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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 134 97
Rank change year-on-year -3 -37 +56
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,319 1,075 2,658
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.42% 2.53% 2.69%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.67% 26.69% 26.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,009 845 2,197
10th Percentile £27,720 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £65,625 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +7.79% -3.75% -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 3,804 4,028 10,131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.10% 9.46% 10.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,707 2,667 7,091
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,875 £37,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,045 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £110,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +5.88% -11.46%

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 May 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 May 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 -1 1,176 £45,000 - 338
UK excluding London +27 916 £41,500 +7.79% 287
Work from Home +50 461 £50,000 +11.11% 137
London -31 336 £60,000 +3.45% 96
North of England +30 236 £42,500 +21.43% 60
South East -7 177 £50,000 +17.65% 94
Midlands -16 170 £37,500 -2.60% 50
East of England +25 162 £42,879 +28.00% 37
North West +34 132 £50,000 +18.34% 31
West Midlands -12 112 £42,500 -4.79% 30
Yorkshire -11 91 £36,500 +28.07% 24
South West -26 87 £29,000 -35.56% 37
East Midlands -29 58 £37,500 +7.14% 19
Scotland +2 40 £36,000 +9.09% 11
Wales -4 32 £40,000 +23.08% 6
North East -37 13 £51,000 +59.38% 6
Northern Ireland -35 8 £60,000 +14.29% 4
Isle of Man +2 6 £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
1 455 (34.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (3.18%) Confluence
3 11 (0.83%) IIS
4 8 (0.61%) CMS
5 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.30%) WordPress
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) govService
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 2 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.076%) Apache
9 1 (0.076%) Appian
Applications
1 136 (10.31%) Microsoft Office
2 123 (9.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.38%) DaVinci Resolve
6 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.076%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.076%) InDesign
9 1 (0.076%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 28 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.99%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
4 8 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
6 5 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.23%) Alphatax
8 3 (0.23%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite
9 2 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 2 (0.15%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.076%) Carpe Diem
10 1 (0.076%) FIS Private Capital Suite
10 1 (0.076%) Oracle 11i
10 1 (0.076%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
10 1 (0.076%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 977 (74.07%) Microsoft 365
2 605 (45.87%) Azure
3 405 (30.71%) Entra ID
4 311 (23.58%) Power Platform
5 306 (23.20%) OneDrive
6 158 (11.98%) Power Automate
7 157 (11.90%) PowerApps
8 86 (6.52%) Microsoft Copilot
9 70 (5.31%) SaaS
10 58 (4.40%) Microsoft Purview
11 55 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
12 47 (3.56%) Azure Logic Apps
13 45 (3.41%) Mimecast
14 40 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
15 36 (2.73%) Azure Data Factory
16 27 (2.05%) AWS
17 23 (1.74%) PaaS
18 22 (1.67%) Google Workspace
19 20 (1.52%) Serverless
20 19 (1.44%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 226 (17.13%) DNS
2 218 (16.53%) Firewall
3 192 (14.56%) DHCP
4 157 (11.90%) VPN
5 118 (8.95%) Wi-Fi
6 98 (7.43%) WAN
7 97 (7.35%) VLAN
8 84 (6.37%) LAN
9 72 (5.46%) TCP/IP
10 65 (4.93%) VoIP
11 35 (2.65%) Wireless
12 26 (1.97%) Intranet
13 20 (1.52%) Internet
14 16 (1.21%) SAN
15 15 (1.14%) SD-WAN
16 14 (1.06%) Network Security
16 14 (1.06%) WLAN
17 10 (0.76%) IPsec
18 9 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
19 8 (0.61%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 161 (12.21%) Power BI
2 83 (6.29%) SQL Server
3 26 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (1.14%) Metadata
5 12 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.61%) Power Query
10 7 (0.53%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.30%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.23%) MySQL
13 2 (0.15%) DataStage
13 2 (0.15%) EDMS
13 2 (0.15%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.15%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.15%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.076%) SAP Data Services
14 1 (0.076%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 80 (6.07%) JIRA
2 5 (0.38%) Git
2 5 (0.38%) Postman
3 4 (0.30%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.30%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.15%) Selenium
4 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.076%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.076%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.076%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 530 (40.18%) Social Skills
2 187 (14.18%) Finance
3 101 (7.66%) Analytical Skills
3 101 (7.66%) Law
4 96 (7.28%) Organisational Skills
5 91 (6.90%) Legal
6 81 (6.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 61 (4.62%) Public Sector
8 40 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 38 (2.88%) Retail
10 32 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (1.52%) Telecoms
12 18 (1.36%) Advertising
12 18 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (1.14%) Games
14 14 (1.06%) Banking
15 12 (0.91%) Marketing
16 9 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (0.53%) Billing
17 7 (0.53%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 316 (23.96%) IT Support
2 205 (15.54%) Senior
3 199 (15.09%) Support Engineer
4 174 (13.19%) IT Engineer
5 156 (11.83%) Analyst
6 149 (11.30%) IT Support Engineer
7 132 (10.01%) Developer
8 86 (6.52%) 2nd Line Support
9 85 (6.44%) Support Analyst
10 81 (6.14%) IT Technician
10 81 (6.14%) Support Technician
11 73 (5.53%) Consultant
11 73 (5.53%) Lead
12 69 (5.23%) IT Analyst
13 66 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 66 (5.00%) IT Support Technician
14 58 (4.40%) 3rd Line Support
14 58 (4.40%) Senior Developer
15 57 (4.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 53 (4.02%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (4.40%) .NET
2 45 (3.41%) HTML
3 44 (3.34%) CSS
4 38 (2.88%) Microsoft Graph
5 35 (2.65%) SPFx
6 32 (2.43%) HTML5 Canvas
7 27 (2.05%) JSON
8 24 (1.82%) REST
9 23 (1.74%) React
10 21 (1.59%) .NET Core
11 14 (1.06%) .NET Framework
12 12 (0.91%) Node.js
13 11 (0.83%) ASP.NET
14 9 (0.68%) Middleware
14 9 (0.68%) Web Services
15 7 (0.53%) EDI
16 6 (0.45%) OpenID
16 6 (0.45%) RESTful
16 6 (0.45%) SOAP
16 6 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 113 (8.57%) Driving Licence
2 108 (8.19%) Onboarding
3 63 (4.78%) Management Information System
4 49 (3.71%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.12%) Low-Code
6 27 (2.05%) Replication
7 24 (1.82%) Product Ownership
8 20 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.44%) CMDB
10 17 (1.29%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (0.91%) Cloud Native
13 12 (0.91%) Social Media
14 10 (0.76%) Clustering
14 10 (0.76%) FMCG
14 10 (0.76%) iPhone
14 10 (0.76%) Security Posture
15 9 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 513 (38.89%) Windows
2 238 (18.04%) Windows Server
3 135 (10.24%) Windows 10
4 83 (6.29%) Mac OS
5 62 (4.70%) Apple iOS
6 58 (4.40%) Android
7 35 (2.65%) Linux
8 24 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
10 14 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.15%) VMS
14 1 (0.076%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.076%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (26.99%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (18.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 211 (16.00%) ITIL
4 179 (13.57%) Customer Service
5 151 (11.45%) Business Intelligence
6 138 (10.46%) Cybersecurity
7 128 (9.70%) Agile
8 116 (8.79%) AI
8 116 (8.79%) User Experience
9 112 (8.49%) Service Delivery
10 92 (6.97%) Disaster Recovery
10 92 (6.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 91 (6.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 89 (6.75%) CRM
13 88 (6.67%) Mentoring
14 87 (6.60%) Project Management
15 85 (6.44%) Coaching
16 81 (6.14%) Roadmaps
17 77 (5.84%) DevOps
18 74 (5.61%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 163 (12.36%) PowerShell
2 125 (9.48%) SQL
3 66 (5.00%) C#
4 65 (4.93%) JavaScript
5 30 (2.27%) TypeScript
6 26 (1.97%) Python
7 18 (1.36%) VBA
8 17 (1.29%) R
9 9 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (0.61%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.38%) Bicep
11 5 (0.38%) VB.NET
12 4 (0.30%) C
12 4 (0.30%) Java
12 4 (0.30%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.23%) Bash
14 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.15%) PHP
15 1 (0.076%) VB
15 1 (0.076%) XAML
Qualifications
1 197 (14.94%) Degree
2 99 (7.51%) Microsoft Certification
2 99 (7.51%) Security Cleared
3 65 (4.93%) SC Cleared
4 34 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.52%) Azure Certification
5 20 (1.52%) DBS Check
6 19 (1.44%) A+ Certification
7 18 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
7 18 (1.36%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.36%) Master's Degree
8 13 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (0.91%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 11 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (0.76%) MBA
12 9 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 8 (0.61%) APMP
13 8 (0.61%) CCNA
14 7 (0.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 48 (3.64%) GDPR
4 40 (3.03%) SLA
5 29 (2.20%) QA
6 26 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 26 (1.97%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.21%) PMO
8 12 (0.91%) Accessibility
9 11 (0.83%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.38%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.38%) NIST
11 4 (0.30%) MiFID
11 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.15%) GRC
13 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.15%) ISO 19650
14 1 (0.076%) HL7
14 1 (0.076%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 484 (36.69%) Active Directory
2 91 (6.90%) Hyper-V
3 84 (6.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 29 (2.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.21%) vSphere
6 14 (1.06%) BitLocker
7 13 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (0.68%) VMware NSX
10 6 (0.45%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.23%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.15%) Docker
12 2 (0.15%) XenApp
13 1 (0.076%) Firmware
13 1 (0.076%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 302 (22.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.26%) SCCM
3 33 (2.50%) Jamf Pro
4 29 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (1.21%) FortiGate
6 15 (1.14%) Autotask
7 14 (1.06%) Terraform
8 10 (0.76%) vCenter Server
9 9 (0.68%) Backup Exec
9 9 (0.68%) vRealize
10 7 (0.53%) WSUS
11 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
12 2 (0.15%) Kubernetes
12 2 (0.15%) PaperCut
13 1 (0.076%) CASB
13 1 (0.076%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.076%) MOM
13 1 (0.076%) VxRail
Vendors
1 1,012 (76.72%) Microsoft
2 114 (8.64%) VMware
3 72 (5.46%) Apple
4 50 (3.79%) Cisco
5 48 (3.64%) ServiceNow
6 46 (3.49%) Veeam
7 40 (3.03%) Adobe
8 33 (2.50%) Meraki
9 23 (1.74%) Google
9 23 (1.74%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.67%) SonicWALL
11 19 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
12 18 (1.36%) Datto
13 17 (1.29%) Aruba
13 17 (1.29%) Ubiquiti
14 15 (1.14%) HP
14 15 (1.14%) iManage
15 14 (1.06%) Sophos
16 13 (0.99%) McAfee
17 12 (0.91%) Citrix