Retail Job Trends in Merton

Retailing
South London > Merton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +31
Permanent jobs citing Retail 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 6.45% - 4.69%
As % of the General category 7.84% - 15.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £28,900
25th Percentile - - £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £31,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -48.33%
75th Percentile - - £40,125
90th Percentile - - £45,300
South London median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% -9.09% +29.41%

All General Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51 68 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 82.26% 88.31% 31.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33 17 19
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,300 £30,100
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.68% -13.64% +22.22%
75th Percentile £100,000 £66,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £83,500 £79,000
South London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +3.77% +11.58%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Merton

Retail
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Retail

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Account Executive
1 2 (50.00%) Business Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) B2B
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching