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 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 152 67
Rank change year-on-year +133 -85 +46
Permanent jobs citing Retail 325 117 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 10.09% 1.78% 4.22%
As % of the General category 14.79% 2.67% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 178 70 121
10th Percentile £26,929 £27,000 £35,733
25th Percentile - £35,618 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,851 £48,000 £55,043
Median % change year-on-year -31.56% -12.80% +0.08%
75th Percentile £32,951 £52,500 £77,542
90th Percentile - £65,743 £87,419
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -17.39% -3.36%

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 2,198 4,383 3,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 68.26% 66.65% 74.62%
Number of salaries quoted 949 1,598 1,548
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,500 £32,039
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,831 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

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 2 July 2025.

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 2 July 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
Midlothian - 118 £32,851 - 15
Edinburgh +63 91 £32,851 -22.70% 126
East Lothian +4 32 £32,851 -
West Lothian +22 31 £32,851 -20.36% 5
Aberdeenshire - 18 - - 4
Glasgow +116 17 £32,851 -34.30% 92
Stirling -4 9 £42,500 -11.46% 4
Aberdeen +41 7 - - 35
Dundee +14 1 - - 20
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £32,000 - 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 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.31%) SAS
1 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.62%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.23%) Azure
2 2 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (0.62%) Azure Service Bus
2 2 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (0.31%) AWS
3 1 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (0.31%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.31%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.38%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.62%) Tableau
2 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.31%) Power BI
2 1 (0.31%) Power Query
2 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
1 1 (0.31%) Snyk
General
1 217 (66.77%) Finance
2 66 (20.31%) Games
2 66 (20.31%) Telecoms
3 18 (5.54%) Social Skills
4 8 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (2.15%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (2.15%) Banking
6 6 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (0.92%) Marketing
7 3 (0.92%) Wholesale Banking
8 2 (0.62%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (0.31%) Aviation
9 1 (0.31%) Legal
9 1 (0.31%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 67 (20.62%) Senior
2 9 (2.77%) Project Manager
3 6 (1.85%) Analyst
4 4 (1.23%) Customer Analyst
4 4 (1.23%) Customer Service Analyst
4 4 (1.23%) Fraud Analyst
4 4 (1.23%) Service Analyst
5 2 (0.62%) Account Executive
5 2 (0.62%) Architect
5 2 (0.62%) Business Development Manager
5 2 (0.62%) Business Manager
5 2 (0.62%) Consultant
5 2 (0.62%) Data Architect
5 2 (0.62%) Development Manager
5 2 (0.62%) Field Service Technician
5 2 (0.62%) Lead
6 1 (0.31%) Coordinator
6 1 (0.31%) Product Manager
6 1 (0.31%) Risk Manager
6 1 (0.31%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.62%) EDI
2 1 (0.31%) .NET
2 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.31%) Blazor
2 1 (0.31%) CSS
2 1 (0.31%) HTML
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.31%) Middleware
2 1 (0.31%) RESTful
2 1 (0.31%) Tailwind CSS
2 1 (0.31%) Vue
2 1 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (0.92%) FMCG
2 2 (0.62%) Driving Licence
2 2 (0.62%) EPoS
3 1 (0.31%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (0.31%) Life Science
3 1 (0.31%) Mobile App
3 1 (0.31%) Online Banking
3 1 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (65.85%) Coaching
2 205 (63.08%) Customer Service
3 200 (61.54%) Customer Experience
4 79 (24.31%) Mentoring
5 70 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (3.69%) Project Management
7 9 (2.77%) Analytics
7 9 (2.77%) Budgeting
7 9 (2.77%) Cost Control
7 9 (2.77%) Facilities Management
8 6 (1.85%) Decision-Making
9 4 (1.23%) Agile
9 4 (1.23%) Risk Management
10 3 (0.92%) Mathematics
10 3 (0.92%) Statistical Modelling
11 2 (0.62%) 3D Modelling
11 2 (0.62%) Data Analytics
11 2 (0.62%) DevOps
11 2 (0.62%) Line Management
11 2 (0.62%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.15%) SQL
2 4 (1.23%) Python
3 1 (0.31%) Bicep
3 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.31%) PHP
3 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.31%) R
Qualifications
1 15 (4.62%) Degree
2 9 (2.77%) HNC
2 9 (2.77%) HND
3 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.31%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.31%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.31%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.92%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (0.31%) NEBOSH
2 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.31%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.31%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 288 (88.62%) BT
2 9 (2.77%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.62%) Autodesk
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle