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 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 378 395
Rank change year-on-year +68 +17 +164
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 69 88 101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.44% 0.46%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.24% 1.00% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 55 59 92
10th Percentile £28,800 £33,100 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,625 £36,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +11.11% +7.61%
75th Percentile £74,750 £72,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £83,000 £74,950
UK median annual salary £32,500 £44,000 £41,750
% change year-on-year -26.14% +5.39% -7.22%

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 5,559 8,780 10,517
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.01% 44.33% 47.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,165 5,693 8,984
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +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 16 November 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 61 (88.41%) SharePoint
2 39 (56.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.45%) CMS
3 1 (1.45%) Drupal
3 1 (1.45%) Moodle
Applications
1 14 (20.29%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Sage 200
2 1 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (88.41%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (42.03%) Entra ID
3 28 (40.58%) Azure
4 15 (21.74%) Power Platform
5 14 (20.29%) Microsoft Copilot
5 14 (20.29%) Power Automate
6 9 (13.04%) PowerApps
7 8 (11.59%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (8.70%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (5.80%) Azure AI
9 4 (5.80%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (4.35%) Google Drive
11 2 (2.90%) SaaS
12 1 (1.45%) AWS
12 1 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (1.45%) Figma
12 1 (1.45%) Google Ads
12 1 (1.45%) ShareGate
12 1 (1.45%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 13 (18.84%) DNS
2 10 (14.49%) DHCP
3 9 (13.04%) VPN
4 7 (10.14%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (4.35%) Firewall
5 3 (4.35%) VLAN
6 2 (2.90%) WAN
7 1 (1.45%) Internet
7 1 (1.45%) Intranet
7 1 (1.45%) IPsec
7 1 (1.45%) LAN
7 1 (1.45%) SD-WAN
7 1 (1.45%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.45%) Unified Communications
7 1 (1.45%) VoIP
7 1 (1.45%) WebEx
7 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (13.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) MSI
General
1 32 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 27 (39.13%) Finance
3 10 (14.49%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (10.14%) Legal
5 5 (7.25%) Telecoms
6 4 (5.80%) German Language
6 4 (5.80%) Retail
7 3 (4.35%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.90%) Games
8 2 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.90%) Marketing
9 1 (1.45%) Advertising
9 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (23.19%) IT Support
1 16 (23.19%) Support Engineer
2 9 (13.04%) IT Engineer
2 9 (13.04%) IT Support Engineer
3 8 (11.59%) Microsoft 365 Manager
4 7 (10.14%) Operations Manager
4 7 (10.14%) Support Manager
5 6 (8.70%) IT Support Technician
5 6 (8.70%) IT Technician
5 6 (8.70%) Support Technician
6 5 (7.25%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (7.25%) Analyst
6 5 (7.25%) Technical Engineer
6 5 (7.25%) Technical Support
6 5 (7.25%) Technical Support Engineer
7 4 (5.80%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (5.80%) Consultant
7 4 (5.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (4.35%) ICT Officer
8 3 (4.35%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.49%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (10.14%) Driving Licence
2 7 (10.14%) Onboarding
3 5 (7.25%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (5.80%) Client/Server
5 3 (4.35%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (2.90%) e-Learning
6 2 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.90%) iPhone
6 2 (2.90%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (1.45%) Animation
7 1 (1.45%) CCTV
7 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.45%) Fat Client
7 1 (1.45%) iPad
7 1 (1.45%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.45%) Social Media
7 1 (1.45%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 31 (44.93%) Windows
2 15 (21.74%) Windows Server
3 7 (10.14%) Windows 10
4 6 (8.70%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.90%) Android
5 2 (2.90%) Apple iOS
5 2 (2.90%) Linux
6 1 (1.45%) CentOS
6 1 (1.45%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (43.48%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (27.54%) ITIL
3 15 (21.74%) Customer Service
4 14 (20.29%) Disaster Recovery
5 13 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (15.94%) Roadmaps
7 9 (13.04%) Time Management
8 8 (11.59%) Configuration Management
8 8 (11.59%) Data Protection
8 8 (11.59%) Project Delivery
8 8 (11.59%) Service Delivery
9 7 (10.14%) Budget Management
9 7 (10.14%) CRM
9 7 (10.14%) E-Discovery
9 7 (10.14%) Technology Roadmap
10 6 (8.70%) AI
10 6 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (8.70%) Identity Management
10 6 (8.70%) Migration
10 6 (8.70%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.45%) Bash
2 1 (1.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (24.64%) Degree
2 12 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (14.49%) DBS Check
4 4 (5.80%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
6 2 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.90%) MCSA
7 1 (1.45%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.45%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.45%) Linux+ Certification
7 1 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.45%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (11.59%) SLA
2 7 (10.14%) GDPR
3 4 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (2.90%) ISO 22301
5 1 (1.45%) HIPAA
System Software
1 32 (46.38%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (7.25%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.45%) Docker
4 1 (1.45%) Dovecot
4 1 (1.45%) Postfix
4 1 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (31.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.45%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) PaperCut
2 1 (1.45%) SCCM
2 1 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 62 (89.86%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) VMware
3 5 (7.25%) Google
3 5 (7.25%) Progress
4 4 (5.80%) Apple
4 4 (5.80%) Citrix
5 3 (4.35%) Cisco
6 2 (2.90%) Concur
6 2 (2.90%) HubSpot
6 2 (2.90%) Sage
7 1 (1.45%) Acronis
7 1 (1.45%) Blackboard
7 1 (1.45%) Datto
7 1 (1.45%) Hotjar
7 1 (1.45%) HP
7 1 (1.45%) Okta
7 1 (1.45%) Ping Identity
7 1 (1.45%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.45%) Sophos
7 1 (1.45%) Yealink