Retailing
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 90 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -25 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,068 | 1,588 | 3,188 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.47% | 2.66% | 3.59% |
| As % of the General category | 4.24% | 4.54% | 6.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 598 | 942 | 1,898 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £350 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £438 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.10% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £756 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 60 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.44 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.15 | £17.50 | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +20.06% | +17.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £22.16 | £30.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.90 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.74% | +20.06% | +26.92% |
All General Skills
UK
Retail is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,217 | 34,983 | 49,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.24% | 58.49% | 56.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,921 | 24,245 | 34,457 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.29% | +7.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.90% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,077 | 1,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.46 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £18.13 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.14% | +62.79% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.75 | £61.25 | £46.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.51 | £30.54 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.93% | +65.08% | -7.50% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail.
Retail
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail.
Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Retail over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Retail
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +6 | 984 | £520 | -0.95% | 2,092 |
| London | +27 | 506 | £513 | -5.09% | 576 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 454 | £500 | - | 1,582 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 397 | £500 | -4.76% | 844 |
| North of England | +1 | 153 | £514 | +2.75% | 448 |
| South East | +14 | 118 | £475 | -9.95% | 364 |
| East of England | -5 | 92 | £425 | -29.17% | 173 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 74 | £515 | -6.36% | 164 |
| North West | +13 | 70 | £475 | - | 237 |
| Midlands | -6 | 54 | £620 | +45.88% | 333 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 42 | £650 | +36.84% | 179 |
| South West | -21 | 24 | £475 | -2.56% | 179 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 12 | £494 | +25.80% | 154 |
| Scotland | +20 | 9 | £430 | -1.71% | 83 |
| North East | +9 | 5 | £600 | +6.19% | 58 |
| Wales | +5 | 3 | - | - | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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