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 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 344 434
Rank change year-on-year +25 +90 +24
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 61 96 100
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.39% 0.59% 0.39%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.05% 1.26% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 44 71 83
10th Percentile £26,725 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,500 £38,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £64,313 £83,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 - £80,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £47,822 £40,039
% change year-on-year -26.81% +19.44% -11.03%

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 5,805 7,636 11,853
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.82% 46.77% 46.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4,028 4,850 10,324
10th Percentile £32,125 £35,725 £36,030
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

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 29 January 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 57 (93.44%) SharePoint
2 32 (52.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (4.92%) Moodle
4 2 (3.28%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 59 (96.72%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (65.57%) Azure
3 31 (50.82%) Entra ID
4 11 (18.03%) Power Platform
5 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (8.20%) PowerApps
7 4 (6.56%) Azure AI
7 4 (6.56%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (6.56%) Copilot Studio
7 4 (6.56%) Power Automate
8 3 (4.92%) Google Drive
8 3 (4.92%) SaaS
9 2 (3.28%) ChatGPT
9 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (3.28%) ShareGate
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Stack
10 1 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (40.98%) DNS
2 24 (39.34%) VPN
3 23 (37.70%) DHCP
4 14 (22.95%) WAN
5 12 (19.67%) SD-WAN
5 12 (19.67%) TCP/IP
6 10 (16.39%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (13.11%) VLAN
8 4 (6.56%) Firewall
8 4 (6.56%) Wireless
9 3 (4.92%) VoIP
10 2 (3.28%) IPsec
10 2 (3.28%) LAN
10 2 (3.28%) Unified Communications
11 1 (1.64%) Internet
11 1 (1.64%) Intranet
11 1 (1.64%) Network Security
11 1 (1.64%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.28%) Power BI
3 1 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) JIRA
General
1 34 (55.74%) Social Skills
2 19 (31.15%) Finance
3 4 (6.56%) German Language
3 4 (6.56%) Legal
4 2 (3.28%) Law
4 2 (3.28%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.64%) Advertising
5 1 (1.64%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.64%) Games
5 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (36.07%) IT Support
2 14 (22.95%) IT Engineer
2 14 (22.95%) Senior
2 14 (22.95%) Support Engineer
3 12 (19.67%) IT Support Engineer
4 9 (14.75%) 2nd Line Support
5 8 (13.11%) Analyst
5 8 (13.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (13.11%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (11.48%) IT Support Technician
6 7 (11.48%) IT Technician
6 7 (11.48%) Support Analyst
6 7 (11.48%) Support Technician
7 6 (9.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 6 (9.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 4 (6.56%) Applications Engineer
8 4 (6.56%) Infrastructure Support
8 4 (6.56%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 4 (6.56%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (6.56%) Senior Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (3.28%) EDI
2 2 (3.28%) OAuth
2 2 (3.28%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.39%) Onboarding
2 6 (9.84%) Driving Licence
2 6 (9.84%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (8.20%) Cyber Security Posture
3 5 (8.20%) iPhone
4 4 (6.56%) Client/Server
4 4 (6.56%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (6.56%) iPad
4 4 (6.56%) Mobile App
5 3 (4.92%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (3.28%) CCTV
6 2 (3.28%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.64%) Animation
7 1 (1.64%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (54.10%) Windows
2 23 (37.70%) Windows Server
3 15 (24.59%) Windows 10
4 13 (21.31%) Apple iOS
5 3 (4.92%) Mac OS
6 2 (3.28%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (29.51%) ITIL
2 18 (29.51%) Service Delivery
3 14 (22.95%) Root Cause Analysis
4 13 (21.31%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (18.03%) Cloud Operations
5 11 (18.03%) Cost Management
5 11 (18.03%) Customer Service
5 11 (18.03%) Identity Access Management
5 11 (18.03%) Problem Management
6 10 (16.39%) Service Management
7 9 (14.75%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 9 (14.75%) IT Strategy
8 8 (13.11%) AI
8 8 (13.11%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (13.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 7 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (11.48%) Investment Management
9 7 (11.48%) Performance Monitoring
9 7 (11.48%) Proactive Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.20%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (18.03%) Degree
2 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (11.48%) DBS Check
4 4 (6.56%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (4.92%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (3.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (3.28%) A+ Certification
6 2 (3.28%) CISSP
6 2 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (3.28%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (1.64%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.84%) GDPR
2 5 (8.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (6.56%) SLA
4 3 (4.92%) QA
System Software
1 37 (60.66%) Active Directory
2 11 (18.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.84%) Hyper-V
4 5 (8.20%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (4.92%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (1.64%) Docker
6 1 (1.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (47.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.64%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (1.64%) Forefront Identity Manager
3 1 (1.64%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.64%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 59 (96.72%) Microsoft
2 13 (21.31%) VMware
3 8 (13.11%) Apple
4 5 (8.20%) Progress
5 4 (6.56%) Google
6 2 (3.28%) Citrix
6 2 (3.28%) Freshdesk
6 2 (3.28%) JD Edwards
6 2 (3.28%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.64%) Blackboard
7 1 (1.64%) Cisco
7 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.64%) Proofpoint
7 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow