Retail Jobs in England

Retailing
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 44 54
Rank change year-on-year +7 +10 +23
Permanent jobs citing Retail 4,371 5,424 7,945
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.00% 6.19% 5.77%
As % of the General category 8.51% 9.08% 8.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,456 2,858 3,676
10th Percentile £26,000 £34,230 £32,403
25th Percentile £33,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -

All General Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51,356 59,714 89,108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 58.78% 68.18% 64.74%
Number of salaries quoted 35,813 32,515 45,276
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in England

Retail
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in England.

Salary trend for Retail in England

Retail
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in England

Retail
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
London -2 1,200 £62,500 -8.76% 570
North of England -16 860 £45,000 -18.18% 514
Midlands +58 802 £41,492 -24.56% 354
South East +22 726 £45,000 -18.18% 391
North West +12 543 £45,000 -18.18% 284
East Midlands +55 403 £37,500 -31.82% 180
West Midlands +50 394 £45,000 -16.67% 174
East of England +50 382 £48,750 -11.36% 154
South West -24 380 £47,500 -13.45% 202
Yorkshire -34 228 £45,000 -23.73% 159
North East -12 89 £43,200 -21.45% 79
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 158 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 40 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 33 (0.75%) CMS
4 32 (0.73%) Confluence
5 23 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 19 (0.43%) SAS
7 18 (0.41%) WordPress
8 12 (0.27%) Apache
8 12 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
9 8 (0.18%) Anypoint
9 8 (0.18%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 8 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 8 (0.18%) WebSphere
10 7 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 6 (0.14%) Umbraco
12 4 (0.092%) Office Communications Server
13 3 (0.069%) Drupal
13 3 (0.069%) IIS
13 3 (0.069%) Oracle Application Server
13 3 (0.069%) Smallworld
Applications
1 605 (13.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 361 (8.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 319 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
4 50 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
5 36 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 36 (0.82%) Photoshop
6 31 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 29 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
8 24 (0.55%) Trello
9 22 (0.50%) Simulink
10 18 (0.41%) InDesign
11 14 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
11 14 (0.32%) AutoCAD
12 9 (0.21%) Adobe XD
13 7 (0.16%) Stateflow
14 6 (0.14%) MS Visio
14 6 (0.14%) Sketch
15 5 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
15 5 (0.11%) CINEMA 4D
16 4 (0.092%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 64 (1.46%) Shopify
2 51 (1.17%) Magento
3 33 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 32 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
5 29 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
6 27 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
6 27 (0.62%) Endur
7 23 (0.53%) NetSuite
8 15 (0.34%) ResourceLink
9 14 (0.32%) Adobe Campaign
10 12 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
10 12 (0.27%) Epicor Tropos
11 10 (0.23%) Misys Midas
11 10 (0.23%) SAP PP
12 9 (0.21%) SAP BPC
13 8 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 7 (0.16%) SAP ERP
14 7 (0.16%) SAP WM
15 6 (0.14%) SAP IBP
15 6 (0.14%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 569 (13.02%) Azure
2 389 (8.90%) AWS
3 351 (8.03%) Power Platform
4 245 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
5 140 (3.20%) SaaS
6 134 (3.07%) GCP
7 86 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
7 86 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
8 37 (0.85%) GitHub
8 37 (0.85%) Serverless
9 35 (0.80%) WhatsApp
10 31 (0.71%) Entra ID
10 31 (0.71%) PowerApps
11 30 (0.69%) Google Analytics
11 30 (0.69%) Power Automate
12 28 (0.64%) Figma
13 25 (0.57%) Google Sheets
13 25 (0.57%) Snowflake
14 23 (0.53%) SuccessFactors
15 22 (0.50%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 124 (2.84%) Firewall
2 111 (2.54%) WAN
3 109 (2.49%) LAN
4 103 (2.36%) Internet
5 76 (1.74%) Intranet
6 73 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
7 69 (1.58%) VPN
8 50 (1.14%) Broadband
9 36 (0.82%) Wireless
10 30 (0.69%) Network Security
11 25 (0.57%) TCP/IP
12 24 (0.55%) DNS
13 22 (0.50%) SD-WAN
14 21 (0.48%) VoIP
15 18 (0.41%) DHCP
15 18 (0.41%) WLAN
16 15 (0.34%) VLAN
17 11 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
18 10 (0.23%) MPLS
18 10 (0.23%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 316 (7.23%) Power BI
2 263 (6.02%) SQL Server
3 186 (4.26%) Tableau
4 161 (3.68%) Data Warehouse
5 111 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 81 (1.85%) MySQL
7 59 (1.35%) Relational Database
8 49 (1.12%) MongoDB
9 44 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
10 38 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 36 (0.82%) BigQuery
12 33 (0.75%) Big Data
13 30 (0.69%) Data Lake
14 29 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
15 26 (0.59%) GIS
16 19 (0.43%) DynamoDB
17 18 (0.41%) Redis
18 17 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
19 16 (0.37%) Hadoop
19 16 (0.37%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 243 (5.56%) Git
2 91 (2.08%) JIRA
3 35 (0.80%) Jenkins
4 32 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 31 (0.71%) GitLab
6 26 (0.59%) TeamCity
7 11 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
8 10 (0.23%) Cucumber
8 10 (0.23%) JBehave
8 10 (0.23%) JMeter
8 10 (0.23%) SpecFlow
8 10 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
9 8 (0.18%) Bitbucket
10 7 (0.16%) gulp
10 7 (0.16%) JUnit
10 7 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
10 7 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.16%) Selenium
10 7 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 7 (0.16%) webpack
General
1 1,781 (40.75%) Social Skills
2 1,211 (27.71%) Finance
3 1,080 (24.71%) Analytical Skills
4 499 (11.42%) Marketing
5 281 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
6 276 (6.31%) Legal
7 272 (6.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 259 (5.93%) German Language
9 212 (4.85%) Manufacturing
10 172 (3.94%) Public Sector
11 168 (3.84%) Banking
12 142 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
13 123 (2.81%) Telecoms
14 89 (2.04%) Advertising
15 81 (1.85%) Law
16 71 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
17 67 (1.53%) Billing
18 65 (1.49%) Automotive
19 51 (1.17%) Back Office
20 48 (1.10%) Games
Job Titles
1 783 (17.91%) Analyst
2 633 (14.48%) Senior
3 397 (9.08%) Developer
4 273 (6.25%) Graduate
5 272 (6.22%) Architect
6 250 (5.72%) Lead
7 232 (5.31%) Project Manager
8 213 (4.87%) Consultant
9 205 (4.69%) Data Analyst
10 199 (4.55%) Business Analyst
11 176 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
12 137 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
13 133 (3.04%) IT Manager
14 119 (2.72%) Administrator
15 111 (2.54%) Senior Data Analyst
16 100 (2.29%) Software Engineer
17 99 (2.26%) Senior Developer
18 91 (2.08%) Senior Manager
19 83 (1.90%) Development Manager
20 80 (1.83%) Business Intelligence Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 212 (4.85%) .NET
2 191 (4.37%) HTML
3 163 (3.73%) CSS
4 136 (3.11%) React
5 98 (2.24%) .NET Core
6 79 (1.81%) ASP.NET
7 72 (1.65%) Vue
7 72 (1.65%) Web Services
8 69 (1.58%) .NET Framework
9 68 (1.56%) Node.js
10 67 (1.53%) AngularJS
11 61 (1.40%) REST
12 59 (1.35%) XML
13 55 (1.26%) ASP.NET Web API
14 49 (1.12%) RESTful
15 48 (1.10%) JSON
16 44 (1.01%) Entity Framework
17 38 (0.87%) Laravel
18 32 (0.73%) ASP.NET MVC
19 28 (0.64%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 444 (10.16%) Self-Motivation
2 331 (7.57%) Driving Licence
3 149 (3.41%) Management Information System
4 125 (2.86%) FMCG
5 124 (2.84%) Product Ownership
6 92 (2.10%) Social Media
7 91 (2.08%) Onboarding
8 90 (2.06%) PMI
9 87 (1.99%) EPoS
10 80 (1.83%) Cloud Native
11 77 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
12 75 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
13 67 (1.53%) Photography
14 66 (1.51%) Mobile App
15 61 (1.40%) Data Centre
16 49 (1.12%) Algorithms
17 47 (1.08%) Data Structures
18 38 (0.87%) Blog
19 37 (0.85%) NHS
20 31 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 287 (6.57%) Windows
2 107 (2.45%) Linux
3 93 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 49 (1.12%) VMS
5 47 (1.08%) Windows 10
6 42 (0.96%) Ubuntu
7 21 (0.48%) Android
7 21 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (0.46%) Apple iOS
9 17 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
10 16 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
11 13 (0.30%) Windows 7
12 11 (0.25%) Windows 8
13 10 (0.23%) Mac OS
13 10 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 9 (0.21%) Unix
15 8 (0.18%) AIX
15 8 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
16 5 (0.11%) CentOS
17 3 (0.069%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,044 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
2 799 (18.28%) Agile
3 544 (12.45%) Customer Service
4 489 (11.19%) E-Commerce
5 485 (11.10%) Analytics
6 456 (10.43%) Project Management
7 400 (9.15%) Decision-Making
8 370 (8.46%) Business Intelligence
9 369 (8.44%) Roadmaps
10 360 (8.24%) Logistics
11 293 (6.70%) Coaching
12 282 (6.45%) Data Analysis
12 282 (6.45%) Mentoring
13 256 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
14 254 (5.81%) Mathematics
15 253 (5.79%) Visualisation
16 242 (5.54%) Stakeholder Management
17 237 (5.42%) Change Management
18 236 (5.40%) Business Strategy
19 226 (5.17%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 698 (15.97%) SQL
2 367 (8.40%) Python
3 261 (5.97%) JavaScript
4 207 (4.74%) C#
5 126 (2.88%) PHP
6 124 (2.84%) TypeScript
7 93 (2.13%) Java
8 54 (1.24%) R
9 43 (0.98%) T-SQL
10 42 (0.96%) PowerShell
11 36 (0.82%) VBA
12 34 (0.78%) Go
13 33 (0.75%) C
14 31 (0.71%) VB.NET
15 28 (0.64%) MATLAB
16 22 (0.50%) VB
17 21 (0.48%) Bash
18 20 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 18 (0.41%) Ruby
20 11 (0.25%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 980 (22.42%) Degree
2 493 (11.28%) DBS Check
3 131 (3.00%) Security Cleared
4 106 (2.43%) PMI Certification
5 69 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 66 (1.51%) DV Cleared
7 53 (1.21%) HNC
8 52 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
8 52 (1.19%) Master's Degree
9 50 (1.14%) ACCA
10 49 (1.12%) CIMA
11 47 (1.08%) SC Cleared
12 43 (0.98%) CCNP
13 41 (0.94%) CISSP
14 32 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
15 28 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
16 27 (0.62%) CCNA
17 25 (0.57%) AWS Certification
18 20 (0.46%) Azure Certification
19 19 (0.43%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (4.74%) QA
2 98 (2.24%) SLA
3 82 (1.88%) GDPR
4 56 (1.28%) Data Quality
5 52 (1.19%) PMO
6 51 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 46 (1.05%) NIST
8 37 (0.85%) PCI DSS
9 29 (0.66%) Accessibility
10 26 (0.59%) ISO 9001
11 14 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (0.27%) IFRS
13 11 (0.25%) ISO 14000
14 9 (0.21%) GMP
14 9 (0.21%) IFRS 9
15 8 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 8 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 7 (0.16%) ISO 14001
16 7 (0.16%) ISO 22301
16 7 (0.16%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 205 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 92 (2.10%) Docker
3 46 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (0.73%) Hyper-V
5 30 (0.69%) Firmware
6 13 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.092%) VMware Server
10 3 (0.069%) KVM
10 3 (0.069%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.023%) IAG
11 1 (0.023%) LXC
11 1 (0.023%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.023%) vSphere
11 1 (0.023%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 117 (2.68%) Terraform
2 103 (2.36%) Kubernetes
3 57 (1.30%) Ansible
4 33 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 25 (0.57%) Grafana
6 15 (0.34%) Puppet
7 14 (0.32%) Progress Chef
8 12 (0.27%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.21%) CASB
9 9 (0.21%) SCCM
10 6 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (0.11%) AirWatch
11 5 (0.11%) Kibana
11 5 (0.11%) logstash
11 5 (0.11%) SCOM
12 4 (0.092%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 4 (0.092%) Jamf Pro
12 4 (0.092%) WSUS
13 3 (0.069%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.069%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 953 (21.80%) Microsoft
2 167 (3.82%) Google
3 157 (3.59%) Databricks
4 139 (3.18%) SAP
5 93 (2.13%) Adobe
6 72 (1.65%) Salesforce
7 69 (1.58%) Oracle
8 66 (1.51%) Virgin Media
9 64 (1.46%) VMware
10 61 (1.40%) Cisco
11 46 (1.05%) NEC
12 42 (0.96%) IBM
13 32 (0.73%) Dell
14 30 (0.69%) MuleSoft
15 27 (0.62%) HP
15 27 (0.62%) Northgate
16 25 (0.57%) Apple
17 23 (0.53%) Citrix
17 23 (0.53%) NetApp
18 18 (0.41%) Openreach