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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 93 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -28 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,086 | 1,516 | 3,202 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.52% | 2.61% | 3.67% |
| As % of the General category | 4.35% | 4.47% | 6.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 602 | 908 | 1,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £360 | £387 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £530 | £539 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.72% | -1.62% | +7.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | +9.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 57 | 112 |
| 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% | +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% | +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 | 24,981 | 33,919 | 49,055 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.02% | 58.48% | 56.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,767 | 23,530 | 34,017 |
| 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 | £770 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,939 | 1,040 | 1,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.77 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £17.72 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.60 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.96% | +48.16% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.35 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £28.16 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.92% | +50.59% | -4.10% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | +7 | 997 | £515 | -1.90% | 2,144 |
| London | +29 | 517 | £505 | -8.18% | 577 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 452 | £500 | -2.44% | 1,608 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 411 | £500 | -4.76% | 822 |
| North of England | -3 | 150 | £513 | -2.38% | 489 |
| South East | +14 | 120 | £475 | -13.64% | 359 |
| East of England | -1 | 96 | £425 | -29.17% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 71 | £515 | -6.36% | 176 |
| North West | +5 | 70 | £500 | - | 274 |
| Midlands | +2 | 51 | £620 | +37.78% | 343 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 39 | £650 | +36.84% | 181 |
| South West | -26 | 23 | £475 | -2.56% | 184 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 12 | £494 | +23.44% | 162 |
| Scotland | +28 | 9 | £430 | -1.71% | 77 |
| North East | +5 | 5 | £600 | +6.19% | 48 |
| Wales | +8 | 3 | - | - | 37 |
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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