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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 326 466
Rank change year-on-year +24 +140 -32
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 118 101 119
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.66% 0.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.57% 1.72% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 101 93 94
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,350 £32,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £41,509
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £34,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.17% -31.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,150 £70,875
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.38% -5.88%

All Cloud Computing 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 7,530 5,874 14,578
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.72% 38.26% 42.18%
Number of salaries quoted 5,265 4,270 12,120
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,103
25th Percentile £45,748 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.63% +2.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -9.45%

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 17 June 2026.

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
1 115 (97.46%) SharePoint
2 47 (39.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.39%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.39%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.39%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.54%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (9.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (4.24%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.85%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 117 (99.15%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (69.49%) Azure
3 42 (35.59%) Power Platform
4 37 (31.36%) Entra ID
5 34 (28.81%) Power Automate
5 34 (28.81%) PowerApps
6 19 (16.10%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 19 (16.10%) Azure Data Factory
6 19 (16.10%) Azure Logic Apps
7 13 (11.02%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (6.78%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (4.24%) ChatGPT
9 5 (4.24%) SaaS
10 4 (3.39%) Dropbox
10 4 (3.39%) Google Workspace
11 3 (2.54%) AWS
11 3 (2.54%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (1.69%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (19.49%) DNS
2 22 (18.64%) DHCP
3 17 (14.41%) VPN
4 13 (11.02%) VoIP
5 12 (10.17%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (9.32%) TCP/IP
7 8 (6.78%) WAN
8 7 (5.93%) SD-WAN
9 6 (5.08%) Firewall
10 4 (3.39%) Internet
11 3 (2.54%) VLAN
12 1 (0.85%) Intranet
12 1 (0.85%) LAN
12 1 (0.85%) Network Security
12 1 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.85%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (23.73%) Power BI
2 19 (16.10%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (3.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (5.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 66 (55.93%) Social Skills
2 28 (23.73%) Finance
3 10 (8.47%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (7.63%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (7.63%) Public Sector
5 5 (4.24%) Law
6 4 (3.39%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.69%) Legal
8 1 (0.85%) Advertising
8 1 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.85%) Games
8 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.85%) Legal Technology
8 1 (0.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 30 (25.42%) Senior
2 27 (22.88%) IT Support
3 20 (16.95%) IT Engineer
4 18 (15.25%) Developer
4 18 (15.25%) IT Support Engineer
4 18 (15.25%) Support Engineer
5 17 (14.41%) Analyst
6 15 (12.71%) Senior Developer
7 13 (11.02%) Support Analyst
8 10 (8.47%) Microsoft 365 Developer
9 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Developer
9 9 (7.63%) Product Manager
10 8 (6.78%) Consultant
10 8 (6.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support
11 7 (5.93%) Applications Support
11 7 (5.93%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (5.93%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
11 7 (5.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.93%) Senior Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (18.64%) HTML
1 22 (18.64%) Microsoft Graph
2 20 (16.95%) SPFx
3 19 (16.10%) .NET
3 19 (16.10%) .NET Core
3 19 (16.10%) CSS
3 19 (16.10%) HTML5 Canvas
3 19 (16.10%) JSON
4 5 (4.24%) EDI
4 5 (4.24%) OAuth
4 5 (4.24%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (4.24%) CCTV
2 5 (4.24%) Onboarding
2 5 (4.24%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (2.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.69%) BYOD
4 2 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.85%) CMDB
5 1 (0.85%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.85%) Fat Client
5 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.85%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.85%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.85%) Replication
5 1 (0.85%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 62 (52.54%) Windows
2 30 (25.42%) Windows Server
3 23 (19.49%) Apple iOS
4 20 (16.95%) Windows 10
5 8 (6.78%) Android
5 8 (6.78%) Mac OS
6 5 (4.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (3.39%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (3.39%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (34.75%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (27.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (25.42%) User Experience
4 29 (24.58%) ITIL
5 28 (23.73%) Business Intelligence
6 27 (22.88%) Project Management
6 27 (22.88%) Service Management
7 23 (19.49%) Document Management
8 20 (16.95%) Customer Service
9 19 (16.10%) Machine Learning
9 19 (16.10%) Technical Leadership
9 19 (16.10%) Web Design
10 17 (14.41%) Service Delivery
11 14 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (11.86%) Roadmaps
12 12 (10.17%) Root Cause Analysis
13 11 (9.32%) Coaching
13 11 (9.32%) Mobile Device Management
14 10 (8.47%) Data Protection
14 10 (8.47%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 40 (33.90%) PowerShell
2 29 (24.58%) SQL
3 22 (18.64%) JavaScript
4 19 (16.10%) C#
4 19 (16.10%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.54%) Python
6 2 (1.69%) Bash
7 1 (0.85%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (9.32%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (6.78%) Degree
3 4 (3.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (3.39%) CISSP
3 4 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (3.39%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (2.54%) A+ Certification
4 3 (2.54%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.85%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (0.85%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.54%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (1.69%) QA
3 1 (0.85%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.85%) GDPR
3 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.85%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (35.59%) Active Directory
2 11 (9.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (7.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (5.08%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.69%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 42 (35.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (7.63%) SCCM
3 6 (5.08%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.54%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 111 (94.07%) Microsoft
2 19 (16.10%) Adobe
3 13 (11.02%) Apple
4 9 (7.63%) VMware
5 7 (5.93%) Dell
6 5 (4.24%) JD Edwards
6 5 (4.24%) Salesforce
7 4 (3.39%) Google
7 4 (3.39%) HP
7 4 (3.39%) iManage
8 3 (2.54%) Nexthink
9 2 (1.69%) Cisco
9 2 (1.69%) Samsung
9 2 (1.69%) Veeam
10 1 (0.85%) Datto
10 1 (0.85%) DocuSign
10 1 (0.85%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.85%) Freshdesk
10 1 (0.85%) Intapp
10 1 (0.85%) WatchGuard