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 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 357 414
Rank change year-on-year -20 +57 +28
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 206 179 190
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.56% 0.56% 0.45%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.47% 1.54% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 120 131
10th Percentile £185 £185 £170
25th Percentile £275 £223 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.35% +6.25% -10.11%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £500
90th Percentile £613 £613 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £449 £243 £315
% change year-on-year +85.05% -23.02% -25.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 8 11
10th Percentile £18.87 £18.63 £16.54
25th Percentile £20.50 £20.69 -
Median hourly rate £21.46 £22.30 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% +25.82% +34.65%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £69.37 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £22.30 £17.72
% change year-on-year -5.81% +25.82% +34.65%

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 13,984 11,601 14,512
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.11% 36.32% 34.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,613 7,713 10,414
10th Percentile £306 £313 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £731 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £494 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -1.20% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 304 172 252
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.44 £14.26
25th Percentile £18.78 £21.46 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.36 £27.50 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -0.53% +18.46% +3.18%
75th Percentile £56.13 £43.94 £53.75
90th Percentile £79.63 £68.38 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.96 £25.34 £20.77
% change year-on-year +2.44% +22.00% +6.51%

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 9 January 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 9 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK

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 9 January 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 -17 190 £456 +1.39% 77
UK excluding London -15 120 £449 +85.05% 70
London -20 76 £500 -9.09% 17
Work from Home +6 69 £413 -13.16% 24
North of England -13 53 £304 +24.08% 21
South East -1 25 £275 +10.00% 21
North West -19 23 £388 -8.82% 6
Yorkshire -29 23 £304 +26.67% 13
Midlands -36 13 £525 +150.00% 12
South West -21 10 £450 +20.00% 4
East of England -23 10 £190 -28.30% 11
West Midlands -31 10 £550 +161.90% 4
North East - 7 £475 - 2
Wales +4 6 - - 2
Scotland -7 3 £450 +148.28% 2
East Midlands -22 3 £450 +136.84% 8

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
1 155 (75.24%) SharePoint
2 102 (49.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (4.37%) Skype for Business
4 7 (3.40%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (1.94%) Confluence
6 1 (0.49%) CMS
6 1 (0.49%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 26 (12.62%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (7.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (6.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (3.88%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.46%) Trello
6 1 (0.49%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.49%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.49%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (6.80%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (2.91%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.49%) Actimize
4 1 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 173 (83.98%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (45.63%) Azure
3 80 (38.83%) Entra ID
4 27 (13.11%) Power Platform
5 20 (9.71%) Microsoft Copilot
5 20 (9.71%) PowerApps
6 19 (9.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 19 (9.22%) Power Automate
7 9 (4.37%) ShareGate
8 8 (3.88%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.43%) AWS
9 5 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (2.43%) GitHub
9 5 (2.43%) Rubrik
10 4 (1.94%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.94%) SaaS
11 3 (1.46%) Azure AI
11 3 (1.46%) Azure AKS
11 3 (1.46%) Google Drive
11 3 (1.46%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.22%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (5.34%) DNS
3 9 (4.37%) 4G
3 9 (4.37%) DHCP
3 9 (4.37%) Skype
3 9 (4.37%) VPN
4 7 (3.40%) Firewall
4 7 (3.40%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.43%) DKIM
5 5 (2.43%) DMARC
5 5 (2.43%) WAN
6 3 (1.46%) Intranet
6 3 (1.46%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.46%) SMTP
6 3 (1.46%) VLAN
6 3 (1.46%) WebEx
7 2 (0.97%) Extranet
7 2 (0.97%) LAN
7 2 (0.97%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.49%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.88%) Power BI
2 5 (2.43%) Metadata
3 2 (0.97%) Tableau
4 1 (0.49%) DTS
Development Applications
1 7 (3.40%) JIRA
2 2 (0.97%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.49%) Appium
3 1 (0.49%) GitLab
3 1 (0.49%) MSI
3 1 (0.49%) Selenium
General
1 109 (52.91%) Social Skills
2 42 (20.39%) Finance
3 19 (9.22%) Public Sector
4 17 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (5.34%) Banking
6 7 (3.40%) Legal
7 5 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.46%) Marketing
8 3 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.46%) Retail
9 2 (0.97%) Corporate Banking
9 2 (0.97%) Electronics
9 2 (0.97%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.97%) Italian Language
9 2 (0.97%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.97%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.49%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 30 (14.56%) Architect
2 23 (11.17%) Support Engineer
3 21 (10.19%) Analyst
4 20 (9.71%) Consultant
4 20 (9.71%) Microsoft 365 Architect
5 19 (9.22%) Support Analyst
6 17 (8.25%) IT Support
7 16 (7.77%) Desktop Support
7 16 (7.77%) Operational Support Analyst
7 16 (7.77%) Operations Analyst
7 16 (7.77%) Operations Support Analyst
8 14 (6.80%) 2nd Line Support
9 11 (5.34%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (4.85%) 1st Line Support
10 10 (4.85%) Desktop Specialist
10 10 (4.85%) Desktop Support Specialist
10 10 (4.85%) IT Engineer
10 10 (4.85%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 10 (4.85%) Support Specialist
10 10 (4.85%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (10.68%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (2.91%) REST
3 5 (2.43%) HTML
4 4 (1.94%) CSS
4 4 (1.94%) OpenID
4 4 (1.94%) SAML
5 3 (1.46%) .NET
5 3 (1.46%) JSON
5 3 (1.46%) LangChain
5 3 (1.46%) Semantic Kernel
6 2 (0.97%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.97%) HTML5
6 2 (0.97%) jQuery
6 2 (0.97%) OAuth
7 1 (0.49%) Kafka
7 1 (0.49%) Pandas
7 1 (0.49%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.49%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.49%) Web Services
7 1 (0.49%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.77%) Onboarding
2 7 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.91%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.43%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.43%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.46%) AI Agents
5 3 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (1.46%) Low-Code
5 3 (1.46%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.46%) Smartphone
6 2 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Licensing
6 2 (0.97%) PKI
6 2 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.49%) iPad
7 1 (0.49%) iPhone
7 1 (0.49%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 87 (42.23%) Windows
2 48 (23.30%) Windows 10
3 14 (6.80%) Apple iOS
4 10 (4.85%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.94%) Android
6 3 (1.46%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.49%) VMS
7 1 (0.49%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.49%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (31.07%) Migration
2 47 (22.82%) ITIL
3 40 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (15.05%) ITSM
5 27 (13.11%) Service Management
6 22 (10.68%) Customer Service
6 22 (10.68%) Problem Management
7 20 (9.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 16 (7.77%) Agile
8 16 (7.77%) Data Loss Prevention
8 16 (7.77%) Project Management
8 16 (7.77%) Stakeholder Management
9 15 (7.28%) Identity Management
9 15 (7.28%) Inventory Management
10 14 (6.80%) Mobile Device Management
10 14 (6.80%) Validation
11 13 (6.31%) Task Automation
12 12 (5.83%) Identity Access Management
12 12 (5.83%) User Experience
13 11 (5.34%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (33.01%) PowerShell
2 15 (7.28%) SQL
3 8 (3.88%) Python
4 7 (3.40%) C#
5 5 (2.43%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.94%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.49%) Bicep
7 1 (0.49%) C
7 1 (0.49%) Java
7 1 (0.49%) Korn
Qualifications
1 47 (22.82%) Security Cleared
2 38 (18.45%) SC Cleared
3 22 (10.68%) Degree
4 8 (3.88%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.46%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.97%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.97%) BC Cleared
7 2 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.97%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.97%) PMP
8 1 (0.49%) CCNA
8 1 (0.49%) CISA
8 1 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.49%) CISSP
8 1 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.49%) MCSE
8 1 (0.49%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.74%) GDPR
2 13 (6.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.91%) MiFID
4 5 (2.43%) FINRA
5 3 (1.46%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.46%) PMO
5 3 (1.46%) SLA
6 2 (0.97%) GRC
6 2 (0.97%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.49%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.49%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.49%) NIST
7 1 (0.49%) QA
System Software
1 118 (57.28%) Active Directory
2 13 (6.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.97%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.49%) Docker
5 1 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 51 (24.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (19.90%) SCCM
3 10 (4.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (4.37%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (3.88%) HP SiteScope
5 8 (3.88%) SCOM
6 4 (1.94%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (1.46%) Terraform
8 2 (0.97%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (0.97%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.49%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.49%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 165 (80.10%) Microsoft
2 34 (16.50%) ServiceNow
3 14 (6.80%) Remedy
4 9 (4.37%) Apple
5 8 (3.88%) Splunk
6 7 (3.40%) Cisco
7 6 (2.91%) Google
7 6 (2.91%) Workday
8 4 (1.94%) VMware
9 3 (1.46%) OpenAI
9 3 (1.46%) Proofpoint
10 2 (0.97%) Citrix
10 2 (0.97%) Computacenter
10 2 (0.97%) SAP
10 2 (0.97%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.49%) Adobe
11 1 (0.49%) Bloomberg
11 1 (0.49%) HP
11 1 (0.49%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.49%) Veritas