Retail Jobs in the North West

Retailing
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 34 46 46
Rank change year-on-year +12 0 +3
Permanent jobs citing Retail 543 496 657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 5.38% 6.43% 6.90%
As % of the General category 10.13% 9.53% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 361 282 368
10th Percentile £23,114 £30,138 £32,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £43,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,538 £80,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -

All General Skills
North West

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 West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,361 5,202 5,893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.14% 67.44% 61.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3,961 2,397 3,107
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,800 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +1.94% +8.42%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,070
90th Percentile £76,250 £80,200 £80,000
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the North West

Retail
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Retail in the North West

Retail
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Retail in the North West

Retail
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the North West 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
Manchester +7 284 £46,250 -15.91% 153
Cheshire +17 157 £35,000 -33.33% 60
Merseyside +42 47 £40,000 -27.27% 36
Lancashire -22 45 £37,500 -21.05% 30
Cumbria -6 9 £70,000 +27.27% 11
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (2.03%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.47%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.92%) WordPress
4 4 (0.74%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.74%) CMS
4 4 (0.74%) Confluence
4 4 (0.74%) SAS
5 3 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.37%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 96 (17.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (12.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 38 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.29%) Trello
5 6 (1.10%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.55%) InDesign
7 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.37%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.21%) Epicor Tropos
2 10 (1.84%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (1.66%) Magento
3 9 (1.66%) SAP BPC
3 9 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.74%) SAP APO
5 4 (0.74%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.74%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.74%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.74%) SAP WM
6 3 (0.55%) Shopify
7 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 78 (14.36%) Azure
2 61 (11.23%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (8.66%) AWS
4 39 (7.18%) Power Platform
5 28 (5.16%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (3.50%) GCP
7 12 (2.21%) GitHub
8 9 (1.66%) GitHub Actions
8 9 (1.66%) SaaS
9 8 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (1.47%) Serverless
10 6 (1.10%) Azure API Management
10 6 (1.10%) Azure Service Bus
10 6 (1.10%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 5 (0.92%) Amazon ECS
11 5 (0.92%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.92%) Anthos
11 5 (0.92%) BrowserStack
11 5 (0.92%) Figma
12 4 (0.74%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.16%) Broadband
2 22 (4.05%) Internet
3 15 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (2.03%) Firewall
5 10 (1.84%) DNS
6 8 (1.47%) VoIP
7 7 (1.29%) DHCP
7 7 (1.29%) Network Security
8 5 (0.92%) LAN
8 5 (0.92%) WAN
9 4 (0.74%) Cisco Firepower
9 4 (0.74%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.74%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.74%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.37%) Wireless
12 1 (0.18%) Intranet
12 1 (0.18%) LTE
12 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (7.73%) SQL Server
2 35 (6.45%) Power BI
3 29 (5.34%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (4.42%) MySQL
5 14 (2.58%) DynamoDB
6 13 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (1.66%) SAP BW
9 6 (1.10%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.55%) Big Data
10 3 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.55%) Redis
11 1 (0.18%) ArangoDB
11 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.18%) OLTP
11 1 (0.18%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.18%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (5.52%) Git
2 17 (3.13%) GitLab
3 8 (1.47%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.47%) JIRA
4 5 (0.92%) JMeter
4 5 (0.92%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.55%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.18%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.18%) QADirector
6 1 (0.18%) Spinnaker
General
1 210 (38.67%) Social Skills
2 165 (30.39%) Finance
3 94 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (11.97%) Marketing
5 41 (7.55%) Billing
6 37 (6.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 34 (6.26%) Telecoms
8 29 (5.34%) Legal
9 25 (4.60%) Games
10 21 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.76%) Public Sector
13 13 (2.39%) Banking
13 13 (2.39%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.84%) Retail Finance
15 9 (1.66%) Local Government
16 7 (1.29%) Advertising
17 6 (1.10%) Electronics
18 5 (0.92%) Back Office
18 5 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 91 (16.76%) Analyst
2 72 (13.26%) Senior
3 51 (9.39%) Developer
4 33 (6.08%) Lead
5 30 (5.52%) Service Analyst
5 30 (5.52%) Service Desk Analyst
6 26 (4.79%) Project Manager
7 23 (4.24%) Architect
7 23 (4.24%) IT Support
7 23 (4.24%) Quantity Surveyor
8 18 (3.31%) IT Analyst
8 18 (3.31%) SAP Architect
9 17 (3.13%) Development Manager
10 16 (2.95%) Support Analyst
11 15 (2.76%) Business Development Manager
11 15 (2.76%) Business Manager
11 15 (2.76%) Software Engineer
12 14 (2.58%) Head of IT
12 14 (2.58%) IT Engineer
12 14 (2.58%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.16%) .NET
2 27 (4.97%) React
3 25 (4.60%) CSS
3 25 (4.60%) HTML
4 24 (4.42%) Node.js
5 18 (3.31%) JSON
6 16 (2.95%) OLE
7 14 (2.58%) RESTful
8 13 (2.39%) XML
9 9 (1.66%) Vue
10 8 (1.47%) .NET Core
11 7 (1.29%) AngularJS
11 7 (1.29%) SOAP
12 6 (1.10%) Kafka
12 6 (1.10%) Laravel
13 5 (0.92%) .NET Framework
13 5 (0.92%) AWS CDK
13 5 (0.92%) Jest
13 5 (0.92%) Lambda Expressions
13 5 (0.92%) Serverless Framework
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.58%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (5.16%) Driving Licence
3 27 (4.97%) Smartphone
4 23 (4.24%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.05%) EPoS
6 14 (2.58%) Social Media
7 13 (2.39%) Product Ownership
8 11 (2.03%) FMCG
8 11 (2.03%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.66%) Educational Technology
9 9 (1.66%) e-Learning
10 8 (1.47%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.10%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.92%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.92%) NHS
13 4 (0.74%) Animation
13 4 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.74%) Media Streaming
13 4 (0.74%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 48 (8.84%) Windows
2 16 (2.95%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.58%) Linux
4 6 (1.10%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.55%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.55%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.55%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.37%) VMS
8 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (25.78%) Agile
2 113 (20.81%) Customer Service
3 104 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (11.42%) Roadmaps
5 58 (10.68%) ERP
6 55 (10.13%) DevOps
6 55 (10.13%) E-Commerce
7 54 (9.94%) Mentoring
8 51 (9.39%) Analytics
9 48 (8.84%) Project Management
10 47 (8.66%) Business Development
11 46 (8.47%) Coaching
11 46 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
12 45 (8.29%) Time Management
13 44 (8.10%) Logistics
14 43 (7.92%) Collaborative Culture
15 42 (7.73%) Collaborative Working
16 36 (6.63%) Business Intelligence
17 33 (6.08%) Decision-Making
18 31 (5.71%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 60 (11.05%) SQL
2 41 (7.55%) C#
3 28 (5.16%) PHP
4 24 (4.42%) Python
5 22 (4.05%) JavaScript
5 22 (4.05%) TypeScript
6 20 (3.68%) R
7 11 (2.03%) Java
7 11 (2.03%) PowerShell
7 11 (2.03%) VB.NET
8 9 (1.66%) Go
9 6 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.92%) Bash
11 4 (0.74%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.55%) C
12 3 (0.55%) Ruby
13 2 (0.37%) ABAP
14 1 (0.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 45 (8.29%) Degree
2 40 (7.37%) DBS Check
3 31 (5.71%) CIMA
4 29 (5.34%) ACCA
5 12 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.03%) A+ Certification
6 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.47%) AAT
9 7 (1.29%) Security Cleared
10 6 (1.10%) CISA
10 6 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.74%) CCNP
11 4 (0.74%) NVQ Level 3
11 4 (0.74%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.55%) HNC
12 3 (0.55%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.37%) CAPM
13 2 (0.37%) CISM
13 2 (0.37%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.60%) SLA
2 18 (3.31%) QA
3 9 (1.66%) GDPR
4 7 (1.29%) PMO
5 6 (1.10%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.55%) NIST
8 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
System Software
1 59 (10.87%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.60%) Docker
3 12 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.84%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.47%) Firmware
6 4 (0.74%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.55%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.37%) KVM
8 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.18%) IAG
Systems Management
1 30 (5.52%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.34%) Terraform
3 7 (1.29%) Grafana
4 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.92%) Ansible
5 5 (0.92%) Kibana
6 4 (0.74%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.55%) Puppet
7 3 (0.55%) SELinux
8 2 (0.37%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.37%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 128 (23.57%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.29%) Virgin Media
3 27 (4.97%) SAP
4 23 (4.24%) NEC
5 16 (2.95%) VMware
6 15 (2.76%) Google
7 12 (2.21%) Adobe
7 12 (2.21%) Epicor
7 12 (2.21%) NetApp
8 11 (2.03%) Dell
9 9 (1.66%) IBM
9 9 (1.66%) Oracle
10 8 (1.47%) HP
11 7 (1.29%) Cisco
12 6 (1.10%) CA
12 6 (1.10%) Salesforce
12 6 (1.10%) TikTok
12 6 (1.10%) Veeam
13 5 (0.92%) LogicMonitor
13 5 (0.92%) PagerDuty