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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 110 93
Rank change year-on-year -15 -17 +63
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,264 1,131 2,588
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.63% 2.76% 2.94%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.24% 28.04% 27.52%
Number of salaries quoted 905 886 2,148
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £42,875
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +8.45% -11.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £40,500 £40,250
% change year-on-year -7.41% +0.62% -0.62%

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 3,692 4,034 9,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.77% 9.85% 10.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,502 2,830 6,839
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £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 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £105,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +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 26 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 26 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 -16 1,076 £42,500 -10.53% 339
UK excluding London -4 867 £37,500 -7.41% 287
Work from Home -8 388 £47,500 -1.34% 118
London -20 325 £60,000 - 113
North of England -28 196 £42,039 -1.08% 56
Midlands -10 181 £42,039 -1.08% 46
South East -21 170 £42,500 -5.56% 76
North West -25 113 £50,000 +9.58% 33
West Midlands +13 111 £45,000 -12.62% 29
East of England -24 103 £34,000 +4.62% 32
South West +11 99 £31,000 -35.42% 55
Scotland +17 96 £31,500 -3.08% 18
Yorkshire -14 76 £32,500 +8.33% 19
East Midlands -25 70 £37,500 +15.38% 17
Wales -16 12 £41,740 +11.31% 8
Northern Ireland -35 8 £60,000 +14.29% 2
North East -29 7 £67,500 +110.94% 6
Isle of Man +4 6 £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
1 405 (32.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (2.85%) Confluence
3 12 (0.95%) CMS
4 7 (0.55%) IIS
5 4 (0.32%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.32%) WordPress
6 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.24%) govService
7 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.16%) Moodle
7 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.079%) Apache
8 1 (0.079%) Appian
8 1 (0.079%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 202 (15.98%) Microsoft Office
2 183 (14.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 96 (7.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.03%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.55%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.40%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.16%) InDesign
8 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.079%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.079%) DaVinci Resolve
Business Applications
1 39 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.71%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.32%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.24%) Alphatax
6 3 (0.24%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
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
1 874 (69.15%) Microsoft 365
2 558 (44.15%) Azure
3 367 (29.03%) Entra ID
4 278 (21.99%) OneDrive
5 265 (20.97%) Power Platform
6 137 (10.84%) Power Automate
7 129 (10.21%) PowerApps
8 68 (5.38%) Microsoft Copilot
9 66 (5.22%) Dynamics 365
10 54 (4.27%) SaaS
11 53 (4.19%) Microsoft Purview
12 42 (3.32%) Mimecast
13 39 (3.09%) Azure Logic Apps
14 30 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
15 25 (1.98%) Serverless
16 24 (1.90%) AWS
16 24 (1.90%) PaaS
17 23 (1.82%) Azure Functions
18 21 (1.66%) Azure Data Factory
19 20 (1.58%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 224 (17.72%) DNS
2 200 (15.82%) DHCP
3 170 (13.45%) VPN
4 167 (13.21%) Firewall
5 108 (8.54%) WAN
6 97 (7.67%) VLAN
7 96 (7.59%) LAN
8 86 (6.80%) Wi-Fi
9 83 (6.57%) TCP/IP
10 50 (3.96%) VoIP
11 38 (3.01%) Network Security
12 28 (2.22%) Wireless
13 20 (1.58%) Intranet
14 19 (1.50%) SD-WAN
15 14 (1.11%) Internet
16 13 (1.03%) IPsec
17 12 (0.95%) WLAN
18 11 (0.87%) SAN
19 10 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
20 9 (0.71%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 152 (12.03%) Power BI
2 58 (4.59%) SQL Server
3 12 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (0.79%) Metadata
5 8 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (0.63%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.63%) MySQL
5 8 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.40%) Power Query
7 4 (0.32%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.32%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.24%) Tableau
9 2 (0.16%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.16%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.16%) QlikView
9 2 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 69 (5.46%) JIRA
2 3 (0.24%) Git
2 3 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.16%) Selenium
3 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.079%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.079%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.079%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 573 (45.33%) Social Skills
2 183 (14.48%) Finance
3 94 (7.44%) Law
4 91 (7.20%) Analytical Skills
5 86 (6.80%) Organisational Skills
6 81 (6.41%) Legal
7 79 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 58 (4.59%) Public Sector
9 43 (3.40%) Manufacturing
10 38 (3.01%) Retail
11 24 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
12 19 (1.50%) Marketing
13 18 (1.42%) Games
13 18 (1.42%) Telecoms
14 17 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (1.27%) Advertising
16 13 (1.03%) Banking
17 9 (0.71%) German Language
17 9 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
18 8 (0.63%) French Language
Job Titles
1 290 (22.94%) IT Support
2 201 (15.90%) Support Engineer
3 196 (15.51%) Senior
4 151 (11.95%) IT Engineer
5 149 (11.79%) Analyst
6 127 (10.05%) IT Support Engineer
7 117 (9.26%) Developer
8 85 (6.72%) Support Analyst
9 84 (6.65%) Support Technician
10 72 (5.70%) 2nd Line Support
10 72 (5.70%) IT Technician
11 71 (5.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 68 (5.38%) IT Analyst
12 68 (5.38%) Senior Manager
13 67 (5.30%) Quality Manager
14 66 (5.22%) IT Support Technician
15 64 (5.06%) QA Manager
15 64 (5.06%) Senior QA Manager
15 64 (5.06%) Senior Quality Manager
16 60 (4.75%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.01%) .NET
2 26 (2.06%) HTML5 Canvas
2 26 (2.06%) REST
3 23 (1.82%) HTML
4 22 (1.74%) CSS
5 21 (1.66%) Microsoft Graph
6 19 (1.50%) JSON
7 17 (1.34%) SPFx
8 11 (0.87%) XML
9 10 (0.79%) Middleware
9 10 (0.79%) React
9 10 (0.79%) Web Services
10 8 (0.63%) .NET Core
10 8 (0.63%) EDI
10 8 (0.63%) Node.js
11 6 (0.47%) ASP.NET
11 6 (0.47%) SOAP
12 5 (0.40%) .NET Framework
12 5 (0.40%) OAuth
12 5 (0.40%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 134 (10.60%) Driving Licence
2 98 (7.75%) Onboarding
3 43 (3.40%) Management Information System
4 42 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 33 (2.61%) Low-Code
7 28 (2.22%) Replication
8 23 (1.82%) IoT
9 22 (1.74%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.74%) Video Conferencing
10 20 (1.58%) Cloud Native
11 17 (1.34%) CMDB
12 14 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 13 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
13 13 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (0.95%) FMCG
14 12 (0.95%) iPhone
15 11 (0.87%) Social Media
16 10 (0.79%) Fat Client
16 10 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 495 (39.16%) Windows
2 241 (19.07%) Windows Server
3 183 (14.48%) Windows 10
4 65 (5.14%) Mac OS
5 57 (4.51%) Apple iOS
6 48 (3.80%) Android
7 35 (2.77%) Linux
8 26 (2.06%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.16%) Unix
14 1 (0.079%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (25.08%) Problem-Solving
2 242 (19.15%) Customer Service
3 234 (18.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 228 (18.04%) ITIL
5 146 (11.55%) Project Management
6 139 (11.00%) Business Intelligence
7 133 (10.52%) Agile
8 131 (10.36%) Cybersecurity
9 130 (10.28%) Coaching
10 119 (9.41%) Service Delivery
11 89 (7.04%) AI
12 83 (6.57%) Disaster Recovery
12 83 (6.57%) Mentoring
13 81 (6.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 78 (6.17%) CRM
15 77 (6.09%) Customer Experience
15 77 (6.09%) ITSM
16 76 (6.01%) User Experience
17 74 (5.85%) Change Management
17 74 (5.85%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 135 (10.68%) PowerShell
2 102 (8.07%) SQL
3 51 (4.03%) JavaScript
4 49 (3.88%) C#
5 35 (2.77%) Python
6 19 (1.50%) VBA
7 14 (1.11%) R
7 14 (1.11%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.71%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.55%) Java
10 4 (0.32%) Bash
10 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.24%) Bicep
12 2 (0.16%) PHP
12 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.16%) VB
12 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.079%) X++
13 1 (0.079%) XAML
Qualifications
1 185 (14.64%) Degree
2 100 (7.91%) Security Cleared
3 94 (7.44%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (5.06%) SC Cleared
4 64 (5.06%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 38 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (2.53%) Master's Degree
7 24 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 20 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 19 (1.50%) DV Cleared
9 19 (1.50%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 17 (1.34%) HND
10 17 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
11 15 (1.19%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.19%) MBA
12 14 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (1.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 13 (1.03%) APMP
13 13 (1.03%) PMI Certification
13 13 (1.03%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.65%) QA
2 63 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 62 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 51 (4.03%) SLA
5 40 (3.16%) GDPR
6 26 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (1.50%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.34%) PMO
9 12 (0.95%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.79%) ISO 9001
11 9 (0.71%) NIST
12 5 (0.40%) GRC
12 5 (0.40%) ISO 22301
12 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.32%) MiFID
14 3 (0.24%) NCSC
14 3 (0.24%) PMBOK
15 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
15 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 473 (37.42%) Active Directory
2 75 (5.93%) Hyper-V
3 74 (5.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.11%) vSphere
6 10 (0.79%) BitLocker
6 10 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (0.71%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.47%) DFS Replication
9 4 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.16%) Docker
11 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.16%) XenApp
12 1 (0.079%) Firmware
12 1 (0.079%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 333 (26.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (3.16%) SCCM
3 24 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
5 18 (1.42%) Terraform
6 14 (1.11%) FortiGate
7 10 (0.79%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.71%) Backup Exec
8 9 (0.71%) vRealize
9 7 (0.55%) WSUS
10 4 (0.32%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.16%) Autotask
12 2 (0.16%) Kubernetes
12 2 (0.16%) Plesk
12 2 (0.16%) SCOM
12 2 (0.16%) SCSM
13 1 (0.079%) Cisco CUCM
13 1 (0.079%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.079%) Nessus
Vendors
1 977 (77.29%) Microsoft
2 100 (7.91%) VMware
3 82 (6.49%) Apple
4 46 (3.64%) ServiceNow
5 40 (3.16%) Veeam
6 36 (2.85%) Cisco
7 28 (2.22%) Meraki
8 26 (2.06%) Adobe
9 25 (1.98%) Salesforce
10 18 (1.42%) Datto
11 17 (1.34%) Sophos
12 16 (1.27%) Citrix
12 16 (1.27%) Google
12 16 (1.27%) iManage
12 16 (1.27%) Intapp
13 13 (1.03%) ConnectWise
13 13 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
14 12 (0.95%) HP
15 11 (0.87%) Oracle
15 11 (0.87%) SAP