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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -33 +14 -5
Permanent jobs citing Retail 871 1,223 1,359
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.97% 7.43% 5.02%
As % of the General category 6.69% 10.24% 8.21%
Number of salaries quoted 537 409 692
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £84,250
90th Percentile £101,500 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -14.61%

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 13,028 11,942 16,543
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.45% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,379 6,682 11,496
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,273
% change year-on-year - +1.34% -9.55%

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 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 (1.26%) Apache
1 11 (1.26%) nginx
2 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.03%) CMS
3 9 (1.03%) Confluence
4 3 (0.34%) 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 45 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.69%) 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 (1.72%) Shopify
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle Assets
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle Cash Management
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle EBS
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
2 9 (1.03%) Oracle Receivables
2 9 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.69%) SAP CO
4 6 (0.69%) SAP FI
4 6 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.46%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 224 (25.72%) SaaS
2 124 (14.24%) AWS
3 107 (12.28%) Azure
4 83 (9.53%) GCP
5 56 (6.43%) Amazon EKS
6 48 (5.51%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.44%) Dynamics 365
8 27 (3.10%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.15%) Azure Service Bus
10 10 (1.15%) dbt
11 9 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.03%) Entra ID
12 8 (0.92%) Figma
12 8 (0.92%) GitHub
12 8 (0.92%) Google Analytics
13 6 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 6 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.69%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.57%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.56%) Firewall
2 15 (1.72%) LAN
3 14 (1.61%) WAN
4 12 (1.38%) VLAN
5 11 (1.26%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.26%) VPN
6 10 (1.15%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (1.03%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.03%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.03%) WebEx
8 6 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
8 6 (0.69%) DNS
9 5 (0.57%) BGP
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 35 (4.02%) Power BI
2 20 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
2 20 (2.30%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (2.30%) MongoDB
3 19 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.61%) Looker
4 14 (1.61%) Metadata
4 14 (1.61%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.26%) Tableau
6 9 (1.03%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.92%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.80%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.46%) MySQL
11 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 48 (5.51%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.07%) JIRA
3 5 (0.57%) Git
4 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.46%) JUnit
4 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.23%) Postman
6 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 321 (36.85%) Finance
2 262 (30.08%) Social Skills
3 172 (19.75%) Banking
4 167 (19.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 164 (18.83%) Law
6 131 (15.04%) Analytical Skills
7 129 (14.81%) Marketing
8 112 (12.86%) Back Office
9 85 (9.76%) Financial Institution
10 67 (7.69%) Manufacturing
11 50 (5.74%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
13 39 (4.48%) Automotive
14 37 (4.25%) Legal
15 36 (4.13%) Public Sector
16 32 (3.67%) Organisational Skills
17 23 (2.64%) Telecoms
18 20 (2.30%) Aviation
19 16 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
19 16 (1.84%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 88 (10.10%) Analyst
2 81 (9.30%) Lead
2 81 (9.30%) Senior
3 69 (7.92%) Developer
4 49 (5.63%) Software Engineer
5 47 (5.40%) Architect
6 44 (5.05%) Development Manager
7 39 (4.48%) Business Manager
8 37 (4.25%) Delivery Manager
9 36 (4.13%) Service Manager
10 33 (3.79%) Service Delivery Manager
11 31 (3.56%) Account Executive
11 31 (3.56%) Consultant
11 31 (3.56%) Data Analyst
12 28 (3.21%) Software Manager
13 26 (2.99%) .NET Developer
14 24 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
15 23 (2.64%) Business Development Manager
15 23 (2.64%) Designer
15 23 (2.64%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (6.08%) React
2 47 (5.40%) .NET
3 43 (4.94%) Node.js
4 25 (2.87%) .NET Core
4 25 (2.87%) Blazor
5 23 (2.64%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.53%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.41%) ASP.NET Web API
8 16 (1.84%) RESTful
9 12 (1.38%) React Native
9 12 (1.38%) REST
10 10 (1.15%) Middleware
11 9 (1.03%) OpenAPI
11 9 (1.03%) Swagger
11 9 (1.03%) XMPP
12 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.80%) Redux
13 6 (0.69%) Kafka
13 6 (0.69%) Regular Expression
13 6 (0.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 98 (11.25%) Cloud Native
2 57 (6.54%) Product Ownership
3 50 (5.74%) Management Information System
4 48 (5.51%) Onboarding
5 31 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.76%) Blog
6 24 (2.76%) Virtual Team
7 23 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
8 22 (2.53%) Greenfield Project
9 21 (2.41%) Distributed Systems
10 20 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
10 20 (2.30%) FMCG
11 17 (1.95%) EPoS
11 17 (1.95%) Security Posture
12 15 (1.72%) Driving Licence
12 15 (1.72%) Marketing Technology
13 14 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (1.49%) Data Centre
14 13 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (1.15%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 48 (5.51%) Windows
2 37 (4.25%) Linux
3 18 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.95%) Android
5 12 (1.38%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.03%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (21.24%) Agile
2 150 (17.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 142 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
4 140 (16.07%) Roadmaps
5 110 (12.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 107 (12.28%) ERP
7 101 (11.60%) AI
8 98 (11.25%) Decision-Making
9 93 (10.68%) CI/CD
10 90 (10.33%) Business Development
11 88 (10.10%) Fintech
12 86 (9.87%) Customer Experience
12 86 (9.87%) Project Management
13 84 (9.64%) Analytics
13 84 (9.64%) Cybersecurity
14 82 (9.41%) Microservices
15 79 (9.07%) Software Engineering
16 77 (8.84%) CRM
17 73 (8.38%) Test Automation
18 69 (7.92%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.10%) SQL
2 66 (7.58%) Java
3 64 (7.35%) Python
4 39 (4.48%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.25%) C#
6 19 (2.18%) Go
7 16 (1.84%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.03%) Bash
8 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.92%) Clojure
10 5 (0.57%) PHP
10 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.11%) RPG
13 1 (0.11%) Rust
13 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 57 (6.54%) Degree
2 36 (4.13%) Security Cleared
3 33 (3.79%) SC Cleared
4 23 (2.64%) CISSP
5 19 (2.18%) CISM
6 15 (1.72%) CISA
6 15 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.49%) Azure Certification
8 12 (1.38%) ACCA
8 12 (1.38%) CIMA
8 12 (1.38%) CRISC
8 12 (1.38%) ICAEW
9 11 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.15%) AWS Certification
11 8 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (0.92%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.80%) CREST Certified
12 7 (0.80%) ISACA
12 7 (0.80%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (3.10%) NIST
3 23 (2.64%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.41%) PCI DSS
5 20 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.30%) GDPR
6 19 (2.18%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.84%) SOC 2
8 15 (1.72%) GRC
9 10 (1.15%) COBIT
9 10 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.15%) TickIT
10 9 (1.03%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.80%) QA
11 7 (0.80%) SOC 1
12 6 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.69%) SLA
13 4 (0.46%) NCSC
13 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
3 9 (1.03%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.69%) Squid
4 6 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.69%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) Docker
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 72 (8.27%) Kubernetes
2 71 (8.15%) Terraform
3 64 (7.35%) Grafana
4 21 (2.41%) Ansible
5 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.03%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (0.69%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.57%) HAProxy
8 5 (0.57%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.46%) Nmap
10 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 161 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.17%) SAP
3 33 (3.79%) Oracle
4 30 (3.44%) VMware
5 25 (2.87%) Google
6 21 (2.41%) Cisco
7 18 (2.07%) IFS
8 13 (1.49%) Fortinet
8 13 (1.49%) Palo Alto
9 12 (1.38%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.26%) Databricks
10 11 (1.26%) Veeam
11 9 (1.03%) Splunk
12 8 (0.92%) Workday
13 7 (0.80%) Adobe
14 6 (0.69%) NetApp
15 5 (0.57%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.57%) Xero
16 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
16 4 (0.46%) Ubiquiti