Retail Job Trends in Kettering

Retailing
Northamptonshire > Kettering

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Kettering. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs citing Retail 4 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Kettering 7.14% - 26.32%
As % of the General category 57.14% - 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £31,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -47.50%
75th Percentile - - £32,250
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £75,000 £39,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +89.87% +21.54% -40.91%

All General Skills
Kettering

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 Kettering.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 7 1 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kettering 12.50% 50.00% 52.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 8
10th Percentile £45,150 - £19,000
25th Percentile - £77,500 £19,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £23,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +240.43% -12.96%
75th Percentile - £82,500 £31,313
90th Percentile - - £39,375
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +18.75% -27.27%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Kettering

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Kettering

Retail
Salary Trend in Kettering

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kettering citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kettering citing Retail