Retail Jobs in the North of England

Retailing
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 22 41
Rank change year-on-year -17 +19 +37
Permanent jobs citing Retail 846 1,825 1,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.84% 10.66% 6.52%
As % of the General category 8.69% 15.16% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 581 730 641
10th Percentile £24,196 £34,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +11.11% -1.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £74,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -

All General Skills
North of 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 the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,733 12,040 10,628
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 55.64% 70.31% 58.49%
Number of salaries quoted 7,363 5,108 6,123
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £28,189
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,320 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the North of England

Retail
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Retail in the North of England

Retail
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in the North of England

Retail
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North West +13 528 £45,000 -18.18% 291
Yorkshire -35 232 £47,000 -21.67% 183
North East -7 86 £43,200 -21.45% 52
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 20 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.01%) SAS
3 13 (1.54%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.18%) Apache
5 8 (0.95%) Anypoint
5 8 (0.95%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 8 (0.95%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.95%) WebSphere
5 8 (0.95%) WordPress
6 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.47%) CMS
7 4 (0.47%) Confluence
8 3 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.24%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 100 (11.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (6.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 37 (4.37%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (1.54%) Photoshop
5 11 (1.30%) Adobe Illustrator
6 10 (1.18%) Trello
7 7 (0.83%) InDesign
8 6 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.35%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.24%) 3ds Max
10 2 (0.24%) Acrobat
10 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.24%) ZBrush
11 1 (0.12%) EViews
11 1 (0.12%) Sketch
11 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.12%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 19 (2.25%) Magento
2 15 (1.77%) Shopify
3 14 (1.65%) Epicor Tropos
4 11 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.06%) SAP BPC
6 8 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
7 7 (0.83%) SAP ERP
8 6 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
9 5 (0.59%) NetSuite
10 4 (0.47%) SAP APO
10 4 (0.47%) SAP FI
10 4 (0.47%) SAP MM
10 4 (0.47%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.47%) SAP SD
10 4 (0.47%) SAP WM
11 2 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
11 2 (0.24%) SAP MDG
11 2 (0.24%) SAP MDM
11 2 (0.24%) SAP Retail
12 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 152 (17.97%) Azure
2 81 (9.57%) Power Platform
3 73 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (8.16%) AWS
5 41 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (3.78%) GCP
7 21 (2.48%) SaaS
8 16 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.54%) GitHub
10 9 (1.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 9 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (0.95%) Datadog
11 8 (0.95%) Serverless
12 7 (0.83%) Azure API Management
12 7 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.83%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (0.71%) Figma
13 6 (0.71%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.02%) Internet
2 28 (3.31%) Broadband
3 26 (3.07%) Firewall
4 21 (2.48%) LAN
4 21 (2.48%) WAN
5 18 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (1.89%) Network Security
7 13 (1.54%) DNS
8 10 (1.18%) VoIP
8 10 (1.18%) VPN
9 8 (0.95%) DHCP
10 7 (0.83%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.83%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.83%) WLAN
11 4 (0.47%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
13 2 (0.24%) VLAN
13 2 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (8.98%) Power BI
2 69 (8.16%) SQL Server
3 48 (5.67%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (4.26%) MySQL
5 27 (3.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 19 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
7 16 (1.89%) DynamoDB
8 15 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (1.30%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.06%) SAP BW
11 8 (0.95%) Redis
12 7 (0.83%) Big Data
12 7 (0.83%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.83%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.59%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.59%) NoSQL
14 5 (0.59%) Relational Database
15 3 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 41 (4.85%) Git
2 23 (2.72%) JIRA
3 17 (2.01%) GitLab
4 14 (1.65%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.59%) JMeter
6 5 (0.59%) SonarQube
6 5 (0.59%) Subversion
7 3 (0.35%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.24%) JIRA Agile
9 1 (0.12%) Appium
9 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.12%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.12%) Postman
9 1 (0.12%) QADirector
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) Spinnaker
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 327 (38.65%) Social Skills
2 246 (29.08%) Finance
3 141 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (8.98%) Marketing
5 44 (5.20%) Manufacturing
6 42 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (4.61%) Billing
8 38 (4.49%) Presentation Skills
9 35 (4.14%) Legal
9 35 (4.14%) Telecoms
10 33 (3.90%) Banking
11 32 (3.78%) Public Sector
12 30 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
13 22 (2.60%) Games
14 17 (2.01%) Retail Finance
15 10 (1.18%) Local Government
16 8 (0.95%) Aerospace
17 7 (0.83%) Advertising
17 7 (0.83%) Social Housing
18 6 (0.71%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 130 (15.37%) Analyst
2 118 (13.95%) Developer
3 117 (13.83%) Senior
4 57 (6.74%) Lead
5 55 (6.50%) Project Manager
6 47 (5.56%) Architect
7 34 (4.02%) Service Analyst
8 33 (3.90%) IT Support
9 31 (3.66%) Service Desk Analyst
10 27 (3.19%) Senior Developer
11 26 (3.07%) IT Manager
12 25 (2.96%) Support Engineer
13 23 (2.72%) IT Analyst
13 23 (2.72%) Quantity Surveyor
14 22 (2.60%) IT Engineer
14 22 (2.60%) Software Engineer
15 21 (2.48%) Consultant
15 21 (2.48%) Head of IT
16 19 (2.25%) Solutions Architect
16 19 (2.25%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.79%) .NET
2 41 (4.85%) CSS
3 39 (4.61%) HTML
4 38 (4.49%) React
5 29 (3.43%) Node.js
6 25 (2.96%) .NET Core
7 20 (2.36%) Vue
8 19 (2.25%) JSON
8 19 (2.25%) XML
9 16 (1.89%) OLE
10 15 (1.77%) .NET Framework
11 14 (1.65%) RESTful
12 13 (1.54%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.54%) Entity Framework
13 12 (1.42%) Laravel
14 9 (1.06%) ASP.NET
14 9 (1.06%) PySpark
14 9 (1.06%) Spring
15 8 (0.95%) Kafka
15 8 (0.95%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 59 (6.97%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (4.14%) Driving Licence
3 31 (3.66%) Product Ownership
4 30 (3.55%) Management Information System
5 27 (3.19%) Smartphone
6 25 (2.96%) EPoS
7 22 (2.60%) NHS
8 20 (2.36%) FMCG
8 20 (2.36%) Mobile App
9 17 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (1.54%) Credit Risk
10 13 (1.54%) PMI
10 13 (1.54%) Social Media
11 11 (1.30%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.18%) e-Learning
13 9 (1.06%) Educational Technology
13 9 (1.06%) Onboarding
14 8 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (0.83%) Algorithms
15 7 (0.83%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 73 (8.63%) Windows
2 28 (3.31%) Windows Server
3 23 (2.72%) Linux
4 8 (0.95%) Windows 10
4 8 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.35%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.35%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.24%) Android
7 2 (0.24%) VMS
8 1 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (24.23%) Agile
2 180 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (15.48%) Customer Service
4 95 (11.23%) E-Commerce
5 93 (10.99%) Analytics
6 88 (10.40%) ERP
7 87 (10.28%) Roadmaps
8 83 (9.81%) DevOps
9 81 (9.57%) Project Management
10 79 (9.34%) Business Intelligence
11 74 (8.75%) Mentoring
12 66 (7.80%) Time Management
13 62 (7.33%) Coaching
14 59 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
15 56 (6.62%) Collaborative Culture
16 55 (6.50%) Collaborative Working
17 47 (5.56%) Software Engineering
18 45 (5.32%) Decision-Making
19 44 (5.20%) Logistics
20 43 (5.08%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 143 (16.90%) SQL
2 70 (8.27%) C#
3 63 (7.45%) JavaScript
4 57 (6.74%) PHP
5 50 (5.91%) Python
6 40 (4.73%) TypeScript
7 32 (3.78%) R
8 25 (2.96%) Java
9 16 (1.89%) PowerShell
10 14 (1.65%) Go
11 13 (1.54%) VB.NET
12 10 (1.18%) Bash
13 9 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 8 (0.95%) Ruby
15 5 (0.59%) Groovy
15 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.35%) C
17 2 (0.24%) ABAP
17 2 (0.24%) VBA
18 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 104 (12.29%) Degree
2 43 (5.08%) DBS Check
3 31 (3.66%) CIMA
4 29 (3.43%) ACCA
5 22 (2.60%) HNC
6 19 (2.25%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.13%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.30%) A+ Certification
9 11 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.18%) HND
11 9 (1.06%) AAT
11 9 (1.06%) CCNP
11 9 (1.06%) Security Cleared
12 8 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.83%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.83%) PMP
14 6 (0.71%) CISA
15 5 (0.59%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.14%) SLA
2 32 (3.78%) QA
3 19 (2.25%) PMO
4 11 (1.30%) GDPR
4 11 (1.30%) IFRS
4 11 (1.30%) IFRS 9
5 10 (1.18%) CRD IV
6 8 (0.95%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.83%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.71%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.35%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 75 (8.87%) Active Directory
2 37 (4.37%) Docker
3 15 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.71%) Firmware
6 4 (0.47%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.35%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.24%) KVM
8 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.12%) IAG
Systems Management
1 40 (4.73%) Kubernetes
2 36 (4.26%) Terraform
3 12 (1.42%) Grafana
4 10 (1.18%) Ansible
5 9 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.06%) Progress Chef
6 8 (0.95%) Puppet
7 7 (0.83%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.59%) Kibana
9 3 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.35%) SELinux
10 2 (0.24%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.24%) Rundeck
11 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 186 (21.99%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.32%) Virgin Media
3 39 (4.61%) SAP
4 32 (3.78%) Google
5 25 (2.96%) VMware
6 23 (2.72%) NEC
7 22 (2.60%) Northgate
8 21 (2.48%) Adobe
9 17 (2.01%) IBM
9 17 (2.01%) Oracle
10 14 (1.65%) Epicor
11 12 (1.42%) Dell
11 12 (1.42%) MuleSoft
12 10 (1.18%) NetApp
13 9 (1.06%) Cisco
14 8 (0.95%) HP
14 8 (0.95%) Salesforce
15 7 (0.83%) CA
15 7 (0.83%) New Relic
16 6 (0.71%) Veeam