Retail Job Trends in Wellingborough

Retailing
Northamptonshire > Wellingborough

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in Wellingborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Wellingborough 10.71% - 20.55%
As % of the General category 75.00% - 36.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £32,500
75th Percentile - - £37,250
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £60,000 £43,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year +37.14% +34.62% -38.10%

All General Skills
Wellingborough

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 Wellingborough.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 4 3 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wellingborough 14.29% 50.00% 56.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 39
10th Percentile - £31,200 £20,800
25th Percentile - £31,500 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% +30.00%
75th Percentile - £49,750 £48,750
90th Percentile - £60,400 £57,300
Northamptonshire median annual salary £51,250 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +20.59% +13.33% -30.23%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Wellingborough

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

Retail job vacancy trend in Wellingborough

Retail
Salary Trend in Wellingborough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wellingborough citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wellingborough citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wellingborough 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Misys Midas
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) GIS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (66.67%) Logistics
1 2 (66.67%) SDLC
1 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Test Management
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft