Head of Retail Systems Job Trends

Head of Retail Systems
UK

The median Head of Retail Systems salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 664 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Retail Systems 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £95,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 46,066 64,284 51,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 95.03% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28,668 36,353 39,628
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,238 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Head of Retail Systems
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Retail Systems' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Head of Retail Systems job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Retail Systems
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Head of Retail Systems job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Retail Systems job vacancies in the UK

Head of Retail Systems
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Retail Systems within the UK over the 6 months to 8 November 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
Yorkshire - 1 £95,000 - 1
England - 1 £95,000 - 1
UK excluding London - 1 £95,000 - 1
North of England - 1 £95,000 - 1

Head of Retail Systems Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Head of Retail Systems job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Retail Systems in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Retail Systems Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap