Retailing
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Retail | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 10.91% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 16.22% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £340 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.44% | -5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £15.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £15.50 | £13.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +19.23% | - | - |
All General Skills
Dorset
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 Dorset.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 74 | 70 | 143 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 67.27% | 46.98% | 53.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 38 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £289 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £397 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £488 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -4.88% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £594 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £736 | £738 |
| South West median daily rate | £489 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | -1.87% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £13.69 | £16.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.22 | £55.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.87% | -72.74% | +15.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £15.75 | £22.79 | £57.33 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £47.83 | £71.78 |
| South West median hourly rate | £22.63 | £57.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.64% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Retail.
Retail
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | - | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| Retail South West |
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Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
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