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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 114 88
Rank change year-on-year -7 -26 +65
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 1,274 1,198 2,554
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.72% 2.75% 3.03%
As % of the Application Platforms category 34.39% 28.00% 28.22%
Number of salaries quoted 903 883 2,136
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £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 £76,200 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -

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 3,705 4,278 9,051
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.00% 9.81% 10.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,499 2,798 6,728
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,675 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £38,250 £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 £69,704 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £102,575 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -7.78% +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 14 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 14 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 -13 1,080 £42,500 -10.53% 376
UK excluding London -2 863 £37,500 -6.25% 318
Work from Home +7 394 £47,500 - 148
London -2 335 £60,000 - 132
North of England -32 195 £42,500 -5.56% 67
Midlands -7 176 £42,500 - 49
South East -8 168 £42,500 +7.59% 96
North West -16 114 £50,000 - 46
South West +16 107 £31,250 -34.55% 44
West Midlands +1 106 £45,000 -15.57% 25
Scotland +22 102 £31,500 -3.08% 22
East of England -16 94 £34,000 +4.62% 37
Yorkshire -16 74 £33,000 +4.76% 17
East Midlands -24 70 £37,500 +20.97% 24
Wales -5 12 £41,740 +11.31% 7
North East -24 7 £67,500 +110.94% 7
Northern Ireland -33 7 £47,250 -10.00% 4
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
1 402 (31.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (2.75%) Confluence
3 12 (0.94%) CMS
4 8 (0.63%) IIS
5 4 (0.31%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.24%) govService
6 3 (0.24%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.24%) WordPress
7 2 (0.16%) Moodle
7 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.078%) Apache
8 1 (0.078%) Appian
8 1 (0.078%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.078%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.078%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.078%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 207 (16.25%) Microsoft Office
2 188 (14.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 98 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.63%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.55%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.078%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.078%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.078%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 42 (3.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.71%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.31%) 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 (0.078%) Carpe Diem
8 1 (0.078%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.078%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.078%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 876 (68.76%) Microsoft 365
2 571 (44.82%) Azure
3 379 (29.75%) Entra ID
4 273 (21.43%) OneDrive
5 269 (21.11%) Power Platform
6 145 (11.38%) Power Automate
7 135 (10.60%) PowerApps
8 75 (5.89%) Dynamics 365
9 69 (5.42%) Microsoft Copilot
10 55 (4.32%) Microsoft Purview
11 53 (4.16%) SaaS
12 44 (3.45%) Mimecast
13 39 (3.06%) Azure Logic Apps
14 28 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
15 26 (2.04%) AWS
16 25 (1.96%) Serverless
17 24 (1.88%) Copilot Studio
17 24 (1.88%) PaaS
18 23 (1.81%) Azure Functions
19 20 (1.57%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 229 (17.97%) DNS
2 202 (15.86%) DHCP
3 177 (13.89%) Firewall
4 174 (13.66%) VPN
5 103 (8.08%) WAN
6 100 (7.85%) VLAN
7 90 (7.06%) TCP/IP
8 89 (6.99%) LAN
9 77 (6.04%) Wi-Fi
10 48 (3.77%) VoIP
11 38 (2.98%) Network Security
12 28 (2.20%) Wireless
13 19 (1.49%) SD-WAN
14 18 (1.41%) Intranet
15 14 (1.10%) Internet
16 13 (1.02%) IPsec
16 13 (1.02%) SAN
17 10 (0.78%) DKIM
17 10 (0.78%) DMARC
18 9 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (12.24%) Power BI
2 55 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 12 (0.94%) Metadata
4 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (0.71%) MySQL
6 8 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
7 7 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.47%) Power Query
9 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.31%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.31%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.24%) DTS
11 3 (0.24%) Tableau
12 2 (0.16%) DataStage
12 2 (0.16%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 64 (5.02%) JIRA
2 3 (0.24%) Git
2 3 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.078%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.078%) GitLab
4 1 (0.078%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.078%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.078%) Selenium
4 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 573 (44.98%) Social Skills
2 192 (15.07%) Finance
3 96 (7.54%) Law
4 87 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
5 83 (6.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 83 (6.51%) Organisational Skills
6 82 (6.44%) Legal
7 59 (4.63%) Public Sector
8 44 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 38 (2.98%) Retail
10 24 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
11 19 (1.49%) Telecoms
12 18 (1.41%) Games
12 18 (1.41%) Marketing
13 16 (1.26%) Advertising
13 16 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.18%) Banking
15 11 (0.86%) German Language
16 10 (0.78%) French Language
17 9 (0.71%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 282 (22.14%) IT Support
2 200 (15.70%) Support Engineer
3 191 (14.99%) Senior
4 158 (12.40%) Analyst
5 149 (11.70%) IT Engineer
6 124 (9.73%) IT Support Engineer
7 116 (9.11%) Developer
8 95 (7.46%) Support Analyst
9 74 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 74 (5.81%) Support Technician
10 72 (5.65%) IT Analyst
11 69 (5.42%) 2nd Line Support
11 69 (5.42%) Senior Manager
12 67 (5.26%) Quality Manager
13 64 (5.02%) QA Manager
13 64 (5.02%) Senior QA Manager
13 64 (5.02%) Senior Quality Manager
14 61 (4.79%) IT Technician
15 57 (4.47%) IT Support Technician
16 54 (4.24%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.59%) .NET
2 25 (1.96%) REST
3 23 (1.81%) HTML5 Canvas
4 21 (1.65%) HTML
5 20 (1.57%) Microsoft Graph
6 18 (1.41%) CSS
7 16 (1.26%) JSON
8 13 (1.02%) SPFx
9 10 (0.78%) Middleware
9 10 (0.78%) Web Services
10 9 (0.71%) React
10 9 (0.71%) XML
11 8 (0.63%) EDI
12 7 (0.55%) Node.js
13 6 (0.47%) OAuth
13 6 (0.47%) OpenID
13 6 (0.47%) SOAP
14 5 (0.39%) .NET Core
14 5 (0.39%) .NET Framework
14 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 134 (10.52%) Driving Licence
2 94 (7.38%) Onboarding
3 47 (3.69%) Enterprise Software
4 43 (3.38%) Management Information System
5 40 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
6 31 (2.43%) Low-Code
7 29 (2.28%) Replication
8 23 (1.81%) IoT
8 23 (1.81%) Video Conferencing
9 22 (1.73%) Data Centre
10 20 (1.57%) Cloud Native
11 19 (1.49%) CMDB
12 15 (1.18%) Product Ownership
13 12 (0.94%) FMCG
13 12 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
13 12 (0.94%) iPhone
13 12 (0.94%) Security Posture
14 11 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (0.78%) Fat Client
15 10 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 496 (38.93%) Windows
2 249 (19.54%) Windows Server
3 177 (13.89%) Windows 10
4 66 (5.18%) Mac OS
5 57 (4.47%) Apple iOS
6 47 (3.69%) Android
7 34 (2.67%) Linux
8 25 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (25.04%) Problem-Solving
2 246 (19.31%) Customer Service
3 233 (18.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 231 (18.13%) ITIL
5 144 (11.30%) Project Management
6 142 (11.15%) Business Intelligence
7 140 (10.99%) Agile
7 140 (10.99%) Coaching
8 132 (10.36%) Cybersecurity
9 122 (9.58%) Service Delivery
10 93 (7.30%) AI
11 92 (7.22%) Disaster Recovery
12 91 (7.14%) Mentoring
13 84 (6.59%) CRM
13 84 (6.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 80 (6.28%) ITSM
14 80 (6.28%) Migration
15 78 (6.12%) Change Management
16 77 (6.04%) Customer Experience
17 73 (5.73%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 145 (11.38%) PowerShell
2 101 (7.93%) SQL
3 52 (4.08%) JavaScript
4 50 (3.92%) C#
5 38 (2.98%) Python
6 20 (1.57%) VBA
7 12 (0.94%) TypeScript
8 11 (0.86%) R
9 7 (0.55%) Java
9 7 (0.55%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.47%) Bash
11 5 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.24%) Bicep
12 3 (0.24%) PHP
13 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.16%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.078%) VB
14 1 (0.078%) X++
14 1 (0.078%) XAML
Qualifications
1 193 (15.15%) Degree
2 103 (8.08%) Security Cleared
3 101 (7.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 66 (5.18%) SC Cleared
5 64 (5.02%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 39 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 35 (2.75%) Master's Degree
8 25 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 23 (1.81%) DV Cleared
10 20 (1.57%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 19 (1.49%) Azure Certification
11 19 (1.49%) DBS Check
12 18 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
13 17 (1.33%) HND
14 16 (1.26%) PMI Certification
14 16 (1.26%) PMP
15 15 (1.18%) MBA
16 14 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
17 13 (1.02%) APMP
18 12 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.59%) QA
2 67 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 64 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 53 (4.16%) SLA
5 47 (3.69%) GDPR
6 28 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 20 (1.57%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.33%) PMO
9 14 (1.10%) NIST
10 13 (1.02%) Accessibility
11 10 (0.78%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.47%) GRC
13 5 (0.39%) ISO 22301
13 5 (0.39%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.31%) MiFID
14 4 (0.31%) NCSC
14 4 (0.31%) PMBOK
15 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
15 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 482 (37.83%) Active Directory
2 80 (6.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 71 (5.57%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.96%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (1.02%) vSphere
6 9 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.71%) VMware NSX
7 7 (0.55%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.47%) DFS Replication
9 4 (0.31%) 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 (0.078%) Firmware
12 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 334 (26.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (2.98%) SCCM
3 22 (1.73%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (1.73%) Terraform
4 21 (1.65%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.18%) FortiGate
6 12 (0.94%) vCenter Server
7 9 (0.71%) Backup Exec
7 9 (0.71%) vRealize
8 7 (0.55%) WSUS
9 4 (0.31%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.24%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.16%) Autotask
11 2 (0.16%) Nagios
11 2 (0.16%) Nessus
11 2 (0.16%) Plesk
11 2 (0.16%) SCOM
11 2 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 988 (77.55%) Microsoft
2 105 (8.24%) VMware
3 80 (6.28%) Apple
4 44 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 41 (3.22%) Veeam
6 35 (2.75%) Cisco
7 27 (2.12%) Meraki
8 26 (2.04%) Salesforce
9 23 (1.81%) Adobe
10 20 (1.57%) Citrix
10 20 (1.57%) Google
10 20 (1.57%) Sophos
11 18 (1.41%) Datto
12 16 (1.26%) iManage
12 16 (1.26%) Intapp
13 15 (1.18%) ConnectWise
14 12 (0.94%) Oracle
15 11 (0.86%) CrowdStrike
15 11 (0.86%) HP
15 11 (0.86%) SAP