Retail Jobs in the South East

Retailing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 69 78
Rank change year-on-year +18 +9 +46
Permanent jobs citing Retail 696 632 833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.17% 4.23% 4.19%
As % of the General category 7.36% 6.63% 7.17%
Number of salaries quoted 367 327 514
10th Percentile £24,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £37,188 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £54,125 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £71,000 £72,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £58,861
% change year-on-year -20.83% +1.94% +2.37%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,459 9,535 11,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.64% 63.77% 58.51%
Number of salaries quoted 6,053 4,604 6,558
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the South East

Retail
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the South East.

Salary trend for Retail in the South East

Retail
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in the South East

Retail
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 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
Thames Valley +6 234 £45,000 -10.00% 130
Surrey +12 160 £47,500 -17.39% 43
Buckinghamshire +6 108 £42,500 -15.00% 60
Berkshire +15 92 £47,500 -8.72% 49
Hampshire -36 83 £47,500 -13.64% 70
East Sussex +61 79 £47,500 -13.64% 22
Kent -12 75 £47,500 -13.64% 30
West Sussex +40 48 £35,000 -30.00% 12
Oxfordshire +6 34 £42,500 -22.73% 21
Sussex - 9 £45,000 -
Home Counties +13 1 - -
Middlesex -9 1 £24,000 -76.00%
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 49 (7.04%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.29%) CMS
2 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.15%) Confluence
4 7 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.43%) WordPress
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 120 (17.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 85 (12.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 64 (9.20%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.01%) Simulink
5 7 (1.01%) Stateflow
6 5 (0.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.57%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.57%) SPSS
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.29%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.29%) Sketch
9 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (0.86%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.57%) Magento
2 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.57%) Shopify
3 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.29%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.14%) Q-Pulse
5 1 (0.14%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 126 (18.10%) Azure
2 59 (8.48%) Power Platform
3 57 (8.19%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (3.59%) AWS
5 17 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (1.58%) Entra ID
7 10 (1.44%) OneDrive
7 10 (1.44%) PowerApps
8 8 (1.15%) SaaS
9 7 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (0.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 6 (0.86%) Power Automate
11 5 (0.72%) Google Sheets
11 5 (0.72%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.57%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.43%) GitHub
13 3 (0.43%) Google Ads
13 3 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.03%) Intranet
2 13 (1.87%) Firewall
3 7 (1.01%) J1939
4 6 (0.86%) HTTP
5 5 (0.72%) FTP
6 3 (0.43%) LAN
6 3 (0.43%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (0.43%) WAN
7 2 (0.29%) 4G
7 2 (0.29%) Network Security
7 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.14%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (8.05%) Power BI
2 54 (7.76%) SQL Server
3 36 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 17 (2.44%) MongoDB
6 16 (2.30%) Elasticsearch
6 16 (2.30%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.87%) Tableau
8 8 (1.15%) Data Lake
9 6 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.72%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.72%) RDBMS
10 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.57%) Big Data
11 4 (0.57%) Snowflake Schema
12 3 (0.43%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.29%) BigQuery
13 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 35 (5.03%) JIRA
2 14 (2.01%) Git
3 9 (1.29%) Selenium
4 6 (0.86%) Cucumber
4 6 (0.86%) JBehave
4 6 (0.86%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.86%) SpecFlow
4 6 (0.86%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.57%) ClearCase
5 4 (0.57%) Plastic SCM
6 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Continuum
7 2 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 347 (49.86%) Social Skills
2 184 (26.44%) Analytical Skills
3 181 (26.01%) Finance
4 81 (11.64%) German Language
5 75 (10.78%) Marketing
6 51 (7.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (4.45%) Legal
8 29 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (3.88%) Public Sector
10 18 (2.59%) Advertising
10 18 (2.59%) Telecoms
11 17 (2.44%) Automotive
11 17 (2.44%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.87%) Law
13 11 (1.58%) Games
13 11 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (1.44%) Police
15 9 (1.29%) Electronics
15 9 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.15%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 96 (13.79%) Graduate
2 63 (9.05%) Developer
3 59 (8.48%) Analyst
4 47 (6.75%) Senior
5 46 (6.61%) Administrator
6 41 (5.89%) Consultant
7 37 (5.32%) IT Administrator
8 35 (5.03%) Architect
9 30 (4.31%) Project Manager
10 26 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (3.02%) Business Intelligence Consultant
12 20 (2.87%) CCTV Operator
12 20 (2.87%) Lead
13 18 (2.59%) .NET Developer
14 16 (2.30%) Trainee
15 15 (2.16%) IT Manager
16 14 (2.01%) Business Analyst
16 14 (2.01%) Trainee Operator
17 13 (1.87%) Support Technician
18 12 (1.72%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.76%) .NET
2 35 (5.03%) .NET Core
3 33 (4.74%) ASP.NET
4 26 (3.74%) .NET Framework
5 25 (3.59%) Entity Framework
6 21 (3.02%) React
7 20 (2.87%) CSS
8 19 (2.73%) ASP.NET MVC
9 18 (2.59%) AngularJS
9 18 (2.59%) ASP.NET Web API
10 16 (2.30%) Node.js
10 16 (2.30%) Vue
11 13 (1.87%) Web Services
12 12 (1.72%) HTML
13 9 (1.29%) JSON
14 7 (1.01%) RESTful
14 7 (1.01%) XML
15 6 (0.86%) Gherkin
16 5 (0.72%) EDI
16 5 (0.72%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 114 (16.38%) Self-Motivation
2 69 (9.91%) Driving Licence
3 36 (5.17%) Management Information System
4 34 (4.89%) PMI
5 22 (3.16%) CCTV
6 21 (3.02%) Cloud Native
6 21 (3.02%) Social Media
7 20 (2.87%) FMCG
7 20 (2.87%) Photography
8 18 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
9 16 (2.30%) Product Ownership
10 15 (2.16%) EPoS
10 15 (2.16%) Low-Code
10 15 (2.16%) Mobile App
11 13 (1.87%) Algorithms
12 10 (1.44%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.15%) Graphic Design
14 7 (1.01%) Data Centre
14 7 (1.01%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 45 (6.47%) Windows
2 15 (2.16%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.44%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.15%) Android
4 8 (1.15%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.57%) VMS
6 3 (0.43%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.43%) Windows NT
6 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (19.97%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (17.24%) Customer Service
3 114 (16.38%) Agile
4 97 (13.94%) Project Management
5 71 (10.20%) Customer Insight
6 70 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
6 70 (10.06%) Decision-Making
7 65 (9.34%) Roadmaps
8 47 (6.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 46 (6.61%) DevOps
10 45 (6.47%) E-Commerce
11 43 (6.18%) Data Science
12 38 (5.46%) Analytics
13 35 (5.03%) CI/CD
14 34 (4.89%) Agile Project Management
14 34 (4.89%) Machine Learning
14 34 (4.89%) Microservices
15 31 (4.45%) Artificial Intelligence
15 31 (4.45%) Migration
16 28 (4.02%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 92 (13.22%) SQL
2 45 (6.47%) C#
3 37 (5.32%) JavaScript
4 26 (3.74%) Python
5 19 (2.73%) TypeScript
6 14 (2.01%) C
7 8 (1.15%) VBA
8 7 (1.01%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.01%) PHP
9 6 (0.86%) VB.NET
10 5 (0.72%) Embedded C
10 5 (0.72%) R
11 4 (0.57%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.57%) ActionScript 2.0
11 4 (0.57%) C++
11 4 (0.57%) Perl
11 4 (0.57%) VB
11 4 (0.57%) VBScript
12 3 (0.43%) Java
12 3 (0.43%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 189 (27.16%) Degree
2 119 (17.10%) DBS Check
3 35 (5.03%) PMI Certification
4 10 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (1.44%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.01%) SC Cleared
6 5 (0.72%) MCP
6 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.57%) CISSP
7 4 (0.57%) HND
8 3 (0.43%) APMP
8 3 (0.43%) CCNA
8 3 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.43%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.43%) GCIA
8 3 (0.43%) HNC
8 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.29%) CASP
9 2 (0.29%) CRISC
9 2 (0.29%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (5.46%) QA
2 29 (4.17%) GDPR
3 16 (2.30%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.58%) ISO 9001
6 7 (1.01%) Automotive SPICE
6 7 (1.01%) ISO 14001
6 7 (1.01%) ISO 22301
6 7 (1.01%) ISO 26262
6 7 (1.01%) NEBOSH
7 5 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.57%) AUTOSAR
8 4 (0.57%) GRC
8 4 (0.57%) MISRA
8 4 (0.57%) SLA
9 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.29%) COBIT
9 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.29%) NCSC
9 2 (0.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (2.73%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.43%) Firmware
4 2 (0.29%) Docker
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.43%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.43%) SCCM
2 3 (0.43%) Sysprep
2 3 (0.43%) WSUS
3 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.14%) QRadar
Vendors
1 215 (30.89%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.16%) Adobe
2 15 (2.16%) Salesforce
3 14 (2.01%) SAP
4 12 (1.72%) Google
5 8 (1.15%) Facebook
5 8 (1.15%) Instagram
5 8 (1.15%) Oracle
6 7 (1.01%) Infor
6 7 (1.01%) MuleSoft
6 7 (1.01%) WooCommerce
7 6 (0.86%) Cognos
7 6 (0.86%) Thales
8 5 (0.72%) Citrix
8 5 (0.72%) Datto
8 5 (0.72%) IBM
8 5 (0.72%) Sophos
8 5 (0.72%) WatchGuard
9 4 (0.57%) Avaya
9 4 (0.57%) Lauterbach