Retail Job Trends in West Wales

Retailing
Wales > West Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in West Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 24 34
Rank change year-on-year +4 +10 -5
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West Wales 2.24% 0.94% 0.70%
As % of the General category 5.17% 1.47% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +27.27% +1.85%
Wales median annual salary £33,250 £64,250 £34,000
% change year-on-year -48.25% +88.97% -24.44%

All General Skills
West Wales

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 West Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 58 68 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Wales 43.28% 64.15% 56.34%
Number of salaries quoted 42 30 76
10th Percentile £25,328 £32,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,313 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £42,512 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.97% -14.98% +26.15%
75th Percentile £57,771 £53,252 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,388 £65,000 £69,527
Wales median annual salary £41,750 £49,104 £44,884
% change year-on-year -14.98% +9.40% -0.26%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

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

Retail job vacancy trend in West Wales

Retail
Salary Trend in West Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Retail

Retail
Job Locations in West Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Swansea +5 3 £30,000 -14.29% 2
Retail
Wales