Retail Job Trends in Chatham

Retailing
Kent > Chatham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Chatham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 12 15
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Chatham 2.44% 3.13% 3.64%
As % of the General category 3.13% 4.76% 4.65%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £85,000 -
Kent median annual salary £30,000 £39,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.05% -28.18% +17.65%

All General Skills
Chatham

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 Chatham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 32 21 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chatham 78.05% 65.63% 78.18%
Number of salaries quoted 18 9 36
10th Percentile £36,250 £49,350 £31,483
25th Percentile £52,500 £70,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,750 £87,500 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +77.66% -6.19%
75th Percentile £86,875 £97,500 £64,313
90th Percentile £127,500 - £71,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Chatham

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Chatham

Retail
Salary Trend in Chatham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Account Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B