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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -37 +14 -7
Permanent jobs citing Retail 868 1,233 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.81% 7.44% 4.97%
As % of the General category 6.33% 10.33% 8.12%
Number of salaries quoted 558 404 601
10th Percentile £33,500 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £36,969 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -11.56% -5.92%
75th Percentile £78,438 £69,063 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,375 £86,050 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £44,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.64% -11.50% -13.04%

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 13,717 11,931 15,126
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.13% 72.01% 61.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,610 10,122
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 15 August 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 (1.27%) Apache
1 11 (1.27%) CMS
1 11 (1.27%) nginx
2 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.69%) Confluence
5 3 (0.35%) Drupal
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.69%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.69%) Civil 3D
6 5 (0.58%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.35%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.35%) Productboard
7 3 (0.35%) Sketch
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
9 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 21 (2.42%) Shopify
2 7 (0.81%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.81%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.81%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle Cash Management
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.46%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.35%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 204 (23.50%) SaaS
2 111 (12.79%) AWS
3 108 (12.44%) Azure
4 79 (9.10%) GCP
5 49 (5.65%) Power Platform
6 46 (5.30%) Amazon EKS
7 30 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
9 18 (2.07%) Google Analytics
10 12 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.27%) dbt
12 9 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (1.04%) Azure Service Bus
12 9 (1.04%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.04%) GitHub
12 9 (1.04%) Google Ads
13 7 (0.81%) Google Tag Manager
14 6 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 6 (0.69%) Figma
14 6 (0.69%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.34%) Firewall
2 18 (2.07%) LAN
2 18 (2.07%) WAN
3 14 (1.61%) VLAN
4 12 (1.38%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.27%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (1.15%) Unified Communications
6 10 (1.15%) WebEx
7 8 (0.92%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.81%) BGP
8 7 (0.81%) VPN
9 6 (0.69%) DNS
9 6 (0.69%) MPLS
9 6 (0.69%) OSPF
9 6 (0.69%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.46%) Network Security
12 3 (0.35%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.49%) Power BI
2 20 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
2 20 (2.30%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (2.30%) MongoDB
3 18 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (1.96%) Looker
5 16 (1.84%) Metadata
6 14 (1.61%) SQL Server
7 13 (1.50%) BigQuery
8 12 (1.38%) Tableau
9 10 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (1.04%) Data Lake
10 9 (1.04%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.92%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.35%) MySQL
15 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
16 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 44 (5.07%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.07%) JIRA
3 7 (0.81%) 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 (0.12%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.12%) MLflow
6 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 305 (35.14%) Finance
2 270 (31.11%) Social Skills
3 158 (18.20%) Banking
4 148 (17.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 142 (16.36%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (16.36%) Law
6 140 (16.13%) Marketing
7 94 (10.83%) Back Office
8 72 (8.29%) Financial Institution
9 67 (7.72%) Manufacturing
10 51 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
11 47 (5.41%) Public Sector
12 37 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
13 33 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
14 30 (3.46%) Legal
15 29 (3.34%) Automotive
15 29 (3.34%) Telecoms
16 20 (2.30%) Aviation
17 17 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
18 14 (1.61%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 92 (10.60%) Analyst
2 83 (9.56%) Senior
3 80 (9.22%) Lead
4 69 (7.95%) Developer
5 47 (5.41%) Software Engineer
6 45 (5.18%) Development Manager
7 43 (4.95%) Architect
8 35 (4.03%) Account Executive
9 34 (3.92%) Delivery Manager
10 32 (3.69%) Business Manager
11 31 (3.57%) Service Manager
12 30 (3.46%) Service Delivery Manager
13 29 (3.34%) Data Analyst
13 29 (3.34%) Software Manager
14 26 (3.00%) .NET Developer
15 24 (2.76%) Project Manager
16 23 (2.65%) Business Development Manager
16 23 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
17 22 (2.53%) Consultant
17 22 (2.53%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (6.22%) React
2 51 (5.88%) .NET
3 46 (5.30%) Node.js
4 27 (3.11%) .NET Core
5 25 (2.88%) Blazor
6 23 (2.65%) ASP.NET
7 22 (2.53%) ASP.NET Core
8 21 (2.42%) ASP.NET Web API
9 15 (1.73%) RESTful
10 13 (1.50%) React Native
11 10 (1.15%) Middleware
11 10 (1.15%) XMPP
12 9 (1.04%) OpenAPI
12 9 (1.04%) REST
12 9 (1.04%) Swagger
13 7 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.81%) Redux
14 6 (0.69%) EDI
14 6 (0.69%) Regular Expression
14 6 (0.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 86 (9.91%) Cloud Native
2 62 (7.14%) Product Ownership
3 45 (5.18%) Management Information System
4 39 (4.49%) Onboarding
4 39 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.88%) Virtual Team
6 22 (2.53%) Greenfield Project
7 20 (2.30%) Blog
7 20 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
7 20 (2.30%) FMCG
7 20 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (1.96%) Driving Licence
8 17 (1.96%) EPoS
8 17 (1.96%) Marketing Technology
9 16 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (1.73%) Data Centre
10 15 (1.73%) Security Posture
10 15 (1.73%) Social Media
11 11 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.99%) Windows
2 35 (4.03%) Linux
3 19 (2.19%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.73%) Android
5 10 (1.15%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.04%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.12%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (21.43%) Agile
2 149 (17.17%) Problem-Solving
3 143 (16.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 131 (15.09%) Roadmaps
5 126 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 123 (14.17%) Decision-Making
7 102 (11.75%) AI
8 99 (11.41%) ERP
9 94 (10.83%) Analytics
10 90 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
11 89 (10.25%) CI/CD
12 86 (9.91%) Business Development
13 85 (9.79%) E-Commerce
14 81 (9.33%) Software Engineering
15 78 (8.99%) Microservices
15 78 (8.99%) Project Management
16 76 (8.76%) Fintech
17 75 (8.64%) Customer Experience
18 73 (8.41%) CRM
19 71 (8.18%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.06%) SQL
2 69 (7.95%) Python
3 60 (6.91%) Java
4 39 (4.49%) C#
5 37 (4.26%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.61%) Go
6 14 (1.61%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.04%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.92%) Clojure
9 7 (0.81%) Bash
10 5 (0.58%) PHP
11 4 (0.46%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.12%) Groovy
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) Rust
14 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 43 (4.95%) Degree
2 41 (4.72%) Security Cleared
3 38 (4.38%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.19%) CISSP
5 17 (1.96%) CISM
6 15 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.61%) ICAEW
8 13 (1.50%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.50%) CISA
9 11 (1.27%) ACCA
9 11 (1.27%) CIMA
9 11 (1.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.15%) CRISC
11 8 (0.92%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.81%) AWS Certification
12 7 (0.81%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.81%) ISACA
12 7 (0.81%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (2.88%) NIST
3 22 (2.53%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.42%) Data Quality
4 21 (2.42%) GDPR
5 18 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (1.84%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.38%) GRC
8 10 (1.15%) COBIT
8 10 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (1.15%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.15%) TickIT
9 7 (0.81%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.81%) QA
9 7 (0.81%) SOC 1
10 5 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.58%) SLA
11 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
3 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 7 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
3 7 (0.81%) vSphere
4 6 (0.69%) Squid
5 5 (0.58%) Docker
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 64 (7.37%) Kubernetes
1 64 (7.37%) Terraform
2 55 (6.34%) Grafana
3 18 (2.07%) Ansible
4 10 (1.15%) Cisco CUCM
4 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.58%) HAProxy
6 4 (0.46%) Nmap
7 3 (0.35%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.23%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 171 (19.70%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.18%) SAP
3 39 (4.49%) Google
4 30 (3.46%) Oracle
5 28 (3.23%) VMware
6 24 (2.76%) Cisco
7 18 (2.07%) IFS
8 14 (1.61%) Databricks
8 14 (1.61%) Fortinet
8 14 (1.61%) Palo Alto
8 14 (1.61%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.27%) Veeam
10 10 (1.15%) Splunk
11 8 (0.92%) Workday
12 7 (0.81%) NetApp
13 5 (0.58%) Adobe
13 5 (0.58%) CheckPoint
13 5 (0.58%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.58%) Xero
13 5 (0.58%) YouTube