The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Peterborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
22
19
10
Rank change year-on-year
-3
-9
+7
Contract jobs citing Retail
4
33
48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Peterborough
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 Peterborough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
48
141
171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough
52.75%
64.68%
78.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
6
33
10th Percentile
-
£106
£204
25th Percentile
£195
£203
£212
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£325
£325
£300
Median % change year-on-year
-
+8.33%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£444
£441
£388
90th Percentile
£611
£500
£449
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£450
£425
£439
% change year-on-year
+5.88%
-3.13%
-2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
128
131
10th Percentile
-
£14.00
£13.29
25th Percentile
£15.62
£14.16
£13.41
Median hourly rate
£16.30
£15.00
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
+8.67%
+3.45%
+7.41%
75th Percentile
£18.22
£21.37
£20.56
90th Percentile
£18.85
£29.75
£22.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.30
£15.00
£14.50
% change year-on-year
+8.67%
+3.45%
+6.15%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.
Retail Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in Peterborough.
Retail Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Peterborough
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in Peterborough.
Retail Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Retail also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Peterborough region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough 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:
