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 5 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 28 46
Rank change year-on-year -21 +18 -16
Permanent jobs citing Retail 798 1,235 1,734
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.14% 8.31% 5.16%
As % of the General category 7.20% 11.09% 8.47%
Number of salaries quoted 460 411 978
10th Percentile £31,925 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,295 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.99% +15.79% -24.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,817 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.40% - -20.20%

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 11,083 11,141 20,479
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.47% 74.95% 60.95%
Number of salaries quoted 7,223 6,123 15,128
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,873 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,343 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.09% +9.22% -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 5 June 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 10 (1.25%) CMS
1 10 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (0.88%) Confluence
3 5 (0.63%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.50%) Drupal
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 38 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.38%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.38%) Productboard
4 3 (0.38%) Sketch
5 2 (0.25%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.13%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.88%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.63%) Shopify
3 10 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (1.00%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.38%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.38%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.38%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.13%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 230 (28.82%) SaaS
2 137 (17.17%) AWS
3 90 (11.28%) GCP
4 72 (9.02%) Azure
5 67 (8.40%) Amazon EKS
6 44 (5.51%) Power Platform
7 28 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.25%) dbt
9 10 (1.25%) Figma
10 9 (1.13%) GitHub
10 9 (1.13%) Google Analytics
11 8 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (1.00%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (0.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.88%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (0.88%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.88%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (0.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.01%) Firewall
2 16 (2.01%) WAN
3 15 (1.88%) Cisco ASA
3 15 (1.88%) LAN
4 14 (1.75%) VLAN
5 10 (1.25%) Cisco Firepower
5 10 (1.25%) VPN
6 9 (1.13%) BGP
6 9 (1.13%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.13%) WebEx
7 7 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (0.75%) Network Security
9 4 (0.50%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.38%) SCCP
10 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.38%) Wireless
10 3 (0.38%) WPA
11 2 (0.25%) SSL
11 2 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.39%) Power BI
2 28 (3.51%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (2.01%) Metadata
3 16 (2.01%) Tableau
4 13 (1.63%) Looker
4 13 (1.63%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.00%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.75%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (0.63%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.50%) MySQL
10 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.25%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.25%) Delta Lake
12 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 54 (6.77%) TeamCity
2 15 (1.88%) JIRA
3 5 (0.63%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.63%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.38%) Git
5 3 (0.38%) JUnit
6 2 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 316 (39.60%) Finance
2 240 (30.08%) Social Skills
3 193 (24.19%) Banking
4 190 (23.81%) Law
5 188 (23.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 134 (16.79%) Marketing
7 128 (16.04%) Back Office
8 107 (13.41%) Financial Institution
9 86 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
10 50 (6.27%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.26%) Legal
12 40 (5.01%) Public Sector
13 39 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
14 32 (4.01%) Organisational Skills
15 28 (3.51%) Automotive
16 25 (3.13%) Telecoms
17 24 (3.01%) Aviation
18 19 (2.38%) General Ledger
18 19 (2.38%) Polish Language
19 18 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 86 (10.78%) Senior
2 81 (10.15%) Analyst
3 71 (8.90%) Lead
4 51 (6.39%) Software Engineer
5 48 (6.02%) Developer
6 40 (5.01%) Architect
7 32 (4.01%) Business Manager
7 32 (4.01%) Security Analyst
8 31 (3.88%) Account Manager
9 30 (3.76%) Development Manager
10 28 (3.51%) Consultant
11 27 (3.38%) Designer
12 25 (3.13%) Systems Manager
13 24 (3.01%) Account Executive
14 23 (2.88%) Data Analyst
15 21 (2.63%) Software Manager
16 20 (2.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 19 (2.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 19 (2.38%) ERP Manager
18 18 (2.26%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.38%) React
2 25 (3.13%) .NET
3 20 (2.51%) Node.js
4 15 (1.88%) RESTful
5 13 (1.63%) REST
6 9 (1.13%) Kafka
6 9 (1.13%) XMPP
7 8 (1.00%) .NET Core
8 7 (0.88%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.88%) Redux
8 7 (0.88%) Sass
8 7 (0.88%) Swagger
9 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
9 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web API
9 6 (0.75%) Blazor
9 6 (0.75%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.63%) RabbitMQ
10 5 (0.63%) React Native
11 4 (0.50%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 110 (13.78%) Cloud Native
2 58 (7.27%) Onboarding
3 50 (6.27%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.26%) Blog
4 42 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 32 (4.01%) Security Posture
6 30 (3.76%) Hybrid Cloud
7 27 (3.38%) FMCG
8 26 (3.26%) Cyber Defence
9 24 (3.01%) Distributed Systems
9 24 (3.01%) EPoS
10 20 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
11 19 (2.38%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.88%) Enterprise Cloud
13 14 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
13 14 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
14 13 (1.63%) Data Structures
14 13 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (1.13%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.88%) Windows
2 22 (2.76%) Linux
3 17 (2.13%) Android
3 17 (2.13%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.25%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.38%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.38%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.13%) AIX
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Solaris
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (17.42%) Agile
2 120 (15.04%) Roadmaps
3 113 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 107 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
5 103 (12.91%) Fintech
6 95 (11.90%) ERP
7 91 (11.40%) CI/CD
8 85 (10.65%) Test Automation
9 79 (9.90%) AI
9 79 (9.90%) Project Management
10 78 (9.77%) Cybersecurity
11 77 (9.65%) CRM
12 76 (9.52%) Analytics
13 73 (9.15%) Software Engineering
14 68 (8.52%) Business Development
14 68 (8.52%) Disruptive Innovation
15 67 (8.40%) Mentoring
16 65 (8.15%) Decision-Making
17 63 (7.89%) Customer Experience
18 61 (7.64%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 89 (11.15%) Java
2 77 (9.65%) SQL
3 63 (7.89%) Python
4 26 (3.26%) JavaScript
5 25 (3.13%) Go
6 17 (2.13%) C#
6 17 (2.13%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.38%) Bash
8 10 (1.25%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.00%) Clojure
10 5 (0.63%) PHP
10 5 (0.63%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.50%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.38%) R
13 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.13%) C++
14 1 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.13%) SHACL
14 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 81 (10.15%) Degree
2 29 (3.63%) CISSP
3 23 (2.88%) Security Cleared
4 20 (2.51%) SC Cleared
5 19 (2.38%) ACCA
5 19 (2.38%) CIMA
6 16 (2.01%) CISM
6 16 (2.01%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.88%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.88%) OSCP
8 13 (1.63%) CISA
9 11 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.13%) CRISC
10 9 (1.13%) ICAEW
11 8 (1.00%) ISTQB
11 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.88%) AWS Certification
12 7 (0.88%) CCNA
12 7 (0.88%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.76%) NIST
3 26 (3.26%) PCI DSS
4 22 (2.76%) SOC 2
5 19 (2.38%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.75%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.75%) GDPR
8 13 (1.63%) GRC
9 12 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (1.25%) SLA
10 10 (1.25%) TickIT
11 8 (1.00%) QA
12 6 (0.75%) COBIT
13 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.50%) NCSC
14 4 (0.50%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.38%) PSD2
15 3 (0.38%) SOC 1
System Software
1 16 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.25%) Docker
4 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.75%) vSphere
5 5 (0.63%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 90 (11.28%) Terraform
2 88 (11.03%) Kubernetes
3 72 (9.02%) Grafana
4 23 (2.88%) Ansible
5 9 (1.13%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.88%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.88%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.63%) Nmap
8 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.38%) SCCM
10 2 (0.25%) Autotask
10 2 (0.25%) 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
Vendors
1 113 (14.16%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.26%) Oracle
3 31 (3.88%) SAP
4 25 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 23 (2.88%) Cisco
5 23 (2.88%) Google
5 23 (2.88%) VMware
6 10 (1.25%) Fortinet
6 10 (1.25%) Palo Alto
7 9 (1.13%) Databricks
7 9 (1.13%) IFS
7 9 (1.13%) Splunk
8 8 (1.00%) Adobe
9 7 (0.88%) HubSpot
10 6 (0.75%) CheckPoint
10 6 (0.75%) NetApp
11 5 (0.63%) Workday
11 5 (0.63%) Xero
12 4 (0.50%) Sage
12 4 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
534 hybrid/remote Retail jobs