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 6 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	33	12	47
Rank change year-on-year	-21	+35	-38
Permanent jobs citing Retail	178	360	120
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland	3.94%	13.26%	3.69%
As % of the General category	8.31%	19.29%	6.26%
Number of salaries quoted	62	222	71
10^th Percentile	£25,750	-	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£28,000	£32,000	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£33,500	£32,851	£48,000
Median % change year-on-year	+1.98%	-31.56%	+92.00%
75^th Percentile	£45,000	£32,951	£55,000
90^th Percentile	£49,987	£34,000	£90,000
UK median annual salary	£48,750	£40,000	£51,000
% change year-on-year	+21.88%	-21.57%	-2.86%

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 citing general skills in Scotland.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing general skills	2,142	1,866	1,918
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland	47.36%	68.73%	59.03%
Number of salaries quoted	957	783	862
10^th Percentile	£27,000	£25,684	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£31,500	£31,250	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£49,999	£33,500	£51,500
Median % change year-on-year	+49.25%	-34.95%	-1.90%
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£54,855	£67,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£73,750	£85,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£51,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+6.80%	-14.17%	-

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 6 November 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 6 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Glasgow	+47	60	£36,000	+9.59%	24
Dundee	+4	24	£49,999	-41.18%	3
Edinburgh	-34	19	£28,000	-14.77%	7
Angus	-1	13	-	-	3
North Lanarkshire	-	13	£50,000	-	2
Perth and Kinross	+2	11	-	-
Perthshire	+1	11	-	-	1
Fife	-4	8	-	-
Clackmannanshire	-	6	-	-
Aberdeenshire	-	6	-	-
Aberdeen	-	5	£46,750	-
Midlothian	-4	4	-	-	6
Stirling	-3	3	£27,202	-20.00%	3
Highlands	-10	3	£26,500	-17.19%
Lanarkshire	-	2	£31,000	-	11
Retail UK

Retail Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 6 November 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 citing Retail.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Broadband	31.5%	56
2	BT	29.8%	53
3	Customer Service	24.2%	43
4	Business Development	14.6%	26
5	Problem-Solving	12.9%	23
6	QA	8.4%	15
7	Commercial Awareness	7.3%	13
7	Mentoring	7.3%	13
9	Coaching	6.2%	11
9	Continuous Improvement	6.2%	11
11	Customer Engagement	5.6%	10
11	NCR	5.6%	10
13	Accessibility	5.1%	9
13	Stakeholder Management	5.1%	9
15	CRM	4.5%	8
15	Customer Experience	4.5%	8
15	Google	4.5%	8
15	Microsoft	4.5%	8
15	Quality Management	4.5%	8
20	Analytics	3.9%	7
20	Data Governance	3.9%	7
20	Degree	3.9%	7
20	Microsoft Office	3.9%	7
20	Roadmaps	3.9%	7
25	5G	3.4%	6
25	B2B	3.4%	6
25	B2B Sales	3.4%	6
25	Budget Management	3.4%	6
25	Cybersecurity	3.4%	6
25	DBS Check	3.4%	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	Finance	20.2%	36
2	Social Skills	18.5%	33
3	Manufacturing	12.9%	23
4	Marketing	10.1%	18
5	Telecoms	7.9%	14
6	Inclusion and Diversity	7.3%	13
7	Financial Institution	5.6%	10
8	Public Sector	4.5%	8
9	Pharmaceutical	3.9%	7
10	Influencing Skills	3.4%	6
10	Local Government	3.4%	6
12	Organisational Skills	2.8%	5
13	Public Speaking	2.2%	4
14	Analytical Skills	1.7%	3
14	Legal	1.7%	3
16	Billing	1.1%	2
17	Aerospace	0.6%	1
17	Automotive	0.6%	1
17	Banking	0.6%	1
17	Electronics	0.6%	1