Retail Contract Job Trends in Croydon

Retailing
South London > Croydon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Croydon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Retail 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Croydon 0.60% - -
As % of the General category 1.06% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £175 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - -
75th Percentile £205 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £190 £135 £475
% change year-on-year +40.74% -71.58% +46.15%

All General Skills
Croydon

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 general skills in Croydon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 94 69 84
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon 56.63% 65.71% 54.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 52 47
10th Percentile £447 £447 £196
25th Percentile £499 £492 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £475
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -16.67%
75th Percentile £533 - £581
90th Percentile £620 £673 £648
South London median daily rate £500 £600 £475
% change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 11
10th Percentile - - £15.43
25th Percentile - - £17.00
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
75th Percentile - - £25.25
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate £64.75 £15.84 £23.50
% change year-on-year +308.78% -32.60% +0.17%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.

Retail job vacancy trend in Croydon

Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Croydon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Retail.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Retail

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Croydon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Retail.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Retail

Retail
Contract Job Locations in Croydon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Croydon region over the 6 months to 21 March 2026. 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
South Croydon - 1 £190 - 1
Retail
South London

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree