Retail Job Trends in the East Midlands

Retailing
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 7 13
Rank change year-on-year -30 +6 +36
Permanent jobs citing Retail 187 289 501
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 3.99% 14.72% 9.99%
As % of the General category 8.78% 20.28% 18.98%
Number of salaries quoted 111 63 237
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,649 £25,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £26,813 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +20.00% -31.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,703 £60,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,058 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.72% +7.49% -20.20%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,130 1,425 2,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 45.44% 72.59% 52.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,141 667 1,708
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Retail job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Retail
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Retail

Retail
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Retail in the East Midlands

Retail
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 June 2026. 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
Nottinghamshire -13 76 £56,000 +1.82% 30
Lincolnshire -9 43 £85,000 +94.29% 11
Leicestershire -31 34 £56,750 +23.37% 21
Northamptonshire +29 27 £30,000 -25.00% 7
Derbyshire -43 6 £28,750 -36.11% 11
Retail
England

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.60%) CMS
2 1 (0.53%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.53%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 34 (18.18%) Azure
2 25 (13.37%) SaaS
3 18 (9.63%) AWS
4 13 (6.95%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.74%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.21%) GCP
6 6 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.07%) IaaS
8 1 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.53%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.53%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.53%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.07%) LAN
2 2 (1.07%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.07%) WAN
3 1 (0.53%) DNS
3 1 (0.53%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.53%) SSL
3 1 (0.53%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.95%) Power BI
2 4 (2.14%) GIS
2 4 (2.14%) MySQL
3 2 (1.07%) Db2
3 2 (1.07%) Easytrieve
3 2 (1.07%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (3.21%) Burp Suite
1 6 (3.21%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.07%) Git
2 2 (1.07%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 33 (17.65%) Social Skills
2 24 (12.83%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (11.23%) Marketing
4 13 (6.95%) Finance
4 13 (6.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (5.35%) Games
6 9 (4.81%) Pharmaceutical
7 8 (4.28%) Manufacturing
8 6 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (2.14%) iGaming
9 4 (2.14%) Legal
10 3 (1.60%) Automotive
11 2 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.53%) Law
Job Titles
1 25 (13.37%) Delivery Manager
2 24 (12.83%) Business Development Manager
2 24 (12.83%) Business Manager
2 24 (12.83%) Development Manager
3 14 (7.49%) IT Manager
3 14 (7.49%) IT Programme Manager
3 14 (7.49%) Lead
3 14 (7.49%) Programme Manager
3 14 (7.49%) Service Manager
4 13 (6.95%) Analyst
5 12 (6.42%) ERP Manager
6 11 (5.88%) Service Delivery Manager
7 9 (4.81%) Customer Support Manager
7 9 (4.81%) ERP Support
7 9 (4.81%) Service Support Manager
7 9 (4.81%) Support Manager
8 8 (4.28%) Data Scientist
8 8 (4.28%) Security Specialist
8 8 (4.28%) Senior Manager
8 8 (4.28%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.74%) Pandas
1 7 (3.74%) scikit-learn
2 6 (3.21%) PyTorch
3 4 (2.14%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (2.14%) React
4 3 (1.60%) .NET
4 3 (1.60%) Node.js
5 2 (1.07%) ISPF
6 1 (0.53%) Hugging Face
6 1 (0.53%) Matplotlib
6 1 (0.53%) NumPy
6 1 (0.53%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.63%) Onboarding
2 15 (8.02%) EPoS
3 10 (5.35%) FMCG
4 7 (3.74%) Digital Signage
4 7 (3.74%) PMI
4 7 (3.74%) Virtual Team
5 6 (3.21%) Insider Threat
5 6 (3.21%) Mobile App
5 6 (3.21%) Security Posture
5 6 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.14%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.60%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (1.60%) BBC
8 3 (1.60%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.60%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.07%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.53%) iPad
10 1 (0.53%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.14%) Debian
1 4 (2.14%) Linux
2 2 (1.07%) zOS
3 1 (0.53%) Windows
3 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (16.04%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (14.97%) Business Development
3 21 (11.23%) Agile
4 20 (10.70%) Customer Service
4 20 (10.70%) ERP
5 18 (9.63%) E-Commerce
5 18 (9.63%) Programme Delivery
5 18 (9.63%) Service Delivery
5 18 (9.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 16 (8.56%) CRM
6 16 (8.56%) Customer Experience
6 16 (8.56%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (8.02%) Analytics
7 15 (8.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 15 (8.02%) Roadmaps
8 13 (6.95%) Budget Management
8 13 (6.95%) Data Privacy
8 13 (6.95%) Decision-Making
9 12 (6.42%) Client Onboarding
9 12 (6.42%) Customer Retention
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.56%) SQL
2 9 (4.81%) Python
3 6 (3.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (1.07%) Assembly Language
4 2 (1.07%) COBOL
4 2 (1.07%) JCL
5 1 (0.53%) C#
5 1 (0.53%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (8.56%) Degree
2 9 (4.81%) Security Cleared
3 8 (4.28%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.74%) PMI Certification
4 7 (3.74%) PMP
5 6 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (3.21%) CISSP
5 6 (3.21%) DBS Check
6 4 (2.14%) CCNA
6 4 (2.14%) CEH
6 4 (2.14%) CISMP
6 4 (2.14%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (2.14%) CREST Certified
6 4 (2.14%) GIAC
6 4 (2.14%) GPEN
6 4 (2.14%) MCSE
6 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 4 (2.14%) OSCP
7 2 (1.07%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.14%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (1.07%) GRC
2 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.07%) PMO
2 2 (1.07%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (2.14%) Docker
2 3 (1.60%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.07%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (3.21%) Nmap
2 3 (1.60%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.60%) Terraform
3 2 (1.07%) Autotask
Vendors
1 15 (8.02%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.95%) Databricks
3 9 (4.81%) Google
4 4 (2.14%) Cisco
4 4 (2.14%) Oracle
5 3 (1.60%) Botify
6 2 (1.07%) IBM
7 1 (0.53%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.53%) ESRI
7 1 (0.53%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.53%) SAP
7 1 (0.53%) Veeam
7 1 (0.53%) VMware
7 1 (0.53%) Zerto