Retailing
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 54 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -26 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Retail | 83 | 43 | 173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire | 4.48% | 3.00% | 8.45% |
| As % of the General category | 7.82% | 4.61% | 12.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 17 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,075 | £30,100 | £26,045 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £41,250 | £37,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £67,500 | £51,528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.07% | +31.00% | -18.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,563 | £90,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,267 | £95,000 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -10.53% | -20.83% |
All General Skills
West Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 1,062 | 933 | 1,381 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 57.28% | 65.02% | 67.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 589 | 443 | 1,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £26,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -11.50% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £69,500 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,450 | £86,250 | £90,000 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £42,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | -4.76% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Retail
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Retail.
Retail
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
Retail
Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | +16 | 52 | £53,750 | -28.33% | 23 |
| Wakefield | +2 | 9 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 8 |
| Bradford | -19 | 6 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 29 |
| Wetherby | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Pontefract | - | 3 | £59,000 | - | |
| Halifax | +13 | 1 | £35,000 | -58.95% | |
| Ossett | -1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Castleford | - | 1 | £14,000 | - | |
| Retail Yorkshire |
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Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:
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