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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 28 44
Rank change year-on-year -22 +16 -10
Permanent jobs citing Retail 836 1,234 1,776
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.10% 7.89% 5.25%
As % of the General category 7.00% 10.63% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 502 406 978
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,335 £26,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,525 £38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% +15.79% -21.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,633 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +21.41% -5.26% -17.39%

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 11,939 11,605 20,591
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.59% 74.19% 60.87%
Number of salaries quoted 7,834 6,425 15,049
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 26 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 11 (1.32%) CMS
2 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.96%) Confluence
3 8 (0.96%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.48%) Drupal
5 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.36%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.36%) Productboard
5 3 (0.36%) Sketch
6 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.24%) Civil 3D
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.56%) Shopify
3 10 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.96%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.48%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.48%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.36%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CAR
Cloud Services
1 225 (26.91%) SaaS
2 145 (17.34%) AWS
3 94 (11.24%) GCP
4 93 (11.12%) Azure
5 70 (8.37%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.98%) Power Platform
7 29 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.32%) dbt
10 11 (1.32%) Figma
11 9 (1.08%) GitHub
11 9 (1.08%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
12 8 (0.96%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (0.84%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (0.84%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.72%) AWS CloudFormation
15 5 (0.60%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.63%) Firewall
2 16 (1.91%) LAN
3 15 (1.79%) WAN
4 14 (1.67%) VLAN
5 13 (1.56%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (1.32%) VPN
7 10 (1.20%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (1.08%) Unified Communications
8 9 (1.08%) WebEx
9 8 (0.96%) BGP
10 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (0.48%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.36%) 2G
12 3 (0.36%) 3G
12 3 (0.36%) 4G
12 3 (0.36%) 5G
12 3 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.36%) Network Security
12 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.31%) Power BI
2 28 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (1.79%) Metadata
3 15 (1.79%) MongoDB
3 15 (1.79%) Tableau
4 14 (1.67%) SQL Server
5 13 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 13 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (1.56%) Looker
6 11 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.96%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.96%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.60%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.48%) MySQL
12 3 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
13 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.12%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 57 (6.82%) TeamCity
2 17 (2.03%) JIRA
3 6 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 6 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.48%) Git
4 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.36%) JUnit
6 2 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 320 (38.28%) Finance
2 250 (29.90%) Social Skills
3 191 (22.85%) Banking
4 188 (22.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 180 (21.53%) Law
6 134 (16.03%) Marketing
7 128 (15.31%) Back Office
8 102 (12.20%) Financial Institution
9 100 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
10 58 (6.94%) Manufacturing
11 42 (5.02%) Presentation Skills
12 39 (4.67%) Legal
13 37 (4.43%) Automotive
14 33 (3.95%) Public Sector
15 32 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (2.87%) Aviation
18 23 (2.75%) Telecoms
19 20 (2.39%) Polish Language
20 19 (2.27%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 84 (10.05%) Analyst
2 82 (9.81%) Senior
3 77 (9.21%) Lead
4 60 (7.18%) Developer
5 55 (6.58%) Software Engineer
6 49 (5.86%) Architect
7 39 (4.67%) Business Manager
8 36 (4.31%) Development Manager
9 30 (3.59%) Consultant
9 30 (3.59%) Security Analyst
10 29 (3.47%) Data Analyst
10 29 (3.47%) Systems Manager
11 26 (3.11%) Designer
12 25 (2.99%) Account Executive
13 24 (2.87%) Software Manager
14 23 (2.75%) Account Manager
15 22 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
16 21 (2.51%) Project Manager
17 19 (2.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 19 (2.27%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.67%) React
2 35 (4.19%) .NET
3 31 (3.71%) Node.js
4 17 (2.03%) .NET Core
5 15 (1.79%) ASP.NET
5 15 (1.79%) ASP.NET Core
5 15 (1.79%) Blazor
5 15 (1.79%) RESTful
6 14 (1.67%) ASP.NET Web API
7 13 (1.56%) REST
8 9 (1.08%) XMPP
9 8 (0.96%) Kafka
9 8 (0.96%) React Native
10 7 (0.84%) Middleware
10 7 (0.84%) OpenAPI
10 7 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.84%) Redux
10 7 (0.84%) Swagger
11 6 (0.72%) Regular Expression
12 5 (0.60%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 112 (13.40%) Cloud Native
2 55 (6.58%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.46%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.22%) Management Information System
5 38 (4.55%) Blog
6 29 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (3.35%) Hybrid Cloud
8 27 (3.23%) EPoS
8 27 (3.23%) FMCG
9 25 (2.99%) Security Posture
10 24 (2.87%) Cyber Defence
11 23 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
12 22 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (2.03%) Data Centre
14 15 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.67%) Marketing Technology
16 11 (1.32%) Data Structures
17 10 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
18 9 (1.08%) FlexPod
18 9 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.99%) Windows
2 23 (2.75%) Linux
3 15 (1.79%) Android
4 13 (1.56%) Apple iOS
5 9 (1.08%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.48%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.36%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.36%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.12%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Solaris
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (19.62%) Agile
2 130 (15.55%) Roadmaps
3 125 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
4 119 (14.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 112 (13.40%) ERP
6 100 (11.96%) Fintech
7 99 (11.84%) CI/CD
8 83 (9.93%) Test Automation
9 82 (9.81%) Cybersecurity
9 82 (9.81%) Software Engineering
10 81 (9.69%) AI
11 79 (9.45%) CRM
11 79 (9.45%) Decision-Making
12 77 (9.21%) Project Management
13 76 (9.09%) Analytics
14 73 (8.73%) Microservices
15 72 (8.61%) Business Development
16 69 (8.25%) E-Commerce
17 68 (8.13%) DevOps
17 68 (8.13%) Disruptive Innovation
Programming Languages
1 86 (10.29%) Java
2 83 (9.93%) SQL
3 66 (7.89%) Python
4 36 (4.31%) JavaScript
5 27 (3.23%) C#
6 23 (2.75%) Go
7 16 (1.91%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.32%) Bash
9 10 (1.20%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.96%) Clojure
11 5 (0.60%) PHP
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.24%) R
14 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
14 1 (0.12%) Groovy
14 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 75 (8.97%) Degree
2 31 (3.71%) CISSP
3 29 (3.47%) Security Cleared
4 26 (3.11%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.51%) CISM
6 18 (2.15%) ACCA
6 18 (2.15%) CIMA
7 17 (2.03%) CISA
8 14 (1.67%) CompTIA Security+
9 13 (1.56%) CRISC
10 11 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.32%) CREST Certified
10 11 (1.32%) OSCP
11 10 (1.20%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.08%) ICAEW
13 8 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.96%) ISTQB
13 8 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.84%) ISACA
15 6 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.59%) NIST
3 27 (3.23%) PCI DSS
4 24 (2.87%) SOC 2
5 21 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (2.27%) Data Quality
7 18 (2.15%) GDPR
8 16 (1.91%) GRC
9 15 (1.79%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (1.20%) COBIT
10 10 (1.20%) SLA
10 10 (1.20%) TickIT
11 8 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.84%) SOC 1
13 5 (0.60%) QA
14 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.48%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.48%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.20%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.84%) Docker
4 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.72%) vSphere
5 4 (0.48%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 89 (10.65%) Terraform
2 87 (10.41%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.97%) Grafana
4 23 (2.75%) Ansible
5 9 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.84%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.84%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.72%) Nmap
8 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.24%) Autotask
9 2 (0.24%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.24%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 131 (15.67%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.78%) Oracle
3 38 (4.55%) SAP
4 23 (2.75%) Google
5 22 (2.63%) VMware
6 20 (2.39%) Cisco
6 20 (2.39%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.03%) IFS
8 11 (1.32%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.32%) Palo Alto
9 10 (1.20%) Databricks
10 9 (1.08%) Splunk
11 8 (0.96%) Adobe
11 8 (0.96%) Workday
12 6 (0.72%) NetApp
13 5 (0.60%) CheckPoint
13 5 (0.60%) Xero
14 4 (0.48%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.48%) Sage
14 4 (0.48%) Ubiquiti