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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 331 428
Rank change year-on-year +4 +97 -26
Permanent jobs citing OneDrive 130 98 97
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.59% 0.36%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.53% 1.61% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 114 88 80
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,250 £31,950
25th Percentile £40,156 £30,000 £39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £34,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.17% -34.29% +2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,813 £60,625
90th Percentile £95,000 £74,350 £71,450
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 8,495 6,080 11,149
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.88% 36.83% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,080 4,488 9,006
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,569 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% 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 27 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
1 126 (96.92%) SharePoint
2 52 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.31%) IIS
5 1 (0.77%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.31%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.77%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 129 (99.23%) Microsoft 365
2 84 (64.62%) Azure
3 50 (38.46%) Power Platform
4 41 (31.54%) Entra ID
5 40 (30.77%) Power Automate
6 38 (29.23%) PowerApps
7 19 (14.62%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 19 (14.62%) Azure Data Factory
7 19 (14.62%) Azure Logic Apps
8 16 (12.31%) Microsoft Copilot
9 11 (8.46%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (4.62%) Copilot Studio
10 6 (4.62%) SaaS
11 4 (3.08%) Dropbox
11 4 (3.08%) Google Workspace
12 3 (2.31%) AWS
12 3 (2.31%) ChatGPT
12 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.54%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.69%) DNS
2 22 (16.92%) DHCP
3 16 (12.31%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (10.77%) VoIP
5 13 (10.00%) Firewall
6 12 (9.23%) VPN
7 8 (6.15%) LAN
7 8 (6.15%) TCP/IP
7 8 (6.15%) WAN
8 7 (5.38%) Network Security
9 4 (3.08%) Internet
10 3 (2.31%) VLAN
11 1 (0.77%) Intranet
11 1 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.77%) SAN
11 1 (0.77%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (23.85%) Power BI
2 19 (14.62%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (5.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.85%) JIRA
2 2 (1.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 68 (52.31%) Social Skills
2 25 (19.23%) Finance
3 11 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (6.92%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (6.92%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.62%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (3.08%) Law
7 4 (3.08%) Legal
8 2 (1.54%) Games
8 2 (1.54%) Legal Technology
8 2 (1.54%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.77%) Advertising
9 1 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.77%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 28 (21.54%) IT Support
1 28 (21.54%) Senior
2 21 (16.15%) Developer
2 21 (16.15%) IT Engineer
3 20 (15.38%) IT Support Engineer
3 20 (15.38%) Support Engineer
4 18 (13.85%) Analyst
5 15 (11.54%) Senior Developer
6 13 (10.00%) Microsoft 365 Developer
6 13 (10.00%) Support Analyst
7 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Developer
8 10 (7.69%) Consultant
9 9 (6.92%) Product Manager
10 8 (6.15%) Applications Support
10 8 (6.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 7 (5.38%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (5.38%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
11 7 (5.38%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.38%) Senior Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (19.23%) HTML
2 22 (16.92%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (15.38%) SPFx
4 19 (14.62%) .NET
4 19 (14.62%) .NET Core
4 19 (14.62%) CSS
4 19 (14.62%) HTML5 Canvas
4 19 (14.62%) JSON
5 3 (2.31%) EDI
5 3 (2.31%) OAuth
5 3 (2.31%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.38%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (4.62%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.31%) CCTV
3 3 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (1.54%) BYOD
4 2 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.54%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.54%) Fat Client
4 2 (1.54%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.77%) CMDB
5 1 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.77%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.77%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.77%) Replication
5 1 (0.77%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 59 (45.38%) Windows
2 30 (23.08%) Windows Server
3 15 (11.54%) Apple iOS
3 15 (11.54%) Windows 10
4 9 (6.92%) Mac OS
5 8 (6.15%) Android
6 5 (3.85%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (3.08%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (3.08%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (36.92%) Continuous Improvement
1 48 (36.92%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (24.62%) ITIL
3 31 (23.85%) Business Intelligence
3 31 (23.85%) User Experience
4 26 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 25 (19.23%) Project Management
5 25 (19.23%) Service Management
6 23 (17.69%) Document Management
7 19 (14.62%) Machine Learning
7 19 (14.62%) Technical Leadership
7 19 (14.62%) Web Design
8 16 (12.31%) Cybersecurity
9 15 (11.54%) Data Protection
10 13 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (10.00%) Mobile Device Management
11 12 (9.23%) Business Continuity
11 12 (9.23%) Process Improvement
11 12 (9.23%) Roadmaps
12 11 (8.46%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 42 (32.31%) PowerShell
2 34 (26.15%) SQL
3 25 (19.23%) JavaScript
4 19 (14.62%) C#
4 19 (14.62%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.31%) Python
6 2 (1.54%) Bash
6 2 (1.54%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (6.92%) Degree
3 4 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (2.31%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (1.54%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.54%) CISSP
5 2 (1.54%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.77%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.77%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.77%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.62%) Accessibility
1 6 (4.62%) SLA
2 1 (0.77%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.77%) GDPR
2 1 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.77%) QA
System Software
1 44 (33.85%) Active Directory
2 10 (7.69%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (4.62%) BitLocker
3 6 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (3.85%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 43 (33.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.92%) SCCM
3 4 (3.08%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.31%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.77%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.77%) Terraform
Vendors
1 123 (94.62%) Microsoft
2 19 (14.62%) Adobe
3 10 (7.69%) Apple
4 8 (6.15%) VMware
5 7 (5.38%) Dell
6 6 (4.62%) Zscaler
7 5 (3.85%) HP
7 5 (3.85%) iManage
8 4 (3.08%) Google
8 4 (3.08%) Veeam
9 3 (2.31%) Cisco
9 3 (2.31%) Fortinet
9 3 (2.31%) JD Edwards
9 3 (2.31%) Nexthink
9 3 (2.31%) Salesforce
9 3 (2.31%) SonicWALL
9 3 (2.31%) WatchGuard
10 2 (1.54%) Datto
10 2 (1.54%) Intapp
10 2 (1.54%) N-able