Retailing
West Midlands > Coventry
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Coventry. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 22 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -11 | +49 |
| Permanent jobs citing Retail | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Coventry | 6.30% | 5.38% | 12.50% |
| As % of the General category | 12.98% | 8.33% | 19.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £27,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £42,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £47,500 | £26,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +79.25% | -49.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,875 | £50,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £60,500 | £38,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £57,500 | £40,000 | £41,394 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -3.37% | -25.97% |
All General Skills
Coventry
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 Coventry.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 131 | 120 | 156 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Coventry | 48.52% | 64.52% | 62.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 63 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,750 | £41,240 | £26,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £46,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +12.24% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,125 | £63,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,625 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £48,500 | £52,500 | £49,516 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.62% | +6.03% | -5.68% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
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Salary Trend in Coventry
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Retail.
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Salary Histogram in Coventry
Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Coventry over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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: