Retail Jobs with Work from Home Options

Retailing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 53 41 53
Rank change year-on-year -12 +12 +65
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,257 3,876 2,918
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.56% 7.05% 5.76%
As % of the General category 8.45% 10.48% 10.17%
Number of salaries quoted 953 2,315 1,776
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,328 £85,625
UK median annual salary £52,108 £61,180 £57,500
% change year-on-year -14.83% +6.40% -

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 permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 14,876 36,987 28,683
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 65.84% 67.28% 56.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,545 24,361 20,045
10th Percentile £36,162 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,306 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

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
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Retail salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Retail
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Retail over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

Retail salary 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 59 (4.69%) Confluence
2 38 (3.02%) Apache Spark
3 36 (2.86%) Apache
4 30 (2.39%) SAS
5 16 (1.27%) Jetty
5 16 (1.27%) Tomcat
6 11 (0.88%) CMS
7 9 (0.72%) SharePoint
8 6 (0.48%) MS Exchange
9 5 (0.40%) WebSphere
9 5 (0.40%) WebSphere Application Server
9 5 (0.40%) WordPress
10 4 (0.32%) OpenStack
11 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.080%) EPiServer
13 1 (0.080%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.080%) nginx
13 1 (0.080%) Sitecore CMS
13 1 (0.080%) WildFly
Applications
1 84 (6.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.16%) EViews
5 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.16%) SPSS
6 1 (0.080%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 38 (3.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (2.47%) SAP ERP
3 12 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
4 10 (0.80%) SAP EWM
4 10 (0.80%) SAP FI
5 8 (0.64%) Endur
5 8 (0.64%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.40%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.24%) Magento
8 3 (0.24%) SAP CS
8 3 (0.24%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.24%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.24%) Shopify
9 2 (0.16%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.16%) SAP CX
9 2 (0.16%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 190 (15.12%) Azure
2 159 (12.65%) AWS
3 132 (10.50%) GCP
4 115 (9.15%) Power Platform
5 56 (4.46%) SaaS
6 54 (4.30%) GitHub
7 46 (3.66%) PaaS
8 45 (3.58%) Serverless
9 37 (2.94%) IaaS
10 32 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
11 31 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
12 25 (1.99%) Vertex AI
13 24 (1.91%) dbt
14 23 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
15 20 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
16 15 (1.19%) Entra ID
17 14 (1.11%) Google Kubernetes Engine
18 12 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
19 10 (0.80%) AWS CodePipeline
19 10 (0.80%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 82 (6.52%) Firewall
2 64 (5.09%) WAN
3 45 (3.58%) Internet
4 35 (2.78%) SD-WAN
5 33 (2.63%) 5G
6 32 (2.55%) LAN
7 30 (2.39%) VPN
8 28 (2.23%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 28 (2.23%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 22 (1.75%) TCP/IP
10 17 (1.35%) DNS
11 16 (1.27%) Network Security
12 9 (0.72%) DHCP
13 8 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.48%) NGFW
15 5 (0.40%) HTTP
15 5 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (0.40%) SAN
15 5 (0.40%) Wireless
15 5 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (8.59%) Power BI
2 101 (8.04%) Data Warehouse
3 97 (7.72%) NoSQL
4 86 (6.84%) SQL Server
5 74 (5.89%) Big Data
6 64 (5.09%) Data Lake
7 53 (4.22%) MySQL
8 46 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
9 44 (3.50%) Tableau
10 38 (3.02%) Relational Database
11 34 (2.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 31 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 24 (1.91%) BigQuery
14 22 (1.75%) Looker
15 20 (1.59%) Bigtable
15 20 (1.59%) Hadoop
16 13 (1.03%) RDBMS
17 11 (0.88%) Data Mart
18 8 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
18 8 (0.64%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 84 (6.68%) JIRA
2 69 (5.49%) Git
3 60 (4.77%) Jenkins
4 34 (2.70%) Visual Studio
5 16 (1.27%) Selenium
6 13 (1.03%) Maven
7 12 (0.95%) Cucumber
7 12 (0.95%) SonarQube
7 12 (0.95%) SpecFlow
8 11 (0.88%) Oracle Forms
9 10 (0.80%) Cypress.io
10 9 (0.72%) git-flow
10 9 (0.72%) JUnit
10 9 (0.72%) Postman
11 8 (0.64%) Spinnaker
12 7 (0.56%) Bitbucket
13 6 (0.48%) GitLab
13 6 (0.48%) IBM UrbanCode
13 6 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
14 5 (0.40%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 541 (43.04%) Finance
2 356 (28.32%) Social Skills
3 324 (25.78%) Banking
4 206 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
5 150 (11.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 126 (10.02%) Marketing
7 85 (6.76%) Public Sector
8 77 (6.13%) Presentation Skills
9 67 (5.33%) Manufacturing
10 64 (5.09%) Automotive
11 57 (4.53%) Aerospace
12 48 (3.82%) Legal
13 42 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.94%) Retail Banking
15 27 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (1.99%) Aviation
16 25 (1.99%) Telecoms
17 21 (1.67%) Retail Finance
18 14 (1.11%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (1.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 252 (20.05%) Senior
2 174 (13.84%) Analyst
3 173 (13.76%) Architect
4 140 (11.14%) Developer
5 99 (7.88%) Lead
6 81 (6.44%) Software Engineer
7 76 (6.05%) Solutions Architect
8 59 (4.69%) IT Manager
9 56 (4.46%) Project Manager
10 55 (4.38%) DevOps Engineer
11 50 (3.98%) Senior Analyst
12 46 (3.66%) Business Analyst
12 46 (3.66%) Enterprise Architect
13 43 (3.42%) Data Analyst
14 39 (3.10%) Consultant
14 39 (3.10%) Senior DevOps
15 38 (3.02%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 34 (2.70%) Business Manager
17 33 (2.63%) Senior Developer
18 32 (2.55%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (6.84%) .NET
2 78 (6.21%) HTML
3 65 (5.17%) CSS
4 58 (4.61%) React
5 56 (4.46%) Kafka
6 54 (4.30%) RESTful
7 48 (3.82%) Web Services
8 45 (3.58%) Node.js
9 38 (3.02%) OpenID
10 31 (2.47%) jQuery
10 31 (2.47%) Spring
10 31 (2.47%) Spring Boot
11 30 (2.39%) JSON
12 28 (2.23%) Spine.js
13 27 (2.15%) XML
14 25 (1.99%) AngularJS
15 23 (1.83%) REST
16 21 (1.67%) CSS3
17 18 (1.43%) .NET Core
17 18 (1.43%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 87 (6.92%) Product Ownership
2 75 (5.97%) Cloud Native
3 46 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (3.34%) FMCG
4 42 (3.34%) Mainframe
5 41 (3.26%) Public Cloud
6 40 (3.18%) Management Information System
7 39 (3.10%) Blockchain
7 39 (3.10%) Data Centre
8 33 (2.63%) Credit Risk
9 30 (2.39%) Data Structures
10 24 (1.91%) Low-Code
11 21 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
11 21 (1.67%) Online Banking
12 19 (1.51%) GNSS
12 19 (1.51%) Mobile App
13 18 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
14 17 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
15 15 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
15 15 (1.19%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 110 (8.75%) Linux
2 67 (5.33%) Unix
3 62 (4.93%) Windows
4 17 (1.35%) Android
4 17 (1.35%) Ubuntu
4 17 (1.35%) VMS
5 12 (0.95%) Apple iOS
5 12 (0.95%) Windows Server
6 11 (0.88%) AIX
7 7 (0.56%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.40%) Debian
9 2 (0.16%) CentOS
9 2 (0.16%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.080%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 639 (50.84%) Agile
2 274 (21.80%) Analytics
3 224 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
4 196 (15.59%) DevOps
5 174 (13.84%) CI/CD
6 161 (12.81%) Software Engineering
7 160 (12.73%) Microservices
8 156 (12.41%) E-Commerce
9 151 (12.01%) Roadmaps
10 148 (11.77%) Stakeholder Management
11 138 (10.98%) Project Management
12 135 (10.74%) Decision-Making
13 133 (10.58%) Business Intelligence
14 128 (10.18%) Cybersecurity
15 124 (9.86%) Mentoring
16 116 (9.23%) Artificial Intelligence
17 108 (8.59%) Machine Learning
18 93 (7.40%) Risk Management
19 91 (7.24%) Infrastructure as Code
19 91 (7.24%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 225 (17.90%) SQL
2 185 (14.72%) Python
3 124 (9.86%) JavaScript
4 110 (8.75%) Java
5 72 (5.73%) C#
6 44 (3.50%) TypeScript
7 34 (2.70%) PowerShell
8 26 (2.07%) C++
9 25 (1.99%) Bash
10 22 (1.75%) R
11 15 (1.19%) PL/SQL
12 13 (1.03%) PHP
12 13 (1.03%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.88%) C
13 11 (0.88%) Scala
14 10 (0.80%) Bicep
15 9 (0.72%) Perl
16 7 (0.56%) Kotlin
17 6 (0.48%) Apex Code
17 6 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 177 (14.08%) Degree
2 126 (10.02%) Security Cleared
3 70 (5.57%) SC Cleared
4 26 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (1.67%) PMI Certification
6 15 (1.19%) CISSP
6 15 (1.19%) PMP
7 12 (0.95%) Azure Certification
8 11 (0.88%) AWS Certification
9 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.64%) CIPD
10 8 (0.64%) CISM
11 7 (0.56%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (0.56%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.48%) ACCA
12 6 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 6 (0.48%) CIMA
12 6 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (2.86%) QA
2 31 (2.47%) PMO
3 24 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (1.67%) Data Quality
5 18 (1.43%) Accessibility
6 17 (1.35%) PCI DSS
7 16 (1.27%) SLA
8 14 (1.11%) GDPR
8 14 (1.11%) IFRS
8 14 (1.11%) IFRS 9
9 12 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
10 11 (0.88%) NIST
11 9 (0.72%) CRD IV
12 8 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.64%) NCSC
13 7 (0.56%) GRC
14 5 (0.40%) GxP
14 5 (0.40%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 3 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 70 (5.57%) Docker
2 53 (4.22%) Active Directory
3 10 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.32%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.24%) Firmware
7 2 (0.16%) Postfix
8 1 (0.080%) KVM
8 1 (0.080%) QEMU
8 1 (0.080%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.080%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 116 (9.23%) Terraform
2 100 (7.96%) Kubernetes
3 61 (4.85%) Ansible
4 11 (0.88%) Istio
5 6 (0.48%) CSIRT
6 5 (0.40%) SCCM
7 4 (0.32%) Argo
7 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.16%) SCOM
9 2 (0.16%) SysTrack
10 1 (0.080%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.080%) FlexNet
10 1 (0.080%) Grafana
10 1 (0.080%) Packer
10 1 (0.080%) Salt
10 1 (0.080%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.080%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 178 (14.16%) Microsoft
2 94 (7.48%) SAP
3 74 (5.89%) Google
4 54 (4.30%) Oracle
5 40 (3.18%) ServiceNow
6 38 (3.02%) Cisco
7 29 (2.31%) Fortinet
7 29 (2.31%) Teradata
8 28 (2.23%) CheckPoint
8 28 (2.23%) F5
8 28 (2.23%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.11%) Databricks
10 12 (0.95%) VMware
11 11 (0.88%) Adobe
12 10 (0.80%) Citrix
12 10 (0.80%) IBM
12 10 (0.80%) MuleSoft
13 9 (0.72%) Apple
13 9 (0.72%) Confluent
14 8 (0.64%) ESRI