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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 28 47
Rank change year-on-year -22 +19 -14
Permanent jobs citing Retail 809 1,238 1,788
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.04% 8.03% 5.16%
As % of the General category 6.94% 10.79% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 481 407 996
10th Percentile £32,261 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,250 £38,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% +15.79% -24.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £85,625
UK median annual salary £54,633 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +21.41% -5.26% -19.49%

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 11,662 11,478 20,909
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.27% 74.48% 60.35%
Number of salaries quoted 7,598 6,320 15,312
10th Percentile £32,000 £27,500 £31,638
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 18 June 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 (1.36%) CMS
2 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.99%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.87%) Confluence
5 4 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.49%) Drupal
6 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.37%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.37%) Productboard
5 3 (0.37%) Sketch
6 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.85%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.61%) Shopify
3 10 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.99%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.37%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.37%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.37%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 219 (27.07%) SaaS
2 136 (16.81%) AWS
3 87 (10.75%) GCP
4 83 (10.26%) Azure
5 65 (8.03%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.69%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.34%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (3.21%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.36%) Figma
10 10 (1.24%) dbt
11 9 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.11%) GitHub
11 9 (1.11%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
12 8 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.87%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (0.87%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (0.87%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.62%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.97%) Firewall
2 16 (1.98%) LAN
3 15 (1.85%) WAN
4 14 (1.73%) Cisco ASA
4 14 (1.73%) VLAN
5 11 (1.36%) VPN
6 10 (1.24%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (1.11%) BGP
7 9 (1.11%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.11%) WebEx
8 7 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.49%) Network Security
9 4 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.49%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.37%) 3G
10 3 (0.37%) 4G
10 3 (0.37%) 5G
10 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.37%) SCCP
10 3 (0.37%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.20%) Power BI
2 27 (3.34%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (1.85%) Metadata
3 15 (1.85%) Tableau
4 13 (1.61%) Looker
4 13 (1.61%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.48%) MongoDB
6 11 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.99%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.74%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.49%) MySQL
12 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
13 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.12%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 52 (6.43%) TeamCity
2 16 (1.98%) JIRA
3 6 (0.74%) Burp Suite
3 6 (0.74%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.49%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.37%) JUnit
6 2 (0.25%) Git
6 2 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 307 (37.95%) Finance
2 247 (30.53%) Social Skills
3 184 (22.74%) Banking
4 179 (22.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 174 (21.51%) Law
6 134 (16.56%) Marketing
7 121 (14.96%) Back Office
8 98 (12.11%) Financial Institution
9 94 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
10 54 (6.67%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.19%) Presentation Skills
12 37 (4.57%) Legal
13 34 (4.20%) Automotive
13 34 (4.20%) Public Sector
14 31 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (3.21%) Aviation
16 25 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (2.97%) Telecoms
18 20 (2.47%) Polish Language
19 19 (2.35%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 83 (10.26%) Analyst
2 79 (9.77%) Senior
3 72 (8.90%) Lead
4 56 (6.92%) Developer
5 50 (6.18%) Software Engineer
6 47 (5.81%) Architect
7 35 (4.33%) Business Manager
8 33 (4.08%) Development Manager
9 31 (3.83%) Security Analyst
10 30 (3.71%) Consultant
11 28 (3.46%) Account Manager
12 27 (3.34%) Data Analyst
12 27 (3.34%) Systems Manager
13 26 (3.21%) Designer
14 24 (2.97%) Account Executive
15 23 (2.84%) Software Manager
16 20 (2.47%) Project Manager
17 19 (2.35%) Business Consultant
17 19 (2.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 19 (2.35%) ERP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.33%) React
2 32 (3.96%) .NET
3 27 (3.34%) Node.js
4 15 (1.85%) RESTful
5 14 (1.73%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.61%) REST
7 12 (1.48%) ASP.NET
7 12 (1.48%) ASP.NET Core
7 12 (1.48%) Blazor
8 11 (1.36%) ASP.NET Web API
9 9 (1.11%) XMPP
10 8 (0.99%) Kafka
11 7 (0.87%) OpenAPI
11 7 (0.87%) React Native
11 7 (0.87%) Redux
11 7 (0.87%) Swagger
12 6 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
12 6 (0.74%) Regular Expression
13 5 (0.62%) Middleware
13 5 (0.62%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 106 (13.10%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.80%) Onboarding
3 50 (6.18%) Product Ownership
4 48 (5.93%) Management Information System
5 37 (4.57%) Blog
6 28 (3.46%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (3.46%) Security Posture
7 27 (3.34%) FMCG
7 27 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (3.21%) Cyber Defence
8 26 (3.21%) EPoS
9 23 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
10 19 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
11 18 (2.22%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.73%) Marketing Technology
13 13 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (1.48%) Data Structures
15 10 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.11%) Algorithms
16 9 (1.11%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.09%) Windows
2 22 (2.72%) Linux
3 14 (1.73%) Android
4 13 (1.61%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.24%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.49%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.37%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.37%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.12%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Solaris
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (19.04%) Agile
2 126 (15.57%) Roadmaps
3 120 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (13.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (12.86%) ERP
6 97 (11.99%) Fintech
7 91 (11.25%) CI/CD
8 81 (10.01%) Cybersecurity
9 80 (9.89%) AI
9 80 (9.89%) Project Management
10 78 (9.64%) CRM
10 78 (9.64%) Test Automation
11 77 (9.52%) Software Engineering
12 76 (9.39%) Analytics
13 72 (8.90%) Decision-Making
14 71 (8.78%) Business Development
15 65 (8.03%) Disruptive Innovation
16 63 (7.79%) B2B
16 63 (7.79%) Mentoring
16 63 (7.79%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 82 (10.14%) Java
2 79 (9.77%) SQL
3 62 (7.66%) Python
4 33 (4.08%) JavaScript
5 24 (2.97%) C#
6 23 (2.84%) Go
7 16 (1.98%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.36%) Bash
8 11 (1.36%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.99%) Clojure
10 5 (0.62%) PHP
10 5 (0.62%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.37%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.25%) R
13 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.12%) Groovy
13 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 80 (9.89%) Degree
2 29 (3.58%) CISSP
3 26 (3.21%) Security Cleared
4 23 (2.84%) SC Cleared
5 19 (2.35%) ACCA
5 19 (2.35%) CIMA
6 18 (2.22%) CISM
7 14 (1.73%) CISA
7 14 (1.73%) CompTIA Security+
8 12 (1.48%) CREST Certified
8 12 (1.48%) OSCP
9 11 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.24%) CRISC
11 9 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.11%) ICAEW
12 8 (0.99%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.99%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.87%) CCNA
13 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.71%) NIST
3 25 (3.09%) PCI DSS
4 21 (2.60%) SOC 2
5 18 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (2.22%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.98%) GDPR
7 15 (1.85%) Accessibility
8 14 (1.73%) GRC
9 11 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (1.24%) SLA
10 10 (1.24%) TickIT
11 8 (0.99%) COBIT
12 7 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.62%) QA
13 5 (0.62%) SOC 1
14 4 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.49%) NCSC
14 4 (0.49%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.36%) Active Directory
3 8 (0.99%) 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 85 (10.51%) Terraform
2 83 (10.26%) Kubernetes
3 70 (8.65%) Grafana
4 24 (2.97%) Ansible
5 9 (1.11%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.87%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.74%) Nmap
8 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.37%) SCCM
10 2 (0.25%) Autotask
10 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 123 (15.20%) Microsoft
2 38 (4.70%) Oracle
3 34 (4.20%) SAP
4 24 (2.97%) Google
4 24 (2.97%) VMware
5 22 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.60%) Cisco
7 13 (1.61%) IFS
8 11 (1.36%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.36%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.11%) Splunk
10 8 (0.99%) Adobe
10 8 (0.99%) Databricks
11 7 (0.87%) Workday
12 6 (0.74%) CheckPoint
12 6 (0.74%) NetApp
13 5 (0.62%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.62%) Xero
14 4 (0.49%) Sage
14 4 (0.49%) Ubiquiti