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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 317 419
Rank change year-on-year -14 +102 -7
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 131 101 82
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 0.61% 0.33%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.51% 1.69% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 116 90 66
10th Percentile £32,750 £29,700 £31,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £39,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% -25.71% +2.94%
75th Percentile £75,437 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £78,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -5.56%

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 8,662 5,971 10,039
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.96% 35.95% 40.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6,294 4,386 7,813
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,301 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%

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 17 August 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 63 (48.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (1.53%) IIS
5 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (9.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 130 (99.24%) Microsoft 365
2 96 (73.28%) Azure
3 49 (37.40%) Power Platform
4 47 (35.88%) Entra ID
5 39 (29.77%) Power Automate
6 38 (29.01%) PowerApps
7 23 (17.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (14.50%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 19 (14.50%) Azure Data Factory
8 19 (14.50%) Azure Logic Apps
9 11 (8.40%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (7.63%) SaaS
11 8 (6.11%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (4.58%) AWS
12 6 (4.58%) Copilot Studio
13 5 (3.82%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (3.05%) GCP
14 4 (3.05%) IaaS
15 3 (2.29%) ChatGPT
16 2 (1.53%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 29 (22.14%) DNS
2 26 (19.85%) DHCP
3 20 (15.27%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (12.98%) Firewall
5 15 (11.45%) VPN
6 13 (9.92%) VoIP
7 11 (8.40%) LAN
8 9 (6.87%) Network Security
8 9 (6.87%) TCP/IP
8 9 (6.87%) WAN
9 6 (4.58%) VLAN
10 2 (1.53%) Internet
11 1 (0.76%) Intranet
11 1 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.76%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (22.14%) Power BI
2 19 (14.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (6.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.53%) JIRA
1 2 (1.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 69 (52.67%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.45%) Finance
3 10 (7.63%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (6.11%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.82%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.05%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.05%) Games
6 4 (3.05%) Law
6 4 (3.05%) Legal
7 2 (1.53%) Legal Technology
7 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.76%) Advertising
8 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Marketing
8 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (23.66%) Senior
2 26 (19.85%) IT Support
3 23 (17.56%) IT Engineer
3 23 (17.56%) Support Engineer
4 22 (16.79%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (16.03%) Developer
6 16 (12.21%) Analyst
7 15 (11.45%) Senior Developer
8 14 (10.69%) Consultant
9 13 (9.92%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 12 (9.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (9.16%) Support Analyst
11 11 (8.40%) Microsoft Developer
12 10 (7.63%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 10 (7.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 8 (6.11%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 8 (6.11%) Applications Support
14 7 (5.34%) 1st Line Support
14 7 (5.34%) Applications Support Analyst
14 7 (5.34%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (19.08%) HTML
2 23 (17.56%) 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%) Middleware
6 3 (2.29%) OAuth
6 3 (2.29%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.87%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.05%) Fat Client
3 4 (3.05%) Thin Client
4 3 (2.29%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.53%) BYOD
5 2 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.76%) CMDB
6 1 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.76%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Licensing
6 1 (0.76%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.76%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.76%) Replication
6 1 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 66 (50.38%) Windows
2 38 (29.01%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.69%) Windows 10
4 11 (8.40%) Apple iOS
5 10 (7.63%) Mac OS
6 8 (6.11%) Android
7 5 (3.82%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (3.05%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (3.05%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.53%) Linux
10 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (35.88%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (33.59%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (28.24%) ITIL
4 29 (22.14%) Business Intelligence
4 29 (22.14%) Customer Service
4 29 (22.14%) User Experience
5 27 (20.61%) Document Management
6 24 (18.32%) Technical Leadership
7 22 (16.79%) Service Management
8 21 (16.03%) Project Management
9 19 (14.50%) Cybersecurity
9 19 (14.50%) Machine Learning
9 19 (14.50%) Web Design
10 18 (13.74%) Project Delivery
11 16 (12.21%) Mobile Device Management
12 15 (11.45%) Collaborative Working
13 14 (10.69%) Business Continuity
13 14 (10.69%) Data Protection
13 14 (10.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 14 (10.69%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 45 (34.35%) PowerShell
2 32 (24.43%) 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 14 (10.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (9.92%) Degree
3 5 (3.82%) Azure Certification
4 4 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (1.53%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.53%) CISSP
5 2 (1.53%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.76%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.76%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.76%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.92%) SLA
2 6 (4.58%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.76%) GDPR
3 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 54 (41.22%) Active Directory
2 13 (9.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (6.87%) Hyper-V
4 7 (5.34%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (4.58%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 52 (39.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (9.16%) SCCM
3 4 (3.05%) 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 23 (17.56%) Adobe
3 12 (9.16%) Apple
4 11 (8.40%) VMware
5 8 (6.11%) Veeam
5 8 (6.11%) Zscaler
6 7 (5.34%) Dell
6 7 (5.34%) HP
7 6 (4.58%) Acronis
7 6 (4.58%) Google
8 5 (3.82%) Cisco
8 5 (3.82%) Fortinet
8 5 (3.82%) iManage
8 5 (3.82%) SonicWALL
8 5 (3.82%) WatchGuard
9 4 (3.05%) Datto
9 4 (3.05%) N-able
9 4 (3.05%) Palo Alto
10 3 (2.29%) Nexthink
11 2 (1.53%) Samsung