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 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 56 50
Rank change year-on-year +11 -6 -17
Permanent jobs citing Retail 768 679 1,606
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.30% 5.08% 4.96%
As % of the General category 7.65% 7.08% 8.02%
Number of salaries quoted 424 463 1,009
10th Percentile £28,325 £30,000 £26,480
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +11.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £94,250 £83,750 £85,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -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 10,036 9,591 20,034
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.17% 71.75% 61.91%
Number of salaries quoted 6,682 6,526 15,095
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,385
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -11.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,265 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.60% +10.98% -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 22 April 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 9 (1.17%) CMS
2 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.04%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.65%) Confluence
4 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.52%) Drupal
5 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.39%) 3ds Max
5 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.95%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.82%) Shopify
3 12 (1.56%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.39%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.39%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 243 (31.64%) SaaS
2 150 (19.53%) AWS
3 94 (12.24%) GCP
4 72 (9.38%) Azure
5 66 (8.59%) Amazon EKS
6 37 (4.82%) Power Platform
7 34 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (3.52%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.43%) Google Analytics
10 10 (1.30%) GitHub
10 10 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.91%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.91%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (0.91%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.91%) dbt
12 7 (0.91%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.78%) Figma
13 6 (0.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.26%) Firewall
2 18 (2.34%) WAN
3 15 (1.95%) VLAN
4 14 (1.82%) Cisco ASA
5 13 (1.69%) LAN
6 12 (1.56%) VPN
7 11 (1.43%) BGP
8 9 (1.17%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (1.17%) SD-WAN
9 8 (1.04%) Network Security
9 8 (1.04%) Unified Communications
9 8 (1.04%) WebEx
10 7 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
10 7 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.91%) Wireless
11 6 (0.78%) Cisco Wireless
12 5 (0.65%) TCP/IP
13 3 (0.39%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.39%) IP Telephony
13 3 (0.39%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (3.65%) Power BI
2 23 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.47%) Tableau
4 13 (1.69%) Metadata
5 12 (1.56%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.43%) Looker
7 10 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.65%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.65%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.52%) MySQL
10 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.26%) Delta Lake
11 2 (0.26%) SAP BW
12 1 (0.13%) Apache Hive
12 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.13%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 53 (6.90%) TeamCity
2 9 (1.17%) JIRA
3 6 (0.78%) Burp Suite
3 6 (0.78%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.52%) Git
4 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) JUnit
General
1 312 (40.63%) Finance
2 270 (35.16%) Social Skills
3 203 (26.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 197 (25.65%) Banking
5 196 (25.52%) Law
6 143 (18.62%) Marketing
7 133 (17.32%) Back Office
8 116 (15.10%) Financial Institution
9 88 (11.46%) Analytical Skills
10 55 (7.16%) Manufacturing
11 53 (6.90%) Legal
12 45 (5.86%) Public Sector
13 38 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (4.43%) Automotive
14 34 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (3.26%) Telecoms
16 19 (2.47%) Aviation
16 19 (2.47%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.21%) Polish Language
18 15 (1.95%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 98 (12.76%) Senior
2 90 (11.72%) Analyst
3 64 (8.33%) Lead
4 53 (6.90%) Software Engineer
5 48 (6.25%) Account Manager
6 40 (5.21%) Architect
7 33 (4.30%) Consultant
8 32 (4.17%) Developer
9 31 (4.04%) Security Analyst
10 29 (3.78%) Data Analyst
11 27 (3.52%) Systems Manager
12 24 (3.13%) Business Manager
13 21 (2.73%) Designer
14 20 (2.60%) Data Manager
14 20 (2.60%) Enterprise Architect
14 20 (2.60%) Senior Manager
14 20 (2.60%) Senior Software Engineer
15 19 (2.47%) Business Consultant
15 19 (2.47%) ERP Manager
15 19 (2.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.08%) RESTful
2 14 (1.82%) .NET
3 12 (1.56%) React
3 12 (1.56%) REST
4 8 (1.04%) XMPP
5 7 (0.91%) EDI
5 7 (0.91%) HTML
5 7 (0.91%) Kafka
5 7 (0.91%) OpenAPI
5 7 (0.91%) Sass
5 7 (0.91%) Swagger
6 6 (0.78%) Regular Expression
7 5 (0.65%) CSS
7 5 (0.65%) Node.js
7 5 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.52%) JSON
8 4 (0.52%) Middleware
8 4 (0.52%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.52%) Redux
9 3 (0.39%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 107 (13.93%) Cloud Native
2 81 (10.55%) Onboarding
3 43 (5.60%) Blog
4 42 (5.47%) Product Ownership
5 40 (5.21%) Management Information System
6 35 (4.56%) Security Posture
7 28 (3.65%) Hybrid Cloud
8 23 (2.99%) Distributed Systems
8 23 (2.99%) Enterprise Cloud
9 22 (2.86%) FMCG
10 21 (2.73%) Cyber Defence
11 20 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
12 19 (2.47%) Data Centre
13 16 (2.08%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.95%) EPoS
14 15 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
16 12 (1.56%) Driving Licence
16 12 (1.56%) Greenfield Project
17 10 (1.30%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.39%) Windows
2 24 (3.13%) Linux
3 15 (1.95%) Android
3 15 (1.95%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.04%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.78%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.39%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.39%) 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
1 113 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 109 (14.19%) Roadmaps
3 101 (13.15%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (13.02%) Agile
5 94 (12.24%) Fintech
6 91 (11.85%) ERP
7 89 (11.59%) CI/CD
7 89 (11.59%) CRM
8 88 (11.46%) Customer Service
9 77 (10.03%) Test Automation
10 76 (9.90%) Project Management
11 75 (9.77%) AI
12 73 (9.51%) Software Engineering
13 72 (9.38%) B2B
13 72 (9.38%) Mentoring
14 68 (8.85%) Customer Experience
15 64 (8.33%) Analytics
15 64 (8.33%) Business Development
15 64 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
16 61 (7.94%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 94 (12.24%) Java
2 70 (9.11%) SQL
3 61 (7.94%) Python
4 30 (3.91%) Go
5 18 (2.34%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.08%) C#
7 13 (1.69%) Bash
8 12 (1.56%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.30%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.78%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.65%) Clojure
11 5 (0.65%) R
11 5 (0.65%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.52%) PHP
13 3 (0.39%) C
13 3 (0.39%) C++
13 3 (0.39%) VBA
14 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.13%) SHACL
Qualifications
1 90 (11.72%) Degree
2 31 (4.04%) CISSP
3 27 (3.52%) Security Cleared
4 23 (2.99%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.73%) ACCA
5 21 (2.73%) CIMA
5 21 (2.73%) CompTIA Security+
6 18 (2.34%) CREST Certified
6 18 (2.34%) OSCP
7 15 (1.95%) CISM
8 13 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.56%) CISA
10 11 (1.43%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.17%) CRISC
12 8 (1.04%) CCNA
13 7 (0.91%) CISMP
13 7 (0.91%) MCSE
14 6 (0.78%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.91%) PCI DSS
3 28 (3.65%) NIST
4 27 (3.52%) SOC 2
5 20 (2.60%) GDPR
6 16 (2.08%) Actionable Recommendations
7 15 (1.95%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.95%) Data Quality
7 15 (1.95%) GRC
8 14 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.82%) QA
9 13 (1.69%) SLA
10 9 (1.17%) TickIT
11 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.39%) COBIT
12 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.39%) NCSC
12 3 (0.39%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.39%) PSD2
13 2 (0.26%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 16 (2.08%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.30%) Docker
4 6 (0.78%) vSphere
5 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 90 (11.72%) Terraform
2 88 (11.46%) Kubernetes
3 68 (8.85%) Grafana
4 22 (2.86%) Ansible
5 8 (1.04%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.91%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.91%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.78%) Nmap
8 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.39%) Autotask
9 3 (0.39%) SCCM
10 2 (0.26%) Cilium
10 2 (0.26%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.13%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 117 (15.23%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.91%) Oracle
3 29 (3.78%) Cisco
3 29 (3.78%) Salesforce
4 25 (3.26%) SAP
5 23 (2.99%) Google
6 22 (2.86%) VMware
7 9 (1.17%) Fortinet
7 9 (1.17%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.17%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.04%) Splunk
9 6 (0.78%) Adobe
9 6 (0.78%) CheckPoint
10 5 (0.65%) IFS
10 5 (0.65%) NetApp
10 5 (0.65%) Xero
11 4 (0.52%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (0.39%) Databricks
12 3 (0.39%) Sage
12 3 (0.39%) Workday