The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Retail
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian
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 Lothian.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
6
40
32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian
60.00%
80.00%
58.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
20
22
10th Percentile
£140
£127
£120
25th Percentile
£156
£270
£130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£188
£473
£413
Median % change year-on-year
-60.32%
+14.55%
+3.13%
75th Percentile
£359
£565
£575
90th Percentile
£459
£590
£625
Scotland median daily rate
£465
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.21%
-
+3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
4
10th Percentile
£16.29
-
£15.83
25th Percentile
£16.34
-
£15.94
Median hourly rate
£17.63
£48.00
£16.25
Median % change year-on-year
-63.28%
+195.38%
-16.67%
75th Percentile
£18.84
-
£31.94
90th Percentile
£18.86
-
£58.38
Scotland median hourly rate
£22.44
£19.17
£19.88
% change year-on-year
+17.04%
-3.57%
-23.54%
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
Retail Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in West Lothian.
Retail Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Retail also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Lothian region with a requirement for Retail.
Retail Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:
