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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 329 467
Rank change year-on-year +27 +138 -30
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 106 94 114
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.64% 0.35%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.47% 1.63% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 90 89 95
10th Percentile £35,450 £29,650 £32,800
25th Percentile £40,156 £30,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £34,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.91% -33.65% +9.47%
75th Percentile £88,438 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,000 £73,850
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +10.39% -3.75% -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 7,199 5,777 14,050
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.05% 39.58% 42.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,940 4,167 11,949
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

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 24 May 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
1 104 (98.11%) SharePoint
2 48 (45.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.77%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.77%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.77%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.83%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (10.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.49%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (4.72%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 105 (99.06%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (74.53%) Azure
3 38 (35.85%) Entra ID
4 32 (30.19%) Power Platform
5 28 (26.42%) Power Automate
6 27 (25.47%) PowerApps
7 20 (18.87%) Azure Logic Apps
8 19 (17.92%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 19 (17.92%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (3.77%) ChatGPT
10 4 (3.77%) Dropbox
10 4 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (3.77%) Google Workspace
10 4 (3.77%) SaaS
11 3 (2.83%) AWS
11 3 (2.83%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (1.89%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 26 (24.53%) DHCP
1 26 (24.53%) DNS
2 22 (20.75%) VPN
3 13 (12.26%) TCP/IP
3 13 (12.26%) WAN
4 12 (11.32%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (10.38%) SD-WAN
6 10 (9.43%) VoIP
7 9 (8.49%) Firewall
8 6 (5.66%) VLAN
9 4 (3.77%) Internet
10 2 (1.89%) LAN
10 2 (1.89%) Network Security
10 2 (1.89%) Wireless
11 1 (0.94%) Intranet
11 1 (0.94%) IPsec
11 1 (0.94%) SAN
11 1 (0.94%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (22.64%) Power BI
2 20 (18.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (3.77%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (4.72%) JIRA
General
1 60 (56.60%) Social Skills
2 27 (25.47%) Finance
3 9 (8.49%) Influencing Skills
3 9 (8.49%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (8.49%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.77%) Law
6 1 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 34 (32.08%) Senior
2 21 (19.81%) IT Support
3 15 (14.15%) Analyst
3 15 (14.15%) Developer
3 15 (14.15%) Senior Developer
4 13 (12.26%) IT Engineer
5 12 (11.32%) Support Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) Support Analyst
7 10 (9.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (8.49%) Product Manager
8 9 (8.49%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (7.55%) Consultant
10 7 (6.60%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Developer
10 7 (6.60%) Senior Microsoft Developer
11 6 (5.66%) 2nd Line Support
12 5 (4.72%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 5 (4.72%) Architect
12 5 (4.72%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (20.75%) Microsoft Graph
2 20 (18.87%) SPFx
3 19 (17.92%) .NET
3 19 (17.92%) .NET Core
3 19 (17.92%) CSS
3 19 (17.92%) HTML
3 19 (17.92%) HTML5 Canvas
3 19 (17.92%) JSON
4 5 (4.72%) EDI
5 4 (3.77%) OAuth
5 4 (3.77%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.60%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (4.72%) CCTV
4 3 (2.83%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.89%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.89%) iPad
5 2 (1.89%) iPhone
5 2 (1.89%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.94%) CMDB
6 1 (0.94%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.94%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.94%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 55 (51.89%) Windows
2 30 (28.30%) Windows Server
3 23 (21.70%) Apple iOS
4 21 (19.81%) Windows 10
5 7 (6.60%) Android
6 5 (4.72%) Mac OS
6 5 (4.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (3.77%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (3.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (27.36%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (26.42%) ITIL
3 27 (25.47%) Project Management
4 26 (24.53%) User Experience
5 24 (22.64%) Business Intelligence
6 22 (20.75%) Document Management
7 21 (19.81%) Service Delivery
8 20 (18.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (18.87%) Service Management
9 19 (17.92%) Machine Learning
9 19 (17.92%) Technical Leadership
9 19 (17.92%) Web Design
10 15 (14.15%) Customer Service
11 14 (13.21%) Disaster Recovery
11 14 (13.21%) Roadmaps
11 14 (13.21%) Root Cause Analysis
12 11 (10.38%) Coaching
12 11 (10.38%) Cybersecurity
12 11 (10.38%) Mentoring
13 10 (9.43%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (33.96%) PowerShell
2 25 (23.58%) SQL
3 19 (17.92%) C#
3 19 (17.92%) JavaScript
3 19 (17.92%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.94%) Bash
4 1 (0.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (8.49%) Degree
2 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (3.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (3.77%) Azure Certification
3 4 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (3.77%) CISSP
3 4 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (3.77%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (2.83%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (1.89%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.94%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.94%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (2.83%) QA
2 2 (1.89%) SLA
3 1 (0.94%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.94%) GDPR
3 1 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 44 (41.51%) Active Directory
2 12 (11.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (9.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (5.66%) BitLocker
5 5 (4.72%) Hyper-V
6 4 (3.77%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.94%) Docker
7 1 (0.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 40 (37.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.55%) SCCM
3 4 (3.77%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.89%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.94%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.94%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.94%) Terraform
Vendors
1 100 (94.34%) Microsoft
2 19 (17.92%) Adobe
3 13 (12.26%) VMware
4 9 (8.49%) Apple
5 6 (5.66%) Dell
6 5 (4.72%) JD Edwards
6 5 (4.72%) Salesforce
7 4 (3.77%) Google
7 4 (3.77%) HP
8 2 (1.89%) Cisco
8 2 (1.89%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.89%) iManage
8 2 (1.89%) Nexthink
8 2 (1.89%) Veeam
9 1 (0.94%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.94%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.94%) SonicWALL
9 1 (0.94%) WatchGuard