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 24 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 28 45
Rank change year-on-year -23 +17 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 836 1,237 1,790
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.10% 7.95% 5.22%
As % of the General category 7.01% 10.69% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 500 406 989
10th Percentile £32,476 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,125 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% +15.79% -22.36%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £54,633 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +21.41% -5.26% -17.39%

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 11,918 11,567 20,746
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.38% 74.30% 60.51%
Number of salaries quoted 7,814 6,392 15,152
10th Percentile £32,261 £27,500 £31,552
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,094 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,239 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
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 24 June 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 (1.32%) CMS
2 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.96%) Confluence
3 8 (0.96%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.48%) Drupal
5 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.36%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.36%) Productboard
5 3 (0.36%) Sketch
6 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.24%) Civil 3D
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.56%) Shopify
3 10 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.96%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.48%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.48%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.36%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 224 (26.79%) SaaS
2 146 (17.46%) AWS
3 95 (11.36%) GCP
4 94 (11.24%) Azure
5 70 (8.37%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.98%) Power Platform
7 29 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.32%) dbt
10 11 (1.32%) Figma
11 9 (1.08%) GitHub
11 9 (1.08%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
12 8 (0.96%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.84%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (0.84%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (0.84%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.60%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.75%) Firewall
2 16 (1.91%) LAN
3 15 (1.79%) WAN
4 14 (1.67%) VLAN
5 13 (1.56%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (1.32%) VPN
7 10 (1.20%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (1.08%) Unified Communications
8 9 (1.08%) WebEx
9 8 (0.96%) BGP
10 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.48%) Network Security
11 4 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (0.48%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.36%) 4G
12 3 (0.36%) 5G
12 3 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.36%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.36%) SCCP
12 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.31%) Power BI
2 28 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (1.79%) Metadata
3 15 (1.79%) MongoDB
3 15 (1.79%) Tableau
4 14 (1.67%) SQL Server
5 13 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 13 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (1.56%) Looker
6 11 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.96%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.96%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.60%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.48%) MySQL
12 3 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
13 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
13 1 (0.12%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 57 (6.82%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.03%) JIRA
3 6 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 6 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.48%) Git
4 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.36%) JUnit
6 2 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 321 (38.40%) Finance
2 249 (29.78%) Social Skills
3 191 (22.85%) Banking
4 188 (22.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 180 (21.53%) Law
6 134 (16.03%) Marketing
7 128 (15.31%) Back Office
8 102 (12.20%) Financial Institution
9 99 (11.84%) Analytical Skills
10 58 (6.94%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.02%) Presentation Skills
12 39 (4.67%) Legal
13 36 (4.31%) Automotive
14 33 (3.95%) Public Sector
15 31 (3.71%) Organisational Skills
16 26 (3.11%) Aviation
17 25 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
18 23 (2.75%) Telecoms
19 20 (2.39%) Polish Language
20 19 (2.27%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 85 (10.17%) Analyst
2 81 (9.69%) Senior
3 76 (9.09%) Lead
4 60 (7.18%) Developer
5 55 (6.58%) Software Engineer
6 50 (5.98%) Architect
7 39 (4.67%) Business Manager
8 36 (4.31%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.83%) Security Analyst
10 30 (3.59%) Consultant
11 29 (3.47%) Systems Manager
12 28 (3.35%) Data Analyst
13 26 (3.11%) Designer
14 24 (2.87%) Account Executive
14 24 (2.87%) Account Manager
14 24 (2.87%) Software Manager
15 22 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
16 21 (2.51%) Project Manager
17 19 (2.27%) Business Consultant
17 19 (2.27%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.67%) React
2 35 (4.19%) .NET
3 31 (3.71%) Node.js
4 17 (2.03%) .NET Core
5 15 (1.79%) ASP.NET
5 15 (1.79%) ASP.NET Core
5 15 (1.79%) Blazor
5 15 (1.79%) RESTful
6 14 (1.67%) ASP.NET Web API
7 13 (1.56%) REST
8 9 (1.08%) XMPP
9 8 (0.96%) Kafka
9 8 (0.96%) React Native
10 7 (0.84%) Middleware
10 7 (0.84%) OpenAPI
10 7 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.84%) Redux
10 7 (0.84%) Swagger
11 6 (0.72%) Regular Expression
12 5 (0.60%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 113 (13.52%) Cloud Native
2 54 (6.46%) Onboarding
2 54 (6.46%) Product Ownership
3 52 (6.22%) Management Information System
4 38 (4.55%) Blog
5 29 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (3.35%) Hybrid Cloud
7 27 (3.23%) EPoS
7 27 (3.23%) FMCG
7 27 (3.23%) Security Posture
8 26 (3.11%) Cyber Defence
9 23 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
10 22 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (2.03%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.67%) Marketing Technology
14 11 (1.32%) Data Structures
15 10 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.08%) Algorithms
16 9 (1.08%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.11%) Windows
2 23 (2.75%) Linux
3 15 (1.79%) Android
4 13 (1.56%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.20%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.48%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.36%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.36%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.12%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Solaris
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (19.74%) Agile
2 130 (15.55%) Roadmaps
3 126 (15.07%) Problem-Solving
4 121 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 112 (13.40%) ERP
6 100 (11.96%) Fintech
7 99 (11.84%) CI/CD
8 84 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
9 83 (9.93%) Test Automation
10 82 (9.81%) Software Engineering
11 81 (9.69%) AI
12 79 (9.45%) CRM
12 79 (9.45%) Decision-Making
12 79 (9.45%) Project Management
13 76 (9.09%) Analytics
14 73 (8.73%) Microservices
15 72 (8.61%) Business Development
16 69 (8.25%) DevOps
16 69 (8.25%) E-Commerce
17 68 (8.13%) Disruptive Innovation
Programming Languages
1 86 (10.29%) Java
2 83 (9.93%) SQL
3 66 (7.89%) Python
4 36 (4.31%) JavaScript
5 27 (3.23%) C#
6 23 (2.75%) Go
7 16 (1.91%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.32%) Bash
8 11 (1.32%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.96%) Clojure
10 5 (0.60%) PHP
10 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.24%) R
13 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.12%) Groovy
13 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 77 (9.21%) Degree
2 32 (3.83%) CISSP
3 29 (3.47%) Security Cleared
4 26 (3.11%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.51%) CISM
6 18 (2.15%) ACCA
6 18 (2.15%) CIMA
7 17 (2.03%) CISA
8 14 (1.67%) CompTIA Security+
9 13 (1.56%) CRISC
10 11 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.32%) CREST Certified
10 11 (1.32%) OSCP
11 10 (1.20%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.08%) ICAEW
12 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.96%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.84%) ISACA
15 6 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (3.83%) NIST
3 28 (3.35%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.87%) SOC 2
5 21 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (2.27%) Data Quality
6 19 (2.27%) GDPR
7 16 (1.91%) GRC
8 15 (1.79%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.20%) COBIT
9 10 (1.20%) SLA
9 10 (1.20%) TickIT
10 8 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.84%) SOC 1
12 5 (0.60%) QA
13 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.48%) NCSC
13 4 (0.48%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.48%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 8 (0.96%) Docker
4 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.72%) vSphere
5 4 (0.48%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 90 (10.77%) Terraform
2 88 (10.53%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.97%) Grafana
4 24 (2.87%) Ansible
5 9 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.84%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.84%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.72%) Nmap
8 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.36%) SCCM
10 2 (0.24%) Autotask
10 2 (0.24%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 133 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.78%) Oracle
3 37 (4.43%) SAP
4 24 (2.87%) Google
5 23 (2.75%) VMware
6 21 (2.51%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.39%) Cisco
8 17 (2.03%) IFS
9 11 (1.32%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.32%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.20%) Databricks
11 9 (1.08%) Splunk
12 8 (0.96%) Adobe
12 8 (0.96%) Workday
13 6 (0.72%) NetApp
14 5 (0.60%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.60%) Xero
15 4 (0.48%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.48%) Sage
15 4 (0.48%) Ubiquiti