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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 26 47
Rank change year-on-year -24 +21 -14
Permanent jobs citing Retail 805 1,232 1,719
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.19% 8.32% 5.18%
As % of the General category 7.33% 11.10% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 466 411 988
10th Percentile £32,261 £30,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +15.79% -24.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £64,963
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% - -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 10,983 11,100 20,383
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.23% 74.99% 61.40%
Number of salaries quoted 7,252 6,112 15,110
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,063 £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 30 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 10 (1.24%) CMS
2 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.87%) Confluence
4 5 (0.62%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.50%) Drupal
6 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 38 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.37%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.37%) Productboard
4 3 (0.37%) Sketch
5 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
5 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.86%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.61%) Shopify
3 10 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.12%) NetSuite
5 8 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.37%) BambooHR
8 2 (0.25%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.25%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.12%) Magento
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 234 (29.07%) SaaS
2 138 (17.14%) AWS
3 94 (11.68%) GCP
4 73 (9.07%) Azure
5 68 (8.45%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.71%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.24%) dbt
9 10 (1.24%) Figma
10 9 (1.12%) GitHub
10 9 (1.12%) Google Analytics
11 8 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.87%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (0.87%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.75%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.98%) Firewall
2 18 (2.24%) WAN
3 15 (1.86%) Cisco ASA
3 15 (1.86%) LAN
4 14 (1.74%) VLAN
5 10 (1.24%) Cisco Firepower
5 10 (1.24%) VPN
6 9 (1.12%) BGP
6 9 (1.12%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.12%) WebEx
7 6 (0.75%) Network Security
7 6 (0.75%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.62%) Wireless
9 4 (0.50%) Cisco Wireless
10 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.37%) SCCP
10 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.37%) WPA
11 2 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.60%) Power BI
2 28 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (2.24%) Tableau
4 16 (1.99%) Metadata
5 13 (1.61%) Looker
5 13 (1.61%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.37%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.87%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.75%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.50%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.50%) MySQL
12 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.25%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
14 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 55 (6.83%) TeamCity
2 14 (1.74%) JIRA
3 5 (0.62%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.62%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.37%) Git
5 3 (0.37%) JUnit
6 2 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 318 (39.50%) Finance
2 240 (29.81%) Social Skills
3 196 (24.35%) Banking
4 192 (23.85%) Law
5 190 (23.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 134 (16.65%) Marketing
7 130 (16.15%) Back Office
8 109 (13.54%) Financial Institution
9 85 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
10 50 (6.21%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.22%) Legal
12 40 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
12 40 (4.97%) Public Sector
13 31 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
14 27 (3.35%) Automotive
15 25 (3.11%) Telecoms
16 23 (2.86%) Aviation
17 19 (2.36%) General Ledger
17 19 (2.36%) Polish Language
18 18 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (10.93%) Senior
2 79 (9.81%) Analyst
3 72 (8.94%) Lead
4 55 (6.83%) Software Engineer
5 48 (5.96%) Developer
6 41 (5.09%) Architect
7 33 (4.10%) Account Manager
8 32 (3.98%) Security Analyst
9 30 (3.73%) Business Manager
10 28 (3.48%) Consultant
10 28 (3.48%) Development Manager
11 27 (3.35%) Designer
12 24 (2.98%) Account Executive
12 24 (2.98%) Data Analyst
12 24 (2.98%) Systems Manager
13 21 (2.61%) Senior Software Engineer
14 20 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 20 (2.48%) Software Manager
15 19 (2.36%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 19 (2.36%) ERP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.23%) .NET
1 26 (3.23%) React
2 19 (2.36%) Node.js
3 15 (1.86%) RESTful
4 13 (1.61%) REST
5 9 (1.12%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.12%) Kafka
5 9 (1.12%) XMPP
6 7 (0.87%) OpenAPI
6 7 (0.87%) Redux
6 7 (0.87%) Sass
6 7 (0.87%) Swagger
7 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET
7 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
7 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web API
7 6 (0.75%) Blazor
7 6 (0.75%) Regular Expression
8 5 (0.62%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.50%) EDI
9 4 (0.50%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 111 (13.79%) Cloud Native
2 59 (7.33%) Onboarding
3 52 (6.46%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.22%) Blog
4 42 (5.22%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.98%) Security Posture
6 29 (3.60%) Hybrid Cloud
7 27 (3.35%) FMCG
8 25 (3.11%) Cyber Defence
9 24 (2.98%) Distributed Systems
10 23 (2.86%) EPoS
11 20 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
12 19 (2.36%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.86%) Enterprise Cloud
13 15 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (1.74%) Data Structures
14 14 (1.74%) Marketing Technology
15 13 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
16 9 (1.12%) Algorithms
16 9 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.73%) Linux
1 22 (2.73%) Windows
2 17 (2.11%) Android
2 17 (2.11%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.12%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.37%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.37%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Solaris
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (16.65%) Agile
2 122 (15.16%) Roadmaps
3 116 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 105 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
5 104 (12.92%) Fintech
6 92 (11.43%) ERP
7 91 (11.30%) CI/CD
8 85 (10.56%) Test Automation
9 80 (9.94%) Project Management
10 78 (9.69%) Software Engineering
11 77 (9.57%) AI
11 77 (9.57%) CRM
12 76 (9.44%) Analytics
12 76 (9.44%) Cybersecurity
13 70 (8.70%) Disruptive Innovation
14 69 (8.57%) Mentoring
15 68 (8.45%) Business Development
16 65 (8.07%) Decision-Making
17 63 (7.83%) Customer Experience
18 62 (7.70%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 90 (11.18%) Java
2 76 (9.44%) SQL
3 63 (7.83%) Python
4 28 (3.48%) Go
5 25 (3.11%) JavaScript
6 18 (2.24%) C#
7 17 (2.11%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.37%) Bash
9 10 (1.24%) PowerShell
10 7 (0.87%) Clojure
11 5 (0.62%) PHP
11 5 (0.62%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.50%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.50%) R
13 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.12%) C++
14 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.12%) SHACL
14 1 (0.12%) SPARQL
14 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 82 (10.19%) Degree
2 29 (3.60%) CISSP
3 24 (2.98%) Security Cleared
4 21 (2.61%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.48%) ACCA
5 20 (2.48%) CIMA
6 16 (1.99%) CISM
6 16 (1.99%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.86%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.86%) OSCP
8 13 (1.61%) CISA
9 11 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.12%) CRISC
10 9 (1.12%) ICAEW
11 8 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.87%) AWS Certification
12 7 (0.87%) CCNA
12 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.87%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.73%) NIST
3 26 (3.23%) PCI DSS
4 22 (2.73%) SOC 2
5 19 (2.36%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.74%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.74%) GDPR
7 14 (1.74%) GRC
8 12 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.24%) SLA
9 10 (1.24%) TickIT
10 8 (0.99%) QA
11 6 (0.75%) COBIT
12 5 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.50%) NCSC
13 4 (0.50%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.37%) PSD2
14 3 (0.37%) SOC 1
System Software
1 16 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.49%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.24%) Docker
4 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.75%) vSphere
5 5 (0.62%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.37%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 92 (11.43%) Kubernetes
2 91 (11.30%) Terraform
3 73 (9.07%) Grafana
4 23 (2.86%) Ansible
5 9 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.87%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.62%) Nmap
8 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.37%) SCCM
10 2 (0.25%) Autotask
10 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 112 (13.91%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.10%) Oracle
3 30 (3.73%) SAP
4 26 (3.23%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.11%) Cisco
6 23 (2.86%) Google
6 23 (2.86%) VMware
7 10 (1.24%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.24%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.12%) Databricks
8 9 (1.12%) Splunk
9 8 (0.99%) Adobe
10 7 (0.87%) HubSpot
10 7 (0.87%) IFS
11 6 (0.75%) CheckPoint
11 6 (0.75%) NetApp
12 5 (0.62%) Workday
12 5 (0.62%) Xero
13 4 (0.50%) Sage
13 4 (0.50%) Ubiquiti