Retailing
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 93 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -31 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,081 | 1,442 | 3,257 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.51% | 2.57% | 3.72% |
| As % of the General category | 4.37% | 4.40% | 6.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 600 | 874 | 1,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £354 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +2.38% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 45 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.56 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +20.06% | +13.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £22.16 | £35.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.90 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.74% | +20.06% | +22.22% |
All General Skills
UK
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 requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,753 | 32,807 | 49,724 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.49% | 58.53% | 56.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,550 | 22,755 | 34,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +8.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,984 | 981 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +43.56% | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £27.84 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | +42.77% | +2.63% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail.
Retail
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Retail over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Retail
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +8 | 996 | £515 | -2.83% | 2,311 |
| London | +35 | 516 | £520 | -5.45% | 658 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 451 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,756 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 414 | £500 | -7.41% | 827 |
| North of England | -11 | 146 | £500 | -4.76% | 484 |
| South East | +20 | 119 | £475 | -13.64% | 391 |
| East of England | +1 | 101 | £413 | -31.25% | 151 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 72 | £500 | -9.09% | 175 |
| North West | +6 | 65 | £450 | -10.00% | 267 |
| Midlands | -19 | 51 | £600 | +26.32% | 349 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 38 | £650 | +36.84% | 164 |
| South West | -25 | 24 | £475 | -2.56% | 257 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 13 | £500 | +11.11% | 185 |
| Scotland | +23 | 7 | £430 | +7.50% | 132 |
| North East | +6 | 4 | £600 | +6.19% | 53 |
| Wales | +7 | 3 | - | - | 45 |
Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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