The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 27 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 Glasgow.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
484
402
526
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
66.21%
58.01%
62.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
323
281
371
10th Percentile
£269
£205
£325
25th Percentile
£359
£325
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£455
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+1.11%
-10.00%
+7.53%
75th Percentile
£538
£550
£589
90th Percentile
£589
£638
£688
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£440
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.11%
-7.37%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
9
15
10th Percentile
£15.09
£16.01
£12.05
25th Percentile
£17.87
£18.50
£12.13
Median hourly rate
£19.97
£19.59
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
+1.94%
+35.10%
-56.81%
75th Percentile
£26.21
£34.50
£58.75
90th Percentile
-
£48.23
£64.16
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.23
£17.00
£19.18
% change year-on-year
+13.12%
-11.37%
-3.38%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Retail Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Retail.
Retail Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Retail.
Retail Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 27 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 Glasgow region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
