Retail Contracts in the North East

Retailing
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 32 43
Rank change year-on-year -4 +11 +6
Contract jobs citing Retail 3 5 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 0.93% 1.47% 3.77%
As % of the General category 1.61% 2.82% 7.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 11
10th Percentile - - £463
25th Percentile £675 £575 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +6.19% +13.00%
75th Percentile £825 £650 -
90th Percentile - £665 -
England median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -1.87%

All General Skills
North East

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 North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 186 177 211
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 57.76% 52.06% 49.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 88 168
10th Percentile £248 £189 £231
25th Percentile £356 £402 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £523 £531
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% -1.65% +9.25%
75th Percentile £538 £625 £625
90th Percentile £616 £720 £731
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 40 0
10th Percentile - £11.41 -
25th Percentile £11.60 £12.13 -
Median hourly rate £11.64 £17.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.49% - -
75th Percentile £18.72 £46.69 -
90th Percentile £22.64 £49.88 -
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -11.76% +58.14%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the North East

Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in the North East.

Daily rate trend for Retail in the North East

Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in the North East.

Hourly rate trend for Retail in the North East

Retail
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the North East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Tyne and Wear -5 3 £750 +25.00% 60
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Brand Awareness
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Blog
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Media
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Signage
1 2 (66.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) B2B
1 2 (66.67%) B2B Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Brand Management
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Media Management
1 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
1 2 (66.67%) Email Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Market Research
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Pay per click
1 2 (66.67%) SEO
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Facebook