Retail Job Trends 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 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	28	11	55
Rank change year-on-year	-17	+44	-44
Permanent jobs citing Retail	171	353	119
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland	3.97%	13.27%	3.57%
As % of the General category	8.49%	18.68%	6.07%
Number of salaries quoted	60	223	69
10^th Percentile	£25,750	-	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£28,000	£32,000	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£30,000	£32,851	£48,000
Median % change year-on-year	-8.68%	-31.56%	+92.00%
75^th Percentile	£45,000	£32,951	£60,000
90^th Percentile	£48,188	£34,000	£90,000
UK median annual salary	£50,000	£40,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+25.00%	-20.00%	-9.09%

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 general skills in Scotland.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	2,014	1,890	1,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland	46.82%	71.05%	58.86%
Number of salaries quoted	927	738	883
10^th Percentile	£27,000	£25,684	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£31,500	£31,750	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£48,442	£33,000	£52,000
Median % change year-on-year	+46.79%	-36.54%	-0.95%
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£54,855	£67,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£73,750	£85,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£59,125
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-11.21%	-1.46%

Retail Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Retail Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Retail.

Retail Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Scotland over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.

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 22 October 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
Glasgow	+38	59	£36,000	+9.59%	30
Dundee	+5	20	£49,999	-41.18%	14
Edinburgh	-32	20	£30,000	-8.68%	25
Angus	-1	14	-	-	6
North Lanarkshire	-	13	£50,000	-	4
Perth and Kinross	+3	12	-	-
Perthshire	+2	12	-	-	1
Fife	-2	8	-	-	1
Clackmannanshire	-	6	-	-
Aberdeenshire	-	6	-	-	1
Midlothian	-5	4	-	-	5
Highlands	-9	3	£26,500	-17.19%
Stirling	0	2	£27,202	-20.00%	1
Aberdeen	-12	2	£46,750	-	1
Lanarkshire	-	2	£31,000	-	9
Retail UK

Retail Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, job vacancies citing Retail also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for Retail.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Broadband	31.6%	54
2	BT	29.8%	51
3	Customer Service	22.2%	38
4	Business Development	16.4%	28
5	Problem-Solving	11.7%	20
6	Commercial Awareness	8.8%	15
6	QA	8.8%	15
8	Continuous Improvement	7.0%	12
8	Mentoring	7.0%	12
10	Coaching	6.4%	11
10	Stakeholder Management	6.4%	11
12	CRM	5.3%	9
12	Microsoft	5.3%	9
14	Customer Engagement	4.7%	8
14	Customer Experience	4.7%	8
14	Degree	4.7%	8
14	Google	4.7%	8
14	Quality Management	4.7%	8
19	Accessibility	4.1%	7
19	B2B	4.1%	7
19	B2B Sales	4.1%	7
19	Data Governance	4.1%	7
19	Microsoft Office	4.1%	7
19	NCR	4.1%	7
19	Roadmaps	4.1%	7
26	Budget Management	3.5%	6
26	Cybersecurity	3.5%	6
26	DBS Check	3.5%	6
26	Financial Modelling	3.5%	6
26	Fintech	3.5%	6

Retail Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	19.9%	34
2	Finance	19.3%	33
3	Manufacturing	12.3%	21
4	Marketing	11.7%	20
5	Telecoms	7.6%	13
6	Inclusion and Diversity	5.8%	10
7	Financial Institution	4.1%	7
7	Pharmaceutical	4.1%	7
9	Influencing Skills	3.5%	6
9	Local Government	3.5%	6
9	Organisational Skills	3.5%	6
12	Public Sector	2.9%	5
13	Legal	2.3%	4
13	Public Speaking	2.3%	4
15	Analytical Skills	1.8%	3
15	Billing	1.8%	3
17	Aerospace	0.6%	1
17	Automotive	0.6%	1
17	Electronics	0.6%	1
17	Presentation Skills	0.6%	1