Hybrid/Remote Retail Job Trends

Retailing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 67 49
Rank change year-on-year +12 -18 -7
Permanent jobs citing Retail 641 799 1,169
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 4.48% 5.81%
As % of the General category 6.77% 6.68% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 395 466 884
10th Percentile £27,707 £30,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £43,000 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - £96,539
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +7.84% -15.00%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,473 11,964 13,022
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 62.18% 67.10% 64.74%
Number of salaries quoted 6,101 6,996 10,185
10th Percentile £28,750 £36,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Retail job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Retail
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Retail

Retail
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Retail over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Retail salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Retail
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 14 (2.18%) Confluence
2 8 (1.25%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.78%) SAS
4 3 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.31%) IIS
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 62 (9.67%) Chatbot
2 31 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (3.12%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (2.50%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 10 (1.56%) AutoCAD
6 9 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.94%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.62%) 3ds Max
8 4 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 15 (2.34%) Shopify
2 11 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle Assets
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle Cash Management
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle EBS R12
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (1.56%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.94%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.78%) Magento
6 4 (0.62%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.47%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.47%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.47%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 168 (26.21%) SaaS
2 105 (16.38%) Azure
3 93 (14.51%) AWS
4 54 (8.42%) GCP
5 53 (8.27%) Power Platform
6 28 (4.37%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (3.28%) GitHub
10 19 (2.96%) Amazon EKS
11 15 (2.34%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 13 (2.03%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.87%) Google Analytics
14 10 (1.56%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (1.40%) Snowflake
16 8 (1.25%) Serverless
17 6 (0.94%) Azure Service Bus
17 6 (0.94%) dbt
17 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
18 5 (0.78%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.08%) Remote Desktop
2 15 (2.34%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.72%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.40%) WAN
4 9 (1.40%) Wireless
5 8 (1.25%) LAN
6 7 (1.09%) Internet
7 6 (0.94%) Cisco Wireless
7 6 (0.94%) HSRP
7 6 (0.94%) Network Security
7 6 (0.94%) VoIP
7 6 (0.94%) VRRP
8 4 (0.62%) Firewall
8 4 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.47%) BGP
9 3 (0.47%) DHCP
9 3 (0.47%) DNS
9 3 (0.47%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.47%) VLAN
9 3 (0.47%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.08%) Power BI
2 27 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (3.90%) SQL Server
4 22 (3.43%) Data Lake
5 20 (3.12%) Tableau
6 16 (2.50%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.03%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 12 (1.87%) BigQuery
9 9 (1.40%) Data Mining
10 8 (1.25%) Data Vault
11 7 (1.09%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.94%) Metadata
13 5 (0.78%) Looker
13 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.62%) DataStage
14 4 (0.62%) QlikView
15 3 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
15 3 (0.47%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 22 (3.43%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.65%) JIRA
3 16 (2.50%) Git
4 6 (0.94%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.94%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.78%) Octopus Deploy
6 4 (0.62%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.62%) ERwin
6 4 (0.62%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.47%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.47%) GitLab
7 3 (0.47%) JMeter
7 3 (0.47%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.47%) MSBuild
7 3 (0.47%) Postman
7 3 (0.47%) Selenium
7 3 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.16%) Pivotal Tracker
8 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 218 (34.01%) Social Skills
2 203 (31.67%) Finance
3 118 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (17.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 102 (15.91%) Marketing
6 70 (10.92%) Banking
7 60 (9.36%) Law
8 56 (8.74%) Back Office
9 53 (8.27%) Manufacturing
10 50 (7.80%) Financial Institution
11 33 (5.15%) Legal
12 28 (4.37%) Presentation Skills
13 26 (4.06%) Public Sector
14 20 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (2.81%) Automotive
16 12 (1.87%) Advertising
17 11 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
18 10 (1.56%) Games
18 10 (1.56%) General Ledger
19 8 (1.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 112 (17.47%) Senior
2 77 (12.01%) Analyst
3 62 (9.67%) Trainer
4 57 (8.89%) Account Manager
5 51 (7.96%) Architect
5 51 (7.96%) Senior Manager
6 42 (6.55%) Senior Account Manager
7 40 (6.24%) 2nd Line Support
8 39 (6.08%) Sales Account Manager
8 39 (6.08%) Sales Manager
8 39 (6.08%) Senior Sales Manager
9 32 (4.99%) Lead
10 29 (4.52%) Software Engineer
11 28 (4.37%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 25 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
13 24 (3.74%) Developer
14 23 (3.59%) Consultant
15 21 (3.28%) Data Analyst
16 19 (2.96%) Support Analyst
17 18 (2.81%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.21%) .NET
2 23 (3.59%) React
3 21 (3.28%) HTML
4 17 (2.65%) CSS
5 15 (2.34%) Node.js
5 15 (2.34%) REST
6 14 (2.18%) RESTful
7 13 (2.03%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.87%) React Native
8 12 (1.87%) Web Services
9 11 (1.72%) JSON
10 10 (1.56%) EDI
11 9 (1.40%) XML
12 8 (1.25%) Pandas
13 6 (0.94%) Blazor
14 5 (0.78%) ASP.NET
14 5 (0.78%) OpenAPI
14 5 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
14 5 (0.78%) scikit-learn
14 5 (0.78%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 96 (14.98%) Onboarding
2 38 (5.93%) Cloud Native
3 28 (4.37%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.28%) FMCG
5 17 (2.65%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.50%) Blog
6 16 (2.50%) Mobile App
6 16 (2.50%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.18%) Data Centre
8 14 (2.18%) Enterprise Cloud
9 13 (2.03%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.72%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.40%) Social Media
13 8 (1.25%) Digital Signage
13 8 (1.25%) EPoS
13 8 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
13 8 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (1.09%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.34%) Windows
2 11 (1.72%) Linux
3 6 (0.94%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.31%) Android
4 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.16%) Unix
5 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (28.24%) Customer Service
2 123 (19.19%) AI
3 101 (15.76%) ERP
4 100 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (14.04%) CRM
6 86 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (13.26%) E-Commerce
8 84 (13.10%) Agile
8 84 (13.10%) Mentoring
9 82 (12.79%) Logistics
10 76 (11.86%) Roadmaps
11 75 (11.70%) B2B
12 72 (11.23%) Stakeholder Management
13 65 (10.14%) CI/CD
13 65 (10.14%) Conversational UI
14 64 (9.98%) Data Privacy
14 64 (9.98%) DevOps
15 63 (9.83%) Analytics
16 56 (8.74%) Business Intelligence
17 53 (8.27%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 110 (17.16%) SQL
2 59 (9.20%) C#
3 47 (7.33%) Python
4 40 (6.24%) Java
5 17 (2.65%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.72%) Go
7 10 (1.56%) R
8 7 (1.09%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.78%) Bash
9 5 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.78%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.78%) VBA
10 4 (0.62%) C++
10 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.47%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.47%) C
11 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.31%) Scala
13 1 (0.16%) Groovy
13 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 116 (18.10%) Degree
2 22 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (2.18%) Security Cleared
4 13 (2.03%) AWS Certification
4 13 (2.03%) Azure Certification
4 13 (2.03%) SC Cleared
5 11 (1.72%) Master's Degree
6 10 (1.56%) CISSP
6 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.09%) CREST Certified
9 7 (1.09%) OSCP
10 6 (0.94%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (0.78%) CISM
11 5 (0.78%) SAP Certification
12 4 (0.62%) ACCA
12 4 (0.62%) CCNA
12 4 (0.62%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (8.74%) QA
2 25 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (3.59%) GDPR
4 14 (2.18%) PCI DSS
4 14 (2.18%) SLA
5 13 (2.03%) SOC 2
6 12 (1.87%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.56%) Data Quality
7 10 (1.56%) PMO
8 8 (1.25%) NIST
9 7 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.09%) GRC
10 4 (0.62%) EU AI Act
11 3 (0.47%) WCAG
12 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.31%) PERC
13 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 14 (2.18%) Active Directory
1 14 (2.18%) Docker
2 4 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.16%) HDFS
4 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (5.62%) Kubernetes
1 36 (5.62%) Terraform
2 16 (2.50%) Grafana
3 4 (0.62%) Cilium
4 3 (0.47%) Nmap
5 2 (0.31%) Autotask
6 1 (0.16%) Ansible
6 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 96 (14.98%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.67%) PayPal
3 40 (6.24%) Salesforce
4 25 (3.90%) Adobe
4 25 (3.90%) Google
5 24 (3.74%) Databricks
6 23 (3.59%) SAP
7 22 (3.43%) HubSpot
8 16 (2.50%) Cisco
8 16 (2.50%) Oracle
9 7 (1.09%) Alteryx
10 6 (0.94%) Avaya
10 6 (0.94%) Extreme Networks
11 5 (0.78%) Ariba
12 4 (0.62%) Dynatrace
12 4 (0.62%) IBM
12 4 (0.62%) Informatica
12 4 (0.62%) Sage
12 4 (0.62%) VMware
12 4 (0.62%) Zoho
704 hybrid/remote Retail jobs