OneDrive Contract Job Trends

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring OneDrive skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 388 400
Rank change year-on-year -19 +12 -44
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 302 171 161
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.52% 0.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.60% 1.36% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 94 103
10th Percentile £178 £203 £171
25th Percentile £210 £276 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £510 £525 £551
90th Percentile £600 £625 £626
UK excluding London median daily rate £323 £390 £400
% change year-on-year -17.31% -2.50% +10.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 16 7
10th Percentile £13.45 £18.87 £20.48
25th Percentile £21.06 £20.50 £21.15
Median hourly rate £32.50 £21.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +54.76% -13.15% +20.90%
75th Percentile £34.12 £25.15 -
90th Percentile £65.17 £65.73 £27.51
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.25 £21.00 £24.18
% change year-on-year +48.81% -13.15% +20.90%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 18,886 12,619 13,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.63% 38.18% 34.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,525 8,413 8,640
10th Percentile £325 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £410 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £613 £638
90th Percentile £715 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 633 288 184
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.43 £16.30
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £22.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.12 £65.04
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year +57.89% -44.00% +46.00%

OneDrive
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OneDrive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

OneDrive job vacancy trend in the UK

OneDrive
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive

OneDrive
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive

OneDrive
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 8 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +3 272 £400 -5.88% 186
UK excluding London -35 147 £323 -17.31% 128
London -34 135 £409 -3.88% 57
Work from Home -50 92 £400 - 73
North of England -27 61 £450 +93.55% 28
North West -25 35 £495 +11.86% 20
Midlands -26 29 £225 -31.56% 22
West Midlands -21 28 £225 -31.56% 15
South East -51 26 £363 -19.44% 34
Yorkshire -16 24 £200 +5.26% 8
Scotland -4 17 £453 +0.56% 8
South West -33 15 £175 -61.11% 12
East of England -34 7 £205 -56.84% 24
North East -43 2 £275 -
East Midlands -12 1 £250 - 7

OneDrive
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
1 258 (85.43%) SharePoint
2 142 (47.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (5.30%) SharePoint Server
4 4 (1.32%) Confluence
5 2 (0.66%) SharePoint 2013
5 2 (0.66%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 31 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (8.28%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.66%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.33%) Monis
2 1 (0.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 290 (96.03%) Microsoft 365
2 152 (50.33%) Azure
3 138 (45.70%) Entra ID
4 73 (24.17%) Power Platform
5 64 (21.19%) Microsoft Copilot
6 45 (14.90%) Power Automate
7 41 (13.58%) Microsoft Purview
8 40 (13.25%) PowerApps
9 19 (6.29%) Azure AI
10 15 (4.97%) SaaS
11 14 (4.64%) AWS
12 9 (2.98%) Copilot Studio
13 8 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (2.65%) Google Workspace
14 7 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (2.32%) Viva Engage
15 6 (1.99%) ShareGate
16 4 (1.32%) Azure Functions
16 4 (1.32%) Google Drive
16 4 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 49 (16.23%) DNS
2 45 (14.90%) VPN
3 38 (12.58%) DHCP
4 36 (11.92%) TCP/IP
5 25 (8.28%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (5.30%) Firewall
7 10 (3.31%) LAN
8 8 (2.65%) SMTP
9 7 (2.32%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (2.32%) Network Security
9 7 (2.32%) WAN
10 5 (1.66%) Wireless
11 4 (1.32%) Intranet
11 4 (1.32%) Value-Added Service
11 4 (1.32%) VLAN
12 3 (0.99%) DKIM
12 3 (0.99%) Internet
12 3 (0.99%) PSTN
12 3 (0.99%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.66%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.28%) Power BI
2 18 (5.96%) Metadata
3 9 (2.98%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.32%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.66%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.66%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.63%) JIRA
2 4 (1.32%) Fiddler
2 4 (1.32%) Zephyr
3 3 (0.99%) MSI
4 2 (0.66%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.66%) TestRail
4 2 (0.66%) Visual Studio
General
1 137 (45.36%) Social Skills
2 59 (19.54%) Finance
3 22 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (7.28%) Public Sector
4 13 (4.30%) Legal
5 11 (3.64%) Banking
6 9 (2.98%) Telecoms
7 7 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.66%) Marketing
10 4 (1.32%) Law
10 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Advertising
11 3 (0.99%) German Language
12 2 (0.66%) Italian Language
12 2 (0.66%) Military
12 2 (0.66%) Polish Language
12 2 (0.66%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 55 (18.21%) IT Support
2 54 (17.88%) Support Engineer
3 36 (11.92%) Analyst
4 35 (11.59%) IT Engineer
4 35 (11.59%) IT Support Engineer
5 27 (8.94%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 20 (6.62%) 2nd Line Support
7 18 (5.96%) Desktop Support
7 18 (5.96%) Support Analyst
8 17 (5.63%) Senior
9 15 (4.97%) 1st Line Support
9 15 (4.97%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
10 14 (4.64%) Lead
10 14 (4.64%) Project Manager
11 13 (4.30%) Help Desk Support
12 12 (3.97%) Desktop Engineer
12 12 (3.97%) Developer
12 12 (3.97%) Microsoft 365 Manager
13 11 (3.64%) Service Analyst
14 10 (3.31%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.97%) Microsoft Graph
2 8 (2.65%) .NET
2 8 (2.65%) CSS
3 7 (2.32%) JSON
3 7 (2.32%) SPFx
4 6 (1.99%) React
5 4 (1.32%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.32%) ASP.NET
5 4 (1.32%) ASP.NET Core
5 4 (1.32%) HTML
5 4 (1.32%) jQuery
6 3 (0.99%) OAuth
6 3 (0.99%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.99%) OpenID
6 3 (0.99%) REST
6 3 (0.99%) SAML
7 2 (0.66%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.66%) FIDO
7 2 (0.66%) OpenGL
7 2 (0.66%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 44 (14.57%) Onboarding
2 15 (4.97%) Data Centre
3 14 (4.64%) Video Conferencing
4 12 (3.97%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.65%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.65%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.65%) Smartphone
6 7 (2.32%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.99%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.32%) AS400
9 4 (1.32%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.32%) iSeries
10 3 (0.99%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.66%) CUDA
11 2 (0.66%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 145 (48.01%) Windows
2 31 (10.26%) Apple iOS
2 31 (10.26%) Windows 10
3 28 (9.27%) Mac OS
4 18 (5.96%) Android
5 13 (4.30%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.99%) Linux
6 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (31.79%) Customer Service
2 77 (25.50%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (24.50%) Migration
4 71 (23.51%) ITIL
5 64 (21.19%) ITSM
6 58 (19.21%) Service Management
7 49 (16.23%) AI
8 35 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (11.26%) Stakeholder Management
10 33 (10.93%) User Experience
11 30 (9.93%) Cybersecurity
11 30 (9.93%) Data Protection
11 30 (9.93%) Roadmaps
12 29 (9.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 28 (9.27%) Data Loss Prevention
14 23 (7.62%) Change Management
15 22 (7.28%) Agile
16 20 (6.62%) Data Governance
16 20 (6.62%) Information Governance
17 19 (6.29%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 67 (22.19%) PowerShell
2 9 (2.98%) JavaScript
3 8 (2.65%) C#
4 7 (2.32%) SQL
4 7 (2.32%) TypeScript
5 5 (1.66%) Python
6 2 (0.66%) Bash
6 2 (0.66%) C++
6 2 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.33%) Bicep
7 1 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 48 (15.89%) Degree
2 29 (9.60%) Security Cleared
3 28 (9.27%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (8.61%) SC Cleared
5 16 (5.30%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (2.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (2.32%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (1.99%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.32%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.99%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.66%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.66%) MCSE
12 2 (0.66%) PMP
13 1 (0.33%) ACSP
13 1 (0.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.27%) SLA
2 10 (3.31%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.98%) GDPR
4 8 (2.65%) QA
5 4 (1.32%) PMO
6 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 130 (43.05%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.99%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.66%) Docker
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.66%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.33%) Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 102 (33.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (10.60%) SCCM
3 15 (4.97%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.99%) WSUS
6 2 (0.66%) Ansible
6 2 (0.66%) Packer
6 2 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.33%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 271 (89.74%) Microsoft
2 41 (13.58%) ServiceNow
3 33 (10.93%) Cisco
4 25 (8.28%) VMware
5 11 (3.64%) Apple
6 10 (3.31%) Meraki
6 10 (3.31%) Proofpoint
7 9 (2.98%) Google
8 8 (2.65%) Zscaler
9 6 (1.99%) Adobe
9 6 (1.99%) Canon
9 6 (1.99%) Citrix
9 6 (1.99%) HP
10 5 (1.66%) Clearswift
11 4 (1.32%) Autodesk
11 4 (1.32%) Freshdesk
11 4 (1.32%) IBM
11 4 (1.32%) Samsung
11 4 (1.32%) Symantec
11 4 (1.32%) Workday