Retail Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Retailing
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 22 22
Rank change year-on-year -12 0 -6
Contract jobs citing Retail 10 32 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 3.09% 7.53% 6.36%
As % of the General category 5.41% 13.45% 10.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £340 £186
25th Percentile - £363 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £295
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +56.78% +18.00%
75th Percentile - £544 £370
90th Percentile - £555 £412
East of England median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 25 32
10th Percentile £14.50 - -
25th Percentile £15.85 £16.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £16.30 £21.37 £19.81
Median % change year-on-year -23.72% +7.87% -
75th Percentile £16.60 - £22.00
90th Percentile £17.50 £21.46 -
East of England median hourly rate £16.30 £21.37 £19.81
% change year-on-year -23.72% +7.87% -

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 185 238 346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 57.10% 56.00% 62.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 56 124
10th Percentile £200 £223 £190
25th Percentile £363 £354 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £433 £445
Median % change year-on-year +12.72% -2.81% -3.78%
75th Percentile £602 £553 £528
90th Percentile £685 £648 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 110 172
10th Percentile £13.13 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.74 £16.23 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% +11.93% -
75th Percentile £24.15 £21.37 £17.72
90th Percentile £31.00 £49.25 £21.90
East of England median hourly rate £41.48 £40.00 £16.94
% change year-on-year +3.69% +136.20% -13.84%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Cambridgeshire

Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Retail in Cambridgeshire

Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend for Retail in Cambridgeshire

Retail
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 August 2025. 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
Peterborough -2 8 - - 15
Cambridge -5 1 £450 +28.57% 13
Retail
East of England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Spanish Language
4 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (90.00%) Analyst
1 9 (90.00%) Service Analyst
1 9 (90.00%) Service Desk Analyst
2 5 (50.00%) Call Centre Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Data Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 5 (50.00%) ITIL
2 4 (40.00%) Active Listening
2 4 (40.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (10.00%) Analytics
3 1 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (10.00%) Data Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) Data Transformation
3 1 (10.00%) Fintech
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) A+ Certification
1 5 (50.00%) MCSA
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Citrix
1 5 (50.00%) ServiceNow