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 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 65 54
Rank change year-on-year +9 -11 -17
Permanent jobs citing Retail 644 786 1,088
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.24% 4.60% 5.31%
As % of the General category 6.92% 6.76% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 387 466 815
10th Percentile £27,707 £27,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,750 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 - £97,163
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -18.27%

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 9,313 11,634 12,949
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.29% 68.07% 63.15%
Number of salaries quoted 5,907 6,686 10,053
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £38,914 £46,713 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,400
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +0.16% -0.16%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £81,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.93%

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 30 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 (2.17%) Confluence
2 8 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.78%) SAS
4 2 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.31%) IIS
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.16%) CMS
5 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 62 (9.63%) Chatbot
2 30 (4.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.64%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.55%) AutoCAD
6 9 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.93%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.62%) 3ds Max
9 4 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 14 (2.17%) Shopify
2 11 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle Assets
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle Cash Management
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle EBS R12
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
4 8 (1.24%) Oracle Receivables
5 7 (1.09%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.78%) Magento
7 4 (0.62%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.47%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.47%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.47%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 178 (27.64%) SaaS
2 100 (15.53%) Azure
3 98 (15.22%) AWS
4 55 (8.54%) GCP
5 49 (7.61%) Power Platform
6 23 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (3.11%) Amazon EKS
7 20 (3.11%) GitHub
8 13 (2.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 12 (1.86%) Google Analytics
9 12 (1.86%) Power Automate
10 10 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.24%) Serverless
11 8 (1.24%) Snowflake
12 5 (0.78%) dbt
12 5 (0.78%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.78%) Google Data Studio
12 5 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.06%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (2.17%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.71%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.40%) Wireless
5 8 (1.24%) LAN
5 8 (1.24%) WAN
6 7 (1.09%) Firewall
6 7 (1.09%) Network Security
7 6 (0.93%) Cisco Wireless
7 6 (0.93%) HSRP
7 6 (0.93%) Internet
7 6 (0.93%) VoIP
7 6 (0.93%) VRRP
8 5 (0.78%) BGP
9 4 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.47%) DHCP
10 3 (0.47%) DNS
10 3 (0.47%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.47%) VLAN
10 3 (0.47%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.59%) Power BI
2 27 (4.19%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (3.57%) SQL Server
4 20 (3.11%) Data Lake
5 19 (2.95%) Tableau
6 15 (2.33%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.02%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 10 (1.55%) BigQuery
9 9 (1.40%) Data Mining
10 8 (1.24%) Data Vault
11 7 (1.09%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.93%) 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%) PostgreSQL
14 4 (0.62%) QlikView
15 3 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.47%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 23 (3.57%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.64%) JIRA
3 14 (2.17%) Git
4 5 (0.78%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.78%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (0.62%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.62%) ERwin
5 4 (0.62%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.62%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.47%) GitLab
6 3 (0.47%) JMeter
6 3 (0.47%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (0.47%) Postman
6 3 (0.47%) Selenium
7 1 (0.16%) MSBuild
7 1 (0.16%) Pivotal Tracker
7 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
7 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 222 (34.47%) Social Skills
2 206 (31.99%) Finance
3 118 (18.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 115 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
5 104 (16.15%) Marketing
6 79 (12.27%) Banking
7 68 (10.56%) Law
8 57 (8.85%) Back Office
9 56 (8.70%) Financial Institution
10 48 (7.45%) Manufacturing
11 34 (5.28%) Legal
12 29 (4.50%) Public Sector
13 27 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
15 16 (2.48%) Automotive
16 12 (1.86%) Advertising
17 10 (1.55%) Games
18 9 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.40%) Telecoms
19 8 (1.24%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 109 (16.93%) Senior
2 77 (11.96%) Analyst
3 67 (10.40%) Account Manager
4 62 (9.63%) Trainer
5 51 (7.92%) Senior Manager
6 49 (7.61%) Architect
7 42 (6.52%) Senior Account Manager
8 40 (6.21%) 2nd Line Support
9 39 (6.06%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (6.06%) Sales Manager
9 39 (6.06%) Senior Sales Manager
10 31 (4.81%) Lead
11 28 (4.35%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 27 (4.19%) Software Engineer
13 25 (3.88%) Solutions Architect
14 24 (3.73%) Developer
15 20 (3.11%) Consultant
15 20 (3.11%) Data Analyst
16 19 (2.95%) Support Analyst
17 18 (2.80%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.73%) React
2 23 (3.57%) .NET
3 20 (3.11%) HTML
4 16 (2.48%) Node.js
5 15 (2.33%) CSS
6 14 (2.17%) RESTful
7 12 (1.86%) React Native
7 12 (1.86%) REST
8 11 (1.71%) .NET Core
8 11 (1.71%) Web Services
9 10 (1.55%) EDI
9 10 (1.55%) JSON
10 7 (1.09%) Pandas
10 7 (1.09%) XML
11 5 (0.78%) Blazor
11 5 (0.78%) OpenAPI
11 5 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
11 5 (0.78%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.78%) Swagger
12 4 (0.62%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 98 (15.22%) Onboarding
2 39 (6.06%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.04%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.95%) FMCG
4 19 (2.95%) Security Posture
5 18 (2.80%) Blog
6 17 (2.64%) Data Centre
6 17 (2.64%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.64%) Mobile App
6 17 (2.64%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
8 14 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.71%) EPoS
10 10 (1.55%) Social Media
11 9 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.40%) Insider Threat
12 8 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.09%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.48%) Windows
2 11 (1.71%) Linux
3 6 (0.93%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.78%) Android
4 5 (0.78%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.31%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (28.42%) Customer Service
2 122 (18.94%) AI
3 100 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (14.91%) ERP
5 91 (14.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 89 (13.82%) CRM
7 85 (13.20%) Mentoring
8 81 (12.58%) E-Commerce
9 80 (12.42%) Agile
10 79 (12.27%) Roadmaps
11 78 (12.11%) Logistics
12 74 (11.49%) B2B
12 74 (11.49%) Stakeholder Management
13 64 (9.94%) Data Privacy
14 63 (9.78%) CI/CD
14 63 (9.78%) Conversational UI
15 58 (9.01%) DevOps
16 57 (8.85%) Analytics
17 55 (8.54%) Project Management
18 51 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 104 (16.15%) SQL
2 55 (8.54%) C#
3 44 (6.83%) Java
3 44 (6.83%) Python
4 18 (2.80%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.02%) Go
6 9 (1.40%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.24%) R
8 5 (0.78%) Bash
8 5 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.78%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.78%) VBA
9 4 (0.62%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.62%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.47%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.47%) C
10 3 (0.47%) C++
11 2 (0.31%) Scala
12 1 (0.16%) Groovy
12 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 121 (18.79%) Degree
2 22 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 18 (2.80%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.64%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.17%) CISSP
6 13 (2.02%) AWS Certification
6 13 (2.02%) Azure Certification
7 12 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.71%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (1.71%) CREST Certified
8 11 (1.71%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.71%) OSCP
9 7 (1.09%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.93%) ACCA
10 6 (0.93%) CCNA
10 6 (0.93%) CIMA
10 6 (0.93%) MCSE
11 5 (0.78%) CISM
11 5 (0.78%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (8.70%) QA
2 27 (4.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (3.26%) GDPR
4 17 (2.64%) PCI DSS
5 15 (2.33%) SOC 2
6 14 (2.17%) SLA
7 12 (1.86%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.55%) NIST
8 10 (1.55%) PMO
9 9 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (1.24%) Data Quality
10 8 (1.24%) GRC
11 4 (0.62%) EU AI Act
12 3 (0.47%) WCAG
13 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.31%) PERC
14 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 15 (2.33%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.86%) Docker
3 7 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.47%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.16%) HDFS
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (6.06%) Kubernetes
1 39 (6.06%) Terraform
2 17 (2.64%) Grafana
3 5 (0.78%) Nmap
4 4 (0.62%) Cilium
5 2 (0.31%) Ansible
5 2 (0.31%) Autotask
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 94 (14.60%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.63%) PayPal
3 42 (6.52%) Salesforce
4 25 (3.88%) Google
5 24 (3.73%) Adobe
6 23 (3.57%) Databricks
6 23 (3.57%) HubSpot
6 23 (3.57%) SAP
7 20 (3.11%) Cisco
8 15 (2.33%) Oracle
9 7 (1.09%) VMware
10 6 (0.93%) Avaya
10 6 (0.93%) Extreme Networks
11 5 (0.78%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.78%) Ariba
12 4 (0.62%) IBM
12 4 (0.62%) Informatica
12 4 (0.62%) Sage
12 4 (0.62%) Talend
12 4 (0.62%) Zoho