The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Chester. 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.
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 Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
61
47
73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
79.22%
79.66%
71.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
17
39
10th Percentile
£521
£491
£370
25th Percentile
£563
£513
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£610
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+2.46%
+10.91%
+41.94%
75th Percentile
£716
£738
£588
90th Percentile
£778
-
£688
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-10.60%
-
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
7
19
10th Percentile
£26.75
£14.10
£17.45
25th Percentile
£33.40
£25.50
£29.58
Median hourly rate
£37.19
£35.00
£33.00
Median % change year-on-year
+6.26%
+6.06%
+43.48%
75th Percentile
£50.00
-
£35.00
90th Percentile
£57.20
-
£37.80
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.50
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-7.14%
+14.60%
+56.62%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Retail Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in Chester.
Retail Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 14 August 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 Chester region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
