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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 30 49
Rank change year-on-year -30 +19 -10
Permanent jobs citing Retail 944 1,202 1,131
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.95% 7.41% 4.83%
As % of the General category 6.52% 10.33% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 567 383 525
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,250 £30,050
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% -17.60% +3.74%
75th Percentile £76,649 £74,443 £87,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £93,022 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -13.04%

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 14,471 11,641 14,615
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.52% 71.72% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8,988 6,430 8,649
10th Percentile £32,428 £28,750 £34,874
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

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 12 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 16 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.17%) Apache
2 11 (1.17%) nginx
3 9 (0.95%) CMS
4 8 (0.85%) Confluence
4 8 (0.85%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 49 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.85%) AutoCAD
4 8 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.64%) Civil 3D
6 5 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.32%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.32%) Productboard
7 3 (0.32%) Revit
7 3 (0.32%) Sketch
8 2 (0.21%) 3ds Max
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.21%) Simulink
8 2 (0.21%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 28 (2.97%) Shopify
2 7 (0.74%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.74%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.74%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.42%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.42%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.32%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 226 (23.94%) SaaS
2 131 (13.88%) AWS
3 107 (11.33%) GCP
4 101 (10.70%) Azure
5 62 (6.57%) Amazon EKS
6 43 (4.56%) Power Platform
7 33 (3.50%) Google Analytics
8 29 (3.07%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (2.22%) Google Ads
10 17 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
10 17 (1.80%) Google Tag Manager
11 11 (1.17%) dbt
12 9 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (0.95%) Meta Ads
13 8 (0.85%) Entra ID
13 8 (0.85%) GitHub
14 6 (0.64%) Azure Service Bus
14 6 (0.64%) Figma
14 6 (0.64%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.07%) Firewall
2 22 (2.33%) WAN
3 20 (2.12%) LAN
4 16 (1.69%) VLAN
5 15 (1.59%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.17%) DNS
7 10 (1.06%) BGP
7 10 (1.06%) OSPF
7 10 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
8 7 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
8 7 (0.74%) Cisco Firepower
8 7 (0.74%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (0.74%) Cisco Nexus
8 7 (0.74%) SMS
8 7 (0.74%) Unified Communications
8 7 (0.74%) VPN
8 7 (0.74%) WebEx
9 6 (0.64%) MPLS
9 6 (0.64%) Network Security
9 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.03%) Power BI
2 24 (2.54%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.12%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.12%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.12%) MongoDB
4 18 (1.91%) Metadata
5 17 (1.80%) Looker
6 14 (1.48%) BigQuery
6 14 (1.48%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.27%) Tableau
8 10 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.95%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.95%) Relational Database
10 8 (0.85%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 2 (0.21%) Star Schema
15 1 (0.11%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 63 (6.67%) TeamCity
2 15 (1.59%) JIRA
3 12 (1.27%) Git
4 5 (0.53%) JUnit
5 4 (0.42%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.42%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.21%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.11%) MLflow
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 345 (36.55%) Finance
2 319 (33.79%) Social Skills
3 198 (20.97%) Banking
4 196 (20.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 182 (19.28%) Law
6 176 (18.64%) Analytical Skills
7 161 (17.06%) Marketing
8 113 (11.97%) Back Office
9 97 (10.28%) Financial Institution
10 65 (6.89%) Manufacturing
11 54 (5.72%) Influencing Skills
12 44 (4.66%) Public Sector
13 39 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
14 36 (3.81%) Legal
15 33 (3.50%) Presentation Skills
16 31 (3.28%) Telecoms
17 27 (2.86%) Automotive
18 20 (2.12%) Aviation
19 16 (1.69%) French Language
19 16 (1.69%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 105 (11.12%) Analyst
2 97 (10.28%) Senior
3 82 (8.69%) Lead
4 66 (6.99%) Software Engineer
5 63 (6.67%) Developer
6 48 (5.08%) Development Manager
7 42 (4.45%) Architect
8 37 (3.92%) Account Executive
9 34 (3.60%) Business Manager
10 32 (3.39%) Data Analyst
11 29 (3.07%) Software Manager
12 27 (2.86%) Delivery Manager
13 26 (2.75%) .NET Developer
13 26 (2.75%) Business Development Manager
14 25 (2.65%) Service Manager
14 25 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
15 24 (2.54%) Service Delivery Manager
16 22 (2.33%) Security Analyst
16 22 (2.33%) Software Development Manager
16 22 (2.33%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (9.32%) Terraform
2 53 (5.61%) React
3 50 (5.30%) .NET
4 45 (4.77%) Node.js
5 27 (2.86%) .NET Core
6 25 (2.65%) Blazor
7 23 (2.44%) ASP.NET
8 22 (2.33%) ASP.NET Core
9 21 (2.22%) ASP.NET Web API
10 19 (2.01%) RESTful
11 14 (1.48%) OpenAPI
11 14 (1.48%) Swagger
12 13 (1.38%) React Native
13 11 (1.17%) Middleware
14 9 (0.95%) REST
15 7 (0.74%) XMPP
16 6 (0.64%) EDI
16 6 (0.64%) Kafka
16 6 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
16 6 (0.64%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 106 (11.23%) Cloud Native
2 80 (8.47%) Product Ownership
3 62 (6.57%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (4.66%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.03%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.18%) Blog
7 27 (2.86%) Virtual Team
8 24 (2.54%) Driving Licence
8 24 (2.54%) FMCG
9 22 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
10 20 (2.12%) Cyber Defence
10 20 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
11 19 (2.01%) Social Media
12 18 (1.91%) Data Centre
13 17 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
14 16 (1.69%) Security Posture
15 14 (1.48%) EPoS
16 13 (1.38%) Marketing Technology
17 10 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 50 (5.30%) Windows
2 32 (3.39%) Linux
3 20 (2.12%) Android
4 16 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 15 (1.59%) Apple iOS
6 10 (1.06%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (19.60%) Agile
2 175 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
3 151 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 144 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 131 (13.88%) Decision-Making
6 129 (13.67%) Roadmaps
7 113 (11.97%) CI/CD
8 110 (11.65%) Analytics
9 108 (11.44%) Software Engineering
10 107 (11.33%) AI
10 107 (11.33%) Fintech
11 103 (10.91%) E-Commerce
12 96 (10.17%) Business Development
12 96 (10.17%) Cybersecurity
13 89 (9.43%) Mentoring
14 88 (9.32%) Test Automation
15 87 (9.22%) Microservices
16 82 (8.69%) Customer Experience
16 82 (8.69%) Disruptive Innovation
17 81 (8.58%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 98 (10.38%) SQL
2 85 (9.00%) Java
3 74 (7.84%) Python
4 38 (4.03%) C#
5 34 (3.60%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.91%) Go
7 13 (1.38%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.95%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.85%) Clojure
10 7 (0.74%) Bash
11 4 (0.42%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.32%) R
12 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.21%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.21%) PHP
14 1 (0.11%) C
14 1 (0.11%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.11%) Groovy
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 51 (5.40%) Degree
2 48 (5.08%) Security Cleared
3 47 (4.98%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.01%) CISSP
5 17 (1.80%) CISM
6 15 (1.59%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.38%) ACCA
7 13 (1.38%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.38%) CISA
7 13 (1.38%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.27%) CIMA
9 11 (1.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.06%) CRISC
11 8 (0.85%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.74%) ISACA
12 7 (0.74%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.64%) CCNA
13 6 (0.64%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (2.86%) NIST
3 22 (2.33%) Data Quality
4 20 (2.12%) Accessibility
4 20 (2.12%) GDPR
5 17 (1.80%) PCI DSS
6 15 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (1.38%) GRC
8 10 (1.06%) COBIT
8 10 (1.06%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.06%) TickIT
9 8 (0.85%) QA
10 7 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.74%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.74%) SOC 1
11 5 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.42%) NCSC
12 4 (0.42%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.42%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.17%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (0.64%) Docker
4 6 (0.64%) Squid
5 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.42%) vSphere
6 3 (0.32%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.21%) Firmware
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 88 (9.32%) Kubernetes
2 72 (7.63%) Grafana
3 15 (1.59%) Ansible
4 11 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.74%) Cisco CUCM
6 6 (0.64%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.53%) HAProxy
8 4 (0.42%) Nmap
9 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.11%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 178 (18.86%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.57%) Google
3 40 (4.24%) SAP
4 26 (2.75%) Cisco
5 25 (2.65%) Oracle
6 22 (2.33%) VMware
7 19 (2.01%) Salesforce
8 18 (1.91%) IFS
9 14 (1.48%) Databricks
10 12 (1.27%) Fortinet
11 11 (1.17%) Veeam
12 10 (1.06%) Palo Alto
13 9 (0.95%) YouTube
14 8 (0.85%) HubSpot
14 8 (0.85%) Splunk
14 8 (0.85%) Thales
14 8 (0.85%) TikTok
14 8 (0.85%) Workday
15 7 (0.74%) Adobe
16 6 (0.64%) Xero