OneDrive Job Trends

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring OneDrive skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 412 417
Rank change year-on-year +22 +5 +106
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 293 307 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.62% 0.56%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.32% 1.66% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 217 223 385
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,850 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £51,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.37% +27.50% -9.98%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £83,000 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -14.67% - -

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 permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 22,255 18,439 28,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.38% 37.05% 38.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12,038 11,019 23,621
10th Percentile £28,925 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

OneDrive
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OneDrive relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

OneDrive job vacancy trend in the UK

OneDrive
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OneDrive

OneDrive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.

Salary histogram for OneDrive in the UK

OneDrive
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OneDrive within the UK over the 6 months to 13 February 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +26 254 £35,000 -30.69% 88
UK excluding London -1 180 £32,000 -14.67% 87
London +24 92 £40,625 -32.29% 14
Work from Home +34 75 £40,000 -30.43% 36
South West +22 47 £29,500 -42.72% 10
North of England +6 43 £47,250 +11.18% 12
Midlands +7 34 £55,000 +43.79% 16
North West +26 31 £43,500 -40.00% 3
West Midlands +18 23 £59,764 +12.13% 5
South East +10 23 £32,000 -14.67% 33
Scotland -8 20 £25,000 -23.08% 5
East of England -2 11 £30,000 -16.52% 13
East Midlands -17 11 £55,000 +100.00% 11
Yorkshire -37 9 £32,500 +8.33% 8
North East -9 3 £63,076 +48.41% 1
Wales -3 2 £42,500 -22.73% 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
1 264 (90.10%) SharePoint
2 137 (46.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.05%) WordPress
4 4 (1.37%) Confluence
5 3 (1.02%) CMS
5 3 (1.02%) Moodle
6 2 (0.68%) IIS
6 2 (0.68%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 46 (15.70%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (10.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (7.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.41%) Photoshop
5 9 (3.07%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.34%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.34%) InDesign
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.37%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (1.02%) Alphatax
2 3 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 278 (94.88%) Microsoft 365
2 153 (52.22%) Azure
3 139 (47.44%) Entra ID
4 41 (13.99%) Power Platform
5 27 (9.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 16 (5.46%) Power Automate
6 16 (5.46%) SaaS
7 14 (4.78%) Microsoft Copilot
8 13 (4.44%) Azure Monitor
9 11 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (3.07%) PowerApps
11 7 (2.39%) Copilot Studio
11 7 (2.39%) Google Workspace
12 6 (2.05%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (2.05%) Google Drive
13 5 (1.71%) IaaS
13 5 (1.71%) PaaS
14 4 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (1.37%) ShareGate
14 4 (1.37%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 100 (34.13%) DNS
2 90 (30.72%) DHCP
3 64 (21.84%) VPN
4 39 (13.31%) WAN
5 34 (11.60%) Firewall
6 33 (11.26%) Wi-Fi
7 32 (10.92%) TCP/IP
8 31 (10.58%) LAN
9 23 (7.85%) VLAN
10 17 (5.80%) VoIP
11 15 (5.12%) SD-WAN
12 9 (3.07%) IPsec
12 9 (3.07%) Wireless
13 6 (2.05%) WebEx
14 4 (1.37%) Broadband
14 4 (1.37%) DKIM
14 4 (1.37%) DMARC
14 4 (1.37%) Internet
14 4 (1.37%) Intranet
14 4 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.46%) Power BI
2 12 (4.10%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.71%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.34%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 8 (2.73%) JIRA
General
1 127 (43.34%) Social Skills
2 48 (16.38%) Finance
3 16 (5.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 15 (5.12%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.12%) Manufacturing
5 14 (4.78%) Law
6 13 (4.44%) German Language
7 12 (4.10%) Games
8 10 (3.41%) Advertising
8 10 (3.41%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.07%) Dutch Language
9 9 (3.07%) French Language
9 9 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.07%) Spanish Language
10 8 (2.73%) Legal
11 6 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.37%) Banking
12 4 (1.37%) Wholesale Banking
13 3 (1.02%) Retail
Job Titles
1 100 (34.13%) IT Support
2 71 (24.23%) Support Engineer
3 53 (18.09%) IT Engineer
4 48 (16.38%) IT Support Engineer
5 45 (15.36%) Analyst
6 37 (12.63%) Support Analyst
7 30 (10.24%) Senior
7 30 (10.24%) Support Technician
8 26 (8.87%) 2nd Line Support
9 25 (8.53%) 1st Line Support
9 25 (8.53%) IT Support Technician
9 25 (8.53%) IT Technician
10 19 (6.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 16 (5.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 16 (5.46%) IT Analyst
12 15 (5.12%) 1st Line Engineer
12 15 (5.12%) 1st Line Support Engineer
12 15 (5.12%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 14 (4.78%) Desktop Support
14 13 (4.44%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.41%) Microsoft Graph
2 7 (2.39%) EDI
3 6 (2.05%) HTML
3 6 (2.05%) OAuth
3 6 (2.05%) OpenID
4 4 (1.37%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.37%) SAML
5 3 (1.02%) Web Services
6 2 (0.68%) Middleware
7 1 (0.34%) CSS
7 1 (0.34%) LDAP
7 1 (0.34%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 34 (11.60%) Onboarding
2 33 (11.26%) Driving Licence
3 14 (4.78%) Video Conferencing
4 13 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.75%) iPhone
6 10 (3.41%) Fat Client
6 10 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.41%) Thin Client
7 9 (3.07%) CCTV
8 7 (2.39%) Replication
9 6 (2.05%) iPad
9 6 (2.05%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.37%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.37%) CMDB
10 4 (1.37%) Mobile App
11 3 (1.02%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (1.02%) e-Learning
11 3 (1.02%) Low-Code
11 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 172 (58.70%) Windows
2 91 (31.06%) Windows Server
3 71 (24.23%) Windows 10
4 33 (11.26%) Apple iOS
5 26 (8.87%) Mac OS
6 11 (3.75%) Android
7 4 (1.37%) Linux
8 3 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (27.99%) ITIL
2 70 (23.89%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (20.82%) Customer Service
4 49 (16.72%) Service Delivery
5 44 (15.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (13.99%) Cybersecurity
7 38 (12.97%) Disaster Recovery
8 31 (10.58%) Identity Access Management
8 31 (10.58%) Service Management
9 30 (10.24%) Problem Management
10 28 (9.56%) Mentoring
11 25 (8.53%) ITSM
12 24 (8.19%) Agile
12 24 (8.19%) Migration
12 24 (8.19%) Roadmaps
13 23 (7.85%) Coaching
13 23 (7.85%) User Experience
14 20 (6.83%) AI
14 20 (6.83%) Line Management
14 20 (6.83%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 48 (16.38%) PowerShell
2 13 (4.44%) SQL
3 2 (0.68%) T-SQL
3 2 (0.68%) VBA
4 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 49 (16.72%) Degree
2 20 (6.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (4.10%) Master's Degree
3 12 (4.10%) PMI Certification
3 12 (4.10%) PMP
4 11 (3.75%) A+ Certification
5 8 (2.73%) DBS Check
6 7 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.39%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.05%) SC Cleared
8 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.37%) MCITP
9 4 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.02%) CBAP
10 3 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.68%) CISSP
11 2 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (5.46%) SLA
3 14 (4.78%) GDPR
3 14 (4.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.37%) ISO 22301
6 3 (1.02%) QA
7 2 (0.68%) GRC
7 2 (0.68%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.68%) NIST
7 2 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.34%) Data Quality
System Software
1 189 (64.51%) Active Directory
2 30 (10.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.80%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (3.41%) BitLocker
6 7 (2.39%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.68%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.34%) Docker
8 1 (0.34%) Firmware
8 1 (0.34%) vSphere
8 1 (0.34%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 133 (45.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.83%) SCCM
3 16 (5.46%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.73%) Terraform
5 4 (1.37%) Nagios
6 3 (1.02%) Autotask
6 3 (1.02%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.34%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.34%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.34%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.34%) VxRail
Vendors
1 259 (88.40%) Microsoft
2 40 (13.65%) VMware
3 28 (9.56%) Apple
4 15 (5.12%) ServiceNow
5 11 (3.75%) Google
6 10 (3.41%) Adobe
7 9 (3.07%) Acronis
7 9 (3.07%) Datto
8 8 (2.73%) Cisco
8 8 (2.73%) Citrix
8 8 (2.73%) New Relic
8 8 (2.73%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.73%) Splunk
9 7 (2.39%) HP
10 5 (1.71%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.37%) JD Edwards
11 4 (1.37%) Meraki
11 4 (1.37%) Symantec
12 3 (1.02%) Bomgar
12 3 (1.02%) iManage