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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 338 452
Rank change year-on-year +29 +114 -17
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 108 95 115
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.64% 0.35%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.47% 1.64% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 92 88 95
10th Percentile £32,975 £29,600 £32,800
25th Percentile £40,000 £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 £85,313 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,925 £72,450
UK median annual salary £41,250 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -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 7,335 5,810 14,198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.22% 39.25% 42.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,048 4,196 12,030
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,209 £100,000
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 30 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
1 106 (98.15%) SharePoint
2 46 (42.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.70%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.70%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.70%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.78%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (10.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (4.63%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 107 (99.07%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (74.07%) Azure
3 38 (35.19%) Entra ID
4 33 (30.56%) Power Platform
5 29 (26.85%) Power Automate
6 28 (25.93%) PowerApps
7 20 (18.52%) Azure Logic Apps
8 19 (17.59%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 19 (17.59%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (7.41%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (4.63%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (3.70%) ChatGPT
11 4 (3.70%) Dropbox
11 4 (3.70%) Google Workspace
11 4 (3.70%) SaaS
12 3 (2.78%) AWS
13 2 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (1.85%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 27 (25.00%) DNS
2 26 (24.07%) DHCP
3 21 (19.44%) VPN
4 13 (12.04%) TCP/IP
4 13 (12.04%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (11.11%) WAN
6 11 (10.19%) VoIP
7 10 (9.26%) SD-WAN
8 9 (8.33%) Firewall
9 6 (5.56%) VLAN
10 4 (3.70%) Internet
11 2 (1.85%) LAN
11 2 (1.85%) Network Security
12 1 (0.93%) Intranet
12 1 (0.93%) IPsec
12 1 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.93%) SAN
12 1 (0.93%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.93%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (23.15%) Power BI
2 20 (18.52%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (3.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 62 (57.41%) Social Skills
2 27 (25.00%) Finance
3 9 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
3 9 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.70%) Law
6 1 (0.93%) Advertising
6 1 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.93%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 33 (30.56%) Senior
2 24 (22.22%) IT Support
3 16 (14.81%) IT Engineer
4 15 (13.89%) Analyst
4 15 (13.89%) Developer
4 15 (13.89%) Senior Developer
4 15 (13.89%) Support Engineer
5 14 (12.96%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (10.19%) Support Analyst
7 10 (9.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (8.33%) Product Manager
8 9 (8.33%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (7.41%) Consultant
10 7 (6.48%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Developer
10 7 (6.48%) Senior Microsoft Developer
11 6 (5.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 6 (5.56%) Service Desk Support
12 5 (4.63%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (20.37%) Microsoft Graph
2 20 (18.52%) SPFx
3 19 (17.59%) .NET
3 19 (17.59%) .NET Core
3 19 (17.59%) CSS
3 19 (17.59%) HTML
3 19 (17.59%) HTML5 Canvas
3 19 (17.59%) JSON
4 5 (4.63%) EDI
5 4 (3.70%) OAuth
5 4 (3.70%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
1 6 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (4.63%) CCTV
3 3 (2.78%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.85%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.93%) CMDB
5 1 (0.93%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.93%) iPad
5 1 (0.93%) iPhone
5 1 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.93%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.93%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.93%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 58 (53.70%) Windows
2 31 (28.70%) Windows Server
3 22 (20.37%) Apple iOS
4 21 (19.44%) Windows 10
5 7 (6.48%) Android
6 6 (5.56%) Mac OS
7 5 (4.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (3.70%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (3.70%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (26.85%) ITIL
3 27 (25.00%) Project Management
4 26 (24.07%) User Experience
5 25 (23.15%) Business Intelligence
6 23 (21.30%) Service Management
7 22 (20.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 22 (20.37%) Document Management
8 20 (18.52%) Service Delivery
9 19 (17.59%) Machine Learning
9 19 (17.59%) Technical Leadership
9 19 (17.59%) Web Design
10 17 (15.74%) Customer Service
11 14 (12.96%) Roadmaps
12 13 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
12 13 (12.04%) Disaster Recovery
12 13 (12.04%) Root Cause Analysis
13 11 (10.19%) Coaching
13 11 (10.19%) Mentoring
14 10 (9.26%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 36 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 26 (24.07%) SQL
3 19 (17.59%) C#
3 19 (17.59%) JavaScript
3 19 (17.59%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.93%) Bash
4 1 (0.93%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (9.26%) Degree
1 10 (9.26%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 4 (3.70%) Azure Certification
2 4 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (3.70%) CISSP
2 4 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (3.70%) TOGAF Certification
3 3 (2.78%) A+ Certification
3 3 (2.78%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.93%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (0.93%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.93%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (2.78%) QA
2 1 (0.93%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.93%) GDPR
2 1 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.93%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (41.67%) Active Directory
2 11 (10.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (9.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (5.56%) BitLocker
5 4 (3.70%) Hyper-V
6 3 (2.78%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.93%) Docker
7 1 (0.93%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (36.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.41%) SCCM
3 4 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.85%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.93%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.93%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.93%) Terraform
Vendors
1 101 (93.52%) Microsoft
2 19 (17.59%) Adobe
3 12 (11.11%) VMware
4 9 (8.33%) Apple
5 6 (5.56%) Dell
6 5 (4.63%) JD Edwards
6 5 (4.63%) Salesforce
7 4 (3.70%) Google
7 4 (3.70%) HP
8 2 (1.85%) Cisco
8 2 (1.85%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.85%) iManage
8 2 (1.85%) Nexthink
8 2 (1.85%) Veeam
9 1 (0.93%) Freshdesk
9 1 (0.93%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.93%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.93%) SonicWALL
9 1 (0.93%) WatchGuard