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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 108 115
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 +33
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,165 1,407 1,551
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.96% 2.62% 2.77%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.44% 28.84% 25.39%
Number of salaries quoted 812 887 1,301
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.68% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,550 £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 3,383 4,878 6,108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.70% 9.08% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,264 2,861 4,564
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,890 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £47,500 £45,539
% change year-on-year -12.63% +4.31% -4.13%

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 11 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 11 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 -9 983 £40,000 -20.00% 316
UK excluding London -8 771 £35,000 -17.65% 290
London +2 321 £56,250 +2.27% 78
Work from Home -8 306 £50,000 +2.94% 126
North of England -15 161 £40,000 -12.33% 62
Midlands -9 155 £37,500 -11.76% 41
South East -10 154 £40,500 -10.00% 118
South West +36 113 £33,000 -33.33% 20
Scotland +13 109 £35,000 +7.69% 11
North West -9 94 £43,500 -14.40% 31
West Midlands +1 83 £44,000 -15.79% 24
East of England -17 75 £34,000 +6.25% 41
East Midlands -13 72 £37,500 +19.05% 17
Yorkshire -17 62 £30,000 -9.09% 27
North East -9 5 £77,500 +63.16% 5
Northern Ireland -20 3 £66,250 +26.19% 1
Wales -24 3 £41,740 -12.13% 6

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
1 349 (29.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.75%) Confluence
3 13 (1.12%) CMS
4 11 (0.94%) Skype for Business
5 8 (0.69%) WordPress
6 7 (0.60%) IIS
7 5 (0.43%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.26%) govService
9 2 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.17%) Moodle
9 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.086%) Apache
10 1 (0.086%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.086%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 194 (16.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 189 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
3 105 (9.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (1.29%) MS Visio
6 11 (0.94%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.77%) 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 (0.086%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.086%) Revit
Business Applications
1 39 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.26%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.086%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.086%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.086%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.086%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 1 (0.086%) Shopify
6 1 (0.086%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 784 (67.30%) Microsoft 365
2 484 (41.55%) Azure
3 334 (28.67%) Entra ID
4 235 (20.17%) Power Platform
5 230 (19.74%) OneDrive
6 142 (12.19%) Power Automate
7 126 (10.82%) PowerApps
8 75 (6.44%) Dynamics 365
9 58 (4.98%) Microsoft Copilot
10 54 (4.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 53 (4.55%) SaaS
12 33 (2.83%) AWS
13 28 (2.40%) Copilot Studio
14 26 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
15 24 (2.06%) Serverless
16 23 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
16 23 (1.97%) Mimecast
17 21 (1.80%) PaaS
18 20 (1.72%) IaaS
19 17 (1.46%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 173 (14.85%) DNS
2 163 (13.99%) Firewall
3 155 (13.30%) DHCP
4 141 (12.10%) VPN
5 88 (7.55%) TCP/IP
6 81 (6.95%) WAN
7 79 (6.78%) LAN
7 79 (6.78%) VLAN
8 63 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
9 43 (3.69%) VoIP
10 40 (3.43%) Wireless
11 36 (3.09%) Network Security
12 28 (2.40%) Intranet
13 17 (1.46%) Internet
14 14 (1.20%) SD-WAN
15 13 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
16 11 (0.94%) Unified Communications
17 9 (0.77%) DKIM
17 9 (0.77%) DMARC
17 9 (0.77%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (10.64%) Power BI
2 40 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.46%) Metadata
4 11 (0.94%) MySQL
5 10 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.69%) DTS
7 6 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.52%) Power Query
8 5 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.34%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.34%) GIS
9 4 (0.34%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.26%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.26%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.17%) EDMS
11 2 (0.17%) EDRMS
11 2 (0.17%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 51 (4.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.26%) Git
3 2 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.086%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.086%) GitLab
4 1 (0.086%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.086%) Sourcetree
General
1 542 (46.52%) Social Skills
2 196 (16.82%) Finance
3 86 (7.38%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (7.38%) Law
4 73 (6.27%) Legal
5 63 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
6 60 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 52 (4.46%) Public Sector
8 51 (4.38%) Manufacturing
9 38 (3.26%) Retail
10 24 (2.06%) Telecoms
11 22 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (1.89%) Marketing
12 17 (1.46%) Banking
13 14 (1.20%) Advertising
14 13 (1.12%) German Language
15 12 (1.03%) French Language
15 12 (1.03%) Spanish Language
16 9 (0.77%) Dutch Language
16 9 (0.77%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 235 (20.17%) IT Support
2 194 (16.65%) Support Engineer
3 158 (13.56%) Senior
4 123 (10.56%) IT Engineer
5 115 (9.87%) Analyst
6 102 (8.76%) IT Support Engineer
7 89 (7.64%) Developer
8 71 (6.09%) 2nd Line Support
9 70 (6.01%) Senior Manager
9 70 (6.01%) Support Analyst
10 64 (5.49%) QA Manager
10 64 (5.49%) Quality Manager
10 64 (5.49%) Senior QA Manager
10 64 (5.49%) Senior Quality Manager
11 59 (5.06%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 58 (4.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 58 (4.98%) Support Technician
13 51 (4.38%) 1st Line Support
14 49 (4.21%) Power Platform Developer
15 48 (4.12%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.32%) .NET
2 22 (1.89%) HTML
2 22 (1.89%) REST
3 20 (1.72%) Microsoft Graph
4 19 (1.63%) HTML5 Canvas
5 14 (1.20%) CSS
6 11 (0.94%) Web Services
7 10 (0.86%) SPFx
8 9 (0.77%) JSON
8 9 (0.77%) Middleware
9 7 (0.60%) Node.js
10 6 (0.52%) LangChain
11 5 (0.43%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.43%) ASP.NET
11 5 (0.43%) FreeMarker
11 5 (0.43%) XML
12 4 (0.34%) OAuth
12 4 (0.34%) OAuth2
12 4 (0.34%) OpenID
12 4 (0.34%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 127 (10.90%) Driving Licence
2 116 (9.96%) Onboarding
3 52 (4.46%) Enterprise Software
4 44 (3.78%) Management Information System
5 32 (2.75%) Low-Code
6 30 (2.58%) IoT
7 29 (2.49%) Product Ownership
7 29 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (2.23%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.63%) CMDB
9 19 (1.63%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.46%) Cloud Native
10 17 (1.46%) Social Media
11 15 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.29%) Replication
12 14 (1.20%) AI Agents
13 11 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (0.94%) CCTV
13 11 (0.94%) iPad
13 11 (0.94%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 417 (35.79%) Windows
2 233 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 159 (13.65%) Windows 10
4 47 (4.03%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.26%) Apple iOS
6 33 (2.83%) Android
7 29 (2.49%) Linux
8 19 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.086%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.086%) Unix
12 1 (0.086%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (26.18%) Problem-Solving
2 203 (17.42%) Customer Service
3 202 (17.34%) ITIL
4 194 (16.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 154 (13.22%) Project Management
6 135 (11.59%) Cybersecurity
7 131 (11.24%) Agile
8 126 (10.82%) Coaching
9 122 (10.47%) Service Delivery
10 120 (10.30%) Business Intelligence
11 91 (7.81%) AI
12 90 (7.73%) Migration
13 84 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
14 83 (7.12%) Mentoring
15 74 (6.35%) Customer Experience
15 74 (6.35%) Project Delivery
16 73 (6.27%) ITSM
17 72 (6.18%) CRM
18 71 (6.09%) Change Management
18 71 (6.09%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (13.13%) PowerShell
2 98 (8.41%) SQL
3 46 (3.95%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.78%) Python
5 39 (3.35%) C#
6 21 (1.80%) VBA
7 12 (1.03%) TypeScript
8 11 (0.94%) T-SQL
9 10 (0.86%) Bash
10 5 (0.43%) Java
11 3 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.17%) Bicep
12 2 (0.17%) C++
12 2 (0.17%) PHP
12 2 (0.17%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.086%) VB
13 1 (0.086%) X++
Qualifications
1 172 (14.76%) Degree
2 81 (6.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (6.44%) Security Cleared
4 64 (5.49%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 53 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 30 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (2.40%) Master's Degree
8 25 (2.15%) DBS Check
9 22 (1.89%) PMI Certification
10 21 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.80%) PMP
11 19 (1.63%) Azure Certification
11 19 (1.63%) MCP
12 17 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
13 16 (1.37%) HND
14 13 (1.12%) DV Cleared
15 11 (0.94%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 9 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
18 8 (0.69%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (7.64%) QA
2 58 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 54 (4.64%) GDPR
3 54 (4.64%) SLA
4 40 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 24 (2.06%) PMO
6 20 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.63%) NIST
8 17 (1.46%) Data Quality
9 14 (1.20%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.52%) GRC
11 5 (0.43%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.34%) NCSC
12 4 (0.34%) PMBOK
13 3 (0.26%) MiFID
14 2 (0.17%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.17%) P3O
14 2 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 421 (36.14%) Active Directory
2 83 (7.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 69 (5.92%) Hyper-V
4 23 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.52%) Firmware
6 6 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.43%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.34%) BitLocker
8 4 (0.34%) vSphere
9 2 (0.17%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.086%) Docker
10 1 (0.086%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.086%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 305 (26.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.58%) Terraform
3 22 (1.89%) SCCM
4 17 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.29%) FortiGate
6 12 (1.03%) Nagios
7 10 (0.86%) Autotask
8 8 (0.69%) ZABBIX
9 6 (0.52%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.43%) vRealize
11 4 (0.34%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.26%) Nessus
12 3 (0.26%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.26%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
13 2 (0.17%) Plesk
13 2 (0.17%) SCOM
13 2 (0.17%) SCSM
13 2 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 926 (79.48%) Microsoft
2 103 (8.84%) VMware
3 73 (6.27%) Apple
4 43 (3.69%) Cisco
5 34 (2.92%) ServiceNow
6 33 (2.83%) Meraki
7 30 (2.58%) Sophos
8 27 (2.32%) Citrix
9 26 (2.23%) Veeam
10 21 (1.80%) Adobe
10 21 (1.80%) Google
11 19 (1.63%) Datto
11 19 (1.63%) Progress
12 18 (1.55%) ConnectWise
12 18 (1.55%) HP
12 18 (1.55%) Oracle
13 17 (1.46%) Salesforce
14 14 (1.20%) Atlassian
15 11 (0.94%) Fortinet
15 11 (0.94%) Trend Micro