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 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 27 50
Rank change year-on-year -31 +23 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,046 1,249 1,087
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.20% 7.42% 4.86%
As % of the General category 6.86% 10.50% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 600 373 481
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,539 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -18.31% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £88,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -9.09%

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 15,251 11,896 14,052
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.30% 70.70% 62.88%
Number of salaries quoted 9,222 6,225 7,859
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £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 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 3 October 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 15 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (1.24%) CMS
3 12 (1.15%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.05%) Apache
4 11 (1.05%) nginx
5 8 (0.76%) Confluence
6 3 (0.29%) Office Communications Server
6 3 (0.29%) WordPress
7 2 (0.19%) IIS
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 61 (5.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.86%) AutoCAD
5 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.67%) Civil 3D
7 5 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.48%) Revit
8 4 (0.38%) InDesign
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.29%) Productboard
9 3 (0.29%) Sketch
10 2 (0.19%) 3ds Max
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.19%) Simulink
10 2 (0.19%) Trello
11 1 (0.096%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 27 (2.58%) Shopify
2 7 (0.67%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.38%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.29%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.29%) Magento
5 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.096%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.096%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.096%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.096%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 243 (23.23%) SaaS
2 153 (14.63%) AWS
3 134 (12.81%) GCP
4 106 (10.13%) Azure
5 75 (7.17%) Amazon EKS
6 51 (4.88%) Power Platform
7 40 (3.82%) Google Analytics
8 30 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
9 26 (2.49%) Google Ads
9 26 (2.49%) Google Tag Manager
10 19 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.24%) dbt
12 10 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (0.96%) Meta Ads
13 9 (0.86%) Entra ID
14 8 (0.76%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
15 7 (0.67%) GitHub
16 6 (0.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.58%) Firewall
2 21 (2.01%) LAN
2 21 (2.01%) WAN
3 18 (1.72%) TCP/IP
4 17 (1.63%) VLAN
5 14 (1.34%) DNS
6 13 (1.24%) BGP
6 13 (1.24%) VPN
7 10 (0.96%) Network Security
7 10 (0.96%) OSPF
7 10 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (0.76%) DHCP
9 7 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
9 7 (0.67%) SMS
9 7 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.57%) MPLS
11 5 (0.48%) 5G
11 5 (0.48%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.48%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (4.30%) Power BI
2 30 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (2.10%) Metadata
4 20 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (1.91%) Elasticsearch
4 20 (1.91%) MongoDB
5 16 (1.53%) SQL Server
6 15 (1.43%) BigQuery
7 14 (1.34%) Tableau
8 13 (1.24%) Looker
9 11 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
10 9 (0.86%) Data Lake
11 8 (0.76%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.76%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
15 1 (0.096%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 1 (0.096%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 80 (7.65%) TeamCity
2 17 (1.63%) JIRA
3 13 (1.24%) Git
4 10 (0.96%) JUnit
5 5 (0.48%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.48%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.096%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.096%) MLflow
8 1 (0.096%) Zephyr
General
1 397 (37.95%) Finance
2 360 (34.42%) Social Skills
3 239 (22.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 236 (22.56%) Banking
5 218 (20.84%) Law
6 201 (19.22%) Analytical Skills
7 171 (16.35%) Marketing
8 129 (12.33%) Back Office
9 116 (11.09%) Financial Institution
10 71 (6.79%) Manufacturing
11 61 (5.83%) Influencing Skills
12 48 (4.59%) Legal
12 48 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
13 47 (4.49%) Public Sector
14 34 (3.25%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.68%) Automotive
15 28 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (2.01%) Advertising
17 20 (1.91%) French Language
18 19 (1.82%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 126 (12.05%) Analyst
2 114 (10.90%) Senior
3 100 (9.56%) Lead
4 72 (6.88%) Software Engineer
5 63 (6.02%) Developer
6 48 (4.59%) Architect
6 48 (4.59%) Development Manager
7 45 (4.30%) Account Executive
8 35 (3.35%) Business Manager
9 32 (3.06%) Data Analyst
10 31 (2.96%) Team Leader
11 30 (2.87%) Software Manager
12 28 (2.68%) Project Manager
12 28 (2.68%) Security Analyst
12 28 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
13 27 (2.58%) Delivery Manager
13 27 (2.58%) Service Manager
14 26 (2.49%) .NET Developer
15 25 (2.39%) Business Development Manager
16 24 (2.29%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (9.94%) Terraform
2 53 (5.07%) React
3 48 (4.59%) .NET
4 44 (4.21%) Node.js
5 26 (2.49%) .NET Core
5 26 (2.49%) RESTful
6 25 (2.39%) Blazor
7 23 (2.20%) ASP.NET
8 22 (2.10%) ASP.NET Core
9 21 (2.01%) ASP.NET Web API
10 17 (1.63%) OpenAPI
10 17 (1.63%) Swagger
11 14 (1.34%) React Native
12 11 (1.05%) Middleware
13 10 (0.96%) Dagger
13 10 (0.96%) RxJava
14 9 (0.86%) OpenTelemetry
14 9 (0.86%) REST
14 9 (0.86%) XML
15 7 (0.67%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 120 (11.47%) Cloud Native
2 89 (8.51%) Product Ownership
3 71 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (4.11%) Management Information System
5 38 (3.63%) Onboarding
6 37 (3.54%) Blog
7 33 (3.15%) Social Media
8 30 (2.87%) FMCG
9 29 (2.77%) Driving Licence
10 27 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (2.58%) Virtual Team
11 22 (2.10%) Greenfield Project
12 19 (1.82%) Security Posture
13 18 (1.72%) Data Centre
14 17 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
15 16 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
16 14 (1.34%) EPoS
16 14 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
17 10 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
17 10 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 58 (5.54%) Windows
2 32 (3.06%) Linux
3 26 (2.49%) Android
4 23 (2.20%) Apple iOS
5 18 (1.72%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.96%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.67%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.096%) AIX
8 1 (0.096%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.096%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (20.46%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (18.36%) Agile
3 172 (16.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 170 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 132 (12.62%) CI/CD
6 131 (12.52%) Fintech
7 130 (12.43%) Decision-Making
8 123 (11.76%) E-Commerce
8 123 (11.76%) Roadmaps
9 120 (11.47%) Analytics
10 118 (11.28%) AI
11 117 (11.19%) Software Engineering
12 111 (10.61%) Disruptive Innovation
13 104 (9.94%) Mentoring
14 102 (9.75%) Clean Code
14 102 (9.75%) Microservices
15 100 (9.56%) Customer Experience
16 99 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
17 97 (9.27%) Test Automation
18 96 (9.18%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.80%) SQL
2 111 (10.61%) Java
3 79 (7.55%) Python
4 36 (3.44%) C#
5 34 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 28 (2.68%) Go
7 14 (1.34%) Bash
8 13 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 9 (0.86%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.76%) Clojure
11 6 (0.57%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) R
13 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.096%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.096%) Groovy
15 1 (0.096%) Rust
15 1 (0.096%) Swift
Qualifications
1 55 (5.26%) Degree
2 51 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 50 (4.78%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.72%) CISSP
5 16 (1.53%) CISM
5 16 (1.53%) ICAEW
6 15 (1.43%) DBS Check
6 15 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.24%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.24%) CISA
8 11 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (0.96%) CRISC
10 8 (0.76%) ISTQB
11 7 (0.67%) ISACA
11 7 (0.67%) SAP Certification
12 6 (0.57%) CCNA
12 6 (0.57%) CREST Certified
12 6 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.57%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (3.06%) Accessibility
3 29 (2.77%) GDPR
4 28 (2.68%) Data Quality
4 28 (2.68%) NIST
5 25 (2.39%) PCI DSS
6 18 (1.72%) QA
6 18 (1.72%) SOC 2
7 16 (1.53%) GRC
8 13 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (0.96%) COBIT
9 10 (0.96%) TickIT
10 8 (0.76%) SOC 1
11 7 (0.67%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 4 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.38%) NCSC
14 4 (0.38%) NIST 800
System Software
1 16 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.76%) Docker
5 6 (0.57%) Squid
6 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.19%) Firmware
8 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.19%) vSphere
9 1 (0.096%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 112 (10.71%) Kubernetes
2 86 (8.22%) Grafana
3 11 (1.05%) Ansible
3 11 (1.05%) Prometheus
4 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.48%) HAProxy
5 5 (0.48%) Nmap
6 4 (0.38%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.096%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.096%) Nessus
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 185 (17.69%) Microsoft
2 83 (7.93%) Google
3 41 (3.92%) SAP
4 25 (2.39%) Oracle
5 24 (2.29%) Cisco
5 24 (2.29%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.82%) VMware
7 18 (1.72%) IFS
8 15 (1.43%) Databricks
9 13 (1.24%) HubSpot
10 12 (1.15%) Adobe
11 11 (1.05%) Fortinet
11 11 (1.05%) Splunk
11 11 (1.05%) TikTok
11 11 (1.05%) Veeam
12 10 (0.96%) Thales
12 10 (0.96%) YouTube
13 8 (0.76%) Workday
14 7 (0.67%) Palo Alto
14 7 (0.67%) Xero