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 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 106 106
Rank change year-on-year -7 0 +47
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,202 1,479 1,477
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.04% 2.64% 3.06%
As % of the Application Platforms category 33.70% 28.27% 25.82%
Number of salaries quoted 849 952 1,227
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £47,750 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% +2.69% -2.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,950 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% - +4.94%

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 3,567 5,231 5,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.04% 9.33% 11.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,422 3,189 4,348
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,039 £47,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -11.50% +2.15% -2.11%

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 22 December 2025.

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 22 December 2025. 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 -11 1,014 £41,500 -17.00% 631
UK excluding London -15 785 £37,500 -11.76% 573
London +3 336 £56,250 +2.27% 141
Work from Home -8 335 £50,000 - 309
North of England -17 162 £40,000 -12.10% 138
South East -23 158 £40,250 -10.56% 180
Midlands -14 152 £40,000 -5.88% 90
South West +31 122 £34,000 -32.00% 50
Scotland +15 108 £35,000 +7.69% 30
North West -5 94 £40,000 -21.29% 70
West Midlands +1 82 £44,000 -16.82% 49
East of England -16 78 £34,000 +6.25% 82
East Midlands -15 70 £35,000 +11.11% 38
Yorkshire -8 63 £30,750 -20.65% 56
North East -8 5 £77,500 +82.35% 14
Wales -24 4 £42,500 -10.53% 8
Northern Ireland -18 3 £66,250 +26.19% 7

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
1 370 (30.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (2.75%) Confluence
3 15 (1.25%) Skype for Business
4 13 (1.08%) 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%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.17%) Moodle
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.083%) Apache
9 1 (0.083%) JOnAS
9 1 (0.083%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.083%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 205 (17.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 200 (16.64%) Microsoft Office
3 110 (9.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.33%) MS Visio
6 11 (0.92%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.75%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) InDesign
10 1 (0.083%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.083%) Revit
Business Applications
1 40 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.58%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.33%) 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
4 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.083%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.083%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.083%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.083%) Shopify
5 1 (0.083%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 807 (67.14%) Microsoft 365
2 497 (41.35%) Azure
3 348 (28.95%) Entra ID
4 237 (19.72%) Power Platform
5 232 (19.30%) OneDrive
6 141 (11.73%) Power Automate
7 130 (10.82%) PowerApps
8 79 (6.57%) Dynamics 365
9 65 (5.41%) Microsoft Copilot
10 60 (4.99%) Microsoft Purview
11 59 (4.91%) SaaS
12 41 (3.41%) AWS
13 28 (2.33%) Copilot Studio
13 28 (2.33%) Serverless
14 26 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
15 25 (2.08%) PaaS
16 24 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
17 23 (1.91%) IaaS
17 23 (1.91%) Mimecast
18 17 (1.41%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 179 (14.89%) DNS
2 167 (13.89%) Firewall
3 162 (13.48%) DHCP
4 141 (11.73%) VPN
5 97 (8.07%) TCP/IP
6 85 (7.07%) LAN
6 85 (7.07%) VLAN
7 84 (6.99%) WAN
8 71 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
9 46 (3.83%) Wireless
10 45 (3.74%) VoIP
11 36 (3.00%) Network Security
12 31 (2.58%) Intranet
13 19 (1.58%) Internet
14 11 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
14 11 (0.92%) SD-WAN
14 11 (0.92%) Skype
14 11 (0.92%) Unified Communications
15 9 (0.75%) DKIM
15 9 (0.75%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (10.73%) Power BI
2 35 (2.91%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.16%) Metadata
4 12 (1.00%) MySQL
5 10 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (0.75%) DTS
6 9 (0.75%) NoSQL
6 9 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (0.50%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.42%) Power Query
9 4 (0.33%) GIS
9 4 (0.33%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.25%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.25%) EDRMS
11 2 (0.17%) EDMS
11 2 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.17%) QlikView
11 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 54 (4.49%) JIRA
2 3 (0.25%) Git
3 2 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.083%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.083%) GitLab
4 1 (0.083%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.083%) Sourcetree
General
1 550 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 213 (17.72%) Finance
3 85 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (6.82%) Law
5 79 (6.57%) Legal
6 66 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 55 (4.58%) Manufacturing
9 54 (4.49%) Public Sector
10 38 (3.16%) Retail
11 28 (2.33%) Telecoms
12 23 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
13 22 (1.83%) Marketing
14 21 (1.75%) Banking
15 15 (1.25%) Advertising
16 13 (1.08%) German Language
17 12 (1.00%) French Language
17 12 (1.00%) Spanish Language
18 11 (0.92%) Automotive
18 11 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 248 (20.63%) IT Support
2 204 (16.97%) Support Engineer
3 163 (13.56%) Senior
4 121 (10.07%) IT Engineer
5 117 (9.73%) Analyst
6 103 (8.57%) IT Support Engineer
7 92 (7.65%) Developer
8 78 (6.49%) 2nd Line Support
9 73 (6.07%) Support Analyst
10 70 (5.82%) Senior Manager
11 64 (5.32%) QA Manager
11 64 (5.32%) Quality Manager
11 64 (5.32%) Senior QA Manager
11 64 (5.32%) Senior Quality Manager
12 63 (5.24%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 61 (5.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 58 (4.83%) Support Technician
15 51 (4.24%) Power Platform Developer
16 49 (4.08%) Lead
17 47 (3.91%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.75%) .NET
2 22 (1.83%) HTML
3 21 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
4 20 (1.66%) Microsoft Graph
5 17 (1.41%) REST
6 14 (1.16%) CSS
7 13 (1.08%) Web Services
8 10 (0.83%) JSON
9 8 (0.67%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.58%) Middleware
10 7 (0.58%) Node.js
10 7 (0.58%) React
11 6 (0.50%) EDI
11 6 (0.50%) LangChain
11 6 (0.50%) SPFx
12 5 (0.42%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.42%) FreeMarker
12 5 (0.42%) OAuth
12 5 (0.42%) SAML
12 5 (0.42%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 128 (10.65%) Driving Licence
2 126 (10.48%) Onboarding
3 53 (4.41%) Enterprise Software
4 39 (3.24%) Management Information System
5 34 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.66%) IoT
7 31 (2.58%) Video Conferencing
8 26 (2.16%) Product Ownership
9 25 (2.08%) Low-Code
10 23 (1.91%) Data Centre
11 18 (1.50%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (1.50%) Social Media
12 16 (1.33%) CMDB
13 15 (1.25%) AI Agents
14 14 (1.16%) Security Posture
15 13 (1.08%) CCTV
15 13 (1.08%) Replication
16 12 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (1.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 447 (37.19%) Windows
2 253 (21.05%) Windows Server
3 163 (13.56%) Windows 10
4 50 (4.16%) Mac OS
5 35 (2.91%) Android
5 35 (2.91%) Apple iOS
5 35 (2.91%) Linux
6 19 (1.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (1.00%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.17%) VMS
9 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.083%) SUSE
10 1 (0.083%) Unix
10 1 (0.083%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (26.37%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (17.72%) Customer Service
2 213 (17.72%) ITIL
3 198 (16.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 155 (12.90%) Project Management
5 142 (11.81%) Cybersecurity
6 132 (10.98%) Agile
7 130 (10.82%) Service Delivery
8 126 (10.48%) Coaching
9 125 (10.40%) Business Intelligence
10 95 (7.90%) AI
11 94 (7.82%) Migration
12 88 (7.32%) Disaster Recovery
12 88 (7.32%) Mentoring
13 84 (6.99%) Project Delivery
14 83 (6.91%) CRM
15 79 (6.57%) ITSM
16 75 (6.24%) Customer Experience
17 74 (6.16%) Change Management
18 71 (5.91%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 164 (13.64%) PowerShell
2 102 (8.49%) SQL
3 50 (4.16%) JavaScript
4 47 (3.91%) Python
5 43 (3.58%) C#
6 20 (1.66%) VBA
7 13 (1.08%) Bash
8 12 (1.00%) TypeScript
9 10 (0.83%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.42%) Bicep
10 5 (0.42%) Java
11 4 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.17%) C++
12 2 (0.17%) PHP
12 2 (0.17%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.083%) VB
13 1 (0.083%) VBScript
13 1 (0.083%) X++
Qualifications
1 181 (15.06%) Degree
2 87 (7.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 71 (5.91%) Security Cleared
4 64 (5.32%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 51 (4.24%) SC Cleared
6 30 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 30 (2.50%) DBS Check
7 26 (2.16%) Master's Degree
8 22 (1.83%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.75%) PMP
10 20 (1.66%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
10 20 (1.66%) MCP
11 16 (1.33%) HND
12 15 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
13 14 (1.16%) A+ Certification
14 13 (1.08%) DV Cleared
15 10 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 9 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
17 8 (0.67%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (7.32%) QA
2 57 (4.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 56 (4.66%) GDPR
4 51 (4.24%) SLA
5 37 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (2.58%) PMO
7 19 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.58%) NIST
8 15 (1.25%) Data Quality
9 11 (0.92%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.50%) GRC
11 5 (0.42%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.33%) MiFID
12 4 (0.33%) NCSC
12 4 (0.33%) PMBOK
13 2 (0.17%) ISO 19650
13 2 (0.17%) P3O
13 2 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.17%) WCAG
14 1 (0.083%) HIPAA
System Software
1 433 (36.02%) Active Directory
2 85 (7.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 76 (6.32%) Hyper-V
4 26 (2.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.50%) Firmware
8 5 (0.42%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.42%) vSphere
9 4 (0.33%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.25%) XenApp
11 2 (0.17%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.083%) Docker
12 1 (0.083%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 321 (26.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.58%) Terraform
3 23 (1.91%) SCCM
4 19 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.08%) Autotask
5 13 (1.08%) Nagios
6 11 (0.92%) FortiGate
7 9 (0.75%) ZABBIX
8 8 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.50%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.42%) vRealize
11 4 (0.33%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.33%) 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
1 971 (80.78%) Microsoft
2 104 (8.65%) VMware
3 73 (6.07%) Apple
4 48 (3.99%) Cisco
5 37 (3.08%) Meraki
5 37 (3.08%) ServiceNow
6 32 (2.66%) Sophos
7 30 (2.50%) Citrix
8 25 (2.08%) Veeam
9 23 (1.91%) Google
10 22 (1.83%) Adobe
11 21 (1.75%) Salesforce
12 20 (1.66%) Datto
13 19 (1.58%) Atlassian
13 19 (1.58%) Progress
14 18 (1.50%) ConnectWise
14 18 (1.50%) HP
14 18 (1.50%) Oracle
15 12 (1.00%) Trend Micro
16 11 (0.92%) Proofpoint