Retail Job Trends in Aberdeenshire

Retailing
Scotland > Aberdeenshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Aberdeenshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Retail 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeenshire - - 11.11%
As % of the General category - - 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £24,000
Scotland median annual salary £32,000 £50,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -36.00% +100.00% -60.13%

All General Skills
Aberdeenshire

Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Aberdeenshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 0 6 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeenshire - 30.00% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 12
10th Percentile - £49,750 £24,000
25th Percentile - £53,125 £25,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +50.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile - £65,625 £47,500
90th Percentile - £68,250 £81,250
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -10.43%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeenshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeenshire.

Retail job vacancy trend in Aberdeenshire