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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 107 117
Rank change year-on-year -7 +10 +37
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,220 1,606 1,460
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.25% 2.42% 2.85%
As % of the Application Platforms category 31.86% 28.37% 25.06%
Number of salaries quoted 881 1,015 1,241
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,000 £34,760
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.27% +3.16% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +3.66% -0.61%

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 3,829 5,660 5,826
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.08% 8.54% 11.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,597 3,478 4,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +0.91% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £115,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025. 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 -10 1,037 £42,500 -15.00% 422
UK excluding London -10 777 £37,500 -11.76% 389
London +30 362 £60,000 +9.09% 117
Work from Home -4 357 £50,000 - 180
South East -7 171 £40,000 -11.11% 139
North of England -18 148 £40,000 -20.00% 68
Midlands +4 143 £40,000 -5.88% 91
South West +31 126 £34,000 -32.00% 33
Scotland +7 102 £35,000 +7.69% 17
North West +1 84 £43,500 -13.71% 30
East of England -12 81 £37,000 +15.63% 41
West Midlands +13 76 £44,000 -16.19% 46
East Midlands +4 67 £37,500 +19.05% 45
Yorkshire -15 60 £32,000 -37.56% 33
Wales -14 6 £41,000 -13.68% 6
North East -4 4 £72,500 +70.59% 5
Northern Ireland -15 2 £66,250 +26.19% 2

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
1 374 (30.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.62%) Confluence
3 18 (1.48%) Skype for Business
4 14 (1.15%) CMS
5 8 (0.66%) WordPress
6 7 (0.57%) IIS
7 5 (0.41%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.16%) Moodle
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.082%) Drupal
10 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2007
10 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.082%) JOnAS
10 1 (0.082%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.082%) Office Communications Server
10 1 (0.082%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.082%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 216 (17.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 210 (17.21%) Microsoft Office
3 113 (9.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (1.64%) MS Visio
6 11 (0.90%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
8 8 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.16%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.16%) InDesign
10 1 (0.082%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.082%) Revit
Business Applications
1 44 (3.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.57%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.33%) Visualfiles
4 3 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.16%) Sage 1000
5 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.082%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.082%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.082%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.082%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 814 (66.72%) Microsoft 365
2 519 (42.54%) Azure
3 352 (28.85%) Entra ID
4 252 (20.66%) Power Platform
5 228 (18.69%) OneDrive
6 159 (13.03%) Power Automate
7 146 (11.97%) PowerApps
8 87 (7.13%) Dynamics 365
9 68 (5.57%) Microsoft Copilot
10 62 (5.08%) Microsoft Purview
11 56 (4.59%) SaaS
12 45 (3.69%) AWS
13 35 (2.87%) Serverless
14 29 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
15 27 (2.21%) Copilot Studio
16 26 (2.13%) PaaS
17 24 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
17 24 (1.97%) IaaS
17 24 (1.97%) Mimecast
18 21 (1.72%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 176 (14.43%) DNS
2 170 (13.93%) Firewall
3 156 (12.79%) DHCP
4 134 (10.98%) VPN
5 101 (8.28%) TCP/IP
6 81 (6.64%) VLAN
7 80 (6.56%) LAN
8 72 (5.90%) WAN
9 62 (5.08%) Wi-Fi
10 53 (4.34%) Wireless
11 42 (3.44%) VoIP
12 38 (3.11%) Intranet
12 38 (3.11%) Network Security
13 24 (1.97%) Internet
14 12 (0.98%) SAN
14 12 (0.98%) Skype
14 12 (0.98%) WebEx
15 10 (0.82%) Unified Communications
16 9 (0.74%) DKIM
16 9 (0.74%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (11.56%) Power BI
2 35 (2.87%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.23%) Metadata
4 14 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (0.98%) MySQL
6 11 (0.90%) NoSQL
7 10 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
7 10 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (0.74%) DTS
9 7 (0.57%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.49%) Power Query
10 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.25%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.25%) GIS
12 3 (0.25%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.16%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 55 (4.51%) JIRA
2 3 (0.25%) Git
3 1 (0.082%) GitLab
3 1 (0.082%) MSBuild
3 1 (0.082%) RStudio
3 1 (0.082%) Sourcetree
3 1 (0.082%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.082%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.082%) Visual Studio
General
1 553 (45.33%) Social Skills
2 231 (18.93%) Finance
3 93 (7.62%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (6.56%) Legal
5 79 (6.48%) Law
6 69 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (4.75%) Public Sector
8 56 (4.59%) Manufacturing
9 48 (3.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 44 (3.61%) Retail
11 30 (2.46%) Marketing
12 29 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
12 29 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 24 (1.97%) Banking
14 20 (1.64%) Automotive
15 19 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.07%) German Language
17 12 (0.98%) Advertising
17 12 (0.98%) Spanish Language
18 11 (0.90%) Billing
Job Titles
1 230 (18.85%) IT Support
2 197 (16.15%) Support Engineer
3 164 (13.44%) Senior
4 137 (11.23%) Analyst
5 106 (8.69%) IT Engineer
6 98 (8.03%) Developer
7 91 (7.46%) IT Support Engineer
8 90 (7.38%) Support Analyst
9 76 (6.23%) 2nd Line Support
10 72 (5.90%) Senior Manager
11 65 (5.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 64 (5.25%) QA Manager
12 64 (5.25%) Quality Manager
12 64 (5.25%) Senior QA Manager
12 64 (5.25%) Senior Quality Manager
13 62 (5.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
14 51 (4.18%) Power Platform Developer
15 49 (4.02%) Lead
16 48 (3.93%) Administrator
17 46 (3.77%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.20%) .NET
2 25 (2.05%) HTML
3 24 (1.97%) HTML5 Canvas
4 20 (1.64%) Microsoft Graph
5 17 (1.39%) CSS
6 16 (1.31%) REST
7 13 (1.07%) Web Services
8 10 (0.82%) .NET Framework
8 10 (0.82%) JSON
8 10 (0.82%) React
9 8 (0.66%) Software Packaging
10 7 (0.57%) ASP.NET
10 7 (0.57%) Node.js
11 6 (0.49%) EDI
11 6 (0.49%) LangChain
11 6 (0.49%) Middleware
11 6 (0.49%) SPFx
12 5 (0.41%) FreeMarker
12 5 (0.41%) OAuth
12 5 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 126 (10.33%) Onboarding
2 119 (9.75%) Driving Licence
3 51 (4.18%) Enterprise Software
4 39 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (3.03%) Management Information System
6 36 (2.95%) IoT
7 31 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
8 30 (2.46%) Product Ownership
9 22 (1.80%) Low-Code
10 21 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (1.48%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.48%) Data Centre
12 17 (1.39%) Social Media
13 16 (1.31%) AI Agents
14 15 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
15 14 (1.15%) CCTV
15 14 (1.15%) NHS
16 13 (1.07%) CMDB
16 13 (1.07%) Security Posture
17 12 (0.98%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 448 (36.72%) Windows
2 250 (20.49%) Windows Server
3 162 (13.28%) Windows 10
4 58 (4.75%) Mac OS
5 37 (3.03%) Linux
6 27 (2.21%) Apple iOS
7 25 (2.05%) Android
8 19 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (0.98%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.25%) Unix
12 2 (0.16%) VMS
12 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.082%) CentOS
13 1 (0.082%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.082%) SUSE
13 1 (0.082%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.082%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 321 (26.31%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (17.54%) ITIL
3 211 (17.30%) Customer Service
4 209 (17.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 154 (12.62%) Project Management
6 141 (11.56%) Cybersecurity
7 139 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
8 133 (10.90%) Agile
9 132 (10.82%) Service Delivery
10 125 (10.25%) Coaching
11 103 (8.44%) Migration
12 96 (7.87%) CRM
13 94 (7.70%) Mentoring
14 91 (7.46%) Project Delivery
15 85 (6.97%) AI
16 83 (6.80%) Disaster Recovery
17 77 (6.31%) ITSM
18 76 (6.23%) Customer Experience
19 75 (6.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 74 (6.07%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 178 (14.59%) PowerShell
2 111 (9.10%) SQL
3 62 (5.08%) JavaScript
4 55 (4.51%) C#
5 51 (4.18%) Python
6 20 (1.64%) VBA
7 16 (1.31%) Bash
8 13 (1.07%) TypeScript
9 9 (0.74%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.57%) Bicep
11 5 (0.41%) Java
12 4 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.16%) C++
13 2 (0.16%) PHP
13 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.082%) R
14 1 (0.082%) VB
14 1 (0.082%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 191 (15.66%) Degree
2 98 (8.03%) Microsoft Certification
3 70 (5.74%) Security Cleared
4 64 (5.25%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 47 (3.85%) SC Cleared
6 29 (2.38%) DBS Check
7 26 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 25 (2.05%) Master's Degree
9 23 (1.89%) Azure Certification
10 21 (1.72%) PMI Certification
11 20 (1.64%) MCP
11 20 (1.64%) PMP
12 18 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
13 17 (1.39%) A+ Certification
14 16 (1.31%) HND
15 12 (0.98%) DV Cleared
15 12 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
16 10 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
17 9 (0.74%) ACCA
17 9 (0.74%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (7.38%) QA
2 58 (4.75%) GDPR
3 53 (4.34%) SLA
4 49 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 38 (3.11%) PMO
6 32 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (1.39%) NIST
8 16 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.31%) Data Quality
9 10 (0.82%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.49%) MiFID
11 4 (0.33%) GRC
11 4 (0.33%) NCSC
11 4 (0.33%) PMBOK
12 2 (0.16%) P3O
12 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.16%) WCAG
13 1 (0.082%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.082%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 438 (35.90%) Active Directory
2 82 (6.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 78 (6.39%) Hyper-V
4 26 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.49%) Firmware
7 5 (0.41%) Terminal Services
7 5 (0.41%) vSphere
8 4 (0.33%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.25%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.25%) XenApp
10 1 (0.082%) Docker
10 1 (0.082%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.082%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.082%) Postfix
10 1 (0.082%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 330 (27.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.30%) SCCM
3 26 (2.13%) Terraform
4 19 (1.56%) Autotask
5 15 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (1.07%) Nagios
7 10 (0.82%) FortiGate
8 9 (0.74%) ZABBIX
9 6 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.33%) Proxmox
10 4 (0.33%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.25%) Nessus
11 3 (0.25%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.25%) SCOM
11 3 (0.25%) vRealize
12 2 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
12 2 (0.16%) Plesk
12 2 (0.16%) SCSM
12 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 998 (81.80%) Microsoft
2 99 (8.11%) VMware
3 62 (5.08%) Apple
4 58 (4.75%) Cisco
5 43 (3.52%) Meraki
6 37 (3.03%) ServiceNow
6 37 (3.03%) Sophos
7 28 (2.30%) Citrix
8 26 (2.13%) HP
8 26 (2.13%) Salesforce
9 25 (2.05%) Atlassian
9 25 (2.05%) Datto
10 22 (1.80%) Google
11 21 (1.72%) Veeam
12 20 (1.64%) Oracle
13 18 (1.48%) Sage
14 17 (1.39%) ConnectWise
14 17 (1.39%) Progress
15 16 (1.31%) Adobe
16 12 (0.98%) Trend Micro