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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 110 94
Rank change year-on-year -11 -16 +59
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,268 1,255 2,332
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.78% 2.75% 2.96%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.82% 28.59% 27.77%
Number of salaries quoted 882 865 1,953
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £77,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,500 £40,874 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.70% +2.19% -0.28%

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 3,642 4,390 8,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.11% 9.63% 10.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,718 6,261
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,938 £38,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £104,125 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% -10.53%

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 4 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SharePoint in the UK

SharePoint
Top 18 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 4 March 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 -17 1,061 £42,500 -10.53% 357
UK excluding London -3 856 £36,500 -10.70% 321
Work from Home +14 394 £47,500 - 187
London -11 330 £60,000 +0.84% 112
North of England -22 194 £41,500 -7.78% 68
Midlands -8 179 £42,500 - 45
South East -20 159 £45,000 +9.76% 98
North West -3 113 £47,500 -5.00% 43
Scotland +28 109 £31,500 -3.08% 29
South West +24 108 £32,000 -32.98% 34
West Midlands -5 105 £45,000 -15.57% 19
East of England -24 87 £34,000 +6.25% 43
Yorkshire -16 74 £33,000 - 20
East Midlands -32 74 £37,500 +19.05% 26
Wales -7 12 £41,740 -12.13% 9
North East -18 7 £67,500 +121.31% 9
Northern Ireland -34 7 £47,250 -10.00% 4
Isle of Man - 5 £45,000 -

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
1 397 (31.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (2.60%) Confluence
3 11 (0.87%) CMS
4 7 (0.55%) IIS
5 6 (0.47%) WordPress
6 5 (0.39%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.32%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.24%) govService
9 2 (0.16%) Moodle
9 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.079%) Apache
10 1 (0.079%) Appian
10 1 (0.079%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.079%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 204 (16.09%) Microsoft Office
2 192 (15.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 98 (7.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.87%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.16%) InDesign
9 1 (0.079%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.079%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 42 (3.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.71%) Dynamics GP
3 7 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.24%) Alphatax
6 3 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.16%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.079%) Carpe Diem
8 1 (0.079%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.079%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.079%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.079%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.079%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.079%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 877 (69.16%) Microsoft 365
2 567 (44.72%) Azure
3 377 (29.73%) Entra ID
4 268 (21.14%) OneDrive
5 265 (20.90%) Power Platform
6 145 (11.44%) Power Automate
7 133 (10.49%) PowerApps
8 78 (6.15%) Dynamics 365
9 65 (5.13%) Microsoft Copilot
10 56 (4.42%) Microsoft Purview
11 55 (4.34%) SaaS
12 43 (3.39%) Mimecast
13 34 (2.68%) Azure Logic Apps
14 29 (2.29%) AWS
15 25 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
15 25 (1.97%) Copilot Studio
16 23 (1.81%) PaaS
16 23 (1.81%) Serverless
17 21 (1.66%) Azure Functions
17 21 (1.66%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 224 (17.67%) DNS
2 196 (15.46%) DHCP
3 178 (14.04%) Firewall
4 176 (13.88%) VPN
5 105 (8.28%) WAN
6 97 (7.65%) VLAN
7 90 (7.10%) LAN
8 89 (7.02%) TCP/IP
9 70 (5.52%) Wi-Fi
10 44 (3.47%) VoIP
11 37 (2.92%) Network Security
12 27 (2.13%) Wireless
13 20 (1.58%) SD-WAN
14 18 (1.42%) Intranet
15 13 (1.03%) Internet
15 13 (1.03%) IPsec
15 13 (1.03%) SAN
16 10 (0.79%) DKIM
16 10 (0.79%) DMARC
17 9 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (12.30%) Power BI
2 52 (4.10%) SQL Server
3 11 (0.87%) Metadata
3 11 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.63%) MySQL
6 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.47%) Power Query
7 6 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.39%) DTS
8 5 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.32%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.24%) GIS
10 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.24%) Tableau
11 2 (0.16%) DataStage
11 2 (0.16%) EDMS
11 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 58 (4.57%) JIRA
2 3 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.16%) Git
3 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.079%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.079%) GitLab
4 1 (0.079%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.079%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.079%) Selenium
4 1 (0.079%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 577 (45.50%) Social Skills
2 193 (15.22%) Finance
3 98 (7.73%) Law
4 84 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 83 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
6 82 (6.47%) Organisational Skills
7 77 (6.07%) Legal
8 63 (4.97%) Public Sector
9 45 (3.55%) Manufacturing
10 38 (3.00%) Retail
11 25 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (1.66%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.58%) Marketing
14 16 (1.26%) Games
14 16 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.18%) Banking
16 14 (1.10%) Advertising
17 13 (1.03%) German Language
18 12 (0.95%) French Language
18 12 (0.95%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 273 (21.53%) IT Support
2 198 (15.62%) Support Engineer
3 185 (14.59%) Senior
4 158 (12.46%) Analyst
5 148 (11.67%) IT Engineer
6 120 (9.46%) IT Support Engineer
7 109 (8.60%) Developer
8 94 (7.41%) Support Analyst
9 78 (6.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 69 (5.44%) IT Analyst
10 69 (5.44%) Senior Manager
10 69 (5.44%) Support Technician
11 67 (5.28%) Quality Manager
12 66 (5.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 64 (5.05%) QA Manager
13 64 (5.05%) Senior QA Manager
13 64 (5.05%) Senior Quality Manager
14 55 (4.34%) Consultant
15 54 (4.26%) IT Technician
15 54 (4.26%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.29%) .NET
2 23 (1.81%) REST
3 20 (1.58%) HTML5 Canvas
4 18 (1.42%) HTML
5 16 (1.26%) Microsoft Graph
6 12 (0.95%) CSS
6 12 (0.95%) JSON
7 11 (0.87%) SPFx
8 9 (0.71%) Middleware
8 9 (0.71%) Web Services
8 9 (0.71%) XML
9 8 (0.63%) EDI
10 7 (0.55%) React
11 6 (0.47%) Node.js
11 6 (0.47%) OAuth
11 6 (0.47%) OpenID
11 6 (0.47%) SOAP
12 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET
13 4 (0.32%) .NET Framework
14 3 (0.24%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 132 (10.41%) Driving Licence
2 96 (7.57%) Onboarding
3 53 (4.18%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 39 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.52%) Low-Code
7 28 (2.21%) Video Conferencing
8 27 (2.13%) Replication
9 23 (1.81%) IoT
10 22 (1.74%) Data Centre
11 21 (1.66%) CMDB
12 19 (1.50%) Cloud Native
12 19 (1.50%) Product Ownership
13 12 (0.95%) FMCG
13 12 (0.95%) iPhone
13 12 (0.95%) Security Posture
14 11 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (0.79%) AI Agents
15 10 (0.79%) iPad
15 10 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 491 (38.72%) Windows
2 252 (19.87%) Windows Server
3 169 (13.33%) Windows 10
4 62 (4.89%) Mac OS
5 54 (4.26%) Apple iOS
6 42 (3.31%) Android
7 34 (2.68%) Linux
8 21 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.079%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (25.08%) Problem-Solving
2 244 (19.24%) Customer Service
3 231 (18.22%) ITIL
4 229 (18.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (11.36%) Agile
6 143 (11.28%) Coaching
6 143 (11.28%) Project Management
7 141 (11.12%) Business Intelligence
8 135 (10.65%) Cybersecurity
9 125 (9.86%) Service Delivery
10 98 (7.73%) Disaster Recovery
11 92 (7.26%) Mentoring
12 90 (7.10%) AI
13 87 (6.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 84 (6.62%) Migration
15 82 (6.47%) CRM
16 81 (6.39%) ITSM
17 77 (6.07%) Customer Experience
18 75 (5.91%) Change Management
19 73 (5.76%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 138 (10.88%) PowerShell
2 101 (7.97%) SQL
3 46 (3.63%) JavaScript
4 45 (3.55%) C#
5 43 (3.39%) Python
6 22 (1.74%) VBA
7 10 (0.79%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.71%) R
9 8 (0.63%) Java
10 7 (0.55%) Bash
10 7 (0.55%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.16%) Bicep
12 2 (0.16%) PHP
12 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.079%) VB
13 1 (0.079%) X++
13 1 (0.079%) XAML
Qualifications
1 197 (15.54%) Degree
2 102 (8.04%) Security Cleared
3 99 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 68 (5.36%) SC Cleared
5 64 (5.05%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 38 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 38 (3.00%) Master's Degree
7 26 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (1.89%) DV Cleared
9 21 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 19 (1.50%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.50%) DBS Check
10 19 (1.50%) PMI Certification
10 19 (1.50%) PMP
11 17 (1.34%) HND
11 17 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.18%) A+ Certification
12 15 (1.18%) MBA
13 13 (1.03%) APMP
13 13 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (6.70%) QA
2 70 (5.52%) Cyber Essentials
3 61 (4.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 52 (4.10%) SLA
5 47 (3.71%) GDPR
6 31 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.50%) Data Quality
8 18 (1.42%) PMO
9 15 (1.18%) NIST
10 13 (1.03%) Accessibility
11 10 (0.79%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.47%) GRC
13 5 (0.39%) ISO 22301
13 5 (0.39%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.32%) NCSC
14 4 (0.32%) PMBOK
15 3 (0.24%) MiFID
16 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
16 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 476 (37.54%) Active Directory
2 84 (6.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (5.52%) Hyper-V
4 29 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (1.03%) vSphere
6 9 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.71%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.39%) BitLocker
7 5 (0.39%) DFS Replication
8 4 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.16%) Docker
10 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.16%) XenApp
11 1 (0.079%) Firmware
11 1 (0.079%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 333 (26.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (2.84%) SCCM
3 26 (2.05%) Terraform
4 21 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
6 14 (1.10%) FortiGate
7 11 (0.87%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.71%) Backup Exec
8 9 (0.71%) vRealize
9 8 (0.63%) WSUS
10 5 (0.39%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.39%) Nagios
11 4 (0.32%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.24%) Nessus
12 3 (0.24%) Proxmox
13 2 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
13 2 (0.16%) Plesk
13 2 (0.16%) SCOM
Vendors
1 978 (77.13%) Microsoft
2 108 (8.52%) VMware
3 78 (6.15%) Apple
4 43 (3.39%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.08%) Veeam
6 34 (2.68%) Cisco
7 25 (1.97%) Meraki
8 24 (1.89%) Salesforce
9 22 (1.74%) Sophos
10 21 (1.66%) Adobe
10 21 (1.66%) Citrix
10 21 (1.66%) Google
11 18 (1.42%) Datto
12 15 (1.18%) ConnectWise
12 15 (1.18%) iManage
12 15 (1.18%) Intapp
13 12 (0.95%) Oracle
13 12 (0.95%) SAP
14 10 (0.79%) HP
15 9 (0.71%) Acronis