Retail Jobs in England

Retailing
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 47 54
Rank change year-on-year +17 +7 +5
Permanent jobs citing Retail 4,386 4,025 8,829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.60% 5.66% 6.01%
As % of the General category 9.79% 8.58% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,860 2,643 3,999
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -0.79% +4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £88,000 £89,852 £94,050
UK median annual salary £50,000 £58,611 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.69% -2.32% +8.89%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 44,799 46,891 99,241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 57.17% 65.97% 67.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,228 29,742 48,838
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,250 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £73,886 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in England

Retail
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Retail in England

Retail
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in England

Retail
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
London +3 1,114 £61,000 -9.63% 241
Midlands +53 1,065 £40,072 -27.14% 198
North of England -4 959 £45,000 -18.18% 299
South East +25 644 £47,500 -13.64% 238
East Midlands +41 555 £37,500 -31.82% 90
North West +9 512 £47,500 -13.64% 170
West Midlands +48 510 £45,000 -18.18% 105
South West -14 324 £53,500 -2.52% 142
Yorkshire -15 305 £45,000 -18.25% 101
East of England +29 256 £45,000 -18.18% 79
North East +14 142 £37,500 -31.82% 38
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 68 (1.55%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.59%) Confluence
3 25 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 22 (0.50%) CMS
5 18 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 14 (0.32%) WordPress
7 11 (0.25%) Apache
7 11 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.18%) Anypoint
8 8 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 8 (0.18%) WebSphere
9 7 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 6 (0.14%) nginx
10 6 (0.14%) SAS
11 4 (0.091%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.091%) Office Communications Server
11 4 (0.091%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.046%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.046%) Drupal
12 2 (0.046%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
Applications
1 966 (22.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 700 (15.96%) Microsoft Office
3 428 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 30 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
5 24 (0.55%) Photoshop
6 20 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 20 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 17 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 16 (0.36%) Trello
9 12 (0.27%) AutoCAD
10 11 (0.25%) InDesign
11 10 (0.23%) Simulink
12 7 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
13 6 (0.14%) Stateflow
14 5 (0.11%) Adobe XD
14 5 (0.11%) SketchUp
15 4 (0.091%) CINEMA 4D
15 4 (0.091%) MS Visio
16 3 (0.068%) Sketch
16 3 (0.068%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 46 (1.05%) Magento
2 40 (0.91%) Shopify
3 29 (0.66%) iTrent
3 29 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 27 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
5 25 (0.57%) Endur
6 19 (0.43%) NetSuite
7 16 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
8 15 (0.34%) ResourceLink
9 11 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
10 10 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
11 9 (0.21%) Sage 200
12 7 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
12 7 (0.16%) SAP MDG
12 7 (0.16%) SAP Retail
13 6 (0.14%) SAP ERP
13 6 (0.14%) SAP PP
13 6 (0.14%) SAP WM
14 5 (0.11%) SAP FI
14 5 (0.11%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 360 (8.21%) Azure
2 332 (7.57%) AWS
3 188 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
4 169 (3.85%) Power Platform
5 119 (2.71%) SaaS
6 117 (2.67%) GCP
7 78 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
8 55 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
9 48 (1.09%) SuccessFactors
10 44 (1.00%) Google Sheets
11 31 (0.71%) PowerApps
12 29 (0.66%) Serverless
13 28 (0.64%) Google Analytics
14 27 (0.62%) GitHub
15 26 (0.59%) Entra ID
16 25 (0.57%) Power Automate
17 24 (0.55%) Amazon EKS
17 24 (0.55%) Snowflake
18 22 (0.50%) WhatsApp
19 21 (0.48%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 102 (2.33%) Firewall
2 90 (2.05%) Internet
3 76 (1.73%) LAN
4 75 (1.71%) WAN
5 57 (1.30%) VPN
6 45 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
7 43 (0.98%) Broadband
8 34 (0.78%) Network Security
9 32 (0.73%) TCP/IP
10 28 (0.64%) DNS
11 26 (0.59%) Wireless
12 22 (0.50%) BGP
13 21 (0.48%) VLAN
13 21 (0.48%) WLAN
14 18 (0.41%) DHCP
14 18 (0.41%) SD-WAN
15 16 (0.36%) OSPF
16 15 (0.34%) VoIP
17 14 (0.32%) HTTP
18 10 (0.23%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (4.29%) Tableau
2 153 (3.49%) Power BI
3 137 (3.12%) SQL Server
4 98 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
5 55 (1.25%) MySQL
6 44 (1.00%) Relational Database
7 35 (0.80%) BigQuery
8 33 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 27 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
10 22 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 21 (0.48%) GIS
12 16 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
12 16 (0.36%) MongoDB
13 14 (0.32%) Power Query
14 13 (0.30%) DynamoDB
15 12 (0.27%) Big Data
16 11 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
16 11 (0.25%) NoSQL
16 11 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
17 10 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 210 (4.79%) Git
2 72 (1.64%) JIRA
3 23 (0.52%) TeamCity
4 21 (0.48%) Visual Studio
5 20 (0.46%) GitLab
6 12 (0.27%) Jenkins
7 11 (0.25%) JMeter
8 8 (0.18%) Octopus Deploy
8 8 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
9 7 (0.16%) Bitbucket
9 7 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 6 (0.14%) IntelliJ
10 6 (0.14%) PHPUnit
10 6 (0.14%) Zephyr
11 5 (0.11%) Eclipse
11 5 (0.11%) Maven
11 5 (0.11%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.091%) MSBuild
General
1 1,773 (40.42%) Social Skills
2 1,296 (29.55%) Finance
3 1,259 (28.70%) Analytical Skills
4 704 (16.05%) Marketing
5 512 (11.67%) Presentation Skills
6 433 (9.87%) Legal
7 258 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 248 (5.65%) German Language
9 202 (4.61%) Manufacturing
10 151 (3.44%) Banking
11 115 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
12 95 (2.17%) Telecoms
13 90 (2.05%) Advertising
14 85 (1.94%) Billing
15 84 (1.92%) Law
16 69 (1.57%) Local Government
17 66 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
17 66 (1.50%) Public Sector
18 59 (1.35%) Automotive
19 51 (1.16%) Games
Job Titles
1 795 (18.13%) Analyst
2 586 (13.36%) Senior
3 505 (11.51%) Development Manager
4 307 (7.00%) Developer
5 274 (6.25%) Lead
6 270 (6.16%) Business Analyst
7 262 (5.97%) Graduate
8 245 (5.59%) Architect
9 227 (5.18%) Data Analyst
10 225 (5.13%) Business Manager
11 202 (4.61%) Business Development Manager
12 181 (4.13%) Project Manager
13 160 (3.65%) Senior Analyst
14 140 (3.19%) Consultant
15 130 (2.96%) Solutions Architect
16 126 (2.87%) IT Manager
17 115 (2.62%) Senior Data Analyst
17 115 (2.62%) Senior Manager
18 90 (2.05%) IT Analyst
19 84 (1.92%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (4.01%) .NET
2 133 (3.03%) HTML
3 115 (2.62%) CSS
4 99 (2.26%) React
5 65 (1.48%) .NET Core
6 61 (1.39%) Node.js
7 55 (1.25%) REST
8 51 (1.16%) .NET Framework
9 49 (1.12%) ASP.NET
10 47 (1.07%) Web Services
11 44 (1.00%) XML
12 39 (0.89%) JSON
13 37 (0.84%) RESTful
14 34 (0.78%) Vue
15 29 (0.66%) ASP.NET Web API
16 26 (0.59%) Kafka
17 24 (0.55%) AngularJS
18 22 (0.50%) Entity Framework
19 21 (0.48%) Laravel
20 18 (0.41%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 381 (8.69%) Driving Licence
2 348 (7.93%) Self-Motivation
3 279 (6.36%) Onboarding
4 114 (2.60%) Management Information System
5 86 (1.96%) Product Ownership
6 84 (1.92%) EPoS
7 80 (1.82%) FMCG
8 79 (1.80%) Social Media
9 68 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
10 61 (1.39%) Cloud Native
10 61 (1.39%) Photography
11 58 (1.32%) Data Centre
12 51 (1.16%) PMI
13 50 (1.14%) Mobile App
14 49 (1.12%) iPad
15 43 (0.98%) Data Structures
16 42 (0.96%) Blog
17 40 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
18 33 (0.75%) STB
19 32 (0.73%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 210 (4.79%) Windows
2 111 (2.53%) Linux
3 60 (1.37%) Windows Server
4 37 (0.84%) Windows 10
5 35 (0.80%) Ubuntu
6 31 (0.71%) VMS
7 19 (0.43%) Apple iOS
8 18 (0.41%) Android
9 13 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 11 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 11 (0.25%) Windows 8
11 11 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
12 10 (0.23%) Unix
13 8 (0.18%) Mac OS
14 6 (0.14%) Mac OS X
15 5 (0.11%) AIX
15 5 (0.11%) CentOS
16 2 (0.046%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,166 (26.58%) Problem-Solving
2 870 (19.84%) Agile
3 823 (18.76%) Logistics
4 643 (14.66%) Business Development
5 571 (13.02%) Customer Service
6 495 (11.29%) Data Analysis
7 492 (11.22%) Data Management
8 466 (10.62%) Analytics
9 428 (9.76%) Mathematics
10 424 (9.67%) Facilities Management
11 405 (9.23%) Mentoring
12 384 (8.76%) Decision-Making
13 377 (8.60%) E-Commerce
14 376 (8.57%) Customer Requirements
15 373 (8.50%) Coaching
16 369 (8.41%) Commercial Awareness
17 360 (8.21%) CAD
18 357 (8.14%) Financial Modelling
19 310 (7.07%) Project Management
20 306 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 576 (13.13%) SQL
2 342 (7.80%) Python
3 167 (3.81%) JavaScript
4 154 (3.51%) C#
5 86 (1.96%) TypeScript
6 80 (1.82%) PHP
7 71 (1.62%) Java
8 58 (1.32%) VBA
9 37 (0.84%) R
10 36 (0.82%) T-SQL
11 30 (0.68%) Go
12 26 (0.59%) PowerShell
13 20 (0.46%) VB
13 20 (0.46%) VB.NET
14 18 (0.41%) Bash
15 17 (0.39%) C
16 16 (0.36%) MATLAB
17 13 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 12 (0.27%) Bicep
19 8 (0.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 1,179 (26.88%) Degree
2 456 (10.40%) DBS Check
3 256 (5.84%) HNC
4 96 (2.19%) Security Cleared
5 75 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 72 (1.64%) ACCA
7 67 (1.53%) PMI Certification
8 47 (1.07%) DV Cleared
9 44 (1.00%) CIMA
10 40 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
10 40 (0.91%) NVQ Level 3
11 39 (0.89%) CIPD
11 39 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 38 (0.87%) CCNP
13 37 (0.84%) Master's Degree
14 35 (0.80%) SC Cleared
15 28 (0.64%) CISSP
16 24 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
16 24 (0.55%) CCNA
17 18 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (4.74%) QA
2 104 (2.37%) SLA
3 60 (1.37%) GDPR
4 56 (1.28%) Data Quality
5 44 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 39 (0.89%) IFRS
7 35 (0.80%) PCI DSS
8 33 (0.75%) PMO
9 32 (0.73%) NIST
10 30 (0.68%) GAAP
11 25 (0.57%) ISO 9001
12 18 (0.41%) Accessibility
12 18 (0.41%) GMP
13 13 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
14 9 (0.21%) ISO 14000
15 7 (0.16%) ISO 14001
15 7 (0.16%) ISO 22301
15 7 (0.16%) NEBOSH
16 6 (0.14%) IFRS 9
16 6 (0.14%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 136 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 52 (1.19%) Docker
3 32 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 29 (0.66%) Firmware
5 18 (0.41%) Hyper-V
6 12 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.091%) VMware Workstation
9 3 (0.068%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.046%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.023%) IAG
11 1 (0.023%) KVM
11 1 (0.023%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.023%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 97 (2.21%) Terraform
2 83 (1.89%) Kubernetes
3 38 (0.87%) Ansible
4 27 (0.62%) Grafana
5 22 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.21%) CASB
6 9 (0.21%) SCCM
7 7 (0.16%) Consul
7 7 (0.16%) Puppet
8 6 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.11%) AirWatch
9 5 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
9 5 (0.11%) HP ALM
9 5 (0.11%) Kibana
9 5 (0.11%) logstash
9 5 (0.11%) SCOM
10 4 (0.091%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.068%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.068%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 1,125 (25.65%) Microsoft
2 188 (4.29%) Google
3 154 (3.51%) Databricks
4 145 (3.31%) SAP
5 70 (1.60%) Salesforce
6 66 (1.50%) Adobe
7 62 (1.41%) Oracle
8 58 (1.32%) Virgin Media
9 54 (1.23%) Cisco
10 49 (1.12%) VMware
11 38 (0.87%) IBM
12 35 (0.80%) Apple
12 35 (0.80%) NEC
13 33 (0.75%) CA
14 30 (0.68%) Dell
15 25 (0.57%) BT
15 25 (0.57%) IFS
16 24 (0.55%) MuleSoft
17 21 (0.48%) HP
17 21 (0.48%) Planview