OneDrive Contracts

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 378 396 479
Rank change year-on-year +18 +83 +37
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 171 241 361
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.47% 0.51% 0.45%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.33% 1.45% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 168 267
10th Percentile £185 £179 £159
25th Percentile £223 £259 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £430
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £554 £500 £550
90th Percentile £600 £675 £630
UK excluding London median daily rate £290 £350 £350
% change year-on-year -17.14% - +27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 13 3
10th Percentile £20.76 - -
25th Percentile £21.05 £17.72 -
Median hourly rate £24.18 £20.00 £13.16
Median % change year-on-year +20.90% +51.98% -34.20%
75th Percentile - £22.53 £20.13
90th Percentile £25.84 £26.11 £24.31
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.18 £20.00 £13.16
% change year-on-year +20.90% +51.98% -34.20%

All Cloud 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 12,894 16,576 30,576
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.19% 35.39% 38.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,513 11,873 21,881
10th Percentile £313 £300 £340
25th Percentile £420 £419 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 314 389
10th Percentile £18.50 £14.53 £13.90
25th Percentile £23.59 £18.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.74 £32.15 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.93% +46.14% +4.92%
75th Percentile £59.99 £61.41 £38.41
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.12 £69.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.00 £22.50 £18.90
% change year-on-year +37.78% +19.05% +2.63%

OneDrive
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing OneDrive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OneDrive.

Daily rate trend for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Daily rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OneDrive.

Hourly rate trend for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Top 16 Contract 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 14 November 2024. 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 +11 147 £450 +12.50% 84
UK excluding London +36 86 £290 -17.14% 69
London +14 74 £475 +18.75% 28
Work from Home +19 45 £550 +22.22% 37
South West +27 27 £525 -12.50% 10
North of England +4 14 £425 +30.77% 14
Midlands +10 12 £400 +14.29% 15
Scotland +27 11 £189 -34.29% 3
North West +19 11 £425 +6.25% 8
West Midlands +5 11 £400 +14.29% 13
South East +35 10 £379 +21.36% 12
East of England +33 10 £295 +63.89% 5
Yorkshire 0 3 £240 +12.94% 3
Wales +3 2 £110 -51.11% 5
Northern Ireland -7 2 £250 - 7
East Midlands - 1 £190 - 2

OneDrive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 141 (82.46%) SharePoint
2 97 (56.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (4.09%) Skype for Business
4 2 (1.17%) Confluence
5 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.58%) IIS
5 1 (0.58%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 41 (23.98%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.51%) Acrobat
2 6 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.58%) InDesign
4 1 (0.58%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.58%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.75%) assyst
2 1 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 153 (89.47%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (50.29%) Azure
3 67 (39.18%) Entra ID
4 33 (19.30%) Power Platform
5 22 (12.87%) Power Automate
6 14 (8.19%) Microsoft Purview
7 13 (7.60%) AWS
8 8 (4.68%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.92%) Yammer
10 4 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.34%) Mimecast
10 4 (2.34%) SaaS
11 3 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.75%) Google Workspace
12 2 (1.17%) IaaS
12 2 (1.17%) PaaS
13 1 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.58%) Dropbox
13 1 (0.58%) ShareGate
13 1 (0.58%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (14.04%) VPN
2 20 (11.70%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (9.94%) Firewall
4 16 (9.36%) Network Security
5 15 (8.77%) DNS
6 14 (8.19%) DHCP
7 13 (7.60%) LAN
7 13 (7.60%) WAN
8 11 (6.43%) VLAN
9 9 (5.26%) Cisco IOS
10 8 (4.68%) Skype
10 8 (4.68%) VoIP
11 3 (1.75%) SAN
11 3 (1.75%) TCP/IP
12 2 (1.17%) NAS
13 1 (0.58%) FTP
13 1 (0.58%) HTTP
13 1 (0.58%) Internet
13 1 (0.58%) SSL
13 1 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.85%) Power BI
2 6 (3.51%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.17%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.58%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (3.51%) MSI
2 4 (2.34%) JIRA
General
1 62 (36.26%) Social Skills
2 36 (21.05%) Public Sector
3 35 (20.47%) Finance
4 18 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (7.60%) Telecoms
6 12 (7.02%) Marketing
7 11 (6.43%) Electronics
7 11 (6.43%) Manufacturing
8 7 (4.09%) German Language
9 6 (3.51%) Banking
10 5 (2.92%) French Language
10 5 (2.92%) Italian Language
10 5 (2.92%) Legal
11 4 (2.34%) Military
12 3 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.17%) Law
13 2 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.58%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (21.64%) Analyst
2 36 (21.05%) Support Engineer
3 31 (18.13%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 19 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
5 17 (9.94%) Support Analyst
6 16 (9.36%) Microsoft Engineer
7 14 (8.19%) Senior
8 13 (7.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (6.43%) Consultant
10 10 (5.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 9 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 9 (5.26%) Architect
11 9 (5.26%) Desktop Engineer
11 9 (5.26%) IT Analyst
11 9 (5.26%) IT Support
11 9 (5.26%) Lead
11 9 (5.26%) Service Analyst
11 9 (5.26%) Service Desk Analyst
12 8 (4.68%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
13 7 (4.09%) Microsoft 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.51%) Software Packaging
2 5 (2.92%) Web Services
3 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.58%) COM
4 1 (0.58%) HTML
4 1 (0.58%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.36%) Video Conferencing
2 9 (5.26%) Onboarding
3 7 (4.09%) iPad
3 7 (4.09%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.92%) iPhone
5 4 (2.34%) BYOD
5 4 (2.34%) Microsoft Licensing
6 3 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.17%) Blackberry
7 2 (1.17%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.17%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.17%) RSA SecurID
8 1 (0.58%) CMDB
8 1 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.58%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 91 (53.22%) Windows
2 58 (33.92%) Windows 10
3 19 (11.11%) Windows Server
4 18 (10.53%) Apple iOS
5 15 (8.77%) Android
6 8 (4.68%) Mac OS
7 5 (2.92%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (2.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.17%) Mac OS X
9 2 (1.17%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.58%) Linux
10 1 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (19.30%) Migration
2 28 (16.37%) ITIL
3 23 (13.45%) Customer Service
4 21 (12.28%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (11.70%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 18 (10.53%) ITSM
8 16 (9.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 16 (9.36%) Service Management
9 14 (8.19%) Task Automation
10 13 (7.60%) Agile
10 13 (7.60%) Mentoring
11 12 (7.02%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (6.43%) Application Security
12 11 (6.43%) Cloud Security
12 11 (6.43%) Digital Marketing
12 11 (6.43%) Mobile Device Management
12 11 (6.43%) Programme Management
12 11 (6.43%) Project Management
12 11 (6.43%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 47 (27.49%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.17%) SQL
2 2 (1.17%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 39 (22.81%) Security Cleared
2 25 (14.62%) Degree
3 22 (12.87%) SC Cleared
4 11 (6.43%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (2.92%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.17%) APMG
9 2 (1.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.58%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.58%) CISA
10 1 (0.58%) CISM
10 1 (0.58%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.58%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.60%) SLA
2 4 (2.34%) QA
3 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (0.58%) GDPR
3 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 112 (65.50%) Active Directory
2 26 (15.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (11.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (5.26%) Hyper-V
5 8 (4.68%) XenApp
5 8 (4.68%) XenDesktop
6 7 (4.09%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (3.51%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.58%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (32.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (21.05%) SCCM
3 8 (4.68%) AppManager
4 6 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (2.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (1.75%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 2 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.58%) CASB
9 1 (0.58%) Terraform
9 1 (0.58%) VxRail
9 1 (0.58%) WSUS
Vendors
1 151 (88.30%) Microsoft
2 31 (18.13%) VMware
3 27 (15.79%) Citrix
4 13 (7.60%) Apple
5 12 (7.02%) Cisco
6 11 (6.43%) SAP
6 11 (6.43%) ServiceNow
7 10 (5.85%) Ivanti
8 9 (5.26%) Adobe
9 8 (4.68%) Fortinet
10 5 (2.92%) HP
11 4 (2.34%) Wolters Kluwer
12 3 (1.75%) Google
12 3 (1.75%) IFS
13 2 (1.17%) Atlassian
13 2 (1.17%) Dell
13 2 (1.17%) Mitel
13 2 (1.17%) Progress
13 2 (1.17%) Salesforce
13 2 (1.17%) Sophos