Retailing
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | 52 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +49 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Retail | 150 | 169 | 85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 3.76% | 4.86% | 2.51% |
| As % of the General category | 6.38% | 7.73% | 4.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 115 | 89 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,000 | £28,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,750 | £35,000 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +20.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £83,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | - | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £37,500 | £51,578 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.29% | -1.76% | +0.96% |
All General Skills
Thames Valley
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 the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 2,350 | 2,186 | 1,807 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 58.91% | 62.92% | 53.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,162 | 770 | 1,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,525 | £31,725 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,250 | £42,500 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +9.52% | -2.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,500 | £73,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,625 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Retail
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Retail.
Retail
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
Retail
Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | +16 | 79 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 25 |
| Berkshire | 0 | 52 | £41,000 | -50.30% | 33 |
| Oxfordshire | -11 | 19 | £42,500 | -29.17% | 9 |
| Retail South East |
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Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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