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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 133 104
Rank change year-on-year +15 -29 +21
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,723 1,207 1,964
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.58% 2.42% 2.35%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.14% 28.14% 25.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,338 928 1,486
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,375 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £42,000 £45,680
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -8.06% -8.64%
75th Percentile £61,438 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,625 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,250 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.63% -5.88% -

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 4,518 4,290 7,669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.15% 8.59% 9.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,188 2,905 5,010
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -2.68%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £122,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%

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 25 August 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 25 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
England +11 1,528 £44,000 +3.53% 489
UK excluding London +36 1,252 £42,250 +5.63% 376
Work from Home +41 615 £50,000 +11.11% 247
London -34 410 £55,000 -4.35% 179
North of England +50 342 £42,500 +21.43% 90
South East +3 274 £47,500 +18.75% 78
East of England +49 228 £37,500 -7.41% 37
North West +35 167 £50,000 +25.00% 40
Midlands -8 163 £39,000 -2.50% 82
Yorkshire +34 146 £38,772 +36.04% 40
South West -51 103 £36,250 -9.38% 47
West Midlands -26 98 £44,621 +0.78% 56
Scotland +37 66 £30,000 -20.00% 29
East Midlands -22 65 £37,500 -2.60% 26
Wales -31 43 £32,000 -20.99% 11
Northern Ireland - 32 £63,500 - 15
North East -33 29 £45,871 +43.35% 12
Isle of Man -2 2 £45,000 +30.43%

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
1 599 (34.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 38 (2.21%) CMS
3 36 (2.09%) Confluence
4 27 (1.57%) Sitecore CMS
5 19 (1.10%) IIS
6 14 (0.81%) Skype for Business
7 6 (0.35%) Apache
7 6 (0.35%) nginx
7 6 (0.35%) WordPress
8 5 (0.29%) SharePoint 2013
9 4 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
9 4 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
9 4 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
9 4 (0.23%) MS Project Server
10 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
10 3 (0.17%) SAS
11 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.12%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.058%) WebLogic
Applications
1 164 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 149 (8.65%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.81%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.75%) Chatbot
7 10 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
8 8 (0.46%) AutoCAD
9 7 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
10 5 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 5 (0.29%) DaVinci Resolve
11 2 (0.12%) Revit
11 2 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.058%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.058%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.058%) InDesign
12 1 (0.058%) Navisworks
12 1 (0.058%) Photoshop
12 1 (0.058%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 53 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.10%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.64%) Elite 3E
4 9 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.35%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (0.23%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 1 (0.058%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.058%) Eikon
9 1 (0.058%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.058%) Primavera
9 1 (0.058%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.058%) Shopify
9 1 (0.058%) SystmOne
9 1 (0.058%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1,282 (74.41%) Microsoft 365
2 758 (43.99%) Azure
3 580 (33.66%) Entra ID
4 489 (28.38%) Power Platform
5 371 (21.53%) OneDrive
6 263 (15.26%) PowerApps
7 262 (15.21%) Power Automate
8 180 (10.45%) Microsoft Copilot
9 115 (6.67%) SaaS
10 92 (5.34%) Microsoft Purview
11 86 (4.99%) Dynamics 365
12 70 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
13 58 (3.37%) Mimecast
14 46 (2.67%) Copilot Studio
15 44 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
16 40 (2.32%) AWS
17 34 (1.97%) Google Workspace
18 28 (1.63%) IaaS
19 26 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
20 21 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 305 (17.70%) Firewall
2 275 (15.96%) DNS
3 231 (13.41%) DHCP
4 173 (10.04%) VPN
5 147 (8.53%) Wi-Fi
6 132 (7.66%) VLAN
7 102 (5.92%) TCP/IP
8 93 (5.40%) VoIP
9 84 (4.88%) LAN
10 81 (4.70%) Wireless
11 80 (4.64%) WAN
12 41 (2.38%) Network Security
13 37 (2.15%) Intranet
14 19 (1.10%) SSL
15 18 (1.04%) Internet
16 15 (0.87%) SAN
16 15 (0.87%) Skype
17 12 (0.70%) Broadband
18 10 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
18 10 (0.58%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 230 (13.35%) Power BI
2 84 (4.88%) SQL Server
3 33 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (1.22%) Metadata
5 15 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.46%) Power Query
10 6 (0.35%) GIS
11 5 (0.29%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.29%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.12%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.12%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.12%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.12%) MySQL
14 1 (0.058%) Delta Lake
14 1 (0.058%) EDMS
14 1 (0.058%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 104 (6.04%) JIRA
2 16 (0.93%) Git
3 5 (0.29%) Postman
4 4 (0.23%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.17%) Selenium
5 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.12%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.12%) JUnit
6 2 (0.12%) Mockito
6 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.058%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.058%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 805 (46.72%) Social Skills
2 261 (15.15%) Finance
3 173 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
4 139 (8.07%) Legal
5 127 (7.37%) Organisational Skills
6 103 (5.98%) Law
7 71 (4.12%) Public Sector
8 69 (4.00%) Manufacturing
9 57 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 47 (2.73%) Retail
11 45 (2.61%) Marketing
12 41 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
13 34 (1.97%) Telecoms
14 30 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
14 30 (1.74%) Publishing
15 28 (1.63%) Banking
16 21 (1.22%) Local Government
17 18 (1.04%) Legal Technology
18 15 (0.87%) Advertising
18 15 (0.87%) Games
Job Titles
1 407 (23.62%) IT Support
2 285 (16.54%) Senior
3 274 (15.90%) Support Engineer
4 246 (14.28%) IT Engineer
5 222 (12.88%) IT Support Engineer
6 188 (10.91%) Analyst
7 181 (10.50%) Developer
8 112 (6.50%) Support Analyst
9 107 (6.21%) Consultant
10 103 (5.98%) IT Technician
11 95 (5.51%) 2nd Line Support
12 88 (5.11%) Lead
13 87 (5.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 80 (4.64%) Administrator
15 79 (4.59%) IT Analyst
16 77 (4.47%) Support Technician
17 69 (4.00%) IT Support Technician
18 67 (3.89%) IT Support Analyst
19 63 (3.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 63 (3.66%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (3.95%) .NET
2 67 (3.89%) HTML
3 58 (3.37%) CSS
4 52 (3.02%) Microsoft Graph
5 42 (2.44%) HTML5 Canvas
6 41 (2.38%) SPFx
7 40 (2.32%) REST
8 29 (1.68%) React
9 26 (1.51%) JSON
10 24 (1.39%) .NET Core
11 21 (1.22%) ASP.NET
12 14 (0.81%) .NET Framework
13 10 (0.58%) Middleware
13 10 (0.58%) RESTful
13 10 (0.58%) Terraform
14 8 (0.46%) ASP.NET MVC
14 8 (0.46%) Node.js
15 7 (0.41%) Razor View Engine
15 7 (0.41%) XML
16 6 (0.35%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 162 (9.40%) Onboarding
2 158 (9.17%) Driving Licence
3 133 (7.72%) Management Information System
4 99 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
5 41 (2.38%) Product Ownership
6 35 (2.03%) AI Agents
7 30 (1.74%) Blog
7 30 (1.74%) Low-Code
8 28 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
9 25 (1.45%) Security Posture
10 24 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
11 23 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 23 (1.33%) Video Conferencing
12 21 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (1.16%) Clustering
13 20 (1.16%) Virtual Team
14 18 (1.04%) CMDB
14 18 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
15 16 (0.93%) Replication
16 14 (0.81%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 658 (38.19%) Windows
2 304 (17.64%) Windows Server
3 151 (8.76%) Windows 10
4 122 (7.08%) Mac OS
5 48 (2.79%) Apple iOS
5 48 (2.79%) Linux
6 44 (2.55%) Android
7 32 (1.86%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (0.41%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.23%) VMS
11 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.17%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.12%) Unix
14 1 (0.058%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 523 (30.35%) Problem-Solving
2 407 (23.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 257 (14.92%) Customer Service
4 250 (14.51%) ITIL
5 240 (13.93%) AI
6 227 (13.17%) Cybersecurity
7 201 (11.67%) Business Intelligence
8 177 (10.27%) Service Delivery
9 175 (10.16%) Project Delivery
10 159 (9.23%) User Experience
11 150 (8.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 150 (8.71%) Workflow
12 147 (8.53%) Agile
12 147 (8.53%) Disaster Recovery
13 143 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 142 (8.24%) Stakeholder Management
15 132 (7.66%) Project Management
16 131 (7.60%) Service Management
17 128 (7.43%) CRM
18 124 (7.20%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 232 (13.46%) PowerShell
2 166 (9.63%) SQL
3 99 (5.75%) C#
4 97 (5.63%) JavaScript
5 39 (2.26%) Python
6 32 (1.86%) R
6 32 (1.86%) TypeScript
7 21 (1.22%) VBA
8 8 (0.46%) Ruby
9 7 (0.41%) C
9 7 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.41%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.29%) Bicep
10 5 (0.29%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.23%) Bash
12 3 (0.17%) C++
12 3 (0.17%) Java
12 3 (0.17%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 242 (14.05%) Degree
2 157 (9.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 92 (5.34%) Security Cleared
4 75 (4.35%) SC Cleared
5 47 (2.73%) Azure Certification
6 34 (1.97%) DBS Check
7 32 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
8 27 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (1.28%) CCNA
10 20 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
11 19 (1.10%) HND
12 15 (0.87%) A+ Certification
13 14 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
13 14 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 12 (0.70%) DV Cleared
15 10 (0.58%) HNC
15 10 (0.58%) Master's Degree
15 10 (0.58%) PMI Certification
15 10 (0.58%) PMP
16 9 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (4.93%) Cyber Essentials
1 85 (4.93%) GDPR
2 83 (4.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (3.83%) SLA
4 41 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 40 (2.32%) QA
6 33 (1.92%) Accessibility
7 26 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 24 (1.39%) PMO
9 14 (0.81%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.46%) NIST
11 7 (0.41%) NCSC
12 5 (0.29%) COSHH
12 5 (0.29%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.29%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.23%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.23%) MiFID
14 3 (0.17%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.12%) IEC 61131
15 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 613 (35.58%) Active Directory
2 137 (7.95%) Hyper-V
3 135 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 22 (1.28%) vSphere
6 17 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
8 12 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
9 11 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 10 (0.58%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.12%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.12%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.12%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.058%) Docker
12 1 (0.058%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.058%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 405 (23.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (2.55%) SCCM
3 43 (2.50%) Jamf Pro
4 27 (1.57%) FortiGate
5 26 (1.51%) Single Sign-On
6 20 (1.16%) Autotask
7 8 (0.46%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.29%) Ansible
9 4 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.17%) cPanel
10 3 (0.17%) Plesk
10 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.12%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.12%) Nessus
11 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.12%) vRealize
11 2 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,430 (82.99%) Microsoft
2 166 (9.63%) VMware
3 105 (6.09%) Cisco
4 73 (4.24%) Apple
5 71 (4.12%) Veeam
6 54 (3.13%) ServiceNow
7 46 (2.67%) SonicWALL
8 44 (2.55%) Google
9 43 (2.50%) Meraki
10 42 (2.44%) Adobe
11 34 (1.97%) CrowdStrike
11 34 (1.97%) Datto
11 34 (1.97%) HP
12 31 (1.80%) Aruba
13 27 (1.57%) Salesforce
13 27 (1.57%) Sitecore
13 27 (1.57%) Ubiquiti
14 19 (1.10%) Citrix
15 15 (0.87%) Fortinet
15 15 (0.87%) Palo Alto