OneDrive Contract Job Trends
Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing OneDrive skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 414 | 390 | 389 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -1 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing OneDrive | 304 | 186 | 163 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.55% | 0.54% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 1.59% | 1.39% | 1.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 205 | 109 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £185 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £210 | £255 | £223 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | £538 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £590 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £288 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.13% | -28.13% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 20 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £18.87 | £20.76 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £20.50 | £21.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £21.46 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.44% | -11.25% | +20.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £25.15 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £69.65 | £25.84 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £21.00 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | -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 citing cloud computing skills.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing cloud computing skills | 19,137 | 13,387 | 12,848 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 34.91% | 38.67% | 35.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,778 | 9,017 | 8,457 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £305 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £613 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £713 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 673 | 320 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.08 | £18.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.83 | £18.87 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.13 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.69% | -28.14% | +8.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £44.43 | £64.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £72.05 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.25 | £21.00 | £33.74 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.31% | -37.75% | +49.93% |
OneDrive Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OneDrive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
OneDrive Daily Rate Trend
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 5 November 2026.
OneDrive Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive.
OneDrive Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
OneDrive Top 16 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 5 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -46 | 270 | £400 | -11.11% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 150 | £400 | +39.13% | 85 |
| London | -32 | 133 | £415 | -10.27% | 27 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 89 | £400 | +3.23% | 36 |
| North of England | -47 | 60 | £450 | +136.84% | 17 |
| North West | -35 | 36 | £495 | +18.56% | 9 |
| Midlands | -25 | 28 | £225 | -57.14% | 11 |
| South East | -50 | 28 | £300 | +12.15% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 27 | £225 | -58.14% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 22 | £200 | +5.26% | 5 |
| Scotland | -16 | 16 | £400 | -11.11% | 2 |
| South West | -38 | 15 | £175 | -61.11% | 14 |
| East of England | -29 | 8 | £546 | +187.37% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 3 | - | - | |
| North East | -40 | 2 | £275 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 1 | £250 | -44.44% | 2 |
OneDrive Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 97.7% | 297 |
| 2 | Azure | 48.4% | 147 |
| 3 | Entra ID | 43.8% | 133 |
| 4 | Power Platform | 26.6% | 81 |
| 5 | Microsoft Copilot | 22.4% | 68 |
| 6 | Power Automate | 15.1% | 46 |
| 7 | Microsoft Purview | 13.8% | 42 |
| 8 | PowerApps | 13.2% | 40 |
| 9 | Azure AI | 6.6% | 20 |
| 10 | SaaS | 5.3% | 16 |
| 11 | AWS | 3.9% | 12 |
| 11 | Copilot Studio | 3.9% | 12 |
| 13 | Azure Logic Apps | 3.3% | 10 |
| 14 | Google Workspace | 3.0% | 9 |
| 15 | Azure DevOps | 2.3% | 7 |
| 15 | Viva Engage | 2.3% | 7 |
| 17 | Azure Functions | 1.3% | 4 |
| 17 | Google Drive | 1.3% | 4 |
| 17 | IaaS | 1.3% | 4 |
| 17 | Serverless | 1.3% | 4 |