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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 309 356 400
Rank change year-on-year +47 +44 +115
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 60 96 81
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.39% 0.54% 0.40%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.08% 1.18% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 45 72 72
10th Percentile £26,800 £31,670 £28,200
25th Percentile £30,500 £36,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +7.32% +11.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £71,563
90th Percentile £100,500 £83,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £33,500 £47,822 £42,500
% change year-on-year -29.95% +12.52% -5.56%

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 5,581 8,170 9,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.63% 45.82% 47.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,095 5,383 8,152
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +0.78% -0.77%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -3.85%

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 14 December 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 56 (93.33%) SharePoint
2 35 (58.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (5.00%) Moodle
4 2 (3.33%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (96.67%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (53.33%) Azure
2 32 (53.33%) Entra ID
3 14 (23.33%) Power Platform
4 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
4 10 (16.67%) Power Automate
5 8 (13.33%) PowerApps
6 7 (11.67%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (6.67%) Azure AI
7 4 (6.67%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (6.67%) Copilot Studio
8 3 (5.00%) Google Drive
8 3 (5.00%) SaaS
9 2 (3.33%) AWS
10 1 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (1.67%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.67%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (1.67%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (30.00%) DNS
2 16 (26.67%) DHCP
3 15 (25.00%) VPN
4 7 (11.67%) WAN
5 6 (10.00%) SD-WAN
5 6 (10.00%) TCP/IP
5 6 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (8.33%) VLAN
7 4 (6.67%) Wireless
8 3 (5.00%) Firewall
9 1 (1.67%) Internet
9 1 (1.67%) Intranet
9 1 (1.67%) IPsec
9 1 (1.67%) LAN
9 1 (1.67%) Network Security
9 1 (1.67%) Unified Communications
9 1 (1.67%) VoIP
9 1 (1.67%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.67%) Power BI
2 3 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.67%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 29 (48.33%) Social Skills
2 21 (35.00%) Finance
3 5 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 4 (6.67%) German Language
4 4 (6.67%) Legal
5 1 (1.67%) Advertising
5 1 (1.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.67%) Games
5 1 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.67%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (31.67%) IT Support
2 11 (18.33%) IT Engineer
2 11 (18.33%) Support Engineer
3 10 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (13.33%) Analyst
5 7 (11.67%) IT Support Technician
5 7 (11.67%) IT Technician
5 7 (11.67%) Support Analyst
5 7 (11.67%) Support Technician
6 6 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support
6 6 (10.00%) Operations Manager
6 6 (10.00%) Senior
7 5 (8.33%) Microsoft 365 Manager
7 5 (8.33%) Support Manager
8 4 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (6.67%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) Senior Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) Senior Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.67%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 6 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (8.33%) Cyber Security Posture
3 5 (8.33%) Driving Licence
3 5 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (8.33%) iPhone
3 5 (8.33%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (6.67%) Client/Server
4 4 (6.67%) iPad
4 4 (6.67%) Mobile App
5 3 (5.00%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (3.33%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.67%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 28 (46.67%) Windows
2 16 (26.67%) Windows Server
3 10 (16.67%) Windows 10
4 6 (10.00%) Apple iOS
5 3 (5.00%) Android
5 3 (5.00%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.67%) CentOS
6 1 (1.67%) Linux
6 1 (1.67%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.67%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (36.67%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (31.67%) ITIL
3 15 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 13 (21.67%) Customer Service
5 11 (18.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (16.67%) Service Delivery
7 9 (15.00%) Project Delivery
8 8 (13.33%) Time Management
9 7 (11.67%) Cybersecurity
9 7 (11.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 7 (11.67%) IT Strategy
10 6 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
10 6 (10.00%) Configuration Management
10 6 (10.00%) CRM
10 6 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
11 5 (8.33%) AI
11 5 (8.33%) Budget Management
11 5 (8.33%) Change Management
11 5 (8.33%) Data Protection
11 5 (8.33%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (5.00%) SQL
3 1 (1.67%) Bash
3 1 (1.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (20.00%) Degree
2 10 (16.67%) DBS Check
3 8 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (6.67%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (3.33%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (1.67%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.67%) AWS Certification
6 1 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.67%) Linux+ Certification
6 1 (1.67%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.00%) SLA
2 7 (11.67%) GDPR
3 3 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.67%) HIPAA
4 1 (1.67%) QA
System Software
1 30 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (11.67%) Hyper-V
3 6 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (3.33%) Docker
5 2 (3.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (1.67%) Dovecot
6 1 (1.67%) Firmware
6 1 (1.67%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (46.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.33%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.67%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (1.67%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 58 (96.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.67%) VMware
3 5 (8.33%) Progress
4 4 (6.67%) Apple
4 4 (6.67%) Citrix
4 4 (6.67%) Google
5 2 (3.33%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.67%) Blackboard
6 1 (1.67%) Cisco
6 1 (1.67%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.67%) Okta
6 1 (1.67%) Ping Identity
6 1 (1.67%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.67%) Yealink