The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
130
103
95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
65.99%
45.18%
42.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
96
68
67
10th Percentile
£213
£120
£197
25th Percentile
£302
£161
£244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£298
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+26.05%
-30.00%
-11.87%
75th Percentile
£488
£523
£538
90th Percentile
£631
£639
£605
South Wales median daily rate
£393
£390
£450
% change year-on-year
+0.64%
-13.33%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
2
5
10th Percentile
£12.21
£28.54
-
25th Percentile
-
£32.95
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£42.80
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-69.44%
+114.00%
+7.96%
75th Percentile
£17.00
£55.15
£26.50
90th Percentile
£22.04
£61.06
£36.10
South Wales median hourly rate
£14.61
£26.50
£23.92
% change year-on-year
-44.87%
+10.81%
+18.86%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Retail Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Retail.
Retail Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Retail.
Retail Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 19 September 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
