Retail Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Retailing
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 27 27
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 +8
Contract jobs citing Retail 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 1.57% 1.78% 1.67%
As % of the General category 3.19% 2.80% 3.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £230 £573 -
25th Percentile £301 £588 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £625 £500
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +25.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £475 £663 -
90th Percentile £486 £678 -
South West median daily rate £185 £409 £475
% change year-on-year -54.77% -13.89% -9.52%

All General Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 94 107 89
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 49.21% 63.31% 49.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 73 52
10th Percentile £174 £213 £163
25th Percentile £220 £369 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £575 £538
Median % change year-on-year -40.87% +6.88% -4.78%
75th Percentile £459 £649 £605
90th Percentile £580 £829 £686
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 14
10th Percentile - - £23.45
25th Percentile £61.50 - £35.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 - £46.09
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.82%
75th Percentile £64.50 - £55.47
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £64.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -62.50% +16.36% -12.70%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Retail job vacancy trend in Somerset

Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Retail.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Retail

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in Somerset over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Retail in Somerset

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Retail.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Retail

Retail
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 11 December 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
Bath - 1 £438 - 12
Street - 1 £185 - 1
Retail
South West

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) Business IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) IT Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) Logistics
1 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Transformation
1 1 (33.33%) Use Case
1 1 (33.33%) User Stories
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft