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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 28 51
Rank change year-on-year -29 +23 -14
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,068 1,248 1,006
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.27% 7.57% 4.72%
As % of the General category 6.93% 10.68% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 601 383 446
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,716 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £31,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -21.57% +5.81%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £41,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.95% -18.00% -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 15,404 11,680 13,420
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.64% 70.80% 63.03%
Number of salaries quoted 9,227 6,151 7,424
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,908 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.80% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
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 13 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 (0.37%) 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 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (4.12%) 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 (0.37%) 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 (2.53%) Shopify
2 7 (0.66%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.66%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.37%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.37%) 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%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.19%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.094%) BambooHR
6 1 (0.094%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.094%) Oracle ERP
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
Cloud Services
1 256 (23.97%) SaaS
2 168 (15.73%) AWS
3 146 (13.67%) GCP
4 106 (9.93%) Azure
5 86 (8.05%) Amazon EKS
6 54 (5.06%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.84%) Google Analytics
8 31 (2.90%) Google Tag Manager
8 31 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (2.53%) Google Ads
10 14 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (1.31%) Google Workspace
11 12 (1.12%) dbt
12 10 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (0.94%) Meta Ads
13 9 (0.84%) Entra ID
13 9 (0.84%) Google Compute Engine
13 9 (0.84%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 9 (0.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (0.66%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.62%) Firewall
2 24 (2.25%) TCP/IP
2 24 (2.25%) VLAN
3 23 (2.15%) WAN
4 22 (2.06%) LAN
5 20 (1.87%) VPN
6 19 (1.78%) BGP
7 14 (1.31%) DNS
8 12 (1.12%) Network Security
9 10 (0.94%) OSPF
9 10 (0.94%) Structured Cabling
10 8 (0.75%) DHCP
11 7 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
11 7 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
11 7 (0.66%) SMS
11 7 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.56%) MPLS
12 6 (0.56%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.56%) Unified Communications
13 5 (0.47%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.49%) Power BI
2 37 (3.46%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (2.34%) Metadata
4 22 (2.06%) Elasticsearch
5 21 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
5 21 (1.97%) MongoDB
6 16 (1.50%) Tableau
7 15 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
8 14 (1.31%) BigQuery
8 14 (1.31%) SQL Server
9 13 (1.22%) Looker
10 10 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (0.84%) Data Lake
12 8 (0.75%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.56%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 2 (0.19%) Snowflake Schema
16 2 (0.19%) Star Schema
16 2 (0.19%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 92 (8.61%) 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 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.19%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.094%) MLflow
7 1 (0.094%) Zephyr
General
1 409 (38.30%) Finance
2 362 (33.90%) Social Skills
3 256 (23.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 255 (23.88%) Banking
5 232 (21.72%) Law
6 210 (19.66%) Analytical Skills
7 173 (16.20%) Marketing
8 141 (13.20%) Back Office
9 129 (12.08%) Financial Institution
10 65 (6.09%) Manufacturing
11 62 (5.81%) Influencing Skills
12 47 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
13 46 (4.31%) Public Sector
14 45 (4.21%) Legal
15 34 (3.18%) Telecoms
16 29 (2.72%) Automotive
17 26 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
18 24 (2.25%) Advertising
19 23 (2.15%) French Language
20 19 (1.78%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 131 (12.27%) Analyst
2 129 (12.08%) Senior
3 96 (8.99%) Lead
4 80 (7.49%) Software Engineer
5 64 (5.99%) Developer
6 51 (4.78%) Architect
7 44 (4.12%) Account Executive
7 44 (4.12%) Development Manager
8 33 (3.09%) Business Manager
9 31 (2.90%) Team Leader
10 30 (2.81%) Solutions Architect
11 29 (2.72%) Data Analyst
11 29 (2.72%) Security Analyst
11 29 (2.72%) Service Manager
12 28 (2.62%) Project Manager
12 28 (2.62%) Software Manager
13 27 (2.53%) .NET Developer
14 26 (2.43%) Delivery Manager
15 24 (2.25%) Service Delivery Manager
16 23 (2.15%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 117 (10.96%) Terraform
2 53 (4.96%) React
3 46 (4.31%) .NET
4 44 (4.12%) Node.js
5 34 (3.18%) RESTful
6 27 (2.53%) .NET Core
7 26 (2.43%) Blazor
8 24 (2.25%) ASP.NET
9 23 (2.15%) ASP.NET Core
10 22 (2.06%) ASP.NET Web API
11 20 (1.87%) OpenAPI
11 20 (1.87%) Swagger
12 15 (1.40%) OpenTelemetry
13 14 (1.31%) React Native
14 13 (1.22%) Dagger
14 13 (1.22%) RxJava
15 12 (1.12%) XML
16 10 (0.94%) Middleware
17 9 (0.84%) REST
18 8 (0.75%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 132 (12.36%) Cloud Native
2 94 (8.80%) Product Ownership
3 68 (6.37%) Self-Motivation
4 45 (4.21%) Blog
5 39 (3.65%) Management Information System
6 36 (3.37%) Social Media
7 35 (3.28%) Onboarding
8 33 (3.09%) Distributed Systems
8 33 (3.09%) Driving Licence
9 29 (2.72%) FMCG
10 27 (2.53%) Virtual Team
11 23 (2.15%) Greenfield Project
12 21 (1.97%) Security Posture
13 19 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
14 18 (1.69%) Data Centre
15 16 (1.50%) Cyber Defence
16 14 (1.31%) EPoS
17 13 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
18 9 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
18 9 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 59 (5.52%) Windows
2 33 (3.09%) Linux
3 27 (2.53%) Android
4 25 (2.34%) Apple iOS
5 20 (1.87%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.94%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.75%) macOS
8 1 (0.094%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (20.79%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (17.98%) Agile
3 181 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 170 (15.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (13.95%) Fintech
6 142 (13.30%) CI/CD
7 130 (12.17%) Decision-Making
7 130 (12.17%) Software Engineering
8 129 (12.08%) Analytics
8 129 (12.08%) E-Commerce
9 128 (11.99%) AI
10 127 (11.89%) Disruptive Innovation
11 126 (11.80%) Roadmaps
12 119 (11.14%) Clean Code
13 108 (10.11%) Microservices
14 106 (9.93%) Mentoring
15 103 (9.64%) Customer Experience
16 100 (9.36%) Test Automation
17 97 (9.08%) Cybersecurity
18 93 (8.71%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 126 (11.80%) Java
2 120 (11.24%) SQL
3 85 (7.96%) Python
4 37 (3.46%) C#
5 36 (3.37%) Go
6 35 (3.28%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.87%) Bash
8 13 (1.22%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.75%) Kotlin
9 8 (0.75%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.56%) Clojure
11 5 (0.47%) R
12 4 (0.37%) PHP
13 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.19%) C
14 2 (0.19%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.19%) Swift
14 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.094%) REXX
Qualifications
1 60 (5.62%) Degree
2 52 (4.87%) Security Cleared
3 51 (4.78%) SC Cleared
4 19 (1.78%) DBS Check
5 17 (1.59%) CISSP
6 16 (1.50%) ICAEW
7 15 (1.40%) CISM
7 15 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.22%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.12%) CISA
10 11 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 9 (0.84%) 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 38 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (3.28%) Accessibility
3 30 (2.81%) GDPR
3 30 (2.81%) PCI DSS
4 28 (2.62%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.53%) NIST
6 23 (2.15%) SOC 2
7 21 (1.97%) QA
8 17 (1.59%) GRC
9 12 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.84%) 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 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.37%) NCSC
14 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 17 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.40%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (0.84%) Docker
5 6 (0.56%) Squid
6 4 (0.37%) 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%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 127 (11.89%) Kubernetes
2 99 (9.27%) Grafana
3 17 (1.59%) Prometheus
4 12 (1.12%) Ansible
5 10 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.56%) Nmap
7 5 (0.47%) Cisco CUCM
7 5 (0.47%) HAProxy
8 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.094%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.094%) Nessus
Vendors
1 180 (16.85%) Microsoft
2 98 (9.18%) Google
3 38 (3.56%) SAP
4 26 (2.43%) Cisco
5 25 (2.34%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.97%) Oracle
7 20 (1.87%) VMware
8 16 (1.50%) Databricks
8 16 (1.50%) IFS
9 15 (1.40%) Splunk
10 13 (1.22%) HubSpot
11 12 (1.12%) Adobe
11 12 (1.12%) Fortinet
11 12 (1.12%) Thales
11 12 (1.12%) TikTok
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