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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 29 44
Rank change year-on-year -29 +15 -9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 880 1,229 1,436
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.06% 7.45% 5.00%
As % of the General category 6.82% 10.29% 8.16%
Number of salaries quoted 534 413 737
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £26,400
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -10.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -8.16% -14.78%

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 12,910 11,945 17,594
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.56% 72.45% 61.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,325 6,687 12,401
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,202
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,697
% change year-on-year - +4.37% -12.17%

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 23 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 10 (1.14%) Confluence
1 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (1.14%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.02%) Apache
2 9 (1.02%) CMS
2 9 (1.02%) nginx
3 4 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.34%) Drupal
5 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 46 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.57%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.34%) Civil 3D
6 3 (0.34%) Productboard
6 3 (0.34%) Sketch
7 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.23%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (1.70%) Shopify
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle Assets
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle Cash Management
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle EBS R12
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle Payables
2 10 (1.14%) Oracle Receivables
2 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.68%) SAP CO
4 6 (0.68%) SAP FI
4 6 (0.68%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.23%) Academy Housing
7 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 230 (26.14%) SaaS
2 134 (15.23%) AWS
3 104 (11.82%) Azure
4 90 (10.23%) GCP
5 63 (7.16%) Amazon EKS
6 49 (5.57%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.52%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.25%) dbt
11 10 (1.14%) Azure Service Bus
12 9 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (1.02%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.02%) Figma
12 9 (1.02%) GitHub
12 9 (1.02%) Google Analytics
13 7 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 6 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 5 (0.57%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.52%) Firewall
2 15 (1.70%) LAN
3 14 (1.59%) WAN
4 13 (1.48%) VLAN
4 13 (1.48%) VPN
5 11 (1.25%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (1.14%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.02%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.02%) WebEx
8 6 (0.68%) BGP
8 6 (0.68%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.57%) DNS
9 5 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
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 36 (4.09%) Power BI
2 23 (2.61%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.27%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.59%) Looker
4 14 (1.59%) Metadata
4 14 (1.59%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.36%) Tableau
6 9 (1.02%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.91%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.91%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.91%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.45%) MySQL
10 2 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.11%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 53 (6.02%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.16%) JIRA
3 4 (0.45%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.45%) Git
3 4 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.45%) JUnit
3 4 (0.45%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.23%) Postman
5 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 330 (37.50%) Finance
2 267 (30.34%) Social Skills
3 184 (20.91%) Banking
4 179 (20.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 176 (20.00%) Law
6 132 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
6 132 (15.00%) Marketing
7 120 (13.64%) Back Office
8 94 (10.68%) Financial Institution
9 65 (7.39%) Manufacturing
10 49 (5.57%) Influencing Skills
11 43 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
12 40 (4.55%) Automotive
12 40 (4.55%) Legal
13 37 (4.20%) Public Sector
14 33 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (2.61%) Telecoms
16 20 (2.27%) Aviation
17 18 (2.05%) Polish Language
18 16 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 89 (10.11%) Analyst
2 83 (9.43%) Lead
2 83 (9.43%) Senior
3 69 (7.84%) Developer
4 53 (6.02%) Software Engineer
5 47 (5.34%) Architect
6 41 (4.66%) Development Manager
7 40 (4.55%) Business Manager
8 37 (4.20%) Delivery Manager
9 36 (4.09%) Service Manager
10 33 (3.75%) Service Delivery Manager
11 32 (3.64%) Consultant
11 32 (3.64%) Data Analyst
12 30 (3.41%) Account Executive
13 27 (3.07%) Software Manager
14 26 (2.95%) .NET Developer
14 26 (2.95%) Security Analyst
15 24 (2.73%) Solutions Architect
16 23 (2.61%) Designer
16 23 (2.61%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (6.02%) React
2 47 (5.34%) .NET
3 42 (4.77%) Node.js
4 25 (2.84%) .NET Core
4 25 (2.84%) Blazor
5 23 (2.61%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.50%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.39%) ASP.NET Web API
8 17 (1.93%) RESTful
9 12 (1.36%) REST
10 11 (1.25%) React Native
11 10 (1.14%) Middleware
12 9 (1.02%) OpenAPI
12 9 (1.02%) Swagger
12 9 (1.02%) XMPP
13 7 (0.80%) Kafka
13 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.80%) Redux
14 6 (0.68%) Regular Expression
15 5 (0.57%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 104 (11.82%) Cloud Native
2 58 (6.59%) Product Ownership
3 52 (5.91%) Onboarding
4 51 (5.80%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
6 30 (3.41%) Blog
7 25 (2.84%) Hybrid Cloud
8 24 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
8 24 (2.73%) Virtual Team
9 23 (2.61%) Greenfield Project
10 21 (2.39%) FMCG
11 20 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
12 18 (2.05%) Security Posture
13 17 (1.93%) EPoS
14 15 (1.70%) Marketing Technology
15 14 (1.59%) Data Centre
15 14 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
16 13 (1.48%) Driving Licence
17 12 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
18 10 (1.14%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 44 (5.00%) Windows
2 37 (4.20%) Linux
3 18 (2.05%) Android
4 16 (1.82%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.48%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.80%) 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
1 181 (20.57%) Agile
2 153 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 140 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
4 139 (15.80%) Roadmaps
5 110 (12.50%) ERP
6 106 (12.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 98 (11.14%) CI/CD
8 96 (10.91%) AI
8 96 (10.91%) Fintech
9 89 (10.11%) Decision-Making
9 89 (10.11%) Project Management
10 86 (9.77%) Business Development
10 86 (9.77%) Customer Experience
11 85 (9.66%) Microservices
12 84 (9.55%) Cybersecurity
13 82 (9.32%) Software Engineering
14 81 (9.20%) Analytics
15 79 (8.98%) Test Automation
16 76 (8.64%) CRM
17 70 (7.95%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.00%) SQL
2 76 (8.64%) Java
3 66 (7.50%) Python
4 41 (4.66%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.20%) C#
6 22 (2.50%) Go
7 17 (1.93%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.14%) Bash
9 9 (1.02%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.91%) Clojure
11 5 (0.57%) PHP
11 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.11%) Groovy
14 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.11%) Rust
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 63 (7.16%) Degree
2 34 (3.86%) Security Cleared
3 31 (3.52%) SC Cleared
4 26 (2.95%) CISSP
5 21 (2.39%) CISM
6 16 (1.82%) CISA
7 13 (1.48%) ACCA
7 13 (1.48%) CIMA
7 13 (1.48%) CRISC
7 13 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.36%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.25%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
10 10 (1.14%) ICAEW
11 9 (1.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 8 (0.91%) CREST Certified
12 8 (0.91%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.91%) OSCP
13 7 (0.80%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (3.18%) NIST
3 24 (2.73%) PCI DSS
4 22 (2.50%) Accessibility
4 22 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.27%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.27%) GDPR
5 20 (2.27%) SOC 2
6 16 (1.82%) GRC
7 10 (1.14%) COBIT
7 10 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (1.14%) TickIT
8 9 (1.02%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.80%) SLA
9 7 (0.80%) SOC 1
10 6 (0.68%) QA
11 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.45%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (0.91%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.68%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) Docker
5 5 (0.57%) Squid
6 4 (0.45%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 80 (9.09%) Kubernetes
1 80 (9.09%) Terraform
2 70 (7.95%) Grafana
3 22 (2.50%) Ansible
4 9 (1.02%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.80%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.68%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.45%) HAProxy
7 4 (0.45%) Nmap
8 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 160 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 44 (5.00%) SAP
3 35 (3.98%) Oracle
4 29 (3.30%) VMware
5 24 (2.73%) Google
6 21 (2.39%) Cisco
7 18 (2.05%) IFS
8 14 (1.59%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.48%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.48%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.14%) Databricks
11 9 (1.02%) Splunk
11 9 (1.02%) Veeam
12 8 (0.91%) Adobe
12 8 (0.91%) Workday
13 6 (0.68%) NetApp
14 5 (0.57%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.57%) Xero
15 4 (0.45%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.45%) Ubiquiti