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 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 67 49
Rank change year-on-year +12 -18 -7
Permanent jobs citing Retail 643 830 1,234
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.20% 4.41% 5.98%
As % of the General category 6.70% 6.69% 9.19%
Number of salaries quoted 390 472 940
10th Percentile £27,707 £32,050 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £43,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - £95,436
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,716
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.35% -15.47%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,600 12,414 13,428
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 62.77% 66.01% 65.11%
Number of salaries quoted 6,140 7,236 10,563
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,750 £35,900
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 8 December 2025.

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 (2.18%) Confluence
2 11 (1.71%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.78%) SAS
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.47%) CMS
6 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.31%) IIS
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 63 (9.80%) Chatbot
2 34 (5.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (2.49%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 10 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (1.40%) AutoCAD
7 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.93%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.47%) 3ds Max
11 2 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 15 (2.33%) Shopify
2 12 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle Assets
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle Cash Management
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle EBS R12
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle Payables
3 11 (1.71%) Oracle Receivables
4 10 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.93%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.78%) Magento
7 4 (0.62%) Sage 200
7 4 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.47%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.47%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.47%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 156 (24.26%) SaaS
2 106 (16.49%) Azure
3 89 (13.84%) AWS
4 55 (8.55%) Power Platform
5 53 (8.24%) GCP
6 29 (4.51%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (3.27%) GitHub
10 18 (2.80%) Amazon EKS
11 16 (2.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 14 (2.18%) Power Automate
13 13 (2.02%) Google Analytics
14 10 (1.56%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (1.40%) Snowflake
16 7 (1.09%) Azure Service Bus
16 7 (1.09%) Serverless
17 6 (0.93%) dbt
17 6 (0.93%) Entra ID
17 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.07%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (2.18%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.71%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.24%) Internet
4 8 (1.24%) LAN
4 8 (1.24%) WAN
5 7 (1.09%) Wireless
6 6 (0.93%) HSRP
6 6 (0.93%) VoIP
6 6 (0.93%) VRRP
7 5 (0.78%) Firewall
8 4 (0.62%) Cisco Wireless
8 4 (0.62%) DNS
8 4 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.62%) Network Security
8 4 (0.62%) VPN
9 3 (0.47%) 5G
9 3 (0.47%) DHCP
9 3 (0.47%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.47%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (6.38%) Power BI
2 25 (3.89%) Data Warehouse
2 25 (3.89%) SQL Server
3 22 (3.42%) Data Lake
4 20 (3.11%) Tableau
5 16 (2.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 13 (2.02%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 13 (2.02%) BigQuery
7 9 (1.40%) Data Mining
8 8 (1.24%) Data Vault
9 7 (1.09%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.93%) Looker
11 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.62%) DataStage
12 4 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.62%) Metadata
12 4 (0.62%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.62%) QlikView
13 3 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 21 (3.27%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.64%) JIRA
3 16 (2.49%) Git
4 7 (1.09%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.93%) Octopus Deploy
5 6 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.62%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.62%) ERwin
6 4 (0.62%) MSBuild
6 4 (0.62%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.62%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.47%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.47%) GitLab
7 3 (0.47%) JMeter
7 3 (0.47%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.47%) Postman
7 3 (0.47%) Selenium
8 1 (0.16%) Pivotal Tracker
8 1 (0.16%) RStudio
8 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 225 (34.99%) Social Skills
2 203 (31.57%) Finance
3 124 (19.28%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (17.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 108 (16.80%) Marketing
6 64 (9.95%) Banking
7 49 (7.62%) Back Office
7 49 (7.62%) Law
7 49 (7.62%) Manufacturing
8 44 (6.84%) Financial Institution
9 30 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (4.35%) Legal
11 22 (3.42%) Public Sector
12 20 (3.11%) Automotive
13 17 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (2.18%) Advertising
15 11 (1.71%) Games
15 11 (1.71%) General Ledger
16 9 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (1.09%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 114 (17.73%) Senior
2 80 (12.44%) Analyst
3 63 (9.80%) Trainer
4 55 (8.55%) Account Manager
5 51 (7.93%) Senior Manager
6 50 (7.78%) Architect
7 41 (6.38%) Senior Account Manager
8 40 (6.22%) 2nd Line Support
9 39 (6.07%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (6.07%) Sales Manager
9 39 (6.07%) Senior Sales Manager
10 31 (4.82%) Lead
11 29 (4.51%) Software Engineer
12 28 (4.35%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 25 (3.89%) Solutions Architect
14 24 (3.73%) Consultant
15 23 (3.58%) Developer
16 22 (3.42%) Data Analyst
17 21 (3.27%) Support Analyst
18 18 (2.80%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.35%) .NET
2 23 (3.58%) React
3 22 (3.42%) HTML
4 18 (2.80%) CSS
5 16 (2.49%) Node.js
5 16 (2.49%) REST
6 14 (2.18%) RESTful
7 13 (2.02%) .NET Core
7 13 (2.02%) React Native
7 13 (2.02%) Web Services
8 11 (1.71%) JSON
9 10 (1.56%) XML
10 9 (1.40%) EDI
11 8 (1.24%) Pandas
12 6 (0.93%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.93%) Blazor
13 5 (0.78%) Bootstrap
13 5 (0.78%) OpenAPI
13 5 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
13 5 (0.78%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 97 (15.09%) Onboarding
2 34 (5.29%) Cloud Native
3 28 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 20 (3.11%) FMCG
5 17 (2.64%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.49%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.33%) Mobile App
7 15 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.18%) Blog
9 13 (2.02%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.71%) Social Media
12 9 (1.40%) Digital Signage
12 9 (1.40%) Enterprise Cloud
12 9 (1.40%) EPoS
12 9 (1.40%) Security Posture
13 8 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (1.09%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.64%) Windows
2 10 (1.56%) Linux
3 7 (1.09%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.16%) Android
4 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (28.46%) Customer Service
2 121 (18.82%) AI
3 104 (16.17%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (16.02%) ERP
5 94 (14.62%) CRM
6 88 (13.69%) Agile
7 87 (13.53%) Mentoring
8 85 (13.22%) E-Commerce
9 82 (12.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 77 (11.98%) B2B
10 77 (11.98%) Logistics
11 73 (11.35%) Roadmaps
12 70 (10.89%) Analytics
13 67 (10.42%) Conversational UI
14 65 (10.11%) DevOps
14 65 (10.11%) Stakeholder Management
15 63 (9.80%) CI/CD
16 62 (9.64%) Project Management
17 60 (9.33%) Data Privacy
18 58 (9.02%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 112 (17.42%) SQL
2 60 (9.33%) C#
3 49 (7.62%) Python
4 37 (5.75%) Java
5 17 (2.64%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.87%) R
7 11 (1.71%) Go
8 6 (0.93%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.78%) Bash
9 5 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.78%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.62%) C++
10 4 (0.62%) VBA
11 3 (0.47%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.31%) C
12 2 (0.31%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.31%) Scala
13 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 123 (19.13%) Degree
2 20 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (2.02%) AWS Certification
3 13 (2.02%) Azure Certification
3 13 (2.02%) Security Cleared
4 12 (1.87%) SC Cleared
5 11 (1.71%) Master's Degree
6 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.40%) CISSP
8 7 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.09%) CREST Certified
8 7 (1.09%) OSCP
9 6 (0.93%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.78%) ACCA
10 5 (0.78%) CIMA
10 5 (0.78%) SAP Certification
11 4 (0.62%) CCNA
11 4 (0.62%) CISM
11 4 (0.62%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (8.86%) QA
2 27 (4.20%) GDPR
3 22 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.33%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.18%) SLA
6 12 (1.87%) PCI DSS
7 11 (1.71%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.71%) PMO
7 11 (1.71%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.93%) GRC
9 6 (0.93%) NIST
10 4 (0.62%) EU AI Act
10 4 (0.62%) WCAG
11 2 (0.31%) PERC
12 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 19650
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 17 (2.64%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.18%) Docker
3 5 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.16%) HDFS
5 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (5.44%) Kubernetes
2 34 (5.29%) Terraform
3 15 (2.33%) Grafana
4 4 (0.62%) Cilium
5 3 (0.47%) Nmap
6 2 (0.31%) Autotask
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.16%) Ansible
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 101 (15.71%) Microsoft
2 63 (9.80%) PayPal
3 41 (6.38%) Salesforce
4 29 (4.51%) Adobe
4 29 (4.51%) Google
5 23 (3.58%) Databricks
6 22 (3.42%) SAP
7 21 (3.27%) HubSpot
8 16 (2.49%) Oracle
9 15 (2.33%) Cisco
10 8 (1.24%) Alteryx
11 7 (1.09%) TikTok
12 6 (0.93%) Avaya
12 6 (0.93%) Extreme Networks
13 5 (0.78%) Ariba
13 5 (0.78%) VMware
14 4 (0.62%) Dynatrace
14 4 (0.62%) IBM
14 4 (0.62%) Informatica
14 4 (0.62%) Sage