Retail Contracts in Worcestershire

Retailing
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 14 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -6
Contract jobs citing Retail 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 6.52% - 1.69%
As % of the General category 14.29% - 3.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.93%
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £650 £475
% change year-on-year -30.77% +36.84% +2.15%

All General Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21 41 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 45.65% 54.67% 48.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 29 41
10th Percentile £128 £200 £331
25th Percentile £176 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £600 £610 £675
90th Percentile £700 £675 -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -6.86% - +7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 3
10th Percentile £13.01 - £16.77
25th Percentile £15.36 £10.50 £17.12
Median hourly rate £17.16 £11.73 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year +46.31% -33.76% +1.14%
75th Percentile £17.76 £48.13 -
90th Percentile £17.98 £72.50 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £19.59 £17.85
% change year-on-year -8.12% +9.75% +5.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Worcestershire

Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Retail in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for Retail in Worcestershire

Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Retail in Worcestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Retail in Worcestershire

Retail
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Worcester - 2 - - 14
Tenbury Wells - 1 - -
Retail
West Midlands

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) LAN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Back Office
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) IT Director
1 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree