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 6 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 28 45
Rank change year-on-year -28 +17 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 856 1,240 1,758
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.08% 7.65% 5.33%
As % of the General category 6.90% 10.50% 8.74%
Number of salaries quoted 519 412 967
10th Percentile £32,261 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,507
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -17.01%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,614 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £54,067 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +20.15% -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 12,398 11,814 20,125
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.04% 72.85% 61.04%
Number of salaries quoted 8,136 6,613 14,637
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,857 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% +8.83% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £97,500
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 6 July 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 (1.29%) CMS
2 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.05%) Confluence
4 8 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.47%) Drupal
6 2 (0.23%) Apache
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.23%) nginx
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (4.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.47%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.35%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.35%) Productboard
6 3 (0.35%) Sketch
7 2 (0.23%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.23%) Civil 3D
7 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.23%) Trello
8 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (1.64%) Shopify
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle Assets
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle Cash Management
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle EBS R12
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle Payables
2 13 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.70%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.47%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.47%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.35%) 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
1 228 (26.64%) SaaS
2 145 (16.94%) AWS
3 104 (12.15%) Azure
4 97 (11.33%) GCP
5 70 (8.18%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.84%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.50%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.40%) dbt
10 11 (1.29%) Figma
11 9 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.05%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (1.05%) GitHub
11 9 (1.05%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.82%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.70%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.39%) Firewall
2 15 (1.75%) LAN
3 14 (1.64%) VLAN
3 14 (1.64%) WAN
4 13 (1.52%) Cisco ASA
4 13 (1.52%) VPN
5 10 (1.17%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (1.05%) BGP
6 9 (1.05%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.05%) WebEx
7 8 (0.93%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.35%) 2G
10 3 (0.35%) 4G
10 3 (0.35%) 5G
10 3 (0.35%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.35%) Network Security
10 3 (0.35%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.21%) Power BI
2 28 (3.27%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 19 (2.22%) Elasticsearch
3 19 (2.22%) MongoDB
4 15 (1.75%) Metadata
5 14 (1.64%) Looker
5 14 (1.64%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.64%) Tableau
6 11 (1.29%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.05%) BigQuery
8 8 (0.93%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.58%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.47%) MySQL
13 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 1 (0.12%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 57 (6.66%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.10%) JIRA
3 5 (0.58%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.58%) Git
3 5 (0.58%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.35%) JUnit
6 2 (0.23%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 326 (38.08%) Finance
2 256 (29.91%) Social Skills
3 192 (22.43%) Banking
4 189 (22.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 184 (21.50%) Law
6 136 (15.89%) Marketing
7 128 (14.95%) Back Office
8 104 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
9 102 (11.92%) Financial Institution
10 60 (7.01%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.91%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.79%) Legal
13 40 (4.67%) Automotive
14 36 (4.21%) Public Sector
15 34 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.92%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.80%) Aviation
18 20 (2.34%) Polish Language
19 17 (1.99%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 87 (10.16%) Analyst
2 84 (9.81%) Senior
3 77 (9.00%) Lead
4 67 (7.83%) Developer
5 55 (6.43%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.72%) Architect
7 40 (4.67%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.44%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.74%) Consultant
10 31 (3.62%) Security Analyst
11 30 (3.50%) Data Analyst
12 27 (3.15%) Account Executive
12 27 (3.15%) Systems Manager
13 26 (3.04%) Designer
14 25 (2.92%) Software Manager
15 23 (2.69%) .NET Developer
16 22 (2.57%) Project Manager
16 22 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
17 20 (2.34%) Business Development Manager
17 20 (2.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.61%) React
2 43 (5.02%) .NET
3 38 (4.44%) Node.js
4 23 (2.69%) .NET Core
4 23 (2.69%) Blazor
5 21 (2.45%) ASP.NET
5 21 (2.45%) ASP.NET Core
6 20 (2.34%) ASP.NET Web API
7 15 (1.75%) RESTful
8 13 (1.52%) REST
9 9 (1.05%) React Native
9 9 (1.05%) XMPP
10 8 (0.93%) Kafka
11 7 (0.82%) Middleware
11 7 (0.82%) OpenAPI
11 7 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.82%) Redux
11 7 (0.82%) Swagger
12 6 (0.70%) Regular Expression
13 5 (0.58%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 113 (13.20%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.43%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.31%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.07%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.44%) Blog
6 31 (3.62%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 26 (3.04%) Greenfield Project
9 25 (2.92%) Distributed Systems
9 25 (2.92%) FMCG
10 24 (2.80%) Cyber Defence
10 24 (2.80%) Security Posture
11 23 (2.69%) EPoS
12 18 (2.10%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.64%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.17%) Driving Licence
15 10 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
16 9 (1.05%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.74%) Windows
2 30 (3.50%) Linux
3 17 (1.99%) Android
4 13 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 11 (1.29%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.35%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.23%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.12%) AIX
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (20.21%) Agile
2 131 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (15.19%) Roadmaps
4 121 (14.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 110 (12.85%) ERP
6 101 (11.80%) Fintech
7 100 (11.68%) CI/CD
8 87 (10.16%) Cybersecurity
9 84 (9.81%) AI
9 84 (9.81%) Test Automation
10 83 (9.70%) Software Engineering
11 81 (9.46%) Microservices
12 80 (9.35%) CRM
12 80 (9.35%) Decision-Making
13 79 (9.23%) Analytics
14 77 (9.00%) Business Development
15 75 (8.76%) Project Management
16 71 (8.29%) Stakeholder Management
17 70 (8.18%) E-Commerce
18 69 (8.06%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.28%) SQL
2 85 (9.93%) Java
3 67 (7.83%) Python
4 41 (4.79%) JavaScript
5 35 (4.09%) C#
6 23 (2.69%) Go
7 18 (2.10%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.29%) Bash
9 10 (1.17%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.93%) Clojure
11 5 (0.58%) PHP
11 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.12%) Groovy
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 72 (8.41%) Degree
2 32 (3.74%) Security Cleared
3 31 (3.62%) CISSP
4 29 (3.39%) SC Cleared
5 22 (2.57%) CISM
6 17 (1.99%) CISA
7 16 (1.87%) ACCA
7 16 (1.87%) CIMA
8 14 (1.64%) CRISC
9 13 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (1.29%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.17%) CREST Certified
11 10 (1.17%) OSCP
12 9 (1.05%) ICAEW
12 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.93%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.82%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.82%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (3.62%) NIST
3 29 (3.39%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.80%) SOC 2
5 22 (2.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (2.34%) GDPR
7 19 (2.22%) Data Quality
8 16 (1.87%) Accessibility
8 16 (1.87%) GRC
9 10 (1.17%) COBIT
9 10 (1.17%) TickIT
10 9 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
10 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.93%) SLA
12 7 (0.82%) ISO 9001
12 7 (0.82%) SOC 1
13 5 (0.58%) QA
14 4 (0.47%) NCSC
14 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (0.93%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.82%) Docker
4 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.70%) vSphere
5 5 (0.58%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.23%) Squid
8 1 (0.12%) Firmware
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 89 (10.40%) Terraform
2 88 (10.28%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.76%) Grafana
4 24 (2.80%) Ansible
5 9 (1.05%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.82%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.58%) Nmap
9 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.23%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 144 (16.82%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.79%) SAP
3 37 (4.32%) Oracle
4 25 (2.92%) Google
4 25 (2.92%) VMware
5 22 (2.57%) Cisco
6 18 (2.10%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.99%) IFS
8 12 (1.40%) Fortinet
8 12 (1.40%) Palo Alto
9 11 (1.29%) Databricks
10 9 (1.05%) Splunk
11 8 (0.93%) Adobe
11 8 (0.93%) Workday
12 6 (0.70%) CheckPoint
12 6 (0.70%) NetApp
13 5 (0.58%) Xero
14 4 (0.47%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.47%) Sage
14 4 (0.47%) Ubiquiti