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 30 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 29 48
Rank change year-on-year -30 +19 -9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,046 1,238 1,089
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.19% 7.38% 4.87%
As % of the General category 6.83% 10.46% 7.76%
Number of salaries quoted 596 369 480
10th Percentile £31,750 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -18.31% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -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 15,309 11,835 14,031
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.38% 70.57% 62.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,277 6,191 7,857
10th Percentile £32,250 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,934 £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 30 September 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 18 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.15%) CMS
3 11 (1.05%) Apache
3 11 (1.05%) nginx
3 11 (1.05%) SharePoint
4 8 (0.76%) Confluence
5 2 (0.19%) IIS
5 2 (0.19%) Office Communications Server
5 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.19%) WordPress
6 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 60 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.86%) AutoCAD
5 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.67%) Civil 3D
6 7 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.48%) Revit
8 4 (0.38%) InDesign
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.29%) Productboard
9 3 (0.29%) Sketch
10 2 (0.19%) 3ds Max
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.19%) Simulink
10 2 (0.19%) Trello
11 1 (0.096%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 28 (2.68%) Shopify
2 7 (0.67%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.38%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.29%) BambooHR
6 2 (0.19%) Magento
6 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.096%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.096%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.096%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 247 (23.61%) SaaS
2 155 (14.82%) AWS
3 134 (12.81%) GCP
4 106 (10.13%) Azure
5 77 (7.36%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (4.78%) Power Platform
7 39 (3.73%) Google Analytics
8 30 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
9 26 (2.49%) Google Ads
10 24 (2.29%) Google Tag Manager
11 18 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.15%) dbt
13 10 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (0.96%) Meta Ads
14 9 (0.86%) Entra ID
15 8 (0.76%) GitHub
15 8 (0.76%) Google Workspace
16 6 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
16 6 (0.57%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.77%) Firewall
2 22 (2.10%) LAN
2 22 (2.10%) WAN
3 17 (1.63%) TCP/IP
3 17 (1.63%) VLAN
4 14 (1.34%) DNS
5 13 (1.24%) VPN
6 12 (1.15%) BGP
7 10 (0.96%) Network Security
7 10 (0.96%) OSPF
7 10 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (0.76%) DHCP
9 7 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
9 7 (0.67%) SMS
9 7 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.57%) MPLS
11 5 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.48%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.48%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (4.21%) Power BI
2 30 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (1.91%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (1.91%) Metadata
3 20 (1.91%) MongoDB
4 16 (1.53%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.34%) BigQuery
5 14 (1.34%) Looker
5 14 (1.34%) Tableau
6 10 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.86%) Data Lake
7 9 (0.86%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
8 8 (0.76%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.096%) Big Data
12 1 (0.096%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 80 (7.65%) TeamCity
2 16 (1.53%) JIRA
3 13 (1.24%) Git
4 9 (0.86%) JUnit
5 4 (0.38%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.38%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.096%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.096%) MLflow
7 1 (0.096%) Zephyr
General
1 396 (37.86%) Finance
2 360 (34.42%) Social Skills
3 244 (23.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 241 (23.04%) Banking
5 225 (21.51%) Law
6 194 (18.55%) Analytical Skills
7 178 (17.02%) Marketing
8 129 (12.33%) Back Office
9 115 (10.99%) Financial Institution
10 68 (6.50%) Manufacturing
11 61 (5.83%) Influencing Skills
12 47 (4.49%) Legal
12 47 (4.49%) Public Sector
13 46 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
14 33 (3.15%) Telecoms
15 29 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
16 27 (2.58%) Automotive
17 21 (2.01%) Advertising
18 19 (1.82%) French Language
18 19 (1.82%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 121 (11.57%) Analyst
2 112 (10.71%) Senior
3 99 (9.46%) Lead
4 73 (6.98%) Software Engineer
5 65 (6.21%) Developer
6 48 (4.59%) Development Manager
7 46 (4.40%) Architect
8 43 (4.11%) Account Executive
9 35 (3.35%) Business Manager
10 31 (2.96%) Team Leader
11 30 (2.87%) Data Analyst
11 30 (2.87%) Software Manager
12 28 (2.68%) Project Manager
12 28 (2.68%) Security Analyst
13 27 (2.58%) Delivery Manager
13 27 (2.58%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (2.49%) .NET Developer
14 26 (2.49%) Service Manager
15 25 (2.39%) Business Development Manager
16 24 (2.29%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (10.23%) Terraform
2 53 (5.07%) React
3 49 (4.68%) .NET
4 44 (4.21%) Node.js
5 26 (2.49%) .NET Core
6 25 (2.39%) Blazor
7 24 (2.29%) RESTful
8 23 (2.20%) ASP.NET
9 22 (2.10%) ASP.NET Core
10 21 (2.01%) ASP.NET Web API
11 16 (1.53%) OpenAPI
11 16 (1.53%) Swagger
12 14 (1.34%) React Native
13 12 (1.15%) Middleware
14 9 (0.86%) Dagger
14 9 (0.86%) REST
14 9 (0.86%) RxJava
15 8 (0.76%) OpenTelemetry
15 8 (0.76%) XML
16 7 (0.67%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 122 (11.66%) Cloud Native
2 88 (8.41%) Product Ownership
3 71 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (4.40%) Management Information System
5 42 (4.02%) Onboarding
6 39 (3.73%) Blog
7 32 (3.06%) Social Media
8 27 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (2.58%) FMCG
8 27 (2.58%) Virtual Team
9 26 (2.49%) Driving Licence
10 22 (2.10%) Greenfield Project
11 19 (1.82%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.72%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
13 16 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (1.34%) EPoS
15 10 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
15 10 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 56 (5.35%) Windows
2 33 (3.15%) Linux
3 26 (2.49%) Android
4 23 (2.20%) Apple iOS
5 17 (1.63%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.96%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.67%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.096%) AIX
8 1 (0.096%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.096%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (18.26%) Agile
3 168 (16.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 165 (15.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 134 (12.81%) CI/CD
6 132 (12.62%) Decision-Making
6 132 (12.62%) Fintech
7 127 (12.14%) Roadmaps
8 122 (11.66%) E-Commerce
9 121 (11.57%) AI
10 120 (11.47%) Analytics
11 118 (11.28%) Software Engineering
12 111 (10.61%) Disruptive Innovation
13 107 (10.23%) Mentoring
14 101 (9.66%) Clean Code
14 101 (9.66%) Cybersecurity
14 101 (9.66%) Microservices
15 99 (9.46%) Customer Experience
16 97 (9.27%) Test Automation
17 96 (9.18%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.80%) Java
2 112 (10.71%) SQL
3 83 (7.93%) Python
4 37 (3.54%) C#
5 35 (3.35%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.87%) Go
7 14 (1.34%) Bash
8 13 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 12 (1.15%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.76%) Clojure
11 6 (0.57%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) R
13 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.096%) C
15 1 (0.096%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.096%) Groovy
15 1 (0.096%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (5.16%) Degree
2 52 (4.97%) Security Cleared
3 51 (4.88%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.72%) CISSP
5 16 (1.53%) CISM
5 16 (1.53%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.43%) DBS Check
6 15 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.24%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.24%) CISA
8 11 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (0.96%) CRISC
10 9 (0.86%) ACCA
11 8 (0.76%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.67%) CIMA
12 7 (0.67%) CREST Certified
12 7 (0.67%) ISACA
12 7 (0.67%) OSCP
12 7 (0.67%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (2.77%) Accessibility
3 28 (2.68%) NIST
4 27 (2.58%) GDPR
5 26 (2.49%) Data Quality
6 24 (2.29%) PCI DSS
7 17 (1.63%) QA
8 16 (1.53%) GRC
8 16 (1.53%) SOC 2
9 13 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.96%) COBIT
10 10 (0.96%) 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%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.38%) NCSC
15 4 (0.38%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.76%) 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 (0.096%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 114 (10.90%) Kubernetes
2 88 (8.41%) Grafana
3 13 (1.24%) Ansible
4 11 (1.05%) Prometheus
5 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.48%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (0.48%) HAProxy
7 4 (0.38%) Nmap
8 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.096%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.096%) Nessus
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.096%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 187 (17.88%) Microsoft
2 80 (7.65%) Google
3 41 (3.92%) SAP
4 25 (2.39%) Cisco
4 25 (2.39%) Oracle
5 23 (2.20%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.91%) VMware
7 18 (1.72%) IFS
8 15 (1.43%) Databricks
9 12 (1.15%) Adobe
9 12 (1.15%) Fortinet
9 12 (1.15%) HubSpot
9 12 (1.15%) Splunk
10 11 (1.05%) TikTok
10 11 (1.05%) Veeam
11 10 (0.96%) YouTube
12 9 (0.86%) Thales
13 8 (0.76%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.76%) Workday
14 7 (0.67%) Xero