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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 30 48
Rank change year-on-year -29 +18 -8
Permanent jobs citing Retail 935 1,194 1,128
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.91% 7.36% 4.83%
As % of the General category 6.45% 10.28% 7.75%
Number of salaries quoted 570 374 521
10th Percentile £33,400 £30,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,650 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -14.05% +0.42%
75th Percentile £76,388 £74,721 £87,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -13.04%

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 14,492 11,615 14,562
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.53% 71.60% 62.32%
Number of salaries quoted 9,041 6,432 8,633
10th Percentile £32,261 £28,750 £34,781
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%

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 September 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 16 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.18%) Apache
2 11 (1.18%) CMS
2 11 (1.18%) nginx
3 9 (0.96%) SharePoint
4 8 (0.86%) Confluence
5 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) Drupal
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 49 (5.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.86%) AutoCAD
4 8 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.64%) Civil 3D
6 5 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.32%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.32%) Productboard
7 3 (0.32%) Revit
7 3 (0.32%) Sketch
8 2 (0.21%) 3ds Max
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.21%) Simulink
8 2 (0.21%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.11%) Blender
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 28 (2.99%) Shopify
2 7 (0.75%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.75%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.43%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.32%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 227 (24.28%) SaaS
2 122 (13.05%) AWS
3 102 (10.91%) Azure
4 97 (10.37%) GCP
5 55 (5.88%) Amazon EKS
6 44 (4.71%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.42%) Google Analytics
8 29 (3.10%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (2.25%) Google Ads
10 18 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (1.82%) Google Tag Manager
12 11 (1.18%) dbt
13 9 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (0.96%) Meta Ads
14 8 (0.86%) GitHub
15 7 (0.75%) Entra ID
16 6 (0.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.64%) Azure Service Bus
16 6 (0.64%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.10%) Firewall
2 22 (2.35%) WAN
3 20 (2.14%) LAN
4 16 (1.71%) VLAN
5 15 (1.60%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.18%) DNS
7 10 (1.07%) BGP
7 10 (1.07%) OSPF
7 10 (1.07%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
8 8 (0.86%) Cisco Firepower
8 8 (0.86%) Cisco Nexus
9 7 (0.75%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (0.75%) SMS
9 7 (0.75%) Unified Communications
9 7 (0.75%) VPN
9 7 (0.75%) WebEx
10 6 (0.64%) MPLS
10 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.53%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.17%) Power BI
2 21 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.14%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.14%) MongoDB
4 18 (1.93%) Looker
4 18 (1.93%) Metadata
5 14 (1.50%) BigQuery
5 14 (1.50%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.39%) Tableau
7 10 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.96%) Data Lake
8 9 (0.96%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.86%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 2 (0.21%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 54 (5.78%) TeamCity
2 16 (1.71%) JIRA
3 12 (1.28%) Git
4 4 (0.43%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.43%) JUnit
4 4 (0.43%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.21%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.11%) MLflow
6 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 340 (36.36%) Finance
2 318 (34.01%) Social Skills
3 191 (20.43%) Banking
4 187 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 173 (18.50%) Law
6 172 (18.40%) Analytical Skills
7 165 (17.65%) Marketing
8 114 (12.19%) Back Office
9 94 (10.05%) Financial Institution
10 66 (7.06%) Manufacturing
11 54 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
12 46 (4.92%) Public Sector
13 38 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (3.64%) Legal
15 30 (3.21%) Telecoms
16 28 (2.99%) Automotive
17 20 (2.14%) Aviation
18 17 (1.82%) Polish Language
19 16 (1.71%) German Language
Job Titles
1 102 (10.91%) Analyst
2 93 (9.95%) Senior
3 80 (8.56%) Lead
4 64 (6.84%) Developer
5 58 (6.20%) Software Engineer
6 48 (5.13%) Development Manager
7 41 (4.39%) Architect
8 36 (3.85%) Account Executive
9 33 (3.53%) Business Manager
9 33 (3.53%) Data Analyst
10 29 (3.10%) Software Manager
11 27 (2.89%) Delivery Manager
12 26 (2.78%) .NET Developer
12 26 (2.78%) Business Development Manager
13 25 (2.67%) Service Manager
13 25 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
14 24 (2.57%) Service Delivery Manager
15 22 (2.35%) Software Development Manager
16 20 (2.14%) Project Manager
17 19 (2.03%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (8.34%) Terraform
2 52 (5.56%) React
3 50 (5.35%) .NET
4 45 (4.81%) Node.js
5 27 (2.89%) .NET Core
6 25 (2.67%) Blazor
7 23 (2.46%) ASP.NET
8 22 (2.35%) ASP.NET Core
9 21 (2.25%) ASP.NET Web API
10 18 (1.93%) RESTful
11 13 (1.39%) OpenAPI
11 13 (1.39%) React Native
11 13 (1.39%) Swagger
12 11 (1.18%) Middleware
13 10 (1.07%) REST
14 7 (0.75%) XMPP
15 6 (0.64%) EDI
15 6 (0.64%) Kafka
15 6 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
15 6 (0.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 103 (11.02%) Cloud Native
2 75 (8.02%) Product Ownership
3 58 (6.20%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (4.71%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.06%) Onboarding
6 27 (2.89%) Virtual Team
7 26 (2.78%) Blog
8 24 (2.57%) FMCG
9 23 (2.46%) Driving Licence
10 22 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
11 21 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
12 20 (2.14%) Cyber Defence
13 19 (2.03%) Data Centre
14 18 (1.93%) Social Media
15 17 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
16 16 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
17 15 (1.60%) EPoS
18 14 (1.50%) Marketing Technology
18 14 (1.50%) Security Posture
19 10 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 50 (5.35%) Windows
2 32 (3.42%) Linux
3 19 (2.03%) Android
4 16 (1.71%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.39%) Apple iOS
6 10 (1.07%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (20.21%) Agile
2 176 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
3 147 (15.72%) Continuous Improvement
4 143 (15.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 134 (14.33%) Roadmaps
6 133 (14.22%) Decision-Making
7 109 (11.66%) Analytics
8 104 (11.12%) AI
8 104 (11.12%) CI/CD
9 103 (11.02%) E-Commerce
10 100 (10.70%) Business Development
11 98 (10.48%) Fintech
11 98 (10.48%) Software Engineering
12 94 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
13 83 (8.88%) ERP
13 83 (8.88%) Mentoring
13 83 (8.88%) Microservices
14 82 (8.77%) CRM
15 80 (8.56%) Customer Experience
15 80 (8.56%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 99 (10.59%) SQL
2 74 (7.91%) Java
3 71 (7.59%) Python
4 38 (4.06%) C#
5 33 (3.53%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.71%) Go
7 13 (1.39%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.96%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.86%) Clojure
10 5 (0.53%) Bash
11 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.32%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.32%) R
11 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.21%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.21%) PHP
13 1 (0.11%) C
13 1 (0.11%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 49 (5.24%) Degree
2 46 (4.92%) Security Cleared
3 44 (4.71%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.03%) CISSP
5 17 (1.82%) CISM
6 15 (1.60%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.39%) ACCA
7 13 (1.39%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.39%) CISA
8 12 (1.28%) CIMA
8 12 (1.28%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.07%) CRISC
11 8 (0.86%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.75%) ISACA
12 7 (0.75%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.64%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (2.67%) NIST
3 22 (2.35%) Data Quality
4 20 (2.14%) GDPR
5 19 (2.03%) Accessibility
6 16 (1.71%) PCI DSS
7 15 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (1.39%) GRC
9 10 (1.07%) COBIT
9 10 (1.07%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.07%) TickIT
10 7 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.75%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.75%) QA
10 7 (0.75%) SOC 1
11 5 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.43%) NCSC
12 4 (0.43%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.43%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.28%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (0.64%) Squid
4 5 (0.53%) Docker
5 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.43%) vSphere
6 3 (0.32%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.21%) Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 78 (8.34%) Kubernetes
2 64 (6.84%) Grafana
3 15 (1.60%) Ansible
4 11 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.75%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (0.53%) HAProxy
6 5 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.43%) Nmap
8 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.11%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 176 (18.82%) Microsoft
2 60 (6.42%) Google
3 40 (4.28%) SAP
4 27 (2.89%) Cisco
5 25 (2.67%) Oracle
6 23 (2.46%) VMware
7 19 (2.03%) Salesforce
8 18 (1.93%) IFS
9 14 (1.50%) Databricks
10 13 (1.39%) Fortinet
11 11 (1.18%) Palo Alto
11 11 (1.18%) Veeam
12 9 (0.96%) YouTube
13 8 (0.86%) TikTok
13 8 (0.86%) Workday
14 7 (0.75%) HubSpot
14 7 (0.75%) Splunk
15 6 (0.64%) Adobe
15 6 (0.64%) Thales
15 6 (0.64%) Xero