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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 93 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -29 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,079 | 1,515 | 3,238 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.52% | 2.60% | 3.67% |
| As % of the General category | 4.35% | 4.45% | 6.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 600 | 911 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £299 | £360 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £530 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.72% | -1.40% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £628 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 55 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.44 | £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 | £31.88 |
| 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 | 24,809 | 34,034 | 49,680 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.03% | 58.51% | 56.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,642 | 23,589 | 34,466 |
| 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% | +9.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,929 | 1,037 | 1,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.75 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.16 | £33.82 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.82% | +53.73% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.78 | £61.25 | £47.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.40 | £72.50 | £59.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £29.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.72% | +52.63% | -5.00% |
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 | +10 | 991 | £515 | -1.90% | 2,266 |
| London | +26 | 513 | £505 | -8.18% | 633 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 449 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,673 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 406 | £500 | -4.76% | 861 |
| North of England | -7 | 147 | £506 | -3.57% | 509 |
| South East | +9 | 120 | £475 | -12.84% | 373 |
| East of England | -3 | 99 | £438 | -27.08% | 174 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 71 | £508 | -7.73% | 175 |
| North West | +8 | 66 | £475 | -5.00% | 293 |
| Midlands | -7 | 50 | £620 | +37.78% | 353 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 38 | £650 | +36.84% | 177 |
| South West | -24 | 22 | £470 | -3.59% | 189 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 12 | £494 | +19.70% | 176 |
| Scotland | +34 | 8 | £430 | +1.18% | 81 |
| North East | +7 | 5 | £600 | +6.19% | 51 |
| Wales | +10 | 3 | - | - | 36 |
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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