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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 30 45
Rank change year-on-year -27 +15 -11
Permanent jobs citing Retail 867 1,237 1,690
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.06% 7.50% 5.29%
As % of the General category 6.84% 10.36% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 515 418 907
10th Percentile £32,357 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £39,507
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -18.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -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 12,670 11,938 19,578
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.35% 72.40% 61.33%
Number of salaries quoted 8,228 6,684 14,109
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,825 £31,773
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +1.77% -9.60%
75th Percentile £79,127 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £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 15 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 (1.27%) CMS
2 10 (1.15%) Confluence
2 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.58%) Apache
4 5 (0.58%) nginx
5 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.46%) Drupal
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.46%) 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 16 (1.85%) Shopify
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle Assets
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle Cash Management
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle EBS R12
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
2 11 (1.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.58%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.58%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
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%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 233 (26.87%) SaaS
2 143 (16.49%) AWS
3 99 (11.42%) Azure
4 97 (11.19%) GCP
5 71 (8.19%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.77%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.27%) dbt
10 11 (1.27%) Figma
11 9 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.04%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (1.04%) GitHub
11 9 (1.04%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.81%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.69%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.34%) Firewall
2 16 (1.85%) LAN
3 15 (1.73%) WAN
4 14 (1.61%) VLAN
4 14 (1.61%) VPN
5 11 (1.27%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.15%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (1.04%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.04%) WebEx
8 8 (0.92%) BGP
9 6 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.46%) MPLS
11 4 (0.46%) OSPF
11 4 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
12 3 (0.35%) 4G
12 3 (0.35%) 5G
12 3 (0.35%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.15%) Power BI
2 28 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.31%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.31%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.61%) Looker
4 14 (1.61%) Metadata
4 14 (1.61%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.38%) Tableau
6 10 (1.15%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.92%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.81%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.46%) MySQL
11 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 59 (6.81%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.19%) JIRA
3 5 (0.58%) Git
4 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.46%) JUnit
4 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.23%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 331 (38.18%) Finance
2 256 (29.53%) Social Skills
3 196 (22.61%) Banking
4 195 (22.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 191 (22.03%) Law
6 133 (15.34%) Marketing
7 131 (15.11%) Back Office
8 118 (13.61%) Analytical Skills
9 104 (12.00%) Financial Institution
10 61 (7.04%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.73%) Legal
13 40 (4.61%) Automotive
13 40 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
14 36 (4.15%) Public Sector
15 35 (4.04%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (2.77%) Telecoms
17 21 (2.42%) Polish Language
18 20 (2.31%) Aviation
19 16 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (9.69%) Analyst
2 83 (9.57%) Senior
3 80 (9.23%) Lead
4 69 (7.96%) Developer
5 58 (6.69%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.65%) Architect
7 39 (4.50%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.38%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.69%) Consultant
10 30 (3.46%) Delivery Manager
11 29 (3.34%) Data Analyst
11 29 (3.34%) Service Manager
12 28 (3.23%) Account Executive
13 27 (3.11%) Security Analyst
14 26 (3.00%) Designer
14 26 (3.00%) Service Delivery Manager
14 26 (3.00%) Software Manager
15 25 (2.88%) .NET Developer
15 25 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
15 25 (2.88%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (5.77%) React
2 45 (5.19%) .NET
3 40 (4.61%) Node.js
4 24 (2.77%) .NET Core
4 24 (2.77%) Blazor
5 23 (2.65%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.54%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.42%) ASP.NET Web API
8 17 (1.96%) RESTful
9 13 (1.50%) REST
10 10 (1.15%) React Native
11 9 (1.04%) Middleware
11 9 (1.04%) OpenAPI
11 9 (1.04%) Swagger
11 9 (1.04%) XMPP
12 7 (0.81%) Kafka
12 7 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.81%) Redux
13 6 (0.69%) Regular Expression
14 4 (0.46%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 112 (12.92%) Cloud Native
2 59 (6.81%) Product Ownership
3 53 (6.11%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.00%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.38%) Blog
6 31 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (3.11%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
8 25 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
9 22 (2.54%) FMCG
10 20 (2.31%) Cyber Defence
11 18 (2.08%) EPoS
11 18 (2.08%) Security Posture
12 16 (1.85%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.85%) Virtual Team
13 14 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.61%) Marketing Technology
14 11 (1.27%) Driving Licence
15 10 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
15 10 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 38 (4.38%) Windows
2 35 (4.04%) Linux
3 19 (2.19%) Android
4 14 (1.61%) Apple iOS
5 12 (1.38%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.12%) AIX
7 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Solaris
7 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.12%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (20.07%) Agile
2 141 (16.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 132 (15.22%) Roadmaps
4 130 (14.99%) Problem-Solving
5 109 (12.57%) ERP
6 107 (12.34%) Fintech
7 103 (11.88%) CI/CD
8 89 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 88 (10.15%) AI
10 86 (9.92%) Software Engineering
11 85 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
11 85 (9.80%) Microservices
11 85 (9.80%) Project Management
12 83 (9.57%) Test Automation
13 80 (9.23%) Analytics
13 80 (9.23%) Business Development
14 79 (9.11%) CRM
14 79 (9.11%) Decision-Making
15 78 (9.00%) Customer Experience
16 73 (8.42%) Disruptive Innovation
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.15%) SQL
2 87 (10.03%) Java
3 68 (7.84%) Python
4 42 (4.84%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.27%) C#
6 25 (2.88%) Go
7 17 (1.96%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.27%) Bash
9 8 (0.92%) Clojure
9 8 (0.92%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.58%) PHP
10 5 (0.58%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.12%) Groovy
12 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.12%) R
12 1 (0.12%) Rust
Qualifications
1 65 (7.50%) Degree
2 30 (3.46%) Security Cleared
3 27 (3.11%) CISSP
3 27 (3.11%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.42%) CISM
5 17 (1.96%) CISA
6 14 (1.61%) ACCA
6 14 (1.61%) CIMA
6 14 (1.61%) CRISC
7 12 (1.38%) AWS Certification
8 11 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
9 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.04%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.04%) CREST Certified
10 9 (1.04%) ICAEW
10 9 (1.04%) OSCP
11 8 (0.92%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.81%) ISACA
13 6 (0.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (3.11%) NIST
2 27 (3.11%) PCI DSS
3 24 (2.77%) SOC 2
4 22 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.31%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.31%) GDPR
6 17 (1.96%) Accessibility
7 16 (1.85%) GRC
8 10 (1.15%) COBIT
8 10 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (1.15%) TickIT
9 9 (1.04%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.92%) SLA
11 7 (0.81%) SOC 1
12 6 (0.69%) QA
13 4 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.46%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (0.81%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (0.69%) vSphere
4 5 (0.58%) Docker
5 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.35%) Squid
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 88 (10.15%) Terraform
2 87 (10.03%) Kubernetes
3 77 (8.88%) Grafana
4 23 (2.65%) Ansible
5 9 (1.04%) Cisco CUCM
6 8 (0.92%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.81%) Proxmox
8 4 (0.46%) Nmap
9 2 (0.23%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
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
10 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 150 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 43 (4.96%) SAP
3 36 (4.15%) Oracle
4 25 (2.88%) VMware
5 23 (2.65%) Google
6 21 (2.42%) Cisco
7 18 (2.08%) IFS
8 14 (1.61%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.50%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.50%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.15%) Databricks
11 9 (1.04%) Splunk
12 8 (0.92%) Adobe
12 8 (0.92%) Workday
13 6 (0.69%) NetApp
14 5 (0.58%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.58%) Veeam
14 5 (0.58%) Xero
15 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.46%) Ubiquiti