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 10 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -33 +14 -5
Permanent jobs citing Retail 894 1,225 1,235
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.94% 7.42% 4.97%
As % of the General category 6.56% 10.21% 8.12%
Number of salaries quoted 562 412 608
10th Percentile £33,500 £30,000 £29,525
25th Percentile £44,198 £36,969 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £52,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.61% -9.13% -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,750 £68,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £44,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.98% -11.00% -13.04%

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 13,626 11,994 15,214
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.03% 72.60% 61.23%
Number of salaries quoted 8,663 6,683 10,294
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.21% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 10 August 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 (1.23%) Apache
1 11 (1.23%) CMS
1 11 (1.23%) nginx
2 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.89%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.78%) Confluence
5 3 (0.34%) Drupal
6 2 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.56%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.56%) Civil 3D
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.34%) Productboard
6 3 (0.34%) Sketch
7 2 (0.22%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 20 (2.24%) Shopify
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle EBS R12
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (0.78%) SAP CO
2 7 (0.78%) SAP FI
2 7 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
2 7 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.45%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.34%) BambooHR
6 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 227 (25.39%) SaaS
2 125 (13.98%) AWS
3 107 (11.97%) Azure
4 91 (10.18%) GCP
5 56 (6.26%) Amazon EKS
6 47 (5.26%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
8 25 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (1.90%) Google Analytics
10 12 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.23%) dbt
12 10 (1.12%) Azure Service Bus
12 10 (1.12%) GitHub
13 9 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (1.01%) Entra ID
14 8 (0.89%) Figma
14 8 (0.89%) Google Ads
15 7 (0.78%) Google Tag Manager
16 6 (0.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.67%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.36%) Firewall
2 15 (1.68%) LAN
2 15 (1.68%) WAN
3 12 (1.34%) Cisco ASA
4 11 (1.23%) Cisco Firepower
4 11 (1.23%) VLAN
5 10 (1.12%) Unified Communications
5 10 (1.12%) WebEx
6 8 (0.89%) TCP/IP
6 8 (0.89%) VPN
7 6 (0.67%) DNS
8 5 (0.56%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.45%) BGP
10 3 (0.34%) 2G
10 3 (0.34%) 3G
10 3 (0.34%) MPLS
10 3 (0.34%) OSPF
10 3 (0.34%) TETRA
10 3 (0.34%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.03%) Power BI
2 20 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
2 20 (2.24%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (2.24%) MongoDB
2 20 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (2.01%) Looker
4 15 (1.68%) Metadata
5 13 (1.45%) SQL Server
6 12 (1.34%) BigQuery
7 10 (1.12%) Tableau
8 9 (1.01%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.01%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.89%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.34%) MySQL
13 2 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 2 (0.22%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 52 (5.82%) TeamCity
2 18 (2.01%) JIRA
3 6 (0.67%) Git
4 5 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.45%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.45%) JUnit
5 4 (0.45%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.22%) Postman
7 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.11%) MLflow
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 329 (36.80%) Finance
2 269 (30.09%) Social Skills
3 175 (19.57%) Banking
4 172 (19.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 167 (18.68%) Law
6 147 (16.44%) Analytical Skills
7 142 (15.88%) Marketing
8 112 (12.53%) Back Office
9 85 (9.51%) Financial Institution
10 69 (7.72%) Manufacturing
11 50 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
13 39 (4.36%) Public Sector
14 35 (3.91%) Automotive
14 35 (3.91%) Legal
15 32 (3.58%) Organisational Skills
16 26 (2.91%) Telecoms
17 20 (2.24%) Aviation
18 17 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
18 17 (1.90%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 95 (10.63%) Analyst
2 86 (9.62%) Senior
3 85 (9.51%) Lead
4 69 (7.72%) Developer
5 53 (5.93%) Software Engineer
6 45 (5.03%) Architect
6 45 (5.03%) Development Manager
7 35 (3.91%) Account Executive
7 35 (3.91%) Delivery Manager
8 34 (3.80%) Business Manager
9 31 (3.47%) Data Analyst
9 31 (3.47%) Service Delivery Manager
9 31 (3.47%) Service Manager
10 29 (3.24%) Consultant
10 29 (3.24%) Software Manager
11 26 (2.91%) .NET Developer
12 24 (2.68%) Designer
12 24 (2.68%) Security Analyst
13 23 (2.57%) Business Development Manager
13 23 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (6.26%) React
2 51 (5.70%) .NET
3 46 (5.15%) Node.js
4 27 (3.02%) .NET Core
5 25 (2.80%) Blazor
6 23 (2.57%) ASP.NET
7 22 (2.46%) ASP.NET Core
8 21 (2.35%) ASP.NET Web API
9 15 (1.68%) RESTful
10 13 (1.45%) React Native
11 12 (1.34%) REST
12 10 (1.12%) Middleware
12 10 (1.12%) XMPP
13 9 (1.01%) OpenAPI
13 9 (1.01%) Swagger
14 7 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.78%) Redux
15 6 (0.67%) EDI
15 6 (0.67%) Regular Expression
15 6 (0.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 102 (11.41%) Cloud Native
2 63 (7.05%) Product Ownership
3 49 (5.48%) Management Information System
4 44 (4.92%) Onboarding
5 39 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.68%) Blog
6 24 (2.68%) Virtual Team
7 22 (2.46%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 20 (2.24%) Cyber Defence
8 20 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
9 19 (2.13%) FMCG
10 18 (2.01%) Security Posture
11 17 (1.90%) Driving Licence
11 17 (1.90%) EPoS
11 17 (1.90%) Marketing Technology
12 16 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
13 13 (1.45%) Data Centre
14 12 (1.34%) Social Media
15 11 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.82%) Windows
2 36 (4.03%) Linux
3 19 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.90%) Android
5 12 (1.34%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.01%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.45%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) AIX
8 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (21.59%) Agile
2 152 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
3 149 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 141 (15.77%) Roadmaps
5 119 (13.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 117 (13.09%) Decision-Making
7 106 (11.86%) AI
8 103 (11.52%) ERP
9 99 (11.07%) CI/CD
10 93 (10.40%) Analytics
11 90 (10.07%) Business Development
12 89 (9.96%) Fintech
13 87 (9.73%) Cybersecurity
13 87 (9.73%) Software Engineering
14 85 (9.51%) Microservices
15 82 (9.17%) E-Commerce
16 81 (9.06%) Customer Experience
16 81 (9.06%) Project Management
17 80 (8.95%) Test Automation
18 78 (8.72%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 92 (10.29%) SQL
2 69 (7.72%) Java
3 66 (7.38%) Python
4 39 (4.36%) C#
4 39 (4.36%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.90%) Go
6 16 (1.79%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.01%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.89%) Bash
8 8 (0.89%) Clojure
9 5 (0.56%) PHP
10 4 (0.45%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.22%) R
13 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.11%) RPG
13 1 (0.11%) Rust
13 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (6.15%) Degree
2 39 (4.36%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.03%) SC Cleared
4 23 (2.57%) CISSP
5 19 (2.13%) CISM
6 15 (1.68%) CISA
6 15 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.57%) ICAEW
8 13 (1.45%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.34%) CRISC
10 11 (1.23%) ACCA
10 11 (1.23%) CIMA
10 11 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 10 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.89%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (0.89%) ISTQB
13 7 (0.78%) CREST Certified
13 7 (0.78%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.78%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (3.24%) NIST
3 23 (2.57%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.35%) GDPR
4 21 (2.35%) PCI DSS
5 20 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (2.13%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.79%) GRC
8 15 (1.68%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.12%) COBIT
9 10 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.12%) TickIT
10 7 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.78%) QA
10 7 (0.78%) SOC 1
11 5 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.45%) PMO
12 4 (0.45%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (2.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.34%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
3 7 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 7 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
3 7 (0.78%) vSphere
4 6 (0.67%) Squid
5 5 (0.56%) Docker
6 4 (0.45%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 75 (8.39%) Terraform
2 74 (8.28%) Kubernetes
3 66 (7.38%) Grafana
4 20 (2.24%) Ansible
5 10 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
5 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.56%) HAProxy
7 4 (0.45%) Nmap
7 4 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.34%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.22%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 166 (18.57%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.15%) SAP
3 38 (4.25%) Google
4 31 (3.47%) Oracle
5 29 (3.24%) VMware
6 21 (2.35%) Cisco
7 18 (2.01%) IFS
8 14 (1.57%) Fortinet
8 14 (1.57%) Palo Alto
8 14 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.34%) Databricks
10 11 (1.23%) Veeam
11 10 (1.12%) Splunk
12 8 (0.89%) Workday
13 7 (0.78%) NetApp
14 6 (0.67%) Adobe
14 6 (0.67%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.56%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.56%) Xero
15 5 (0.56%) YouTube