Retailing
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 51 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -34 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 26 | 9 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds | 3.56% | 1.49% | 7.23% |
| As % of the General category | 5.94% | 3.10% | 13.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £229 | £449 |
| 25th Percentile | £452 | £355 | £498 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £488 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.21% | -7.14% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £538 | £691 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | - | £759 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -20.00% | +7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £19.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £18.87 | - | £19.00 |
All General Skills
Leeds
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 Leeds.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 438 | 290 | 469 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds | 60.00% | 47.93% | 52.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 305 | 176 | 310 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £313 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £493 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.52% | -6.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £637 | £671 | £720 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.08 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.25 | £15.75 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.25 | £27.50 | £20.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.55% | +32.82% | -17.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.38 | £33.75 | £21.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.18 | £52.53 | £21.70 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.30 | £30.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.00% | +57.89% | -13.64% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Retail.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in Leeds over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Retail.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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: