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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 401 395 404
Rank change year-on-year -6 +9 -47
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 303 167 160
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.51% 0.42%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.60% 1.34% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 91 102
10th Percentile £179 £208 £170
25th Percentile £210 £280 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £510 £531 £552
90th Percentile £600 £625 £626
UK excluding London median daily rate £320 £414 £400
% change year-on-year -22.66% +3.44% +6.67%
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 18,915 12,482 12,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.61% 38.04% 34.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,538 8,334 8,575
10th Percentile £325 £310 £313
25th Percentile £425 £409 £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 637 293 188
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £30.00 £26.00 £34.47
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -24.56% +4.44%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.50 £64.73
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £19.27 £33.00
% change year-on-year +55.68% -41.61% +42.00%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -16 273 £400 -5.88% 207
UK excluding London -36 146 £320 -22.66% 152
London -38 137 £409 -3.88% 68
Work from Home -46 92 £400 - 90
North of England -41 60 £443 +90.54% 30
North West -29 35 £495 +11.86% 17
Midlands -17 29 £225 -42.31% 25
West Midlands -22 28 £225 -42.31% 17
South East -45 26 £363 -19.44% 47
Yorkshire -19 23 £200 +5.26% 11
Scotland -10 17 £453 +0.56% 12
South West -30 15 £175 -61.11% 13
East of England -25 7 £205 -56.84% 22
North East -41 2 £275 - 2
East Midlands -8 1 £250 - 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
1 260 (85.81%) SharePoint
2 144 (47.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (5.28%) SharePoint Server
4 4 (1.32%) Confluence
5 2 (0.66%) SharePoint 2013
5 2 (0.66%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 31 (10.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (8.25%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.63%) 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
1 291 (96.04%) Microsoft 365
2 150 (49.50%) Azure
3 138 (45.54%) Entra ID
4 72 (23.76%) Power Platform
5 63 (20.79%) Microsoft Copilot
6 45 (14.85%) Power Automate
7 40 (13.20%) Microsoft Purview
7 40 (13.20%) PowerApps
8 19 (6.27%) Azure AI
9 15 (4.95%) SaaS
10 14 (4.62%) AWS
11 9 (2.97%) Copilot Studio
12 8 (2.64%) Google Workspace
13 7 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (2.31%) Viva Engage
14 6 (1.98%) ShareGate
15 4 (1.32%) Azure Functions
15 4 (1.32%) Google Drive
15 4 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 49 (16.17%) DNS
2 45 (14.85%) VPN
3 38 (12.54%) DHCP
4 36 (11.88%) TCP/IP
5 25 (8.25%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (5.28%) Firewall
7 10 (3.30%) LAN
8 7 (2.31%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (2.31%) Network Security
8 7 (2.31%) SMTP
8 7 (2.31%) WAN
9 5 (1.65%) Wireless
10 4 (1.32%) Intranet
10 4 (1.32%) VLAN
11 3 (0.99%) Internet
11 3 (0.99%) PSTN
11 3 (0.99%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.99%) Value-Added Service
12 2 (0.66%) DKIM
12 2 (0.66%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.26%) Power BI
2 18 (5.94%) Metadata
3 9 (2.97%) 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 (5.61%) 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 (45.21%) Social Skills
2 58 (19.14%) Finance
3 23 (7.59%) Public Sector
4 22 (7.26%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.96%) Legal
6 10 (3.30%) Banking
7 8 (2.64%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.98%) Law
10 5 (1.65%) German Language
10 5 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.32%) Marketing
11 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.99%) Advertising
12 3 (0.99%) Military
13 2 (0.66%) Italian Language
13 2 (0.66%) Local Government
13 2 (0.66%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 55 (18.15%) IT Support
2 53 (17.49%) Support Engineer
3 36 (11.88%) Analyst
4 35 (11.55%) IT Engineer
4 35 (11.55%) IT Support Engineer
5 28 (9.24%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 20 (6.60%) 2nd Line Support
7 18 (5.94%) Support Analyst
8 17 (5.61%) Desktop Support
8 17 (5.61%) Senior
9 16 (5.28%) Project Manager
10 15 (4.95%) 1st Line Support
10 15 (4.95%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
11 14 (4.62%) Lead
11 14 (4.62%) Microsoft 365 Manager
12 13 (4.29%) Help Desk Support
13 12 (3.96%) Developer
14 11 (3.63%) Desktop Engineer
14 11 (3.63%) Service Analyst
15 10 (3.30%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.62%) Microsoft Graph
2 8 (2.64%) .NET
2 8 (2.64%) CSS
3 7 (2.31%) JSON
3 7 (2.31%) SPFx
4 6 (1.98%) 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 (14.52%) Onboarding
2 15 (4.95%) Data Centre
3 13 (4.29%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.29%) Video Conferencing
4 8 (2.64%) Driving Licence
4 8 (2.64%) Smartphone
5 7 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.31%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.98%) Low-Code
7 5 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.32%) AS400
8 4 (1.32%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.32%) iSeries
8 4 (1.32%) PMI
9 3 (0.99%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.66%) CUDA
10 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 144 (47.52%) Windows
2 31 (10.23%) Apple iOS
2 31 (10.23%) Windows 10
3 27 (8.91%) Mac OS
4 18 (5.94%) Android
5 13 (4.29%) 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 (31.68%) Customer Service
2 76 (25.08%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (24.75%) Migration
4 70 (23.10%) ITIL
5 63 (20.79%) ITSM
6 57 (18.81%) Service Management
7 49 (16.17%) AI
8 34 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (10.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 33 (10.89%) User Experience
10 30 (9.90%) Data Protection
11 29 (9.57%) Roadmaps
11 29 (9.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (9.24%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (8.91%) Data Loss Prevention
14 23 (7.59%) Change Management
15 21 (6.93%) Data Governance
16 20 (6.60%) Agile
16 20 (6.60%) Information Governance
17 19 (6.27%) Records Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (21.78%) PowerShell
2 9 (2.97%) JavaScript
3 8 (2.64%) C#
4 7 (2.31%) SQL
4 7 (2.31%) TypeScript
5 5 (1.65%) Python
6 2 (0.66%) Bash
6 2 (0.66%) C++
7 1 (0.33%) Bicep
7 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 48 (15.84%) Degree
2 30 (9.90%) Security Cleared
3 28 (9.24%) Microsoft Certification
4 27 (8.91%) SC Cleared
5 16 (5.28%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.96%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (2.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (2.31%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (1.98%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.98%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.99%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.66%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.66%) MCSE
11 2 (0.66%) PMP
12 1 (0.33%) ACTC
12 1 (0.33%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.24%) SLA
2 10 (3.30%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.30%) GDPR
3 8 (2.64%) QA
4 4 (1.32%) PMO
5 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.33%) GRC
7 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 130 (42.90%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.98%) 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
1 101 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (10.56%) SCCM
3 15 (4.95%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.98%) 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 (89.44%) Microsoft
2 40 (13.20%) ServiceNow
3 32 (10.56%) Cisco
4 25 (8.25%) VMware
5 11 (3.63%) Apple
6 10 (3.30%) Meraki
7 9 (2.97%) Google
7 9 (2.97%) Proofpoint
8 8 (2.64%) Zscaler
9 6 (1.98%) Canon
9 6 (1.98%) Citrix
9 6 (1.98%) HP
10 5 (1.65%) Adobe
10 5 (1.65%) Clearswift
11 4 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (1.32%) DocuSign
11 4 (1.32%) Freshdesk
11 4 (1.32%) IBM
11 4 (1.32%) Workday
12 3 (0.99%) Samsung