Retail Job Trends in Bridgwater

Retailing
Somerset > Bridgwater

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Bridgwater. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgwater 2.70% - 5.41%
As % of the General category 5.88% - 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,424 - £36,919
Somerset median annual salary £31,250 £57,500 £36,919
% change year-on-year -45.65% +55.75% -35.79%

All General Skills
Bridgwater

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 Bridgwater.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 17 44 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bridgwater 45.95% 97.78% 37.84%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 12
10th Percentile £31,254 - £24,500
25th Percentile £40,000 - £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £33,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -39.09%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £36,919
90th Percentile - - £37,442
Somerset median annual salary £32,500 £54,660 £41,500
% change year-on-year -40.54% +31.71% -17.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Bridgwater

Retail
Salary Trend in Bridgwater

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater 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 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Assistant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Assistant
1 1 (100.00%) Support Assistant
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft