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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 136 117
Rank change year-on-year +22 -19 +10
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,779 1,155 1,704
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.60% 2.34% 2.16%
As % of the Application Platforms category 38.89% 27.94% 24.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,375 883 1,246
10th Percentile £27,848 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,879 £42,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -11.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,250 £79,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,946 £38,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.35% -9.41% -

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 4,574 4,134 7,032
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.12% 8.38% 8.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,238 2,782 4,456
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,275 £30,875
25th Percentile £35,625 £35,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -2.39% -1.79%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £107,500 £122,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% 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 5 September 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 5 September 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 +21 1,579 £44,000 +3.53% 700
UK excluding London +55 1,296 £40,946 +6.35% 559
Work from Home +44 631 £50,000 +11.11% 321
London -27 419 £55,000 -4.35% 265
North of England +60 344 £42,500 +19.06% 115
South East +11 287 £47,166 +17.40% 165
East of England +60 234 £37,500 -7.41% 55
Midlands -8 179 £39,000 +1.30% 99
North West +51 162 £50,000 +25.00% 59
Yorkshire +33 150 £38,772 +33.70% 44
West Midlands -16 111 £47,085 +7.01% 65
South West -56 107 £36,250 -9.38% 68
Scotland +35 71 £31,500 -13.10% 36
East Midlands -26 68 £37,500 -2.60% 34
Wales -29 44 £32,000 -20.99% 11
North East -36 32 £47,500 +45.71% 14
Northern Ireland - 31 £63,500 - 24

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
1 614 (34.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (2.02%) CMS
3 34 (1.91%) Confluence
4 27 (1.52%) Sitecore CMS
5 21 (1.18%) IIS
6 16 (0.90%) Skype for Business
7 8 (0.45%) Apache
7 8 (0.45%) nginx
8 5 (0.28%) MS Project Server
8 5 (0.28%) SharePoint 2013
8 5 (0.28%) WordPress
9 3 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.17%) SAS
10 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.11%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.056%) WebLogic
Applications
1 162 (9.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 154 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.79%) Chatbot
5 14 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.56%) CorelDRAW
7 9 (0.51%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.28%) DaVinci Resolve
10 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 3 (0.17%) Revit
12 2 (0.11%) Navisworks
12 2 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
13 1 (0.056%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.056%) Adobe Illustrator
13 1 (0.056%) InDesign
13 1 (0.056%) Photoshop
13 1 (0.056%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 58 (3.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.07%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.73%) Elite 3E
4 10 (0.56%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (0.22%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.17%) Primavera
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%) Shopify
9 1 (0.056%) Eikon
9 1 (0.056%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.056%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.056%) SystmOne
9 1 (0.056%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1,327 (74.59%) Microsoft 365
2 783 (44.01%) Azure
3 606 (34.06%) Entra ID
4 514 (28.89%) Power Platform
5 391 (21.98%) OneDrive
6 282 (15.85%) Power Automate
7 281 (15.80%) PowerApps
8 196 (11.02%) Microsoft Copilot
9 115 (6.46%) SaaS
10 102 (5.73%) Dynamics 365
11 100 (5.62%) Microsoft Purview
12 80 (4.50%) Azure DevOps
13 59 (3.32%) Mimecast
14 49 (2.75%) Copilot Studio
15 45 (2.53%) AWS
16 42 (2.36%) Azure Logic Apps
17 34 (1.91%) Google Workspace
18 31 (1.74%) IaaS
19 26 (1.46%) Serverless
20 25 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 323 (18.16%) Firewall
2 285 (16.02%) DNS
3 239 (13.43%) DHCP
4 187 (10.51%) VPN
5 153 (8.60%) Wi-Fi
6 141 (7.93%) VLAN
7 106 (5.96%) TCP/IP
8 97 (5.45%) VoIP
9 89 (5.00%) Wireless
10 88 (4.95%) LAN
11 83 (4.67%) WAN
12 43 (2.42%) Network Security
13 37 (2.08%) Intranet
14 20 (1.12%) SSL
15 17 (0.96%) Internet
15 17 (0.96%) Skype
16 13 (0.73%) Broadband
16 13 (0.73%) SAN
17 12 (0.67%) PBX
18 10 (0.56%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 241 (13.55%) Power BI
2 93 (5.23%) SQL Server
3 35 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 22 (1.24%) Metadata
5 20 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (0.56%) Data Lake
7 10 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.45%) Power Query
9 7 (0.39%) GIS
10 5 (0.28%) 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 (0.056%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.056%) EDMS
13 1 (0.056%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 101 (5.68%) JIRA
2 25 (1.41%) Git
3 5 (0.28%) Postman
4 4 (0.22%) 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 (0.056%) Carbide.c++
7 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 837 (47.05%) Social Skills
2 267 (15.01%) Finance
3 179 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
4 142 (7.98%) Legal
5 137 (7.70%) Organisational Skills
6 101 (5.68%) Law
7 73 (4.10%) Public Sector
8 71 (3.99%) Manufacturing
9 64 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 47 (2.64%) Retail
11 46 (2.59%) Marketing
12 41 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
13 36 (2.02%) Telecoms
14 30 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
14 30 (1.69%) Publishing
15 28 (1.57%) Banking
16 22 (1.24%) Local Government
17 18 (1.01%) Legal Technology
18 16 (0.90%) Games
19 14 (0.79%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 412 (23.16%) IT Support
2 288 (16.19%) Support Engineer
3 287 (16.13%) Senior
4 256 (14.39%) IT Engineer
5 232 (13.04%) IT Support Engineer
6 194 (10.91%) Analyst
7 190 (10.68%) Developer
8 119 (6.69%) Support Analyst
9 111 (6.24%) Consultant
10 99 (5.56%) IT Technician
11 98 (5.51%) 2nd Line Support
12 93 (5.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 89 (5.00%) Lead
14 82 (4.61%) Administrator
15 80 (4.50%) IT Analyst
16 73 (4.10%) Support Technician
17 67 (3.77%) IT Support Analyst
18 65 (3.65%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 65 (3.65%) IT Manager
18 65 (3.65%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (4.10%) HTML
2 71 (3.99%) .NET
3 63 (3.54%) CSS
4 55 (3.09%) Microsoft Graph
5 46 (2.59%) REST
6 45 (2.53%) SPFx
7 42 (2.36%) HTML5 Canvas
8 32 (1.80%) JSON
9 28 (1.57%) React
10 26 (1.46%) .NET Core
11 25 (1.41%) ASP.NET
12 17 (0.96%) .NET Framework
13 14 (0.79%) RESTful
13 14 (0.79%) XML
14 12 (0.67%) Terraform
15 11 (0.62%) Middleware
16 9 (0.51%) ASP.NET MVC
17 7 (0.39%) Entity Framework
17 7 (0.39%) HTML5
17 7 (0.39%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 165 (9.27%) Onboarding
2 163 (9.16%) Driving Licence
3 134 (7.53%) Management Information System
4 95 (5.34%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (2.36%) Product Ownership
6 36 (2.02%) AI Agents
7 33 (1.85%) Low-Code
8 30 (1.69%) Blog
9 27 (1.52%) Marketing Technology
9 27 (1.52%) Security Posture
10 26 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
11 24 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 24 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
12 23 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (1.12%) Virtual Team
14 19 (1.07%) Clustering
14 19 (1.07%) CMDB
14 19 (1.07%) Web Conferencing
15 16 (0.90%) Social Media
16 14 (0.79%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 674 (37.89%) Windows
2 316 (17.76%) Windows Server
3 149 (8.38%) Windows 10
4 118 (6.63%) Mac OS
5 50 (2.81%) Linux
6 49 (2.75%) Apple iOS
7 42 (2.36%) Android
8 31 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.51%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.28%) VMS
13 3 (0.17%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.056%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 548 (30.80%) Problem-Solving
2 416 (23.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 278 (15.63%) Customer Service
4 261 (14.67%) AI
4 261 (14.67%) ITIL
5 248 (13.94%) Cybersecurity
6 211 (11.86%) Business Intelligence
7 189 (10.62%) Service Delivery
8 187 (10.51%) Project Delivery
9 163 (9.16%) Disaster Recovery
10 158 (8.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 155 (8.71%) User Experience
11 155 (8.71%) Workflow
12 152 (8.54%) Agile
12 152 (8.54%) Stakeholder Management
13 140 (7.87%) CRM
14 139 (7.81%) Service Management
14 139 (7.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 134 (7.53%) Project Management
16 131 (7.36%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 242 (13.60%) PowerShell
2 171 (9.61%) SQL
3 110 (6.18%) C#
4 106 (5.96%) JavaScript
5 38 (2.14%) Python
6 33 (1.85%) R
7 31 (1.74%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.35%) VBA
9 10 (0.56%) Ruby
10 7 (0.39%) C
10 7 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.39%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.28%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.22%) Bicep
13 3 (0.17%) Bash
13 3 (0.17%) C++
13 3 (0.17%) Java
13 3 (0.17%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 241 (13.55%) Degree
2 161 (9.05%) Microsoft Certification
3 90 (5.06%) Security Cleared
4 75 (4.22%) SC Cleared
5 51 (2.87%) Azure Certification
6 35 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
6 35 (1.97%) DBS Check
7 24 (1.35%) CCNA
7 24 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 22 (1.24%) Network+ Certification
9 19 (1.07%) HND
10 16 (0.90%) A+ Certification
10 16 (0.90%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 10 (0.56%) DV Cleared
12 10 (0.56%) HNC
12 10 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (0.56%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.51%) PMI Certification
13 9 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (5.40%) GDPR
2 95 (5.34%) Cyber Essentials
3 86 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 73 (4.10%) SLA
5 43 (2.42%) Data Quality
6 40 (2.25%) QA
7 39 (2.19%) Accessibility
8 27 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 21 (1.18%) PMO
10 17 (0.96%) ISO 9001
11 9 (0.51%) NIST
12 7 (0.39%) NCSC
13 6 (0.34%) ISO 14001
13 6 (0.34%) WCAG
14 5 (0.28%) COSHH
14 5 (0.28%) NEBOSH
15 4 (0.22%) Def Stans
15 4 (0.22%) PCI DSS
16 3 (0.17%) SOC 2
17 2 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 627 (35.24%) Active Directory
2 149 (8.38%) Hyper-V
2 149 (8.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 21 (1.18%) vSphere
5 20 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (0.51%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.11%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.11%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.056%) Docker
11 1 (0.056%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.056%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 414 (23.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (2.47%) SCCM
3 40 (2.25%) Jamf Pro
4 29 (1.63%) FortiGate
5 28 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
6 20 (1.12%) Autotask
7 6 (0.34%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.28%) Ansible
9 4 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.17%) cPanel
10 3 (0.17%) Plesk
11 2 (0.11%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.11%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.11%) Puppet
11 2 (0.11%) vRealize
11 2 (0.11%) VxRail
Vendors
1 1,491 (83.81%) Microsoft
2 180 (10.12%) VMware
3 108 (6.07%) Cisco
4 75 (4.22%) Apple
5 74 (4.16%) Veeam
6 57 (3.20%) ServiceNow
7 52 (2.92%) SonicWALL
8 46 (2.59%) Meraki
9 45 (2.53%) Google
10 43 (2.42%) Adobe
11 40 (2.25%) HP
12 36 (2.02%) Datto
13 35 (1.97%) CrowdStrike
14 30 (1.69%) Aruba
15 27 (1.52%) Sitecore
15 27 (1.52%) Ubiquiti
16 26 (1.46%) Salesforce
17 22 (1.24%) Citrix
18 17 (0.96%) Fortinet
18 17 (0.96%) Palo Alto