Retailing
England > Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 85 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -16 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 46 | 50 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | 2.29% | 1.86% | 2.79% |
| As % of the General category | 3.69% | 3.35% | 5.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 34 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £516 | £368 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £610 | £453 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.03% | +34.81% | +0.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £747 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £801 | £699 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.83 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.75 | £16.00 | £20.63 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.94% | -22.42% | +25.00% |
All General Skills
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,248 | 1,491 | 1,828 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 62.24% | 55.53% | 55.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 804 | 1,035 | 1,305 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £208 | £216 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | +1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £606 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £725 | £694 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 165 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £11.75 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.70 | £13.91 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £17.50 | £22.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -20.92% | +19.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.00 | £35.00 | £41.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.38 | £52.56 | £51.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.14 | £32.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.76% | -6.25% | +47.38% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in the Midlands.
Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in the Midlands over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in the Midlands.
Retail
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -9 | 25 | £500 | -23.08% | 244 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 20 | £500 | +1.27% | 190 |
| Retail England |
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Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
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