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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 30 53
Rank change year-on-year -29 +23 -17
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,063 1,250 1,027
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.28% 7.50% 4.74%
As % of the General category 6.96% 10.60% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 604 384 457
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,975 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £32,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -18.31% +3.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.48% -17.00% -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 15,268 11,796 13,590
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.44% 70.74% 62.77%
Number of salaries quoted 9,164 6,200 7,566
10th Percentile £31,506 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -6.50% -1.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,039 £84,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,500
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 10 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 13 (1.22%) CMS
1 13 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
1 13 (1.22%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.03%) Apache
2 11 (1.03%) nginx
3 8 (0.75%) Confluence
4 4 (0.38%) Office Communications Server
5 3 (0.28%) WordPress
6 2 (0.19%) IIS
6 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.094%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 64 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (0.94%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.75%) Civil 3D
6 8 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.66%) Revit
8 5 (0.47%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.38%) InDesign
10 3 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
10 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.28%) Productboard
10 3 (0.28%) Sketch
11 2 (0.19%) 3ds Max
11 2 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.19%) Simulink
11 2 (0.19%) Trello
12 1 (0.094%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 27 (2.54%) Shopify
2 7 (0.66%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.66%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.38%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.28%) Magento
4 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.094%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.094%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.094%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.094%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.094%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.094%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.094%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.094%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.094%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 253 (23.80%) SaaS
2 167 (15.71%) AWS
3 145 (13.64%) GCP
4 107 (10.07%) Azure
5 84 (7.90%) Amazon EKS
6 54 (5.08%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.86%) Google Analytics
8 31 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
9 29 (2.73%) Google Tag Manager
10 27 (2.54%) Google Ads
11 15 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (1.22%) Google Workspace
13 12 (1.13%) dbt
14 10 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (0.94%) Meta Ads
15 9 (0.85%) Entra ID
16 8 (0.75%) Google Compute Engine
16 8 (0.75%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 8 (0.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 7 (0.66%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.63%) Firewall
2 23 (2.16%) TCP/IP
2 23 (2.16%) VLAN
2 23 (2.16%) WAN
3 22 (2.07%) LAN
4 19 (1.79%) VPN
5 18 (1.69%) BGP
6 14 (1.32%) DNS
7 12 (1.13%) Network Security
8 10 (0.94%) OSPF
8 10 (0.94%) Structured Cabling
9 8 (0.75%) DHCP
10 7 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
10 7 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
10 7 (0.66%) SMS
10 7 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.56%) MPLS
11 6 (0.56%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.56%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.47%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.52%) Power BI
2 37 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (2.35%) Metadata
4 20 (1.88%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (1.88%) Elasticsearch
4 20 (1.88%) MongoDB
5 16 (1.51%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.51%) Tableau
6 14 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
6 14 (1.32%) BigQuery
7 13 (1.22%) Looker
8 10 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.85%) Data Lake
10 8 (0.75%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.56%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.19%) Snowflake Schema
14 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
14 2 (0.19%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 90 (8.47%) TeamCity
2 18 (1.69%) JIRA
3 13 (1.22%) Git
3 13 (1.22%) JUnit
4 6 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 6 (0.56%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.094%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.094%) MLflow
7 1 (0.094%) Zephyr
General
1 404 (38.01%) Finance
2 361 (33.96%) Social Skills
3 255 (23.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 254 (23.89%) Banking
5 231 (21.73%) Law
6 210 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
7 173 (16.27%) Marketing
8 139 (13.08%) Back Office
9 127 (11.95%) Financial Institution
10 66 (6.21%) Manufacturing
11 62 (5.83%) Influencing Skills
12 46 (4.33%) Organisational Skills
12 46 (4.33%) Public Sector
13 45 (4.23%) Legal
14 34 (3.20%) Telecoms
15 29 (2.73%) Automotive
16 26 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
17 24 (2.26%) Advertising
18 23 (2.16%) French Language
19 19 (1.79%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 131 (12.32%) Analyst
2 128 (12.04%) Senior
3 97 (9.13%) Lead
4 79 (7.43%) Software Engineer
5 63 (5.93%) Developer
6 51 (4.80%) Architect
7 47 (4.42%) Development Manager
8 44 (4.14%) Account Executive
9 35 (3.29%) Business Manager
10 31 (2.92%) Data Analyst
10 31 (2.92%) Team Leader
11 30 (2.82%) Solutions Architect
12 29 (2.73%) Security Analyst
12 29 (2.73%) Service Manager
12 29 (2.73%) Software Manager
13 28 (2.63%) Project Manager
14 26 (2.45%) .NET Developer
14 26 (2.45%) Delivery Manager
15 25 (2.35%) Business Development Manager
16 24 (2.26%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (10.82%) Terraform
2 53 (4.99%) React
3 47 (4.42%) .NET
4 44 (4.14%) Node.js
5 34 (3.20%) RESTful
6 26 (2.45%) .NET Core
7 25 (2.35%) Blazor
8 23 (2.16%) ASP.NET
9 22 (2.07%) ASP.NET Core
10 21 (1.98%) ASP.NET Web API
11 20 (1.88%) OpenAPI
11 20 (1.88%) Swagger
12 14 (1.32%) OpenTelemetry
12 14 (1.32%) React Native
13 13 (1.22%) Dagger
13 13 (1.22%) RxJava
14 12 (1.13%) XML
15 10 (0.94%) Middleware
16 8 (0.75%) REST
16 8 (0.75%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 129 (12.14%) Cloud Native
2 92 (8.65%) Product Ownership
3 69 (6.49%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (4.14%) Blog
5 38 (3.57%) Management Information System
6 36 (3.39%) Social Media
7 35 (3.29%) Onboarding
8 33 (3.10%) Driving Licence
9 32 (3.01%) Distributed Systems
10 31 (2.92%) FMCG
11 27 (2.54%) Virtual Team
12 22 (2.07%) Greenfield Project
13 21 (1.98%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.69%) Data Centre
14 18 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
15 16 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
16 14 (1.32%) EPoS
17 13 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
18 9 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
18 9 (0.85%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 60 (5.64%) Windows
2 34 (3.20%) Linux
3 28 (2.63%) Android
4 26 (2.45%) Apple iOS
5 20 (1.88%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.94%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.75%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.094%) AIX
8 1 (0.094%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.094%) Solaris
8 1 (0.094%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (20.60%) Problem-Solving
2 189 (17.78%) Agile
3 178 (16.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 171 (16.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (14.02%) Fintech
6 139 (13.08%) CI/CD
7 129 (12.14%) Decision-Making
8 128 (12.04%) Software Engineering
9 127 (11.95%) Analytics
9 127 (11.95%) Disruptive Innovation
9 127 (11.95%) E-Commerce
10 126 (11.85%) AI
11 125 (11.76%) Roadmaps
12 116 (10.91%) Clean Code
13 106 (9.97%) Mentoring
14 105 (9.88%) Microservices
15 102 (9.60%) Customer Experience
16 100 (9.41%) Test Automation
17 99 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
18 95 (8.94%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 124 (11.67%) Java
2 119 (11.19%) SQL
3 85 (8.00%) Python
4 37 (3.48%) C#
5 34 (3.20%) Go
5 34 (3.20%) JavaScript
6 20 (1.88%) Bash
7 13 (1.22%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.75%) Kotlin
8 8 (0.75%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.56%) Clojure
10 4 (0.38%) PHP
10 4 (0.38%) R
11 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.19%) Swift
13 1 (0.094%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.094%) JCL
13 1 (0.094%) REXX
Qualifications
1 59 (5.55%) Degree
2 51 (4.80%) Security Cleared
3 50 (4.70%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.69%) DBS Check
5 17 (1.60%) CISSP
6 16 (1.51%) ICAEW
7 15 (1.41%) CISM
7 15 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.22%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.13%) CISA
10 11 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 9 (0.85%) CRISC
12 7 (0.66%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.56%) CCNA
13 6 (0.56%) GCFA
13 6 (0.56%) GIAC
13 6 (0.56%) ISACA
13 6 (0.56%) ISTQB
13 6 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (3.20%) Accessibility
3 29 (2.73%) GDPR
3 29 (2.73%) PCI DSS
4 28 (2.63%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.54%) NIST
6 22 (2.07%) SOC 2
7 21 (1.98%) QA
8 17 (1.60%) GRC
9 12 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.85%) COBIT
11 7 (0.66%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.66%) SOC 1
12 6 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.38%) NCSC
14 4 (0.38%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.38%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.41%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (0.85%) Docker
5 6 (0.56%) Squid
6 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.28%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.28%) vSphere
8 2 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.094%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.094%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.094%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 125 (11.76%) Kubernetes
2 97 (9.13%) Grafana
3 16 (1.51%) Prometheus
4 12 (1.13%) Ansible
5 10 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.56%) Nmap
8 5 (0.47%) Cisco CUCM
8 5 (0.47%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.094%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.094%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.094%) Nessus
10 1 (0.094%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.094%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 180 (16.93%) Microsoft
2 95 (8.94%) Google
3 39 (3.67%) SAP
4 26 (2.45%) Cisco
5 25 (2.35%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.07%) Oracle
7 20 (1.88%) VMware
8 16 (1.51%) Databricks
8 16 (1.51%) IFS
9 14 (1.32%) Splunk
10 13 (1.22%) HubSpot
11 12 (1.13%) Adobe
11 12 (1.13%) Fortinet
11 12 (1.13%) TikTok
12 11 (1.03%) Thales
12 11 (1.03%) Veeam
13 10 (0.94%) YouTube
14 8 (0.75%) Palo Alto
15 6 (0.56%) Pinterest
15 6 (0.56%) Workday