Retail Job Trends in Bournemouth

Retailing
Dorset > Bournemouth

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Bournemouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 16 30
Rank change year-on-year -2 +14 -1
Permanent jobs citing Retail 8 14 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth 5.56% 9.15% 2.82%
As % of the General category 8.60% 15.22% 9.76%
Number of salaries quoted 8 7 4
10th Percentile - £39,990 -
25th Percentile - £46,825 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,707 £57,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -51.81% +31.43% -37.50%
75th Percentile £29,218 £58,750 £59,375
90th Percentile £34,125 £59,250 £62,750
Dorset median annual salary £27,707 £52,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -46.72% +18.86% -23.91%

All General Skills
Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 93 92 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bournemouth 64.58% 60.13% 28.87%
Number of salaries quoted 65 50 35
10th Percentile £27,500 £37,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £44,925 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,439 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.52% -1.02% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,875 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,875 £67,500
Dorset median annual salary £35,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -32.69% -0.95% +5.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Retail
Salary Trend in Bournemouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
General
1 7 (87.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Account Manager
1 7 (87.50%) Sales Account Manager
1 7 (87.50%) Sales Manager
1 7 (87.50%) Senior
1 7 (87.50%) Senior Account Manager
1 7 (87.50%) Senior Manager
1 7 (87.50%) Senior Sales Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) B2B
1 7 (87.50%) Customer Service
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) ITSM
2 1 (12.50%) RBAC
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow