Retail Contracts with Work from Home Options

Retailing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 95 60
Rank change year-on-year +20 -35 +35
Contract jobs citing Retail 410 624 1,810
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.72% 2.48% 4.09%
As % of the General category 4.62% 4.25% 7.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 402 1,122
10th Percentile £300 £363 £400
25th Percentile £385 £425 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £601 £650
90th Percentile £725 £737 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 28
10th Percentile £24.22 - £13.11
25th Percentile £26.44 - £17.81
Median hourly rate £30.12 £22.16 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +35.92% +3.07% +72.00%
75th Percentile £36.31 £27.42 £36.25
90th Percentile £40.02 £32.67 £50.00
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £19.81 £16.50
% change year-on-year -19.23% +20.06% +10.00%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Retail is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,875 14,682 24,035
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.79% 58.44% 54.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,816 10,345 17,442
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 471 336 345
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.61 £25.99 £19.35
Median hourly rate £38.12 £50.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.76% +53.85% +38.52%
75th Percentile £53.00 £67.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £80.25 £64.90
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £33.60 £21.92
% change year-on-year -10.24% +53.33% -2.60%

Retail
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Retail trend for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Retail.

Retail daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Retail over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Retail daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Retail.

Retail hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Retail over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Retail hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (2.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 8 (1.95%) CMS
2 8 (1.95%) Confluence
3 3 (0.73%) Headless CMS
3 3 (0.73%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.49%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.49%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.49%) Mule
4 2 (0.49%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (5.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.22%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.98%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.98%) InDesign
5 4 (0.98%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.73%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.73%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 33 (8.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (7.32%) Dynamics AX
3 12 (2.93%) SAP Retail
4 9 (2.20%) SAP Hybris
5 7 (1.71%) Shopify
6 5 (1.22%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.98%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.73%) SAP CAR
8 3 (0.73%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.49%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 2 (0.49%) Oracle Retail
9 2 (0.49%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
10 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
10 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.24%) Magento
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 62 (15.12%) Azure
2 45 (10.98%) Power Platform
3 38 (9.27%) Dynamics 365
4 33 (8.05%) AWS
5 27 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (5.37%) Power Automate
6 22 (5.37%) PowerApps
7 20 (4.88%) GCP
8 9 (2.20%) Adobe Analytics
8 9 (2.20%) Google Analytics
8 9 (2.20%) Google Sheets
8 9 (2.20%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 8 (1.95%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.71%) Serverless
10 7 (1.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
12 5 (1.22%) Cloudflare
12 5 (1.22%) CloudFront
12 5 (1.22%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.44%) DNS
2 9 (2.20%) VPN
3 8 (1.95%) Network Security
4 5 (1.22%) Firewall
5 3 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (0.73%) CTI
5 3 (0.73%) DHCP
5 3 (0.73%) VLAN
5 3 (0.73%) VoIP
6 2 (0.49%) ATM
6 2 (0.49%) SCCP
6 2 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.24%) Broadband
7 1 (0.24%) DMVPN
7 1 (0.24%) FTP
7 1 (0.24%) IPsec
7 1 (0.24%) LAN
7 1 (0.24%) MPLS
7 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (10.49%) Power BI
2 24 (5.85%) Data Lake
3 18 (4.39%) Tableau
4 14 (3.41%) Metadata
5 10 (2.44%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.20%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.95%) MySQL
8 7 (1.71%) Looker
9 5 (1.22%) GIS
9 5 (1.22%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.73%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.49%) Couchbase
12 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 2 (0.49%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.49%) Redis
12 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 23 (5.61%) JIRA
2 12 (2.93%) ERwin
3 6 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.98%) Oracle APEX
4 4 (0.98%) Postman
4 4 (0.98%) Selenium
5 3 (0.73%) Git
5 3 (0.73%) PHPUnit
6 2 (0.49%) Appium
6 2 (0.49%) GitLab
6 2 (0.49%) Maven
7 1 (0.24%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.24%) Darcs
7 1 (0.24%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
7 1 (0.24%) Mercurial
7 1 (0.24%) Travis CI
General
1 125 (30.49%) Finance
2 95 (23.17%) Social Skills
3 57 (13.90%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (11.22%) Marketing
5 29 (7.07%) Manufacturing
6 28 (6.83%) Public Sector
7 27 (6.59%) Banking
8 22 (5.37%) General Ledger
9 16 (3.90%) Legal
10 15 (3.66%) Electronics
11 14 (3.41%) Corporate Banking
11 14 (3.41%) Investment Banking
11 14 (3.41%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.93%) Retail Banking
13 9 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.95%) Advertising
14 8 (1.95%) Publishing
15 6 (1.46%) Automotive
15 6 (1.46%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 67 (16.34%) Consultant
2 54 (13.17%) Architect
3 44 (10.73%) Developer
4 43 (10.49%) Project Manager
5 41 (10.00%) Analyst
6 29 (7.07%) Solutions Architect
7 26 (6.34%) Senior
8 25 (6.10%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
9 21 (5.12%) Business Analyst
10 20 (4.88%) Lead
11 17 (4.15%) Enterprise Architect
12 15 (3.66%) Microsoft Consultant
13 14 (3.41%) Data Architect
14 13 (3.17%) SAP Consultant
15 12 (2.93%) Data Analyst
15 12 (2.93%) Functional Consultant
15 12 (2.93%) SAP Manager
16 11 (2.68%) Enterprise Data Architect
17 10 (2.44%) Integration Consultant
17 10 (2.44%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.17%) CSS
2 11 (2.68%) HTML
3 10 (2.44%) React
3 10 (2.44%) REST
4 9 (2.20%) Web Services
5 8 (1.95%) GraphQL
5 8 (1.95%) JSON
5 8 (1.95%) Node.js
6 7 (1.71%) jQuery
6 7 (1.71%) Sass
7 6 (1.46%) Middleware
7 6 (1.46%) OAuth
7 6 (1.46%) OAuth2
7 6 (1.46%) Spring
8 5 (1.22%) SAML
8 5 (1.22%) VML
8 5 (1.22%) XML
9 4 (0.98%) DOM
9 4 (0.98%) Laravel
9 4 (0.98%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.34%) Data Structures
2 20 (4.88%) FMCG
3 18 (4.39%) Management Information System
4 12 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (2.93%) Mobile App
4 12 (2.93%) Wiki
5 10 (2.44%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.71%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.22%) Mobile Banking
9 4 (0.98%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.98%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
9 4 (0.98%) Taxonomies
10 3 (0.73%) EPoS
10 3 (0.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (0.73%) IVR
10 3 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.93%) Windows
2 4 (0.98%) Unix
2 4 (0.98%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Linux
4 2 (0.49%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
4 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (17.32%) Agile
2 61 (14.88%) DevOps
3 56 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
4 48 (11.71%) E-Commerce
5 40 (9.76%) Project Management
6 37 (9.02%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (8.29%) Analytics
7 34 (8.29%) Migration
8 25 (6.10%) Roadmaps
8 25 (6.10%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (5.85%) Accounts Payable
9 24 (5.85%) Requirements Gathering
10 23 (5.61%) CI/CD
10 23 (5.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (5.61%) CRM
10 23 (5.61%) Requirements Workshops
11 22 (5.37%) Accounts Receivable
11 22 (5.37%) ERP
11 22 (5.37%) User Experience
12 21 (5.12%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 48 (11.71%) SQL
2 29 (7.07%) Python
3 16 (3.90%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.68%) Java
5 7 (1.71%) PL/SQL
6 6 (1.46%) ABAP
6 6 (1.46%) PHP
6 6 (1.46%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.22%) Go
8 2 (0.49%) C#
8 2 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.49%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.49%) R
9 1 (0.24%) Bash
9 1 (0.24%) Bicep
9 1 (0.24%) C
9 1 (0.24%) C++
9 1 (0.24%) Rust
9 1 (0.24%) VB
Qualifications
1 45 (10.98%) Degree
2 11 (2.68%) AWS Certification
3 9 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (1.95%) PMI Certification
4 8 (1.95%) PMP
4 8 (1.95%) SC Cleared
4 8 (1.95%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.71%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.46%) SAP Certification
7 5 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.49%) CEH
9 2 (0.49%) CISM
9 2 (0.49%) CISSP
9 2 (0.49%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.49%) CSPO
9 2 (0.49%) CSSLP
10 1 (0.24%) CBAP
10 1 (0.24%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.63%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.39%) GDPR
3 15 (3.66%) QA
4 13 (3.17%) PMO
5 5 (1.22%) PCI DSS
5 5 (1.22%) SLA
6 4 (0.98%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.73%) NIST
8 2 (0.49%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.49%) COBIT
8 2 (0.49%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.49%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.24%) GAAP
9 1 (0.24%) IFRS
9 1 (0.24%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 11 (2.68%) Docker
2 7 (1.71%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.46%) Terraform
2 5 (1.22%) Ansible
3 3 (0.73%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.49%) CloudHub
4 2 (0.49%) Grafana
4 2 (0.49%) Nessus
4 2 (0.49%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.49%) Puppet
5 1 (0.24%) AppManager
5 1 (0.24%) Consul
5 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.24%) Kibana
5 1 (0.24%) logstash
5 1 (0.24%) MOM
5 1 (0.24%) Packer
5 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 73 (17.80%) SAP
2 66 (16.10%) Microsoft
3 33 (8.05%) Google
4 27 (6.59%) Adobe
5 20 (4.88%) Oracle
6 15 (3.66%) Workday
7 12 (2.93%) Sparx
8 11 (2.68%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.71%) RedPrairie
10 6 (1.46%) Apple
10 6 (1.46%) Cisco
10 6 (1.46%) Databricks
10 6 (1.46%) Optimizely
11 5 (1.22%) Monetate
11 5 (1.22%) MuleSoft
11 5 (1.22%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.98%) Ensighten
12 4 (0.98%) F5
12 4 (0.98%) Omniture
12 4 (0.98%) Tealium