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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 14 119
Rank change year-on-year -28 +105 -72
Permanent jobs citing Retail 110 356 122
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 3.19% 14.05% 2.34%
As % of the General category 6.60% 19.14% 3.41%
Number of salaries quoted 56 194 76
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,929 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,851 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% -31.56% -12.73%
75th Percentile £40,000 - £63,125
90th Percentile £41,250 £32,951 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £44,810 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.16% -10.38% -13.64%

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,667 1,860 3,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 48.42% 73.43% 68.75%
Number of salaries quoted 742 742 1,296
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,313 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £39,224
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 job vacancy trend in Scotland

Retail
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Retail.

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 August 2026.

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 6 August 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
Edinburgh -24 29 £30,000 -8.68% 22
Glasgow +23 25 £40,000 +21.76% 25
Perth and Kinross - 22 £30,000 -
Perthshire - 21 £30,000 -
Angus - 15 - - 4
Aberdeenshire -2 6 - - 2
Clackmannanshire - 5 - -
Midlothian -2 4 - - 7
Fife - 4 - -
Highlands -3 3 £26,500 -17.19% 4
Dundee -8 3 £27,000 - 5
North Lanarkshire - 2 £50,000 - 5
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.73%) Jupyter
Applications
1 5 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.73%) Chatbot
2 3 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.73%) AWS
1 3 (2.73%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (1.82%) Google Analytics
2 2 (1.82%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (0.91%) Azure
3 1 (0.91%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 1 (0.91%) IaaS
3 1 (0.91%) OCI
3 1 (0.91%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (15.45%) Broadband
2 3 (2.73%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.73%) Metadata
2 1 (0.91%) Oracle Exadata
2 1 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.91%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.73%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 38 (34.55%) Social Skills
2 21 (19.09%) Manufacturing
3 19 (17.27%) Finance
4 16 (14.55%) Marketing
5 12 (10.91%) Legal
6 6 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (5.45%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (5.45%) Local Government
7 5 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.73%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.82%) Billing
10 2 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.91%) Automotive
11 1 (0.91%) Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (35.45%) Development Manager
2 22 (20.00%) Field Engineer
3 21 (19.09%) Business Development Manager
3 21 (19.09%) Business Manager
4 10 (9.09%) Field Service Engineer
5 9 (8.18%) Senior
6 7 (6.36%) EPoS Engineer
6 7 (6.36%) EPoS Field Engineer
6 7 (6.36%) EPoS Field Service Engineer
7 6 (5.45%) Administrator
7 6 (5.45%) Analyst
7 6 (5.45%) Senior Development Manager
7 6 (5.45%) Senior Manager
7 6 (5.45%) Support Analyst
8 5 (4.55%) Systems Administrator
9 4 (3.64%) Technical Support
10 3 (2.73%) 2nd Line Support
10 3 (2.73%) Systems Support Analyst
10 3 (2.73%) Technical Analyst
10 3 (2.73%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.73%) Hugging Face
1 3 (2.73%) Matplotlib
1 3 (2.73%) NumPy
1 3 (2.73%) Pandas
1 3 (2.73%) scikit-learn
1 3 (2.73%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.36%) FMCG
2 9 (8.18%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (7.27%) Driving Licence
4 7 (6.36%) EPoS
5 3 (2.73%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.73%) Digital Media
5 3 (2.73%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.91%) AIX
1 1 (0.91%) Linux
1 1 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (0.91%) Solaris
1 1 (0.91%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (20.91%) Business Development
2 20 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 19 (17.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (16.36%) Customer Service
5 10 (9.09%) Commercial Awareness
6 9 (8.18%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (7.27%) Quality Management
8 6 (5.45%) Budget Management
8 6 (5.45%) Data Privacy
8 6 (5.45%) Financial Modelling
8 6 (5.45%) Mentoring
9 5 (4.55%) Customer Experience
9 5 (4.55%) Document Management
9 5 (4.55%) ERP
9 5 (4.55%) Internal Audit
9 5 (4.55%) QMS
10 4 (3.64%) AI
10 4 (3.64%) CRM
10 4 (3.64%) Customer Insight
10 4 (3.64%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.64%) Python
2 1 (0.91%) Bash
2 1 (0.91%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.91%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (10.91%) CIPD
2 7 (6.36%) Degree
3 6 (5.45%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.64%) A+ Certification
4 4 (3.64%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.64%) Server+ Certification
5 3 (2.73%) AWS Certification
5 3 (2.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 3 (2.73%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.18%) QA
2 3 (2.73%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.73%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.82%) SLA
4 1 (0.91%) UCITS
System Software
1 1 (0.91%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 1 (0.91%) Data Guard
1 1 (0.91%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (0.91%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 14 (12.73%) BT
2 7 (6.36%) Google
2 7 (6.36%) Microsoft
3 5 (4.55%) Salesforce
3 5 (4.55%) SAP
4 1 (0.91%) Dynatrace
4 1 (0.91%) Oracle
4 1 (0.91%) Red Hat
4 1 (0.91%) ServiceNow