Retail Contract Job Trends in Wolverhampton
Retailing
West Midlands > Wolverhampton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Wolverhampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Retail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wolverhampton | 2.13% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 5.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £425 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -13.92% | -10.67% |
All General Skills
Wolverhampton
Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing general skills in Wolverhampton.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing general skills | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wolverhampton | 42.55% | 90.91% | 40.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £224 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £254 | £91 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £271 | £173 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.68% | +56.40% | -53.01% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £325 | £291 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £475 | £415 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.50 | £26.00 | £23.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +9.15% | +19.10% |
Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wolverhampton.
Retail Daily Rate Trend in Wolverhampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wolverhampton citing Retail.
