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 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 369 399
Rank change year-on-year +53 +30 +146
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 68 88 102
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.43% 0.45% 0.46%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.24% 1.01% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 54 60 93
10th Percentile £28,725 £33,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £36,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £75,250 £72,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £83,000 £74,500
UK median annual salary £33,500 £42,500 £40,519
% change year-on-year -21.18% +4.89% -9.96%

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 5,476 8,677 10,622
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.85% 44.09% 48.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,109 5,591 9,059
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,250 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -

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 9 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 61 (89.71%) SharePoint
2 38 (55.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.47%) CMS
3 1 (1.47%) Drupal
3 1 (1.47%) Moodle
Applications
1 14 (20.59%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (2.94%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 59 (86.76%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (39.71%) Entra ID
3 26 (38.24%) Azure
4 15 (22.06%) Power Automate
4 15 (22.06%) Power Platform
5 14 (20.59%) Microsoft Copilot
6 9 (13.24%) PowerApps
7 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (8.82%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (5.88%) Azure AI
9 4 (5.88%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (2.94%) Google Drive
10 2 (2.94%) SaaS
10 2 (2.94%) Viva Engage
11 1 (1.47%) AWS
11 1 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (1.47%) Figma
11 1 (1.47%) Google Ads
11 1 (1.47%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (16.18%) DNS
2 8 (11.76%) DHCP
3 7 (10.29%) VPN
3 7 (10.29%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (5.88%) Firewall
5 2 (2.94%) VLAN
6 1 (1.47%) Internet
6 1 (1.47%) Intranet
6 1 (1.47%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.47%) VoIP
6 1 (1.47%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (13.24%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) MSI
General
1 31 (45.59%) Social Skills
2 25 (36.76%) Finance
3 10 (14.71%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (10.29%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (10.29%) Legal
5 5 (7.35%) Telecoms
6 4 (5.88%) German Language
6 4 (5.88%) Retail
7 3 (4.41%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.94%) Games
8 2 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.94%) Marketing
9 1 (1.47%) Advertising
9 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (22.06%) IT Support
1 15 (22.06%) Support Engineer
2 8 (11.76%) IT Engineer
2 8 (11.76%) IT Support Engineer
2 8 (11.76%) Microsoft 365 Manager
3 7 (10.29%) Operations Manager
3 7 (10.29%) Support Manager
4 6 (8.82%) IT Support Technician
4 6 (8.82%) IT Technician
4 6 (8.82%) Support Technician
4 6 (8.82%) Technical Engineer
4 6 (8.82%) Technical Support
4 6 (8.82%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
5 4 (5.88%) Analyst
5 4 (5.88%) Applications Engineer
5 4 (5.88%) Consultant
5 4 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (4.41%) 1st Line Support
6 3 (4.41%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.47%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (17.65%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (8.82%) Driving Licence
2 6 (8.82%) Onboarding
3 5 (7.35%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (5.88%) Client/Server
5 2 (2.94%) e-Learning
5 2 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.47%) Animation
6 1 (1.47%) CCTV
6 1 (1.47%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.47%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.47%) iPhone
6 1 (1.47%) Social Media
6 1 (1.47%) Thin Client
6 1 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (44.12%) Windows
2 14 (20.59%) Windows Server
3 6 (8.82%) Mac OS
3 6 (8.82%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.94%) Android
4 2 (2.94%) Linux
5 1 (1.47%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.47%) CentOS
5 1 (1.47%) Ubuntu
5 1 (1.47%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (42.65%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (25.00%) ITIL
3 14 (20.59%) Customer Service
4 13 (19.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (19.12%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (16.18%) Roadmaps
6 9 (13.24%) Time Management
7 8 (11.76%) Configuration Management
7 8 (11.76%) CRM
7 8 (11.76%) Data Protection
7 8 (11.76%) Project Delivery
8 7 (10.29%) Budget Management
8 7 (10.29%) E-Discovery
8 7 (10.29%) Service Delivery
8 7 (10.29%) Technology Roadmap
9 6 (8.82%) AI
9 6 (8.82%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (8.82%) Identity Management
9 6 (8.82%) Risk Management
9 6 (8.82%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.88%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.47%) Bash
2 1 (1.47%) Python
2 1 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (25.00%) Degree
2 12 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (14.71%) DBS Check
4 4 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (4.41%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.41%) Security Cleared
6 2 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.94%) MCSA
7 1 (1.47%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.47%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.47%) Linux+ Certification
7 1 (1.47%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.29%) GDPR
1 7 (10.29%) SLA
2 4 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.94%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.47%) HIPAA
System Software
1 30 (44.12%) Active Directory
2 5 (7.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.41%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.47%) Docker
4 1 (1.47%) Dovecot
4 1 (1.47%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 21 (30.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.47%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (1.47%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.47%) PaperCut
2 1 (1.47%) SCCM
2 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (89.71%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.35%) Progress
2 5 (7.35%) VMware
3 4 (5.88%) Apple
3 4 (5.88%) Citrix
3 4 (5.88%) Google
4 3 (4.41%) Cisco
5 2 (2.94%) Concur
5 2 (2.94%) HubSpot
5 2 (2.94%) Sage
6 1 (1.47%) Acronis
6 1 (1.47%) Blackboard
6 1 (1.47%) Datto
6 1 (1.47%) Hotjar
6 1 (1.47%) HP
6 1 (1.47%) Okta
6 1 (1.47%) Ping Identity
6 1 (1.47%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.47%) Sophos
6 1 (1.47%) Yealink