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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 338 428
Rank change year-on-year +10 +90 -15
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 134 100 81
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.60% 0.33%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.55% 1.68% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 119 89 65
10th Percentile £32,700 £29,650 £32,800
25th Percentile £40,625 £30,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -23.81% +2.94%
75th Percentile £75,437 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £73,850
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year +12.58% -11.18% -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 8,648 5,948 10,060
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.72% 35.92% 40.78%
Number of salaries quoted 6,292 4,361 7,767
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,489 £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 £81,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%

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 20 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
1 130 (97.01%) SharePoint
2 65 (48.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.75%) IIS
4 1 (0.75%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 133 (99.25%) Microsoft 365
2 99 (73.88%) Azure
3 50 (37.31%) Power Platform
4 48 (35.82%) Entra ID
5 39 (29.10%) Power Automate
6 38 (28.36%) PowerApps
7 26 (19.40%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (14.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 19 (14.18%) Azure Data Factory
8 19 (14.18%) Azure Logic Apps
9 11 (8.21%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (8.21%) SaaS
10 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (5.22%) AWS
12 6 (4.48%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (4.48%) Copilot Studio
13 5 (3.73%) GCP
13 5 (3.73%) IaaS
14 3 (2.24%) ChatGPT
15 2 (1.49%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 29 (21.64%) DNS
2 26 (19.40%) DHCP
3 21 (15.67%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (11.94%) Firewall
5 15 (11.19%) VPN
6 12 (8.96%) VoIP
7 11 (8.21%) LAN
8 9 (6.72%) Network Security
8 9 (6.72%) TCP/IP
8 9 (6.72%) WAN
9 7 (5.22%) VLAN
10 1 (0.75%) Internet
10 1 (0.75%) Intranet
10 1 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.75%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (21.64%) Power BI
2 19 (14.18%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (5.97%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.49%) JIRA
1 2 (1.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 69 (51.49%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.19%) Finance
3 10 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (5.97%) Telecoms
5 6 (4.48%) Public Sector
6 4 (2.99%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.99%) Games
6 4 (2.99%) Law
6 4 (2.99%) Legal
7 2 (1.49%) Legal Technology
7 2 (1.49%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.49%) Marketing
8 1 (0.75%) Advertising
8 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (23.13%) Senior
2 26 (19.40%) IT Support
3 24 (17.91%) IT Engineer
3 24 (17.91%) Support Engineer
4 23 (17.16%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (15.67%) Developer
6 15 (11.19%) Analyst
6 15 (11.19%) Consultant
6 15 (11.19%) Senior Developer
7 13 (9.70%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 12 (8.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (8.21%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 11 (8.21%) Microsoft Developer
9 11 (8.21%) Support Analyst
10 10 (7.46%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (5.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 8 (5.97%) Applications Support
11 8 (5.97%) Microsoft Engineer
12 7 (5.22%) Network Engineer
12 7 (5.22%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (18.66%) HTML
2 24 (17.91%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (14.93%) SPFx
4 19 (14.18%) .NET
4 19 (14.18%) .NET Core
4 19 (14.18%) CSS
4 19 (14.18%) HTML5 Canvas
4 19 (14.18%) JSON
5 5 (3.73%) Middleware
6 3 (2.24%) OAuth
6 3 (2.24%) OpenID
7 1 (0.75%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.46%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (2.99%) Fat Client
3 4 (2.99%) Thin Client
4 3 (2.24%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.24%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.49%) BYOD
5 2 (1.49%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.75%) CMDB
6 1 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.75%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Licensing
6 1 (0.75%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.75%) Replication
6 1 (0.75%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 67 (50.00%) Windows
2 39 (29.10%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.45%) Windows 10
4 11 (8.21%) Apple iOS
5 9 (6.72%) Mac OS
6 8 (5.97%) Android
7 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (2.99%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (35.07%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (33.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (27.61%) ITIL
4 29 (21.64%) Business Intelligence
4 29 (21.64%) Customer Service
5 28 (20.90%) Document Management
5 28 (20.90%) User Experience
6 25 (18.66%) Technical Leadership
7 22 (16.42%) Service Management
8 21 (15.67%) Project Management
9 19 (14.18%) Cybersecurity
9 19 (14.18%) Machine Learning
9 19 (14.18%) Project Delivery
9 19 (14.18%) Web Design
10 17 (12.69%) Mobile Device Management
11 15 (11.19%) Collaborative Working
11 15 (11.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 15 (11.19%) Root Cause Analysis
12 14 (10.45%) Business Continuity
13 13 (9.70%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 46 (34.33%) PowerShell
2 32 (23.88%) SQL
3 25 (18.66%) JavaScript
4 19 (14.18%) C#
4 19 (14.18%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.24%) Python
6 2 (1.49%) Bash
6 2 (1.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (11.19%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (10.45%) Degree
3 5 (3.73%) Azure Certification
4 4 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (1.49%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.49%) CISSP
5 2 (1.49%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.75%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.75%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.75%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.70%) SLA
2 6 (4.48%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.75%) GDPR
3 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 55 (41.04%) Active Directory
2 14 (10.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (6.72%) Hyper-V
4 7 (5.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (4.48%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 55 (41.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (10.45%) SCCM
3 4 (2.99%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.24%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.75%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 127 (94.78%) Microsoft
2 24 (17.91%) Adobe
3 13 (9.70%) Apple
4 11 (8.21%) VMware
5 8 (5.97%) Veeam
5 8 (5.97%) Zscaler
6 7 (5.22%) Dell
6 7 (5.22%) HP
7 6 (4.48%) Acronis
7 6 (4.48%) Google
8 5 (3.73%) Cisco
8 5 (3.73%) Fortinet
8 5 (3.73%) iManage
8 5 (3.73%) SonicWALL
8 5 (3.73%) WatchGuard
9 4 (2.99%) Datto
9 4 (2.99%) N-able
9 4 (2.99%) Palo Alto
10 3 (2.24%) Nexthink
11 2 (1.49%) Intapp