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 19 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 29 45
Rank change year-on-year -28 +16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 874 1,230 1,538
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.05% 7.46% 5.05%
As % of the General category 6.81% 10.31% 8.23%
Number of salaries quoted 525 414 798
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,727 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.05% +0.43% -14.19%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -6.25% -16.52%

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 12,832 11,933 18,680
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.53% 72.34% 61.31%
Number of salaries quoted 8,308 6,687 13,329
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £76,500
90th Percentile £99,273 £107,500 £98,750
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 19 July 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 (1.26%) CMS
2 10 (1.14%) Confluence
2 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.92%) Apache
3 8 (0.92%) nginx
3 8 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.46%) Drupal
5 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.57%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.34%) Productboard
6 3 (0.34%) Sketch
7 2 (0.23%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.23%) Civil 3D
7 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.23%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 16 (1.83%) Shopify
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle Assets
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle Cash Management
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle EBS R12
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
2 11 (1.26%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.69%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.69%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
8 2 (0.23%) Academy Housing
9 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.11%) SAP CAR
9 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 235 (26.89%) SaaS
2 141 (16.13%) AWS
3 102 (11.67%) Azure
4 95 (10.87%) GCP
5 69 (7.89%) Amazon EKS
6 50 (5.72%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.66%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.26%) dbt
11 10 (1.14%) Azure Service Bus
11 10 (1.14%) Figma
12 9 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (1.03%) Google Analytics
13 8 (0.92%) GitHub
14 7 (0.80%) Entra ID
14 7 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 6 (0.69%) Amazon ECS
15 6 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.43%) Firewall
2 16 (1.83%) LAN
3 15 (1.72%) VLAN
3 15 (1.72%) WAN
4 14 (1.60%) VPN
5 11 (1.26%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (1.03%) Unified Communications
7 9 (1.03%) WebEx
8 8 (0.92%) BGP
9 6 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.46%) DNS
11 4 (0.46%) MPLS
11 4 (0.46%) OSPF
11 4 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
12 3 (0.34%) 4G
12 3 (0.34%) 5G
12 3 (0.34%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.12%) Power BI
2 27 (3.09%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
3 20 (2.29%) Elasticsearch
3 20 (2.29%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.60%) Looker
4 14 (1.60%) Metadata
4 14 (1.60%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.37%) Tableau
6 10 (1.14%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.92%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.80%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.46%) MySQL
11 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.11%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 58 (6.64%) TeamCity
2 19 (2.17%) JIRA
3 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.46%) Git
3 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.46%) JUnit
3 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.23%) Postman
5 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 340 (38.90%) Finance
2 261 (29.86%) Social Skills
3 194 (22.20%) Banking
4 192 (21.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 189 (21.62%) Law
6 135 (15.45%) Marketing
7 131 (14.99%) Back Office
8 123 (14.07%) Analytical Skills
9 104 (11.90%) Financial Institution
10 65 (7.44%) Manufacturing
11 42 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
12 41 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
12 41 (4.69%) Legal
13 40 (4.58%) Automotive
14 37 (4.23%) Public Sector
15 36 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (2.75%) Telecoms
17 20 (2.29%) Aviation
17 20 (2.29%) Polish Language
18 17 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (10.30%) Analyst
2 81 (9.27%) Senior
3 80 (9.15%) Lead
4 70 (8.01%) Developer
5 56 (6.41%) Software Engineer
6 48 (5.49%) Architect
7 40 (4.58%) Business Manager
8 39 (4.46%) Development Manager
9 33 (3.78%) Data Analyst
10 32 (3.66%) Consultant
11 30 (3.43%) Delivery Manager
12 29 (3.32%) Account Executive
12 29 (3.32%) Service Manager
13 27 (3.09%) Security Analyst
14 26 (2.97%) .NET Developer
14 26 (2.97%) Service Delivery Manager
14 26 (2.97%) Software Manager
14 26 (2.97%) Solutions Architect
15 24 (2.75%) Designer
15 24 (2.75%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (5.95%) React
2 46 (5.26%) .NET
3 40 (4.58%) Node.js
4 25 (2.86%) Blazor
5 24 (2.75%) .NET Core
6 23 (2.63%) ASP.NET
7 22 (2.52%) ASP.NET Core
8 21 (2.40%) ASP.NET Web API
9 19 (2.17%) RESTful
10 13 (1.49%) REST
11 10 (1.14%) OpenAPI
11 10 (1.14%) React Native
11 10 (1.14%) Swagger
12 9 (1.03%) Middleware
12 9 (1.03%) XMPP
13 8 (0.92%) Kafka
14 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.80%) Redux
15 6 (0.69%) Regular Expression
16 5 (0.57%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 111 (12.70%) Cloud Native
2 59 (6.75%) Product Ownership
3 53 (6.06%) Management Information System
4 52 (5.95%) Onboarding
5 37 (4.23%) Blog
6 32 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (3.09%) Distributed Systems
8 26 (2.97%) Hybrid Cloud
9 25 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
10 22 (2.52%) FMCG
11 20 (2.29%) Cyber Defence
12 18 (2.06%) EPoS
12 18 (2.06%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.83%) Data Centre
13 16 (1.83%) Virtual Team
14 15 (1.72%) Marketing Technology
15 14 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
16 12 (1.37%) Driving Licence
17 11 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
18 10 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.81%) Windows
2 38 (4.35%) Linux
3 18 (2.06%) Android
4 15 (1.72%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.49%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.69%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (20.14%) Agile
2 144 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 136 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
3 136 (15.56%) Roadmaps
4 110 (12.59%) ERP
5 104 (11.90%) Fintech
6 101 (11.56%) CI/CD
7 93 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
8 90 (10.30%) AI
9 88 (10.07%) Microservices
10 86 (9.84%) Project Management
10 86 (9.84%) Software Engineering
11 85 (9.73%) Cybersecurity
12 84 (9.61%) Business Development
13 81 (9.27%) Analytics
13 81 (9.27%) Test Automation
14 80 (9.15%) Decision-Making
15 79 (9.04%) Customer Experience
16 78 (8.92%) CRM
17 72 (8.24%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 89 (10.18%) SQL
2 85 (9.73%) Java
3 68 (7.78%) Python
4 42 (4.81%) JavaScript
5 38 (4.35%) C#
6 23 (2.63%) Go
7 18 (2.06%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.26%) Bash
9 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.92%) Clojure
11 5 (0.57%) PHP
11 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.11%) R
13 1 (0.11%) RPG
13 1 (0.11%) Rust
Qualifications
1 65 (7.44%) Degree
2 30 (3.43%) Security Cleared
3 27 (3.09%) CISSP
3 27 (3.09%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.40%) CISM
5 17 (1.95%) CISA
6 14 (1.60%) ACCA
6 14 (1.60%) CIMA
6 14 (1.60%) CRISC
7 13 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (1.26%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.26%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.03%) ICAEW
11 8 (0.92%) CREST Certified
11 8 (0.92%) ISTQB
11 8 (0.92%) OSCP
11 8 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (0.80%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (3.09%) NIST
2 27 (3.09%) PCI DSS
3 24 (2.75%) SOC 2
4 22 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.29%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.29%) GDPR
6 17 (1.95%) Accessibility
6 17 (1.95%) GRC
7 10 (1.14%) COBIT
7 10 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (1.14%) TickIT
8 9 (1.03%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
9 8 (0.92%) SLA
10 7 (0.80%) SOC 1
11 6 (0.69%) QA
12 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.46%) NCSC
12 4 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (0.92%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (0.69%) vSphere
5 5 (0.57%) Docker
6 4 (0.46%) Squid
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 86 (9.84%) Terraform
2 85 (9.73%) Kubernetes
3 75 (8.58%) Grafana
4 22 (2.52%) Ansible
5 9 (1.03%) Cisco CUCM
6 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.80%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.69%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.46%) HAProxy
9 4 (0.46%) Nmap
10 2 (0.23%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 157 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 44 (5.03%) SAP
3 36 (4.12%) Oracle
4 28 (3.20%) VMware
5 24 (2.75%) Google
6 22 (2.52%) Cisco
7 18 (2.06%) IFS
8 15 (1.72%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.49%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.49%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.14%) Databricks
11 9 (1.03%) Splunk
12 8 (0.92%) Adobe
12 8 (0.92%) Veeam
12 8 (0.92%) Workday
13 6 (0.69%) NetApp
14 5 (0.57%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.57%) Xero
15 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.46%) Ubiquiti