Retail Jobs in the Midlands

Retailing
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 26 59 29
Rank change year-on-year +33 -30 +57
Permanent jobs citing Retail 358 527 789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 7.09% 4.67% 7.29%
As % of the General category 10.87% 6.63% 12.53%
Number of salaries quoted 295 353 352
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 £30,325
25th Percentile £26,500 £45,000 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,642 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.85% +8.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £55,250 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £66,500 £85,000 £79,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -

All General Skills
Midlands

Retail is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,292 7,943 6,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 65.23% 70.44% 58.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,462 4,036 4,199
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,139 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,250 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,125 £77,500 £76,760
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the Midlands

Retail
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Retail in the Midlands

Retail
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Retail in the Midlands

Retail
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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
West Midlands +46 217 £32,500 -43.48% 161
East Midlands +12 138 £38,000 -26.21% 143
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 11 (3.07%) Confluence
2 9 (2.51%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.12%) MS Exchange
3 4 (1.12%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.56%) CMS
5 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 12 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.84%) InDesign
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.84%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.28%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.40%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.84%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.84%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.84%) SAP MM
3 3 (0.84%) SAP Retail
4 1 (0.28%) Epicor Tropos
4 1 (0.28%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 60 (16.76%) Azure
2 24 (6.70%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (5.31%) Power Platform
4 13 (3.63%) AWS
5 12 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.79%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.96%) PaaS
9 6 (1.68%) IaaS
9 6 (1.68%) Rubrik
9 6 (1.68%) SaaS
9 6 (1.68%) Yammer
10 5 (1.40%) Google Workspace
11 4 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.12%) GCP
12 3 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 3 (0.84%) Azure Storage
12 3 (0.84%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.56%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 111 (31.01%) Broadband
2 16 (4.47%) Firewall
3 13 (3.63%) WAN
4 10 (2.79%) SD-WAN
5 9 (2.51%) DNS
5 9 (2.51%) SAN
6 8 (2.23%) 5G
6 8 (2.23%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.96%) Internet
7 7 (1.96%) LAN
8 5 (1.40%) DHCP
8 5 (1.40%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 5 (1.40%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 5 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (1.12%) HTTP
9 4 (1.12%) SMTP
10 3 (0.84%) VPN
10 3 (0.84%) WLAN
11 2 (0.56%) SSL
11 2 (0.56%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.07%) Power BI
3 6 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.40%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.12%) Big Data
5 4 (1.12%) MySQL
6 3 (0.84%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.56%) Metadata
7 2 (0.56%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.56%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.56%) Tableau
8 1 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.28%) Redis
8 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.47%) JIRA
2 11 (3.07%) Git
3 7 (1.96%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
General
1 188 (52.51%) Social Skills
2 121 (33.80%) Telecoms
3 111 (31.01%) Local Government
4 71 (19.83%) Finance
5 69 (19.27%) Games
6 44 (12.29%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (7.54%) Banking
8 24 (6.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.75%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.91%) Marketing
11 13 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (3.35%) Manufacturing
13 8 (2.23%) Aerospace
13 8 (2.23%) Back Office
14 7 (1.96%) Legal
15 6 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.68%) Public Sector
15 6 (1.68%) Retail Banking
16 5 (1.40%) Agrochemical
Job Titles
1 64 (17.88%) Consultant
2 57 (15.92%) Development Manager
3 56 (15.64%) Business Manager
4 54 (15.08%) Business Development Manager
4 54 (15.08%) Enterprise Consultant
5 42 (11.73%) Analyst
6 29 (8.10%) Senior
7 23 (6.42%) Developer
8 18 (5.03%) Lead
9 17 (4.75%) Business Analyst
10 14 (3.91%) IT Manager
10 14 (3.91%) Software Developer
11 12 (3.35%) Architect
11 12 (3.35%) IT Engineer
11 12 (3.35%) Junior
12 10 (2.79%) Support Engineer
12 10 (2.79%) Technology Specialist
13 9 (2.51%) Azure Engineer
13 9 (2.51%) Project Manager
13 9 (2.51%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.63%) .NET
2 10 (2.79%) CSS
2 10 (2.79%) HTML
2 10 (2.79%) RESTful
2 10 (2.79%) Web Services
3 9 (2.51%) React
4 7 (1.96%) CSS3
4 7 (1.96%) XML
5 6 (1.68%) ASP.NET
6 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.40%) Kafka
6 5 (1.40%) Spine.js
7 4 (1.12%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (1.12%) HTML5
7 4 (1.12%) IDoc
7 4 (1.12%) JSON
7 4 (1.12%) LAPP Stack
7 4 (1.12%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (1.12%) REST
7 4 (1.12%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.75%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (3.35%) Data Centre
2 12 (3.35%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.23%) GNSS
3 8 (2.23%) PMI
4 7 (1.96%) Clustering
4 7 (1.96%) Virtual Reality
5 6 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.68%) Cloud Native
5 6 (1.68%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.40%) Life Science
6 5 (1.40%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.12%) Tandem
8 3 (0.84%) EPoS
8 3 (0.84%) IoT
8 3 (0.84%) Social Media
9 2 (0.56%) Data Fabric
9 2 (0.56%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 33 (9.22%) Windows
2 16 (4.47%) Windows Server
3 14 (3.91%) Linux
4 6 (1.68%) Android
4 6 (1.68%) Unix
5 5 (1.40%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.40%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (35.75%) B2B
2 122 (34.08%) Decision-Making
3 113 (31.56%) Customer Experience
4 112 (31.28%) Collaborative Working
5 111 (31.01%) B2C
6 63 (17.60%) Agile
7 54 (15.08%) Business Development
8 50 (13.97%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 28 (7.82%) Project Delivery
11 27 (7.54%) DevOps
11 27 (7.54%) ITIL
12 26 (7.26%) Roadmaps
13 24 (6.70%) Project Management
14 23 (6.42%) Time Management
15 21 (5.87%) Customer Service
15 21 (5.87%) Cybersecurity
16 20 (5.59%) ERP
17 19 (5.31%) Problem Management
18 18 (5.03%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.61%) SQL
2 18 (5.03%) C#
3 17 (4.75%) Python
4 15 (4.19%) JavaScript
4 15 (4.19%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.68%) C++
6 5 (1.40%) Bash
7 4 (1.12%) Java
7 4 (1.12%) Perl
7 4 (1.12%) SAPscript
7 4 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.56%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.56%) PHP
8 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.28%) ABAP
9 1 (0.28%) C
9 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.28%) Swift
9 1 (0.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 50 (13.97%) Degree
2 16 (4.47%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.35%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.51%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.84%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.84%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.84%) MBCS
7 3 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.56%) CISM
8 2 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.56%) MCSA
8 2 (0.56%) MCSE
8 2 (0.56%) SANS
8 2 (0.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.51%) QA
1 9 (2.51%) SLA
2 8 (2.23%) PMO
3 7 (1.96%) NIST
4 6 (1.68%) NCSC
5 5 (1.40%) GxP
5 5 (1.40%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.84%) GRC
7 3 (0.84%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.56%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.28%) GDPR
9 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (8.10%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.51%) Docker
4 6 (1.68%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.40%) BitLocker
6 4 (1.12%) XenApp
6 4 (1.12%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.84%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (3.07%) Terraform
2 9 (2.51%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.23%) SCCM
4 7 (1.96%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (1.40%) Ansible
6 4 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.84%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.56%) SCOM
8 2 (0.56%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.28%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 108 (30.17%) BT
2 65 (18.16%) Microsoft
3 20 (5.59%) VMware
4 14 (3.91%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.35%) Google
6 11 (3.07%) Citrix
6 11 (3.07%) SAP
7 9 (2.51%) Cisco
8 8 (2.23%) IBM
9 6 (1.68%) Adobe
9 6 (1.68%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.68%) Oracle
10 5 (1.40%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.40%) F5
11 4 (1.12%) Databricks
11 4 (1.12%) Ivanti
11 4 (1.12%) Rackspace
12 3 (0.84%) Meraki
12 3 (0.84%) Salesforce
12 3 (0.84%) WatchGuard