Retailing
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 62 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -24 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Retail | 33 | 14 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 3.19% | 1.90% | 4.13% |
| As % of the General category | 5.08% | 2.69% | 6.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £26,675 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,563 | £32,000 | £36,719 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,367 | £40,000 | £48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.08% | -17.95% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,563 | £48,750 | £61,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £72,000 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £37,500 | £52,898 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.11% | +0.76% | +0.96% |
All General Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 649 | 521 | 400 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 62.64% | 70.69% | 68.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 279 | 166 | 302 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,250 | £21,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £41,563 | £27,965 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +29.41% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,500 | £70,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,500 | £87,500 | £73,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £55,000 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +8.91% | -8.18% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Retail.
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Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Kent over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Kent region over the 6 months to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | - | 6 | £24,000 | - | |
| Dartford | +16 | 5 | £25,500 | - | 1 |
| Maidstone | +7 | 4 | £43,439 | - | 2 |
| Tunbridge Wells | -1 | 3 | £30,000 | -11.76% | |
| Dover | - | 3 | £57,500 | - | |
| Folkestone | - | 2 | £33,500 | - | |
| West Malling | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Chatham | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Sevenoaks | - | 1 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| Retail South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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: