SharePoint Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SharePoint skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SharePoint over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 85 91
Rank change year-on-year +11 +6 -4
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 519 689 876
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.51% 2.88% 2.83%
As % of the Application Platforms category 29.42% 25.97% 22.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 503 644
10th Percentile £203 £200 £185
25th Percentile £305 £328 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £530
90th Percentile £650 £666 £613
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 21 41
10th Percentile £12.19 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £29.82 £19.00 £20.19
Median % change year-on-year +56.92% -5.87% +6.24%
75th Percentile £46.18 £40.00 £36.75
90th Percentile £64.70 £79.19 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £28.84 £22.63 £24.00
% change year-on-year +27.43% -5.71% +20.00%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

SharePoint is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,764 2,653 3,876
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.55% 11.11% 12.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,185 1,902 2,678
10th Percentile £208 £203 £185
25th Percentile £319 £350 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £548
90th Percentile £650 £675 £631
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 102 139
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.01 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.25 £17.56 £15.02
Median hourly rate £23.63 £26.48 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.78% +43.14% -2.63%
75th Percentile £46.18 £65.44 £36.63
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.00 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £40.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -31.25% +77.78% +5.14%

SharePoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SharePoint as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SharePoint in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SharePoint in the UK excluding London

SharePoint
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +19 125 £483 -1.03% 66
North of England -1 102 £390 -9.30% 130
South East -26 86 £450 -5.76% 111
Midlands +22 80 £364 -18.11% 70
North West +15 73 £400 -14.67% 76
Scotland +20 69 £365 -5.81% 29
West Midlands +35 60 £400 -10.36% 43
East of England -7 31 £413 -13.16% 68
Yorkshire -7 26 £325 -9.17% 43
East Midlands +10 20 £169 -62.08% 27
Wales +8 18 £600 +14.29% 12
Northern Ireland -2 9 £325 -7.14% 16
North East +17 3 £150 -64.07% 11
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 97 (18.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (8.67%) Confluence
2 45 (8.67%) SharePoint Server
3 9 (1.73%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.54%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (1.35%) IIS
6 6 (1.16%) CMS
7 5 (0.96%) Documentum
7 5 (0.96%) SAS
8 4 (0.77%) SharePoint 2013
9 2 (0.39%) WordPress
10 1 (0.19%) Apache
10 1 (0.19%) Drupal
10 1 (0.19%) Jadu
10 1 (0.19%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 79 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (10.60%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (7.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.50%) Photoshop
5 11 (2.12%) Acrobat
5 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.39%) FileZilla
8 2 (0.39%) InfoPath
8 2 (0.39%) Windchill
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.39%) Primavera
2 2 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 229 (44.12%) Microsoft 365
2 171 (32.95%) Azure
3 82 (15.80%) Power Platform
4 65 (12.52%) OneDrive
5 51 (9.83%) Power Automate
6 43 (8.29%) PowerApps
7 39 (7.51%) Entra ID
8 36 (6.94%) Azure Stack
9 23 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.47%) Yammer
11 12 (2.31%) Slack
12 11 (2.12%) Canva
13 10 (1.93%) AWS
13 10 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.73%) Azure Logic Apps
15 8 (1.54%) Azure Storage
16 7 (1.35%) ShareGate
17 5 (0.96%) Azure Monitor
18 4 (0.77%) GitHub
18 4 (0.77%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 57 (10.98%) Firewall
2 38 (7.32%) Intranet
3 35 (6.74%) BGP
4 26 (5.01%) DNS
5 23 (4.43%) VPN
6 13 (2.50%) Skype
7 12 (2.31%) TCP/IP
8 11 (2.12%) LAN
8 11 (2.12%) WAN
9 9 (1.73%) DHCP
10 8 (1.54%) Unified Communications
11 7 (1.35%) SAN
12 6 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.96%) HTTP
13 5 (0.96%) NetScaler
13 5 (0.96%) VLAN
14 4 (0.77%) NAS
14 4 (0.77%) WebEx
15 3 (0.58%) Fibre Channel
15 3 (0.58%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.13%) Power BI
2 33 (6.36%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.89%) Metadata
4 7 (1.35%) PowerPivot
4 7 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Power View
6 5 (0.96%) EDMS
7 4 (0.77%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.77%) EDRMS
8 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.19%) DB2
9 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.19%) MS Access
9 1 (0.19%) MySQL
9 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) SQLPlus
9 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 57 (10.98%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Fiddler
2 3 (0.58%) Git
2 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.39%) GitLab
4 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.19%) Subversion
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 200 (38.54%) Social Skills
2 63 (12.14%) Public Sector
3 58 (11.18%) Finance
4 43 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (7.90%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (5.20%) Marketing
7 20 (3.85%) Publishing
8 18 (3.47%) Banking
9 17 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (3.28%) Local Government
10 16 (3.08%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.70%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.31%) Legal
13 9 (1.73%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.35%) Automotive
14 7 (1.35%) Military
14 7 (1.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 77 (14.84%) Analyst
2 63 (12.14%) Developer
3 41 (7.90%) Administrator
4 37 (7.13%) SharePoint Developer
5 35 (6.74%) Senior
5 35 (6.74%) Support Engineer
6 31 (5.97%) IT Support
7 30 (5.78%) Architect
8 26 (5.01%) Microsoft Engineer
9 18 (3.47%) Project Manager
10 17 (3.28%) IT Engineer
10 17 (3.28%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 17 (3.28%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
10 17 (3.28%) Security Analyst
11 16 (3.08%) Consultant
11 16 (3.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 16 (3.08%) SharePoint Administrator
11 16 (3.08%) SharePoint Engineer
12 15 (2.89%) Change Analyst
12 15 (2.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.01%) CSS
2 21 (4.05%) .NET
2 21 (4.05%) HTML
3 16 (3.08%) SailPoint
4 14 (2.70%) SPFx
5 8 (1.54%) XML
6 7 (1.35%) .NET Framework
7 6 (1.16%) REST
8 4 (0.77%) jQuery
8 4 (0.77%) XMPP
9 3 (0.58%) Flash
9 3 (0.58%) LAMP
9 3 (0.58%) SAML
10 2 (0.39%) HTML5
10 2 (0.39%) React
10 2 (0.39%) SOAP
11 1 (0.19%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.19%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.19%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 1 (0.19%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.74%) Private Cloud
2 21 (4.05%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.47%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.28%) PKI
5 14 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.12%) Video Editing
7 8 (1.54%) iPad
8 6 (1.16%) Digital Signage
8 6 (1.16%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.96%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.96%) iPhone
9 5 (0.96%) NHS
9 5 (0.96%) Taxonomies
9 5 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.77%) Graphic Design
11 3 (0.58%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.58%) Social Media
11 3 (0.58%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 156 (30.06%) Windows
2 56 (10.79%) Windows Server
3 49 (9.44%) Windows 10
4 16 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 13 (2.50%) Windows Server 2012
6 12 (2.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.93%) Apple iOS
7 10 (1.93%) Linux
8 3 (0.58%) Android
8 3 (0.58%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.58%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.39%) VMS
9 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.19%) AIX
10 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (16.18%) ITIL
2 81 (15.61%) Project Management
3 71 (13.68%) Agile
4 69 (13.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 53 (10.21%) Migration
5 53 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (9.44%) Service Management
7 42 (8.09%) Change Management
7 42 (8.09%) Customer Service
8 36 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
8 36 (6.94%) Continuous Improvement
9 35 (6.74%) Cybersecurity
9 35 (6.74%) ITSM
9 35 (6.74%) Network Management
10 34 (6.55%) Capacity Management
10 34 (6.55%) Security Monitoring
11 33 (6.36%) DevOps
12 30 (5.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 30 (5.78%) PRINCE2
13 23 (4.43%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 66 (12.72%) PowerShell
2 38 (7.32%) JavaScript
3 36 (6.94%) SQL
4 21 (4.05%) C#
5 6 (1.16%) C
5 6 (1.16%) Python
6 3 (0.58%) Perl
7 2 (0.39%) Bicep
7 2 (0.39%) Java
7 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) Bash
8 1 (0.19%) COBOL
8 1 (0.19%) PHP
8 1 (0.19%) R
8 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.19%) VB
8 1 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 159 (30.64%) Security Cleared
2 101 (19.46%) SC Cleared
3 68 (13.10%) Degree
4 64 (12.33%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.89%) MCSE
7 11 (2.12%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.12%) PMP
8 9 (1.73%) CCNA
8 9 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.96%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.96%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (0.77%) MCP
11 4 (0.77%) MCSA
12 3 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.39%) APMG
13 2 (0.39%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.74%) Government Security Classifications
2 21 (4.05%) PMO
3 20 (3.85%) QA
4 15 (2.89%) SLA
5 9 (1.73%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.73%) GDPR
6 6 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.58%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.58%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.58%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.19%) CDISC
10 1 (0.19%) COBIT
10 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.19%) HL7
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.19%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 118 (22.74%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.96%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 5 (0.96%) vSphere
5 5 (0.96%) XenApp
5 5 (0.96%) XenDesktop
6 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 39 (7.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.78%) SCOM
3 26 (5.01%) SCCM
4 17 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.35%) Terraform
6 4 (0.77%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.58%) AppManager
7 3 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
7 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.39%) Ansible
8 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 2 (0.39%) OPNET
8 2 (0.39%) WSUS
9 1 (0.19%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.19%) Nessus
9 1 (0.19%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 304 (58.57%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.13%) Atlassian
3 34 (6.55%) VMware
4 18 (3.47%) SAP
5 17 (3.28%) Adobe
6 16 (3.08%) CyberArk
7 13 (2.50%) Cisco
8 11 (2.12%) Oracle
9 10 (1.93%) Citrix
10 7 (1.35%) Google
10 7 (1.35%) Veeam
11 6 (1.16%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.96%) Cadence
12 5 (0.96%) NetApp
12 5 (0.96%) Sophos
13 4 (0.77%) IFS
13 4 (0.77%) Nintex
13 4 (0.77%) SolarWinds
14 3 (0.58%) Palantir
14 3 (0.58%) Palo Alto