Retail Jobs in the UK excluding London

Retailing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 55 43
Rank change year-on-year -15 -12 +9
Permanent jobs citing Retail 1,304 3,147 3,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.56% 4.49% 6.41%
As % of the General category 5.57% 7.81% 9.26%
Number of salaries quoted 821 1,966 2,001
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £31,569
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,548 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £54,219 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +14.15% -20.83% +4.35%

All General Skills
UK excluding 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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 23,429 40,304 42,861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 64.05% 57.48% 69.30%
Number of salaries quoted 11,822 26,395 19,323
10th Percentile £25,625 £26,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £56,745 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.09% -12.50% -

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2025. 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
South East -8 332 £45,000 - 712
Midlands -24 300 £45,000 +9.10% 577
North of England -70 267 £45,750 +1.67% 759
West Midlands -15 201 £45,000 - 286
North West -82 162 £51,999 +15.55% 420
South West -2 153 £57,500 +27.78% 188
Scotland +138 132 £26,929 -41.78% 120
East Midlands -30 97 £42,500 +13.33% 285
Yorkshire -20 86 £42,000 -6.67% 287
East of England -58 76 £50,000 +4.17% 175
Wales +14 33 £50,197 +32.10% 39
North East -11 18 £45,000 +12.50% 62
Northern Ireland +15 14 £40,000 -5.88% 12
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 29 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.23%) Confluence
4 15 (1.15%) SAS
5 14 (1.07%) WinCC
6 12 (0.92%) CMS
7 6 (0.46%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.38%) IIS
9 4 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 4 (0.31%) Tomcat
10 3 (0.23%) Apache
10 3 (0.23%) WordPress
11 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.15%) ColdFusion
11 2 (0.15%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.15%) Strapi
11 2 (0.15%) WebLogic
12 1 (0.077%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 1 (0.077%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.077%) Umbraco
Applications
1 72 (5.52%) Microsoft Office
2 67 (5.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.07%) EPLAN
5 12 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 9 (0.69%) Acrobat
7 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
9 6 (0.46%) InDesign
10 4 (0.31%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.31%) Revit
10 4 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
12 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
12 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
13 1 (0.077%) Blender
13 1 (0.077%) CINEMA 4D
13 1 (0.077%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 32 (2.45%) Shopify
2 29 (2.22%) Dynamics AX
3 15 (1.15%) Magento
4 13 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
5 12 (0.92%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.23%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.23%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle BPM
8 1 (0.077%) Odoo
8 1 (0.077%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.077%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.077%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.077%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.077%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 196 (15.03%) Azure
2 110 (8.44%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (6.60%) AWS
4 69 (5.29%) Power Platform
5 50 (3.83%) Azure DevOps
6 43 (3.30%) SaaS
7 40 (3.07%) GCP
8 37 (2.84%) Google Analytics
9 31 (2.38%) Azure Service Bus
10 27 (2.07%) Google Tag Manager
11 25 (1.92%) Google Ads
11 25 (1.92%) Google Workspace
11 25 (1.92%) Serverless
12 24 (1.84%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 24 (1.84%) SonarCloud
13 23 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
14 19 (1.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 19 (1.46%) Power Automate
15 18 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (1.38%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 51 (3.91%) Firewall
2 46 (3.53%) LAN
3 41 (3.14%) 4G
3 41 (3.14%) 5G
3 41 (3.14%) WAN
4 40 (3.07%) DNS
5 37 (2.84%) DHCP
6 33 (2.53%) VLAN
7 30 (2.30%) VoIP
8 29 (2.22%) Broadband
9 26 (1.99%) TCP/IP
10 20 (1.53%) VPN
11 17 (1.30%) BGP
11 17 (1.30%) OSPF
12 16 (1.23%) WLAN
13 14 (1.07%) Ethernet
13 14 (1.07%) Modbus
13 14 (1.07%) Network Security
13 14 (1.07%) Profibus
13 14 (1.07%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (5.21%) SQL Server
2 52 (3.99%) Power BI
3 29 (2.22%) MySQL
4 27 (2.07%) Data Mining
5 25 (1.92%) Elasticsearch
6 19 (1.46%) Tableau
7 12 (0.92%) Metadata
8 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.84%) NoSQL
9 10 (0.77%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.77%) QlikView
10 9 (0.69%) MongoDB
10 9 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (0.54%) BigQuery
11 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.38%) Big Data
12 5 (0.38%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 4 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 86 (6.60%) Git
2 48 (3.68%) Visual Studio
3 41 (3.14%) JIRA
4 30 (2.30%) Octopus Deploy
5 25 (1.92%) Team Foundation Server
6 24 (1.84%) MSBuild
7 9 (0.69%) Maven
7 9 (0.69%) Postman
8 8 (0.61%) Selenium
8 8 (0.61%) Subversion
8 8 (0.61%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.46%) GitLab
10 5 (0.38%) JMeter
11 4 (0.31%) Gradle
11 4 (0.31%) Jenkins
11 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (0.23%) Appium
12 3 (0.23%) Cucumber
12 3 (0.23%) Eclipse
13 2 (0.15%) JDeveloper
General
1 384 (29.45%) Social Skills
2 297 (22.78%) Finance
3 195 (14.95%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (13.34%) Telecoms
5 125 (9.59%) Marketing
6 115 (8.82%) Manufacturing
7 102 (7.82%) Games
8 78 (5.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 54 (4.14%) Banking
9 54 (4.14%) Law
10 46 (3.53%) Automotive
11 45 (3.45%) Legal
12 40 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
13 30 (2.30%) Public Sector
14 22 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
16 18 (1.38%) Advertising
17 17 (1.30%) Back Office
18 14 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
19 13 (1.00%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 281 (21.55%) Senior
2 129 (9.89%) Analyst
3 96 (7.36%) Developer
4 84 (6.44%) Lead
5 78 (5.98%) Project Manager
6 69 (5.29%) IT Support
7 55 (4.22%) Architect
8 47 (3.60%) Senior Manager
9 41 (3.14%) Software Engineer
10 40 (3.07%) IT Manager
11 38 (2.91%) Senior Project Manager
11 38 (2.91%) Technical Support
12 36 (2.76%) Risk Manager
13 35 (2.68%) IT Engineer
14 34 (2.61%) Systems Engineer
15 32 (2.45%) Technology Risk Manager
16 31 (2.38%) IT Support Specialist
16 31 (2.38%) Support Specialist
17 30 (2.30%) Senior Developer
17 30 (2.30%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (7.13%) HTML
2 86 (6.60%) CSS
3 80 (6.13%) .NET
4 46 (3.53%) ASP.NET
5 40 (3.07%) Bootstrap
5 40 (3.07%) XML
6 38 (2.91%) REST
7 37 (2.84%) JSON
8 36 (2.76%) Web Services
9 34 (2.61%) React
10 25 (1.92%) ASP.NET Web API
11 24 (1.84%) AngularJS
11 24 (1.84%) gRPC
12 23 (1.76%) .NET Core
13 22 (1.69%) LAMP
13 22 (1.69%) RESTful
14 19 (1.46%) Laravel
15 17 (1.30%) Node.js
16 16 (1.23%) .NET Framework
17 15 (1.15%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 72 (5.52%) Management Information System
2 54 (4.14%) Blockchain
2 54 (4.14%) Robotics
3 42 (3.22%) FMCG
4 36 (2.76%) Algorithms
5 35 (2.68%) CCTV
6 30 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
7 29 (2.22%) Driving Licence
7 29 (2.22%) Onboarding
8 26 (1.99%) Cloud Native
8 26 (1.99%) EPoS
9 25 (1.92%) Product Ownership
9 25 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
10 23 (1.76%) Smartphone
11 18 (1.38%) Mobile App
12 17 (1.30%) Social Media
13 15 (1.15%) SCADA
14 14 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
15 11 (0.84%) Data Centre
15 11 (0.84%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 122 (9.36%) Windows
2 61 (4.68%) Linux
3 54 (4.14%) Windows 10
4 41 (3.14%) Windows Server
5 29 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (1.46%) Mac OS X
6 19 (1.46%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (1.23%) Ubuntu
8 15 (1.15%) Android
9 10 (0.77%) Mac OS
9 10 (0.77%) Unix
10 5 (0.38%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.15%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.077%) AIX
13 1 (0.077%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.077%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.077%) Solaris
13 1 (0.077%) SUSE
13 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (24.16%) Problem-Solving
2 233 (17.87%) Agile
3 230 (17.64%) Analytics
4 189 (14.49%) Mentoring
5 178 (13.65%) Customer Service
6 130 (9.97%) DevOps
7 126 (9.66%) Coaching
7 126 (9.66%) Customer Experience
7 126 (9.66%) Project Management
8 120 (9.20%) E-Commerce
9 113 (8.67%) Artificial Intelligence
10 103 (7.90%) Roadmaps
11 89 (6.83%) Software Engineering
12 88 (6.75%) Project Delivery
13 83 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
14 77 (5.90%) Computer Science
15 75 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
16 67 (5.14%) MVC
17 66 (5.06%) Data Analytics
18 64 (4.91%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 194 (14.88%) SQL
2 121 (9.28%) JavaScript
3 104 (7.98%) C#
4 87 (6.67%) Python
5 38 (2.91%) Java
6 36 (2.76%) PowerShell
7 27 (2.07%) PHP
8 18 (1.38%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.30%) R
10 9 (0.69%) C-shell
10 9 (0.69%) Korn
10 9 (0.69%) Shell Script
11 8 (0.61%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.54%) Bash
13 6 (0.46%) Delphi
14 5 (0.38%) Go
14 5 (0.38%) Rust
15 3 (0.23%) C++
15 3 (0.23%) Clojure
15 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 204 (15.64%) Degree
2 49 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (3.37%) DBS Check
4 43 (3.30%) HNC
5 38 (2.91%) Security Cleared
6 28 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
7 26 (1.99%) HND
8 24 (1.84%) CISA
9 23 (1.76%) SC Cleared
10 22 (1.69%) ISACA
11 18 (1.38%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.23%) CISSP
12 16 (1.23%) MCSE
13 14 (1.07%) PhD
14 12 (0.92%) AWS Certification
14 12 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (0.77%) Azure Certification
16 9 (0.69%) CCNP
16 9 (0.69%) CISM
17 8 (0.61%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (4.52%) GDPR
2 50 (3.83%) ITGC
3 47 (3.60%) QA
4 25 (1.92%) Data Quality
5 24 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (1.38%) PCI DSS
7 17 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
8 16 (1.23%) SLA
9 11 (0.84%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.69%) PERC
11 7 (0.54%) PMO
12 6 (0.46%) GRC
13 5 (0.38%) NIST
14 4 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
15 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
16 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 2 (0.15%) NEBOSH
17 1 (0.077%) GMP
17 1 (0.077%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 91 (6.98%) Active Directory
2 53 (4.06%) Docker
3 21 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.46%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.31%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.077%) LXC
8 1 (0.077%) Samba
8 1 (0.077%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.077%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (1.76%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.07%) Wonderware InTouch
4 9 (0.69%) Terraform
5 6 (0.46%) SCCM
6 5 (0.38%) Ansible
6 5 (0.38%) Grafana
6 5 (0.38%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.31%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.31%) Puppet
8 3 (0.23%) Avamar
8 3 (0.23%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.23%) VxRail
9 2 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.15%) Istio
10 1 (0.077%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.077%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.077%) SCOM
10 1 (0.077%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 289 (22.16%) Microsoft
2 123 (9.43%) Google
3 116 (8.90%) BT
4 59 (4.52%) Oracle
5 52 (3.99%) Databricks
6 51 (3.91%) SAP
7 39 (2.99%) Cisco
8 26 (1.99%) Dell
9 25 (1.92%) Adobe
10 24 (1.84%) VMware
11 22 (1.69%) Fortinet
12 19 (1.46%) Pinterest
13 18 (1.38%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.38%) TikTok
14 16 (1.23%) Apple
14 16 (1.23%) Ubiquiti
15 15 (1.15%) OpenAI
15 15 (1.15%) Siemens
16 14 (1.07%) IBM
16 14 (1.07%) Wonderware