Merchandise Planning Contract Job Trends in London

Merchandise Planning
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Merchandise Planning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 362 403
Rank change year-on-year -14 +41 -
Contract jobs citing Merchandise Planning 1 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.034% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.008% 0.037% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £629 -
25th Percentile £163 £654 £606
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £765 £613
Median % change year-on-year -77.12% +24.90% -
75th Percentile £188 £788 £619
90th Percentile - £819 -
England median daily rate £175 £765 £613
% change year-on-year -77.12% +24.90% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Merchandise Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,190 13,384 16,568
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.29% 90.13% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,688 8,584 11,883
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £681
90th Percentile £756 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 164 245
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.03 £17.85
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £20.02
Median hourly rate £31.49 £36.65 £32.69
Median % change year-on-year -14.08% +12.11% -14.80%
75th Percentile £53.44 £55.38 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.70 £80.75 £74.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.64%

Merchandise Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Merchandise Planning relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Merchandise Planning job vacancy trend in London

Merchandise Planning
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Merchandise Planning.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Merchandise Planning

Merchandise Planning
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP