Retail Job Trends in Colchester

Retailing
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. 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 21 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 1.04% - 2.30%
As % of the General category 1.92% - 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.64%
75th Percentile - - £51,250
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £35,000 £44,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.35% -11.00% -16.67%

All General Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 52 15 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 54.17% 51.72% 54.02%
Number of salaries quoted 18 12 31
10th Percentile £25,050 - £32,000
25th Percentile - £21,250 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £22,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -55.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile - £30,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £61,500 £51,175 £87,500
Essex median annual salary £40,000 £46,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -14.44% +10.00% -10.53%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Colchester

Retail
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Analyst
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA