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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 334 474
Rank change year-on-year +23 +140 -59
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 113 100 117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.66% 0.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.52% 1.71% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 96 92 95
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,300 £32,800
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £41,768
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £34,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +63.04% -31.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £85,313 £58,750 £58,125
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,550 £71,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +10.39% -3.75% -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 7,445 5,834 14,465
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.92% 38.59% 42.32%
Number of salaries quoted 5,146 4,241 12,117
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.73% +3.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.16%

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 11 June 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
1 111 (98.23%) SharePoint
2 47 (41.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.54%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.54%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.54%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.65%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.96%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (4.42%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.88%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 112 (99.12%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (72.57%) Azure
3 38 (33.63%) Entra ID
3 38 (33.63%) Power Platform
4 31 (27.43%) Power Automate
4 31 (27.43%) PowerApps
5 19 (16.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 19 (16.81%) Azure Data Factory
5 19 (16.81%) Azure Logic Apps
6 10 (8.85%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (6.19%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (4.42%) ChatGPT
8 5 (4.42%) SaaS
9 4 (3.54%) Dropbox
9 4 (3.54%) Google Workspace
10 3 (2.65%) AWS
11 2 (1.77%) Viva Engage
12 1 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.88%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 25 (22.12%) DNS
2 24 (21.24%) DHCP
3 19 (16.81%) VPN
4 13 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (10.62%) TCP/IP
5 12 (10.62%) VoIP
6 10 (8.85%) WAN
7 8 (7.08%) SD-WAN
8 6 (5.31%) Firewall
9 4 (3.54%) Internet
9 4 (3.54%) VLAN
10 2 (1.77%) LAN
11 1 (0.88%) Intranet
11 1 (0.88%) IPsec
11 1 (0.88%) Network Security
11 1 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.88%) SAN
11 1 (0.88%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (23.89%) Power BI
2 19 (16.81%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (3.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (6.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 63 (55.75%) Social Skills
2 28 (24.78%) Finance
3 10 (8.85%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (7.96%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (7.96%) Public Sector
5 5 (4.42%) Law
6 4 (3.54%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.77%) Legal
8 1 (0.88%) Advertising
8 1 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.88%) Legal Technology
8 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 31 (27.43%) Senior
2 25 (22.12%) IT Support
3 18 (15.93%) IT Engineer
4 17 (15.04%) Support Engineer
5 16 (14.16%) Analyst
5 16 (14.16%) Developer
5 16 (14.16%) IT Support Engineer
6 15 (13.27%) Senior Developer
7 12 (10.62%) Support Analyst
8 9 (7.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.96%) Product Manager
9 8 (7.08%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (7.08%) Consultant
9 8 (7.08%) Microsoft 365 Developer
9 8 (7.08%) Microsoft Developer
9 8 (7.08%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (6.19%) Senior Microsoft Developer
11 6 (5.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 6 (5.31%) Applications Support
11 6 (5.31%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (19.47%) Microsoft Graph
2 20 (17.70%) HTML
2 20 (17.70%) SPFx
3 19 (16.81%) .NET
3 19 (16.81%) .NET Core
3 19 (16.81%) CSS
3 19 (16.81%) HTML5 Canvas
3 19 (16.81%) JSON
4 5 (4.42%) EDI
4 5 (4.42%) OAuth
4 5 (4.42%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.31%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (4.42%) CCTV
2 5 (4.42%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (3.54%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.77%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.88%) BYOD
5 1 (0.88%) CMDB
5 1 (0.88%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.88%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.88%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.88%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 61 (53.98%) Windows
2 31 (27.43%) Windows Server
3 22 (19.47%) Apple iOS
4 20 (17.70%) Windows 10
5 8 (7.08%) Mac OS
6 7 (6.19%) Android
7 5 (4.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (3.54%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (3.54%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.77%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (32.74%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (25.66%) ITIL
3 28 (24.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 28 (24.78%) Service Management
4 27 (23.89%) Business Intelligence
4 27 (23.89%) Project Management
4 27 (23.89%) User Experience
5 22 (19.47%) Document Management
6 19 (16.81%) Customer Service
6 19 (16.81%) Machine Learning
6 19 (16.81%) Technical Leadership
6 19 (16.81%) Web Design
7 18 (15.93%) Service Delivery
8 14 (12.39%) Roadmaps
9 13 (11.50%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (11.50%) Root Cause Analysis
10 11 (9.73%) Coaching
11 10 (8.85%) Disaster Recovery
11 10 (8.85%) Mentoring
12 9 (7.96%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (34.51%) PowerShell
2 28 (24.78%) SQL
3 20 (17.70%) JavaScript
4 19 (16.81%) C#
4 19 (16.81%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.65%) Python
6 2 (1.77%) Bash
7 1 (0.88%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (8.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (7.96%) Degree
3 4 (3.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (3.54%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (3.54%) CISSP
3 4 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (3.54%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (2.65%) A+ Certification
4 3 (2.65%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.77%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.88%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.88%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (1.77%) QA
2 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.88%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.88%) GDPR
2 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 43 (38.05%) Active Directory
2 10 (8.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (7.96%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (5.31%) BitLocker
5 3 (2.65%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (35.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.08%) SCCM
3 6 (5.31%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.65%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.88%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.88%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 105 (92.92%) Microsoft
2 19 (16.81%) Adobe
3 11 (9.73%) Apple
3 11 (9.73%) VMware
4 6 (5.31%) Dell
5 5 (4.42%) JD Edwards
5 5 (4.42%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.54%) Google
6 4 (3.54%) HP
7 3 (2.65%) iManage
8 2 (1.77%) Cisco
8 2 (1.77%) Nexthink
8 2 (1.77%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.77%) Veeam
9 1 (0.88%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.88%) HighQ
9 1 (0.88%) Legora
9 1 (0.88%) Litera
9 1 (0.88%) SonicWALL
9 1 (0.88%) WatchGuard