Retail Jobs in the South East

Retailing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 69 68
Rank change year-on-year +25 -1 +9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 644 476 1,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.27% 4.11% 4.59%
As % of the General category 7.93% 6.76% 7.16%
Number of salaries quoted 248 270 551
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,650 £36,250 £38,432
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £59,526 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% -0.79% +4.35%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,122 7,045 14,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 53.81% 60.80% 64.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,765 4,014 6,830
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,881 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.99% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the South East

Retail
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the South East.

Salary trend for Retail in the South East

Retail
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in the South East

Retail
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Thames Valley +52 284 £42,500 -15.00% 59
Oxfordshire +50 135 £40,000 -27.27% 19
Surrey -15 119 £50,000 -13.04% 26
Buckinghamshire +21 97 £42,500 -15.00% 27
Hampshire -6 90 £50,000 -9.09% 51
East Sussex +58 58 £23,463 -61.01% 11
Berkshire -8 52 £45,000 -3.39% 13
West Sussex +35 49 £35,000 -30.00% 13
Kent -34 36 £51,500 -14.17% 15
Sussex - 6 £50,000 -
Middlesex -16 1 £24,000 - 1
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (0.93%) Confluence
2 5 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 230 (35.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 159 (24.69%) Microsoft Office
3 75 (11.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.93%) AutoCAD
4 6 (0.93%) Simulink
4 6 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.93%) Stateflow
5 5 (0.78%) SketchUp
6 3 (0.47%) SPSS
7 2 (0.31%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.31%) Sketch
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) InDesign
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.16%) Revit
8 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.78%) ResourceLink
2 4 (0.62%) Q-Pulse
3 2 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.31%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.47%) Azure
2 32 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (3.57%) Power Platform
4 11 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (1.55%) AWS
6 6 (0.93%) SaaS
6 6 (0.93%) SuccessFactors
7 5 (0.78%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 5 (0.78%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.78%) SonarCloud
8 4 (0.62%) Azure Service Bus
8 4 (0.62%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.62%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.62%) Google Sheets
8 4 (0.62%) Snowflake
9 3 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.31%) GCP
10 2 (0.31%) Google Ads
10 2 (0.31%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.31%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.71%) Firewall
2 6 (0.93%) J1939
3 4 (0.62%) FTP
3 4 (0.62%) HTTP
3 4 (0.62%) Network Security
4 3 (0.47%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (0.47%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.47%) Wireless
5 2 (0.31%) 4G
5 2 (0.31%) Intranet
5 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.16%) Broadband
6 1 (0.16%) Intelligent Network
6 1 (0.16%) Internet
6 1 (0.16%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.16%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
2 23 (3.57%) Power BI
3 18 (2.80%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (1.24%) Tableau
5 6 (0.93%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.78%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.78%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.62%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.62%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.47%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.31%) Big Data
9 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.31%) MySQL
10 1 (0.16%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.16%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.16%) Redis
Development Applications
1 23 (3.57%) JIRA
2 18 (2.80%) Git
3 6 (0.93%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.78%) JMeter
4 5 (0.78%) Maven
4 5 (0.78%) Zephyr
5 4 (0.62%) MSBuild
5 4 (0.62%) Octopus Deploy
5 4 (0.62%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (0.62%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.47%) ClearCase
6 3 (0.47%) Plastic SCM
7 2 (0.31%) Apache Continuum
7 2 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.16%) GitLab
8 1 (0.16%) The Grinder
General
1 272 (42.24%) Analytical Skills
2 230 (35.71%) Finance
3 220 (34.16%) Social Skills
4 176 (27.33%) Marketing
5 81 (12.58%) German Language
6 32 (4.97%) Legal
7 31 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (3.26%) Automotive
11 20 (3.11%) Local Government
12 16 (2.48%) Advertising
13 14 (2.17%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
15 10 (1.55%) Billing
16 9 (1.40%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.24%) Games
18 7 (1.09%) Law
19 6 (0.93%) Aerospace
19 6 (0.93%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 129 (20.03%) Development Manager
2 92 (14.29%) Graduate
3 52 (8.07%) Senior
4 45 (6.99%) Analyst
5 39 (6.06%) Architect
5 39 (6.06%) Developer
6 32 (4.97%) Project Manager
7 28 (4.35%) Coordinator
7 28 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (3.26%) Business Manager
8 21 (3.26%) Lead
9 20 (3.11%) Business Development Manager
10 13 (2.02%) Consultant
10 13 (2.02%) EPoS Manager
10 13 (2.02%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (1.71%) IT Engineer
11 11 (1.71%) IT Manager
12 10 (1.55%) Support Engineer
13 9 (1.40%) Data Analyst
13 9 (1.40%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.90%) .NET
2 20 (3.11%) ASP.NET
3 15 (2.33%) CSS
4 13 (2.02%) JSON
4 13 (2.02%) XML
5 12 (1.86%) .NET Core
6 11 (1.71%) .NET Framework
7 10 (1.55%) Entity Framework
7 10 (1.55%) HTML
8 8 (1.24%) ASP.NET Web API
8 8 (1.24%) Web Services
9 7 (1.09%) REST
10 6 (0.93%) ASP.NET MVC
10 6 (0.93%) EDI
10 6 (0.93%) React
10 6 (0.93%) Swagger
11 5 (0.78%) LINQ
11 5 (0.78%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 5 (0.78%) V-Ray
11 5 (0.78%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 113 (17.55%) Driving Licence
2 92 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (4.66%) Management Information System
4 29 (4.50%) EPoS
4 29 (4.50%) PMI
5 19 (2.95%) Photography
6 18 (2.80%) iPad
7 17 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (2.64%) Cloud Native
8 16 (2.48%) Social Media
9 13 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 12 (1.86%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.55%) FMCG
12 9 (1.40%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.24%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.93%) Product Ownership
15 5 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
16 4 (0.62%) Data Structures
16 4 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
16 4 (0.62%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 32 (4.97%) Windows
2 8 (1.24%) Android
2 8 (1.24%) Apple iOS
3 7 (1.09%) Linux
4 5 (0.78%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.47%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (28.57%) Agile
2 154 (23.91%) Business Development
3 153 (23.76%) Facilities Management
4 144 (22.36%) Logistics
5 138 (21.43%) Data Management
6 135 (20.96%) Customer Requirements
7 133 (20.65%) Commercial Awareness
8 130 (20.19%) CAD
8 130 (20.19%) Financial Modelling
9 114 (17.70%) Problem-Solving
10 66 (10.25%) Customer Insight
11 49 (7.61%) Project Management
12 46 (7.14%) Customer Service
13 35 (5.43%) E-Commerce
14 34 (5.28%) Business Intelligence
15 33 (5.12%) Project Delivery
16 30 (4.66%) Roadmaps
17 28 (4.35%) B2B
18 26 (4.04%) Coaching
19 25 (3.88%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 44 (6.83%) SQL
2 26 (4.04%) C#
3 18 (2.80%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.64%) Python
5 8 (1.24%) C
6 7 (1.09%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.09%) VBA
7 6 (0.93%) Bash
7 6 (0.93%) Java
7 6 (0.93%) MATLAB
7 6 (0.93%) R
8 5 (0.78%) Groovy
9 4 (0.62%) ActionScript
9 4 (0.62%) ActionScript 2.0
9 4 (0.62%) Embedded C
9 4 (0.62%) VB
9 4 (0.62%) VBScript
10 3 (0.47%) Perl
10 3 (0.47%) PHP
11 2 (0.31%) C++
Qualifications
1 158 (24.53%) Degree
2 102 (15.84%) DBS Check
3 30 (4.66%) PMI Certification
4 15 (2.33%) NVQ Level 3
5 9 (1.40%) HNC
6 8 (1.24%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.93%) CRISC
7 6 (0.93%) SC Cleared
8 5 (0.78%) CISSP
9 4 (0.62%) APMP
9 4 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.47%) CCNA
10 3 (0.47%) CCNP
10 3 (0.47%) CISA
10 3 (0.47%) GCIA
10 3 (0.47%) HND
11 2 (0.31%) MCP
11 2 (0.31%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.42%) QA
2 16 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (2.33%) GDPR
4 11 (1.71%) Data Quality
4 11 (1.71%) ISO 9001
5 7 (1.09%) ISO 14001
5 7 (1.09%) ISO 22301
5 7 (1.09%) NEBOSH
6 6 (0.93%) Automotive SPICE
6 6 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.93%) ISO 26262
7 5 (0.78%) COBIT
7 5 (0.78%) SLA
8 4 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.62%) GRC
8 4 (0.62%) NIST
9 3 (0.47%) AUTOSAR
9 3 (0.47%) COSO
9 3 (0.47%) ITGC
9 3 (0.47%) MISRA
System Software
1 10 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (0.93%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.93%) Docker
3 1 (0.16%) Firmware
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.47%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.31%) Autotask
3 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.16%) QRadar
Vendors
1 221 (34.32%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.17%) Adobe
3 10 (1.55%) SAP
4 7 (1.09%) Cisco
4 7 (1.09%) Salesforce
5 6 (0.93%) Facebook
5 6 (0.93%) Google
5 6 (0.93%) Instagram
6 5 (0.78%) Cognos
6 5 (0.78%) Fortinet
6 5 (0.78%) Kronos
6 5 (0.78%) Meraki
6 5 (0.78%) MuleSoft
7 4 (0.62%) Thales
8 3 (0.47%) Avaya
8 3 (0.47%) IBM
8 3 (0.47%) Lauterbach
8 3 (0.47%) Oracle
9 2 (0.31%) Sophos
9 2 (0.31%) WatchGuard