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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 28 47
Rank change year-on-year -20 +19 -16
Permanent jobs citing Retail 786 1,291 1,717
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 8.53% 5.27%
As % of the General category 7.56% 11.42% 8.49%
Number of salaries quoted 447 453 1,012
10th Percentile £31,700 £30,000 £26,258
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +13.40% -22.40%
75th Percentile £79,375 £68,568 £64,050
90th Percentile £95,500 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -20.83%

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 10,396 11,301 20,212
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.68% 74.64% 62.08%
Number of salaries quoted 6,923 6,421 15,099
10th Percentile £31,510 £29,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 18 May 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 9 (1.15%) CMS
1 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.76%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.64%) Confluence
4 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.51%) Drupal
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.38%) Productboard
5 3 (0.38%) Sketch
6 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
7 1 (0.13%) 3ds Max
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.91%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.78%) Shopify
3 11 (1.40%) NetSuite
4 9 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.38%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.38%) Magento
8 1 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.13%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 235 (29.90%) SaaS
2 136 (17.30%) AWS
3 91 (11.58%) GCP
4 71 (9.03%) Azure
5 66 (8.40%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.85%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.44%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.27%) dbt
9 10 (1.27%) Figma
10 9 (1.15%) GitHub
10 9 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (1.15%) Google Analytics
11 8 (1.02%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.89%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.89%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.76%) Serverless
14 5 (0.64%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.05%) Firewall
2 18 (2.29%) WAN
3 15 (1.91%) Cisco ASA
4 14 (1.78%) VLAN
5 13 (1.65%) LAN
6 10 (1.27%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (1.27%) VPN
7 9 (1.15%) BGP
7 9 (1.15%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.15%) WebEx
8 8 (1.02%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.89%) Wireless
10 6 (0.76%) Cisco Wireless
10 6 (0.76%) Network Security
10 6 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.38%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.38%) SCCP
11 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.38%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.71%) Power BI
2 27 (3.44%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (2.67%) Tableau
4 16 (2.04%) Metadata
5 14 (1.78%) Looker
6 11 (1.40%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.02%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.76%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.76%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.51%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.51%) MySQL
13 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
14 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
15 1 (0.13%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 53 (6.74%) TeamCity
2 11 (1.40%) JIRA
3 4 (0.51%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.51%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.51%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.38%) Git
4 3 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
General
1 320 (40.71%) Finance
2 233 (29.64%) Social Skills
3 198 (25.19%) Banking
4 193 (24.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 193 (24.55%) Law
5 137 (17.43%) Marketing
6 132 (16.79%) Back Office
7 113 (14.38%) Financial Institution
8 78 (9.92%) Analytical Skills
9 53 (6.74%) Manufacturing
10 41 (5.22%) Legal
11 39 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
11 39 (4.96%) Public Sector
12 29 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
13 26 (3.31%) Automotive
14 23 (2.93%) Aviation
14 23 (2.93%) Telecoms
15 19 (2.42%) General Ledger
15 19 (2.42%) Polish Language
16 15 (1.91%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 92 (11.70%) Senior
2 83 (10.56%) Analyst
3 69 (8.78%) Lead
4 56 (7.12%) Software Engineer
5 45 (5.73%) Developer
6 39 (4.96%) Architect
7 38 (4.83%) Account Manager
8 33 (4.20%) Security Analyst
9 28 (3.56%) Business Manager
9 28 (3.56%) Consultant
10 27 (3.44%) Data Analyst
10 27 (3.44%) Designer
11 25 (3.18%) Systems Manager
12 24 (3.05%) Development Manager
13 22 (2.80%) Account Executive
13 22 (2.80%) Senior Software Engineer
14 20 (2.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 19 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 19 (2.42%) ERP Manager
16 18 (2.29%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.05%) .NET
2 22 (2.80%) React
3 15 (1.91%) Node.js
4 14 (1.78%) RESTful
5 13 (1.65%) REST
6 9 (1.15%) XMPP
7 8 (1.02%) .NET Core
7 8 (1.02%) Kafka
8 7 (0.89%) EDI
8 7 (0.89%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.89%) Redux
8 7 (0.89%) Sass
8 7 (0.89%) Swagger
9 6 (0.76%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.76%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.64%) ASP.NET Core
10 5 (0.64%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.64%) Blazor
10 5 (0.64%) Middleware
11 4 (0.51%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 108 (13.74%) Cloud Native
2 62 (7.89%) Onboarding
3 47 (5.98%) Product Ownership
4 45 (5.73%) Blog
5 38 (4.83%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.94%) Security Posture
7 28 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (3.18%) Cyber Defence
8 25 (3.18%) FMCG
9 23 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
10 21 (2.67%) EPoS
11 19 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
12 18 (2.29%) Data Centre
13 17 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
14 16 (2.04%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.91%) Enterprise Cloud
16 14 (1.78%) Marketing Technology
17 13 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
18 9 (1.15%) Algorithms
18 9 (1.15%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.05%) Linux
1 24 (3.05%) Windows
2 18 (2.29%) Android
2 18 (2.29%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.15%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.51%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.38%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.38%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.13%) AIX
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Solaris
6 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (15.52%) Agile
2 110 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
3 108 (13.74%) Roadmaps
4 104 (13.23%) Fintech
5 92 (11.70%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (11.32%) CI/CD
7 84 (10.69%) ERP
8 81 (10.31%) Test Automation
9 79 (10.05%) CRM
10 76 (9.67%) Project Management
11 75 (9.54%) Analytics
11 75 (9.54%) Software Engineering
12 70 (8.91%) AI
12 70 (8.91%) Mentoring
13 69 (8.78%) Cybersecurity
14 66 (8.40%) Disruptive Innovation
15 64 (8.14%) Business Development
16 61 (7.76%) B2B
17 60 (7.63%) Customer Service
18 59 (7.51%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 92 (11.70%) Java
2 79 (10.05%) SQL
3 65 (8.27%) Python
4 28 (3.56%) Go
5 25 (3.18%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.04%) C#
7 15 (1.91%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.40%) Bash
9 10 (1.27%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.76%) Clojure
10 6 (0.76%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.64%) PHP
11 5 (0.64%) R
11 5 (0.64%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.38%) C
12 3 (0.38%) C++
13 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.13%) RPG
13 1 (0.13%) SPARQL
13 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 85 (10.81%) Degree
2 29 (3.69%) CISSP
3 22 (2.80%) ACCA
3 22 (2.80%) CIMA
3 22 (2.80%) Security Cleared
4 19 (2.42%) SC Cleared
5 17 (2.16%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (1.91%) CISM
6 15 (1.91%) CREST Certified
6 15 (1.91%) OSCP
7 14 (1.78%) CISA
8 13 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.27%) CRISC
10 8 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.89%) AWS Certification
11 7 (0.89%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.76%) ICAEW
12 6 (0.76%) ISTQB
13 5 (0.64%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.82%) NIST
3 28 (3.56%) PCI DSS
4 23 (2.93%) SOC 2
5 19 (2.42%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.16%) GDPR
7 15 (1.91%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.78%) GRC
9 12 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (1.40%) SLA
11 10 (1.27%) TickIT
12 8 (1.02%) QA
13 6 (0.76%) COBIT
14 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.51%) NCSC
14 4 (0.51%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.38%) PSD2
15 3 (0.38%) SOC 1
System Software
1 15 (1.91%) Active Directory
1 15 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.40%) Docker
3 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (0.76%) vSphere
4 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 91 (11.58%) Kubernetes
2 90 (11.45%) Terraform
3 71 (9.03%) Grafana
4 23 (2.93%) Ansible
5 9 (1.15%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.89%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.89%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.51%) Nmap
8 3 (0.38%) SCCM
9 2 (0.25%) Autotask
9 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 111 (14.12%) Microsoft
2 31 (3.94%) Oracle
2 31 (3.94%) Salesforce
3 27 (3.44%) Cisco
4 25 (3.18%) SAP
5 22 (2.80%) Google
5 22 (2.80%) VMware
6 10 (1.27%) Databricks
6 10 (1.27%) Fortinet
6 10 (1.27%) Palo Alto
7 9 (1.15%) Adobe
7 9 (1.15%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.15%) Splunk
8 6 (0.76%) CheckPoint
8 6 (0.76%) IFS
8 6 (0.76%) NetApp
9 5 (0.64%) Xero
10 4 (0.51%) Ubiquiti
10 4 (0.51%) Workday
11 3 (0.38%) Sage