The UK’s retail industry registered a 13.7% drop in IT hiring activity in June 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.
The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 11.01% in June 2022 when compared with May 2022.
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Out of the retail industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 3.23% share in June 2022, recording a decrease of 0.12% over the last three-month average share.
Top five job classifications in the UK’s retail industry’s IT recruitment activity in June 2022
Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 99.52% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the UK’s retail industry in June 2022.
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By GlobalData1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 53.11% in June 2022, registering a 48.37% decline over the previous month.
2) Computer Support Specialists claimed an 18.66% share, an increase of 14.71% over the previous month.
3) Database and Network Administrators and Architects held a share of 15.31%, registering a 49.21% decline from May 2022.
4) Computer and Information Analysts captured a share of 9.57%, down 33.33% over the previous month.
Top five retail companies in the UK’s IT recruitment activity in June 2022
The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average decline of 47.86% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the UK’s retail industry during June 2022 over May 2022.
John Lewis Partnership posted 50 IT jobs in June 2022 and registered a rise of 177.78% over the previous month, followed by Amazon with 35 jobs and a 77.12% drop. Ocado Group with 20 IT jobs and Howden Joinery Group with 9 jobs, recorded a 23.08% decline and a 52.63% decrease, respectively, while Marks and Spencer Group recorded a decline of 55.56% with 8 job postings during June 2022.
Junior Level job postings dominate in June 2022
Junior Level jobs held a share of 74.64%, down by 39.3% from May 2022. Entry Level positions with a 13.4% share, registered a decline of 45.1% compared with the previous month.
In the third place was Mid Level job ads with an 11.96% share, down 59.02% over May 2022.
