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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 108 96
Rank change year-on-year -11 -12 +58
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,255 1,287 2,296
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.79% 2.75% 2.93%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.72% 28.92% 27.53%
Number of salaries quoted 879 866 1,950
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,125 £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 3,615 4,450 8,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.16% 9.52% 10.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,409 2,723 6,239
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £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 £105,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,832 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -9.26% +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 1 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 1 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 -20 1,047 £42,500 -10.53% 384
UK excluding London -4 850 £36,500 -10.70% 347
Work from Home +1 389 £47,500 - 195
London -21 323 £60,000 - 118
North of England -16 192 £41,500 -7.78% 72
Midlands -3 178 £42,500 - 42
South East -24 158 £45,000 +2.86% 121
Scotland +20 111 £35,000 +7.69% 25
North West -8 111 £45,000 -10.00% 46
South West +25 108 £32,000 -32.63% 39
West Midlands +6 106 £45,000 -15.57% 19
East of England -27 83 £34,000 +6.25% 43
Yorkshire -23 74 £33,000 - 22
East Midlands -30 72 £37,500 +20.97% 23
Wales -11 12 £41,740 -12.13% 10
North East -12 7 £67,500 +121.31% 8
Northern Ireland -35 7 £47,250 -10.00% 4
Isle of Man - 5 £45,000 - 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
1 389 (31.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.47%) Confluence
3 9 (0.72%) CMS
4 7 (0.56%) IIS
5 6 (0.48%) WordPress
6 5 (0.40%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.32%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.32%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.24%) govService
9 2 (0.16%) Moodle
9 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.080%) Apache
10 1 (0.080%) Appian
10 1 (0.080%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.080%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 203 (16.18%) Microsoft Office
2 191 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 97 (7.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.88%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.16%) InDesign
9 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.080%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 41 (3.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.64%) Dynamics GP
3 7 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.40%) 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 (0.080%) Carpe Diem
8 1 (0.080%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.080%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.080%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.080%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.080%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.080%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 868 (69.16%) Microsoft 365
2 562 (44.78%) Azure
3 372 (29.64%) Entra ID
4 264 (21.04%) Power Platform
5 262 (20.88%) OneDrive
6 147 (11.71%) Power Automate
7 135 (10.76%) PowerApps
8 78 (6.22%) Dynamics 365
9 63 (5.02%) Microsoft Copilot
10 54 (4.30%) Microsoft Purview
10 54 (4.30%) SaaS
11 43 (3.43%) Mimecast
12 34 (2.71%) Azure Logic Apps
13 29 (2.31%) AWS
14 26 (2.07%) Copilot Studio
15 25 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
16 24 (1.91%) PaaS
17 23 (1.83%) Serverless
18 22 (1.75%) IaaS
19 21 (1.67%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 221 (17.61%) DNS
2 193 (15.38%) DHCP
3 178 (14.18%) Firewall
4 174 (13.86%) VPN
5 104 (8.29%) WAN
6 96 (7.65%) VLAN
7 89 (7.09%) LAN
8 88 (7.01%) TCP/IP
9 69 (5.50%) Wi-Fi
10 42 (3.35%) VoIP
11 37 (2.95%) Network Security
12 27 (2.15%) Wireless
13 20 (1.59%) SD-WAN
14 18 (1.43%) Intranet
15 13 (1.04%) Internet
15 13 (1.04%) IPsec
15 13 (1.04%) SAN
16 10 (0.80%) DKIM
16 10 (0.80%) DMARC
17 9 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (12.43%) Power BI
2 52 (4.14%) SQL Server
3 12 (0.96%) Metadata
4 11 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (0.64%) MySQL
7 7 (0.56%) Data Lake
7 7 (0.56%) Power Query
8 6 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.40%) DTS
9 5 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.32%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.24%) GIS
11 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.24%) Tableau
12 2 (0.16%) DataStage
12 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 56 (4.46%) 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 (0.080%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.080%) GitLab
4 1 (0.080%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.080%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.080%) Selenium
4 1 (0.080%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 570 (45.42%) Social Skills
2 186 (14.82%) Finance
3 97 (7.73%) Law
4 84 (6.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 83 (6.61%) Analytical Skills
6 82 (6.53%) Organisational Skills
7 75 (5.98%) Legal
8 62 (4.94%) Public Sector
9 45 (3.59%) Manufacturing
10 37 (2.95%) Retail
11 25 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (1.75%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.59%) Marketing
14 16 (1.27%) Games
14 16 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (1.12%) Advertising
16 13 (1.04%) Banking
16 13 (1.04%) German Language
17 12 (0.96%) French Language
17 12 (0.96%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 269 (21.43%) IT Support
2 198 (15.78%) Support Engineer
3 184 (14.66%) Senior
4 154 (12.27%) Analyst
5 148 (11.79%) IT Engineer
6 120 (9.56%) IT Support Engineer
7 108 (8.61%) Developer
8 91 (7.25%) Support Analyst
9 77 (6.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 69 (5.50%) Senior Manager
11 68 (5.42%) Support Technician
12 67 (5.34%) Quality Manager
13 66 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support
13 66 (5.26%) IT Analyst
14 64 (5.10%) QA Manager
14 64 (5.10%) Senior QA Manager
14 64 (5.10%) Senior Quality Manager
15 55 (4.38%) Consultant
16 54 (4.30%) IT Technician
16 54 (4.30%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.31%) .NET
2 23 (1.83%) REST
3 20 (1.59%) HTML5 Canvas
4 18 (1.43%) HTML
5 16 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
6 12 (0.96%) CSS
6 12 (0.96%) JSON
7 11 (0.88%) SPFx
8 10 (0.80%) Web Services
9 9 (0.72%) Middleware
9 9 (0.72%) XML
10 8 (0.64%) EDI
11 7 (0.56%) React
12 6 (0.48%) Node.js
12 6 (0.48%) SOAP
13 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.40%) OAuth
13 5 (0.40%) OpenID
14 4 (0.32%) .NET Framework
15 3 (0.24%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 134 (10.68%) Driving Licence
2 92 (7.33%) Onboarding
3 53 (4.22%) Enterprise Software
4 41 (3.27%) Management Information System
5 37 (2.95%) Self-Motivation
6 33 (2.63%) Low-Code
7 28 (2.23%) Video Conferencing
8 27 (2.15%) Replication
9 23 (1.83%) IoT
10 22 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 21 (1.67%) CMDB
12 19 (1.51%) Cloud Native
13 18 (1.43%) Product Ownership
14 12 (0.96%) FMCG
14 12 (0.96%) iPhone
14 12 (0.96%) Security Posture
15 11 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.80%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.80%) Fat Client
16 10 (0.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 483 (38.49%) Windows
2 252 (20.08%) Windows Server
3 167 (13.31%) Windows 10
4 59 (4.70%) Mac OS
5 53 (4.22%) Apple iOS
6 40 (3.19%) Android
7 34 (2.71%) Linux
8 20 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.080%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (24.94%) Problem-Solving
2 243 (19.36%) Customer Service
3 228 (18.17%) ITIL
4 224 (17.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 143 (11.39%) Agile
5 143 (11.39%) Coaching
5 143 (11.39%) Project Management
6 142 (11.31%) Business Intelligence
7 132 (10.52%) Cybersecurity
8 125 (9.96%) Service Delivery
9 98 (7.81%) Disaster Recovery
10 91 (7.25%) Mentoring
11 87 (6.93%) AI
12 86 (6.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 83 (6.61%) Migration
14 80 (6.37%) CRM
15 79 (6.29%) ITSM
16 77 (6.14%) Customer Experience
17 76 (6.06%) Change Management
18 72 (5.74%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 138 (11.00%) PowerShell
2 100 (7.97%) SQL
3 46 (3.67%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.51%) C#
5 42 (3.35%) Python
6 23 (1.83%) VBA
7 10 (0.80%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.72%) R
9 8 (0.64%) Java
10 7 (0.56%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.48%) Bash
12 5 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.16%) Bicep
13 2 (0.16%) PHP
13 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.080%) VB
14 1 (0.080%) X++
14 1 (0.080%) XAML
Qualifications
1 194 (15.46%) Degree
2 103 (8.21%) Security Cleared
3 98 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 69 (5.50%) SC Cleared
5 64 (5.10%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 38 (3.03%) Master's Degree
7 37 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (1.91%) DV Cleared
9 21 (1.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 19 (1.51%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.51%) PMI Certification
10 19 (1.51%) PMP
11 17 (1.35%) DBS Check
11 17 (1.35%) HND
11 17 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.20%) A+ Certification
12 15 (1.20%) MBA
13 13 (1.04%) APMP
14 11 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.69%) QA
2 69 (5.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 60 (4.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 52 (4.14%) SLA
5 46 (3.67%) GDPR
6 31 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.51%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.35%) PMO
9 15 (1.20%) NIST
10 13 (1.04%) Accessibility
11 10 (0.80%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.48%) GRC
13 5 (0.40%) ISO 22301
13 5 (0.40%) 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%) P3O
16 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 472 (37.61%) Active Directory
2 85 (6.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 69 (5.50%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.23%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (1.04%) vSphere
6 9 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.72%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.40%) BitLocker
7 5 (0.40%) 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 (0.080%) Firmware
11 1 (0.080%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 326 (25.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (2.87%) SCCM
3 26 (2.07%) Terraform
4 20 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
6 14 (1.12%) FortiGate
7 11 (0.88%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.72%) Backup Exec
8 9 (0.72%) vRealize
9 8 (0.64%) WSUS
10 5 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.40%) 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
1 969 (77.21%) Microsoft
2 109 (8.69%) VMware
3 74 (5.90%) Apple
4 43 (3.43%) ServiceNow
5 39 (3.11%) Veeam
6 32 (2.55%) Cisco
7 24 (1.91%) Meraki
8 23 (1.83%) Salesforce
9 22 (1.75%) Sophos
10 21 (1.67%) Adobe
10 21 (1.67%) Citrix
10 21 (1.67%) Google
11 18 (1.43%) Datto
12 15 (1.20%) ConnectWise
12 15 (1.20%) iManage
12 15 (1.20%) Intapp
13 13 (1.04%) SAP
14 12 (0.96%) Oracle
15 10 (0.80%) HP
16 9 (0.72%) Infor