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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 92 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -31 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,077 | 1,480 | 3,272 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.53% | 2.58% | 3.71% |
| As % of the General category | 4.36% | 4.42% | 6.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 596 | 884 | 1,968 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £363 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £398 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £535 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.52% | -0.33% | +7.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £636 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +10.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 53 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.50 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.25 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.99% | +22.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £22.16 | £31.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.90 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.74% | +20.06% | +17.86% |
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 | 24,681 | 33,520 | 49,936 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.02% | 58.54% | 56.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,587 | 23,230 | 34,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £443 | £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 | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,924 | 1,020 | 1,422 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.72 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +44.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52.78 | £61.25 | £47.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.59 | £72.50 | £59.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £29.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +52.63% | -3.52% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +9 | 990 | £513 | -2.38% | 2,404 |
| London | +31 | 507 | £505 | -8.18% | 733 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 453 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,775 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 408 | £500 | -6.37% | 897 |
| North of England | -5 | 148 | £506 | -3.57% | 514 |
| South East | +12 | 121 | £475 | -13.64% | 442 |
| East of England | +1 | 100 | £450 | -21.74% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 73 | £515 | -6.36% | 185 |
| North West | 0 | 65 | £450 | -10.00% | 292 |
| Midlands | -20 | 50 | £610 | +34.81% | 374 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 38 | £650 | +36.84% | 201 |
| South West | -23 | 23 | £475 | -2.56% | 199 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 12 | £494 | +16.18% | 173 |
| Scotland | +27 | 8 | £430 | +4.24% | 89 |
| North East | +7 | 5 | £600 | +6.19% | 47 |
| Wales | +9 | 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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