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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 30 48
Rank change year-on-year -31 +18 -9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,021 1,218 1,118
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.12% 7.34% 4.92%
As % of the General category 6.71% 10.30% 7.85%
Number of salaries quoted 589 377 490
10th Percentile £32,259 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -18.31% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £88,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,825 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -9.09%

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 15,211 11,824 14,241
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.37% 71.25% 62.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,239 6,285 8,050
10th Percentile £32,227 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,869 £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 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 27 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 18 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.08%) Apache
2 11 (1.08%) CMS
2 11 (1.08%) nginx
2 11 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.78%) Confluence
4 2 (0.20%) Office Communications Server
4 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.20%) WordPress
5 1 (0.098%) IIS
5 1 (0.098%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 57 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.88%) AutoCAD
5 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.69%) Civil 3D
7 6 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.49%) Chatbot
8 5 (0.49%) Revit
9 4 (0.39%) InDesign
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
10 3 (0.29%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.29%) Productboard
10 3 (0.29%) Sketch
11 2 (0.20%) 3ds Max
11 2 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 2 (0.20%) Simulink
11 2 (0.20%) Trello
12 1 (0.098%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 29 (2.84%) Shopify
2 7 (0.69%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.69%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.39%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.39%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.29%) BambooHR
6 2 (0.20%) Magento
6 2 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.098%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.098%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.098%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 241 (23.60%) SaaS
2 151 (14.79%) AWS
3 130 (12.73%) GCP
4 105 (10.28%) Azure
5 75 (7.35%) Amazon EKS
6 48 (4.70%) Power Platform
7 39 (3.82%) Google Analytics
8 30 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
9 26 (2.55%) Google Ads
10 21 (2.06%) Google Tag Manager
11 18 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.18%) dbt
13 10 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (0.98%) Meta Ads
14 9 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (0.88%) Entra ID
15 8 (0.78%) GitHub
15 8 (0.78%) Google Workspace
16 6 (0.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.59%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.84%) Firewall
2 22 (2.15%) LAN
2 22 (2.15%) WAN
3 17 (1.67%) TCP/IP
3 17 (1.67%) VLAN
4 14 (1.37%) DNS
5 13 (1.27%) VPN
6 12 (1.18%) BGP
7 10 (0.98%) Network Security
7 10 (0.98%) OSPF
7 10 (0.98%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (0.78%) DHCP
9 7 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (0.69%) Cisco Nexus
9 7 (0.69%) SMS
9 7 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.59%) MPLS
11 5 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.49%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.49%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.11%) Power BI
2 27 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (1.96%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (1.96%) Metadata
3 20 (1.96%) MongoDB
4 15 (1.47%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.37%) BigQuery
5 14 (1.37%) Looker
6 13 (1.27%) Tableau
7 10 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.88%) Data Lake
8 9 (0.88%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.78%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 2 (0.20%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.098%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 77 (7.54%) TeamCity
2 16 (1.57%) JIRA
3 12 (1.18%) Git
4 9 (0.88%) JUnit
5 4 (0.39%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.39%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.29%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.098%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.098%) MLflow
8 1 (0.098%) Zephyr
General
1 380 (37.22%) Finance
2 348 (34.08%) Social Skills
3 229 (22.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 224 (21.94%) Banking
5 210 (20.57%) Law
6 192 (18.81%) Analytical Skills
7 171 (16.75%) Marketing
8 124 (12.14%) Back Office
9 112 (10.97%) Financial Institution
10 66 (6.46%) Manufacturing
11 59 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
12 47 (4.60%) Public Sector
13 46 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
14 43 (4.21%) Legal
15 33 (3.23%) Telecoms
16 29 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
17 27 (2.64%) Automotive
18 21 (2.06%) Advertising
19 17 (1.67%) Polish Language
20 16 (1.57%) French Language
Job Titles
1 118 (11.56%) Analyst
2 105 (10.28%) Senior
3 92 (9.01%) Lead
4 71 (6.95%) Software Engineer
5 65 (6.37%) Developer
6 48 (4.70%) Development Manager
7 45 (4.41%) Architect
8 42 (4.11%) Account Executive
9 34 (3.33%) Business Manager
10 30 (2.94%) Data Analyst
10 30 (2.94%) Software Manager
11 28 (2.74%) Project Manager
12 27 (2.64%) Delivery Manager
12 27 (2.64%) Security Analyst
13 26 (2.55%) .NET Developer
13 26 (2.55%) Service Manager
13 26 (2.55%) Solutions Architect
13 26 (2.55%) Team Leader
14 25 (2.45%) Business Development Manager
15 24 (2.35%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (10.09%) Terraform
2 53 (5.19%) React
3 49 (4.80%) .NET
4 44 (4.31%) Node.js
5 26 (2.55%) .NET Core
6 25 (2.45%) Blazor
7 23 (2.25%) ASP.NET
7 23 (2.25%) RESTful
8 22 (2.15%) ASP.NET Core
9 21 (2.06%) ASP.NET Web API
10 15 (1.47%) OpenAPI
10 15 (1.47%) Swagger
11 14 (1.37%) React Native
12 12 (1.18%) Middleware
13 9 (0.88%) Dagger
13 9 (0.88%) REST
13 9 (0.88%) RxJava
14 8 (0.78%) XML
15 7 (0.69%) Kafka
15 7 (0.69%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 114 (11.17%) Cloud Native
2 87 (8.52%) Product Ownership
3 69 (6.76%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (4.51%) Management Information System
5 42 (4.11%) Onboarding
6 36 (3.53%) Blog
7 28 (2.74%) FMCG
8 27 (2.64%) Virtual Team
9 26 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
9 26 (2.55%) Driving Licence
9 26 (2.55%) Social Media
10 22 (2.15%) Greenfield Project
11 19 (1.86%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.76%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
13 16 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (1.37%) EPoS
15 10 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
15 10 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 56 (5.48%) Windows
2 33 (3.23%) Linux
3 26 (2.55%) Android
4 23 (2.25%) Apple iOS
5 17 (1.67%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.98%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.69%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.098%) AIX
8 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.098%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (19.98%) Problem-Solving
2 186 (18.22%) Agile
3 164 (16.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 160 (15.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 131 (12.83%) CI/CD
6 130 (12.73%) Decision-Making
7 126 (12.34%) Fintech
7 126 (12.34%) Roadmaps
8 120 (11.75%) AI
9 118 (11.56%) Analytics
9 118 (11.56%) E-Commerce
10 115 (11.26%) Software Engineering
11 105 (10.28%) Disruptive Innovation
12 104 (10.19%) Mentoring
13 101 (9.89%) Cybersecurity
14 99 (9.70%) Microservices
15 97 (9.50%) Clean Code
16 95 (9.30%) Test Automation
17 94 (9.21%) Customer Experience
18 93 (9.11%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 107 (10.48%) Java
1 107 (10.48%) SQL
2 81 (7.93%) Python
3 37 (3.62%) C#
4 35 (3.43%) JavaScript
5 27 (2.64%) Go
6 13 (1.27%) Bash
6 13 (1.27%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.18%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.78%) Clojure
9 6 (0.59%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.29%) PHP
10 3 (0.29%) R
10 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.20%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.098%) C
12 1 (0.098%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.098%) Groovy
12 1 (0.098%) VBA
Qualifications
1 53 (5.19%) Degree
2 52 (5.09%) Security Cleared
3 51 (5.00%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.76%) CISSP
5 16 (1.57%) CISM
5 16 (1.57%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.37%) DBS Check
8 13 (1.27%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.27%) CISA
9 11 (1.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (0.98%) CRISC
11 9 (0.88%) ACCA
12 8 (0.78%) ISTQB
13 7 (0.69%) CIMA
13 7 (0.69%) CREST Certified
13 7 (0.69%) ISACA
13 7 (0.69%) OSCP
13 7 (0.69%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (2.84%) Accessibility
3 27 (2.64%) GDPR
3 27 (2.64%) NIST
4 24 (2.35%) Data Quality
5 23 (2.25%) PCI DSS
6 17 (1.67%) QA
7 16 (1.57%) SOC 2
8 15 (1.47%) GRC
9 13 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.98%) COBIT
10 10 (0.98%) TickIT
11 8 (0.78%) SOC 1
12 7 (0.69%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.39%) NCSC
15 4 (0.39%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.39%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.47%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.78%) Docker
5 6 (0.59%) Squid
6 3 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.20%) Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.20%) vSphere
8 1 (0.098%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.098%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 108 (10.58%) Kubernetes
2 85 (8.33%) Grafana
3 13 (1.27%) Ansible
4 10 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.49%) Cisco CUCM
5 5 (0.49%) HAProxy
6 4 (0.39%) Nmap
7 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.098%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.098%) Nessus
9 1 (0.098%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.098%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.098%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 187 (18.32%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.44%) Google
3 42 (4.11%) SAP
4 25 (2.45%) Cisco
4 25 (2.45%) Oracle
5 22 (2.15%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.96%) VMware
7 18 (1.76%) IFS
8 14 (1.37%) Databricks
9 12 (1.18%) Adobe
9 12 (1.18%) Fortinet
9 12 (1.18%) HubSpot
10 11 (1.08%) Veeam
11 10 (0.98%) Splunk
11 10 (0.98%) TikTok
11 10 (0.98%) YouTube
12 9 (0.88%) Thales
13 8 (0.78%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.78%) Workday
14 7 (0.69%) Xero