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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 28 44
Rank change year-on-year -28 +16 -10
Permanent jobs citing Retail 861 1,240 1,756
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.08% 7.64% 5.33%
As % of the General category 6.89% 10.49% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 524 412 966
10th Percentile £32,333 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,504
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 £67,188
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £88,750
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 12,493 11,824 20,113
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.25% 72.83% 61.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,186 6,618 14,621
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +8.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,989 £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 7 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 (1.28%) CMS
2 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.05%) Confluence
4 8 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.46%) Apache
5 4 (0.46%) Drupal
5 4 (0.46%) nginx
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.58%) 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 14 (1.63%) Shopify
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle Assets
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle Cash Management
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle EBS
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle EBS R12
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle Payables
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.70%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.46%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.46%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.35%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 228 (26.48%) SaaS
2 145 (16.84%) AWS
3 106 (12.31%) Azure
4 97 (11.27%) GCP
5 70 (8.13%) Amazon EKS
6 51 (5.92%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.60%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.39%) dbt
10 11 (1.28%) 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 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.81%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.70%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.48%) Firewall
2 15 (1.74%) LAN
3 14 (1.63%) VLAN
3 14 (1.63%) WAN
4 13 (1.51%) Cisco ASA
4 13 (1.51%) VPN
5 10 (1.16%) 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 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.35%) 3G
10 3 (0.35%) 5G
10 3 (0.35%) DNS
10 3 (0.35%) MPLS
10 3 (0.35%) Network Security
10 3 (0.35%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.30%) Power BI
2 28 (3.25%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.32%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.32%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.32%) MongoDB
4 15 (1.74%) Metadata
4 15 (1.74%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.63%) Looker
5 14 (1.63%) Tableau
6 11 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.05%) BigQuery
8 8 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.93%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.70%) Data Lake
9 6 (0.70%) 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%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 57 (6.62%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.09%) JIRA
3 5 (0.58%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.58%) Git
3 5 (0.58%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.46%) 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
1 329 (38.21%) Finance
2 259 (30.08%) Social Skills
3 192 (22.30%) Banking
4 189 (21.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 184 (21.37%) Law
6 136 (15.80%) Marketing
7 128 (14.87%) Back Office
8 105 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
9 102 (11.85%) Financial Institution
10 62 (7.20%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.88%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.76%) Legal
13 40 (4.65%) Automotive
14 36 (4.18%) Public Sector
15 34 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.90%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.79%) Aviation
18 20 (2.32%) Polish Language
19 17 (1.97%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 88 (10.22%) Analyst
2 84 (9.76%) Senior
3 77 (8.94%) Lead
4 69 (8.01%) Developer
5 55 (6.39%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.69%) Architect
7 40 (4.65%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.41%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.72%) Consultant
10 31 (3.60%) Data Analyst
10 31 (3.60%) Security Analyst
11 27 (3.14%) Account Executive
11 27 (3.14%) Systems Manager
12 26 (3.02%) Designer
13 25 (2.90%) .NET Developer
13 25 (2.90%) Software Manager
14 22 (2.56%) Project Manager
14 22 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
15 20 (2.32%) Business Development Manager
15 20 (2.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.69%) React
2 45 (5.23%) .NET
3 39 (4.53%) Node.js
4 24 (2.79%) .NET Core
4 24 (2.79%) Blazor
5 23 (2.67%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.56%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.44%) ASP.NET Web API
8 15 (1.74%) RESTful
9 13 (1.51%) REST
10 9 (1.05%) React Native
10 9 (1.05%) XMPP
11 8 (0.93%) Kafka
12 7 (0.81%) Middleware
12 7 (0.81%) OpenAPI
12 7 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.81%) Redux
12 7 (0.81%) Swagger
13 6 (0.70%) Regular Expression
14 5 (0.58%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 113 (13.12%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.39%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.27%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.04%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.41%) Blog
6 31 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.25%) Hybrid Cloud
8 27 (3.14%) Greenfield Project
9 25 (2.90%) Distributed Systems
9 25 (2.90%) FMCG
10 24 (2.79%) Cyber Defence
10 24 (2.79%) Security Posture
11 23 (2.67%) EPoS
12 18 (2.09%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
15 11 (1.28%) Driving Licence
16 10 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
17 9 (1.05%) FlexPod
17 9 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.95%) Windows
2 32 (3.72%) Linux
3 17 (1.97%) Android
4 13 (1.51%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.51%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.23%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.12%) AIX
7 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (20.21%) Agile
2 133 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (15.10%) Roadmaps
4 123 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 110 (12.78%) ERP
6 101 (11.73%) Fintech
7 100 (11.61%) CI/CD
8 87 (10.10%) Cybersecurity
9 84 (9.76%) AI
9 84 (9.76%) Test Automation
10 83 (9.64%) Software Engineering
11 82 (9.52%) Microservices
12 80 (9.29%) Analytics
12 80 (9.29%) CRM
12 80 (9.29%) Decision-Making
13 77 (8.94%) Business Development
14 75 (8.71%) Project Management
15 72 (8.36%) Stakeholder Management
16 71 (8.25%) E-Commerce
17 69 (8.01%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 90 (10.45%) SQL
2 85 (9.87%) Java
3 68 (7.90%) Python
4 42 (4.88%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.30%) C#
6 23 (2.67%) Go
7 18 (2.09%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.28%) Bash
9 10 (1.16%) 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 (8.36%) Degree
2 33 (3.83%) Security Cleared
3 31 (3.60%) CISSP
4 30 (3.48%) SC Cleared
5 22 (2.56%) CISM
6 17 (1.97%) CISA
7 16 (1.86%) ACCA
7 16 (1.86%) CIMA
8 14 (1.63%) CRISC
9 13 (1.51%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (1.28%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.16%) CREST Certified
11 10 (1.16%) OSCP
12 9 (1.05%) ICAEW
13 8 (0.93%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.93%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.81%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (3.60%) NIST
3 29 (3.37%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.79%) SOC 2
5 22 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (2.32%) Data Quality
6 20 (2.32%) GDPR
7 16 (1.86%) Accessibility
7 16 (1.86%) GRC
8 10 (1.16%) COBIT
8 10 (1.16%) TickIT
9 9 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
9 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.93%) SLA
11 7 (0.81%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.81%) SOC 1
12 5 (0.58%) QA
13 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (0.93%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.81%) Docker
4 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.70%) vSphere
5 5 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.58%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.35%) Squid
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.12%) Firmware
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 89 (10.34%) Terraform
2 88 (10.22%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.71%) Grafana
4 24 (2.79%) Ansible
5 9 (1.05%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.81%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.81%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.58%) Nmap
8 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.23%) SCCM
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.12%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 149 (17.31%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.76%) SAP
3 37 (4.30%) Oracle
4 27 (3.14%) VMware
5 25 (2.90%) Google
6 22 (2.56%) Cisco
7 18 (2.09%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.97%) IFS
9 12 (1.39%) Fortinet
9 12 (1.39%) Palo Alto
10 11 (1.28%) Databricks
11 9 (1.05%) Splunk
12 8 (0.93%) Adobe
12 8 (0.93%) Workday
13 6 (0.70%) CheckPoint
13 6 (0.70%) NetApp
14 5 (0.58%) Xero
15 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.46%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (0.46%) Veeam