OneDrive Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring OneDrive skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OneDrive over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 254 308 309
Rank change year-on-year +54 +1 +68
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 82 91 155
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.44% 0.64%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.01% 1.67% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 66 119
10th Percentile £197 £158 £175
25th Percentile £213 £203 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £395 £425
Median % change year-on-year -30.38% -7.06% +45.30%
75th Percentile £438 £479 £508
90th Percentile £500 £625 £630
UK median daily rate £414 £400 £445
% change year-on-year +3.44% -10.11% +4.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 2
Median hourly rate £16.26 £17.72 £26.48
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% -33.08% -
UK median hourly rate £16.26 £17.72 £26.48
% change year-on-year -8.24% -33.08% -0.08%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

OneDrive falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 4,086 5,443 8,022
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.01% 26.20% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,896 3,840 5,946
10th Percentile £236 £213 £240
25th Percentile £388 £375 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 259 231
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.00 £16.69
Median hourly rate £21.46 £17.72 £24.62
Median % change year-on-year +21.11% -28.03% +31.31%
75th Percentile £33.45 £26.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.25 £61.52 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.35 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +30.24% -40.00% +62.79%

OneDrive
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for OneDrive in the UK excluding London

OneDrive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for OneDrive in the UK excluding London

OneDrive
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OneDrive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK excluding London

OneDrive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for OneDrive in the UK excluding London

OneDrive
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 OneDrive within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
North of England +26 24 £388 +93.75% 19
Midlands +16 19 £230 -34.29% 14
North West +21 17 £447 +112.86% 10
West Midlands +6 15 £271 -22.50% 12
South West +44 10 £375 -11.76% 11
South East +40 10 £500 +51.52% 35
East of England +35 9 £238 -62.00% 10
Yorkshire +11 7 £240 +45.45% 7
Scotland +8 7 £325 -22.62% 3
East Midlands +12 4 £190 -43.28% 2
Wales 0 2 - - 2
Northern Ireland -9 1 - - 1
OneDrive
UK

OneDrive
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 71 (86.59%) SharePoint
2 48 (58.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.44%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 16 (19.51%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (6.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.44%) Acrobat
4 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.22%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 80 (97.56%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (42.68%) Azure
3 25 (30.49%) Entra ID
4 10 (12.20%) SaaS
5 9 (10.98%) Power Platform
6 8 (9.76%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (8.54%) PowerApps
8 6 (7.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 5 (6.10%) Power Automate
10 2 (2.44%) Google Workspace
11 1 (1.22%) Azure Storage
11 1 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (1.22%) ShareGate
11 1 (1.22%) WhatsApp
11 1 (1.22%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 18 (21.95%) VPN
2 15 (18.29%) DNS
3 14 (17.07%) DHCP
3 14 (17.07%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (15.85%) LAN
4 13 (15.85%) VoIP
4 13 (15.85%) WAN
5 11 (13.41%) VLAN
6 8 (9.76%) Skype
7 5 (6.10%) Firewall
7 5 (6.10%) TCP/IP
8 4 (4.88%) SAN
9 2 (2.44%) Network Security
9 2 (2.44%) Wireless
10 1 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (4.88%) JIRA
2 1 (1.22%) MSI
General
1 28 (34.15%) Social Skills
2 15 (18.29%) Legal
3 12 (14.63%) Finance
4 7 (8.54%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (6.10%) Public Sector
6 3 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.44%) Electronics
7 2 (2.44%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.22%) Automotive
8 1 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (24.39%) Support Engineer
2 15 (18.29%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 12 (14.63%) Desktop Engineer
4 10 (12.20%) Desktop Support
4 10 (12.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 9 (10.98%) Analyst
6 8 (9.76%) 2nd Line Support
6 8 (9.76%) Architect
7 6 (7.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 6 (7.32%) Senior
7 6 (7.32%) Service Analyst
7 6 (7.32%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (6.10%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 5 (6.10%) Administrator
8 5 (6.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (4.88%) IT Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) IT Engineer
9 4 (4.88%) IT Support
9 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Engineer
9 4 (4.88%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.66%) .NET
2 2 (2.44%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.88%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.44%) Anti-Spyware
2 2 (2.44%) Blackberry
2 2 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (2.44%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.22%) Cloud Native
3 1 (1.22%) CMDB
3 1 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.22%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 47 (57.32%) Windows
2 28 (34.15%) Windows 10
3 9 (10.98%) Windows Server
4 6 (7.32%) Linux
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (4.88%) Unix
6 3 (3.66%) Mac OS
7 2 (2.44%) Android
7 2 (2.44%) Apple iOS
7 2 (2.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (28.05%) Customer Service
1 23 (28.05%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (23.17%) Migration
3 15 (18.29%) Data Loss Prevention
4 14 (17.07%) ITIL
5 13 (15.85%) E-Discovery
6 9 (10.98%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (10.98%) Data Protection
7 7 (8.54%) Agile
8 6 (7.32%) B2B
8 6 (7.32%) High Availability
8 6 (7.32%) RBAC
9 5 (6.10%) Cloud Security
9 5 (6.10%) Data Governance
9 5 (6.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (6.10%) Mentoring
9 5 (6.10%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 5 (6.10%) Patch Management
9 5 (6.10%) Performance Optimisation
9 5 (6.10%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 17 (20.73%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.44%) Groovy
2 2 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (18.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (14.63%) Degree
3 7 (8.54%) MCSE
4 4 (4.88%) Security Cleared
4 4 (4.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (3.66%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.44%) A+ Certification
6 2 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.22%) HNC
7 1 (1.22%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.32%) SLA
2 3 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.44%) SOC 2
4 1 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.22%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 46 (56.10%) Active Directory
2 15 (18.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (4.88%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (2.44%) BitLocker
4 2 (2.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (26.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (20.73%) SCCM
3 11 (13.41%) AppManager
4 4 (4.88%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (4.88%) vCenter Server
4 4 (4.88%) WSUS
5 3 (3.66%) PingFederate
6 2 (2.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (2.44%) AirWatch
6 2 (2.44%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 67 (81.71%) Microsoft
2 15 (18.29%) VMware
3 13 (15.85%) Ivanti
4 5 (6.10%) ServiceNow
5 4 (4.88%) Adobe
5 4 (4.88%) Apple
5 4 (4.88%) Citrix
6 2 (2.44%) Cisco
6 2 (2.44%) Equitrac
6 2 (2.44%) MobileIron
6 2 (2.44%) Remedy
7 1 (1.22%) Google
7 1 (1.22%) Mitel
7 1 (1.22%) Progress