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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 328 424
Rank change year-on-year +11 +96 -10
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 131 99 99
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.60% 0.35%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.55% 1.63% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 115 89 82
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,313 £30,000 £39,562
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £34,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.17% -34.29% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £74,150 £71,250
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 8,447 6,060 11,661
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.92% 36.80% 41.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6,035 4,472 9,464
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,614 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% 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 24 July 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
1 127 (96.95%) SharePoint
2 52 (39.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (6.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.29%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.76%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 130 (99.24%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (65.65%) Azure
3 50 (38.17%) Power Platform
4 41 (31.30%) Entra ID
5 39 (29.77%) Power Automate
6 38 (29.01%) PowerApps
7 19 (14.50%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 19 (14.50%) Azure Data Factory
7 19 (14.50%) Azure Logic Apps
8 17 (12.98%) Microsoft Copilot
9 10 (7.63%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (4.58%) Copilot Studio
10 6 (4.58%) SaaS
11 4 (3.05%) ChatGPT
11 4 (3.05%) Dropbox
11 4 (3.05%) Google Workspace
12 3 (2.29%) AWS
12 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.53%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (18.32%) DNS
2 23 (17.56%) DHCP
3 17 (12.98%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (10.69%) Firewall
4 14 (10.69%) VoIP
5 12 (9.16%) VPN
6 8 (6.11%) LAN
6 8 (6.11%) TCP/IP
6 8 (6.11%) WAN
7 7 (5.34%) Network Security
8 4 (3.05%) Internet
9 3 (2.29%) VLAN
10 1 (0.76%) Intranet
10 1 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.76%) SAN
10 1 (0.76%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (22.90%) Power BI
2 19 (14.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (5.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.82%) JIRA
2 2 (1.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 67 (51.15%) Social Skills
2 24 (18.32%) Finance
3 11 (8.40%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (6.87%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (6.87%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.58%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.82%) Law
7 4 (3.05%) Legal
8 2 (1.53%) Games
8 2 (1.53%) Legal Technology
8 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.76%) Advertising
9 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 28 (21.37%) IT Support
1 28 (21.37%) Senior
2 22 (16.79%) IT Engineer
3 21 (16.03%) Developer
4 20 (15.27%) IT Support Engineer
4 20 (15.27%) Support Engineer
5 18 (13.74%) Analyst
6 15 (11.45%) Senior Developer
7 13 (9.92%) Microsoft 365 Developer
7 13 (9.92%) Support Analyst
8 11 (8.40%) Microsoft Developer
9 10 (7.63%) Consultant
10 9 (6.87%) Product Manager
11 8 (6.11%) Applications Support
11 8 (6.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (5.34%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 7 (5.34%) Applications Support Analyst
12 7 (5.34%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
12 7 (5.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (5.34%) Senior Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (19.08%) HTML
2 22 (16.79%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (15.27%) SPFx
4 19 (14.50%) .NET
4 19 (14.50%) .NET Core
4 19 (14.50%) CSS
4 19 (14.50%) HTML5 Canvas
4 19 (14.50%) JSON
5 4 (3.05%) OAuth
5 4 (3.05%) OpenID
6 3 (2.29%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.34%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (4.58%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.29%) CCTV
3 3 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (2.29%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (1.53%) BYOD
4 2 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.53%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.53%) Fat Client
4 2 (1.53%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.76%) CMDB
5 1 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.76%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.76%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.76%) Replication
5 1 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 61 (46.56%) Windows
2 31 (23.66%) Windows Server
3 15 (11.45%) Apple iOS
3 15 (11.45%) Windows 10
4 9 (6.87%) Mac OS
5 8 (6.11%) Android
6 5 (3.82%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (3.05%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (3.05%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (36.64%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (35.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 32 (24.43%) ITIL
4 31 (23.66%) User Experience
5 30 (22.90%) Business Intelligence
6 26 (19.85%) Customer Service
7 25 (19.08%) Project Management
8 24 (18.32%) Service Management
9 23 (17.56%) Document Management
10 19 (14.50%) Machine Learning
10 19 (14.50%) Technical Leadership
10 19 (14.50%) Web Design
11 17 (12.98%) Cybersecurity
12 15 (11.45%) Data Protection
13 13 (9.92%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (9.92%) Mobile Device Management
13 13 (9.92%) Roadmaps
14 11 (8.40%) Business Continuity
14 11 (8.40%) Coaching
14 11 (8.40%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 42 (32.06%) PowerShell
2 33 (25.19%) SQL
3 25 (19.08%) JavaScript
4 19 (14.50%) C#
4 19 (14.50%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.29%) Python
6 2 (1.53%) Bash
6 2 (1.53%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (9.16%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (7.63%) Degree
3 4 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (2.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (2.29%) A+ Certification
4 3 (2.29%) Azure Certification
4 3 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (2.29%) CISSP
4 3 (2.29%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (0.76%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (0.76%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.58%) Accessibility
1 6 (4.58%) SLA
2 1 (0.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.76%) GDPR
2 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 45 (34.35%) Active Directory
2 11 (8.40%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (4.58%) BitLocker
3 6 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (3.82%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 44 (33.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.87%) SCCM
3 5 (3.82%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.29%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.76%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 124 (94.66%) Microsoft
2 19 (14.50%) Adobe
3 10 (7.63%) Apple
4 8 (6.11%) VMware
5 7 (5.34%) Dell
6 6 (4.58%) Zscaler
7 5 (3.82%) HP
7 5 (3.82%) iManage
8 4 (3.05%) Google
8 4 (3.05%) Veeam
9 3 (2.29%) Cisco
9 3 (2.29%) Fortinet
9 3 (2.29%) JD Edwards
9 3 (2.29%) Nexthink
9 3 (2.29%) Salesforce
9 3 (2.29%) SonicWALL
9 3 (2.29%) WatchGuard
10 2 (1.53%) Acronis
10 2 (1.53%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.53%) Samsung