Retailing
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -1 | +26 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Retail | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton | 3.94% | 3.11% | 6.56% |
| As % of the General category | 7.69% | 7.69% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £591 | £489 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £597 | £613 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | +4.17% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £650 | £734 |
| 90th Percentile | £709 | £695 | £738 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £600 | £625 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +8.70% | +53.33% |
All General Skills
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 65 | 65 | 84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 51.18% | 40.37% | 45.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 44 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £309 |
| 25th Percentile | £323 | £231 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £380 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.29% | -30.91% | +5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £547 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £638 | £725 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +2.56% | +4.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £70.55 | £14.98 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70.63 | £45.31 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £71.50 | £80.00 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.63% | +196.30% | -34.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.63 | - | £49.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.85 | - | £62.40 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £53.75 | £57.35 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.28% | -0.26% | +182.42% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Retail.
Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: