Retail Job Trends in Sunderland

Retailing
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Sunderland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Retail 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 6.32% - -
As % of the General category 14.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - -
75th Percentile £27,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +80.00% -16.67%

All General Skills
Sunderland

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 Sunderland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 82 45 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland 43.16% 71.43% 51.19%
Number of salaries quoted 57 24 33
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,775 £38,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £39,331 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -12.50% +100.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £59,688 -
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £66,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £40,662 £41,774
% change year-on-year +35.26% -2.66% -12.37%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Retail
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (66.67%) Broadband
General
1 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Customer Service Advisor
1 3 (25.00%) Junior
1 3 (25.00%) Junior Sales Executive
1 3 (25.00%) Sales Executive
2 2 (16.67%) Customer Service Representative
3 1 (8.33%) Business Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Customer Service
2 3 (25.00%) B2C
2 3 (25.00%) CRM
2 3 (25.00%) Time Management
3 1 (8.33%) ERP
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) BT
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft