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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 31 45
Rank change year-on-year -25 +14 -9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 890 1,229 1,455
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.11% 7.46% 5.00%
As % of the General category 6.90% 10.31% 8.17%
Number of salaries quoted 533 412 749
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £26,370
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £54,043
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -2.86% -11.66%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,581 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -8.16% -14.78%

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 12,894 11,926 17,804
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.50% 72.35% 61.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8,337 6,669 12,568
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,959 £107,500 £100,000
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 22 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 (1.24%) CMS
2 10 (1.12%) Confluence
2 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.01%) Apache
3 9 (1.01%) nginx
3 9 (1.01%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.45%) Drupal
5 2 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.56%) 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 (0.22%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.22%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 16 (1.80%) Shopify
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle Assets
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle Cash Management
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle EBS R12
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle Payables
2 10 (1.12%) Oracle Receivables
2 10 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.67%) SAP CO
4 6 (0.67%) SAP FI
4 6 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.22%) Academy Housing
7 2 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.11%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 237 (26.63%) SaaS
2 144 (16.18%) AWS
3 105 (11.80%) Azure
4 98 (11.01%) GCP
5 70 (7.87%) Amazon EKS
6 49 (5.51%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.60%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.35%) dbt
10 10 (1.12%) Azure Service Bus
10 10 (1.12%) Figma
10 10 (1.12%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.01%) GitHub
12 8 (0.90%) Entra ID
13 7 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.67%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 6 (0.67%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (0.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.48%) Firewall
2 15 (1.69%) LAN
3 14 (1.57%) VLAN
3 14 (1.57%) VPN
3 14 (1.57%) WAN
4 11 (1.24%) Cisco ASA
4 11 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.12%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (1.01%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.01%) WebEx
7 7 (0.79%) BGP
8 6 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.56%) DNS
9 5 (0.56%) 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 (3.93%) Power BI
2 27 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.25%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.25%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.25%) MongoDB
4 15 (1.69%) Metadata
5 14 (1.57%) Looker
5 14 (1.57%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.24%) Tableau
7 10 (1.12%) Relational Database
8 9 (1.01%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.90%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.90%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.45%) MySQL
12 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 1 (0.11%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 59 (6.63%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.13%) JIRA
3 4 (0.45%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.45%) Git
3 4 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.45%) JUnit
3 4 (0.45%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.22%) Postman
5 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 341 (38.31%) Finance
2 269 (30.22%) Social Skills
3 195 (21.91%) Banking
4 191 (21.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 189 (21.24%) Law
6 134 (15.06%) Marketing
7 130 (14.61%) Analytical Skills
7 130 (14.61%) Back Office
8 103 (11.57%) Financial Institution
9 66 (7.42%) Manufacturing
10 49 (5.51%) Influencing Skills
11 43 (4.83%) Presentation Skills
12 42 (4.72%) Legal
13 40 (4.49%) Automotive
14 38 (4.27%) Public Sector
15 36 (4.04%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (2.70%) Telecoms
17 20 (2.25%) Aviation
18 19 (2.13%) Polish Language
19 17 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 89 (10.00%) Analyst
2 85 (9.55%) Senior
3 82 (9.21%) Lead
4 69 (7.75%) Developer
5 57 (6.40%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.51%) Architect
7 40 (4.49%) Development Manager
8 39 (4.38%) Business Manager
9 37 (4.16%) Delivery Manager
10 36 (4.04%) Service Manager
11 33 (3.71%) Service Delivery Manager
12 32 (3.60%) Consultant
12 32 (3.60%) Data Analyst
13 30 (3.37%) Account Executive
14 27 (3.03%) Security Analyst
14 27 (3.03%) Software Manager
15 26 (2.92%) .NET Developer
15 26 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
16 25 (2.81%) Designer
17 24 (2.70%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (6.07%) React
2 47 (5.28%) .NET
3 42 (4.72%) Node.js
4 25 (2.81%) .NET Core
4 25 (2.81%) Blazor
5 23 (2.58%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.47%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.36%) ASP.NET Web API
8 19 (2.13%) RESTful
9 12 (1.35%) REST
10 11 (1.24%) React Native
11 10 (1.12%) Middleware
11 10 (1.12%) OpenAPI
11 10 (1.12%) Swagger
12 9 (1.01%) XMPP
13 8 (0.90%) Kafka
14 7 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.79%) Redux
15 6 (0.67%) Regular Expression
16 5 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 113 (12.70%) Cloud Native
2 61 (6.85%) Product Ownership
3 52 (5.84%) Management Information System
3 52 (5.84%) Onboarding
4 37 (4.16%) Blog
5 33 (3.71%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.92%) Distributed Systems
6 26 (2.92%) Hybrid Cloud
7 24 (2.70%) Virtual Team
8 23 (2.58%) Greenfield Project
9 21 (2.36%) FMCG
10 20 (2.25%) Cyber Defence
11 18 (2.02%) Security Posture
12 17 (1.91%) EPoS
13 15 (1.69%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.69%) Marketing Technology
14 14 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (1.46%) Driving Licence
16 12 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
17 10 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 44 (4.94%) Windows
2 38 (4.27%) Linux
3 18 (2.02%) Android
4 16 (1.80%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.46%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.79%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.45%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (20.34%) Agile
2 153 (17.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 139 (15.62%) Problem-Solving
4 138 (15.51%) Roadmaps
5 108 (12.13%) ERP
6 106 (11.91%) Stakeholder Management
7 105 (11.80%) CI/CD
8 103 (11.57%) Fintech
9 94 (10.56%) AI
10 92 (10.34%) Project Management
11 89 (10.00%) Microservices
12 87 (9.78%) Customer Experience
12 87 (9.78%) Software Engineering
13 86 (9.66%) Business Development
14 84 (9.44%) Cybersecurity
14 84 (9.44%) Decision-Making
14 84 (9.44%) Test Automation
15 82 (9.21%) Analytics
16 78 (8.76%) CRM
17 73 (8.20%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 88 (9.89%) SQL
2 86 (9.66%) Java
3 67 (7.53%) Python
4 42 (4.72%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.16%) C#
6 23 (2.58%) Go
7 18 (2.02%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.12%) Bash
9 9 (1.01%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.90%) Clojure
11 5 (0.56%) PHP
11 5 (0.56%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.11%) R
13 1 (0.11%) RPG
13 1 (0.11%) Rust
Qualifications
1 64 (7.19%) Degree
2 33 (3.71%) Security Cleared
3 30 (3.37%) SC Cleared
4 27 (3.03%) CISSP
5 21 (2.36%) CISM
6 17 (1.91%) CISA
7 14 (1.57%) CRISC
7 14 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.46%) ACCA
8 13 (1.46%) CIMA
9 12 (1.35%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (1.24%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.12%) ICAEW
12 9 (1.01%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (0.90%) CREST Certified
13 8 (0.90%) ISTQB
13 8 (0.90%) OSCP
14 7 (0.79%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (3.03%) NIST
2 27 (3.03%) PCI DSS
3 24 (2.70%) SOC 2
4 22 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.25%) Accessibility
5 20 (2.25%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.25%) GDPR
6 17 (1.91%) GRC
7 10 (1.12%) COBIT
7 10 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (1.12%) TickIT
8 9 (1.01%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.79%) SLA
9 7 (0.79%) SOC 1
10 6 (0.67%) QA
11 4 (0.45%) NCSC
11 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.45%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
3 9 (1.01%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.67%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.67%) vSphere
5 5 (0.56%) Docker
5 5 (0.56%) Squid
6 4 (0.45%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 89 (10.00%) Terraform
2 87 (9.78%) Kubernetes
3 76 (8.54%) Grafana
4 22 (2.47%) Ansible
5 9 (1.01%) Cisco CUCM
5 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.79%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.67%) Proxmox
8 4 (0.45%) HAProxy
8 4 (0.45%) Nmap
9 2 (0.22%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 161 (18.09%) Microsoft
2 44 (4.94%) SAP
3 35 (3.93%) Oracle
4 29 (3.26%) VMware
5 25 (2.81%) Google
6 21 (2.36%) Cisco
7 18 (2.02%) IFS
8 14 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.46%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.46%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.12%) Databricks
11 9 (1.01%) Splunk
11 9 (1.01%) Veeam
12 8 (0.90%) Adobe
12 8 (0.90%) Workday
13 6 (0.67%) NetApp
14 5 (0.56%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.56%) Xero
15 4 (0.45%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.45%) Ubiquiti