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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 335 418
Rank change year-on-year +35 +83 -22
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 156 79 80
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.49% 0.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.79% 1.36% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 131 69 53
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £34,300
25th Percentile £38,125 £33,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +7.84%
75th Percentile £75,218 £67,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,500 £77,500
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 8,738 5,805 9,572
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.71% 35.68% 40.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,410 4,185 6,564
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,659 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% 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 20 September 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
1 152 (97.44%) SharePoint
2 75 (48.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.28%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (1.28%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (1.28%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 155 (99.36%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (67.31%) Azure
3 55 (35.26%) Power Platform
4 49 (31.41%) Entra ID
5 42 (26.92%) Power Automate
6 40 (25.64%) PowerApps
7 37 (23.72%) Microsoft Copilot
8 15 (9.62%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 15 (9.62%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (9.62%) Azure Logic Apps
8 15 (9.62%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (8.97%) SaaS
10 11 (7.05%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (6.41%) AWS
12 9 (5.77%) Copilot Studio
13 8 (5.13%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (5.13%) GCP
13 8 (5.13%) IaaS
14 4 (2.56%) ShareGate
15 3 (1.92%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 31 (19.87%) DNS
2 28 (17.95%) DHCP
3 20 (12.82%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (12.18%) Firewall
5 18 (11.54%) VPN
6 12 (7.69%) LAN
7 11 (7.05%) VLAN
7 11 (7.05%) VoIP
8 10 (6.41%) WAN
9 9 (5.77%) Network Security
10 8 (5.13%) TCP/IP
11 2 (1.28%) Kerberos
12 1 (0.64%) Intranet
12 1 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (16.03%) Power BI
2 15 (9.62%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (4.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.28%) JIRA
1 2 (1.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 81 (51.92%) Social Skills
2 18 (11.54%) Organisational Skills
3 16 (10.26%) Finance
4 9 (5.77%) Public Sector
5 8 (5.13%) Telecoms
6 6 (3.85%) Games
7 5 (3.21%) Legal
8 4 (2.56%) Aviation
8 4 (2.56%) Law
9 3 (1.92%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.28%) Legal Technology
10 2 (1.28%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.28%) Marketing
11 1 (0.64%) Advertising
11 1 (0.64%) Banking
11 1 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.64%) Publishing
11 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (20.51%) IT Support
2 29 (18.59%) Senior
3 27 (17.31%) IT Engineer
3 27 (17.31%) Support Engineer
4 26 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (13.46%) Consultant
6 20 (12.82%) Developer
7 19 (12.18%) Analyst
8 17 (10.90%) Support Analyst
9 14 (8.97%) Microsoft 365 Developer
10 13 (8.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 11 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (7.05%) Senior Developer
12 10 (6.41%) Microsoft Engineer
12 10 (6.41%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (5.77%) Architect
13 9 (5.77%) Microsoft Developer
13 9 (5.77%) Service Analyst
14 8 (5.13%) 1st Line Support
14 8 (5.13%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (16.67%) Microsoft Graph
2 24 (15.38%) HTML
3 20 (12.82%) SPFx
4 16 (10.26%) HTML5 Canvas
5 15 (9.62%) .NET
5 15 (9.62%) .NET Core
5 15 (9.62%) CSS
5 15 (9.62%) JSON
6 8 (5.13%) Middleware
7 4 (2.56%) OAuth
7 4 (2.56%) REST
8 2 (1.28%) OpenID
9 1 (0.64%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.90%) Onboarding
2 9 (5.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (3.85%) Driving Licence
3 6 (3.85%) Fat Client
3 6 (3.85%) Thin Client
4 4 (2.56%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (2.56%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.28%) BYOD
7 1 (0.64%) CMDB
7 1 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.64%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.64%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Licensing
7 1 (0.64%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.64%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 77 (49.36%) Windows
2 45 (28.85%) Windows Server
3 15 (9.62%) Windows 10
4 9 (5.77%) Apple iOS
5 8 (5.13%) Mac OS
6 6 (3.85%) Android
7 2 (1.28%) Linux
7 2 (1.28%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (41.03%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (32.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (26.28%) ITIL
4 36 (23.08%) Customer Service
5 31 (19.87%) Cybersecurity
6 27 (17.31%) Data Protection
6 27 (17.31%) Document Management
7 26 (16.67%) Project Delivery
8 25 (16.03%) Business Intelligence
9 24 (15.38%) Service Management
9 24 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
10 23 (14.74%) User Experience
11 22 (14.10%) Agile
11 22 (14.10%) Translating Business Requirements
12 19 (12.18%) Disaster Recovery
13 18 (11.54%) Collaborative Working
13 18 (11.54%) Information Security
14 17 (10.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 17 (10.90%) Mobile Device Management
14 17 (10.90%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (30.13%) PowerShell
2 28 (17.95%) SQL
3 24 (15.38%) JavaScript
4 15 (9.62%) C#
4 15 (9.62%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.28%) Python
5 2 (1.28%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.64%) Bash
Qualifications
1 23 (14.74%) Degree
2 16 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (3.21%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.28%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.28%) CEH
6 1 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.64%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.64%) CISSP
6 1 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.64%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.64%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (12.18%) SLA
2 9 (5.77%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.64%) GDPR
3 1 (0.64%) QA
System Software
1 61 (39.10%) Active Directory
2 21 (13.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (7.69%) Hyper-V
4 10 (6.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (2.56%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 54 (34.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (9.62%) SCCM
3 3 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.28%) WMI
Vendors
1 148 (94.87%) Microsoft
2 23 (14.74%) Adobe
3 16 (10.26%) Apple
4 14 (8.97%) VMware
5 11 (7.05%) Veeam
6 9 (5.77%) Fortinet
6 9 (5.77%) SonicWALL
7 8 (5.13%) Acronis
7 8 (5.13%) Google
7 8 (5.13%) N-able
7 8 (5.13%) Palo Alto
7 8 (5.13%) WatchGuard
7 8 (5.13%) Zscaler
8 6 (3.85%) Datto
9 5 (3.21%) Dell
9 5 (3.21%) HP
9 5 (3.21%) iManage
10 4 (2.56%) Cisco
11 3 (1.92%) Nexthink
11 3 (1.92%) ServiceNow