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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 137 109
Rank change year-on-year +22 -28 +21
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,747 1,199 1,834
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.59% 2.39% 2.25%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.59% 28.07% 24.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,354 921 1,354
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,063 £32,500 £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,879 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,938 £61,250 £62,188
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,946 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.37% -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 4,527 4,271 7,384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.12% 8.52% 9.08%
Number of salaries quoted 3,203 2,889 4,732
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £36,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -0.27%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £105,000 £122,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year - -3.23% -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 31 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 31 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 1,553 £44,000 +3.53% 461
UK excluding London +34 1,274 £40,946 +2.37% 377
Work from Home +36 621 £50,000 +11.11% 194
London -28 411 £55,000 -4.35% 166
North of England +48 343 £42,500 +16.92% 68
South East +5 280 £47,166 +17.40% 127
East of England +65 232 £37,500 -7.41% 48
Midlands -10 173 £39,000 -2.50% 68
North West +46 163 £50,000 +25.00% 30
Yorkshire +41 149 £38,772 +34.86% 29
West Midlands -11 107 £45,000 +2.27% 44
South West -56 105 £36,250 -9.38% 39
Scotland +29 67 £30,750 -18.00% 23
East Midlands -26 66 £37,500 -2.60% 24
Wales -32 43 £32,000 -20.99% 5
North East -36 31 £47,500 +48.44% 12
Northern Ireland - 31 £63,500 - 8
Isle of Man -2 1 £45,000 +30.43% 1

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
1 608 (34.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (2.12%) CMS
3 35 (2.00%) Confluence
4 27 (1.55%) Sitecore CMS
5 20 (1.14%) IIS
6 15 (0.86%) Skype for Business
7 7 (0.40%) Apache
7 7 (0.40%) nginx
8 5 (0.29%) SharePoint 2013
8 5 (0.29%) WordPress
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%) HCL Notes
10 3 (0.17%) SAS
11 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.11%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.057%) WebLogic
Applications
1 165 (9.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 150 (8.59%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.80%) Chatbot
5 14 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.57%) CorelDRAW
7 9 (0.52%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 5 (0.29%) DaVinci Resolve
10 3 (0.17%) Revit
11 2 (0.11%) Navisworks
11 2 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.057%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.057%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.057%) InDesign
12 1 (0.057%) Photoshop
12 1 (0.057%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 57 (3.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (1.14%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.69%) Elite 3E
4 10 (0.57%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (0.23%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite
8 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 2 (0.11%) Primavera
8 2 (0.11%) Shopify
9 1 (0.057%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.057%) Eikon
9 1 (0.057%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.057%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.057%) SystmOne
9 1 (0.057%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1,300 (74.41%) Microsoft 365
2 769 (44.02%) Azure
3 593 (33.94%) Entra ID
4 498 (28.51%) Power Platform
5 381 (21.81%) OneDrive
6 270 (15.46%) PowerApps
7 269 (15.40%) Power Automate
8 190 (10.88%) Microsoft Copilot
9 113 (6.47%) SaaS
10 98 (5.61%) Microsoft Purview
11 95 (5.44%) Dynamics 365
12 75 (4.29%) Azure DevOps
13 58 (3.32%) Mimecast
14 47 (2.69%) Copilot Studio
15 43 (2.46%) AWS
15 43 (2.46%) Azure Logic Apps
16 34 (1.95%) Google Workspace
17 30 (1.72%) IaaS
18 26 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
19 22 (1.26%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 316 (18.09%) Firewall
2 282 (16.14%) DNS
3 237 (13.57%) DHCP
4 182 (10.42%) VPN
5 151 (8.64%) Wi-Fi
6 138 (7.90%) VLAN
7 104 (5.95%) TCP/IP
8 96 (5.50%) VoIP
9 87 (4.98%) LAN
10 86 (4.92%) Wireless
11 82 (4.69%) WAN
12 43 (2.46%) Network Security
13 36 (2.06%) Intranet
14 20 (1.14%) SSL
15 18 (1.03%) Internet
16 16 (0.92%) Skype
17 14 (0.80%) SAN
18 13 (0.74%) Broadband
19 12 (0.69%) PBX
20 10 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 232 (13.28%) Power BI
2 88 (5.04%) SQL Server
3 33 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (1.20%) Metadata
5 16 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.46%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.46%) Power Query
9 6 (0.34%) GIS
10 5 (0.29%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.11%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.11%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.11%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.11%) MySQL
13 1 (0.057%) EDMS
13 1 (0.057%) Parquet
13 1 (0.057%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 101 (5.78%) JIRA
2 21 (1.20%) Git
3 5 (0.29%) Postman
4 4 (0.23%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.17%) Selenium
5 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.11%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.11%) JUnit
6 2 (0.11%) Mockito
6 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.057%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.057%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 821 (46.99%) Social Skills
2 266 (15.23%) Finance
3 178 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (7.84%) Legal
5 133 (7.61%) Organisational Skills
6 100 (5.72%) Law
7 71 (4.06%) Public Sector
8 70 (4.01%) Manufacturing
9 59 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 46 (2.63%) Retail
11 45 (2.58%) Marketing
12 41 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
13 34 (1.95%) Telecoms
14 30 (1.72%) Banking
14 30 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
14 30 (1.72%) Publishing
15 21 (1.20%) Local Government
16 17 (0.97%) Legal Technology
17 15 (0.86%) Games
18 14 (0.80%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 408 (23.35%) IT Support
2 287 (16.43%) Senior
3 282 (16.14%) Support Engineer
4 253 (14.48%) IT Engineer
5 229 (13.11%) IT Support Engineer
6 192 (10.99%) Analyst
7 185 (10.59%) Developer
8 116 (6.64%) Support Analyst
9 107 (6.12%) Consultant
10 100 (5.72%) IT Technician
11 98 (5.61%) 2nd Line Support
12 90 (5.15%) Lead
13 88 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 83 (4.75%) Administrator
15 79 (4.52%) IT Analyst
16 75 (4.29%) Support Technician
17 66 (3.78%) IT Support Analyst
17 66 (3.78%) IT Support Technician
18 65 (3.72%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 63 (3.61%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (3.89%) .NET
2 67 (3.84%) HTML
3 58 (3.32%) CSS
4 54 (3.09%) Microsoft Graph
5 43 (2.46%) REST
5 43 (2.46%) SPFx
6 41 (2.35%) HTML5 Canvas
7 28 (1.60%) JSON
7 28 (1.60%) React
8 24 (1.37%) .NET Core
9 21 (1.20%) ASP.NET
10 14 (0.80%) .NET Framework
11 11 (0.63%) Middleware
11 11 (0.63%) Terraform
12 10 (0.57%) RESTful
13 9 (0.52%) XML
14 8 (0.46%) ASP.NET MVC
15 7 (0.40%) Node.js
15 7 (0.40%) Razor View Engine
16 6 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 163 (9.33%) Onboarding
2 162 (9.27%) Driving Licence
3 133 (7.61%) Management Information System
4 98 (5.61%) Self-Motivation
5 43 (2.46%) Product Ownership
6 35 (2.00%) AI Agents
7 31 (1.77%) Low-Code
8 30 (1.72%) Blog
9 27 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
10 25 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 25 (1.43%) Security Posture
11 23 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 22 (1.26%) Video Conferencing
13 21 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
14 20 (1.14%) Clustering
14 20 (1.14%) Virtual Team
15 18 (1.03%) CMDB
15 18 (1.03%) Web Conferencing
16 15 (0.86%) Replication
16 15 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 667 (38.18%) Windows
2 312 (17.86%) Windows Server
3 149 (8.53%) Windows 10
4 119 (6.81%) Mac OS
5 49 (2.80%) Linux
6 48 (2.75%) Apple iOS
7 43 (2.46%) Android
8 33 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.46%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.29%) VMS
13 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.17%) Windows 7
15 2 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 537 (30.74%) Problem-Solving
2 410 (23.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 269 (15.40%) Customer Service
4 252 (14.42%) ITIL
5 249 (14.25%) AI
6 239 (13.68%) Cybersecurity
7 202 (11.56%) Business Intelligence
8 183 (10.48%) Service Delivery
9 179 (10.25%) Project Delivery
10 157 (8.99%) User Experience
11 156 (8.93%) Disaster Recovery
12 152 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 151 (8.64%) Workflow
14 147 (8.41%) Agile
15 146 (8.36%) Stakeholder Management
16 140 (8.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 135 (7.73%) CRM
17 135 (7.73%) Service Management
18 131 (7.50%) Project Management
19 127 (7.27%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 238 (13.62%) PowerShell
2 169 (9.67%) SQL
3 103 (5.90%) C#
4 98 (5.61%) JavaScript
5 38 (2.18%) Python
6 31 (1.77%) R
6 31 (1.77%) TypeScript
7 21 (1.20%) VBA
8 9 (0.52%) Ruby
9 7 (0.40%) C
9 7 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.40%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.29%) Bicep
10 5 (0.29%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.17%) Bash
11 3 (0.17%) C++
11 3 (0.17%) Java
11 3 (0.17%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 241 (13.80%) Degree
2 158 (9.04%) Microsoft Certification
3 90 (5.15%) Security Cleared
4 75 (4.29%) SC Cleared
5 50 (2.86%) Azure Certification
6 35 (2.00%) DBS Check
7 34 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
8 26 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (1.32%) CCNA
10 21 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
11 19 (1.09%) HND
12 16 (0.92%) A+ Certification
13 15 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
14 14 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 10 (0.57%) DV Cleared
15 10 (0.57%) HNC
15 10 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
15 10 (0.57%) Master's Degree
16 9 (0.52%) PMI Certification
16 9 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (5.27%) Cyber Essentials
2 91 (5.21%) GDPR
3 83 (4.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 67 (3.84%) SLA
5 42 (2.40%) Data Quality
6 39 (2.23%) QA
7 35 (2.00%) Accessibility
8 27 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 21 (1.20%) PMO
10 16 (0.92%) ISO 9001
11 9 (0.52%) NIST
12 7 (0.40%) NCSC
13 6 (0.34%) ISO 14001
14 5 (0.29%) COSHH
14 5 (0.29%) NEBOSH
15 4 (0.23%) Def Stans
15 4 (0.23%) WCAG
16 3 (0.17%) MiFID
16 3 (0.17%) SOC 2
17 2 (0.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 620 (35.49%) Active Directory
2 146 (8.36%) Hyper-V
3 143 (8.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 30 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (1.20%) vSphere
6 19 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
7 15 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
8 11 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 11 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
9 10 (0.57%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.11%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.11%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.057%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.057%) Docker
11 1 (0.057%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.057%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 408 (23.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (2.52%) SCCM
3 41 (2.35%) Jamf Pro
4 28 (1.60%) FortiGate
4 28 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
5 20 (1.14%) Autotask
6 7 (0.40%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.29%) Ansible
8 4 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.17%) cPanel
9 3 (0.17%) Plesk
10 2 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.11%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.11%) Nessus
10 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.11%) Puppet
10 2 (0.11%) vRealize
Vendors
1 1,460 (83.57%) Microsoft
2 174 (9.96%) VMware
3 109 (6.24%) Cisco
4 75 (4.29%) Veeam
5 74 (4.24%) Apple
6 56 (3.21%) ServiceNow
7 50 (2.86%) SonicWALL
8 45 (2.58%) Google
8 45 (2.58%) Meraki
9 44 (2.52%) Adobe
10 38 (2.18%) HP
11 35 (2.00%) Datto
12 33 (1.89%) CrowdStrike
13 30 (1.72%) Aruba
14 28 (1.60%) Ubiquiti
15 27 (1.55%) Sitecore
16 26 (1.49%) Salesforce
17 21 (1.20%) Citrix
18 16 (0.92%) Fortinet
18 16 (0.92%) Palo Alto