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 19 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 58 48
Rank change year-on-year +10 -10 -15
Permanent jobs citing Retail 762 666 1,622
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.29% 5.02% 4.99%
As % of the General category 7.62% 6.98% 8.03%
Number of salaries quoted 412 458 1,027
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £26,650
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,150 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,745 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.74% +13.49% -20.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,125 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -20.83%

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 10,005 9,545 20,207
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.31% 71.88% 62.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,644 6,488 15,204
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,250 £31,630
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -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 19 April 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 9 (1.18%) CMS
2 8 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.66%) Confluence
4 5 (0.66%) SAS
5 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.52%) Drupal
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (5.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.18%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.39%) 3ds Max
5 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.84%) Shopify
3 12 (1.57%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.39%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.39%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 250 (32.81%) SaaS
2 162 (21.26%) AWS
3 105 (13.78%) GCP
4 74 (9.71%) Azure
5 72 (9.45%) Amazon EKS
6 34 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (4.46%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.57%) GitHub
8 12 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
9 11 (1.44%) Google Analytics
10 8 (1.05%) Amazon ECS
10 8 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (0.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (0.92%) AWS CloudFormation
11 7 (0.92%) Entra ID
12 6 (0.79%) AWS Direct Connect
12 6 (0.79%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (0.79%) Route 53
12 6 (0.79%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.54%) Firewall
2 18 (2.36%) WAN
3 16 (2.10%) VLAN
4 14 (1.84%) Cisco ASA
5 13 (1.71%) LAN
5 13 (1.71%) VPN
6 12 (1.57%) BGP
7 10 (1.31%) Network Security
8 9 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (1.18%) SD-WAN
9 8 (1.05%) Unified Communications
9 8 (1.05%) WebEx
10 7 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
10 7 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.92%) Wireless
11 6 (0.79%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (0.79%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (0.39%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.39%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.28%) Power BI
2 23 (3.02%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (2.23%) Tableau
4 13 (1.71%) Metadata
5 11 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.44%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.31%) Looker
7 7 (0.92%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.66%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.52%) MySQL
10 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.26%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.26%) Delta Lake
12 2 (0.26%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 60 (7.87%) TeamCity
2 9 (1.18%) JIRA
3 6 (0.79%) Burp Suite
3 6 (0.79%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.52%) Git
4 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) JUnit
General
1 317 (41.60%) Finance
2 273 (35.83%) Social Skills
3 210 (27.56%) Banking
4 209 (27.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 204 (26.77%) Law
6 142 (18.64%) Back Office
7 141 (18.50%) Marketing
8 128 (16.80%) Financial Institution
9 88 (11.55%) Analytical Skills
10 54 (7.09%) Manufacturing
11 52 (6.82%) Legal
12 46 (6.04%) Public Sector
13 38 (4.99%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (4.46%) Automotive
14 34 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (3.28%) Telecoms
16 19 (2.49%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.23%) Polish Language
18 14 (1.84%) Italian Language
18 14 (1.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 101 (13.25%) Senior
2 85 (11.15%) Analyst
3 62 (8.14%) Lead
4 58 (7.61%) Software Engineer
5 48 (6.30%) Account Manager
6 42 (5.51%) Architect
7 33 (4.33%) Data Analyst
8 32 (4.20%) Consultant
9 29 (3.81%) Developer
10 27 (3.54%) Systems Manager
11 25 (3.28%) Security Analyst
12 24 (3.15%) Business Manager
13 22 (2.89%) Senior Software Engineer
14 21 (2.76%) Senior Manager
15 20 (2.62%) Data Manager
15 20 (2.62%) Enterprise Architect
15 20 (2.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 19 (2.49%) ERP Manager
16 19 (2.49%) Java Engineer
16 19 (2.49%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.23%) RESTful
2 13 (1.71%) .NET
2 13 (1.71%) REST
3 11 (1.44%) React
4 8 (1.05%) OpenAPI
4 8 (1.05%) Swagger
4 8 (1.05%) XMPP
5 7 (0.92%) EDI
5 7 (0.92%) HTML
5 7 (0.92%) Sass
6 6 (0.79%) Kafka
6 6 (0.79%) Regular Expression
7 5 (0.66%) CSS
7 5 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.52%) JSON
8 4 (0.52%) Middleware
8 4 (0.52%) Node.js
9 3 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.39%) Redux
9 3 (0.39%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 113 (14.83%) Cloud Native
2 80 (10.50%) Onboarding
3 45 (5.91%) Blog
4 44 (5.77%) Product Ownership
5 37 (4.86%) Management Information System
6 35 (4.59%) Security Posture
7 27 (3.54%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (3.28%) Distributed Systems
9 21 (2.76%) Enterprise Cloud
9 21 (2.76%) FMCG
9 21 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (2.62%) Data Centre
11 16 (2.10%) Data Structures
12 15 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
13 14 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.84%) Marketing Technology
14 13 (1.71%) EPoS
15 12 (1.57%) Driving Licence
15 12 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
16 10 (1.31%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.67%) Windows
2 26 (3.41%) Linux
3 15 (1.97%) Android
3 15 (1.97%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.05%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.39%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.39%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.13%) AIX
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Solaris
6 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (14.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 110 (14.44%) Roadmaps
3 98 (12.86%) CI/CD
3 98 (12.86%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (12.60%) Fintech
5 89 (11.68%) CRM
6 88 (11.55%) Customer Service
6 88 (11.55%) ERP
7 87 (11.42%) Agile
8 81 (10.63%) Software Engineering
9 79 (10.37%) Test Automation
10 77 (10.10%) AI
11 73 (9.58%) B2B
12 72 (9.45%) Mentoring
13 70 (9.19%) Project Management
14 69 (9.06%) Customer Experience
15 67 (8.79%) Analytics
16 64 (8.40%) Business Development
17 60 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
18 59 (7.74%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 103 (13.52%) Java
2 73 (9.58%) SQL
3 64 (8.40%) Python
4 32 (4.20%) Go
5 18 (2.36%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.97%) Bash
6 15 (1.97%) C#
7 11 (1.44%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.31%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.79%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.66%) R
11 4 (0.52%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.52%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.39%) C
12 3 (0.39%) C++
12 3 (0.39%) Clojure
12 3 (0.39%) PHP
12 3 (0.39%) VBA
13 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 86 (11.29%) Degree
2 28 (3.67%) CISSP
3 27 (3.54%) Security Cleared
4 23 (3.02%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.76%) ACCA
5 21 (2.76%) CIMA
5 21 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
6 20 (2.62%) CREST Certified
6 20 (2.62%) OSCP
7 13 (1.71%) AWS Certification
7 13 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.57%) CISM
9 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.18%) CISA
11 8 (1.05%) CCNA
11 8 (1.05%) CRISC
12 7 (0.92%) CISMP
12 7 (0.92%) MCSE
13 6 (0.79%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (4.33%) PCI DSS
3 31 (4.07%) SOC 2
4 24 (3.15%) NIST
5 20 (2.62%) GDPR
6 18 (2.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 15 (1.97%) GRC
7 15 (1.97%) SLA
8 14 (1.84%) Accessibility
8 14 (1.84%) Data Quality
8 14 (1.84%) QA
9 13 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.18%) TickIT
11 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.52%) EU AI Act
12 3 (0.39%) PSD2
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.26%) PERC
13 2 (0.26%) SEPA
System Software
1 16 (2.10%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.18%) Docker
4 6 (0.79%) vSphere
5 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (0.66%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 100 (13.12%) Terraform
2 96 (12.60%) Kubernetes
3 73 (9.58%) Grafana
4 22 (2.89%) Ansible
5 8 (1.05%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.92%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.92%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.79%) Nmap
8 4 (0.52%) Cilium
8 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.39%) Autotask
9 3 (0.39%) SCCM
10 2 (0.26%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.13%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 117 (15.35%) Microsoft
2 29 (3.81%) Cisco
2 29 (3.81%) Salesforce
3 28 (3.67%) Oracle
4 25 (3.28%) SAP
5 23 (3.02%) Google
6 22 (2.89%) VMware
7 9 (1.18%) Databricks
7 9 (1.18%) Fortinet
7 9 (1.18%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.18%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.05%) Splunk
9 6 (0.79%) Adobe
9 6 (0.79%) CheckPoint
10 5 (0.66%) NetApp
10 5 (0.66%) Xero
11 4 (0.52%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (0.39%) IFS
12 3 (0.39%) Sage
12 3 (0.39%) Workday