Retail Job Trends in South London

Retailing
London > South London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in South London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 42 38
Rank change year-on-year +11 -4 +15
Permanent jobs citing Retail 16 42 25
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 3.36% 7.34% 6.44%
As % of the General category 4.92% 8.28% 10.68%
Number of salaries quoted 11 25 11
10th Percentile £35,000 - £40,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £27,000 £45,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £61,500
90th Percentile - - £61,750
London median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -10.71% +3.70%

All General Skills
South London

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 South London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 325 507 234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 68.28% 88.64% 60.31%
Number of salaries quoted 113 150 150
10th Percentile £34,250 £27,675 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,585 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £53,750 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.47% -0.92% -1.36%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £71,875
90th Percentile £79,500 £87,500 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.

Retail job vacancy trend in South London

Retail
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Retail

Retail
Salary Histogram in South London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in South London over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Retail in South London

Retail
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the South London region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
Merton - 9 £45,000 - 1
Kingston Upon Thames -1 8 £60,000 +41.18% 1
Bromley +23 2 - -
Wandsworth - 1 - -
Retail
London

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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 (18.75%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (18.75%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (18.75%) Yoast SEO
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Canva
General
1 6 (37.50%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Marketing
3 4 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (25.00%) Legal
3 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (25.00%) Police
3 4 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Account Manager
1 4 (25.00%) Marketing Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Account Executive
2 2 (12.50%) Business Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Coordinator
3 1 (6.25%) Junior
3 1 (6.25%) Social Media Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Social Media
2 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) B2B
2 4 (25.00%) Coaching
2 4 (25.00%) SEO
3 3 (18.75%) Agile
3 3 (18.75%) Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) B2B Marketing
3 3 (18.75%) CRM
3 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (18.75%) Data Protection
3 3 (18.75%) Digital Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Email Marketing
3 3 (18.75%) Lead Generation
3 3 (18.75%) Marketing Automation
3 3 (18.75%) Marketing Mix
3 3 (18.75%) Multichannel Marketing
3 3 (18.75%) Sales Enablement
3 3 (18.75%) Social Media Management
3 3 (18.75%) Telesales
4 2 (12.50%) Customer Experience
4 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (18.75%) HubSpot
2 3 (18.75%) Scality
2 3 (18.75%) Veeam
2 3 (18.75%) YouTube
3 2 (12.50%) BT
4 1 (6.25%) Adobe
4 1 (6.25%) Facebook
4 1 (6.25%) Hootsuite
4 1 (6.25%) TikTok