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 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 95 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -34 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1,084 | 1,428 | 3,303 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.50% | 2.56% | 3.74% |
| As % of the General category | 4.38% | 4.38% | 6.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 597 | 870 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.48% | +2.86% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +8.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 44 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.50 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.86 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £19.81 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +10.06% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £22.16 | £35.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.95 | £19.81 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | +20.06% | +22.22% |
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 | 24,777 | 32,618 | 50,237 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.22% | 58.55% | 56.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,531 | 22,606 | 34,931 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £769 | £781 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +7.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,998 | 995 | 1,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.06 | £31.92 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +41.87% | +6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £71.27 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £27.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.35% | +41.03% | +2.63% |
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 8 June 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 8 June 2024.
Retail
Top 16 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 8 June 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 | +12 | 993 | £518 | -2.36% | 2,286 |
| London | +27 | 517 | £525 | -4.55% | 569 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 448 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,735 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 412 | £500 | -7.41% | 901 |
| North of England | -14 | 143 | £500 | -4.76% | 490 |
| South East | +14 | 117 | £475 | -13.64% | 365 |
| East of England | +3 | 102 | £413 | -28.26% | 162 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 73 | £500 | -9.09% | 195 |
| North West | 0 | 61 | £431 | -13.75% | 263 |
| Midlands | -27 | 50 | £610 | +28.42% | 400 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 38 | £650 | +36.13% | 192 |
| South West | -17 | 24 | £475 | -2.56% | 226 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 12 | £513 | +13.89% | 207 |
| Scotland | +28 | 9 | £500 | +25.00% | 86 |
| North East | +6 | 4 | £600 | +6.19% | 39 |
| Wales | +6 | 3 | - | - | 58 |
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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