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 25 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 57 50
Rank change year-on-year +9 -7 -17
Permanent jobs citing Retail 762 675 1,621
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.24% 5.00% 4.99%
As % of the General category 7.55% 6.93% 8.05%
Number of salaries quoted 433 464 1,007
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £26,460
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.60% +10.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £99,250 £83,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £54,633 £54,321 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.58% +14.36% -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 10,087 9,744 20,131
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.08% 72.14% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,708 6,522 15,161
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,439 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -11.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,125 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% -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 25 April 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 9 (1.18%) CMS
2 8 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.66%) Confluence
5 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.52%) Drupal
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.05%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.52%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.39%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.13%) Civil 3D
Business Applications
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle EBS R12
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (1.97%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.84%) Shopify
3 12 (1.57%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.39%) BambooHR
7 3 (0.39%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 235 (30.84%) SaaS
2 138 (18.11%) AWS
3 86 (11.29%) GCP
4 70 (9.19%) Azure
5 61 (8.01%) Amazon EKS
6 37 (4.86%) Power Platform
7 33 (4.33%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.44%) Google Analytics
10 9 (1.18%) GitHub
10 9 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.92%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (0.92%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.92%) dbt
12 7 (0.92%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.79%) Amazon ECS
13 6 (0.79%) Figma
13 6 (0.79%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.15%) Firewall
2 17 (2.23%) WAN
3 14 (1.84%) Cisco ASA
3 14 (1.84%) VLAN
4 12 (1.57%) LAN
5 11 (1.44%) VPN
6 10 (1.31%) BGP
7 9 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
8 8 (1.05%) SD-WAN
8 8 (1.05%) Unified Communications
8 8 (1.05%) WebEx
9 7 (0.92%) Network Security
9 7 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
9 7 (0.92%) Wireless
10 6 (0.79%) Cisco Wireless
10 6 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.52%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.39%) Ethernet
12 3 (0.39%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.39%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (3.67%) Power BI
2 22 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.49%) Tableau
4 13 (1.71%) Metadata
5 12 (1.57%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.44%) Looker
7 6 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.66%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.66%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.52%) MySQL
9 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.26%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.26%) SAP BW
11 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 48 (6.30%) TeamCity
2 9 (1.18%) JIRA
3 5 (0.66%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.66%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.52%) Git
4 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) JUnit
General
1 302 (39.63%) Finance
2 264 (34.65%) Social Skills
3 193 (25.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 186 (24.41%) Banking
5 185 (24.28%) Law
6 146 (19.16%) Marketing
7 124 (16.27%) Back Office
8 105 (13.78%) Financial Institution
9 85 (11.15%) Analytical Skills
10 56 (7.35%) Manufacturing
11 52 (6.82%) Legal
12 45 (5.91%) Public Sector
13 37 (4.86%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
15 32 (4.20%) Automotive
16 25 (3.28%) Telecoms
17 19 (2.49%) Aviation
17 19 (2.49%) General Ledger
18 16 (2.10%) Polish Language
19 15 (1.97%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 95 (12.47%) Senior
2 88 (11.55%) Analyst
3 65 (8.53%) Lead
4 49 (6.43%) Software Engineer
5 47 (6.17%) Account Manager
6 39 (5.12%) Architect
7 33 (4.33%) Consultant
8 32 (4.20%) Developer
9 30 (3.94%) Security Analyst
10 28 (3.67%) Data Analyst
11 26 (3.41%) Systems Manager
12 23 (3.02%) Business Manager
13 21 (2.76%) Designer
14 20 (2.62%) Data Manager
14 20 (2.62%) Enterprise Architect
14 20 (2.62%) ERP Manager
14 20 (2.62%) Senior Manager
15 19 (2.49%) Business Consultant
15 19 (2.49%) ERP Support
15 19 (2.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.84%) .NET
1 14 (1.84%) RESTful
2 12 (1.57%) React
3 11 (1.44%) REST
4 8 (1.05%) XMPP
5 7 (0.92%) EDI
5 7 (0.92%) HTML
5 7 (0.92%) Kafka
5 7 (0.92%) Sass
6 6 (0.79%) OpenAPI
6 6 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
6 6 (0.79%) Regular Expression
6 6 (0.79%) Swagger
7 5 (0.66%) CSS
7 5 (0.66%) Node.js
8 4 (0.52%) JSON
8 4 (0.52%) Middleware
8 4 (0.52%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.52%) Redux
9 3 (0.39%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 100 (13.12%) Cloud Native
2 81 (10.63%) Onboarding
3 41 (5.38%) Blog
3 41 (5.38%) Product Ownership
4 40 (5.25%) Management Information System
5 32 (4.20%) Security Posture
6 27 (3.54%) Hybrid Cloud
7 22 (2.89%) Enterprise Cloud
8 21 (2.76%) Cyber Defence
8 21 (2.76%) Distributed Systems
8 21 (2.76%) FMCG
9 20 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
10 17 (2.23%) Data Centre
10 17 (2.23%) EPoS
11 16 (2.10%) Data Structures
12 15 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.84%) Marketing Technology
14 12 (1.57%) Driving Licence
14 12 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (1.31%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.15%) Windows
2 22 (2.89%) Linux
3 15 (1.97%) Android
3 15 (1.97%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.52%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.39%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.39%) 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
1 109 (14.30%) Continuous Improvement
2 108 (14.17%) Roadmaps
3 102 (13.39%) Agile
4 96 (12.60%) Problem-Solving
5 93 (12.20%) ERP
6 92 (12.07%) CRM
7 89 (11.68%) Fintech
8 87 (11.42%) Customer Service
9 80 (10.50%) CI/CD
10 76 (9.97%) Project Management
11 74 (9.71%) AI
12 73 (9.58%) Test Automation
13 70 (9.19%) B2B
13 70 (9.19%) Mentoring
14 69 (9.06%) Customer Experience
15 66 (8.66%) Analytics
16 65 (8.53%) Software Engineering
17 64 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
18 63 (8.27%) Business Development
19 62 (8.14%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 86 (11.29%) Java
2 73 (9.58%) SQL
3 61 (8.01%) Python
4 28 (3.67%) Go
5 18 (2.36%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.10%) C#
7 12 (1.57%) Bash
7 12 (1.57%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.31%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.79%) PL/SQL
9 6 (0.79%) R
10 5 (0.66%) Clojure
10 5 (0.66%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.52%) PHP
12 3 (0.39%) C
12 3 (0.39%) C++
13 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.26%) VBA
14 1 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.13%) SHACL
Qualifications
1 88 (11.55%) Degree
2 29 (3.81%) CISSP
3 25 (3.28%) Security Cleared
4 22 (2.89%) ACCA
4 22 (2.89%) CIMA
5 21 (2.76%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.49%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (1.97%) CREST Certified
7 15 (1.97%) OSCP
8 14 (1.84%) CISM
9 13 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.57%) CISA
11 11 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.18%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.18%) CRISC
14 7 (0.92%) CCNA
15 6 (0.79%) CISMP
15 6 (0.79%) DBS Check
15 6 (0.79%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (3.54%) PCI DSS
3 26 (3.41%) NIST
4 24 (3.15%) SOC 2
5 17 (2.23%) GDPR
6 15 (1.97%) Accessibility
6 15 (1.97%) Data Quality
7 14 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (1.84%) GRC
7 14 (1.84%) QA
8 13 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
9 11 (1.44%) SLA
10 10 (1.31%) TickIT
11 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.39%) COBIT
12 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.39%) NCSC
12 3 (0.39%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.39%) PSD2
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 15 (1.97%) Active Directory
1 15 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.31%) Docker
3 6 (0.79%) vSphere
4 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (0.66%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 83 (10.89%) Terraform
2 82 (10.76%) Kubernetes
3 64 (8.40%) Grafana
4 22 (2.89%) Ansible
5 8 (1.05%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (0.92%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.92%) Proxmox
7 5 (0.66%) Nmap
8 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.39%) SCCM
10 2 (0.26%) Autotask
10 2 (0.26%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.13%) Cilium
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
11 1 (0.13%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 115 (15.09%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.07%) Oracle
3 29 (3.81%) Salesforce
4 28 (3.67%) Cisco
5 25 (3.28%) SAP
6 24 (3.15%) Google
7 22 (2.89%) VMware
8 9 (1.18%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.18%) HubSpot
8 9 (1.18%) Palo Alto
9 8 (1.05%) Splunk
10 6 (0.79%) Adobe
10 6 (0.79%) CheckPoint
11 5 (0.66%) IFS
11 5 (0.66%) NetApp
11 5 (0.66%) Xero
12 4 (0.52%) Databricks
12 4 (0.52%) Ubiquiti
13 3 (0.39%) IBM
13 3 (0.39%) Workday