Retailing
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 59 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -9 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 35 | 28 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 3.46% | 2.36% | 3.68% |
| As % of the General category | 5.62% | 4.27% | 7.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 25 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £405 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -13.64% | +12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £630 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £463 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -11.90% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £79.90 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £19.00 | £12.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +58.33% | - | - |
All General Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 623 | 655 | 838 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 61.50% | 55.13% | 50.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 401 | 388 | 572 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £294 | £226 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £401 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.10% | -2.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.43% | -1.70% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 25 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.95 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.94 | £20.00 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.87 | £30.00 | £17.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.12% | +69.40% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.06 | £57.50 | £20.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £64.00 | £53.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £23.57 | £35.00 | £22.53 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.67% | +55.35% | +5.70% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Retail.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in Manchester over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Retail.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Retail in Manchester over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: