SharePoint Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft SharePoint
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SharePoint skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SharePoint over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 84 101
Rank change year-on-year +7 +17 -15
Contract jobs citing SharePoint 539 648 795
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.53% 2.86% 2.62%
As % of the Application Platforms category 29.55% 26.42% 21.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 448 588
10th Percentile £206 £192 £180
25th Percentile £322 £313 £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £425
75th Percentile £550 £550 £530
90th Percentile £650 £664 £623
UK median daily rate £475 £467 £475
% change year-on-year +1.82% -1.79% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 29 27
10th Percentile £12.23 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £18.25 £15.52
Median hourly rate £30.00 £26.48 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.29% +32.40% +9.05%
75th Percentile £46.18 £53.75 £23.00
90th Percentile £57.02 £62.84 £34.26
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £24.38 £23.00
% change year-on-year +23.08% +5.98% +21.05%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

SharePoint falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,824 2,453 3,785
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.55% 10.81% 12.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,245 1,714 2,654
10th Percentile £215 £200 £185
25th Percentile £325 £331 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +4.65%
75th Percentile £570 £576 £551
90th Percentile £650 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £511 £520
% change year-on-year -2.15% -1.73% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 99 136
10th Percentile £13.03 £16.10 £13.33
25th Percentile £15.19 £20.88 £14.25
Median hourly rate £30.41 £48.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.29% +162.16% -
75th Percentile £51.91 £65.13 £44.27
90th Percentile £74.40 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £31.71 £52.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -39.60% +128.26% +15.00%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +18 121 £490 +8.89% 62
North of England -2 115 £361 -9.69% 97
North West +22 92 £373 -15.34% 57
Midlands +12 83 £400 -5.88% 67
South East -33 82 £460 -2.05% 102
Scotland +34 73 £375 -11.76% 43
West Midlands +29 62 £400 -3.61% 37
East of England +5 45 £420 +9.09% 27
East Midlands +3 21 £169 -61.95% 30
Yorkshire -22 21 £425 +12.40% 30
Wales +10 16 £600 +17.07% 5
Northern Ireland -12 6 £525 +50.00% 9
North East +6 2 £173 -50.71% 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 (18.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (6.86%) SharePoint Server
3 35 (6.49%) Confluence
4 8 (1.48%) Documentum
4 8 (1.48%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (1.30%) IIS
6 5 (0.93%) SAS
6 5 (0.93%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.74%) CMS
8 3 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.56%) Mendix
8 3 (0.56%) SharePoint 2013
9 2 (0.37%) WordPress
10 1 (0.19%) Apache
10 1 (0.19%) Jadu
10 1 (0.19%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.19%) nginx
10 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 89 (16.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (9.46%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (8.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.23%) Photoshop
5 11 (2.04%) Acrobat
5 11 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.74%) 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 5 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.37%) Primavera
2 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 237 (43.97%) Microsoft 365
2 172 (31.91%) Azure
3 100 (18.55%) Power Platform
4 68 (12.62%) OneDrive
5 64 (11.87%) Power Automate
6 63 (11.69%) PowerApps
7 45 (8.35%) Entra ID
8 28 (5.19%) Azure Stack
9 23 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.53%) Dynamics 365
11 18 (3.34%) Yammer
12 12 (2.23%) Slack
13 11 (2.04%) AWS
13 11 (2.04%) Canva
14 9 (1.67%) ShareGate
15 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
17 5 (0.93%) Azure Functions
17 5 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
17 5 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.53%) Firewall
2 36 (6.68%) Intranet
3 27 (5.01%) BGP
4 21 (3.90%) DNS
5 20 (3.71%) VPN
6 10 (1.86%) WAN
7 9 (1.67%) DHCP
7 9 (1.67%) LAN
8 8 (1.48%) SAN
8 8 (1.48%) Skype
8 8 (1.48%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.30%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.93%) NetScaler
10 5 (0.93%) VLAN
11 4 (0.74%) FTP
11 4 (0.74%) NAS
11 4 (0.74%) Wireshark
12 3 (0.56%) Fibre Channel
12 3 (0.56%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (7.79%) Power BI
2 36 (6.68%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.41%) Metadata
4 8 (1.48%) EDMS
5 7 (1.30%) PowerPivot
5 7 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Power View
7 4 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.74%) EDRMS
8 2 (0.37%) Tableau
9 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.19%) MS Access
9 1 (0.19%) MySQL
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 46 (8.53%) JIRA
2 4 (0.74%) Fiddler
3 3 (0.56%) Postman
4 2 (0.37%) Git
4 2 (0.37%) GitLab
4 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.19%) Dreamweaver
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.19%) Subversion
General
1 212 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 73 (13.54%) Public Sector
3 56 (10.39%) Finance
4 45 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (7.24%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (5.01%) Marketing
7 23 (4.27%) Publishing
8 19 (3.53%) Banking
8 19 (3.53%) Legal
9 17 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (3.15%) Local Government
10 15 (2.78%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.23%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.67%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.30%) Automotive
14 7 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.30%) Retail
15 6 (1.11%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 83 (15.40%) Analyst
2 70 (12.99%) Developer
3 41 (7.61%) Administrator
4 40 (7.42%) Architect
5 37 (6.86%) Senior
6 31 (5.75%) Support Engineer
7 30 (5.57%) SharePoint Developer
8 22 (4.08%) IT Support
8 22 (4.08%) Microsoft Engineer
9 21 (3.90%) Consultant
9 21 (3.90%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 19 (3.53%) Change Analyst
11 18 (3.34%) Applications Developer
11 18 (3.34%) Power Platform Developer
12 17 (3.15%) Power Apps Developer
12 17 (3.15%) Security Analyst
12 17 (3.15%) SharePoint Engineer
13 16 (2.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (2.97%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
13 16 (2.97%) SharePoint Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.38%) CSS
2 25 (4.64%) .NET
2 25 (4.64%) HTML
3 16 (2.97%) SailPoint
4 12 (2.23%) REST
5 10 (1.86%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (1.48%) .NET Framework
7 7 (1.30%) SPFx
8 5 (0.93%) React
9 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (0.74%) RESTful
9 4 (0.74%) SAML
9 4 (0.74%) XML
9 4 (0.74%) XMPP
10 3 (0.56%) Flash
10 3 (0.56%) LAMP
10 3 (0.56%) OAuth
11 2 (0.37%) HTML5
12 1 (0.19%) Entity Framework
12 1 (0.19%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.19%) Private Cloud
2 20 (3.71%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.34%) Management Information System
4 16 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.78%) PKI
6 11 (2.04%) Video Editing
7 8 (1.48%) iPad
8 6 (1.11%) Digital Signage
8 6 (1.11%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.11%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.93%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.93%) iPhone
9 5 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.74%) Graphic Design
10 4 (0.74%) Social Media
11 3 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.56%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.56%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 146 (27.09%) Windows
2 51 (9.46%) Windows Server
3 44 (8.16%) Windows 10
4 15 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
5 13 (2.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (2.23%) Apple iOS
7 11 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.48%) Linux
9 4 (0.74%) 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 81 (15.03%) Project Management
2 72 (13.36%) ITIL
3 68 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
4 67 (12.43%) Agile
5 64 (11.87%) Migration
6 59 (10.95%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (8.53%) Change Management
8 40 (7.42%) Business Intelligence
9 38 (7.05%) Service Management
10 37 (6.86%) Cybersecurity
11 35 (6.49%) Customer Service
12 34 (6.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 33 (6.12%) ITSM
14 32 (5.94%) Continuous Improvement
14 32 (5.94%) DevOps
15 30 (5.57%) PRINCE2
16 27 (5.01%) Network Management
17 26 (4.82%) Capacity Management
17 26 (4.82%) Security Monitoring
18 25 (4.64%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (11.50%) PowerShell
2 39 (7.24%) JavaScript
3 33 (6.12%) SQL
4 19 (3.53%) C#
5 8 (1.48%) C
6 7 (1.30%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.11%) Python
8 2 (0.37%) Bicep
8 2 (0.37%) Java
8 2 (0.37%) Perl
9 1 (0.19%) Bash
9 1 (0.19%) PHP
9 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) R
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 154 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 93 (17.25%) SC Cleared
3 65 (12.06%) Degree
4 57 (10.58%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.41%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.23%) PMP
8 11 (2.04%) MCSE
9 9 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.48%) CCNA
10 8 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (1.11%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.93%) APMG
12 5 (0.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.74%) 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 27 (5.01%) Government Security Classifications
2 21 (3.90%) QA
3 20 (3.71%) PMO
4 11 (2.04%) SLA
5 7 (1.30%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.30%) GDPR
6 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.56%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.37%) GMP
8 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.19%) CDISC
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.19%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.19%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 117 (21.71%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.86%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.67%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.11%) vSphere
6 5 (0.93%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 5 (0.93%) XenApp
6 5 (0.93%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.19%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 41 (7.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (4.82%) SCCM
3 22 (4.08%) SCOM
4 17 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.30%) Terraform
6 3 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.56%) AppManager
6 3 (0.56%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.56%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.56%) WSUS
7 2 (0.37%) Ansible
7 2 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.37%) SCDPM
7 2 (0.37%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.19%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.19%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 298 (55.29%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.31%) VMware
3 28 (5.19%) Atlassian
4 17 (3.15%) Adobe
5 16 (2.97%) CyberArk
6 15 (2.78%) SAP
7 11 (2.04%) Citrix
8 10 (1.86%) Oracle
9 9 (1.67%) Cisco
10 7 (1.30%) Google
11 6 (1.11%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.11%) Veeam
12 5 (0.93%) Cadence
12 5 (0.93%) NetApp
13 4 (0.74%) F5
13 4 (0.74%) IFS
13 4 (0.74%) Nintex
13 4 (0.74%) Sophos
14 3 (0.56%) Aruba
14 3 (0.56%) Palo Alto