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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -33 +14 -5
Permanent jobs citing Retail 893 1,231 1,251
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.95% 7.47% 4.98%
As % of the General category 6.58% 10.29% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 558 415 621
10th Percentile £34,025 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -10.71% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,375 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,375 £85,900 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -13.64%

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 13,564 11,962 15,354
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.00% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,675 10,404
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -1.71% -6.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 7 August 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 (1.23%) Apache
1 11 (1.23%) CMS
1 11 (1.23%) nginx
2 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.90%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.78%) Confluence
5 3 (0.34%) Drupal
6 2 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.56%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.56%) Civil 3D
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.34%) Productboard
6 3 (0.34%) Sketch
7 2 (0.22%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 18 (2.02%) Shopify
2 9 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle Assets
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle Cash Management
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle EBS R12
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
3 8 (0.90%) Oracle Receivables
4 7 (0.78%) SAP CO
4 7 (0.78%) SAP FI
4 7 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
5 6 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.45%) Academy Housing
6 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.11%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.11%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 228 (25.53%) SaaS
2 126 (14.11%) AWS
3 109 (12.21%) Azure
4 90 (10.08%) GCP
5 56 (6.27%) Amazon EKS
6 47 (5.26%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.57%) Google Analytics
10 12 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.23%) dbt
12 10 (1.12%) Azure Service Bus
13 9 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (1.01%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.01%) GitHub
14 8 (0.90%) Figma
15 6 (0.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 6 (0.67%) Google Workspace
16 5 (0.56%) Azure Logic Apps
16 5 (0.56%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.36%) Firewall
2 15 (1.68%) LAN
2 15 (1.68%) WAN
3 12 (1.34%) Cisco ASA
4 11 (1.23%) Cisco Firepower
4 11 (1.23%) VLAN
5 10 (1.12%) Unified Communications
5 10 (1.12%) WebEx
6 8 (0.90%) TCP/IP
6 8 (0.90%) VPN
7 6 (0.67%) DNS
8 5 (0.56%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.45%) BGP
10 3 (0.34%) 2G
10 3 (0.34%) 3G
10 3 (0.34%) MPLS
10 3 (0.34%) OSPF
10 3 (0.34%) TETRA
10 3 (0.34%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.92%) Power BI
2 20 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
2 20 (2.24%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (2.24%) MongoDB
2 20 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (1.90%) Looker
4 16 (1.79%) Metadata
5 13 (1.46%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.23%) BigQuery
7 10 (1.12%) Tableau
8 9 (1.01%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.01%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.90%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.34%) MySQL
13 2 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 2 (0.22%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 52 (5.82%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.02%) JIRA
3 6 (0.67%) Git
4 5 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.45%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.45%) JUnit
5 4 (0.45%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.22%) Postman
7 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.11%) MLflow
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 330 (36.95%) Finance
2 268 (30.01%) Social Skills
3 175 (19.60%) Banking
4 171 (19.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 168 (18.81%) Law
6 144 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
7 141 (15.79%) Marketing
8 112 (12.54%) Back Office
9 85 (9.52%) Financial Institution
10 72 (8.06%) Manufacturing
11 50 (5.60%) Influencing Skills
12 44 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
13 40 (4.48%) Public Sector
14 37 (4.14%) Automotive
15 36 (4.03%) Legal
16 31 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
17 26 (2.91%) Telecoms
18 20 (2.24%) Aviation
19 17 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
19 17 (1.90%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 95 (10.64%) Analyst
2 87 (9.74%) Senior
3 85 (9.52%) Lead
4 69 (7.73%) Developer
5 53 (5.94%) Software Engineer
6 46 (5.15%) Architect
7 45 (5.04%) Development Manager
8 37 (4.14%) Delivery Manager
9 36 (4.03%) Business Manager
10 35 (3.92%) Account Executive
11 33 (3.70%) Service Delivery Manager
11 33 (3.70%) Service Manager
12 31 (3.47%) Data Analyst
13 30 (3.36%) Consultant
14 29 (3.25%) Software Manager
15 26 (2.91%) .NET Developer
16 24 (2.69%) Designer
16 24 (2.69%) Security Analyst
16 24 (2.69%) Solutions Architect
17 23 (2.58%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (6.27%) React
2 50 (5.60%) .NET
3 46 (5.15%) Node.js
4 27 (3.02%) .NET Core
5 25 (2.80%) Blazor
6 23 (2.58%) ASP.NET
7 22 (2.46%) ASP.NET Core
8 21 (2.35%) ASP.NET Web API
9 15 (1.68%) RESTful
10 13 (1.46%) React Native
11 12 (1.34%) REST
12 10 (1.12%) Middleware
12 10 (1.12%) XMPP
13 9 (1.01%) OpenAPI
13 9 (1.01%) Swagger
14 7 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.78%) Redux
15 6 (0.67%) EDI
15 6 (0.67%) Regular Expression
15 6 (0.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 102 (11.42%) Cloud Native
2 63 (7.05%) Product Ownership
3 47 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 45 (5.04%) Onboarding
5 40 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.69%) Blog
6 24 (2.69%) Virtual Team
7 22 (2.46%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 20 (2.24%) Cyber Defence
8 20 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
8 20 (2.24%) FMCG
9 18 (2.02%) Security Posture
10 17 (1.90%) Driving Licence
10 17 (1.90%) EPoS
10 17 (1.90%) Marketing Technology
11 16 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (1.46%) Data Centre
13 12 (1.34%) Social Media
14 11 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.82%) Windows
2 36 (4.03%) Linux
3 19 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.90%) Android
5 12 (1.34%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.01%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.45%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (21.84%) Agile
2 151 (16.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 147 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
4 141 (15.79%) Roadmaps
5 119 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 116 (12.99%) Decision-Making
7 105 (11.76%) AI
7 105 (11.76%) ERP
8 99 (11.09%) CI/CD
9 90 (10.08%) Analytics
9 90 (10.08%) Business Development
10 89 (9.97%) Fintech
11 87 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
11 87 (9.74%) Software Engineering
12 85 (9.52%) Customer Experience
12 85 (9.52%) Microservices
13 82 (9.18%) E-Commerce
14 81 (9.07%) Project Management
15 80 (8.96%) Test Automation
16 77 (8.62%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 91 (10.19%) SQL
2 69 (7.73%) Java
3 66 (7.39%) Python
4 39 (4.37%) JavaScript
5 38 (4.26%) C#
6 17 (1.90%) Go
7 16 (1.79%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.01%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.90%) Bash
9 8 (0.90%) Clojure
10 5 (0.56%) PHP
11 4 (0.45%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.22%) R
14 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.11%) RPG
14 1 (0.11%) Rust
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (6.16%) Degree
2 40 (4.48%) Security Cleared
3 37 (4.14%) SC Cleared
4 23 (2.58%) CISSP
5 19 (2.13%) CISM
6 15 (1.68%) CISA
6 15 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.57%) ICAEW
8 13 (1.46%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.34%) CRISC
10 11 (1.23%) ACCA
10 11 (1.23%) CIMA
10 11 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 10 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.90%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.90%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (0.90%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.90%) SAP Certification
13 7 (0.78%) CREST Certified
13 7 (0.78%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (3.25%) NIST
3 23 (2.58%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.35%) GDPR
4 21 (2.35%) PCI DSS
5 20 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (2.13%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.79%) GRC
8 15 (1.68%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.12%) COBIT
9 10 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.12%) TickIT
10 7 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.78%) QA
10 7 (0.78%) SOC 1
11 5 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 5 (0.56%) SLA
12 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.45%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.34%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
3 7 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 7 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
3 7 (0.78%) vSphere
4 6 (0.67%) Squid
5 5 (0.56%) Docker
6 4 (0.45%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 75 (8.40%) Terraform
2 74 (8.29%) Kubernetes
3 66 (7.39%) Grafana
4 20 (2.24%) Ansible
5 10 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
5 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.56%) HAProxy
7 4 (0.45%) Nmap
7 4 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.34%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.22%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 162 (18.14%) Microsoft
2 48 (5.38%) SAP
3 35 (3.92%) Google
4 32 (3.58%) Oracle
5 29 (3.25%) VMware
6 21 (2.35%) Cisco
7 18 (2.02%) IFS
8 14 (1.57%) Fortinet
8 14 (1.57%) Palo Alto
8 14 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.34%) Databricks
10 11 (1.23%) Veeam
11 10 (1.12%) Splunk
12 8 (0.90%) Workday
13 7 (0.78%) NetApp
14 6 (0.67%) Adobe
14 6 (0.67%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.56%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.56%) Xero
16 4 (0.45%) Epicor