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 1 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 28 46
Rank change year-on-year -24 +18 -13
Permanent jobs citing Retail 846 1,228 1,765
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.08% 7.73% 5.28%
As % of the General category 6.96% 10.54% 8.64%
Number of salaries quoted 514 402 975
10th Percentile £32,261 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +15.79% -21.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,067 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +20.15% -5.26% -17.39%

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 12,161 11,655 20,418
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.69% 73.35% 61.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8,010 6,494 14,892
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 1 July 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 (1.30%) CMS
2 10 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.06%) Confluence
4 8 (0.95%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.47%) Drupal
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) nginx
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (4.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.35%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.35%) Productboard
5 3 (0.35%) Sketch
6 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.24%) Civil 3D
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Trello
7 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle Cash Management
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle EBS
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle EBS R12
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (1.65%) Oracle Receivables
1 14 (1.65%) Shopify
2 10 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.83%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.47%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.35%) BambooHR
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 227 (26.83%) SaaS
2 143 (16.90%) AWS
3 98 (11.58%) Azure
4 95 (11.23%) GCP
5 70 (8.27%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.91%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.55%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (2.72%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.42%) dbt
10 11 (1.30%) Figma
11 9 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.06%) GitHub
11 9 (1.06%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.95%) Azure Service Bus
12 8 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.83%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.71%) AWS CloudFormation
15 5 (0.59%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.84%) Firewall
2 14 (1.65%) LAN
2 14 (1.65%) VLAN
3 13 (1.54%) Cisco ASA
3 13 (1.54%) WAN
4 12 (1.42%) VPN
5 10 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (1.06%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.06%) WebEx
7 8 (0.95%) BGP
8 5 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.47%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.35%) 2G
10 3 (0.35%) 3G
10 3 (0.35%) 4G
10 3 (0.35%) 5G
10 3 (0.35%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.35%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.26%) Power BI
2 28 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (2.13%) MongoDB
4 17 (2.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
5 15 (1.77%) Metadata
6 14 (1.65%) SQL Server
6 14 (1.65%) Tableau
7 13 (1.54%) Looker
8 11 (1.30%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.95%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.95%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.59%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.47%) MySQL
14 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
15 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
16 1 (0.12%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 57 (6.74%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.13%) JIRA
3 5 (0.59%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.59%) Git
3 5 (0.59%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.35%) JUnit
6 2 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 322 (38.06%) Finance
2 252 (29.79%) Social Skills
3 191 (22.58%) Banking
4 188 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 183 (21.63%) Law
6 134 (15.84%) Marketing
7 128 (15.13%) Back Office
8 102 (12.06%) Financial Institution
9 100 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
10 59 (6.97%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
12 40 (4.73%) Legal
13 38 (4.49%) Automotive
14 34 (4.02%) Public Sector
15 33 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (2.84%) Aviation
18 23 (2.72%) Telecoms
19 20 (2.36%) Polish Language
20 18 (2.13%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 85 (10.05%) Analyst
2 83 (9.81%) Senior
3 77 (9.10%) Lead
4 64 (7.57%) Developer
5 55 (6.50%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.79%) Architect
7 40 (4.73%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.49%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.78%) Consultant
10 31 (3.66%) Security Analyst
11 28 (3.31%) Data Analyst
11 28 (3.31%) Systems Manager
12 26 (3.07%) Account Executive
12 26 (3.07%) Designer
13 25 (2.96%) Software Manager
14 22 (2.60%) Project Manager
14 22 (2.60%) Solutions Architect
15 20 (2.36%) .NET Developer
15 20 (2.36%) Business Development Manager
15 20 (2.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.32%) React
2 40 (4.73%) .NET
3 36 (4.26%) Node.js
4 21 (2.48%) .NET Core
5 20 (2.36%) Blazor
6 19 (2.25%) ASP.NET
6 19 (2.25%) ASP.NET Core
7 18 (2.13%) ASP.NET Web API
8 15 (1.77%) RESTful
9 13 (1.54%) REST
10 9 (1.06%) React Native
10 9 (1.06%) XMPP
11 8 (0.95%) Kafka
12 7 (0.83%) Middleware
12 7 (0.83%) OpenAPI
12 7 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.83%) Redux
12 7 (0.83%) Swagger
13 6 (0.71%) Regular Expression
14 5 (0.59%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 112 (13.24%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.50%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.38%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.15%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.49%) Blog
6 31 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.31%) Hybrid Cloud
8 26 (3.07%) FMCG
9 25 (2.96%) Greenfield Project
10 24 (2.84%) Cyber Defence
10 24 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (2.84%) Security Posture
11 23 (2.72%) EPoS
12 17 (2.01%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.65%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.18%) Data Structures
15 10 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.06%) Algorithms
16 9 (1.06%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.31%) Windows
2 25 (2.96%) Linux
3 16 (1.89%) Android
4 13 (1.54%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.18%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.35%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.35%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.12%) AIX
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (20.21%) Agile
2 130 (15.37%) Roadmaps
3 126 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
4 121 (14.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 111 (13.12%) ERP
6 101 (11.94%) Fintech
7 99 (11.70%) CI/CD
8 84 (9.93%) Test Automation
9 83 (9.81%) Cybersecurity
9 83 (9.81%) Software Engineering
10 82 (9.69%) AI
11 80 (9.46%) CRM
12 79 (9.34%) Decision-Making
13 78 (9.22%) Microservices
14 77 (9.10%) Project Management
15 76 (8.98%) Analytics
16 75 (8.87%) Business Development
17 70 (8.27%) E-Commerce
18 68 (8.04%) DevOps
18 68 (8.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (10.17%) SQL
2 85 (10.05%) Java
3 67 (7.92%) Python
4 39 (4.61%) JavaScript
5 32 (3.78%) C#
6 23 (2.72%) Go
7 17 (2.01%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.30%) Bash
9 10 (1.18%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.95%) Clojure
11 5 (0.59%) PHP
11 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.24%) R
14 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.12%) Groovy
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 73 (8.63%) Degree
2 31 (3.66%) CISSP
3 30 (3.55%) Security Cleared
4 27 (3.19%) SC Cleared
5 22 (2.60%) CISM
6 17 (2.01%) ACCA
6 17 (2.01%) CIMA
6 17 (2.01%) CISA
7 14 (1.65%) CRISC
8 13 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (1.30%) AWS Certification
10 10 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.18%) CREST Certified
10 10 (1.18%) OSCP
11 9 (1.06%) ICAEW
12 8 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (0.95%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.83%) ISACA
14 6 (0.71%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (3.66%) NIST
3 29 (3.43%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.84%) SOC 2
5 22 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (2.36%) GDPR
7 19 (2.25%) Data Quality
8 16 (1.89%) GRC
9 15 (1.77%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.18%) COBIT
10 10 (1.18%) TickIT
11 9 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (0.95%) SLA
13 7 (0.83%) SOC 1
14 6 (0.71%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.59%) QA
16 4 (0.47%) NCSC
16 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
16 4 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (0.95%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.83%) Docker
4 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.71%) vSphere
5 4 (0.47%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) Squid
Systems Management
1 89 (10.52%) Terraform
2 87 (10.28%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.87%) Grafana
4 23 (2.72%) Ansible
5 9 (1.06%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.83%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.83%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (0.59%) Nmap
8 2 (0.24%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.24%) SCCM
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 139 (16.43%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.73%) SAP
3 38 (4.49%) Oracle
4 24 (2.84%) Google
5 23 (2.72%) VMware
6 20 (2.36%) Cisco
7 19 (2.25%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.01%) IFS
9 11 (1.30%) Databricks
9 11 (1.30%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.30%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.06%) Splunk
11 8 (0.95%) Adobe
11 8 (0.95%) Workday
12 6 (0.71%) NetApp
13 5 (0.59%) CheckPoint
13 5 (0.59%) Xero
14 4 (0.47%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.47%) Sage
14 4 (0.47%) Ubiquiti