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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 28 44
Rank change year-on-year -28 +16 -10
Permanent jobs citing Retail 857 1,241 1,761
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.06% 7.63% 5.38%
As % of the General category 6.83% 10.49% 8.77%
Number of salaries quoted 520 412 972
10th Percentile £32,261 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £39,689
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 £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 12,552 11,833 20,072
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.41% 72.79% 61.36%
Number of salaries quoted 8,190 6,621 14,584
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +8.00% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,800 £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 8 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 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.05%) Confluence
4 8 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.47%) Apache
5 4 (0.47%) Drupal
5 4 (0.47%) 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 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.63%) 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 (1.63%) 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 5 (0.58%) 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 (26.60%) SaaS
2 144 (16.80%) AWS
3 105 (12.25%) Azure
4 97 (11.32%) GCP
5 70 (8.17%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.83%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.62%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (2.45%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.40%) 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 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.82%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.70%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.50%) Firewall
2 15 (1.75%) LAN
3 14 (1.63%) VLAN
3 14 (1.63%) 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 6 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (0.35%) 2G
11 3 (0.35%) 4G
11 3 (0.35%) 5G
11 3 (0.35%) DNS
11 3 (0.35%) TETRA
11 3 (0.35%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.20%) Power BI
2 28 (3.27%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.33%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.33%) MongoDB
4 15 (1.75%) Metadata
4 15 (1.75%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.63%) Looker
6 13 (1.52%) Tableau
7 11 (1.28%) Relational Database
8 9 (1.05%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.93%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.70%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.47%) MySQL
12 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 1 (0.12%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 57 (6.65%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.10%) JIRA
3 5 (0.58%) Git
4 4 (0.47%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.47%) Metasploit
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
1 327 (38.16%) Finance
2 258 (30.11%) Social Skills
3 192 (22.40%) Banking
4 189 (22.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 184 (21.47%) Law
6 135 (15.75%) Marketing
7 128 (14.94%) Back Office
8 105 (12.25%) Analytical Skills
9 102 (11.90%) Financial Institution
10 62 (7.23%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.78%) Legal
13 40 (4.67%) Automotive
14 36 (4.20%) Public Sector
15 35 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.92%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.80%) Aviation
18 20 (2.33%) Polish Language
19 17 (1.98%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 87 (10.15%) Analyst
2 84 (9.80%) Senior
3 77 (8.98%) Lead
4 69 (8.05%) Developer
5 55 (6.42%) Software Engineer
6 48 (5.60%) Architect
7 40 (4.67%) Business Manager
8 38 (4.43%) Development Manager
9 32 (3.73%) 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 (3.03%) Designer
14 25 (2.92%) .NET Developer
14 25 (2.92%) Software Manager
15 22 (2.57%) Project Manager
15 22 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
16 20 (2.33%) Business Development Manager
16 20 (2.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.72%) React
2 45 (5.25%) .NET
3 39 (4.55%) Node.js
4 24 (2.80%) .NET Core
4 24 (2.80%) Blazor
5 23 (2.68%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.57%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (2.45%) ASP.NET Web API
8 15 (1.75%) RESTful
9 13 (1.52%) REST
10 9 (1.05%) React Native
10 9 (1.05%) XMPP
11 8 (0.93%) Kafka
12 7 (0.82%) Middleware
12 7 (0.82%) OpenAPI
12 7 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.82%) Redux
12 7 (0.82%) Swagger
13 6 (0.70%) Regular Expression
14 5 (0.58%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 113 (13.19%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.42%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.30%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.07%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.43%) Blog
6 31 (3.62%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 26 (3.03%) Greenfield Project
9 25 (2.92%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (2.80%) Cyber Defence
10 24 (2.80%) FMCG
11 23 (2.68%) Security Posture
12 22 (2.57%) EPoS
13 18 (2.10%) Data Centre
14 15 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
16 11 (1.28%) Driving Licence
17 10 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
18 9 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
18 9 (1.05%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.08%) Windows
2 33 (3.85%) Linux
3 18 (2.10%) Android
4 13 (1.52%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.52%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.47%) 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 (20.30%) Agile
2 133 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
3 128 (14.94%) Roadmaps
4 123 (14.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 110 (12.84%) ERP
6 101 (11.79%) Fintech
7 100 (11.67%) CI/CD
8 87 (10.15%) Cybersecurity
9 84 (9.80%) AI
9 84 (9.80%) Test Automation
10 83 (9.68%) Software Engineering
11 82 (9.57%) Microservices
12 80 (9.33%) Analytics
12 80 (9.33%) CRM
13 79 (9.22%) Decision-Making
14 77 (8.98%) Business Development
15 74 (8.63%) Project Management
16 72 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
17 70 (8.17%) E-Commerce
18 69 (8.05%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 89 (10.39%) SQL
2 85 (9.92%) Java
3 67 (7.82%) Python
4 42 (4.90%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.32%) C#
6 23 (2.68%) Go
7 18 (2.10%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.28%) 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 69 (8.05%) Degree
2 32 (3.73%) Security Cleared
3 30 (3.50%) CISSP
4 29 (3.38%) SC Cleared
5 22 (2.57%) CISM
6 17 (1.98%) CISA
7 15 (1.75%) ACCA
7 15 (1.75%) CIMA
8 14 (1.63%) CRISC
9 12 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (1.28%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.05%) CREST Certified
12 9 (1.05%) ICAEW
12 9 (1.05%) OSCP
13 8 (0.93%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.93%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.82%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (3.62%) NIST
3 29 (3.38%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.80%) SOC 2
5 22 (2.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (2.33%) Data Quality
6 20 (2.33%) GDPR
7 16 (1.87%) Accessibility
7 16 (1.87%) GRC
8 10 (1.17%) COBIT
8 10 (1.17%) TickIT
9 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.93%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.93%) SLA
11 7 (0.82%) SOC 1
12 5 (0.58%) QA
13 4 (0.47%) NCSC
13 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (2.10%) 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 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 (10.39%) Terraform
2 88 (10.27%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.75%) Grafana
4 24 (2.80%) Ansible
5 9 (1.05%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.82%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.47%) 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
1 148 (17.27%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.78%) SAP
3 37 (4.32%) Oracle
4 27 (3.15%) VMware
5 25 (2.92%) Google
6 22 (2.57%) Cisco
7 17 (1.98%) IFS
7 17 (1.98%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.40%) Fortinet
8 12 (1.40%) Palo Alto
9 11 (1.28%) 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