Retailing
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 69 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +2 | -20 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Retail | 45 | 54 | 69 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 2.70% | 2.42% | 2.47% |
| As % of the General category | 4.29% | 4.63% | 4.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 24 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £209 | £200 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £460 | £215 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -23.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £506 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £650 | £625 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £463 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.92% | -15.91% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £16.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £31.05 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £16.34 | £16.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.09% | -27.27% | +37.50% |
All General Skills
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,048 | 1,166 | 1,697 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 62.83% | 52.22% | 60.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 637 | 614 | 1,086 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £235 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £398 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £610 | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 81 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £18.50 | £14.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.48 | £26.25 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.33 | £58.38 | £32.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.17% | +80.73% | +53.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.56 | £70.39 | £61.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.48 | £87.46 | £69.95 |
| South East median hourly rate | £18.85 | £57.35 | £52.10 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.14% | +10.08% | +144.60% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Retail
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Retail.
Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.
Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Retail in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.
Retail
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | +14 | 28 | £543 | +8.50% | 165 |
| Buckinghamshire | -5 | 12 | £209 | -42.27% | 31 |
| Oxfordshire | -6 | 5 | £550 | +15.79% | 11 |
| Retail South East |
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Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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