Retail Contracts in London

Retailing
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 105 64
Rank change year-on-year +26 -41 +23
Contract jobs citing Retail 517 594 1,498
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.95% 2.36% 3.87%
As % of the General category 4.71% 3.73% 6.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 372 946
10th Percentile £309 £368 £413
25th Percentile £423 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £688
90th Percentile £738 £836 £788
England median daily rate £518 £530 £530
% change year-on-year -2.36% - +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 9
10th Percentile - - £26.25
25th Percentile £18.25 £31.17 £34.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £31.92 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.34% -36.16% -25.93%
75th Percentile £42.50 £37.71 £60.75
90th Percentile £64.24 £40.73 £72.30
England median hourly rate £16.00 £19.81 £16.50
% change year-on-year -19.23% +20.06% +22.22%

All General Skills
London

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 advertised in London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,988 15,940 23,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 62.59% 63.37% 60.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,846 11,631 17,170
10th Percentile £335 £375 £388
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £580
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +3.45% +7.41%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £700
90th Percentile £825 £825 £800
England median daily rate £533 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 200 278
10th Percentile £15.95 £16.12 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.18 £25.68
Median hourly rate £30.14 £30.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.47% -15.49% +22.41%
75th Percentile £47.81 £52.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £66.20 £70.00 £65.05
England median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £21.99
% change year-on-year +2.78% +39.40% +4.44%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in London

Retail
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Retail in London

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Retail in London

Retail
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Retail in London

Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Retail in London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Retail in London

Retail
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 9 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
Central London +35 82 £539 +1.65% 54
West London +29 7 £250 +4.17% 36
East London -4 2 £593 +35.43% 23
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 6 (1.16%) CMS
2 5 (0.97%) Confluence
2 5 (0.97%) WebSphere
3 4 (0.77%) Headless CMS
3 4 (0.77%) SAS
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.58%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.39%) Anypoint
5 2 (0.39%) Apache
5 2 (0.39%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) Appian
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.93%) Photoshop
5 9 (1.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (1.55%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (1.16%) InDesign
8 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.39%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.19%) Blender
11 1 (0.19%) Final Cut Pro
11 1 (0.19%) InVision
11 1 (0.19%) Sketch
11 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 27 (5.22%) Shopify
2 22 (4.26%) Dynamics AX
2 22 (4.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.97%) SAP EWM
3 5 (0.97%) SAP Retail
4 4 (0.77%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.77%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.58%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.58%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.39%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.39%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) SAP APO
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 77 (14.89%) Azure
2 47 (9.09%) AWS
3 41 (7.93%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.77%) GCP
5 32 (6.19%) Dynamics 365
6 30 (5.80%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (4.26%) BigCommerce
8 21 (4.06%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.06%) PowerApps
9 15 (2.90%) Google Analytics
10 12 (2.32%) Adobe Analytics
11 9 (1.74%) GitHub
11 9 (1.74%) Serverless
12 8 (1.55%) Apigee
13 7 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
14 6 (1.16%) Amazon S3
14 6 (1.16%) Amazon SQS
14 6 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
14 6 (1.16%) Figma
14 6 (1.16%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.93%) Firewall
2 6 (1.16%) Cisco Nexus
2 6 (1.16%) Internet
3 4 (0.77%) VPN
4 2 (0.39%) ATM
4 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.39%) CTI
4 2 (0.39%) FTP
4 2 (0.39%) Network Security
4 2 (0.39%) SCCP
4 2 (0.39%) VoIP
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) DNS
5 1 (0.19%) RFID
5 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (7.93%) Power BI
2 28 (5.42%) Data Lake
3 14 (2.71%) MySQL
4 12 (2.32%) Tableau
5 10 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.93%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.74%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.55%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.35%) Looker
8 7 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.16%) Metadata
9 6 (1.16%) SAP HANA
10 5 (0.97%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.77%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.77%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (0.58%) Big Data
12 3 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.39%) Redis
Development Applications
1 16 (3.09%) Jenkins
2 14 (2.71%) Git
3 12 (2.32%) Postman
4 11 (2.13%) JIRA
5 7 (1.35%) Maven
6 6 (1.16%) Selenium
6 6 (1.16%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.77%) ERwin
7 4 (0.77%) PHPUnit
7 4 (0.77%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 3 (0.58%) GitLab
9 2 (0.39%) Appium
9 2 (0.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.39%) fastlane
9 2 (0.39%) JMeter
9 2 (0.39%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.39%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.19%) Jaeger
10 1 (0.19%) JUnit
10 1 (0.19%) LSMW
General
1 148 (28.63%) Social Skills
2 140 (27.08%) Finance
3 67 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (11.61%) Banking
5 59 (11.41%) Marketing
6 30 (5.80%) Investment Banking
7 28 (5.42%) Corporate Banking
8 25 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 25 (4.84%) Retail Banking
9 24 (4.64%) Manufacturing
10 21 (4.06%) General Ledger
11 15 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.32%) Advertising
13 12 (2.32%) Legal
14 10 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.35%) Telecoms
16 6 (1.16%) Electronics
16 6 (1.16%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.97%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 61 (11.80%) Project Manager
2 60 (11.61%) Analyst
3 54 (10.44%) Senior
4 53 (10.25%) Architect
5 47 (9.09%) Lead
6 44 (8.51%) Consultant
7 42 (8.12%) Developer
8 28 (5.42%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (4.84%) Business Analyst
10 19 (3.68%) Microsoft Consultant
11 15 (2.90%) Product Manager
12 13 (2.51%) Data Analyst
12 13 (2.51%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 13 (2.51%) Software Engineer
13 12 (2.32%) Data Engineer
13 12 (2.32%) Functional Consultant
13 12 (2.32%) Java Engineer
14 11 (2.13%) Product Owner
14 11 (2.13%) Senior Manager
14 11 (2.13%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.48%) VML
2 17 (3.29%) HTML
3 16 (3.09%) CSS
4 15 (2.90%) React
4 15 (2.90%) Spring
5 13 (2.51%) GraphQL
5 13 (2.51%) Spring Boot
6 12 (2.32%) Node.js
6 12 (2.32%) REST
6 12 (2.32%) Swagger
7 11 (2.13%) .NET
7 11 (2.13%) Web Services
8 10 (1.93%) jQuery
9 8 (1.55%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.55%) PySpark
10 6 (1.16%) EDI
10 6 (1.16%) Sass
11 5 (0.97%) DOM
11 5 (0.97%) Java EE
11 5 (0.97%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.03%) Data Structures
2 21 (4.06%) FMCG
3 17 (3.29%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.09%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.13%) Mobile App
6 10 (1.93%) Marketing Technology
7 9 (1.74%) Algorithms
7 9 (1.74%) Credit Risk
7 9 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.55%) EPoS
9 7 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.16%) Hedge funds
11 5 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.97%) Life Science
11 5 (0.97%) Replication
11 5 (0.97%) Taxonomies
12 4 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.77%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.77%) Wiki
13 3 (0.58%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.48%) Apple iOS
1 18 (3.48%) Windows
2 13 (2.51%) Android
3 10 (1.93%) Linux
3 10 (1.93%) Unix
4 4 (0.77%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.58%) Mac OS X
5 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.39%) VMS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (24.56%) Agile
2 73 (14.12%) E-Commerce
3 70 (13.54%) DevOps
4 61 (11.80%) Analytics
5 50 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 48 (9.28%) Customer Experience
6 48 (9.28%) Problem-Solving
7 43 (8.32%) Business Intelligence
7 43 (8.32%) Project Management
8 37 (7.16%) CI/CD
8 37 (7.16%) Software Engineering
9 33 (6.38%) Scrum
10 31 (6.00%) Roadmaps
10 31 (6.00%) Wealth Management
11 30 (5.80%) Microservices
12 29 (5.61%) Decision-Making
13 28 (5.42%) Migration
14 27 (5.22%) Accounts Payable
14 27 (5.22%) CRM
14 27 (5.22%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 55 (10.64%) SQL
2 53 (10.25%) Python
3 28 (5.42%) Java
4 22 (4.26%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.71%) C#
6 9 (1.74%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.55%) PHP
8 5 (0.97%) ABAP
8 5 (0.97%) Go
9 4 (0.77%) R
10 3 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.58%) Ruby
11 2 (0.39%) Perl
11 2 (0.39%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.39%) Scala
11 2 (0.39%) Swift
12 1 (0.19%) Bicep
12 1 (0.19%) C++
12 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.19%) Rust
Qualifications
1 68 (13.15%) Degree
2 11 (2.13%) Master's Degree
2 11 (2.13%) PMI Certification
3 9 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (1.74%) PMP
4 8 (1.55%) AWS Certification
4 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (1.16%) SAP Certification
6 5 (0.97%) CISSP
7 4 (0.77%) CEH
7 4 (0.77%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.77%) Security Cleared
8 3 (0.58%) CIMA
9 2 (0.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.39%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.39%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.39%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.39%) CSSLP
9 2 (0.39%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.39%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.29%) QA
2 15 (2.90%) PMO
3 13 (2.51%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.32%) GDPR
5 8 (1.55%) SLA
6 7 (1.35%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.16%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.77%) NIST
9 3 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.58%) COBIT
9 3 (0.58%) GAAP
9 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.39%) IFRS
10 2 (0.39%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.39%) PSD2
10 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.19%) GRC
11 1 (0.19%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 13 (2.51%) Docker
2 10 (1.93%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.39%) HDFS
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.32%) Ansible
2 10 (1.93%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.55%) Puppet
3 8 (1.55%) Terraform
4 6 (1.16%) SCCM
5 4 (0.77%) Grafana
6 3 (0.58%) Kibana
7 2 (0.39%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.39%) Nessus
7 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.19%) logstash
8 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 86 (16.63%) Microsoft
2 71 (13.73%) SAP
3 45 (8.70%) Adobe
4 44 (8.51%) Google
5 33 (6.38%) Salesforce
6 22 (4.26%) Sitecore
7 17 (3.29%) Oracle
8 12 (2.32%) Apple
8 12 (2.32%) Databricks
9 11 (2.13%) Cisco
10 9 (1.74%) Dell
10 9 (1.74%) Intel
10 9 (1.74%) Optimizely
11 8 (1.55%) Monetate
12 6 (1.16%) Ensighten
12 6 (1.16%) F5
12 6 (1.16%) Fortinet
12 6 (1.16%) Omniture
12 6 (1.16%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.16%) Tealium