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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 295 306 455
Rank change year-on-year +11 +149 -6
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 98 97 119
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.54% 0.72% 0.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.44% 1.64% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 82 91 98
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,750 £33,663
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,213 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £41,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +47.59% -20.95% +10.53%
75th Percentile £82,188 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -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 6,802 5,931 14,026
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.66% 43.96% 43.10%
Number of salaries quoted 4,592 4,644 12,045
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,575 £35,251
25th Percentile £46,078 £46,250 £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 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,100 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.84% +8.70% -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 26 April 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 94 (95.92%) SharePoint
2 44 (44.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (4.08%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (4.08%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (4.08%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (3.06%) IIS
5 2 (2.04%) Moodle
5 2 (2.04%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (11.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (11.22%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (5.10%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 98 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (74.49%) Azure
3 40 (40.82%) Entra ID
4 30 (30.61%) Power Platform
5 24 (24.49%) Power Automate
5 24 (24.49%) PowerApps
6 17 (17.35%) Azure Logic Apps
7 16 (16.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 16 (16.33%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (7.14%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (5.10%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (4.08%) ChatGPT
10 4 (4.08%) Dropbox
10 4 (4.08%) Google Workspace
11 3 (3.06%) AWS
11 3 (3.06%) SaaS
12 2 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (2.04%) Google Drive
12 2 (2.04%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 30 (30.61%) DHCP
1 30 (30.61%) DNS
2 26 (26.53%) VPN
3 16 (16.33%) WAN
4 15 (15.31%) TCP/IP
5 13 (13.27%) SD-WAN
6 12 (12.24%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (8.16%) Firewall
8 7 (7.14%) VLAN
8 7 (7.14%) VoIP
9 4 (4.08%) Internet
9 4 (4.08%) Wireless
10 3 (3.06%) LAN
11 2 (2.04%) IPsec
12 1 (1.02%) Intranet
12 1 (1.02%) Network Security
12 1 (1.02%) SAN
12 1 (1.02%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (21.43%) Power BI
2 17 (17.35%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (6.12%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (5.10%) JIRA
General
1 55 (56.12%) Social Skills
2 28 (28.57%) Finance
3 9 (9.18%) Influencing Skills
3 9 (9.18%) Public Sector
4 7 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.08%) Law
6 1 (1.02%) German Language
6 1 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 34 (34.69%) Senior
2 22 (22.45%) IT Support
3 15 (15.31%) Analyst
4 14 (14.29%) Developer
4 14 (14.29%) Senior Developer
5 12 (12.24%) IT Engineer
5 12 (12.24%) Support Engineer
6 10 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (10.20%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (10.20%) Support Analyst
7 9 (9.18%) Product Manager
7 9 (9.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (7.14%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 7 (7.14%) Microsoft Developer
8 7 (7.14%) Senior Microsoft Developer
9 6 (6.12%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 6 (6.12%) 2nd Line Support
9 6 (6.12%) Consultant
10 5 (5.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 5 (5.10%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (18.37%) Microsoft Graph
2 17 (17.35%) SPFx
3 16 (16.33%) .NET
3 16 (16.33%) .NET Core
3 16 (16.33%) CSS
3 16 (16.33%) HTML
3 16 (16.33%) HTML5 Canvas
3 16 (16.33%) JSON
4 5 (5.10%) EDI
5 4 (4.08%) OAuth
5 4 (4.08%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.18%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (6.12%) Onboarding
2 6 (6.12%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (5.10%) CCTV
4 4 (4.08%) Driving Licence
4 4 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (4.08%) iPad
4 4 (4.08%) iPhone
4 4 (4.08%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (2.04%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.02%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.02%) CMDB
6 1 (1.02%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.02%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 52 (53.06%) Windows
2 30 (30.61%) Windows Server
3 24 (24.49%) Apple iOS
4 23 (23.47%) Windows 10
5 6 (6.12%) Android
6 5 (5.10%) Mac OS
6 5 (5.10%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (4.08%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (4.08%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (24.49%) ITIL
1 24 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (23.47%) Project Management
3 22 (22.45%) User Experience
4 21 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
4 21 (21.43%) Service Delivery
5 19 (19.39%) Document Management
6 16 (16.33%) Disaster Recovery
6 16 (16.33%) Machine Learning
6 16 (16.33%) Root Cause Analysis
6 16 (16.33%) Service Management
6 16 (16.33%) Technical Leadership
6 16 (16.33%) Web Design
7 14 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (14.29%) Roadmaps
8 13 (13.27%) Customer Service
9 12 (12.24%) Cloud Operations
9 12 (12.24%) Cost Management
9 12 (12.24%) Identity Access Management
9 12 (12.24%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (32.65%) PowerShell
2 22 (22.45%) SQL
3 16 (16.33%) C#
3 16 (16.33%) JavaScript
3 16 (16.33%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.02%) Bash
4 1 (1.02%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (8.16%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (6.12%) Degree
3 4 (4.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (4.08%) CISSP
3 4 (4.08%) Network+ Certification
3 4 (4.08%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (3.06%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.04%) A+ Certification
5 2 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.02%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.02%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.02%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.08%) SLA
2 3 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (3.06%) QA
3 1 (1.02%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (45.92%) Active Directory
2 14 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (8.16%) Hyper-V
3 8 (8.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (6.12%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (5.10%) BitLocker
6 1 (1.02%) Docker
6 1 (1.02%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 37 (37.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (7.14%) SCCM
3 4 (4.08%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (2.04%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.02%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.02%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.02%) Terraform
Vendors
1 95 (96.94%) Microsoft
2 16 (16.33%) Adobe
2 16 (16.33%) VMware
3 9 (9.18%) Apple
4 6 (6.12%) Dell
4 6 (6.12%) Google
5 5 (5.10%) JD Edwards
5 5 (5.10%) Salesforce
6 4 (4.08%) HP
7 2 (2.04%) Freshdesk
7 2 (2.04%) iManage
7 2 (2.04%) Nexthink
7 2 (2.04%) Veeam
8 1 (1.02%) Cisco
8 1 (1.02%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.02%) Proofpoint
8 1 (1.02%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.02%) WatchGuard