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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 26 47
Rank change year-on-year -21 +21 -15
Permanent jobs citing Retail 797 1,273 1,720
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.25% 8.49% 5.29%
As % of the General category 7.58% 11.38% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 458 441 1,006
10th Percentile £31,775 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +14.58% -23.20%
75th Percentile £78,438 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,633 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +9.27% +5.26% -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 10,518 11,190 20,226
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.03% 74.66% 62.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6,982 6,325 15,089
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,713 £42,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £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 21 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 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.75%) Confluence
3 6 (0.75%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.50%) Drupal
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.50%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.38%) Productboard
5 3 (0.38%) Sketch
6 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
7 1 (0.13%) 3ds Max
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.76%) Shopify
3 9 (1.13%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.38%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.38%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 238 (29.86%) SaaS
2 136 (17.06%) AWS
3 92 (11.54%) GCP
4 71 (8.91%) Azure
5 67 (8.41%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (5.77%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (3.26%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.25%) dbt
9 10 (1.25%) Figma
10 9 (1.13%) GitHub
10 9 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (1.13%) Google Analytics
11 8 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.88%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.88%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.75%) Serverless
14 5 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.01%) Firewall
2 19 (2.38%) WAN
3 15 (1.88%) Cisco ASA
4 14 (1.76%) LAN
4 14 (1.76%) VLAN
5 10 (1.25%) Cisco Firepower
5 10 (1.25%) VPN
6 9 (1.13%) BGP
6 9 (1.13%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.13%) WebEx
7 8 (1.00%) SD-WAN
8 7 (0.88%) Wireless
9 6 (0.75%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (0.75%) Network Security
9 6 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.38%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.38%) SCCP
10 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.38%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.64%) Power BI
2 27 (3.39%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.51%) Tableau
4 16 (2.01%) Metadata
5 14 (1.76%) Looker
6 12 (1.51%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.13%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.75%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.75%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.50%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.50%) MySQL
13 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
14 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
15 1 (0.13%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 54 (6.78%) TeamCity
2 12 (1.51%) JIRA
3 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.50%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.38%) JUnit
5 2 (0.25%) Git
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
General
1 323 (40.53%) Finance
2 233 (29.23%) Social Skills
3 198 (24.84%) Banking
4 194 (24.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 194 (24.34%) Law
5 135 (16.94%) Marketing
6 133 (16.69%) Back Office
7 114 (14.30%) Financial Institution
8 76 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
9 52 (6.52%) Manufacturing
10 41 (5.14%) Legal
11 39 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
12 38 (4.77%) Public Sector
13 29 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (3.26%) Automotive
15 23 (2.89%) Aviation
15 23 (2.89%) Telecoms
16 19 (2.38%) General Ledger
16 19 (2.38%) Polish Language
17 15 (1.88%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 91 (11.42%) Senior
2 83 (10.41%) Analyst
3 70 (8.78%) Lead
4 56 (7.03%) Software Engineer
5 46 (5.77%) Developer
6 39 (4.89%) Architect
7 38 (4.77%) Account Manager
8 33 (4.14%) Security Analyst
9 29 (3.64%) Business Manager
10 28 (3.51%) Consultant
11 27 (3.39%) Designer
12 26 (3.26%) Development Manager
13 25 (3.14%) Data Analyst
13 25 (3.14%) Systems Manager
14 23 (2.89%) Account Executive
15 22 (2.76%) Senior Software Engineer
16 20 (2.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 19 (2.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 19 (2.38%) ERP Manager
18 18 (2.26%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.14%) .NET
2 23 (2.89%) React
3 16 (2.01%) Node.js
4 14 (1.76%) RESTful
5 13 (1.63%) REST
6 9 (1.13%) XMPP
7 8 (1.00%) .NET Core
7 8 (1.00%) Kafka
8 7 (0.88%) ASP.NET
8 7 (0.88%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.88%) Redux
8 7 (0.88%) Sass
8 7 (0.88%) 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 (0.63%) Blazor
10 5 (0.63%) HTML
11 4 (0.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 109 (13.68%) Cloud Native
2 62 (7.78%) Onboarding
3 51 (6.40%) Product Ownership
4 45 (5.65%) Blog
5 38 (4.77%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.89%) Security Posture
7 28 (3.51%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (3.14%) Cyber Defence
8 25 (3.14%) FMCG
9 23 (2.89%) Distributed Systems
10 21 (2.63%) EPoS
11 19 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
12 18 (2.26%) Data Centre
13 16 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
14 15 (1.88%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.88%) Enterprise Cloud
15 14 (1.76%) Marketing Technology
16 13 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
17 9 (1.13%) Algorithms
17 9 (1.13%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.01%) Windows
2 23 (2.89%) Linux
3 18 (2.26%) Android
3 18 (2.26%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.13%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.38%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.38%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.13%) AIX
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Solaris
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (15.56%) Agile
2 111 (13.93%) Continuous Improvement
3 109 (13.68%) Roadmaps
4 105 (13.17%) Fintech
5 93 (11.67%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (11.29%) CI/CD
7 88 (11.04%) ERP
8 83 (10.41%) Test Automation
9 81 (10.16%) Project Management
10 79 (9.91%) CRM
11 78 (9.79%) Analytics
12 75 (9.41%) Software Engineering
13 71 (8.91%) AI
14 70 (8.78%) Mentoring
15 68 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
16 67 (8.41%) Disruptive Innovation
17 65 (8.16%) Business Development
18 61 (7.65%) B2B
19 60 (7.53%) Clean Code
20 59 (7.40%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 91 (11.42%) Java
2 77 (9.66%) SQL
3 62 (7.78%) Python
4 28 (3.51%) Go
5 25 (3.14%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.13%) C#
7 15 (1.88%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.38%) Bash
9 10 (1.25%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.75%) Clojure
11 5 (0.63%) PHP
11 5 (0.63%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.63%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.50%) R
13 2 (0.25%) C
13 2 (0.25%) C++
14 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.13%) SPARQL
14 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 84 (10.54%) Degree
2 29 (3.64%) CISSP
3 22 (2.76%) Security Cleared
4 21 (2.63%) ACCA
4 21 (2.63%) CIMA
5 19 (2.38%) SC Cleared
6 17 (2.13%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.88%) CISM
7 15 (1.88%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.88%) OSCP
8 14 (1.76%) CISA
9 12 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.25%) CRISC
11 9 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.13%) ICAEW
12 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.88%) AWS Certification
13 7 (0.88%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.75%) CCNA
14 6 (0.75%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.76%) NIST
3 28 (3.51%) PCI DSS
4 23 (2.89%) SOC 2
5 18 (2.26%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.13%) GDPR
7 15 (1.88%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.76%) GRC
9 12 (1.51%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (1.25%) SLA
10 10 (1.25%) TickIT
11 8 (1.00%) QA
12 6 (0.75%) COBIT
13 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.50%) NCSC
13 4 (0.50%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.38%) PSD2
14 3 (0.38%) SOC 1
System Software
1 15 (1.88%) Active Directory
1 15 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.25%) Docker
3 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (0.75%) vSphere
4 5 (0.63%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 91 (11.42%) Kubernetes
1 91 (11.42%) Terraform
2 72 (9.03%) Grafana
3 23 (2.89%) Ansible
4 9 (1.13%) Cisco CUCM
5 7 (0.88%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.88%) Proxmox
6 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.50%) Nmap
7 3 (0.38%) SCCM
8 2 (0.25%) Autotask
8 2 (0.25%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 112 (14.05%) Microsoft
2 31 (3.89%) Oracle
3 30 (3.76%) Salesforce
4 27 (3.39%) Cisco
5 25 (3.14%) SAP
6 22 (2.76%) Google
6 22 (2.76%) VMware
7 10 (1.25%) Databricks
7 10 (1.25%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.25%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.13%) Adobe
8 9 (1.13%) HubSpot
8 9 (1.13%) Splunk
9 6 (0.75%) CheckPoint
9 6 (0.75%) IFS
9 6 (0.75%) NetApp
10 5 (0.63%) Xero
11 4 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (0.50%) Workday
12 3 (0.38%) Sage