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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 84 103
Rank change year-on-year +7 +19 -21
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 534 660 818
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.56% 2.90% 2.68%
As % of the Application Platforms category 29.98% 26.44% 21.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 466 606
10th Percentile £206 £194 £180
25th Percentile £316 £314 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £445 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% +4.71% -
75th Percentile £550 £555 £525
90th Percentile £652 £663 £613
UK median daily rate £473 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -0.53% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 30 31
10th Percentile £12.24 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.06 £17.69 £16.13
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.64 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.51% +13.20% +8.58%
75th Percentile £46.18 £51.56 £25.42
90th Percentile £54.46 £60.79 £53.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £22.63 £26.34
% change year-on-year +32.57% -14.09% +36.21%

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 1,781 2,496 3,831
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.55% 10.96% 12.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,211 1,757 2,679
10th Percentile £213 £200 £185
25th Percentile £325 £338 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £550
90th Percentile £650 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 101 139
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.50 £13.38
25th Percentile £15.00 £20.00 £14.65
Median hourly rate £30.00 £40.00 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +116.22% -2.63%
75th Percentile £51.91 £64.50 £44.52
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £30.08 £51.25 £22.75
% change year-on-year -41.31% +125.27% +10.98%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +14 119 £493 +3.68% 66
North of England 0 115 £373 -12.35% 94
North West +22 89 £373 -17.22% 60
South East -29 83 £450 -6.25% 95
Midlands +14 82 £400 -6.98% 76
Scotland +22 73 £375 -9.11% 36
West Midlands +28 61 £400 -5.88% 44
East of England +3 41 £420 -6.67% 27
Yorkshire -17 23 £444 +17.85% 24
East Midlands +5 21 £169 -63.39% 31
Wales +9 16 £600 +17.07% 6
Northern Ireland -8 6 £525 +50.00% 8
North East +12 3 £173 -58.68% 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
1 100 (18.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (7.30%) SharePoint Server
3 37 (6.93%) Confluence
4 8 (1.50%) Documentum
4 8 (1.50%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (1.31%) IIS
6 5 (0.94%) CMS
6 5 (0.94%) SAS
6 5 (0.94%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.75%) SharePoint 2013
8 3 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.37%) 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%) Mendix
10 1 (0.19%) nginx
10 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 86 (16.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (9.55%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (8.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.25%) Photoshop
5 11 (2.06%) Acrobat
5 11 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.56%) InfoPath
10 2 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.37%) FileZilla
10 2 (0.37%) Windchill
11 1 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 4 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.37%) Primavera
2 2 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 233 (43.63%) Microsoft 365
2 169 (31.65%) Azure
3 92 (17.23%) Power Platform
4 67 (12.55%) OneDrive
5 59 (11.05%) Power Automate
6 57 (10.67%) PowerApps
7 44 (8.24%) Entra ID
8 30 (5.62%) Azure Stack
9 22 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.37%) Yammer
11 15 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (2.25%) Slack
13 11 (2.06%) AWS
13 11 (2.06%) Canva
14 10 (1.87%) ShareGate
15 7 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
16 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
17 5 (0.94%) Azure Logic Apps
18 4 (0.75%) Azure Storage
18 4 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (8.99%) Firewall
2 35 (6.55%) Intranet
3 29 (5.43%) BGP
4 22 (4.12%) DNS
5 20 (3.75%) VPN
6 11 (2.06%) WAN
7 10 (1.87%) LAN
7 10 (1.87%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.69%) DHCP
8 9 (1.69%) Skype
9 8 (1.50%) SAN
10 7 (1.31%) Unified Communications
10 7 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.94%) NetScaler
11 5 (0.94%) VLAN
12 4 (0.75%) FTP
12 4 (0.75%) NAS
12 4 (0.75%) Wireshark
13 3 (0.56%) HTTP
13 3 (0.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.30%) Power BI
2 35 (6.55%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.43%) Metadata
4 8 (1.50%) EDMS
5 7 (1.31%) PowerPivot
5 7 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Power View
7 4 (0.75%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.75%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.19%) DB2
8 1 (0.19%) MS Access
8 1 (0.19%) MySQL
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.19%) SQLPlus
8 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 50 (9.36%) JIRA
2 4 (0.75%) Fiddler
3 2 (0.37%) Git
3 2 (0.37%) GitLab
3 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.19%) Postman
4 1 (0.19%) Subversion
General
1 210 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 73 (13.67%) Public Sector
3 57 (10.67%) Finance
4 45 (8.43%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.49%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (5.06%) Marketing
7 23 (4.31%) Publishing
8 19 (3.56%) Banking
9 17 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (3.18%) Local Government
10 15 (2.81%) Legal
10 15 (2.81%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.69%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.31%) Automotive
13 7 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.31%) Retail
14 6 (1.12%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 79 (14.79%) Analyst
2 65 (12.17%) Developer
3 42 (7.87%) Administrator
4 38 (7.12%) Architect
5 37 (6.93%) Senior
6 32 (5.99%) Support Engineer
7 30 (5.62%) SharePoint Developer
8 23 (4.31%) IT Support
8 23 (4.31%) Microsoft Engineer
9 20 (3.75%) Consultant
9 20 (3.75%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 19 (3.56%) Change Analyst
11 17 (3.18%) Security Analyst
11 17 (3.18%) SharePoint Engineer
12 16 (3.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 16 (3.00%) Power Platform Developer
12 16 (3.00%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
12 16 (3.00%) SharePoint Administrator
13 15 (2.81%) Project Manager
13 15 (2.81%) SharePoint Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.24%) CSS
2 24 (4.49%) .NET
2 24 (4.49%) HTML
3 16 (3.00%) SailPoint
4 10 (1.87%) REST
5 8 (1.50%) .NET Framework
5 8 (1.50%) HTML5 Canvas
5 8 (1.50%) SPFx
6 5 (0.94%) React
7 4 (0.75%) RESTful
7 4 (0.75%) SAML
7 4 (0.75%) XML
7 4 (0.75%) XMPP
8 3 (0.56%) Flash
8 3 (0.56%) LAMP
9 2 (0.37%) HTML5
9 2 (0.37%) jQuery
9 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.19%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.43%) Private Cloud
2 20 (3.75%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.56%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.81%) PKI
4 15 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.06%) Video Editing
6 8 (1.50%) iPad
7 6 (1.12%) Digital Signage
7 6 (1.12%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.94%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (0.94%) iPhone
8 5 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.75%) Graphic Design
9 4 (0.75%) Low-Code
9 4 (0.75%) Social Media
10 3 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.56%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.56%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 148 (27.72%) Windows
2 51 (9.55%) Windows Server
3 45 (8.43%) Windows 10
4 15 (2.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 13 (2.43%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (2.25%) Apple iOS
7 11 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.50%) Linux
9 4 (0.75%) Android
10 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.56%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.37%) VMS
11 2 (0.37%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.19%) AIX
12 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (15.54%) Project Management
2 75 (14.04%) ITIL
3 68 (12.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 67 (12.55%) Agile
5 63 (11.80%) Migration
6 59 (11.05%) Problem-Solving
7 47 (8.80%) Change Management
8 41 (7.68%) Service Management
9 37 (6.93%) Business Intelligence
9 37 (6.93%) Customer Service
10 36 (6.74%) Cybersecurity
11 33 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
11 33 (6.18%) ITSM
12 32 (5.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 31 (5.81%) DevOps
13 31 (5.81%) PRINCE2
14 29 (5.43%) Network Management
15 28 (5.24%) Capacity Management
15 28 (5.24%) Security Monitoring
16 24 (4.49%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (11.80%) PowerShell
2 38 (7.12%) JavaScript
3 33 (6.18%) SQL
4 17 (3.18%) C#
5 7 (1.31%) C
6 6 (1.12%) Python
7 5 (0.94%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.56%) Perl
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) Java
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) COBOL
10 1 (0.19%) PHP
10 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.19%) R
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 152 (28.46%) Security Cleared
2 91 (17.04%) SC Cleared
3 66 (12.36%) Degree
4 58 (10.86%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.43%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.25%) PMP
8 11 (2.06%) MCSE
9 9 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.50%) CCNA
10 8 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.50%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (1.12%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.94%) APMG
12 5 (0.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.75%) MCSA
14 3 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 2 (0.37%) DBS Check
15 2 (0.37%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.43%) Government Security Classifications
2 20 (3.75%) PMO
2 20 (3.75%) QA
3 13 (2.43%) SLA
4 8 (1.50%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.50%) GDPR
5 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.56%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.37%) GMP
7 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.37%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.19%) CDISC
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.19%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 119 (22.28%) Active Directory
2 24 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.69%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.94%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 5 (0.94%) vSphere
5 5 (0.94%) XenApp
5 5 (0.94%) XenDesktop
6 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.19%) Citrix Presentation Server
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 41 (7.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (4.87%) SCCM
3 25 (4.68%) SCOM
4 18 (3.37%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.31%) Terraform
6 5 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.56%) AppManager
7 3 (0.56%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.56%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.56%) WSUS
8 2 (0.37%) Ansible
8 2 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.37%) OPNET
8 2 (0.37%) SCDPM
8 2 (0.37%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.19%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 298 (55.81%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.37%) VMware
3 30 (5.62%) Atlassian
4 17 (3.18%) Adobe
5 16 (3.00%) CyberArk
6 15 (2.81%) SAP
7 12 (2.25%) Citrix
8 10 (1.87%) Oracle
9 9 (1.69%) Cisco
10 7 (1.31%) Google
11 6 (1.12%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.94%) Cadence
12 5 (0.94%) NetApp
12 5 (0.94%) Veeam
13 4 (0.75%) F5
13 4 (0.75%) IFS
13 4 (0.75%) Nintex
13 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.75%) Sophos
14 3 (0.56%) Aruba