Retail Jobs in the North West

Retailing
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 41 41
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 +14
Permanent jobs citing Retail 491 512 672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 5.05% 6.45% 7.13%
As % of the General category 9.44% 9.48% 11.62%
Number of salaries quoted 343 285 376
10th Percentile £22,750 £30,138 £31,625
25th Percentile £27,750 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £58,125 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,645 £80,625
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £58,135
% change year-on-year -20.83% +3.21% +1.10%

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,204 5,398 5,785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.49% 68.04% 61.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,866 2,485 3,100
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,100 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,125
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the North West

Retail
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the North West.

Salary trend for Retail in the North West

Retail
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the North West over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in the North West

Retail
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the North West region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Manchester +4 241 £47,500 -13.64% 162
Cheshire +19 152 £35,000 -33.33% 60
Merseyside +35 45 £40,000 -15.79% 31
Lancashire -20 43 £37,500 -21.05% 23
Cumbria -9 9 £70,000 +27.27% 6
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.02%) WordPress
4 4 (0.81%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.81%) CMS
4 4 (0.81%) Confluence
4 4 (0.81%) SAS
5 3 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.41%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.20%) Apache
7 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 77 (15.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (8.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.43%) Trello
5 6 (1.22%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.61%) InDesign
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.41%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.85%) Epicor Tropos
2 9 (1.83%) Magento
2 9 (1.83%) SAP BPC
2 9 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.63%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.81%) SAP APO
5 4 (0.81%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.81%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.81%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.81%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.81%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.41%) Shopify
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.20%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 77 (15.68%) Azure
2 62 (12.63%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.98%) AWS
4 40 (8.15%) Power Platform
5 28 (5.70%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (3.87%) GCP
7 12 (2.44%) GitHub
8 9 (1.83%) Azure API Management
8 9 (1.83%) Azure Service Bus
8 9 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (1.63%) Serverless
10 7 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.22%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 6 (1.22%) SaaS
12 5 (1.02%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (1.02%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.02%) Anthos
12 5 (1.02%) Azure App Service
12 5 (1.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 5 (1.02%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.70%) Broadband
2 23 (4.68%) Internet
3 15 (3.05%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (2.24%) Firewall
5 10 (2.04%) DNS
6 8 (1.63%) VoIP
7 7 (1.43%) DHCP
7 7 (1.43%) Network Security
8 5 (1.02%) LAN
8 5 (1.02%) WAN
9 4 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
9 4 (0.81%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.81%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.41%) Wireless
12 1 (0.20%) Intranet
12 1 (0.20%) LTE
12 1 (0.20%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (8.76%) SQL Server
2 36 (7.33%) Power BI
3 30 (6.11%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (4.89%) MySQL
5 14 (2.85%) DynamoDB
6 13 (2.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (2.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (1.83%) SAP BW
9 6 (1.22%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.61%) Big Data
10 3 (0.61%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.61%) Redis
11 1 (0.20%) ArangoDB
11 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.20%) OLTP
11 1 (0.20%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.20%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (6.11%) Git
2 17 (3.46%) GitLab
3 8 (1.63%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.63%) JIRA
4 5 (1.02%) JMeter
4 5 (1.02%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.61%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.20%) Appium
6 1 (0.20%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
6 1 (0.20%) QADirector
6 1 (0.20%) Selenium
6 1 (0.20%) Spinnaker
General
1 191 (38.90%) Social Skills
2 145 (29.53%) Finance
3 92 (18.74%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.39%) Marketing
5 38 (7.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (7.13%) Billing
7 34 (6.92%) Telecoms
8 22 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (4.28%) Legal
10 17 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (3.26%) Games
11 16 (3.26%) Public Sector
12 13 (2.65%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.44%) Banking
14 10 (2.04%) Retail Finance
15 9 (1.83%) Local Government
16 6 (1.22%) Electronics
16 6 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.02%) Advertising
17 5 (1.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 84 (17.11%) Analyst
2 70 (14.26%) Senior
3 48 (9.78%) Developer
4 33 (6.72%) Lead
5 30 (6.11%) Service Analyst
5 30 (6.11%) Service Desk Analyst
6 26 (5.30%) Project Manager
7 24 (4.89%) Architect
8 23 (4.68%) IT Support
8 23 (4.68%) Quantity Surveyor
9 18 (3.67%) IT Analyst
9 18 (3.67%) SAP Architect
9 18 (3.67%) Support Analyst
10 14 (2.85%) Head of IT
10 14 (2.85%) IT Engineer
11 12 (2.44%) Senior Developer
11 12 (2.44%) Software Engineer
11 12 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.24%) Deployment Manager
12 11 (2.24%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.70%) .NET
2 27 (5.50%) React
3 25 (5.09%) CSS
3 25 (5.09%) HTML
4 22 (4.48%) Node.js
5 18 (3.67%) JSON
6 16 (3.26%) OLE
7 14 (2.85%) RESTful
8 13 (2.65%) XML
9 10 (2.04%) Vue
10 8 (1.63%) AngularJS
11 7 (1.43%) .NET Core
11 7 (1.43%) Laravel
11 7 (1.43%) SOAP
12 6 (1.22%) Kafka
13 5 (1.02%) .NET Framework
13 5 (1.02%) Jest
13 5 (1.02%) Lambda Expressions
13 5 (1.02%) Serverless Framework
13 5 (1.02%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.98%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (5.50%) Smartphone
3 25 (5.09%) Driving Licence
4 23 (4.68%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.87%) EPoS
6 14 (2.85%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.44%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (2.44%) Social Media
8 11 (2.24%) FMCG
9 9 (1.83%) Educational Technology
9 9 (1.83%) e-Learning
10 8 (1.63%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.22%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.02%) NHS
13 4 (0.81%) Animation
13 4 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.81%) Media Streaming
13 4 (0.81%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 44 (8.96%) Windows
2 16 (3.26%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.85%) Linux
4 6 (1.22%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.61%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.41%) VMS
8 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (25.25%) Agile
2 102 (20.77%) Customer Service
3 88 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (12.22%) Roadmaps
5 59 (12.02%) ERP
6 56 (11.41%) DevOps
7 55 (11.20%) E-Commerce
8 53 (10.79%) Mentoring
9 46 (9.37%) Project Management
10 45 (9.16%) Coaching
11 43 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 42 (8.55%) Time Management
13 40 (8.15%) Analytics
14 37 (7.54%) Business Intelligence
15 32 (6.52%) CRM
16 31 (6.31%) Collaborative Culture
17 29 (5.91%) CI/CD
18 28 (5.70%) Data Management
18 28 (5.70%) Software Engineering
19 27 (5.50%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 66 (13.44%) SQL
2 43 (8.76%) C#
3 30 (6.11%) PHP
4 25 (5.09%) Python
5 23 (4.68%) JavaScript
6 21 (4.28%) TypeScript
7 20 (4.07%) R
8 11 (2.24%) PowerShell
8 11 (2.24%) VB.NET
9 10 (2.04%) Java
10 9 (1.83%) Go
11 6 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (1.02%) Bash
13 4 (0.81%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.61%) C
14 3 (0.61%) Ruby
15 2 (0.41%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 43 (8.76%) Degree
2 34 (6.92%) DBS Check
3 29 (5.91%) ACCA
4 24 (4.89%) CIMA
5 12 (2.44%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.24%) A+ Certification
6 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.43%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.22%) CISA
8 6 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.81%) CCNP
9 4 (0.81%) NVQ Level 3
9 4 (0.81%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.81%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.41%) CAPM
10 2 (0.41%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.41%) CISSP
10 2 (0.41%) OSCP
10 2 (0.41%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.48%) SLA
2 16 (3.26%) QA
3 9 (1.83%) GDPR
4 7 (1.43%) PMO
5 6 (1.22%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.61%) NIST
8 2 (0.41%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.41%) Data Quality
System Software
1 58 (11.81%) Active Directory
2 28 (5.70%) Docker
3 12 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.04%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.02%) Firmware
6 4 (0.81%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.41%) KVM
8 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.20%) IAG
Systems Management
1 34 (6.92%) Kubernetes
2 33 (6.72%) Terraform
3 7 (1.43%) Grafana
4 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.02%) Ansible
5 5 (1.02%) Kibana
6 4 (0.81%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.61%) Puppet
7 3 (0.61%) SELinux
8 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.41%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 106 (21.59%) Microsoft
2 45 (9.16%) Virgin Media
3 27 (5.50%) SAP
4 23 (4.68%) NEC
5 16 (3.26%) VMware
6 14 (2.85%) Epicor
7 12 (2.44%) Adobe
7 12 (2.44%) Google
8 9 (1.83%) NetApp
9 8 (1.63%) Dell
9 8 (1.63%) Oracle
10 7 (1.43%) Cisco
10 7 (1.43%) Salesforce
11 6 (1.22%) CA
11 6 (1.22%) IBM
11 6 (1.22%) TikTok
11 6 (1.22%) Veeam
12 5 (1.02%) HP
12 5 (1.02%) LogicMonitor
12 5 (1.02%) PagerDuty