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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 332 414
Rank change year-on-year +27 +82 -3
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 139 102 85
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.62% 0.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.60% 1.71% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 122 91 64
10th Percentile £32,525 £29,750 £32,600
25th Percentile £41,250 £30,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -24.53% +3.92%
75th Percentile £75,437 £64,875 £65,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £76,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -5.56%

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 8,678 5,953 10,091
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.39% 36.01% 40.70%
Number of salaries quoted 6,340 4,360 7,661
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,101
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 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%

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 August 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
1 135 (97.12%) SharePoint
2 66 (47.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.88%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (2.88%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (2.88%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.72%) IIS
4 1 (0.72%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (9.35%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 138 (99.28%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (73.38%) Azure
3 51 (36.69%) Power Platform
4 47 (33.81%) Entra ID
5 40 (28.78%) Power Automate
6 39 (28.06%) PowerApps
7 30 (21.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (13.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 19 (13.67%) Azure Data Factory
8 19 (13.67%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (10.07%) SaaS
10 13 (9.35%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (7.91%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (7.19%) AWS
13 9 (6.47%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (5.76%) GCP
14 8 (5.76%) IaaS
15 6 (4.32%) Copilot Studio
16 3 (2.16%) ChatGPT
17 2 (1.44%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 30 (21.58%) DNS
2 27 (19.42%) DHCP
3 21 (15.11%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (12.23%) Firewall
5 16 (11.51%) VPN
6 11 (7.91%) LAN
6 11 (7.91%) VoIP
7 9 (6.47%) Network Security
7 9 (6.47%) TCP/IP
7 9 (6.47%) WAN
8 8 (5.76%) VLAN
9 1 (0.72%) Intranet
9 1 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.72%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (20.86%) Power BI
2 19 (13.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (5.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.44%) JIRA
1 2 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 71 (51.08%) Social Skills
2 15 (10.79%) Finance
3 11 (7.91%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (6.47%) Public Sector
5 8 (5.76%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.60%) Games
7 4 (2.88%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.88%) Law
7 4 (2.88%) Legal
8 2 (1.44%) Legal Technology
8 2 (1.44%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.44%) Marketing
9 1 (0.72%) Advertising
9 1 (0.72%) Aviation
9 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 33 (23.74%) Senior
2 26 (18.71%) IT Support
3 25 (17.99%) IT Engineer
3 25 (17.99%) Support Engineer
4 24 (17.27%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (15.11%) Developer
6 16 (11.51%) Consultant
7 15 (10.79%) Analyst
7 15 (10.79%) Senior Developer
8 13 (9.35%) Microsoft 365 Developer
9 12 (8.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (7.91%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 11 (7.91%) Microsoft Developer
10 11 (7.91%) Support Analyst
11 10 (7.19%) Architect
11 10 (7.19%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (5.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 8 (5.76%) Applications Support
12 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Engineer
12 8 (5.76%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (17.99%) HTML
1 25 (17.99%) Microsoft Graph
2 21 (15.11%) SPFx
3 19 (13.67%) .NET
3 19 (13.67%) .NET Core
3 19 (13.67%) CSS
3 19 (13.67%) HTML5 Canvas
3 19 (13.67%) JSON
4 8 (5.76%) Middleware
5 3 (2.16%) OAuth
5 3 (2.16%) OpenID
6 1 (0.72%) REST
6 1 (0.72%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.19%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.60%) Fat Client
3 5 (3.60%) Thin Client
4 3 (2.16%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.44%) BYOD
5 2 (1.44%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.72%) CMDB
6 1 (0.72%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.72%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Licensing
6 1 (0.72%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.72%) Replication
6 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 68 (48.92%) Windows
2 41 (29.50%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.07%) Windows 10
4 11 (7.91%) Apple iOS
5 8 (5.76%) Android
5 8 (5.76%) Mac OS
6 5 (3.60%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (2.88%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (35.25%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (32.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 38 (27.34%) ITIL
4 31 (22.30%) Document Management
5 30 (21.58%) Customer Service
6 29 (20.86%) Business Intelligence
7 28 (20.14%) Technical Leadership
8 27 (19.42%) User Experience
9 23 (16.55%) Project Delivery
10 22 (15.83%) Service Management
11 21 (15.11%) Project Management
12 19 (13.67%) Cybersecurity
12 19 (13.67%) Machine Learning
12 19 (13.67%) Web Design
13 17 (12.23%) Disaster Recovery
13 17 (12.23%) Mobile Device Management
14 16 (11.51%) Translating Business Requirements
15 15 (10.79%) Agile
15 15 (10.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 15 (10.79%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 47 (33.81%) PowerShell
2 32 (23.02%) SQL
3 25 (17.99%) JavaScript
4 19 (13.67%) C#
4 19 (13.67%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.16%) Python
6 2 (1.44%) Bash
6 2 (1.44%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (10.79%) Degree
1 15 (10.79%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (3.60%) Azure Certification
3 4 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (1.44%) A+ Certification
4 2 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (1.44%) CISSP
4 2 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (0.72%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (0.72%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.72%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.79%) SLA
2 6 (4.32%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.72%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 56 (40.29%) Active Directory
2 14 (10.07%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (7.19%) Hyper-V
4 8 (5.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (4.32%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 55 (39.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (10.07%) SCCM
3 4 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.72%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 132 (94.96%) Microsoft
2 27 (19.42%) Adobe
3 14 (10.07%) Apple
4 12 (8.63%) VMware
5 9 (6.47%) Veeam
6 8 (5.76%) Google
6 8 (5.76%) Zscaler
7 7 (5.04%) Acronis
7 7 (5.04%) Dell
7 7 (5.04%) HP
8 6 (4.32%) Fortinet
8 6 (4.32%) SonicWALL
8 6 (4.32%) WatchGuard
9 5 (3.60%) Cisco
9 5 (3.60%) Datto
9 5 (3.60%) iManage
9 5 (3.60%) N-able
9 5 (3.60%) Palo Alto
10 3 (2.16%) Nexthink
11 2 (1.44%) Intapp