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 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 67 51
Rank change year-on-year +13 -16 -10
Permanent jobs citing Retail 647 793 1,137
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 4.51% 5.76%
As % of the General category 6.80% 6.66% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 395 463 861
10th Percentile £27,707 £27,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 - £96,539
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,351
% change year-on-year -18.18% +9.23% -16.08%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,513 11,898 12,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.96% 67.59% 64.71%
Number of salaries quoted 6,117 6,941 9,969
10th Percentile £28,750 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 17 December 2025.

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 14 (2.16%) Confluence
2 8 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.77%) SAS
4 3 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.31%) IIS
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 62 (9.58%) Chatbot
2 31 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (2.47%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 10 (1.55%) AutoCAD
6 9 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.62%) 3ds Max
9 4 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.15%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 15 (2.32%) Shopify
2 11 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle Assets
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle Cash Management
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle EBS R12
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (1.55%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.93%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.77%) Magento
6 4 (0.62%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.46%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.46%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.46%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 175 (27.05%) SaaS
2 104 (16.07%) Azure
3 97 (14.99%) AWS
4 55 (8.50%) GCP
5 53 (8.19%) Power Platform
6 27 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (3.25%) GitHub
10 19 (2.94%) Amazon EKS
11 14 (2.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 13 (2.01%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.85%) Google Analytics
14 10 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (1.39%) Snowflake
16 8 (1.24%) Serverless
17 6 (0.93%) dbt
17 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
18 5 (0.77%) Azure Service Bus
18 5 (0.77%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.03%) Remote Desktop
2 15 (2.32%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.70%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.39%) WAN
4 9 (1.39%) Wireless
5 8 (1.24%) LAN
6 7 (1.08%) Internet
7 6 (0.93%) Cisco Wireless
7 6 (0.93%) HSRP
7 6 (0.93%) Network Security
7 6 (0.93%) VoIP
7 6 (0.93%) VRRP
8 5 (0.77%) Firewall
9 4 (0.62%) BGP
9 4 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.46%) DHCP
10 3 (0.46%) DNS
10 3 (0.46%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.46%) VLAN
10 3 (0.46%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.03%) Power BI
2 27 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (3.86%) SQL Server
4 21 (3.25%) Data Lake
5 20 (3.09%) Tableau
6 16 (2.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.01%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 12 (1.85%) BigQuery
9 9 (1.39%) Data Mining
10 8 (1.24%) Data Vault
11 7 (1.08%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.93%) Metadata
13 5 (0.77%) Looker
13 5 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.62%) DataStage
14 4 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
14 4 (0.62%) QlikView
15 3 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.46%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 22 (3.40%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.63%) JIRA
3 15 (2.32%) Git
4 6 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.77%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.62%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.62%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.62%) ERwin
6 4 (0.62%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.62%) Octopus Deploy
6 4 (0.62%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.46%) GitLab
7 3 (0.46%) JMeter
7 3 (0.46%) Postman
7 3 (0.46%) Selenium
8 2 (0.31%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.15%) Pivotal Tracker
9 1 (0.15%) Sourcetree
General
1 222 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 208 (32.15%) Finance
3 118 (18.24%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (18.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 104 (16.07%) Marketing
6 75 (11.59%) Banking
7 65 (10.05%) Law
8 59 (9.12%) Back Office
9 54 (8.35%) Financial Institution
10 53 (8.19%) Manufacturing
11 34 (5.26%) Legal
12 29 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
13 28 (4.33%) Public Sector
14 20 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (2.78%) Automotive
16 12 (1.85%) Advertising
17 11 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
18 10 (1.55%) Games
18 10 (1.55%) General Ledger
19 9 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 115 (17.77%) Senior
2 77 (11.90%) Analyst
3 62 (9.58%) Trainer
4 59 (9.12%) Account Manager
5 51 (7.88%) Senior Manager
6 50 (7.73%) Architect
7 42 (6.49%) Senior Account Manager
8 40 (6.18%) 2nd Line Support
9 39 (6.03%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (6.03%) Sales Manager
9 39 (6.03%) Senior Sales Manager
10 34 (5.26%) Lead
11 29 (4.48%) Software Engineer
12 28 (4.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 25 (3.86%) Developer
13 25 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (3.55%) Consultant
15 21 (3.25%) Data Analyst
16 19 (2.94%) Support Analyst
17 18 (2.78%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.02%) .NET
2 23 (3.55%) React
3 20 (3.09%) HTML
4 16 (2.47%) CSS
4 16 (2.47%) Node.js
5 14 (2.16%) REST
5 14 (2.16%) RESTful
6 13 (2.01%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.85%) React Native
7 12 (1.85%) Web Services
8 10 (1.55%) EDI
8 10 (1.55%) JSON
9 8 (1.24%) Pandas
9 8 (1.24%) XML
10 6 (0.93%) Blazor
11 5 (0.77%) OpenAPI
11 5 (0.77%) SAP Fiori
11 5 (0.77%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.77%) Swagger
12 4 (0.62%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 98 (15.15%) Onboarding
2 39 (6.03%) Cloud Native
3 28 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.25%) FMCG
5 17 (2.63%) Blog
5 17 (2.63%) Driving Licence
5 17 (2.63%) Mobile App
5 17 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.47%) Data Centre
7 15 (2.32%) Enterprise Cloud
7 15 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.16%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.16%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.39%) Social Media
11 8 (1.24%) Digital Signage
11 8 (1.24%) EPoS
11 8 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.24%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.32%) Windows
2 11 (1.70%) Linux
3 6 (0.93%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.62%) Android
4 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.15%) Unix
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (27.98%) Customer Service
2 125 (19.32%) AI
3 101 (15.61%) ERP
4 100 (15.46%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (13.91%) CRM
6 86 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 86 (13.29%) Mentoring
7 85 (13.14%) Agile
7 85 (13.14%) E-Commerce
8 82 (12.67%) Logistics
9 77 (11.90%) Roadmaps
10 75 (11.59%) B2B
10 75 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
11 66 (10.20%) CI/CD
12 65 (10.05%) Conversational UI
12 65 (10.05%) Data Privacy
13 64 (9.89%) DevOps
14 62 (9.58%) Analytics
15 57 (8.81%) Business Intelligence
16 52 (8.04%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 108 (16.69%) SQL
2 58 (8.96%) C#
3 48 (7.42%) Python
4 42 (6.49%) Java
5 17 (2.63%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.85%) Go
7 10 (1.55%) R
8 8 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.77%) Bash
9 5 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.77%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.77%) VBA
10 4 (0.62%) C++
10 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.46%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.46%) C
11 3 (0.46%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.31%) Scala
13 1 (0.15%) Groovy
13 1 (0.15%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 116 (17.93%) Degree
2 22 (3.40%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (2.47%) Security Cleared
4 15 (2.32%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.01%) AWS Certification
5 13 (2.01%) Azure Certification
6 11 (1.70%) CISSP
6 11 (1.70%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (1.39%) CREST Certified
8 9 (1.39%) OSCP
9 6 (0.93%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.77%) CCNA
10 5 (0.77%) CISM
10 5 (0.77%) MCSE
10 5 (0.77%) SAP Certification
11 4 (0.62%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (8.81%) QA
2 25 (3.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (3.40%) GDPR
4 15 (2.32%) PCI DSS
5 14 (2.16%) SLA
5 14 (2.16%) SOC 2
6 12 (1.85%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.55%) Data Quality
7 10 (1.55%) PMO
8 8 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 8 (1.24%) NIST
9 7 (1.08%) GRC
10 4 (0.62%) EU AI Act
11 3 (0.46%) WCAG
12 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.31%) PERC
13 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 14 (2.16%) Active Directory
1 14 (2.16%) Docker
2 5 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.15%) HDFS
4 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (5.87%) Kubernetes
1 38 (5.87%) Terraform
2 16 (2.47%) Grafana
3 4 (0.62%) Cilium
3 4 (0.62%) Nmap
4 2 (0.31%) Autotask
5 1 (0.15%) Ansible
5 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.15%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 95 (14.68%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.58%) PayPal
3 40 (6.18%) Salesforce
4 25 (3.86%) Adobe
4 25 (3.86%) Google
5 24 (3.71%) Databricks
6 23 (3.55%) HubSpot
7 22 (3.40%) SAP
8 18 (2.78%) Cisco
9 16 (2.47%) Oracle
10 7 (1.08%) Alteryx
11 6 (0.93%) Avaya
11 6 (0.93%) Extreme Networks
12 5 (0.77%) Ariba
12 5 (0.77%) VMware
13 4 (0.62%) Dynatrace
13 4 (0.62%) IBM
13 4 (0.62%) Informatica
13 4 (0.62%) Sage
13 4 (0.62%) Zoho
318 hybrid/remote Retail jobs