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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 324 443
Rank change year-on-year +12 +119 -16
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 132 102 117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.62% 0.62% 0.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.58% 1.66% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 114 93 94
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,350 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,156 £30,000 £39,747
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £34,500 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year +52.17% -33.97% -0.48%
75th Percentile £76,875 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,150 £71,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +11.84% -5.00% -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 8,338 6,144 13,285
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.06% 37.26% 41.62%
Number of salaries quoted 5,920 4,533 10,941
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.00%

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 15 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
1 128 (96.97%) SharePoint
2 52 (39.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.27%) IIS
5 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (3.79%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.76%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 131 (99.24%) Microsoft 365
2 88 (66.67%) Azure
3 50 (37.88%) Power Platform
4 41 (31.06%) Entra ID
5 38 (28.79%) Power Automate
5 38 (28.79%) PowerApps
6 19 (14.39%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 19 (14.39%) Azure Data Factory
6 19 (14.39%) Azure Logic Apps
7 18 (13.64%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (4.55%) Copilot Studio
9 6 (4.55%) SaaS
10 5 (3.79%) ChatGPT
11 4 (3.03%) Dropbox
11 4 (3.03%) Google Workspace
12 3 (2.27%) AWS
12 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.52%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.76%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (18.94%) DNS
2 24 (18.18%) DHCP
3 16 (12.12%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (10.61%) VoIP
4 14 (10.61%) VPN
5 13 (9.85%) Firewall
6 9 (6.82%) WAN
7 8 (6.06%) TCP/IP
8 6 (4.55%) LAN
8 6 (4.55%) Network Security
9 4 (3.03%) Internet
9 4 (3.03%) VLAN
10 3 (2.27%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.76%) Intranet
11 1 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.76%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (21.97%) Power BI
2 19 (14.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (4.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (5.30%) JIRA
2 2 (1.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 70 (53.03%) Social Skills
2 25 (18.94%) Finance
3 11 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (6.82%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (6.82%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.55%) Law
6 5 (3.79%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.79%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.03%) Legal
8 2 (1.52%) Games
8 2 (1.52%) Legal Technology
9 1 (0.76%) Advertising
9 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.76%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (23.48%) Senior
2 30 (22.73%) IT Support
3 23 (17.42%) IT Engineer
4 21 (15.91%) Developer
4 21 (15.91%) IT Support Engineer
4 21 (15.91%) Support Engineer
5 18 (13.64%) Analyst
6 15 (11.36%) Senior Developer
7 13 (9.85%) Microsoft 365 Developer
7 13 (9.85%) Support Analyst
8 11 (8.33%) Microsoft Developer
9 10 (7.58%) Consultant
10 9 (6.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 9 (6.82%) Product Manager
11 8 (6.06%) Applications Support
11 8 (6.06%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (5.30%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 7 (5.30%) Applications Support Analyst
12 7 (5.30%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
12 7 (5.30%) Senior Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (18.94%) HTML
2 22 (16.67%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (15.15%) SPFx
4 19 (14.39%) .NET
4 19 (14.39%) .NET Core
4 19 (14.39%) CSS
4 19 (14.39%) HTML5 Canvas
4 19 (14.39%) JSON
5 5 (3.79%) EDI
5 5 (3.79%) OAuth
5 5 (3.79%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 6 (4.55%) Onboarding
1 6 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.79%) CCTV
2 5 (3.79%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.52%) BYOD
4 2 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.52%) Fat Client
4 2 (1.52%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.76%) CMDB
5 1 (0.76%) Driving Licence
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 64 (48.48%) Windows
2 32 (24.24%) Windows Server
3 19 (14.39%) Apple iOS
4 17 (12.88%) Windows 10
5 8 (6.06%) Android
5 8 (6.06%) Mac OS
6 5 (3.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (3.03%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (3.03%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (37.12%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 31 (23.48%) ITIL
3 31 (23.48%) User Experience
4 29 (21.97%) Business Intelligence
5 27 (20.45%) Project Management
6 26 (19.70%) Service Management
7 25 (18.94%) Customer Service
8 23 (17.42%) Document Management
9 19 (14.39%) Machine Learning
9 19 (14.39%) Technical Leadership
9 19 (14.39%) Web Design
10 16 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (10.61%) Data Protection
11 14 (10.61%) Roadmaps
12 13 (9.85%) Collaborative Working
12 13 (9.85%) Service Delivery
13 12 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
14 11 (8.33%) Coaching
15 10 (7.58%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 42 (31.82%) PowerShell
2 32 (24.24%) SQL
3 25 (18.94%) JavaScript
4 19 (14.39%) C#
4 19 (14.39%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.27%) Python
6 2 (1.52%) Bash
6 2 (1.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (6.82%) Degree
3 4 (3.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (3.03%) CISSP
3 4 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (3.03%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (2.27%) A+ Certification
4 3 (2.27%) Azure 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 (4.55%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.79%) SLA
3 2 (1.52%) QA
4 1 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.76%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.76%) GDPR
4 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 46 (34.85%) Active Directory
2 11 (8.33%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (4.55%) BitLocker
5 4 (3.03%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 45 (34.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.82%) SCCM
3 6 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.27%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.76%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 125 (94.70%) Microsoft
2 19 (14.39%) Adobe
3 13 (9.85%) Apple
4 8 (6.06%) VMware
5 7 (5.30%) Dell
6 5 (3.79%) iManage
6 5 (3.79%) JD Edwards
6 5 (3.79%) Salesforce
6 5 (3.79%) Zscaler
7 4 (3.03%) Google
7 4 (3.03%) HP
7 4 (3.03%) Veeam
8 3 (2.27%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.27%) Nexthink
8 3 (2.27%) SonicWALL
8 3 (2.27%) WatchGuard
9 2 (1.52%) Acronis
9 2 (1.52%) Datto
9 2 (1.52%) N-able
9 2 (1.52%) ServiceNow