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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 379 396
Rank change year-on-year +41 +17 +214
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 70 87 115
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.43% 0.43% 0.49%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.24% 0.98% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 58 58 104
10th Percentile £29,025 £32,900 £30,225
25th Percentile £30,813 £36,750 £36,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +4.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,813 £71,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £80,025 £72,500
UK median annual salary £37,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -7.50% -5.88% -7.61%

All Cloud 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 5,651 8,859 11,160
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.76% 43.68% 47.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,008 5,838 9,519
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £48,144 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,313 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £99,100
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -

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 19 October 2025.

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 62 (88.57%) SharePoint
2 41 (58.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.43%) CMS
3 1 (1.43%) Drupal
Applications
1 12 (17.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (2.86%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 60 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (44.29%) Azure
3 28 (40.00%) Entra ID
4 14 (20.00%) Power Automate
4 14 (20.00%) Power Platform
5 13 (18.57%) Microsoft Copilot
6 8 (11.43%) PowerApps
7 7 (10.00%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (8.57%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (5.71%) Azure AI
9 4 (5.71%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (2.86%) SaaS
10 2 (2.86%) Viva Engage
11 1 (1.43%) AWS
11 1 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (1.43%) Figma
11 1 (1.43%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.86%) DNS
1 9 (12.86%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (8.57%) DHCP
2 6 (8.57%) Firewall
3 5 (7.14%) VPN
4 2 (2.86%) VLAN
5 1 (1.43%) Intranet
5 1 (1.43%) Unified Communications
5 1 (1.43%) VoIP
5 1 (1.43%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.86%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.43%) MSI
General
1 32 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 29 (41.43%) Finance
3 11 (15.71%) Legal
4 10 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (11.43%) Retail
6 7 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (7.14%) Telecoms
8 3 (4.29%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.86%) Games
9 2 (2.86%) German Language
9 2 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.86%) Marketing
10 1 (1.43%) Advertising
10 1 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (21.43%) Support Engineer
2 11 (15.71%) IT Support
3 8 (11.43%) Microsoft 365 Manager
3 8 (11.43%) Support Technician
3 8 (11.43%) Technical Engineer
3 8 (11.43%) Technical Support
3 8 (11.43%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (10.00%) Operations Manager
4 7 (10.00%) Support Manager
5 6 (8.57%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (8.57%) IT Engineer
5 6 (8.57%) IT Support Engineer
6 5 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support Technician
7 4 (5.71%) Analyst
7 4 (5.71%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (5.71%) IT Support Technician
7 4 (5.71%) IT Technician
8 3 (4.29%) 1st Line Support
8 3 (4.29%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.43%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (18.57%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (7.14%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (5.71%) Driving Licence
3 4 (5.71%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.86%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.43%) Animation
5 1 (1.43%) CCTV
5 1 (1.43%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.43%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.43%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.43%) iPhone
5 1 (1.43%) Social Media
5 1 (1.43%) Thin Client
5 1 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (42.86%) Windows
2 14 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 10 (14.29%) Mac OS
4 4 (5.71%) Windows 10
5 2 (2.86%) Android
5 2 (2.86%) Linux
6 1 (1.43%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.43%) CentOS
6 1 (1.43%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (47.14%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 19 (27.14%) ITIL
4 13 (18.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (18.57%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (15.71%) Roadmaps
6 8 (11.43%) Configuration Management
6 8 (11.43%) CRM
6 8 (11.43%) Data Protection
6 8 (11.43%) Project Delivery
6 8 (11.43%) Risk Management
6 8 (11.43%) Time Management
6 8 (11.43%) User Experience
7 7 (10.00%) Budget Management
7 7 (10.00%) E-Discovery
7 7 (10.00%) Technology Roadmap
8 6 (8.57%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (8.57%) IT Strategy
8 6 (8.57%) Migration
8 6 (8.57%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.29%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.43%) Bash
2 1 (1.43%) Python
2 1 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (25.71%) Degree
2 11 (15.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (14.29%) DBS Check
4 6 (8.57%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (4.29%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.29%) Security Cleared
6 2 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.86%) MCSA
7 1 (1.43%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.43%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.43%) Linux+ Certification
7 1 (1.43%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.00%) GDPR
1 7 (10.00%) SLA
2 4 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.86%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.43%) HIPAA
System Software
1 33 (47.14%) Active Directory
2 9 (12.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.29%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.43%) Docker
4 1 (1.43%) Dovecot
4 1 (1.43%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (38.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.43%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (1.43%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.43%) PaperCut
2 1 (1.43%) SCCM
2 1 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (87.14%) Microsoft
2 9 (12.86%) VMware
3 6 (8.57%) Citrix
4 5 (7.14%) Progress
5 4 (5.71%) Apple
6 3 (4.29%) Cisco
7 2 (2.86%) Concur
7 2 (2.86%) HubSpot
7 2 (2.86%) Sage
8 1 (1.43%) Acronis
8 1 (1.43%) Datto
8 1 (1.43%) Google
8 1 (1.43%) Hotjar
8 1 (1.43%) HP
8 1 (1.43%) Okta
8 1 (1.43%) Ping Identity
8 1 (1.43%) Red Hat
8 1 (1.43%) Sophos
8 1 (1.43%) Yealink