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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 29 50
Rank change year-on-year -28 +21 -12
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,052 1,244 1,061
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.22% 7.40% 4.85%
As % of the General category 6.88% 10.48% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 602 368 465
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £33,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,779 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.31% -18.75% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £41,625 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.12% -16.75% -9.09%

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 15,286 11,865 13,709
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.31% 70.59% 62.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,223 6,180 7,651
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 7 October 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 14 (1.33%) CMS
1 14 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.14%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.05%) Apache
3 11 (1.05%) nginx
4 8 (0.76%) Confluence
5 3 (0.29%) Office Communications Server
5 3 (0.29%) WordPress
6 2 (0.19%) IIS
6 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.095%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 63 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.86%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.67%) Civil 3D
8 6 (0.57%) Revit
9 5 (0.48%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.38%) InDesign
11 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.29%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.29%) Productboard
11 3 (0.29%) Sketch
12 2 (0.19%) 3ds Max
12 2 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.19%) Simulink
12 2 (0.19%) Trello
13 1 (0.095%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 26 (2.47%) Shopify
2 7 (0.67%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.38%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.29%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.29%) Magento
4 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.095%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.095%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.095%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.095%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.095%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.095%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.095%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.095%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 249 (23.67%) SaaS
2 156 (14.83%) AWS
3 137 (13.02%) GCP
4 104 (9.89%) Azure
5 78 (7.41%) Amazon EKS
6 52 (4.94%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.90%) Google Analytics
8 29 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (2.57%) Google Ads
9 27 (2.57%) Google Tag Manager
10 17 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.24%) dbt
12 10 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (0.95%) Google Workspace
12 10 (0.95%) Meta Ads
13 9 (0.86%) Entra ID
14 7 (0.67%) GitHub
15 6 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.57%) Figma
15 6 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.57%) Firewall
2 22 (2.09%) WAN
3 21 (2.00%) LAN
4 20 (1.90%) TCP/IP
5 19 (1.81%) VLAN
6 16 (1.52%) VPN
7 15 (1.43%) BGP
8 14 (1.33%) DNS
9 11 (1.05%) Network Security
10 10 (0.95%) OSPF
10 10 (0.95%) Structured Cabling
11 8 (0.76%) DHCP
12 7 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
12 7 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (0.67%) SMS
12 7 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (0.57%) MPLS
13 6 (0.57%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.48%) Ethernet VPN
14 5 (0.48%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.37%) Power BI
2 32 (3.04%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (2.09%) Metadata
4 20 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (1.90%) Elasticsearch
4 20 (1.90%) MongoDB
5 15 (1.43%) BigQuery
5 15 (1.43%) SQL Server
6 14 (1.33%) Tableau
7 13 (1.24%) Looker
8 11 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
8 11 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.86%) Data Lake
10 8 (0.76%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.67%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
15 1 (0.095%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 1 (0.095%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 83 (7.89%) TeamCity
2 17 (1.62%) JIRA
3 13 (1.24%) Git
4 10 (0.95%) JUnit
5 5 (0.48%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.48%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.095%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.095%) MLflow
8 1 (0.095%) Zephyr
General
1 402 (38.21%) Finance
2 360 (34.22%) Social Skills
3 243 (23.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 240 (22.81%) Banking
5 221 (21.01%) Law
6 201 (19.11%) Analytical Skills
7 173 (16.44%) Marketing
8 133 (12.64%) Back Office
9 120 (11.41%) Financial Institution
10 70 (6.65%) Manufacturing
11 61 (5.80%) Influencing Skills
12 50 (4.75%) Organisational Skills
13 49 (4.66%) Legal
14 47 (4.47%) Public Sector
15 34 (3.23%) Telecoms
16 28 (2.66%) Automotive
16 28 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
17 22 (2.09%) Advertising
18 21 (2.00%) French Language
19 19 (1.81%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 125 (11.88%) Analyst
2 117 (11.12%) Senior
3 98 (9.32%) Lead
4 73 (6.94%) Software Engineer
5 60 (5.70%) Developer
6 49 (4.66%) Architect
7 48 (4.56%) Development Manager
8 47 (4.47%) Account Executive
9 35 (3.33%) Business Manager
10 31 (2.95%) Team Leader
11 30 (2.85%) Data Analyst
11 30 (2.85%) Software Manager
12 29 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
13 28 (2.66%) Project Manager
13 28 (2.66%) Security Analyst
14 27 (2.57%) Delivery Manager
14 27 (2.57%) Service Manager
15 26 (2.47%) .NET Developer
16 25 (2.38%) Business Development Manager
17 24 (2.28%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (10.17%) Terraform
2 53 (5.04%) React
3 47 (4.47%) .NET
4 44 (4.18%) Node.js
5 28 (2.66%) RESTful
6 26 (2.47%) .NET Core
7 25 (2.38%) Blazor
8 23 (2.19%) ASP.NET
9 22 (2.09%) ASP.NET Core
10 21 (2.00%) ASP.NET Web API
11 18 (1.71%) OpenAPI
11 18 (1.71%) Swagger
12 14 (1.33%) React Native
13 11 (1.05%) Middleware
13 11 (1.05%) OpenTelemetry
14 10 (0.95%) Dagger
14 10 (0.95%) RxJava
15 9 (0.86%) XML
16 8 (0.76%) REST
17 6 (0.57%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 122 (11.60%) Cloud Native
2 91 (8.65%) Product Ownership
3 71 (6.75%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (3.99%) Management Information System
5 39 (3.71%) Blog
6 37 (3.52%) Onboarding
7 35 (3.33%) Social Media
8 31 (2.95%) FMCG
9 30 (2.85%) Driving Licence
10 29 (2.76%) Distributed Systems
11 27 (2.57%) Virtual Team
12 22 (2.09%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (1.81%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.71%) Data Centre
15 17 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
16 16 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
17 14 (1.33%) EPoS
18 13 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
19 10 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
19 10 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 57 (5.42%) Windows
2 32 (3.04%) Linux
3 25 (2.38%) Android
4 22 (2.09%) Apple iOS
5 18 (1.71%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.95%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.67%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.095%) AIX
8 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.095%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (18.16%) Agile
3 172 (16.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 170 (16.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 134 (12.74%) Fintech
6 133 (12.64%) CI/CD
7 130 (12.36%) Decision-Making
8 124 (11.79%) E-Commerce
9 123 (11.69%) Roadmaps
10 120 (11.41%) AI
10 120 (11.41%) Analytics
11 119 (11.31%) Software Engineering
12 114 (10.84%) Disruptive Innovation
13 105 (9.98%) Clean Code
14 103 (9.79%) Mentoring
14 103 (9.79%) Microservices
15 101 (9.60%) Customer Experience
16 97 (9.22%) Business Development
16 97 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
17 96 (9.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 114 (10.84%) Java
2 112 (10.65%) SQL
3 80 (7.60%) Python
4 35 (3.33%) C#
5 34 (3.23%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.85%) Go
7 16 (1.52%) Bash
8 13 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.76%) PowerShell
10 7 (0.67%) Clojure
11 6 (0.57%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) R
14 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.095%) C
15 1 (0.095%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.095%) Groovy
15 1 (0.095%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (5.32%) Degree
2 50 (4.75%) Security Cleared
3 49 (4.66%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.71%) CISSP
5 16 (1.52%) CISM
5 16 (1.52%) DBS Check
5 16 (1.52%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.24%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.24%) CISA
8 11 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (0.95%) CRISC
10 7 (0.67%) ISACA
10 7 (0.67%) ISTQB
10 7 (0.67%) SAP Certification
11 6 (0.57%) CCNA
11 6 (0.57%) CREST Certified
11 6 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.57%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (3.04%) Accessibility
3 29 (2.76%) GDPR
4 28 (2.66%) NIST
5 27 (2.57%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.57%) PCI DSS
6 20 (1.90%) SOC 2
7 18 (1.71%) QA
8 16 (1.52%) GRC
9 13 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.95%) COBIT
10 10 (0.95%) TickIT
11 8 (0.76%) SOC 1
12 7 (0.67%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.38%) NCSC
15 4 (0.38%) NIST 800
System Software
1 16 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (0.67%) Docker
5 6 (0.57%) Squid
6 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.19%) Firmware
8 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.19%) vSphere
9 1 (0.095%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.095%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 114 (10.84%) Kubernetes
2 89 (8.46%) Grafana
3 13 (1.24%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.05%) Ansible
5 10 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.48%) HAProxy
7 5 (0.48%) Nmap
8 4 (0.38%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.095%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.095%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.095%) Nessus
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 183 (17.40%) Microsoft
2 88 (8.37%) Google
3 41 (3.90%) SAP
4 25 (2.38%) Cisco
4 25 (2.38%) Salesforce
5 24 (2.28%) Oracle
6 19 (1.81%) VMware
7 17 (1.62%) IFS
8 15 (1.43%) Databricks
9 13 (1.24%) HubSpot
10 12 (1.14%) Adobe
10 12 (1.14%) TikTok
11 11 (1.05%) Fortinet
11 11 (1.05%) Splunk
11 11 (1.05%) Veeam
12 10 (0.95%) Thales
12 10 (0.95%) YouTube
13 8 (0.76%) Workday
14 7 (0.67%) Palo Alto
14 7 (0.67%) Xero