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 18 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 66 113
Rank change year-on-year -100 +47 -37
Permanent jobs citing Retail 119 181 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.74% 4.23% 2.73%
As % of the General category 2.56% 5.65% 4.38%
Number of salaries quoted 70 120 107
10th Percentile £26,925 £35,733 £34,500
25th Percentile £34,143 £46,454 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £59,306 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.06% -1.16% +9.09%
75th Percentile £52,500 £77,542 £70,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £87,419 £77,530
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £58,135
% change year-on-year -20.83% +3.21% +1.99%

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 4,643 3,205 3,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 67.89% 74.85% 62.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,608 1,543 2,008
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,144 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,800
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 -78 39 £50,000 -9.09% 20
Edinburgh -51 22 £42,500 -32.82% 22
Stirling - 12 £48,000 - 6
Perth and Kinross - 12 £48,000 - 4
Renfrewshire - 7 £36,000 -
Perthshire - 6 £48,000 - 11
Dundee -10 5 £55,380 -23.61%
Shetland Islands 0 3 £48,000 - 1
Highlands -3 3 £48,000 - 4
Aberdeen -15 3 £28,000 -49.09% 6
Orkney Islands - 3 £48,000 - 1
Aberdeenshire - 2 £24,000 - 2
East Lothian - 1 - -
West Lothian - 1 £27,500 - 6
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 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.68%) SAS
3 1 (0.84%) Confluence
3 1 (0.84%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 8 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (6.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.36%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (3.36%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (5.88%) SaaS
3 6 (5.04%) Azure
4 5 (4.20%) AWS
4 5 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (4.20%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.36%) Amazon Ads
5 4 (3.36%) Google Ads
5 4 (3.36%) Google Analytics
6 3 (2.52%) Azure Service Bus
6 3 (2.52%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.52%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.52%) GCP
6 3 (2.52%) IaaS
6 3 (2.52%) PaaS
6 3 (2.52%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.52%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.68%) GitHub
7 2 (1.68%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.84%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.36%) Firewall
2 3 (2.52%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (1.68%) DHCP
3 2 (1.68%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.52%) Azure SQL Database
1 3 (2.52%) Power BI
2 1 (0.84%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.52%) JIRA
2 2 (1.68%) Git
2 2 (1.68%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.68%) Sonatype Nexus
2 2 (1.68%) Spinnaker
3 1 (0.84%) webpack
General
1 33 (27.73%) Social Skills
2 31 (26.05%) Finance
3 23 (19.33%) Marketing
4 11 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (8.40%) Public Sector
6 9 (7.56%) Manufacturing
7 7 (5.88%) Legal
8 6 (5.04%) Financial Institution
9 4 (3.36%) Banking
9 4 (3.36%) Law
10 3 (2.52%) Local Government
11 2 (1.68%) French Language
11 2 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.84%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 39 (32.77%) Smart Metering Engineer
2 13 (10.92%) Analyst
3 7 (5.88%) IT Analyst
3 7 (5.88%) Senior
4 6 (5.04%) Developer
4 6 (5.04%) IT Support
4 6 (5.04%) Project Manager
5 5 (4.20%) Business Development Manager
5 5 (4.20%) Business Manager
5 5 (4.20%) Development Manager
5 5 (4.20%) Payroll Manager
6 4 (3.36%) Assistant Project Manager
6 4 (3.36%) Development Director
6 4 (3.36%) IT Manager
6 4 (3.36%) IT Support Analyst
6 4 (3.36%) PPC Manager
6 4 (3.36%) Project Assistant
6 4 (3.36%) Support Analyst
7 3 (2.52%) Lead
7 3 (2.52%) Technology Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.52%) HTML
2 2 (1.68%) MFC
2 2 (1.68%) REST
2 2 (1.68%) Web Services
2 2 (1.68%) XML
3 1 (0.84%) .NET
3 1 (0.84%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.84%) CSS
3 1 (0.84%) Material-UI
3 1 (0.84%) React
3 1 (0.84%) React Native
3 1 (0.84%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 39 (32.77%) Smart Meter
2 8 (6.72%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (5.88%) Life Science
4 5 (4.20%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.52%) Credit Risk
5 3 (2.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (1.68%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.68%) EPoS
6 2 (1.68%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.68%) PACS
6 2 (1.68%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.68%) Social Media
7 1 (0.84%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.84%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.84%) NHS
7 1 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 13 (10.92%) Windows
2 7 (5.88%) Linux
3 5 (4.20%) Windows Server
4 4 (3.36%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.36%) Windows 7
4 4 (3.36%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (2.52%) Android
6 2 (1.68%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (38.66%) Customer Service
2 17 (14.29%) Analytics
2 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (11.76%) Decision-Making
4 12 (10.08%) Agile
5 11 (9.24%) Business Development
6 9 (7.56%) Mentoring
7 8 (6.72%) Project Management
8 7 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
8 7 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (5.88%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 7 (5.88%) Mathematics
9 6 (5.04%) Coaching
9 6 (5.04%) Risk Management
9 6 (5.04%) Software Engineering
10 5 (4.20%) Change Management
10 5 (4.20%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (4.20%) Logistics
10 5 (4.20%) Time Management
10 5 (4.20%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.04%) SQL
2 5 (4.20%) Python
3 4 (3.36%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.52%) C
4 3 (2.52%) C#
5 2 (1.68%) Bash
5 2 (1.68%) Java
5 2 (1.68%) PHP
5 2 (1.68%) R
5 2 (1.68%) Ruby
6 1 (0.84%) C++
6 1 (0.84%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 39 (32.77%) DBS Check
2 16 (13.45%) Degree
3 3 (2.52%) Postgraduate
4 2 (1.68%) AAT
4 2 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.68%) HND
4 2 (1.68%) ICAEW
5 1 (0.84%) HNC
5 1 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.84%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.84%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.36%) QA
2 2 (1.68%) DICOM
2 2 (1.68%) IFRS
2 2 (1.68%) IFRS 9
3 1 (0.84%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.84%) Basel III
3 1 (0.84%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.84%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (7.56%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.36%) Docker
3 1 (0.84%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (3.36%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.68%) Ansible
2 2 (1.68%) Progress Chef
2 2 (1.68%) Prometheus
2 2 (1.68%) Puppet
2 2 (1.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.88%) Google
3 4 (3.36%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.52%) Cisco
5 2 (1.68%) Apple
5 2 (1.68%) CA
5 2 (1.68%) VMware
6 1 (0.84%) Xamarin