Retail Jobs in Kent

Retailing
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 25 68
Rank change year-on-year -10 +43 -22
Permanent jobs citing Retail 76 96 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 5.14% 8.39% 3.82%
As % of the General category 9.50% 11.99% 6.28%
Number of salaries quoted 57 47 26
10th Percentile £25,250 £36,900 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +22.22% +12.50%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £64,500 £65,000 £72,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% +5.00%

All General Skills
Kent

Retail is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 800 801 780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 54.13% 70.02% 60.80%
Number of salaries quoted 563 316 361
10th Percentile £23,500 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.42% +5.56% +17.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Kent

Retail
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in Kent.

Salary trend for Retail in Kent

Retail
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Kent over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in Kent

Retail
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Maidstone +21 18 £40,000 -27.27% 3
Canterbury -2 14 £47,500 -13.64% 2
Dartford - 5 - - 1
Tonbridge - 4 £36,000 - 3
Sevenoaks - 3 £26,500 - 3
Gravesend - 2 £75,000 - 1
Folkestone +3 1 £70,000 +16.67%
Tunbridge Wells -1 1 £32,500 -7.14% 3
Dover - 1 - -
Retail
South East

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 11 (14.47%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.26%) CMS
3 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Simulink
1 7 (9.21%) Stateflow
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Magento
1 4 (5.26%) Shopify
2 1 (1.32%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 21 (27.63%) Azure
2 16 (21.05%) Power Platform
3 12 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (9.21%) AWS
5 4 (5.26%) Google Analytics
6 3 (3.95%) Entra ID
6 3 (3.95%) OneDrive
7 2 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.63%) Google Ads
7 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Advertising
8 1 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.21%) J1939
2 5 (6.58%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (17.11%) Power BI
2 12 (15.79%) SQL Server
3 11 (14.47%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (7.89%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (7.89%) MongoDB
4 6 (7.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (3.95%) Relational Database
6 2 (2.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (5.26%) ClearCase
1 4 (5.26%) JIRA
1 4 (5.26%) Plastic SCM
2 2 (2.63%) Selenium
General
1 33 (43.42%) Social Skills
2 13 (17.11%) Finance
2 13 (17.11%) Marketing
3 11 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (9.21%) Automotive
6 6 (7.89%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.26%) Electronics
8 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.95%) Local Government
9 2 (2.63%) Legal
9 2 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.32%) Law
10 1 (1.32%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 13 (17.11%) Developer
2 9 (11.84%) Administrator
3 8 (10.53%) Senior
4 7 (9.21%) .NET Developer
4 7 (9.21%) Consultant
5 5 (6.58%) IT Administrator
5 5 (6.58%) Project Manager
6 4 (5.26%) Business Intelligence Consultant
6 4 (5.26%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 4 (5.26%) Help Desk Administrator
6 4 (5.26%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (5.26%) Software Engineer
7 3 (3.95%) Analyst
7 3 (3.95%) IT Manager
7 3 (3.95%) Junior
7 3 (3.95%) Junior Consultant
7 3 (3.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 3 (3.95%) Service Analyst
7 3 (3.95%) SharePoint Consultant
7 3 (3.95%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.21%) .NET
1 7 (9.21%) .NET Core
1 7 (9.21%) .NET Framework
1 7 (9.21%) AngularJS
1 7 (9.21%) ASP.NET
1 7 (9.21%) React
2 6 (7.89%) ASP.NET MVC
2 6 (7.89%) ASP.NET Web API
2 6 (7.89%) Entity Framework
2 6 (7.89%) Node.js
2 6 (7.89%) Vue
3 2 (2.63%) Web Services
4 1 (1.32%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (1.32%) CSS
4 1 (1.32%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 14 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (9.21%) Algorithms
3 6 (7.89%) Greenfield Project
4 5 (6.58%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.26%) Blog
5 4 (5.26%) Graphic Design
6 3 (3.95%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (3.95%) Product Ownership
7 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.32%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.32%) Windows
1 1 (1.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.68%) Customer Service
2 17 (22.37%) Agile
3 16 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (17.11%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (15.79%) Project Management
6 9 (11.84%) E-Commerce
6 9 (11.84%) Time Management
7 8 (10.53%) BDD
7 8 (10.53%) Project Delivery
8 7 (9.21%) Full Stack Development
8 7 (9.21%) Migration
9 6 (7.89%) Artificial Intelligence
9 6 (7.89%) Data Science
9 6 (7.89%) Kanban
9 6 (7.89%) Microservices
9 6 (7.89%) MVC
9 6 (7.89%) Scrum
9 6 (7.89%) Software Engineering
9 6 (7.89%) Software Testing
9 6 (7.89%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.16%) SQL
2 8 (10.53%) C#
3 7 (9.21%) C
3 7 (9.21%) MATLAB
4 6 (7.89%) JavaScript
4 6 (7.89%) TypeScript
5 4 (5.26%) Embedded C
5 4 (5.26%) Perl
5 4 (5.26%) Python
6 2 (2.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.32%) PHP
7 1 (1.32%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (25.00%) Degree
2 4 (5.26%) HND
3 3 (3.95%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.63%) HNC
5 1 (1.32%) CCA
5 1 (1.32%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.32%) MCSA
5 1 (1.32%) MCSE
5 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.21%) Automotive SPICE
1 7 (9.21%) ISO 26262
2 4 (5.26%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (5.26%) GDPR
2 4 (5.26%) ISO 9001
2 4 (5.26%) MISRA
3 1 (1.32%) QA
System Software
1 4 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Functional Safety
1 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 34 (44.74%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.21%) Facebook
2 7 (9.21%) Instagram
3 6 (7.89%) Google
4 4 (5.26%) Adobe
4 4 (5.26%) IBM
4 4 (5.26%) Lauterbach
4 4 (5.26%) WooCommerce
5 1 (1.32%) Citrix
5 1 (1.32%) Freshdesk
5 1 (1.32%) Spiceworks
5 1 (1.32%) VMware