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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 345 400
Rank change year-on-year +29 +55 -3
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 158 76 81
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.47% 0.36%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.80% 1.32% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 133 66 54
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,250 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -13.95% +6.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% -11.11%

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 8,761 5,740 9,259
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.62% 35.52% 41.06%
Number of salaries quoted 6,440 4,121 6,329
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £37,500
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 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -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 23 September 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
1 154 (97.47%) SharePoint
2 77 (48.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 157 (99.37%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (66.46%) Azure
3 55 (34.81%) Power Platform
4 50 (31.65%) Entra ID
5 42 (26.58%) Power Automate
6 40 (25.32%) PowerApps
7 39 (24.68%) Microsoft Copilot
8 16 (10.13%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (8.86%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 14 (8.86%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (8.86%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (8.86%) SaaS
10 11 (6.96%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (6.33%) AWS
11 10 (6.33%) Copilot Studio
12 8 (5.06%) Azure Monitor
12 8 (5.06%) GCP
12 8 (5.06%) IaaS
13 5 (3.16%) ShareGate
14 3 (1.90%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 31 (19.62%) DNS
2 28 (17.72%) DHCP
3 21 (13.29%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (12.03%) Firewall
5 18 (11.39%) VPN
6 12 (7.59%) LAN
6 12 (7.59%) VoIP
7 11 (6.96%) VLAN
8 10 (6.33%) WAN
9 9 (5.70%) Network Security
10 8 (5.06%) TCP/IP
11 2 (1.27%) Kerberos
12 1 (0.63%) Intranet
12 1 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (15.19%) Power BI
2 14 (8.86%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (4.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.27%) JIRA
1 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 81 (51.27%) Social Skills
2 18 (11.39%) Organisational Skills
3 17 (10.76%) Finance
4 9 (5.70%) Public Sector
5 8 (5.06%) Telecoms
6 6 (3.80%) Games
7 5 (3.16%) Legal
8 4 (2.53%) Aviation
8 4 (2.53%) Law
9 3 (1.90%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.90%) Marketing
10 2 (1.27%) Legal Technology
10 2 (1.27%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.63%) Advertising
11 1 (0.63%) Banking
11 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.63%) Publishing
11 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (20.25%) IT Support
2 28 (17.72%) Senior
2 28 (17.72%) Support Engineer
3 27 (17.09%) IT Engineer
4 26 (16.46%) IT Support Engineer
5 22 (13.92%) Consultant
6 20 (12.66%) Developer
7 19 (12.03%) Analyst
8 17 (10.76%) Support Analyst
9 15 (9.49%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 14 (8.86%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 11 (6.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (6.96%) Microsoft Engineer
12 10 (6.33%) Senior Developer
12 10 (6.33%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (5.70%) Architect
13 9 (5.70%) Microsoft Developer
13 9 (5.70%) Service Analyst
14 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Consultant
14 8 (5.06%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (16.46%) Microsoft Graph
2 24 (15.19%) HTML
3 19 (12.03%) SPFx
4 15 (9.49%) HTML5 Canvas
5 14 (8.86%) .NET
5 14 (8.86%) .NET Core
5 14 (8.86%) CSS
5 14 (8.86%) JSON
6 8 (5.06%) Middleware
7 4 (2.53%) OAuth
7 4 (2.53%) REST
8 2 (1.27%) OpenID
9 1 (0.63%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.39%) Onboarding
2 10 (6.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 7 (4.43%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.80%) Fat Client
4 6 (3.80%) Thin Client
5 5 (3.16%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.53%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.53%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.27%) BYOD
9 1 (0.63%) CCTV
9 1 (0.63%) CMDB
9 1 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.63%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.63%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Licensing
9 1 (0.63%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 79 (50.00%) Windows
2 46 (29.11%) Windows Server
3 16 (10.13%) Windows 10
4 10 (6.33%) Apple iOS
5 8 (5.06%) Mac OS
6 6 (3.80%) Android
7 2 (1.27%) Linux
7 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (41.77%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (32.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (25.95%) ITIL
4 37 (23.42%) Customer Service
5 31 (19.62%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (17.72%) Data Protection
7 26 (16.46%) Document Management
7 26 (16.46%) Project Delivery
8 24 (15.19%) Business Intelligence
8 24 (15.19%) Service Management
9 23 (14.56%) Agile
9 23 (14.56%) Technical Leadership
9 23 (14.56%) Translating Business Requirements
10 22 (13.92%) User Experience
11 19 (12.03%) Collaborative Working
11 19 (12.03%) Disaster Recovery
12 18 (11.39%) Information Security
12 18 (11.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (11.39%) Mobile Device Management
13 16 (10.13%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 47 (29.75%) PowerShell
2 27 (17.09%) SQL
3 24 (15.19%) JavaScript
4 14 (8.86%) C#
4 14 (8.86%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.27%) Python
5 2 (1.27%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.63%) Bash
Qualifications
1 24 (15.19%) Degree
2 17 (10.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (3.16%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.27%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.27%) CEH
6 1 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.63%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.63%) CISSP
6 1 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.63%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.63%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (12.03%) SLA
2 10 (6.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.63%) GDPR
3 1 (0.63%) QA
System Software
1 62 (39.24%) Active Directory
2 22 (13.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (7.59%) Hyper-V
4 10 (6.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (2.53%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 55 (34.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (10.13%) SCCM
3 3 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.27%) WMI
Vendors
1 150 (94.94%) Microsoft
2 22 (13.92%) Adobe
3 17 (10.76%) Apple
4 14 (8.86%) VMware
5 11 (6.96%) Veeam
6 9 (5.70%) Fortinet
6 9 (5.70%) SonicWALL
7 8 (5.06%) Acronis
7 8 (5.06%) Google
7 8 (5.06%) N-able
7 8 (5.06%) Palo Alto
7 8 (5.06%) WatchGuard
7 8 (5.06%) Zscaler
8 6 (3.80%) Datto
9 5 (3.16%) Dell
9 5 (3.16%) HP
9 5 (3.16%) iManage
10 4 (2.53%) Cisco
11 3 (1.90%) Nexthink
11 3 (1.90%) ServiceNow