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 20 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -33 +14 -4
Permanent jobs citing Retail 876 1,225 1,214
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.82% 7.40% 4.92%
As % of the General category 6.34% 10.34% 8.04%
Number of salaries quoted 553 399 592
10th Percentile £34,250 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,875 £42,358
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -11.56% -5.92%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £103,250 £85,300 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £44,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.98% -11.00% -11.71%

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 13,808 11,842 15,103
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.23% 71.51% 61.22%
Number of salaries quoted 8,705 6,564 9,979
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -3.36% -4.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,563 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.80% -0.80% -8.33%

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 20 August 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 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.26%) Apache
2 11 (1.26%) CMS
2 11 (1.26%) nginx
3 8 (0.91%) Confluence
3 8 (0.91%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.34%) Drupal
5 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 43 (4.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.80%) AutoCAD
6 6 (0.68%) Civil 3D
7 5 (0.57%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.34%) Productboard
8 3 (0.34%) Sketch
9 2 (0.23%) 3ds Max
9 2 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.23%) Revit
9 2 (0.23%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 24 (2.74%) Shopify
2 7 (0.80%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.80%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.80%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle EBS R12
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.46%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 207 (23.63%) SaaS
2 115 (13.13%) AWS
3 106 (12.10%) Azure
4 87 (9.93%) GCP
5 50 (5.71%) Amazon EKS
6 48 (5.48%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.42%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (2.40%) Google Analytics
10 12 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.37%) Google Ads
11 11 (1.26%) dbt
12 10 (1.14%) Google Tag Manager
13 9 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (1.03%) Azure Service Bus
13 9 (1.03%) GitHub
14 8 (0.91%) Entra ID
15 6 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 6 (0.68%) Figma
15 6 (0.68%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.31%) Firewall
2 18 (2.05%) LAN
2 18 (2.05%) WAN
3 14 (1.60%) VLAN
4 11 (1.26%) Cisco ASA
5 10 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (1.03%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.03%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.03%) WebEx
7 8 (0.91%) VPN
8 7 (0.80%) BGP
8 7 (0.80%) DNS
9 6 (0.68%) MPLS
9 6 (0.68%) OSPF
9 6 (0.68%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.57%) Network Security
11 4 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (0.34%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.45%) Power BI
2 20 (2.28%) Azure SQL Database
2 20 (2.28%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (2.28%) MongoDB
3 18 (2.05%) Looker
3 18 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.60%) BigQuery
4 14 (1.60%) Metadata
5 13 (1.48%) SQL Server
6 12 (1.37%) Tableau
7 10 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.03%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.03%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.91%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
13 1 (0.11%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 48 (5.48%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.17%) JIRA
3 7 (0.80%) Git
4 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.46%) JUnit
4 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.23%) Postman
6 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.11%) MLflow
6 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 312 (35.62%) Finance
2 277 (31.62%) Social Skills
3 167 (19.06%) Banking
4 160 (18.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 153 (17.47%) Law
6 148 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
7 143 (16.32%) Marketing
8 102 (11.64%) Back Office
9 81 (9.25%) Financial Institution
10 68 (7.76%) Manufacturing
11 52 (5.94%) Influencing Skills
12 46 (5.25%) Public Sector
13 36 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
14 32 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
15 30 (3.42%) Legal
16 29 (3.31%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.74%) Automotive
18 20 (2.28%) Aviation
19 17 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
20 15 (1.71%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 93 (10.62%) Analyst
2 84 (9.59%) Senior
3 83 (9.47%) Lead
4 67 (7.65%) Developer
5 51 (5.82%) Software Engineer
6 46 (5.25%) Development Manager
7 43 (4.91%) Architect
8 35 (4.00%) Account Executive
9 31 (3.54%) Business Manager
9 31 (3.54%) Delivery Manager
10 29 (3.31%) Data Analyst
10 29 (3.31%) Software Manager
11 28 (3.20%) Service Manager
12 27 (3.08%) Service Delivery Manager
13 26 (2.97%) .NET Developer
14 24 (2.74%) Business Development Manager
14 24 (2.74%) Project Manager
14 24 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
15 22 (2.51%) Software Development Manager
16 21 (2.40%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (7.76%) Terraform
2 52 (5.94%) React
3 51 (5.82%) .NET
4 45 (5.14%) Node.js
5 27 (3.08%) .NET Core
6 25 (2.85%) Blazor
7 23 (2.63%) ASP.NET
8 22 (2.51%) ASP.NET Core
9 21 (2.40%) ASP.NET Web API
10 15 (1.71%) RESTful
11 13 (1.48%) React Native
12 10 (1.14%) Middleware
12 10 (1.14%) OpenAPI
12 10 (1.14%) Swagger
13 9 (1.03%) REST
13 9 (1.03%) XMPP
14 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
15 6 (0.68%) EDI
15 6 (0.68%) Regular Expression
15 6 (0.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 93 (10.62%) Cloud Native
2 65 (7.42%) Product Ownership
3 44 (5.02%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.79%) Self-Motivation
5 36 (4.11%) Onboarding
6 25 (2.85%) Virtual Team
7 22 (2.51%) Blog
7 22 (2.51%) Greenfield Project
8 21 (2.40%) FMCG
9 20 (2.28%) Cyber Defence
10 19 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (2.05%) Distributed Systems
12 17 (1.94%) Driving Licence
12 17 (1.94%) EPoS
12 17 (1.94%) Marketing Technology
13 16 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
14 15 (1.71%) Data Centre
14 15 (1.71%) Security Posture
14 15 (1.71%) Social Media
15 10 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.94%) Windows
2 34 (3.88%) Linux
3 18 (2.05%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.83%) Android
5 11 (1.26%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.03%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (21.23%) Agile
2 159 (18.15%) Problem-Solving
3 141 (16.10%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (15.41%) Roadmaps
5 128 (14.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 127 (14.50%) Decision-Making
7 99 (11.30%) AI
8 97 (11.07%) Analytics
9 96 (10.96%) ERP
10 93 (10.62%) CI/CD
11 91 (10.39%) Cybersecurity
12 89 (10.16%) Business Development
12 89 (10.16%) E-Commerce
13 86 (9.82%) Software Engineering
14 85 (9.70%) Fintech
15 82 (9.36%) Microservices
16 75 (8.56%) CRM
16 75 (8.56%) Mentoring
16 75 (8.56%) Project Management
16 75 (8.56%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 96 (10.96%) SQL
2 69 (7.88%) Python
3 66 (7.53%) Java
4 39 (4.45%) C#
5 36 (4.11%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.71%) Go
7 13 (1.48%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.91%) Clojure
10 7 (0.80%) Bash
11 4 (0.46%) PHP
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.34%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.11%) Groovy
14 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.11%) Rust
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 44 (5.02%) Degree
2 41 (4.68%) Security Cleared
3 38 (4.34%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.17%) CISSP
5 17 (1.94%) CISM
6 15 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.60%) ICAEW
8 13 (1.48%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.48%) CISA
9 11 (1.26%) ACCA
9 11 (1.26%) CIMA
9 11 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.14%) CRISC
11 8 (0.91%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.80%) AWS Certification
12 7 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.80%) ISACA
12 7 (0.80%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (2.85%) NIST
3 22 (2.51%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.40%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.28%) GDPR
6 17 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (1.83%) PCI DSS
8 13 (1.48%) GRC
9 10 (1.14%) COBIT
9 10 (1.14%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.14%) TickIT
10 9 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.80%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.80%) QA
11 7 (0.80%) SOC 1
12 5 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 5 (0.57%) SLA
13 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (2.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.48%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.68%) Squid
4 6 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.68%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) Docker
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 70 (7.99%) Kubernetes
2 59 (6.74%) Grafana
3 17 (1.94%) Ansible
4 11 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.03%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (0.57%) HAProxy
7 4 (0.46%) Nmap
7 4 (0.46%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.23%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 171 (19.52%) Microsoft
2 43 (4.91%) SAP
3 42 (4.79%) Google
4 29 (3.31%) Oracle
5 27 (3.08%) VMware
6 24 (2.74%) Cisco
7 18 (2.05%) IFS
8 15 (1.71%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.60%) Databricks
10 13 (1.48%) Fortinet
10 13 (1.48%) Palo Alto
11 11 (1.26%) Veeam
12 9 (1.03%) Splunk
13 8 (0.91%) Workday
14 7 (0.80%) YouTube
15 6 (0.68%) Adobe
15 6 (0.68%) NetApp
16 5 (0.57%) CheckPoint
16 5 (0.57%) HubSpot
16 5 (0.57%) Xero