Retail Job Trends in Swansea

Retailing
West Wales > Swansea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Swansea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 2.63% 1.35% -
As % of the General category 5.77% 2.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
West Wales median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +27.27% +1.85%

All General Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 52 44 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 45.61% 59.46% 57.03%
Number of salaries quoted 36 27 70
10th Percentile £25,087 £32,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,938 £35,000 £35,276
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £49,104 £50,999
Median % change year-on-year -13.45% -3.71% +27.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,252 £63,438
90th Percentile £78,800 £65,000 £69,762
West Wales median annual salary £41,250 £42,512 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.97% -14.98% +26.15%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Swansea

Retail
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Retail