Retailing
London > East London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in East London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | - | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East London | 0.99% | - | 0.38% |
| As % of the General category | 1.35% | - | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | - | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | - | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +125.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £394 | - | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -1.35% |
All General Skills
East London
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 East London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 74 | 71 | 162 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East London | 73.27% | 56.80% | 61.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 62 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | - | £351 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £498 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.50% | -14.96% | +23.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £588 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £970 | £674 | £770 |
| London median daily rate | £536 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.78% | - | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.33 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.86 | - | £14.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.03 | - | £15.52 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -31.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.61 | - | £22.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.64 | - | £31.85 |
| London median hourly rate | £26.30 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.86% | +7.69% | -3.45% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in East London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East London.
Retail
Daily Rate Trend in East London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in East London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Retail.
Retail
Contract Job Locations in East London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the East London region over the 6 months to 28 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | - | 1 | £388 | - | |
| Retail London |
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Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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:
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