Retail Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Retailing
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs citing Retail 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 3.19% - 2.46%
As % of the General category 5.26% - 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £750
Median % change year-on-year - - +56.25%
75th Percentile £638 - £775
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £514 £475 £650
% change year-on-year +8.30% -26.92% +35.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.13
Median hourly rate - - £15.90
75th Percentile - - £16.67
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate - - £13.83

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 general skills in Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 57 39 73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 60.64% 63.93% 59.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 25 39
10th Percentile £171 £140 £208
25th Percentile £300 £150 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £200 £375
Median % change year-on-year +102.50% -46.67% -25.00%
75th Percentile £514 £488 £450
90th Percentile £886 £545 £555
West Midlands median daily rate £492 £460 £500
% change year-on-year +6.96% -8.00% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 10 12
10th Percentile - £12.25 £12.50
25th Percentile - £16.39 £14.71
Median hourly rate - £30.00 £15.75
Median % change year-on-year - +90.45% -42.72%
75th Percentile - £35.69 £33.93
90th Percentile - £43.25 £38.27
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.50 £24.34 £19.00
% change year-on-year +25.31% +28.11% -9.39%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Retail

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) IT Manager
1 2 (66.67%) IT Project Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Change Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Change Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) FMCG
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Resource Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation