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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 27 47
Rank change year-on-year -21 +20 -14
Permanent jobs citing Retail 807 1,225 1,720
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 8.40% 5.22%
As % of the General category 7.41% 11.20% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 466 406 994
10th Percentile £31,625 £30,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £38,563
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 £65,000
90th Percentile £98,125 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,633 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.02% - -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 10,893 10,941 20,286
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.84% 75.03% 61.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7,217 5,996 15,103
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,252
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,313 £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 28 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 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.99%) 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
7 3 (0.37%) Magento
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%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 237 (29.37%) SaaS
2 136 (16.85%) AWS
3 94 (11.65%) GCP
4 71 (8.80%) Azure
5 68 (8.43%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.70%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (2.97%) 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 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.74%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.97%) Firewall
2 18 (2.23%) WAN
3 15 (1.86%) Cisco ASA
3 15 (1.86%) LAN
4 14 (1.73%) 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 (0.74%) Network Security
7 6 (0.74%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.62%) Wireless
9 4 (0.50%) Cisco Wireless
10 3 (0.37%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.37%) SCCP
10 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.37%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.58%) Power BI
2 28 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (2.23%) Tableau
4 16 (1.98%) Metadata
5 13 (1.61%) Looker
5 13 (1.61%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.87%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.74%) 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%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 55 (6.82%) TeamCity
2 14 (1.73%) JIRA
3 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.50%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.37%) Git
4 3 (0.37%) JUnit
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 321 (39.78%) Finance
2 239 (29.62%) Social Skills
3 197 (24.41%) Banking
4 193 (23.92%) Law
5 191 (23.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 135 (16.73%) Marketing
7 131 (16.23%) Back Office
8 111 (13.75%) Financial Institution
9 81 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
10 50 (6.20%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.20%) Legal
12 40 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
12 40 (4.96%) Public Sector
13 31 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
14 27 (3.35%) Automotive
15 25 (3.10%) Telecoms
16 23 (2.85%) Aviation
17 19 (2.35%) General Ledger
17 19 (2.35%) Polish Language
18 15 (1.86%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 89 (11.03%) Senior
2 79 (9.79%) Analyst
3 71 (8.80%) Lead
4 55 (6.82%) Software Engineer
5 49 (6.07%) Developer
6 40 (4.96%) Architect
7 35 (4.34%) Account Manager
8 32 (3.97%) Security Analyst
9 30 (3.72%) Business Manager
10 28 (3.47%) Consultant
10 28 (3.47%) Development Manager
11 27 (3.35%) Designer
12 24 (2.97%) Account Executive
12 24 (2.97%) Data Analyst
12 24 (2.97%) Systems Manager
13 21 (2.60%) Senior Software Engineer
14 20 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 20 (2.48%) Software Manager
15 19 (2.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 19 (2.35%) ERP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.22%) .NET
1 26 (3.22%) React
2 19 (2.35%) 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 (0.74%) ASP.NET
7 6 (0.74%) ASP.NET Core
7 6 (0.74%) ASP.NET Web API
7 6 (0.74%) Blazor
7 6 (0.74%) Regular Expression
8 5 (0.62%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.50%) FastAPI
9 4 (0.50%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 111 (13.75%) Cloud Native
2 60 (7.43%) Onboarding
3 53 (6.57%) Product Ownership
4 44 (5.45%) Blog
5 39 (4.83%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.84%) Security Posture
7 29 (3.59%) Hybrid Cloud
8 27 (3.35%) FMCG
9 25 (3.10%) Cyber Defence
10 24 (2.97%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (2.85%) EPoS
12 19 (2.35%) Data Centre
12 19 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (1.86%) Enterprise Cloud
13 15 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (1.73%) Data Structures
14 14 (1.73%) 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 18 (2.23%) Android
2 18 (2.23%) 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
1 132 (16.36%) Agile
2 118 (14.62%) Roadmaps
3 116 (14.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 105 (13.01%) Fintech
5 101 (12.52%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (11.52%) ERP
7 92 (11.40%) CI/CD
8 86 (10.66%) Test Automation
9 80 (9.91%) CRM
9 80 (9.91%) Project Management
10 77 (9.54%) Analytics
11 76 (9.42%) AI
11 76 (9.42%) Software Engineering
12 74 (9.17%) Cybersecurity
13 70 (8.67%) Mentoring
14 68 (8.43%) Disruptive Innovation
15 67 (8.30%) Business Development
16 63 (7.81%) Decision-Making
17 62 (7.68%) Clean Code
18 61 (7.56%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 90 (11.15%) Java
2 76 (9.42%) SQL
3 63 (7.81%) Python
4 28 (3.47%) Go
5 25 (3.10%) JavaScript
6 18 (2.23%) C#
7 17 (2.11%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.36%) 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%) RPG
14 1 (0.12%) SHACL
14 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 81 (10.04%) Degree
2 28 (3.47%) CISSP
3 22 (2.73%) Security Cleared
4 20 (2.48%) ACCA
4 20 (2.48%) CIMA
5 19 (2.35%) SC Cleared
6 16 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.86%) CISM
7 15 (1.86%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.86%) OSCP
8 13 (1.61%) CISA
9 11 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.12%) CRISC
11 9 (1.12%) ICAEW
12 8 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.87%) AWS Certification
13 7 (0.87%) CCNA
13 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.87%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.72%) NIST
3 26 (3.22%) PCI DSS
4 22 (2.73%) SOC 2
5 19 (2.35%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.98%) GDPR
7 15 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.73%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.61%) GRC
10 12 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (1.24%) SLA
11 10 (1.24%) TickIT
12 9 (1.12%) QA
13 6 (0.74%) COBIT
14 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.50%) NCSC
14 4 (0.50%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.37%) PSD2
15 3 (0.37%) SOC 1
System Software
1 16 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.49%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.24%) Docker
4 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.74%) 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 (11.40%) Kubernetes
2 91 (11.28%) Terraform
3 73 (9.05%) Grafana
4 23 (2.85%) Ansible
5 9 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.87%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.50%) Nmap
8 3 (0.37%) SCCM
9 2 (0.25%) Autotask
9 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 114 (14.13%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.97%) Oracle
3 29 (3.59%) SAP
4 28 (3.47%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.10%) Cisco
6 23 (2.85%) Google
6 23 (2.85%) 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
9 8 (0.99%) HubSpot
10 7 (0.87%) IFS
11 6 (0.74%) CheckPoint
11 6 (0.74%) NetApp
12 5 (0.62%) Xero
13 4 (0.50%) Sage
13 4 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (0.50%) Workday