Retail Jobs in Scotland

Retailing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 65 100
Rank change year-on-year -72 +35 -45
Permanent jobs citing Retail 121 168 175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.12% 4.43% 2.87%
As % of the General category 3.17% 5.99% 4.38%
Number of salaries quoted 76 121 118
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,733 £26,500
25th Percentile £41,138 £46,350 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,043 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% -8.26% +10.60%
75th Percentile £62,275 £77,542 £74,688
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,419 £77,530
UK median annual salary £50,000 £58,611 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.69% -2.32% +8.89%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,813 2,806 3,994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 66.92% 73.96% 65.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,377 1,519 2,130
10th Percentile £28,650 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,350 £72,433 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £83,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Glasgow -68 31 £50,000 -9.09% 14
Edinburgh -40 28 £65,650 +12.01% 16
Perth and Kinross - 14 £48,000 - 4
Stirling - 12 £48,000 - 7
Perthshire - 7 £48,000 - 11
Renfrewshire - 5 £36,000 -
Shetland Islands 0 4 £48,000 - 1
Dundee -1 4 £55,380 -23.61% 1
Orkney Islands - 4 £48,000 - 1
Highlands -2 3 £48,000 - 2
Aberdeen -8 3 £28,000 -49.09%
Clackmannanshire - 2 £50,000 -
West Lothian - 2 £41,250 - 4
Argyll and Bute - 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 - -
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.83%) Confluence
2 1 (0.83%) Office Communications Server
2 1 (0.83%) SAS
2 1 (0.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (6.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.31%) AutoCAD
3 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (4.96%) AWS
2 6 (4.96%) Azure
3 4 (3.31%) Amazon Ads
3 4 (3.31%) Entra ID
3 4 (3.31%) Google Ads
3 4 (3.31%) Google Analytics
4 3 (2.48%) Azure Service Bus
4 3 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (2.48%) GCP
4 3 (2.48%) GitHub
4 3 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
4 3 (2.48%) Power Automate
4 3 (2.48%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.48%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.83%) dbt
5 1 (0.83%) IaaS
5 1 (0.83%) PaaS
5 1 (0.83%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.13%) Firewall
2 3 (2.48%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (1.65%) DHCP
3 2 (1.65%) DNS
4 1 (0.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.48%) Azure SQL Database
1 3 (2.48%) Power BI
2 1 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.48%) Git
1 3 (2.48%) Jenkins
1 3 (2.48%) JIRA
1 3 (2.48%) Sonatype Nexus
1 3 (2.48%) Spinnaker
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.83%) webpack
General
1 25 (20.66%) Finance
2 22 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.40%) Marketing
4 13 (10.74%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (6.61%) Banking
6 6 (4.96%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.13%) Public Sector
7 5 (4.13%) Wholesale Banking
8 4 (3.31%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.48%) Law
9 3 (2.48%) Local Government
10 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.83%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 39 (32.23%) Smart Metering Engineer
2 11 (9.09%) Lead
3 9 (7.44%) Analyst
4 7 (5.79%) Consultant
4 7 (5.79%) IT Analyst
4 7 (5.79%) Lead Consultant
4 7 (5.79%) Microsoft Consultant
5 6 (4.96%) Developer
6 5 (4.13%) IT Manager
6 5 (4.13%) Risk Manager
7 4 (3.31%) Development Director
7 4 (3.31%) IT Support
7 4 (3.31%) IT Support Analyst
7 4 (3.31%) PPC Manager
7 4 (3.31%) Support Analyst
8 3 (2.48%) Credit Risk Manager
8 3 (2.48%) Dynamics 365 Developer
8 3 (2.48%) Power Platform Developer
8 3 (2.48%) Senior
8 3 (2.48%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.65%) .NET
1 2 (1.65%) ASP.NET
1 2 (1.65%) HTML
1 2 (1.65%) PySpark
1 2 (1.65%) Web Services
2 1 (0.83%) CSS
2 1 (0.83%) Material-UI
2 1 (0.83%) MFC
2 1 (0.83%) React
2 1 (0.83%) React Native
2 1 (0.83%) Vue
2 1 (0.83%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (32.23%) Smart Meter
2 6 (4.96%) Credit Risk
3 5 (4.13%) Life Science
4 4 (3.31%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.31%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.48%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.48%) Public Cloud
5 3 (2.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.65%) PACS
7 1 (0.83%) EPoS
7 1 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 13 (10.74%) Windows
2 5 (4.13%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.31%) Linux
3 4 (3.31%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.31%) Windows 7
3 4 (3.31%) Windows Server 2012
3 4 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (2.48%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (38.84%) Customer Service
2 15 (12.40%) Analytics
3 14 (11.57%) Decision-Making
3 14 (11.57%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (9.92%) Coaching
5 11 (9.09%) Agile
5 11 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
5 11 (9.09%) Project Management
6 10 (8.26%) Mathematics
6 10 (8.26%) Mentoring
7 7 (5.79%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (5.79%) Process Improvement
8 6 (4.96%) Business Development
8 6 (4.96%) Change Management
8 6 (4.96%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 6 (4.96%) Credit Risk Modelling
8 6 (4.96%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (4.96%) DevOps
9 5 (4.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (4.13%) Mathematical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.61%) Python
2 6 (4.96%) SQL
3 3 (2.48%) Bash
3 3 (2.48%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.65%) C#
5 1 (0.83%) C
5 1 (0.83%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.83%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.83%) R
Qualifications
1 42 (34.71%) DBS Check
2 15 (12.40%) Degree
3 1 (0.83%) HNC
3 1 (0.83%) HND
3 1 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (0.83%) Postgraduate
3 1 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (0.83%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.83%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.48%) IFRS
1 3 (2.48%) IFRS 9
2 2 (1.65%) DICOM
3 1 (0.83%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.83%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.83%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (8.26%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.48%) Docker
3 1 (0.83%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.83%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (2.48%) Ansible
1 3 (2.48%) Kubernetes
1 3 (2.48%) Terraform
2 2 (1.65%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 17 (14.05%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.44%) Google
3 4 (3.31%) Cisco
3 4 (3.31%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.65%) Apple
4 2 (1.65%) VMware
5 1 (0.83%) Meraki
5 1 (0.83%) Oracle
5 1 (0.83%) Xamarin