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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 407 413 358
Rank change year-on-year +6 -55 +122
Contract jobs citing OneDrive 151 159 318
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.41% 0.63%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.23% 1.20% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 107 229
10th Percentile £251 £167 £184
25th Percentile £350 £238 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £547 £540
90th Percentile £645 £638 £735
UK excluding London median daily rate £390 £390 £350
% change year-on-year - +11.43% +19.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 8
10th Percentile £18.87 £20.29 £15.32
25th Percentile £19.69 £21.25 £17.35
Median hourly rate £21.00 £24.18 £22.27
Median % change year-on-year -13.15% +8.60% +12.58%
75th Percentile £21.50 - £23.65
90th Percentile £71.45 £29.17 £27.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £24.18 £22.27
% change year-on-year -13.15% +8.60% +69.19%

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 12,322 13,209 18,131
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 37.44% 34.27% 35.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,212 8,953 13,052
10th Percentile £313 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £419 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 302 202 344
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.43 £15.06
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.07 £18.98
Median hourly rate £29.04 £30.73 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% -12.19% +62.79%
75th Percentile £53.44 £60.95 £67.44
90th Percentile £70.88 £70.00 £78.58
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.27 £30.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -35.77% +11.11% +41.44%

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
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 13 September 2025.

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 13 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Top 17 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 13 September 2025. 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 +25 132 £444 +4.41% 100
London +53 76 £463 +2.78% 36
UK excluding London -25 65 £390 - 93
Work from Home +42 59 £425 -18.66% 44
North of England -4 24 £481 +25.82% 18
North West -1 17 £481 +18.10% 8
Midlands -15 9 £275 -31.25% 9
West Midlands -20 8 £275 -31.25% 6
South West +11 7 £215 -59.05% 14
East of England +3 7 £350 -31.71% 4
South East +14 6 £521 +108.40% 37
Wales +6 6 - - 1
North East - 5 - - 5
Scotland -9 4 £450 +140.00% 12
Northern Ireland -9 2 - - 1
Yorkshire -14 2 £400 +48.15% 5
East Midlands -4 1 - - 3

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
1 124 (82.12%) SharePoint
2 71 (47.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (7.28%) Skype for Business
4 7 (4.64%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (2.65%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (1.99%) IIS
7 1 (0.66%) CMS
7 1 (0.66%) Confluence
7 1 (0.66%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 25 (16.56%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (8.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (7.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (5.30%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.65%) Acrobat
5 4 (2.65%) InfoPath
6 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (1.32%) Trello
7 1 (0.66%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.66%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 11 (7.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 138 (91.39%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (52.98%) Azure
3 54 (35.76%) Entra ID
4 21 (13.91%) Power Platform
5 19 (12.58%) PowerApps
6 16 (10.60%) Power Automate
7 13 (8.61%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (5.96%) ShareGate
9 8 (5.30%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (5.30%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (4.64%) SaaS
11 4 (2.65%) AWS
12 3 (1.99%) Asana
12 3 (1.99%) Azure AI
12 3 (1.99%) Azure AKS
12 3 (1.99%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (1.99%) Copilot Studio
12 3 (1.99%) Google Drive
12 3 (1.99%) Google Workspace
12 3 (1.99%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.95%) VPN
2 11 (7.28%) DNS
2 11 (7.28%) Skype
3 9 (5.96%) DHCP
4 8 (5.30%) WAN
4 8 (5.30%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (4.64%) Firewall
6 6 (3.97%) LAN
6 6 (3.97%) TCP/IP
6 6 (3.97%) VoIP
7 5 (3.31%) VLAN
8 3 (1.99%) DMARC
8 3 (1.99%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.99%) WebEx
9 2 (1.32%) Internet
9 2 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (1.32%) SMTP
10 1 (0.66%) Intranet
10 1 (0.66%) PBX
10 1 (0.66%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) Metadata
1 2 (1.32%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (3.31%) JIRA
2 2 (1.32%) MSI
3 1 (0.66%) Appium
3 1 (0.66%) Git
3 1 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.66%) Selenium
General
1 79 (52.32%) Social Skills
2 47 (31.13%) Finance
3 13 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (7.28%) Banking
4 11 (7.28%) Legal
5 10 (6.62%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.65%) Law
8 4 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.99%) Advertising
10 2 (1.32%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (1.32%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.32%) Italian Language
10 2 (1.32%) Marketing
10 2 (1.32%) Polish Language
10 2 (1.32%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.66%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.66%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 31 (20.53%) Analyst
2 24 (15.89%) Support Analyst
3 16 (10.60%) Operational Support Analyst
3 16 (10.60%) Operations Analyst
3 16 (10.60%) Operations Support Analyst
4 15 (9.93%) Desktop Support
4 15 (9.93%) Support Engineer
5 14 (9.27%) Consultant
5 14 (9.27%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 11 (7.28%) Architect
7 9 (5.96%) 1st Line Support
7 9 (5.96%) Desktop Specialist
7 9 (5.96%) Desktop Support Specialist
7 9 (5.96%) IT Support
7 9 (5.96%) Support Specialist
8 8 (5.30%) SharePoint Analyst
8 8 (5.30%) SharePoint Support
9 7 (4.64%) IT Engineer
10 6 (3.97%) Microsoft Engineer
10 6 (3.97%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.97%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.99%) LangChain
2 3 (1.99%) Semantic Kernel
3 1 (0.66%) CSS
3 1 (0.66%) HTML
3 1 (0.66%) JSON
3 1 (0.66%) REST
3 1 (0.66%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.66%) SPFx
3 1 (0.66%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.28%) Onboarding
2 5 (3.31%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.65%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (2.65%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (1.99%) AI Agents
4 3 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.99%) Low-Code
4 3 (1.99%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.32%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.32%) iPhone
6 1 (0.66%) CMDB
6 1 (0.66%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.66%) iPad
6 1 (0.66%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.66%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.66%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.66%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 69 (45.70%) Windows
2 28 (18.54%) Windows 10
3 8 (5.30%) Apple iOS
4 5 (3.31%) Android
4 5 (3.31%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.65%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.32%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.66%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.66%) VMS
7 1 (0.66%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (32.45%) Migration
2 44 (29.14%) ITIL
3 33 (21.85%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (14.57%) Problem Management
4 22 (14.57%) Project Management
5 18 (11.92%) Mobile Device Management
6 17 (11.26%) Agile
6 17 (11.26%) Data Loss Prevention
6 17 (11.26%) ITSM
7 16 (10.60%) Identity Management
8 15 (9.93%) Roadmaps
8 15 (9.93%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (9.27%) Asset Management
9 14 (9.27%) Customer Service
9 14 (9.27%) Service Management
10 12 (7.95%) Inventory Management
10 12 (7.95%) Patch Management
10 12 (7.95%) Service Delivery
10 12 (7.95%) User Experience
11 11 (7.28%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (32.45%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.30%) SQL
3 6 (3.97%) Python
4 4 (2.65%) C#
5 2 (1.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.66%) Bicep
6 1 (0.66%) Java
Qualifications
1 28 (18.54%) Degree
2 20 (13.25%) Security Cleared
3 16 (10.60%) SC Cleared
4 12 (7.95%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (6.62%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (4.64%) PMI Certification
6 7 (4.64%) PMP
7 2 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.32%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (1.32%) MCSE
8 1 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.66%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.66%) CISA
8 1 (0.66%) CISM
8 1 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.30%) GDPR
2 8 (5.30%) NIST
3 6 (3.97%) HIPAA
4 4 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.99%) PMO
6 2 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (1.32%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.66%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.66%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.66%) QA
System Software
1 86 (56.95%) Active Directory
2 13 (8.61%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.32%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.66%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.66%) XenApp
5 1 (0.66%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 51 (33.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (19.21%) SCCM
3 8 (5.30%) HP SiteScope
3 8 (5.30%) SCOM
4 4 (2.65%) AppManager
5 3 (1.99%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.99%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (1.99%) Terraform
6 2 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.66%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 122 (80.79%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.28%) Remedy
3 9 (5.96%) ServiceNow
4 8 (5.30%) Splunk
5 6 (3.97%) VMware
6 5 (3.31%) Adobe
6 5 (3.31%) Apple
7 4 (2.65%) Cisco
7 4 (2.65%) Citrix
7 4 (2.65%) Google
7 4 (2.65%) Ivanti
8 3 (1.99%) OpenAI
9 2 (1.32%) BMC
9 2 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (1.32%) Veeam
10 1 (0.66%) HP
10 1 (0.66%) Progress
10 1 (0.66%) Proofpoint
10 1 (0.66%) SAP
10 1 (0.66%) Toshiba