Retail Jobs in the UK excluding London

Retailing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 50 47 60
Rank change year-on-year -3 +13 +29
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3,316 3,650 3,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.57% 6.21% 4.96%
As % of the General category 8.05% 9.06% 8.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,980 1,935 2,110
10th Percentile £25,250 £31,569 £28,978
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £59,625 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £81,001 £77,530
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 41,202 40,270 44,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.78% 68.53% 60.85%
Number of salaries quoted 26,621 18,355 24,371
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for Retail in the UK excluding London

Retail
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the UK excluding London 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
North of England -16 860 £45,000 -18.18% 526
Midlands +58 802 £41,492 -24.56% 363
South East +22 726 £45,000 -18.18% 397
North West +12 543 £45,000 -18.18% 292
East Midlands +55 403 £37,500 -31.82% 190
West Midlands +50 394 £45,000 -16.67% 173
East of England +50 382 £48,750 -11.36% 150
South West -24 380 £47,500 -13.45% 211
Yorkshire -34 228 £45,000 -23.73% 163
North East -12 89 £43,200 -21.45% 80
Scotland -140 84 £46,250 -24.74% 106
Wales -23 57 £37,000 -17.78% 38
Northern Ireland +52 34 £28,000 -30.00% 7
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 128 (3.86%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (0.87%) Confluence
4 27 (0.81%) CMS
5 18 (0.54%) SAS
6 17 (0.51%) WordPress
7 12 (0.36%) Apache
8 11 (0.33%) Apache Spark
9 9 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 8 (0.24%) Anypoint
10 8 (0.24%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 8 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 8 (0.24%) WebSphere
11 6 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 5 (0.15%) Office Communications Server
13 3 (0.090%) IIS
13 3 (0.090%) Oracle Application Server
14 2 (0.060%) BizTalk Server
14 2 (0.060%) NetWeaver
15 1 (0.030%) Tomcat
Applications
1 428 (12.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 302 (9.11%) Microsoft Office
3 210 (6.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (1.03%) Photoshop
5 29 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
6 28 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
7 27 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 22 (0.66%) Simulink
9 21 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
10 17 (0.51%) Trello
11 15 (0.45%) AutoCAD
12 14 (0.42%) InDesign
13 7 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
13 7 (0.21%) Adobe XD
13 7 (0.21%) MS Visio
13 7 (0.21%) Stateflow
14 5 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
15 4 (0.12%) CINEMA 4D
15 4 (0.12%) Sketch
15 4 (0.12%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 46 (1.39%) Magento
1 46 (1.39%) Shopify
2 26 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 26 (0.78%) Payment Gateway
3 24 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 17 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
5 15 (0.45%) NetSuite
5 15 (0.45%) ResourceLink
6 12 (0.36%) Epicor Tropos
7 10 (0.30%) Misys Midas
8 9 (0.27%) SAP BPC
9 8 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
10 7 (0.21%) SAP ERP
10 7 (0.21%) SAP WM
11 5 (0.15%) NEC Housing
11 5 (0.15%) SAP MM
11 5 (0.15%) SAP PP
11 5 (0.15%) SAP SD
12 4 (0.12%) SAP APO
12 4 (0.12%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 481 (14.51%) Azure
2 266 (8.02%) Power Platform
3 214 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
4 203 (6.12%) AWS
5 95 (2.86%) SaaS
6 73 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
6 73 (2.20%) GCP
7 65 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
8 31 (0.93%) Power Automate
9 30 (0.90%) Entra ID
10 26 (0.78%) GitHub
11 24 (0.72%) PowerApps
12 22 (0.66%) WhatsApp
13 21 (0.63%) Serverless
14 19 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 18 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
15 18 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
16 17 (0.51%) Google Analytics
16 17 (0.51%) OneDrive
17 16 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 80 (2.41%) Firewall
2 66 (1.99%) WAN
3 65 (1.96%) LAN
4 62 (1.87%) Internet
4 62 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
5 59 (1.78%) Intranet
6 52 (1.57%) Broadband
7 39 (1.18%) Wireless
8 27 (0.81%) Network Security
9 25 (0.75%) VPN
10 22 (0.66%) TCP/IP
11 21 (0.63%) DNS
11 21 (0.63%) VoIP
12 19 (0.57%) SD-WAN
13 18 (0.54%) WLAN
14 15 (0.45%) VLAN
15 14 (0.42%) DHCP
16 11 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
17 10 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
18 9 (0.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 242 (7.30%) Power BI
2 236 (7.12%) SQL Server
3 146 (4.40%) Data Warehouse
4 106 (3.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 75 (2.26%) MySQL
6 59 (1.78%) Tableau
7 40 (1.21%) MongoDB
8 39 (1.18%) Relational Database
9 34 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
10 29 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 26 (0.78%) Big Data
11 26 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
12 22 (0.66%) Data Lake
13 19 (0.57%) BigQuery
14 18 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
15 17 (0.51%) DynamoDB
16 16 (0.48%) Redis
17 15 (0.45%) NoSQL
18 13 (0.39%) Power Query
19 11 (0.33%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 115 (3.47%) Git
2 81 (2.44%) JIRA
3 30 (0.90%) Visual Studio
4 29 (0.87%) Jenkins
5 27 (0.81%) GitLab
6 10 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 10 (0.30%) JBehave
6 10 (0.30%) JMeter
6 10 (0.30%) SpecFlow
7 8 (0.24%) webpack
8 7 (0.21%) gulp
8 7 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.21%) Selenium
8 7 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 7 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.18%) JUnit
9 6 (0.18%) Subversion
9 6 (0.18%) TeamCity
10 5 (0.15%) SonarQube
General
1 1,280 (38.60%) Social Skills
2 936 (28.23%) Finance
3 699 (21.08%) Analytical Skills
4 312 (9.41%) Marketing
5 228 (6.88%) Legal
6 173 (5.22%) Manufacturing
7 153 (4.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 140 (4.22%) Public Sector
9 131 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
10 123 (3.71%) Organisational Skills
11 107 (3.23%) Telecoms
12 104 (3.14%) Banking
13 95 (2.86%) German Language
14 70 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
15 63 (1.90%) Billing
16 41 (1.24%) Automotive
17 39 (1.18%) Local Government
18 38 (1.15%) Law
19 37 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
20 36 (1.09%) Games
Job Titles
1 576 (17.37%) Analyst
2 358 (10.80%) Senior
3 357 (10.77%) Developer
4 182 (5.49%) Project Manager
5 177 (5.34%) Lead
6 174 (5.25%) Business Analyst
7 167 (5.04%) Architect
8 164 (4.95%) Consultant
9 112 (3.38%) Graduate
10 104 (3.14%) IT Manager
11 93 (2.80%) Administrator
12 91 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
13 87 (2.62%) Software Engineer
14 80 (2.41%) Business Intelligence Consultant
15 79 (2.38%) Data Analyst
15 79 (2.38%) Senior Developer
16 78 (2.35%) Principal Business Analyst
17 77 (2.32%) Development Manager
18 67 (2.02%) .NET Developer
19 62 (1.87%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 182 (5.49%) .NET
2 160 (4.83%) HTML
3 154 (4.64%) CSS
4 102 (3.08%) React
5 91 (2.74%) .NET Core
6 73 (2.20%) ASP.NET
7 71 (2.14%) Vue
8 62 (1.87%) AngularJS
9 57 (1.72%) Web Services
10 56 (1.69%) Node.js
11 53 (1.60%) .NET Framework
12 52 (1.57%) REST
13 51 (1.54%) ASP.NET Web API
14 45 (1.36%) JSON
15 44 (1.33%) Entity Framework
15 44 (1.33%) RESTful
15 44 (1.33%) XML
16 38 (1.15%) Laravel
17 32 (0.97%) ASP.NET MVC
18 25 (0.75%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 278 (8.38%) Self-Motivation
2 207 (6.24%) Driving Licence
3 114 (3.44%) Management Information System
4 90 (2.71%) FMCG
5 84 (2.53%) EPoS
6 81 (2.44%) Product Ownership
7 77 (2.32%) Greenfield Project
8 68 (2.05%) Onboarding
8 68 (2.05%) PMI
9 58 (1.75%) Cloud Native
10 56 (1.69%) Mobile App
11 49 (1.48%) Data Centre
12 42 (1.27%) Social Media
13 34 (1.03%) Algorithms
14 30 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
14 30 (0.90%) NHS
15 28 (0.84%) CCTV
15 28 (0.84%) Smartphone
16 26 (0.78%) Data Structures
17 24 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 233 (7.03%) Windows
2 88 (2.65%) Windows Server
3 70 (2.11%) Linux
4 38 (1.15%) Windows 10
5 22 (0.66%) Android
6 20 (0.60%) Apple iOS
6 20 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (0.39%) Windows 7
8 13 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (0.33%) Windows 8
10 10 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (0.27%) Unix
12 8 (0.24%) AIX
12 8 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
13 7 (0.21%) VMS
14 6 (0.18%) Mac OS
15 5 (0.15%) CentOS
16 4 (0.12%) Ubuntu
17 3 (0.090%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 792 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
2 639 (19.27%) Agile
3 488 (14.72%) Customer Service
4 374 (11.28%) E-Commerce
5 372 (11.22%) Project Management
6 335 (10.10%) Decision-Making
7 299 (9.02%) Logistics
8 290 (8.75%) Roadmaps
9 289 (8.72%) Analytics
10 284 (8.56%) Coaching
11 283 (8.53%) Business Intelligence
12 233 (7.03%) Mentoring
13 224 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
14 219 (6.60%) Change Management
15 195 (5.88%) ERP
16 178 (5.37%) Business Analysis
17 169 (5.10%) DevOps
18 168 (5.07%) Project Delivery
19 167 (5.04%) Business Development
20 163 (4.92%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 470 (14.17%) SQL
2 228 (6.88%) JavaScript
3 182 (5.49%) C#
4 172 (5.19%) Python
5 128 (3.86%) PHP
6 107 (3.23%) TypeScript
7 61 (1.84%) Java
8 41 (1.24%) R
9 36 (1.09%) PowerShell
9 36 (1.09%) T-SQL
10 35 (1.06%) VBA
11 34 (1.03%) C
12 30 (0.90%) VB.NET
13 28 (0.84%) MATLAB
14 22 (0.66%) VB
15 21 (0.63%) Go
16 19 (0.57%) Ruby
17 17 (0.51%) Bash
18 15 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 9 (0.27%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 561 (16.92%) Degree
2 212 (6.39%) DBS Check
3 89 (2.68%) Security Cleared
4 76 (2.29%) PMI Certification
5 51 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
6 49 (1.48%) CIMA
6 49 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (1.48%) HNC
7 47 (1.42%) ACCA
8 44 (1.33%) CCNP
9 40 (1.21%) SC Cleared
10 37 (1.12%) CISSP
11 33 (1.00%) Master's Degree
12 30 (0.90%) DV Cleared
13 29 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
14 28 (0.84%) CCNA
15 27 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
16 22 (0.66%) AWS Certification
17 20 (0.60%) HND
18 19 (0.57%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (5.04%) QA
2 92 (2.77%) SLA
3 71 (2.14%) GDPR
4 45 (1.36%) PMO
5 42 (1.27%) Data Quality
5 42 (1.27%) NIST
6 33 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 32 (0.97%) PCI DSS
8 17 (0.51%) ISO 9001
9 14 (0.42%) Accessibility
10 12 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (0.30%) IFRS
11 10 (0.30%) IFRS 9
12 8 (0.24%) CRD IV
12 8 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 8 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.21%) ISO 14000
13 7 (0.21%) ISO 14001
13 7 (0.21%) ISO 22301
13 7 (0.21%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 154 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 75 (2.26%) Docker
3 45 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (1.03%) Firmware
4 34 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.12%) VMware Server
8 3 (0.090%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.060%) KVM
9 2 (0.060%) vSphere
10 1 (0.030%) IAG
10 1 (0.030%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 68 (2.05%) Kubernetes
2 51 (1.54%) Terraform
3 30 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 22 (0.66%) Progress Chef
5 19 (0.57%) Ansible
6 16 (0.48%) Puppet
7 13 (0.39%) Grafana
8 11 (0.33%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.27%) CASB
10 6 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
11 5 (0.15%) Kibana
11 5 (0.15%) SCOM
12 4 (0.12%) AirWatch
12 4 (0.12%) SCCM
13 3 (0.090%) HP ALM
13 3 (0.090%) SELinux
13 3 (0.090%) Sysprep
13 3 (0.090%) WhatsUp Gold
13 3 (0.090%) WSUS
Vendors
1 830 (25.03%) Microsoft
2 119 (3.59%) Google
3 103 (3.11%) SAP
4 66 (1.99%) Virgin Media
5 63 (1.90%) VMware
6 59 (1.78%) Cisco
7 57 (1.72%) Adobe
8 55 (1.66%) Oracle
9 47 (1.42%) IBM
10 46 (1.39%) NEC
11 37 (1.12%) Salesforce
12 35 (1.06%) Dell
13 33 (1.00%) Databricks
14 30 (0.90%) HP
15 28 (0.84%) NetApp
16 27 (0.81%) Northgate
17 24 (0.72%) Citrix
18 23 (0.69%) MuleSoft
19 18 (0.54%) Openreach
20 16 (0.48%) Epicor