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 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 107 | 71 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +4 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,019 | 2,534 | 2,933 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.26% | 3.26% | 3.28% |
| As % of the General category | 3.80% | 5.50% | 6.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 580 | 1,471 | 1,778 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £331 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £749 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +7.37% | +18.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 94 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | - | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.78 | £15.25 | £12.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.81 | £19.81 | £14.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +39.02% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.94 | £22.00 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.75 | - | £60.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.81 | £19.81 | £14.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +41.50% | +33.33% |
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 | 26,826 | 46,099 | 47,791 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 59.55% | 59.29% | 53.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,800 | 31,532 | 32,758 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £319 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,114 | 1,233 | 1,436 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.41 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £16.25 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.00 | £25.00 | £19.52 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.00% | +28.07% | -13.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.00 | £57.50 | £43.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.53 | £70.00 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £21.72 | £17.34 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.12% | +25.30% | -17.65% |
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 2 December 2023.
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 2 December 2023.
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 2 December 2023. 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 | -29 | 921 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,196 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 477 | £500 | -1.96% | 1,596 |
| London | -45 | 419 | £550 | -0.90% | 771 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 397 | £525 | -4.55% | 1,054 |
| North of England | +5 | 166 | £550 | +10.00% | 468 |
| South East | -12 | 110 | £500 | -9.09% | 336 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 103 | £550 | +7.84% | 169 |
| East of England | -24 | 82 | £310 | -43.64% | 138 |
| North West | +24 | 56 | £550 | +15.79% | 257 |
| South West | +19 | 54 | £475 | -9.52% | 183 |
| Midlands | +6 | 50 | £551 | +22.33% | 304 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 42 | £556 | +11.14% | 160 |
| Scotland | +7 | 9 | £430 | -11.79% | 127 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 7 | £313 | -26.47% | 143 |
| North East | +27 | 6 | £723 | +31.36% | 51 |
| Wales | +15 | 4 | £550 | +254.84% | 52 |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 3 | £143 | -76.25% | 29 |
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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