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 7 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 327 437
Rank change year-on-year +19 +110 -42
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 147 91 76
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.62% 0.56% 0.32%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.68% 1.57% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 125 80 54
10th Percentile £31,900 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,750 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year +28.83% -24.88% +5.85%
75th Percentile £75,437 £66,313 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £78,150
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +14.86% -7.50% -11.11%

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 8,730 5,791 9,645
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.93% 35.72% 40.66%
Number of salaries quoted 6,390 4,198 7,016
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,425 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -2.44% -1.60%

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 7 September 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
1 143 (97.28%) SharePoint
2 69 (46.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.04%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (2.04%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (2.04%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.68%) IIS
4 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 146 (99.32%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (70.07%) Azure
3 54 (36.73%) Power Platform
4 45 (30.61%) Entra ID
5 43 (29.25%) Power Automate
6 41 (27.89%) PowerApps
7 33 (22.45%) Microsoft Copilot
8 18 (12.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 18 (12.24%) Azure Data Factory
8 18 (12.24%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (9.52%) SaaS
10 13 (8.84%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (7.48%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (6.80%) AWS
13 9 (6.12%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (5.44%) GCP
14 8 (5.44%) IaaS
15 7 (4.76%) Copilot Studio
16 2 (1.36%) ChatGPT
16 2 (1.36%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 31 (21.09%) DNS
2 28 (19.05%) DHCP
3 20 (13.61%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (12.93%) Firewall
5 17 (11.56%) VPN
6 11 (7.48%) LAN
6 11 (7.48%) VLAN
6 11 (7.48%) VoIP
7 9 (6.12%) Network Security
7 9 (6.12%) TCP/IP
7 9 (6.12%) WAN
8 1 (0.68%) Intranet
8 1 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.68%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (19.05%) Power BI
2 18 (12.24%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (5.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.36%) JIRA
1 2 (1.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 77 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 15 (10.20%) Finance
2 15 (10.20%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (6.12%) Public Sector
4 8 (5.44%) Telecoms
5 6 (4.08%) Games
6 4 (2.72%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.72%) Aviation
6 4 (2.72%) Legal
7 3 (2.04%) Law
8 2 (1.36%) Legal Technology
8 2 (1.36%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.36%) Marketing
9 1 (0.68%) Advertising
9 1 (0.68%) Banking
9 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.68%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 32 (21.77%) Senior
2 28 (19.05%) IT Support
3 26 (17.69%) IT Engineer
3 26 (17.69%) Support Engineer
4 25 (17.01%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (14.29%) Developer
6 18 (12.24%) Consultant
7 17 (11.56%) Analyst
8 14 (9.52%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 14 (9.52%) Senior Developer
9 13 (8.84%) Support Analyst
10 12 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (7.48%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 11 (7.48%) Microsoft Developer
12 10 (6.80%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (6.12%) Architect
14 8 (5.44%) 1st Line Support
14 8 (5.44%) Applications Support
14 8 (5.44%) Microsoft Engineer
14 8 (5.44%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (18.37%) Microsoft Graph
2 25 (17.01%) HTML
3 23 (15.65%) SPFx
4 18 (12.24%) .NET
4 18 (12.24%) .NET Core
4 18 (12.24%) CSS
4 18 (12.24%) HTML5 Canvas
4 18 (12.24%) JSON
5 8 (5.44%) Middleware
6 4 (2.72%) REST
7 2 (1.36%) OAuth
7 2 (1.36%) OpenID
8 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (4.08%) Fat Client
3 6 (4.08%) Thin Client
4 5 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.72%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (2.72%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.36%) BYOD
7 2 (1.36%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.68%) CMDB
8 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.68%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Licensing
8 1 (0.68%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.68%) Replication
8 1 (0.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 70 (47.62%) Windows
2 44 (29.93%) Windows Server
3 15 (10.20%) Windows 10
4 11 (7.48%) Apple iOS
5 8 (5.44%) Android
6 7 (4.76%) Mac OS
7 4 (2.72%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (2.04%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.36%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (31.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (27.89%) ITIL
4 32 (21.77%) Customer Service
5 30 (20.41%) Document Management
6 28 (19.05%) Business Intelligence
7 27 (18.37%) Technical Leadership
8 26 (17.69%) User Experience
9 25 (17.01%) Project Delivery
10 23 (15.65%) Service Management
11 22 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
12 20 (13.61%) Agile
12 20 (13.61%) Data Protection
12 20 (13.61%) Project Management
12 20 (13.61%) Translating Business Requirements
13 19 (12.93%) Disaster Recovery
14 18 (12.24%) Machine Learning
14 18 (12.24%) Web Design
15 17 (11.56%) Mobile Device Management
16 16 (10.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 48 (32.65%) PowerShell
2 31 (21.09%) SQL
3 25 (17.01%) JavaScript
4 18 (12.24%) C#
4 18 (12.24%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.36%) Python
5 2 (1.36%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.68%) Bash
Qualifications
1 18 (12.24%) Degree
2 15 (10.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (3.40%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.36%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.68%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.68%) CISSP
6 1 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.68%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.68%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.68%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (12.24%) SLA
2 7 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.68%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 58 (39.46%) Active Directory
2 16 (10.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (8.16%) Hyper-V
4 10 (6.80%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (4.08%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 54 (36.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (9.52%) SCCM
3 3 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.68%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 140 (95.24%) Microsoft
2 26 (17.69%) Adobe
3 15 (10.20%) Apple
4 14 (9.52%) VMware
5 11 (7.48%) Veeam
6 8 (5.44%) Acronis
6 8 (5.44%) Fortinet
6 8 (5.44%) Google
6 8 (5.44%) SonicWALL
6 8 (5.44%) WatchGuard
6 8 (5.44%) Zscaler
7 7 (4.76%) N-able
7 7 (4.76%) Palo Alto
8 6 (4.08%) Datto
8 6 (4.08%) Dell
8 6 (4.08%) HP
9 5 (3.40%) Cisco
9 5 (3.40%) iManage
10 3 (2.04%) Nexthink
10 3 (2.04%) ServiceNow