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 28 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 62 56
Rank change year-on-year +14 -6 -22
Permanent jobs citing Retail 735 637 1,510
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.35% 4.95% 4.89%
As % of the General category 7.64% 6.88% 7.93%
Number of salaries quoted 388 434 1,033
10th Percentile £27,707 £30,150 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £40,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +15.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,750 £89,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 9,620 9,265 19,041
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.00% 72.03% 61.65%
Number of salaries quoted 6,329 6,320 14,910
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,446 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.49% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,800 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 28 March 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 (1.50%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.09%) CMS
3 5 (0.68%) Confluence
3 5 (0.68%) SAS
4 4 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.54%) Drupal
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.99%) Chatbot
3 15 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.36%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.54%) 3ds Max
6 4 (0.54%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle Cash Management
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle EBS
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle EBS R12
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (1.90%) Oracle Receivables
2 12 (1.63%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.50%) Shopify
4 10 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.41%) Magento
6 3 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.27%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.14%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.14%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 242 (32.93%) SaaS
2 164 (22.31%) AWS
3 100 (13.61%) GCP
4 82 (11.16%) Azure
5 64 (8.71%) Amazon EKS
6 39 (5.31%) Power Platform
7 34 (4.63%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (2.04%) GitHub
10 11 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (1.50%) Google Analytics
11 10 (1.36%) Entra ID
12 8 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 6 (0.82%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (0.82%) Amazon S3
14 6 (0.82%) AWS Direct Connect
14 6 (0.82%) Route 53
14 6 (0.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.13%) Firewall
2 20 (2.72%) Remote Desktop
3 16 (2.18%) WAN
4 13 (1.77%) VLAN
5 12 (1.63%) BGP
5 12 (1.63%) VPN
6 11 (1.50%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (1.50%) LAN
7 10 (1.36%) Network Security
7 10 (1.36%) SD-WAN
8 8 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.09%) Wireless
9 6 (0.82%) Cisco Firepower
9 6 (0.82%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (0.82%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.68%) Internet
10 5 (0.68%) Unified Communications
10 5 (0.68%) WebEx
11 4 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
12 3 (0.41%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (4.08%) Power BI
2 21 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.72%) Tableau
4 17 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (2.31%) Metadata
5 14 (1.90%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.50%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.09%) BigQuery
8 7 (0.95%) Looker
9 6 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.68%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.68%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.54%) Data Vault
11 4 (0.54%) DataStage
11 4 (0.54%) MySQL
11 4 (0.54%) QlikView
11 4 (0.54%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 55 (7.48%) TeamCity
2 9 (1.22%) JIRA
3 7 (0.95%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.95%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.68%) Git
5 4 (0.54%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.54%) ERwin
5 4 (0.54%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.54%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.27%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) GitLab
7 1 (0.14%) JUnit
General
1 297 (40.41%) Finance
2 263 (35.78%) Social Skills
3 197 (26.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 195 (26.53%) Banking
5 175 (23.81%) Law
6 132 (17.96%) Back Office
7 121 (16.46%) Marketing
8 119 (16.19%) Financial Institution
9 102 (13.88%) Analytical Skills
10 48 (6.53%) Manufacturing
11 45 (6.12%) Legal
12 39 (5.31%) Automotive
12 39 (5.31%) Public Sector
13 35 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
14 26 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
15 21 (2.86%) Telecoms
16 18 (2.45%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.31%) Polish Language
18 13 (1.77%) Publishing
19 12 (1.63%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 113 (15.37%) Senior
2 84 (11.43%) Analyst
3 57 (7.76%) Account Manager
3 57 (7.76%) Software Engineer
4 55 (7.48%) Lead
5 47 (6.39%) Architect
6 32 (4.35%) Consultant
7 30 (4.08%) Data Analyst
7 30 (4.08%) Senior Manager
8 26 (3.54%) Senior Software Engineer
9 25 (3.40%) Systems Manager
10 24 (3.27%) Developer
10 24 (3.27%) Senior Account Manager
11 23 (3.13%) Security Analyst
11 23 (3.13%) Support Analyst
12 22 (2.99%) Business Manager
12 22 (2.99%) ERP Support
12 22 (2.99%) Sales Manager
12 22 (2.99%) Trainer
13 21 (2.86%) Senior Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.45%) RESTful
2 12 (1.63%) REST
3 10 (1.36%) .NET
3 10 (1.36%) HTML
3 10 (1.36%) React
4 8 (1.09%) CSS
5 7 (0.95%) EDI
5 7 (0.95%) OpenAPI
5 7 (0.95%) Sass
5 7 (0.95%) Swagger
6 5 (0.68%) Kafka
6 5 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.68%) XMPP
7 4 (0.54%) JSON
7 4 (0.54%) Node.js
7 4 (0.54%) Spring
8 3 (0.41%) FastAPI
8 3 (0.41%) IDoc
8 3 (0.41%) Next.js
9 2 (0.27%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 102 (13.88%) Cloud Native
2 95 (12.93%) Onboarding
3 41 (5.58%) Blog
4 40 (5.44%) Product Ownership
5 34 (4.63%) Security Posture
6 32 (4.35%) Management Information System
7 24 (3.27%) Distributed Systems
8 20 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (2.59%) Data Centre
10 17 (2.31%) FMCG
11 16 (2.18%) Data Structures
12 15 (2.04%) Driving Licence
12 15 (2.04%) Enterprise Cloud
12 15 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
13 14 (1.90%) EPoS
14 12 (1.63%) Cyber Defence
14 12 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
15 11 (1.50%) Insider Threat
15 11 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
16 9 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.81%) Windows
2 25 (3.40%) Linux
3 11 (1.50%) Android
3 11 (1.50%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.09%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.41%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.41%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (17.96%) Customer Service
2 111 (15.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 110 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (14.01%) Roadmaps
5 101 (13.74%) AI
6 95 (12.93%) CI/CD
7 88 (11.97%) CRM
8 87 (11.84%) ERP
8 87 (11.84%) Fintech
9 82 (11.16%) B2B
10 78 (10.61%) Software Engineering
11 77 (10.48%) Agile
12 76 (10.34%) Mentoring
13 72 (9.80%) Test Automation
14 66 (8.98%) Customer Experience
14 66 (8.98%) E-Commerce
15 64 (8.71%) Project Management
16 63 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
17 61 (8.30%) Analytics
18 57 (7.76%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 99 (13.47%) Java
2 81 (11.02%) SQL
3 54 (7.35%) Python
4 27 (3.67%) Go
5 25 (3.40%) C#
6 19 (2.59%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.77%) Bash
8 11 (1.50%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.82%) PL/SQL
9 6 (0.82%) R
10 5 (0.68%) VBA
11 4 (0.54%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.41%) C
12 3 (0.41%) C++
12 3 (0.41%) PHP
12 3 (0.41%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.14%) RPG
14 1 (0.14%) Scala
Qualifications
1 110 (14.97%) Degree
2 28 (3.81%) CISSP
3 23 (3.13%) CompTIA Security+
3 23 (3.13%) Security Cleared
4 19 (2.59%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.45%) CREST Certified
5 18 (2.45%) OSCP
6 17 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.18%) ACCA
7 16 (2.18%) CIMA
8 15 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (1.90%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (1.50%) CISM
11 11 (1.50%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.22%) CCNA
13 8 (1.09%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.09%) CISMP
13 8 (1.09%) MCSE
14 7 (0.95%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (4.35%) PCI DSS
3 31 (4.22%) QA
4 30 (4.08%) SOC 2
5 22 (2.99%) NIST
6 21 (2.86%) GDPR
7 18 (2.45%) Actionable Recommendations
7 18 (2.45%) SLA
8 14 (1.90%) Accessibility
8 14 (1.90%) GRC
9 13 (1.77%) Data Quality
10 12 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.54%) EU AI Act
12 3 (0.41%) PSD2
13 2 (0.27%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.27%) PERC
13 2 (0.27%) SEPA
System Software
1 20 (2.72%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.36%) Docker
4 6 (0.82%) vSphere
5 5 (0.68%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (0.68%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 95 (12.93%) Terraform
2 89 (12.11%) Kubernetes
3 64 (8.71%) Grafana
4 19 (2.59%) Ansible
5 7 (0.95%) Nmap
6 6 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.82%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.68%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.54%) Autotask
8 4 (0.54%) Cilium
8 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.41%) SCCM
10 2 (0.27%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.14%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.14%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 103 (14.01%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.63%) Salesforce
3 27 (3.67%) Cisco
4 25 (3.40%) Google
5 24 (3.27%) SAP
6 23 (3.13%) Oracle
6 23 (3.13%) VMware
7 22 (2.99%) PayPal
8 17 (2.31%) Databricks
9 11 (1.50%) HubSpot
10 7 (0.95%) Adobe
10 7 (0.95%) IBM
11 6 (0.82%) CheckPoint
11 6 (0.82%) Fortinet
11 6 (0.82%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.68%) NetApp
12 5 (0.68%) Splunk
13 4 (0.54%) Informatica
13 4 (0.54%) Ubiquiti
14 2 (0.27%) Datto