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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 72 53
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 -18
Permanent jobs citing Retail 631 737 1,101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.17% 4.43% 5.26%
As % of the General category 6.88% 6.46% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 379 426 819
10th Percentile £27,707 £27,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,375 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.90% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £96,600 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +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 9,167 11,415 13,059
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.51% 68.60% 62.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,824 6,481 10,122
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,133
25th Percentile £39,000 £46,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,394
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +3.49% -3.37%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

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 8 January 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 12 (1.90%) Confluence
2 8 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.79%) SAS
4 2 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.32%) IIS
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 62 (9.83%) Chatbot
2 28 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.69%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.58%) AutoCAD
5 8 (1.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.79%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.63%) 3ds Max
9 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (1.58%) Shopify
2 9 (1.43%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle Assets
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle Cash Management
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle EBS R12
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 8 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.48%) Magento
4 3 (0.48%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.48%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.48%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.48%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 176 (27.89%) SaaS
2 98 (15.53%) AWS
3 94 (14.90%) Azure
4 54 (8.56%) GCP
5 43 (6.81%) Power Platform
6 26 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (3.17%) Amazon EKS
8 18 (2.85%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (2.85%) GitHub
9 17 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 11 (1.74%) Google Analytics
12 9 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (1.27%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.27%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.11%) Serverless
15 5 (0.79%) dbt
15 5 (0.79%) Entra ID
15 5 (0.79%) Google Data Studio
15 5 (0.79%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.18%) Remote Desktop
2 16 (2.54%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.74%) TCP/IP
4 10 (1.58%) LAN
4 10 (1.58%) WAN
5 9 (1.43%) Wireless
6 7 (1.11%) Firewall
6 7 (1.11%) Network Security
7 6 (0.95%) Cisco Wireless
7 6 (0.95%) HSRP
7 6 (0.95%) Internet
7 6 (0.95%) VoIP
7 6 (0.95%) VRRP
8 5 (0.79%) BGP
9 4 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.48%) DHCP
10 3 (0.48%) DNS
10 3 (0.48%) VLAN
10 3 (0.48%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (5.39%) Power BI
2 27 (4.28%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (3.49%) SQL Server
4 20 (3.17%) Tableau
5 19 (3.01%) Data Lake
6 14 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.06%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.43%) BigQuery
8 9 (1.43%) Data Mining
9 8 (1.27%) Data Vault
10 7 (1.11%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.95%) Metadata
12 5 (0.79%) Looker
12 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.63%) DataStage
13 4 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (0.63%) QlikView
14 3 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (3.49%) TeamCity
2 15 (2.38%) JIRA
3 13 (2.06%) Git
4 7 (1.11%) Burp Suite
4 7 (1.11%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.63%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.63%) ERwin
5 4 (0.63%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.48%) JMeter
6 3 (0.48%) Postman
6 3 (0.48%) Selenium
6 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.16%) GitLab
7 1 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.16%) Pivotal Tracker
7 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 220 (34.87%) Social Skills
2 199 (31.54%) Finance
3 112 (17.75%) Analytical Skills
3 112 (17.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 96 (15.21%) Marketing
5 79 (12.52%) Banking
6 68 (10.78%) Law
7 56 (8.87%) Financial Institution
8 55 (8.72%) Back Office
9 41 (6.50%) Manufacturing
10 34 (5.39%) Legal
11 27 (4.28%) Public Sector
12 20 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (2.38%) Automotive
15 12 (1.90%) Advertising
16 10 (1.58%) Games
16 10 (1.58%) Publishing
17 9 (1.43%) Telecoms
18 8 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 107 (16.96%) Senior
2 74 (11.73%) Analyst
3 69 (10.94%) Account Manager
4 62 (9.83%) Trainer
5 50 (7.92%) Senior Manager
6 46 (7.29%) Architect
7 42 (6.66%) Senior Account Manager
8 40 (6.34%) 2nd Line Support
9 39 (6.18%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (6.18%) Sales Manager
9 39 (6.18%) Senior Sales Manager
10 28 (4.44%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 28 (4.44%) Lead
11 27 (4.28%) Software Engineer
12 24 (3.80%) Developer
13 23 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
14 19 (3.01%) Data Analyst
14 19 (3.01%) Support Analyst
15 18 (2.85%) ERP Support
16 16 (2.54%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.65%) React
2 21 (3.33%) .NET
3 19 (3.01%) HTML
4 16 (2.54%) Node.js
5 14 (2.22%) CSS
5 14 (2.22%) RESTful
6 12 (1.90%) React Native
7 11 (1.74%) REST
8 10 (1.58%) .NET Core
8 10 (1.58%) JSON
8 10 (1.58%) Web Services
9 9 (1.43%) EDI
10 6 (0.95%) Pandas
10 6 (0.95%) XML
11 5 (0.79%) Blazor
11 5 (0.79%) OpenAPI
11 5 (0.79%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.79%) Swagger
12 4 (0.63%) Hugging Face
12 4 (0.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 97 (15.37%) Onboarding
2 38 (6.02%) Cloud Native
3 21 (3.33%) Management Information System
3 21 (3.33%) Security Posture
4 20 (3.17%) FMCG
5 18 (2.85%) Blog
6 17 (2.69%) Data Centre
6 17 (2.69%) Mobile App
6 17 (2.69%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.38%) Driving Licence
8 15 (2.38%) Enterprise Cloud
9 13 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (1.90%) EPoS
11 11 (1.74%) Insider Threat
12 10 (1.58%) Social Media
13 9 (1.43%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
14 8 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.54%) Windows
2 11 (1.74%) Linux
3 6 (0.95%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.79%) Android
4 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.16%) Unix
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.16%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (29.00%) Customer Service
2 120 (19.02%) AI
3 99 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
4 95 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 86 (13.63%) CRM
5 86 (13.63%) ERP
6 84 (13.31%) Mentoring
7 83 (13.15%) Roadmaps
8 74 (11.73%) B2B
9 73 (11.57%) E-Commerce
9 73 (11.57%) Logistics
10 72 (11.41%) Agile
11 69 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 62 (9.83%) Conversational UI
12 62 (9.83%) Data Privacy
13 59 (9.35%) CI/CD
14 51 (8.08%) Analytics
14 51 (8.08%) Project Management
15 49 (7.77%) DevOps
15 49 (7.77%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 102 (16.16%) SQL
2 53 (8.40%) C#
3 45 (7.13%) Java
4 42 (6.66%) Python
5 18 (2.85%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.06%) Go
7 8 (1.27%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.95%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.95%) R
9 5 (0.79%) Bash
9 5 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.79%) VBA
10 4 (0.63%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.63%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.48%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.48%) C
11 3 (0.48%) C++
12 2 (0.32%) Scala
13 1 (0.16%) Groovy
13 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 123 (19.49%) Degree
2 19 (3.01%) Security Cleared
3 18 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 18 (2.85%) SC Cleared
4 16 (2.54%) CISSP
5 13 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.06%) CompTIA Security+
5 13 (2.06%) CREST Certified
5 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.06%) OSCP
6 11 (1.74%) AWS Certification
6 11 (1.74%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.58%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.27%) ACCA
8 8 (1.27%) CCNA
8 8 (1.27%) CIMA
8 8 (1.27%) MCSE
9 7 (1.11%) CEH
9 7 (1.11%) GIAC
9 7 (1.11%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.24%) QA
2 27 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (3.01%) GDPR
4 17 (2.69%) PCI DSS
5 16 (2.54%) SLA
6 15 (2.38%) SOC 2
7 12 (1.90%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.58%) NIST
9 10 (1.58%) PMO
10 8 (1.27%) GRC
11 7 (1.11%) Data Quality
12 4 (0.63%) EU AI Act
13 3 (0.48%) WCAG
14 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
14 2 (0.32%) PERC
15 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 16 (2.54%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.58%) Docker
3 7 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.48%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.16%) HDFS
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (6.18%) Kubernetes
2 38 (6.02%) Terraform
3 17 (2.69%) Grafana
4 7 (1.11%) Nmap
5 4 (0.63%) Autotask
5 4 (0.63%) Cilium
6 2 (0.32%) Ansible
7 1 (0.16%) SCCM
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 90 (14.26%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.83%) PayPal
3 42 (6.66%) Salesforce
4 23 (3.65%) Google
4 23 (3.65%) HubSpot
5 22 (3.49%) Adobe
5 22 (3.49%) Cisco
5 22 (3.49%) Databricks
6 20 (3.17%) SAP
7 16 (2.54%) Oracle
8 7 (1.11%) VMware
9 6 (0.95%) Avaya
9 6 (0.95%) Extreme Networks
10 4 (0.63%) Alteryx
10 4 (0.63%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.63%) IBM
10 4 (0.63%) Informatica
10 4 (0.63%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.63%) Talend
10 4 (0.63%) Zoho