
2 125 (10.52%) Onboarding
3 52 (4.38%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (3.54%) Management Information System
5 31 (2.61%) IoT
5 31 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
6 30 (2.53%) Low-Code
7 28 (2.36%) Product Ownership
8 27 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
9 20 (1.68%) Data Centre
10 18 (1.52%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.52%) Social Media
11 17 (1.43%) CMDB
11 17 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.18%) AI Agents
12 14 (1.18%) Replication
13 12 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.01%) Security Posture
14 11 (0.93%) iPad
14 11 (0.93%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 433 (36.45%) Windows
2 249 (20.96%) Windows Server
3 162 (13.64%) Windows 10
4 48 (4.04%) Mac OS
5 37 (3.11%) Apple iOS
6 35 (2.95%) Android
7 33 (2.78%) Linux
8 20 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.084%) SUSE
13 1 (0.084%) Unix
13 1 (0.084%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (26.52%) Problem-Solving
2 209 (17.59%) Customer Service
2 209 (17.59%) ITIL
3 193 (16.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 156 (13.13%) Project Management
5 138 (11.62%) Cybersecurity
6 133 (11.20%) Agile
7 126 (10.61%) Coaching
7 126 (10.61%) Service Delivery
8 122 (10.27%) Business Intelligence
9 94 (7.91%) Migration
10 93 (7.83%) AI
11 88 (7.41%) Disaster Recovery
11 88 (7.41%) Mentoring
12 82 (6.90%) Project Delivery
13 79 (6.65%) CRM
14 77 (6.48%) ITSM
15 74 (6.23%) Change Management
15 74 (6.23%) Customer Experience
16 71 (5.98%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 160 (13.47%) PowerShell
2 102 (8.59%) SQL
3 49 (4.12%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.70%) Python
5 42 (3.54%) C#
6 20 (1.68%) VBA
7 12 (1.01%) TypeScript
8 11 (0.93%) Bash
8 11 (0.93%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.42%) Java
10 4 (0.34%) Bicep
11 3 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.17%) C++
12 2 (0.17%) PHP
12 2 (0.17%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.084%) VB
13 1 (0.084%) X++
Qualifications
1 179 (15.07%) Degree
2 85 (7.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (6.14%) Security Cleared
4 64 (5.39%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 54 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 31 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
7 30 (2.53%) DBS Check
8 27 (2.27%) Master's Degree
9 22 (1.85%) PMI Certification
10 21 (1.77%) PMP
11 20 (1.68%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (1.68%) MCP
12 17 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
13 16 (1.35%) HND
14 13 (1.09%) DV Cleared
15 12 (1.01%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 9 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
18 8 (0.67%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (7.41%) QA
2 57 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 54 (4.55%) GDPR
4 51 (4.29%) SLA
5 40 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 25 (2.10%) PMO
7 20 (1.68%) NIST
8 18 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.35%) Data Quality
10 13 (1.09%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.51%) GRC
12 5 (0.42%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.34%) NCSC
13 4 (0.34%) PMBOK
14 3 (0.25%) MiFID
15 2 (0.17%) ISO 19650
15 2 (0.17%) P3O
15 2 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.17%) WCAG
16 1 (0.084%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 435 (36.62%) Active Directory
2 88 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 76 (6.40%) Hyper-V
4 24 (2.02%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.51%) Firmware
6 6 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.42%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.42%) vSphere
8 4 (0.34%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.17%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.17%) XenApp
10 1 (0.084%) Docker
10 1 (0.084%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 313 (26.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.61%) Terraform
3 24 (2.02%) SCCM
4 17 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.26%) FortiGate
6 13 (1.09%) Nagios
7 12 (1.01%) Autotask
8 9 (0.76%) ZABBIX
9 6 (0.51%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.42%) vRealize
11 4 (0.34%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.34%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.25%) Nessus
12 3 (0.25%) SCOM
12 3 (0.25%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
13 2 (0.17%) Plesk
13 2 (0.17%) SCSM
13 2 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 948 (79.80%) Microsoft
2 109 (9.18%) VMware
3 74 (6.23%) Apple
4 46 (3.87%) Cisco
5 38 (3.20%) ServiceNow
6 35 (2.95%) Meraki
7 31 (2.61%) Sophos
8 29 (2.44%) Citrix
9 26 (2.19%) Veeam
10 23 (1.94%) Google
11 21 (1.77%) Adobe
12 20 (1.68%) Progress
13 19 (1.60%) Datto
14 18 (1.52%) ConnectWise
14 18 (1.52%) HP
15 17 (1.43%) Oracle
15 17 (1.43%) Salesforce
16 16 (1.35%) Atlassian
17 12 (1.01%) Trend Micro
18 11 (0.93%) Proofpoint