Retail Jobs in Devon

Retailing
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 43 5
Rank change year-on-year +3 -38 +4
Permanent jobs citing Retail 19 37 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 3.91% 4.28% 16.81%
As % of the General category 5.25% 7.82% 22.25%
Number of salaries quoted 7 28 65
10th Percentile - £28,050 £24,146
25th Percentile - £35,000 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £41,250 £37,418
Median % change year-on-year +23.64% +10.24% +15.39%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £45,150
90th Percentile - £72,500 £57,500
South West median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £54,882
% change year-on-year +21.05% -13.45% +30.81%

All General Skills
Devon

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 common skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 362 473 427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 74.49% 54.75% 75.58%
Number of salaries quoted 127 344 277
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,000 £26,050
25th Percentile £25,177 £30,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,603 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.96% +8.27% -12.28%
75th Percentile £53,125 £52,709 £48,705
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
South West median annual salary £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +3.09%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Devon

Retail
Salary Trend in Devon

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in Devon.

Salary trend for Retail in Devon

Retail
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Devon region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newton Abbot - 7 £51,000 -
Barnstaple +1 5 - -
Plymouth +11 1 - - 9
Ivybridge - 1 - -
Retail
South West

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 8 (42.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) 5G
1 2 (10.53%) SD-WAN
1 2 (10.53%) WAN
General
1 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (36.84%) Finance
2 7 (36.84%) Public Sector
3 2 (10.53%) Military
3 2 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.26%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Support Technician
1 8 (42.11%) Technical Support
2 7 (36.84%) Project Manager
2 7 (36.84%) Senior
2 7 (36.84%) Senior Manager
2 7 (36.84%) Senior Project Manager
3 2 (10.53%) Lead
3 2 (10.53%) Professional Services Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Account Executive
4 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (36.84%) Driving Licence
2 2 (10.53%) Onboarding
2 2 (10.53%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (42.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) Customer Service
1 8 (42.11%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (36.84%) Budget Management
2 7 (36.84%) Project Delivery
2 7 (36.84%) Project Management
2 7 (36.84%) Time Management
3 3 (15.79%) B2B
4 2 (10.53%) Computer Science
4 2 (10.53%) Test Automation
4 2 (10.53%) Use Case
5 1 (5.26%) Business Continuity
5 1 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (5.26%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (5.26%) Data Protection
5 1 (5.26%) High Availability
5 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (5.26%) Network Management
5 1 (5.26%) Power Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) C++
1 2 (10.53%) MATLAB
1 2 (10.53%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) A+ Certification
1 8 (42.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (10.53%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (42.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.26%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 8 (42.11%) Microsoft