Retail Jobs in Northern Ireland

Retailing
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 45 90
Rank change year-on-year +27 +45 -19
Permanent jobs citing Retail 18 35 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 6.77% 4.96% 1.03%
As % of the General category 8.91% 9.94% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 6
10th Percentile £33,566 £26,835 £29,125
25th Percentile £34,638 £27,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,426 £28,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.09% -30.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £38,213 £57,588 £48,438
90th Percentile £39,285 £97,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% +4.35%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 202 352 505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 75.94% 49.93% 57.98%
Number of salaries quoted 47 172 194
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £27,250 £33,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £69,500 £62,200 £62,188
90th Percentile £90,500 £87,500 £69,700
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Northern Ireland

Retail
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Retail in Northern Ireland

Retail
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 19 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
County Antrim +32 9 £40,000 +42.86% 29
County Londonderry -3 5 - - 2
Newry - 4 £32,851 - 1
County Down - 4 £32,851 - 5
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 4 (22.22%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Revit
General
1 9 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (27.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
3 4 (22.22%) Banking
3 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Wholesale Banking
4 1 (5.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (50.00%) Analyst
2 5 (27.78%) Financial Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Risk Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Senior
3 4 (22.22%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Senior Risk Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Technologist
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (27.78%) Decision-Making
2 4 (22.22%) Analytics
2 4 (22.22%) Coaching
2 4 (22.22%) Customer Experience
2 4 (22.22%) Customer Service
2 4 (22.22%) Mathematical Modelling
2 4 (22.22%) Mathematics
2 4 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) Python
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Google
1 5 (27.78%) SAP
2 4 (22.22%) BT