The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Blackburn. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Blackburn.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
6
8
7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn
85.71%
100.00%
30.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
6
2
10th Percentile
£451
-
£273
25th Percentile
£453
£413
£288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£425
£325
Median % change year-on-year
+8.82%
+30.77%
-27.78%
75th Percentile
£478
£438
£363
90th Percentile
£484
£519
£378
Lancashire median daily rate
£528
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.50%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£22.75
-
-
Median hourly rate
£24.50
-
-
75th Percentile
£26.25
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£35.50
£16.06
£50.85
% change year-on-year
+121.01%
-68.42%
+22.96%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Retail Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in Blackburn.
Retail Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Retail also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
