Hybrid/Remote OneDrive Job Trends

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring OneDrive skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 370 387
Rank change year-on-year +63 +17 +138
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 65 97 83
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.43% 0.50% 0.40%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.18% 1.11% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 51 69 74
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,859 £28,600
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.91% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £76,125 £76,750 £68,438
90th Percentile £107,500 £83,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £33,500 £46,250 £40,519
% change year-on-year -27.57% +14.14% -11.91%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

OneDrive falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,517 8,720 9,944
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.35% 44.79% 47.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4,085 5,702 8,533
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £99,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +2.00% -0.79%

OneDrive
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OneDrive and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

OneDrive job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

OneDrive
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing OneDrive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing OneDrive

OneDrive
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing OneDrive over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

OneDrive salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

OneDrive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 58 (89.23%) SharePoint
2 37 (56.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (4.62%) Moodle
4 2 (3.08%) Umbraco
5 1 (1.54%) CMS
5 1 (1.54%) Drupal
Applications
1 11 (16.92%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.54%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 60 (92.31%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (49.23%) Entra ID
3 31 (47.69%) Azure
4 17 (26.15%) Power Platform
5 13 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
5 13 (20.00%) Power Automate
6 10 (15.38%) PowerApps
7 9 (13.85%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (6.15%) Azure AI
8 4 (6.15%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (4.62%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (4.62%) Google Drive
10 2 (3.08%) SaaS
11 1 (1.54%) AWS
11 1 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (1.54%) Figma
11 1 (1.54%) ShareGate
11 1 (1.54%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 14 (21.54%) DNS
2 12 (18.46%) DHCP
3 11 (16.92%) VPN
4 6 (9.23%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (6.15%) WAN
6 3 (4.62%) SD-WAN
6 3 (4.62%) TCP/IP
6 3 (4.62%) VLAN
6 3 (4.62%) Wireless
7 2 (3.08%) Firewall
8 1 (1.54%) Internet
8 1 (1.54%) Intranet
8 1 (1.54%) IPsec
8 1 (1.54%) LAN
8 1 (1.54%) Unified Communications
8 1 (1.54%) VoIP
8 1 (1.54%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (15.38%) Power BI
2 2 (3.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.54%) MSI
General
1 29 (44.62%) Social Skills
2 23 (35.38%) Finance
3 8 (12.31%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (9.23%) Legal
5 5 (7.69%) Telecoms
6 4 (6.15%) German Language
7 3 (4.62%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.62%) Retail
8 2 (3.08%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.54%) Advertising
9 1 (1.54%) Games
9 1 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.54%) Marketing
9 1 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (26.15%) IT Support
2 13 (20.00%) Support Engineer
3 9 (13.85%) IT Engineer
3 9 (13.85%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (12.31%) Analyst
5 7 (10.77%) Microsoft 365 Manager
5 7 (10.77%) Operations Manager
5 7 (10.77%) Support Manager
6 6 (9.23%) IT Support Technician
6 6 (9.23%) IT Technician
6 6 (9.23%) Support Analyst
6 6 (9.23%) Support Technician
7 5 (7.69%) 2nd Line Support
8 4 (6.15%) Applications Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) Senior
8 4 (6.15%) Senior Analyst
9 3 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support Technician
9 3 (4.62%) ICT Officer
9 3 (4.62%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.54%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.85%) Onboarding
1 9 (13.85%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (9.23%) Driving Licence
3 5 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (6.15%) Client/Server
4 4 (6.15%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (6.15%) iPhone
4 4 (6.15%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (4.62%) iPad
5 3 (4.62%) Mobile App
5 3 (4.62%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (3.08%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.54%) Animation
7 1 (1.54%) CCTV
7 1 (1.54%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 29 (44.62%) Windows
2 14 (21.54%) Windows Server
3 8 (12.31%) Windows 10
4 5 (7.69%) Mac OS
5 4 (6.15%) Apple iOS
6 2 (3.08%) Android
7 1 (1.54%) CentOS
7 1 (1.54%) Linux
7 1 (1.54%) Ubuntu
7 1 (1.54%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (1.54%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (36.92%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (29.23%) ITIL
3 15 (23.08%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (21.54%) Customer Service
5 12 (18.46%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (13.85%) Project Delivery
6 9 (13.85%) Time Management
7 8 (12.31%) Configuration Management
7 8 (12.31%) CRM
7 8 (12.31%) IT Strategy
7 8 (12.31%) Service Delivery
8 7 (10.77%) E-Discovery
8 7 (10.77%) Roadmaps
9 6 (9.23%) Budget Management
9 6 (9.23%) Data Protection
9 6 (9.23%) Technology Roadmap
9 6 (9.23%) User Experience
10 5 (7.69%) AI
10 5 (7.69%) Risk Management
10 5 (7.69%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.69%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.08%) SQL
3 1 (1.54%) Bash
3 1 (1.54%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (20.00%) Degree
2 9 (13.85%) DBS Check
3 8 (12.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (6.15%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (3.08%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.54%) AWS Certification
6 1 (1.54%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.54%) Linux+ Certification
6 1 (1.54%) MCSA
6 1 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (1.54%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (15.38%) SLA
2 7 (10.77%) GDPR
3 3 (4.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.54%) HIPAA
4 1 (1.54%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 30 (46.15%) Active Directory
2 7 (10.77%) Hyper-V
2 7 (10.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.62%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.54%) Docker
4 1 (1.54%) Dovecot
4 1 (1.54%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (41.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.54%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (1.54%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.54%) PaperCut
2 1 (1.54%) SCCM
2 1 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (93.85%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.31%) VMware
3 5 (7.69%) Google
3 5 (7.69%) Progress
4 4 (6.15%) Citrix
5 3 (4.62%) Apple
6 2 (3.08%) Cisco
6 2 (3.08%) Freshdesk
7 1 (1.54%) Blackboard
7 1 (1.54%) Concur
7 1 (1.54%) Hotjar
7 1 (1.54%) HP
7 1 (1.54%) HubSpot
7 1 (1.54%) Okta
7 1 (1.54%) Ping Identity
7 1 (1.54%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.54%) Sage
7 1 (1.54%) Sophos
7 1 (1.54%) Yealink