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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 29 49
Rank change year-on-year -30 +20 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,046 1,250 1,078
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 7.42% 4.84%
As % of the General category 6.86% 10.49% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 600 374 473
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £27,400
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,510 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,779 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.31% -18.75% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £88,750
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 15,247 11,914 14,010
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.30% 70.70% 62.89%
Number of salaries quoted 9,206 6,237 7,809
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £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 4 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 4 (0.38%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.29%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.29%) Magento
4 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.096%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.096%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.096%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.096%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.096%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.096%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 244 (23.33%) 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 29 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (2.58%) Google Tag Manager
10 26 (2.49%) Google Ads
11 18 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (1.24%) dbt
13 10 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (0.96%) Meta Ads
14 9 (0.86%) Entra ID
15 8 (0.76%) Google Workspace
16 7 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
16 7 (0.67%) GitHub
17 6 (0.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 6 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.58%) Firewall
2 22 (2.10%) WAN
3 21 (2.01%) LAN
4 18 (1.72%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.63%) VLAN
6 14 (1.34%) DNS
6 14 (1.34%) VPN
7 13 (1.24%) BGP
8 11 (1.05%) Network Security
9 10 (0.96%) OSPF
9 10 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
10 8 (0.76%) DHCP
11 7 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
11 7 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
11 7 (0.67%) SMS
11 7 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.57%) MPLS
12 6 (0.57%) SD-WAN
13 5 (0.48%) Ethernet VPN
13 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%) Amazon Redshift
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
1 127 (12.14%) Analyst
2 116 (11.09%) Senior
3 100 (9.56%) Lead
4 72 (6.88%) Software Engineer
5 62 (5.93%) Developer
6 48 (4.59%) Architect
6 48 (4.59%) Development Manager
7 46 (4.40%) 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%) XML
15 8 (0.76%) REST
16 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 57 (5.45%) Windows
2 32 (3.06%) Linux
3 25 (2.39%) Android
4 22 (2.10%) 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
1 215 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (18.36%) Agile
3 172 (16.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 169 (16.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 132 (12.62%) CI/CD
6 131 (12.52%) Fintech
7 130 (12.43%) Decision-Making
8 124 (11.85%) E-Commerce
9 123 (11.76%) Roadmaps
10 120 (11.47%) Analytics
11 118 (11.28%) AI
12 117 (11.19%) Software Engineering
13 111 (10.61%) Disruptive Innovation
14 104 (9.94%) Mentoring
15 102 (9.75%) Clean Code
15 102 (9.75%) Microservices
16 100 (9.56%) Customer Experience
17 98 (9.37%) Cybersecurity
18 97 (9.27%) Test Automation
19 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%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.096%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.096%) Groovy
15 1 (0.096%) Rust
Qualifications
1 56 (5.35%) 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%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
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%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.096%) Nessus
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 183 (17.50%) Microsoft
2 84 (8.03%) Google
3 41 (3.92%) SAP
4 25 (2.39%) Cisco
4 25 (2.39%) Oracle
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