Retail Jobs in the West Midlands

Retailing
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 33 79 38
Rank change year-on-year +46 -41 +51
Permanent jobs citing Retail 217 319 447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.64% 3.87% 6.16%
As % of the General category 9.55% 5.33% 11.09%
Number of salaries quoted 192 217 215
10th Percentile - £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £26,500 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.48% +15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,813 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £69,980 £85,000 £79,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -

All General Skills
West Midlands

Retail is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,272 5,990 4,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 69.54% 72.66% 55.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,801 2,925 2,821
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the West Midlands

Retail
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Retail in the West Midlands

Retail
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Retail in the West Midlands

Retail
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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
Worcestershire +24 51 £26,500 -41.11% 9
Birmingham +30 47 £64,465 -0.82% 62
Coventry +47 29 £26,500 -57.60% 14
Warwickshire +49 26 £26,500 -60.74% 16
Staffordshire +27 19 £47,500 -15.05% 24
Wolverhampton +21 12 £59,556 -4.71%
Halesowen - 9 £60,000 -
Solihull +6 5 £40,000 -20.00% 9
Shropshire -9 3 £30,000 -60.00% 12
Walsall +8 2 £46,750 -10.95% 2
Herefordshire -6 1 £47,500 +11.76%
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 11 (5.07%) Confluence
2 4 (1.84%) MS Exchange
3 2 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.46%) CMS
4 1 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 6 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.84%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.46%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 27 (12.44%) Azure
2 16 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (4.15%) Power Platform
4 7 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (3.23%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.30%) Rubrik
6 3 (1.38%) WhatsApp
7 2 (0.92%) dbt
7 2 (0.92%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.92%) Power Automate
7 2 (0.92%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.46%) AWS
8 1 (0.46%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.46%) GCP
8 1 (0.46%) IBM Blueworks
Communications & Networking
1 79 (36.41%) Broadband
2 11 (5.07%) Firewall
3 7 (3.23%) LAN
4 6 (2.76%) SAN
5 5 (2.30%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
5 5 (2.30%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
5 5 (2.30%) WAN
5 5 (2.30%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.84%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.38%) DHCP
7 3 (1.38%) DNS
7 3 (1.38%) Internet
7 3 (1.38%) WLAN
8 2 (0.92%) IPsec
8 2 (0.92%) IPv4
8 2 (0.92%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.92%) SSL
8 2 (0.92%) VPN
8 2 (0.92%) WebEx
8 2 (0.92%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.23%) Power BI
2 5 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.84%) Big Data
3 4 (1.84%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.92%) MySQL
4 2 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.92%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.92%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.46%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.46%) Metadata
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (5.07%) JIRA
2 10 (4.61%) Git
3 3 (1.38%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
General
1 128 (58.99%) Social Skills
2 79 (36.41%) Local Government
3 76 (35.02%) Telecoms
4 37 (17.05%) Games
5 35 (16.13%) Finance
6 23 (10.60%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (6.91%) Banking
8 11 (5.07%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.23%) Legal
10 7 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.76%) Retail Banking
12 5 (2.30%) Automotive
12 5 (2.30%) Back Office
12 5 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.30%) Social Housing
13 3 (1.38%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.38%) Marketing
14 2 (0.92%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.46%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 41 (18.89%) Consultant
1 41 (18.89%) Development Manager
2 38 (17.51%) Business Development Manager
2 38 (17.51%) Business Manager
2 38 (17.51%) Enterprise Consultant
3 23 (10.60%) Analyst
4 13 (5.99%) Senior
5 12 (5.53%) IT Engineer
6 10 (4.61%) Developer
7 9 (4.15%) Architect
7 9 (4.15%) Junior
7 9 (4.15%) Lead
8 8 (3.69%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.23%) Insight Manager
9 7 (3.23%) IT Manager
9 7 (3.23%) Sales Representative
9 7 (3.23%) Software Developer
10 6 (2.76%) DevOps Engineer
10 6 (2.76%) Performance Manager
10 6 (2.76%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.23%) CSS
1 7 (3.23%) CSS3
1 7 (3.23%) HTML
2 6 (2.76%) .NET
3 5 (2.30%) RESTful
3 5 (2.30%) Spine.js
3 5 (2.30%) Web Services
4 4 (1.84%) AngularJS
4 4 (1.84%) ASP.NET
4 4 (1.84%) React
5 3 (1.38%) Android SDK
5 3 (1.38%) Dagger
5 3 (1.38%) HTML5
5 3 (1.38%) Retrofit
6 2 (0.92%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 2 (0.92%) hapi
6 2 (0.92%) Node.js
6 2 (0.92%) Spring
6 2 (0.92%) STL
6 2 (0.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.53%) Data Centre
2 8 (3.69%) Product Ownership
3 7 (3.23%) Clustering
4 6 (2.76%) PMI
5 5 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.30%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (2.30%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.38%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.92%) Data Fabric
7 2 (0.92%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.46%) BYOD
8 1 (0.46%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.46%) FMCG
8 1 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.46%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.46%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.76%) Windows
2 9 (4.15%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.76%) Linux
4 4 (1.84%) Android
5 3 (1.38%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.92%) Unix
7 1 (0.46%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (38.71%) B2B
2 81 (37.33%) Customer Experience
3 80 (36.87%) Collaborative Working
4 78 (35.94%) Decision-Making
5 76 (35.02%) B2C
6 41 (18.89%) Agile
7 38 (17.51%) Business Development
8 32 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
9 27 (12.44%) ITIL
10 21 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
11 19 (8.76%) DevOps
12 14 (6.45%) Mentoring
12 14 (6.45%) Time Management
13 13 (5.99%) Customer Service
14 12 (5.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (5.53%) Project Management
15 11 (5.07%) Strategic Thinking
16 10 (4.61%) CI/CD
16 10 (4.61%) Problem Management
16 10 (4.61%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.76%) SQL
2 10 (4.61%) C#
3 8 (3.69%) Python
4 7 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.84%) Java
5 4 (1.84%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.84%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.92%) C++
6 2 (0.92%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.46%) Bash
7 1 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.46%) Swift
7 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.46%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 24 (11.06%) Degree
2 9 (4.15%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.69%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.23%) PMI Certification
5 5 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.38%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.92%) MCSA
8 2 (0.92%) MCSE
8 2 (0.92%) SANS
8 2 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.46%) CCNA
9 1 (0.46%) CCNP
9 1 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.46%) CISM
9 1 (0.46%) PCI QSA
9 1 (0.46%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.23%) SLA
2 2 (0.92%) ISO 22301
2 2 (0.92%) PMO
2 2 (0.92%) QA
3 1 (0.46%) GDPR
3 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.46%) NIST
3 1 (0.46%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 18 (8.29%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.84%) Docker
3 4 (1.84%) XenApp
3 4 (1.84%) XenDesktop
4 3 (1.38%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.38%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.38%) vSphere
5 2 (0.92%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.23%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (2.76%) Terraform
3 5 (2.30%) Ansible
4 3 (1.38%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.38%) SCCM
5 2 (0.92%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.92%) SCOM
6 1 (0.46%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 76 (35.02%) BT
2 39 (17.97%) Microsoft
3 14 (6.45%) VMware
4 11 (5.07%) ServiceNow
5 7 (3.23%) Cisco
5 7 (3.23%) IBM
6 6 (2.76%) Citrix
6 6 (2.76%) Fortinet
7 5 (2.30%) CheckPoint
7 5 (2.30%) F5
7 5 (2.30%) Google
7 5 (2.30%) Oracle
8 4 (1.84%) Ivanti
9 3 (1.38%) Juniper
9 3 (1.38%) Meraki
9 3 (1.38%) WatchGuard
10 2 (0.92%) HP
10 2 (0.92%) Remedy
10 2 (0.92%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.92%) SAP