Retail Contract Job Trends in Thurrock

Retailing
Essex > Thurrock

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Thurrock. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Retail 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Thurrock 75.00% - 25.00%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £375
75th Percentile - - £388
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £213 - £425
% change year-on-year - - +11.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
Essex median hourly rate £17.50 - -

All General Skills
Thurrock

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 Thurrock.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3 1 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Thurrock 75.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £404
25th Percentile - - £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.21%
75th Percentile - - £556
90th Percentile - - £568
Essex median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
Essex median hourly rate £17.50 £21.00 £35.65
% change year-on-year -16.67% -41.09% -19.94%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Thurrock

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Thurrock

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Thurrock

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Thurrock citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Thurrock 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Veeva
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Administrator
1 3 (100.00%) Data Administrator
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP