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 26 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 26 46
Rank change year-on-year -22 +20 -13
Permanent jobs citing Retail 803 1,232 1,724
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.24% 8.47% 5.25%
As % of the General category 7.52% 11.28% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 460 409 999
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,400 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +15.79% -24.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,125 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,633 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.02% - -20.83%

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 10,679 10,918 20,279
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.39% 75.03% 61.70%
Number of salaries quoted 7,087 5,987 15,113
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,800
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £41,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 26 May 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 10 (1.25%) CMS
2 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.75%) Confluence
4 5 (0.62%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.50%) Drupal
6 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 38 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.37%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.37%) Productboard
4 3 (0.37%) Sketch
5 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.12%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.87%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.62%) Shopify
3 10 (1.25%) NetSuite
3 10 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.37%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.37%) Magento
7 1 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 238 (29.64%) SaaS
2 137 (17.06%) AWS
3 94 (11.71%) GCP
4 69 (8.59%) Azure
5 68 (8.47%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.73%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.25%) dbt
9 10 (1.25%) Figma
10 9 (1.12%) GitHub
10 9 (1.12%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (1.12%) Google Analytics
11 8 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.87%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (0.75%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.75%) Serverless
14 5 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.99%) Firewall
2 18 (2.24%) WAN
3 15 (1.87%) Cisco ASA
3 15 (1.87%) LAN
4 14 (1.74%) VLAN
5 10 (1.25%) Cisco Firepower
5 10 (1.25%) VPN
6 9 (1.12%) BGP
6 9 (1.12%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.12%) WebEx
7 6 (0.75%) Network Security
7 6 (0.75%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.62%) Wireless
9 4 (0.50%) Cisco Wireless
10 3 (0.37%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.37%) SCCP
10 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.37%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.61%) Power BI
2 28 (3.49%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.37%) Tableau
4 16 (1.99%) Metadata
5 13 (1.62%) Looker
6 12 (1.49%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.25%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.75%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.62%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.50%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.50%) MySQL
12 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
14 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
14 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 55 (6.85%) TeamCity
2 13 (1.62%) JIRA
3 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.50%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.37%) JUnit
5 2 (0.25%) Git
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 326 (40.60%) Finance
2 235 (29.27%) Social Skills
3 200 (24.91%) Banking
4 196 (24.41%) Law
5 194 (24.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 135 (16.81%) Marketing
7 134 (16.69%) Back Office
8 114 (14.20%) Financial Institution
9 80 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
10 51 (6.35%) Manufacturing
11 41 (5.11%) Legal
12 40 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
13 39 (4.86%) Public Sector
14 29 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (3.24%) Automotive
16 25 (3.11%) Telecoms
17 23 (2.86%) Aviation
18 19 (2.37%) General Ledger
18 19 (2.37%) Polish Language
19 15 (1.87%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 90 (11.21%) Senior
2 82 (10.21%) Analyst
3 72 (8.97%) Lead
4 57 (7.10%) Software Engineer
5 47 (5.85%) Developer
6 40 (4.98%) Architect
7 35 (4.36%) Account Manager
8 33 (4.11%) Security Analyst
9 30 (3.74%) Business Manager
10 29 (3.61%) Consultant
11 27 (3.36%) Designer
11 27 (3.36%) Development Manager
12 25 (3.11%) Data Analyst
13 24 (2.99%) Account Executive
13 24 (2.99%) Systems Manager
14 22 (2.74%) Senior Software Engineer
15 20 (2.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 19 (2.37%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 19 (2.37%) ERP Manager
16 19 (2.37%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.11%) .NET
2 23 (2.86%) React
3 17 (2.12%) Node.js
4 15 (1.87%) RESTful
5 13 (1.62%) REST
6 9 (1.12%) Kafka
6 9 (1.12%) XMPP
7 8 (1.00%) .NET Core
8 7 (0.87%) ASP.NET
8 7 (0.87%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.87%) Redux
8 7 (0.87%) Sass
8 7 (0.87%) Swagger
9 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
9 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web API
9 6 (0.75%) EDI
9 6 (0.75%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.62%) Blazor
10 5 (0.62%) HTML
10 5 (0.62%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 111 (13.82%) Cloud Native
2 61 (7.60%) Onboarding
3 55 (6.85%) Product Ownership
4 44 (5.48%) Blog
5 40 (4.98%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.86%) Security Posture
7 28 (3.49%) Hybrid Cloud
8 26 (3.24%) FMCG
9 25 (3.11%) Cyber Defence
10 23 (2.86%) Distributed Systems
11 22 (2.74%) EPoS
12 20 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
13 18 (2.24%) Data Centre
14 16 (1.99%) Greenfield Project
15 15 (1.87%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.87%) Enterprise Cloud
16 14 (1.74%) Marketing Technology
17 13 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
18 9 (1.12%) Algorithms
18 9 (1.12%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.86%) Linux
1 23 (2.86%) Windows
2 18 (2.24%) Android
2 18 (2.24%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.12%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.37%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.37%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Solaris
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (16.06%) Agile
2 115 (14.32%) Roadmaps
3 114 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 105 (13.08%) Fintech
5 99 (12.33%) Problem-Solving
6 92 (11.46%) CI/CD
7 89 (11.08%) ERP
8 85 (10.59%) Test Automation
9 82 (10.21%) Project Management
10 79 (9.84%) CRM
11 78 (9.71%) Software Engineering
12 76 (9.46%) Analytics
13 72 (8.97%) AI
14 71 (8.84%) Cybersecurity
14 71 (8.84%) Mentoring
15 68 (8.47%) Disruptive Innovation
16 67 (8.34%) Business Development
17 62 (7.72%) Customer Experience
18 61 (7.60%) Clean Code
18 61 (7.60%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 92 (11.46%) Java
2 76 (9.46%) SQL
3 62 (7.72%) Python
4 28 (3.49%) Go
5 26 (3.24%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.12%) C#
7 16 (1.99%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.37%) Bash
9 10 (1.25%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.75%) Clojure
11 5 (0.62%) PHP
11 5 (0.62%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.62%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.50%) R
13 2 (0.25%) C
13 2 (0.25%) C++
14 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.12%) RPG
14 1 (0.12%) SPARQL
14 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 84 (10.46%) Degree
2 29 (3.61%) CISSP
3 22 (2.74%) Security Cleared
4 21 (2.62%) ACCA
4 21 (2.62%) CIMA
5 19 (2.37%) SC Cleared
6 17 (2.12%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.87%) CISM
7 15 (1.87%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.87%) OSCP
8 14 (1.74%) CISA
9 12 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.25%) CRISC
11 9 (1.12%) ICAEW
12 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.87%) AWS Certification
13 7 (0.87%) CCNA
13 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.75%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.74%) NIST
3 28 (3.49%) PCI DSS
4 23 (2.86%) SOC 2
5 18 (2.24%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.24%) GDPR
6 15 (1.87%) Accessibility
6 15 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.74%) GRC
8 12 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.25%) SLA
9 10 (1.25%) TickIT
10 8 (1.00%) QA
11 6 (0.75%) COBIT
12 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.50%) NCSC
12 4 (0.50%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.37%) PSD2
13 3 (0.37%) SOC 1
System Software
1 15 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (1.74%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.37%) Docker
4 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.75%) 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 93 (11.58%) Kubernetes
2 92 (11.46%) Terraform
3 73 (9.09%) Grafana
4 23 (2.86%) Ansible
5 9 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.87%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.50%) Nmap
8 3 (0.37%) SCCM
9 2 (0.25%) Autotask
9 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 112 (13.95%) Microsoft
2 31 (3.86%) Oracle
3 29 (3.61%) Salesforce
4 27 (3.36%) SAP
5 25 (3.11%) Cisco
6 22 (2.74%) Google
6 22 (2.74%) VMware
7 10 (1.25%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.25%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.12%) Adobe
8 9 (1.12%) Databricks
8 9 (1.12%) Splunk
9 8 (1.00%) HubSpot
10 6 (0.75%) CheckPoint
10 6 (0.75%) IFS
10 6 (0.75%) NetApp
11 5 (0.62%) Xero
12 4 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (0.50%) Workday
13 3 (0.37%) Sage