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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 108 102
Rank change year-on-year -10 -6 +45
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,240 1,368 2,074
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.90% 2.70% 2.79%
As % of the Application Platforms category 35.14% 29.13% 26.38%
Number of salaries quoted 859 858 1,771
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £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 £63,620 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,000 £40,624 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.38% +1.56% -1.23%

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 3,529 4,696 7,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.40% 9.26% 10.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,322 2,741 5,997
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £27,643
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £34,760
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,738 £102,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,000 £46,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.87% +8.24% -9.57%

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 -6 1,031 £42,500 -10.53% 373
UK excluding London -5 819 £36,000 -11.38% 353
Work from Home +10 370 £47,500 - 144
London +3 339 £57,500 -4.17% 86
Midlands -2 183 £40,000 -5.88% 49
North of England -25 164 £40,000 -11.11% 67
South East -19 162 £42,500 -5.56% 126
Scotland +16 117 £35,000 +7.69% 19
West Midlands +1 108 £45,000 -15.57% 33
South West +40 107 £32,500 -25.29% 39
North West -9 95 £43,500 -13.71% 34
East Midlands -15 75 £36,250 +15.08% 16
East of England -23 73 £34,000 +6.25% 51
Yorkshire -26 65 £31,500 -13.70% 26
Wales -11 9 £41,740 -12.13% 12
Northern Ireland -30 6 £47,250 -10.00% 1
North East -12 4 £82,966 +95.21% 9
Isle of Man - 2 £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
1 371 (29.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.42%) Confluence
3 12 (0.97%) CMS
4 8 (0.65%) WordPress
5 7 (0.56%) IIS
5 7 (0.56%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.40%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) govService
8 2 (0.16%) Moodle
8 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.081%) Apache
9 1 (0.081%) Appian
9 1 (0.081%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.081%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 203 (16.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 197 (15.89%) Microsoft Office
3 106 (8.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 13 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
6 11 (0.89%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.73%) Adobe Premiere
8 5 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.16%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.16%) InDesign
10 1 (0.081%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 43 (3.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.48%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Alphatax
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.081%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 1 (0.081%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.081%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.081%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.081%) Shopify
7 1 (0.081%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.081%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 845 (68.15%) Microsoft 365
2 541 (43.63%) Azure
3 356 (28.71%) Entra ID
4 263 (21.21%) Power Platform
5 246 (19.84%) OneDrive
6 154 (12.42%) Power Automate
7 141 (11.37%) PowerApps
8 80 (6.45%) Dynamics 365
9 58 (4.68%) Microsoft Copilot
10 54 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
11 50 (4.03%) SaaS
12 36 (2.90%) Mimecast
13 33 (2.66%) Azure Logic Apps
14 29 (2.34%) Copilot Studio
15 26 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
15 26 (2.10%) Serverless
16 25 (2.02%) AWS
17 23 (1.85%) PaaS
18 21 (1.69%) Azure Functions
19 19 (1.53%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 205 (16.53%) DNS
2 180 (14.52%) DHCP
3 173 (13.95%) Firewall
4 168 (13.55%) VPN
5 99 (7.98%) WAN
6 89 (7.18%) VLAN
7 88 (7.10%) LAN
8 87 (7.02%) TCP/IP
9 65 (5.24%) Wi-Fi
10 39 (3.15%) VoIP
11 36 (2.90%) Network Security
12 33 (2.66%) Wireless
13 22 (1.77%) Intranet
14 19 (1.53%) SD-WAN
15 14 (1.13%) Internet
16 12 (0.97%) IPsec
17 11 (0.89%) SAN
18 10 (0.81%) DKIM
18 10 (0.81%) DMARC
18 10 (0.81%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (11.77%) Power BI
2 51 (4.11%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.29%) Metadata
4 11 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (0.73%) MySQL
7 6 (0.48%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.48%) Power Query
7 6 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.40%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.32%) DTS
9 4 (0.32%) GIS
9 4 (0.32%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.24%) Tableau
11 2 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.16%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.16%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 50 (4.03%) 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 (0.081%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.081%) GitLab
4 1 (0.081%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 576 (46.45%) Social Skills
2 202 (16.29%) Finance
3 94 (7.58%) Law
4 85 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
5 81 (6.53%) Organisational Skills
6 76 (6.13%) Legal
7 75 (6.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 55 (4.44%) Public Sector
9 48 (3.87%) Manufacturing
10 37 (2.98%) Retail
11 25 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (1.85%) Telecoms
13 22 (1.77%) Marketing
14 17 (1.37%) Banking
15 16 (1.29%) Games
16 13 (1.05%) German Language
17 12 (0.97%) French Language
17 12 (0.97%) Spanish Language
18 11 (0.89%) Advertising
19 9 (0.73%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 250 (20.16%) IT Support
2 197 (15.89%) Support Engineer
3 178 (14.35%) Senior
4 145 (11.69%) Analyst
5 144 (11.61%) IT Engineer
6 115 (9.27%) IT Support Engineer
7 103 (8.31%) Developer
8 86 (6.94%) Support Analyst
9 72 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 71 (5.73%) 2nd Line Support
11 69 (5.56%) Senior Manager
12 65 (5.24%) Quality Manager
13 64 (5.16%) QA Manager
13 64 (5.16%) Senior QA Manager
13 64 (5.16%) Senior Quality Manager
14 57 (4.60%) Consultant
14 57 (4.60%) Support Technician
15 52 (4.19%) IT Analyst
15 52 (4.19%) Power Platform Developer
16 51 (4.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.10%) .NET
2 25 (2.02%) HTML
3 23 (1.85%) REST
4 20 (1.61%) HTML5 Canvas
5 18 (1.45%) Microsoft Graph
6 17 (1.37%) CSS
7 13 (1.05%) Web Services
8 10 (0.81%) Middleware
8 10 (0.81%) SPFx
9 9 (0.73%) JSON
10 8 (0.65%) Node.js
11 6 (0.48%) LangChain
11 6 (0.48%) OAuth
11 6 (0.48%) OpenID
12 5 (0.40%) .NET Framework
12 5 (0.40%) XML
13 4 (0.32%) ASP.NET
13 4 (0.32%) EDI
13 4 (0.32%) SAML
13 4 (0.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 136 (10.97%) Driving Licence
2 105 (8.47%) Onboarding
3 54 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
4 47 (3.79%) Management Information System
5 35 (2.82%) Low-Code
6 31 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (2.10%) IoT
7 26 (2.10%) Video Conferencing
8 25 (2.02%) Product Ownership
9 24 (1.94%) Replication
10 20 (1.61%) Cloud Native
10 20 (1.61%) CMDB
11 18 (1.45%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.13%) AI Agents
12 14 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (1.13%) Security Posture
13 12 (0.97%) CCTV
14 11 (0.89%) FMCG
14 11 (0.89%) iPhone
14 11 (0.89%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 456 (36.77%) Windows
2 241 (19.44%) Windows Server
3 162 (13.06%) Windows 10
4 51 (4.11%) Mac OS
5 50 (4.03%) Apple iOS
6 35 (2.82%) Android
7 34 (2.74%) Linux
8 21 (1.69%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.081%) Unix
12 1 (0.081%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (25.48%) Problem-Solving
2 228 (18.39%) ITIL
3 224 (18.06%) Customer Service
4 211 (17.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 145 (11.69%) Project Management
6 140 (11.29%) Agile
7 138 (11.13%) Business Intelligence
7 138 (11.13%) Cybersecurity
8 136 (10.97%) Coaching
9 133 (10.73%) Service Delivery
10 101 (8.15%) Disaster Recovery
11 96 (7.74%) AI
12 91 (7.34%) Mentoring
13 88 (7.10%) Migration
14 84 (6.77%) CRM
15 83 (6.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 79 (6.37%) ITSM
17 76 (6.13%) Customer Experience
17 76 (6.13%) Service Management
18 74 (5.97%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 143 (11.53%) PowerShell
2 106 (8.55%) SQL
3 48 (3.87%) JavaScript
3 48 (3.87%) Python
4 41 (3.31%) C#
5 23 (1.85%) VBA
6 11 (0.89%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.73%) Bash
8 8 (0.65%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.40%) Java
9 5 (0.40%) R
10 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.24%) Bicep
11 3 (0.24%) PHP
12 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.081%) VB
13 1 (0.081%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.081%) X++
Qualifications
1 192 (15.48%) Degree
2 97 (7.82%) Security Cleared
3 91 (7.34%) Microsoft Certification
4 64 (5.16%) SC Cleared
4 64 (5.16%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 38 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (2.82%) Master's Degree
7 24 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (1.69%) DBS Check
8 21 (1.69%) DV Cleared
8 21 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 19 (1.53%) PMI Certification
9 19 (1.53%) PMP
10 17 (1.37%) HND
11 16 (1.29%) Azure Certification
11 16 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.21%) A+ Certification
13 13 (1.05%) MBA
14 12 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
15 11 (0.89%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (6.94%) QA
2 69 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
3 56 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 53 (4.27%) GDPR
4 53 (4.27%) SLA
5 30 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 21 (1.69%) Data Quality
7 20 (1.61%) PMO
8 19 (1.53%) NIST
9 13 (1.05%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.56%) ISO 9001
11 6 (0.48%) GRC
11 6 (0.48%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.32%) ISO 22301
12 4 (0.32%) NCSC
12 4 (0.32%) PMBOK
13 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.16%) P3O
13 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 452 (36.45%) Active Directory
2 85 (6.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (5.65%) Hyper-V
4 29 (2.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (0.97%) vSphere
6 10 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (0.73%) VMware NSX
8 8 (0.65%) BitLocker
9 4 (0.32%) Firmware
9 4 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.16%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.16%) XenApp
12 1 (0.081%) Docker
12 1 (0.081%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 320 (25.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.50%) SCCM
3 30 (2.42%) Terraform
4 22 (1.77%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.21%) FortiGate
6 11 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (0.73%) vRealize
8 8 (0.65%) Nagios
8 8 (0.65%) vCenter Server
9 7 (0.56%) Backup Exec
10 6 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
10 6 (0.48%) WSUS
11 4 (0.32%) Autotask
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
Vendors
1 960 (77.42%) Microsoft
2 110 (8.87%) VMware
3 71 (5.73%) Apple
4 42 (3.39%) Cisco
5 40 (3.23%) ServiceNow
6 35 (2.82%) Veeam
7 30 (2.42%) Meraki
8 24 (1.94%) Citrix
9 22 (1.77%) Adobe
9 22 (1.77%) Salesforce
10 20 (1.61%) Sophos
11 19 (1.53%) Datto
12 16 (1.29%) ConnectWise
12 16 (1.29%) Google
13 15 (1.21%) HP
13 15 (1.21%) Oracle
14 14 (1.13%) iManage
14 14 (1.13%) SAP
15 13 (1.05%) Progress
16 10 (0.81%) Fortinet