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 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -25 +14 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 877 1,235 1,756
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.13% 7.50% 5.43%
As % of the General category 6.95% 10.34% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 522 411 965
10th Percentile £32,285 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £45,313 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -18.15%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% -17.39%

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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,621 11,940 19,860
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.48% 72.50% 61.43%
Number of salaries quoted 8,231 6,684 14,381
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,825 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +5.36% -10.40%
75th Percentile £78,878 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 10 July 2026.

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 11 (1.25%) CMS
2 10 (1.14%) Confluence
2 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.91%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.57%) Apache
4 5 (0.57%) nginx
5 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.46%) Drupal
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.34%) Productboard
6 3 (0.34%) Sketch
7 2 (0.23%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.23%) Civil 3D
7 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.23%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (1.71%) Shopify
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle Assets
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle Cash Management
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle EBS
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle EBS R12
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
2 12 (1.37%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.57%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.57%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.11%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 232 (26.45%) SaaS
2 149 (16.99%) AWS
3 105 (11.97%) Azure
4 101 (11.52%) GCP
5 72 (8.21%) Amazon EKS
6 51 (5.82%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.37%) dbt
10 11 (1.25%) Figma
11 9 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.03%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (1.03%) GitHub
11 9 (1.03%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.91%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.80%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.68%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.65%) Firewall
2 16 (1.82%) LAN
3 15 (1.71%) WAN
4 14 (1.60%) VLAN
4 14 (1.60%) VPN
5 13 (1.48%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (1.25%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.14%) BGP
7 10 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (1.03%) Unified Communications
8 9 (1.03%) WebEx
9 6 (0.68%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.46%) MPLS
11 4 (0.46%) OSPF
11 4 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
12 3 (0.34%) 2G
12 3 (0.34%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.34%) TETRA
12 3 (0.34%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.22%) Power BI
2 29 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.28%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.28%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.28%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.60%) Looker
4 14 (1.60%) Metadata
4 14 (1.60%) SQL Server
5 13 (1.48%) Tableau
6 11 (1.25%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.03%) BigQuery
8 8 (0.91%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.91%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.46%) MySQL
11 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.11%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 60 (6.84%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.17%) JIRA
3 5 (0.57%) Git
4 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.46%) JUnit
4 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.23%) Postman
6 1 (0.11%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 334 (38.08%) Finance
2 261 (29.76%) Social Skills
3 201 (22.92%) Banking
4 198 (22.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 193 (22.01%) Law
6 136 (15.51%) Marketing
7 132 (15.05%) Back Office
8 113 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
9 105 (11.97%) Financial Institution
10 61 (6.96%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.79%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.68%) Legal
13 40 (4.56%) Automotive
14 38 (4.33%) Public Sector
15 35 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
16 32 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (2.96%) Telecoms
18 22 (2.51%) Aviation
19 21 (2.39%) Polish Language
20 16 (1.82%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 87 (9.92%) Analyst
2 84 (9.58%) Senior
3 80 (9.12%) Lead
4 69 (7.87%) Developer
5 58 (6.61%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.59%) Architect
7 39 (4.45%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.33%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.65%) Consultant
10 31 (3.53%) Data Analyst
11 30 (3.42%) Security Analyst
12 27 (3.08%) Account Executive
13 26 (2.96%) Designer
13 26 (2.96%) Software Manager
13 26 (2.96%) Systems Manager
14 25 (2.85%) .NET Developer
15 24 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
16 23 (2.62%) Project Manager
17 22 (2.51%) Delivery Manager
18 21 (2.39%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (5.82%) React
2 45 (5.13%) .NET
3 40 (4.56%) Node.js
4 24 (2.74%) .NET Core
4 24 (2.74%) Blazor
5 23 (2.62%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.51%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.39%) ASP.NET Web API
8 16 (1.82%) RESTful
9 13 (1.48%) REST
10 10 (1.14%) React Native
11 9 (1.03%) Middleware
11 9 (1.03%) XMPP
12 8 (0.91%) Kafka
12 8 (0.91%) OpenAPI
12 8 (0.91%) Swagger
13 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.80%) Redux
14 6 (0.68%) Regular Expression
15 5 (0.57%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 116 (13.23%) Cloud Native
2 58 (6.61%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.16%) Onboarding
4 52 (5.93%) Management Information System
5 41 (4.68%) Blog
6 31 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.19%) Hybrid Cloud
8 26 (2.96%) Distributed Systems
8 26 (2.96%) Greenfield Project
9 23 (2.62%) FMCG
10 22 (2.51%) Cyber Defence
10 22 (2.51%) Security Posture
11 21 (2.39%) EPoS
12 19 (2.17%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.60%) Marketing Technology
15 11 (1.25%) Driving Licence
16 10 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
16 10 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
17 9 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 39 (4.45%) Windows
2 36 (4.10%) Linux
3 19 (2.17%) Android
4 14 (1.60%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.48%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.23%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (20.18%) Agile
2 135 (15.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 132 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (15.05%) Roadmaps
4 110 (12.54%) ERP
5 109 (12.43%) Fintech
6 104 (11.86%) CI/CD
7 89 (10.15%) Cybersecurity
8 88 (10.03%) AI
8 88 (10.03%) Software Engineering
9 87 (9.92%) Test Automation
10 85 (9.69%) Microservices
11 82 (9.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 81 (9.24%) Analytics
13 80 (9.12%) Project Management
14 79 (9.01%) CRM
14 79 (9.01%) Decision-Making
15 78 (8.89%) Business Development
16 74 (8.44%) Disruptive Innovation
17 72 (8.21%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 90 (10.26%) Java
1 90 (10.26%) SQL
2 70 (7.98%) Python
3 43 (4.90%) JavaScript
4 37 (4.22%) C#
5 25 (2.85%) Go
6 18 (2.05%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.25%) Bash
8 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.91%) Clojure
10 5 (0.57%) PHP
10 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.11%) Groovy
12 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.11%) R
12 1 (0.11%) RPG
12 1 (0.11%) Rust
Qualifications
1 68 (7.75%) Degree
2 32 (3.65%) Security Cleared
3 29 (3.31%) CISSP
3 29 (3.31%) SC Cleared
4 22 (2.51%) CISM
5 17 (1.94%) CISA
6 15 (1.71%) ACCA
6 15 (1.71%) CIMA
7 14 (1.60%) CRISC
8 12 (1.37%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.03%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.03%) CREST Certified
10 9 (1.03%) ICAEW
10 9 (1.03%) OSCP
11 8 (0.91%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.80%) ISACA
13 6 (0.68%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.42%) NIST
3 29 (3.31%) PCI DSS
4 25 (2.85%) SOC 2
5 23 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (2.39%) GDPR
7 20 (2.28%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.94%) Accessibility
9 16 (1.82%) GRC
10 10 (1.14%) COBIT
10 10 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (1.14%) TickIT
11 9 (1.03%) ISO 9001
12 8 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
12 8 (0.91%) SLA
13 7 (0.80%) SOC 1
14 6 (0.68%) QA
15 4 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (0.80%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.68%) Docker
3 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (0.68%) VMware NSX
3 6 (0.68%) vSphere
4 3 (0.34%) Squid
5 1 (0.11%) Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 92 (10.49%) Terraform
2 90 (10.26%) Kubernetes
3 78 (8.89%) Grafana
4 24 (2.74%) Ansible
5 9 (1.03%) Cisco CUCM
6 8 (0.91%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.80%) Proxmox
8 4 (0.46%) Nmap
9 2 (0.23%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.11%) SCCM
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 150 (17.10%) Microsoft
2 43 (4.90%) SAP
3 37 (4.22%) Oracle
4 28 (3.19%) VMware
5 25 (2.85%) Google
6 23 (2.62%) Cisco
7 18 (2.05%) IFS
8 16 (1.82%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.48%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.48%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.14%) Databricks
11 9 (1.03%) Splunk
12 8 (0.91%) Adobe
12 8 (0.91%) Workday
13 7 (0.80%) CheckPoint
14 6 (0.68%) NetApp
15 5 (0.57%) Veeam
15 5 (0.57%) Xero
16 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
16 4 (0.46%) Ubiquiti