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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 95 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -30 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,080 | 1,509 | 3,204 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.51% | 2.61% | 3.67% |
| As % of the General category | 4.33% | 4.45% | 6.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 602 | 905 | 1,917 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £361 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £530 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.72% | -1.40% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £770 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | +10.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 56 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.50 | £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% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £22.16 | £34.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.90 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.74% | +20.06% | +13.79% |
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 | 24,955 | 33,889 | 49,124 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.03% | 58.54% | 56.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,747 | 23,499 | 34,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,935 | 1,038 | 1,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.75 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.16 | £33.91 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.06% | +54.14% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.89 | £61.25 | £47.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.55 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £29.00 | £18.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.72% | +54.07% | -5.50% |
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 10 May 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 10 May 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 10 May 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 | 991 | £518 | -1.43% | 2,176 |
| London | +29 | 514 | £505 | -8.18% | 584 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 449 | £500 | -3.85% | 1,637 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 411 | £500 | -4.76% | 851 |
| North of England | 0 | 151 | £513 | -2.38% | 510 |
| South East | +9 | 119 | £475 | -13.64% | 364 |
| East of England | -2 | 94 | £438 | -27.08% | 167 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 72 | £508 | -7.73% | 178 |
| North West | +8 | 69 | £500 | - | 292 |
| Midlands | -9 | 50 | £620 | +37.78% | 342 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 38 | £650 | +36.84% | 179 |
| South West | -21 | 23 | £475 | -2.56% | 186 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 12 | £494 | +23.44% | 163 |
| Scotland | +27 | 9 | £430 | +1.18% | 76 |
| North East | +10 | 5 | £600 | +6.19% | 50 |
| Wales | +6 | 3 | - | - | 38 |
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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