Retailing
Central London > West End of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in West End of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 6 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West End of London | 8.96% | 17.31% | - |
| As % of the General category | 14.29% | 23.68% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £431 | £312 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £503 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £505 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.89% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £508 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £655 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £556 | £505 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.15% | -3.81% | -12.50% |
All General Skills
West End of London
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 West End of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 42 | 38 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London | 62.69% | 73.08% | 54.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 26 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £252 | £222 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £332 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £505 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.14% | +2.02% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £534 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £580 |
| Central London median daily rate | £575 | £556 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.37% | -7.29% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44.89 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £49.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £30.04 | £24.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.15% | -31.43% | -23.08% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West End of London.
Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West End of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in West End of London.
Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in West End of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in West End of London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West End of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in West End of London.
Retail
Contract Job Locations in West End of London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the West End of London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holborn | -1 | 5 | £450 | -10.89% | 1 |
| Retail Central London |
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Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West End of London 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: