Retail Jobs in the North of England

Retailing
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 42 22
Rank change year-on-year -73 -20 +19
Permanent jobs citing Retail 268 807 1,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.45% 4.67% 10.66%
As % of the General category 3.52% 8.37% 15.02%
Number of salaries quoted 208 576 737
10th Percentile £30,000 £24,196 £34,723
25th Percentile £34,448 £30,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -18.18% +14.58%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £85,400
England median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -20.83% +3.21%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,603 9,640 12,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 69.40% 55.79% 71.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,827 7,324 5,221
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.86% +0.42%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the North of England

Retail
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the North of England.

Salary trend for Retail in the North of England

Retail
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Retail in the North of England

Retail
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
North West -82 163 £51,999 +15.55% 420
Yorkshire -20 88 £42,000 -6.67% 307
North East -11 16 £42,050 +5.12% 70
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 14 (5.22%) WinCC
2 7 (2.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.49%) SAS
4 3 (1.12%) Confluence
5 2 (0.75%) Apache
5 2 (0.75%) IIS
5 2 (0.75%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.37%) nginx
6 1 (0.37%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.37%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (5.22%) EPLAN
2 7 (2.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (1.49%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.49%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.49%) Photoshop
5 3 (1.12%) InDesign
6 2 (0.75%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.37%) Blender
7 1 (0.37%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.37%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.87%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.75%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.37%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.37%) Magento
4 1 (0.37%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 31 (11.57%) Azure
2 25 (9.33%) AWS
3 18 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (6.72%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.22%) SaaS
5 9 (3.36%) GCP
6 8 (2.99%) GitHub
7 5 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.87%) Boomi
7 5 (1.87%) Facebook Ads
7 5 (1.87%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 5 (1.87%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 4 (1.49%) Serverless
9 3 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (1.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (1.12%) Figma
9 3 (1.12%) PaaS
9 3 (1.12%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.75%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.75%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.22%) Ethernet
1 14 (5.22%) Modbus
1 14 (5.22%) Profibus
1 14 (5.22%) RS-485
2 13 (4.85%) DNS
3 11 (4.10%) DHCP
4 9 (3.36%) Firewall
4 9 (3.36%) LAN
5 7 (2.61%) IPv4
5 7 (2.61%) VLAN
6 6 (2.24%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.75%) WAN
8 1 (0.37%) Broadband
8 1 (0.37%) Internet
8 1 (0.37%) IPsec
8 1 (0.37%) Network Security
8 1 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.37%) VPN
8 1 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.58%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.60%) Power BI
3 6 (2.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.87%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.87%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.49%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.49%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.12%) Big Data
6 3 (1.12%) MySQL
6 3 (1.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 3 (1.12%) Tableau
7 2 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.75%) Metadata
7 2 (0.75%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.75%) Oracle Database 11g
7 2 (0.75%) Oracle Database 12c
8 1 (0.37%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.37%) CouchDB
Development Applications
1 8 (2.99%) TeamCity
2 6 (2.24%) Octopus Deploy
3 5 (1.87%) Git
3 5 (1.87%) JIRA
4 4 (1.49%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.12%) Maven
6 2 (0.75%) GitLab
6 2 (0.75%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.75%) JUnit
6 2 (0.75%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.75%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.75%) TestRail
7 1 (0.37%) Gradle
7 1 (0.37%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.37%) Selenium
7 1 (0.37%) Subversion
7 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 75 (27.99%) Social Skills
2 72 (26.87%) Finance
3 50 (18.66%) Manufacturing
4 39 (14.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (5.97%) Marketing
7 15 (5.60%) Banking
8 13 (4.85%) Automotive
9 10 (3.73%) Back Office
9 10 (3.73%) Legal
10 9 (3.36%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (2.99%) Advertising
11 8 (2.99%) Games
12 7 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (2.61%) Law
12 7 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.49%) Electronics
13 4 (1.49%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.49%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.49%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 50 (18.66%) Senior
2 42 (15.67%) Analyst
3 24 (8.96%) Developer
4 19 (7.09%) Support Analyst
5 18 (6.72%) Project Manager
6 17 (6.34%) Software Engineer
7 15 (5.60%) IT Support
7 15 (5.60%) Systems Engineer
8 14 (5.22%) Applications Support
8 14 (5.22%) Applications Support Analyst
8 14 (5.22%) IT Engineer
8 14 (5.22%) Process Engineer
9 13 (4.85%) Senior Manager
10 12 (4.48%) Lead
10 12 (4.48%) Senior Project Manager
11 10 (3.73%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 10 (3.73%) Delivery Manager
11 10 (3.73%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.73%) Senior Developer
12 9 (3.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (8.58%) .NET
2 18 (6.72%) .NET Core
3 16 (5.97%) CSS
3 16 (5.97%) HTML
4 15 (5.60%) React
5 12 (4.48%) ASP.NET
6 9 (3.36%) ASP.NET Web API
7 8 (2.99%) Blazor
7 8 (2.99%) Bootstrap
8 7 (2.61%) ASP.NET MVC
8 7 (2.61%) Node.js
8 7 (2.61%) REST
9 6 (2.24%) .NET Framework
9 6 (2.24%) Entity Framework
9 6 (2.24%) LINQ
9 6 (2.24%) NHibernate
10 5 (1.87%) EDI
10 5 (1.87%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (1.87%) Web Services
11 4 (1.49%) Saxon XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.22%) SCADA
2 12 (4.48%) Driving Licence
3 10 (3.73%) FMCG
4 9 (3.36%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 8 (2.99%) Social Media
6 7 (2.61%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.24%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.24%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.12%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.12%) Distributed Architecture
8 3 (1.12%) EPoS
8 3 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.12%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.12%) Online Games
8 3 (1.12%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (0.75%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.75%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.75%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.75%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.72%) Linux
1 18 (6.72%) Windows
2 9 (3.36%) Unix
2 9 (3.36%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.99%) Android
4 4 (1.49%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (1.49%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (21.64%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (17.16%) Agile
3 30 (11.19%) Project Management
4 29 (10.82%) Customer Experience
4 29 (10.82%) Customer Service
5 28 (10.45%) Software Engineering
6 27 (10.07%) Analytics
7 26 (9.70%) Roadmaps
8 22 (8.21%) Business Intelligence
8 22 (8.21%) E-Commerce
9 21 (7.84%) Stakeholder Management
10 19 (7.09%) CI/CD
10 19 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (6.72%) DevOps
11 18 (6.72%) Microservices
12 17 (6.34%) Coaching
13 16 (5.97%) ERP
14 15 (5.60%) Business Strategy
14 15 (5.60%) Scrum
14 15 (5.60%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 47 (17.54%) SQL
2 27 (10.07%) Python
3 22 (8.21%) C#
4 17 (6.34%) JavaScript
5 12 (4.48%) PowerShell
5 12 (4.48%) TypeScript
6 9 (3.36%) C-shell
6 9 (3.36%) Korn
6 9 (3.36%) Shell Script
7 7 (2.61%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.87%) Bash
8 5 (1.87%) Go
8 5 (1.87%) Java
8 5 (1.87%) PHP
9 2 (0.75%) C++
9 2 (0.75%) VB
10 1 (0.37%) C
10 1 (0.37%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (14.18%) Degree
2 15 (5.60%) HNC
3 14 (5.22%) DBS Check
4 12 (4.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.10%) PhD
6 3 (1.12%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.75%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.37%) CCNA
8 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.37%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.37%) HND
8 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.10%) QA
2 5 (1.87%) GDPR
2 5 (1.87%) ITGC
3 4 (1.49%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.49%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.12%) SLA
5 2 (0.75%) Data Quality
System Software
1 14 (5.22%) Docker
2 12 (4.48%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.61%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (5.22%) Wonderware InTouch
2 13 (4.85%) Kubernetes
3 9 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.61%) Terraform
5 2 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.75%) Istio
6 1 (0.37%) Ansible
6 1 (0.37%) Grafana
6 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 39 (14.55%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.33%) Google
3 18 (6.72%) Oracle
4 14 (5.22%) Allen-Bradley
4 14 (5.22%) Siemens
4 14 (5.22%) Wonderware
5 12 (4.48%) BT
6 8 (2.99%) Cisco
7 7 (2.61%) Facebook
7 7 (2.61%) SAP
7 7 (2.61%) Veeam
8 6 (2.24%) Adobe
9 5 (1.87%) Dell
9 5 (1.87%) Ping Identity
9 5 (1.87%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.49%) IBM
10 4 (1.49%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.12%) Concur
11 3 (1.12%) Databricks
11 3 (1.12%) VMware