Retail Banking Job Trends in the North of England

Retail Banking
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail Banking in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail Banking over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 272 270
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +132
Permanent jobs citing Retail Banking 1 9 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.009% 0.099% 0.25%
As % of the General category 0.015% 0.15% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 21
10th Percentile - - £57,988
25th Percentile - £90,801 £63,353
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £94,637 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year - +18.84% +116.60%
75th Percentile - £98,474 £84,056
90th Percentile - - £96,539
England median annual salary £82,500 £85,800 £79,632
% change year-on-year -3.85% +7.75% +12.58%

All General Skills
North of England

Retail Banking 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,535 6,150 5,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.65% 67.64% 59.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,105 2,489 3,901
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,389 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,339 £81,050 £82,548
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -4.00%

Retail Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Retail Banking job vacancy trend in the North of England

Retail Banking
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Retail Banking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Retail Banking

Retail Banking
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail Banking within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
North East +11 1 - -
Retail Banking
England

Retail Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) KYC
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile First
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management