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 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 318 397
Rank change year-on-year -91 +79 -11
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 227 188 183
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.64% 0.42%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.33% 1.71% 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 124 132
10th Percentile £190 £210 £182
25th Percentile £304 £248 £212
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £414 £400
Median % change year-on-year +8.76% +3.44% -10.11%
75th Percentile £558 £524 £538
90th Percentile £640 £598 £698
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £275 £390
% change year-on-year +63.64% -29.49% -8.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 7
10th Percentile £16.58 - £16.69
25th Percentile £19.25 - £17.26
Median hourly rate £25.38 £16.26 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +56.09% -8.24% -33.08%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £43.57 - £17.74
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.38 £16.26 £17.72
% change year-on-year +56.09% -8.24% -33.08%

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 17,057 10,999 14,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.76% 37.55% 32.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,545 7,616 9,992
10th Percentile £320 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.80% -1.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £631
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +2.11% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 500 252 344
10th Percentile £15.48 £15.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.51 £15.88
Median hourly rate £40.25 £27.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.36% +30.95% -40.00%
75th Percentile £67.58 £48.19 £35.00
90th Percentile £81.13 £73.63 £62.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £21.59 £17.69
% change year-on-year +120.01% +22.05% -28.15%

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 May 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 -73 201 £450 +7.14% 95
UK excluding London -53 133 £450 +63.64% 79
London -73 79 £450 -5.26% 25
North of England -11 68 £550 +37.50% 19
Yorkshire -6 51 £554 +128.45% 11
Work from Home -41 41 £523 +26.67% 40
South East -27 28 £238 -52.50% 28
North West -38 16 £450 +0.67% 6
Midlands -78 15 £381 +65.76% 11
West Midlands -62 13 £300 +10.60% 8
Scotland +5 12 £178 -45.38% 2
South West -36 4 £425 +7.94% 10
East of England -38 4 £205 -13.68% 16
Wales -13 3 £300 -
East Midlands -33 2 £450 +136.84% 3
North East - 1 £475 - 2

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
1 200 (88.11%) SharePoint
2 118 (51.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (4.85%) Confluence
4 1 (0.44%) CMS
4 1 (0.44%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.44%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 14 (6.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.88%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.88%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.44%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.44%) InDesign
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.44%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.44%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.32%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.44%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 213 (93.83%) Microsoft 365
2 110 (48.46%) Entra ID
3 105 (46.26%) Azure
4 51 (22.47%) Microsoft Copilot
5 48 (21.15%) Microsoft Purview
6 47 (20.70%) Power Platform
7 31 (13.66%) PowerApps
8 28 (12.33%) Power Automate
9 15 (6.61%) SaaS
10 14 (6.17%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (4.41%) Rubrik
12 8 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (3.52%) ShareGate
13 7 (3.08%) PaaS
14 6 (2.64%) AWS
14 6 (2.64%) GitHub
15 5 (2.20%) Google Workspace
16 4 (1.76%) Azure Sentinel
17 3 (1.32%) Copilot Studio
18 2 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 32 (14.10%) Wi-Fi
2 29 (12.78%) VPN
3 25 (11.01%) DNS
4 16 (7.05%) DHCP
5 15 (6.61%) LAN
6 12 (5.29%) WAN
7 10 (4.41%) Unified Communications
8 9 (3.96%) TCP/IP
9 7 (3.08%) PSTN
10 6 (2.64%) Firewall
10 6 (2.64%) Intranet
10 6 (2.64%) VoIP
11 3 (1.32%) SMTP
11 3 (1.32%) VLAN
12 2 (0.88%) PCoIP
12 2 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.88%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.88%) Wireless
13 1 (0.44%) DKIM
13 1 (0.44%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.17%) Power BI
2 8 (3.52%) Metadata
3 2 (0.88%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.44%) DTS
4 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.44%) MySQL
4 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.44%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (7.05%) JIRA
2 3 (1.32%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (1.32%) Fiddler
3 2 (0.88%) MSI
4 1 (0.44%) GitLab
4 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
General
1 91 (40.09%) Social Skills
2 40 (17.62%) Finance
3 26 (11.45%) Public Sector
4 21 (9.25%) Legal
5 12 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (2.64%) Banking
8 5 (2.20%) German Language
8 5 (2.20%) Italian Language
9 4 (1.76%) Local Government
9 4 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.32%) Law
10 3 (1.32%) Retail
11 2 (0.88%) Games
11 2 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.88%) Military
11 2 (0.88%) Police
12 1 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (17.18%) Architect
2 32 (14.10%) Microsoft 365 Architect
3 23 (10.13%) Support Engineer
4 21 (9.25%) Analyst
4 21 (9.25%) IT Support
5 20 (8.81%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 16 (7.05%) IT Engineer
6 16 (7.05%) IT Support Engineer
7 15 (6.61%) Senior
8 14 (6.17%) Consultant
9 13 (5.73%) Developer
9 13 (5.73%) Project Manager
10 9 (3.96%) Microsoft Engineer
11 7 (3.08%) IT Analyst
11 7 (3.08%) Service Analyst
11 7 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
12 6 (2.64%) Service Desk Analyst
12 6 (2.64%) SharePoint Consultant
12 6 (2.64%) SharePoint Engineer
12 6 (2.64%) Subject Matter Expert
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (22.47%) Microsoft Graph
2 7 (3.08%) OpenID
2 7 (3.08%) SAML
3 6 (2.64%) CSS
3 6 (2.64%) JSON
4 5 (2.20%) HTML
4 5 (2.20%) OAuth
4 5 (2.20%) REST
5 4 (1.76%) .NET
5 4 (1.76%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.32%) FIDO
6 3 (1.32%) React
6 3 (1.32%) SPFx
7 2 (0.88%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.88%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.88%) HTML5
7 2 (0.88%) jQuery
7 2 (0.88%) OpenGL
7 2 (0.88%) Qt
7 2 (0.88%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.81%) Onboarding
2 7 (3.08%) IoT
3 6 (2.64%) Data Structures
3 6 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.20%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.76%) PMI
5 4 (1.76%) Taxonomies
6 3 (1.32%) Housing Association
6 3 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.88%) AI Agents
7 2 (0.88%) CMDB
7 2 (0.88%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.88%) iPhone
7 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Licensing
7 2 (0.88%) PKI
7 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.88%) Reinsurance
7 2 (0.88%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 79 (34.80%) Windows
2 19 (8.37%) Mac OS
3 16 (7.05%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.96%) Apple iOS
5 6 (2.64%) Android
6 3 (1.32%) Linux
7 2 (0.88%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.44%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (22.47%) Migration
2 30 (13.22%) Customer Service
2 30 (13.22%) Data Loss Prevention
2 30 (13.22%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (11.89%) ITSM
4 25 (11.01%) Records Management
5 24 (10.57%) Information Governance
6 23 (10.13%) Agile
6 23 (10.13%) Root Cause Analysis
7 22 (9.69%) E-Discovery
8 20 (8.81%) User Experience
9 19 (8.37%) Incident Response
9 19 (8.37%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (7.93%) ITIL
10 18 (7.93%) Runbook
11 17 (7.49%) AI
12 16 (7.05%) CI/CD
12 16 (7.05%) Roadmaps
12 16 (7.05%) Service Management
13 15 (6.61%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 81 (35.68%) PowerShell
2 16 (7.05%) Python
3 11 (4.85%) Kusto Query Language
4 8 (3.52%) SQL
5 6 (2.64%) C#
5 6 (2.64%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.32%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.88%) Bash
8 1 (0.44%) C
8 1 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.44%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 23 (10.13%) Security Cleared
2 18 (7.93%) Degree
3 16 (7.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (5.73%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.20%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.76%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.88%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (0.88%) MCSE
7 2 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.44%) ACSP
8 1 (0.44%) ACTC
8 1 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.44%) CCNA
8 1 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.44%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.44%) PMP
8 1 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.33%) GDPR
2 14 (6.17%) MiFID
3 13 (5.73%) FINRA
4 8 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.64%) SLA
6 4 (1.76%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.32%) GRC
7 3 (1.32%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.88%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.88%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.44%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.44%) PMO
9 1 (0.44%) QA
9 1 (0.44%) SOC 1
System Software
1 88 (38.77%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.08%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.32%) Docker
4 3 (1.32%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.88%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.44%) Firmware
6 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.44%) NFS
6 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 56 (24.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.73%) SCCM
3 11 (4.85%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (4.85%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (2.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.76%) Terraform
6 3 (1.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.88%) Ansible
7 2 (0.88%) Packer
8 1 (0.44%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.44%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 208 (91.63%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.57%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.52%) Apple
3 8 (3.52%) Citrix
4 6 (2.64%) VMware
5 5 (2.20%) Cisco
5 5 (2.20%) Google
5 5 (2.20%) Workday
6 4 (1.76%) Proofpoint
7 3 (1.32%) CyberArk
7 3 (1.32%) Dell
7 3 (1.32%) HP
8 2 (0.88%) Aruba
8 2 (0.88%) Dynatrace
8 2 (0.88%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.88%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.88%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.88%) Leostream
8 2 (0.88%) NVIDIA
8 2 (0.88%) Ping Identity