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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 40 54
Rank change year-on-year +4 +14 +18
Permanent jobs citing Retail 4,586 5,227 8,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.03% 6.20% 5.84%
As % of the General category 8.71% 9.16% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 2,775 3,720
10th Percentile £25,643 £34,000 £32,481
25th Percentile £32,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £59,526 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.20% +3.52% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £89,852 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £59,526 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.20% +3.52% +4.55%

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 52,647 57,056 92,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 57.70% 67.71% 65.10%
Number of salaries quoted 36,240 31,993 45,665
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 2 June 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 2 June 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 1,207 £61,000 -9.63% 697
North of England -13 923 £45,000 -18.18% 498
Midlands +54 895 £41,492 -24.56% 361
South East +26 768 £45,000 -18.18% 392
North West +6 559 £45,000 -18.18% 276
East Midlands +41 460 £37,500 -31.82% 190
West Midlands +46 430 £45,000 -16.67% 171
East of England +45 387 £48,750 -11.36% 156
South West -17 384 £47,500 -13.45% 260
Yorkshire -32 237 £45,000 -18.18% 175
North East -1 127 £30,000 -45.45% 58
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
1 160 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 40 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 35 (0.76%) CMS
4 34 (0.74%) Confluence
5 21 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 18 (0.39%) WordPress
7 15 (0.33%) SAS
8 12 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
9 10 (0.22%) Apache
10 8 (0.17%) Anypoint
10 8 (0.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 8 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 8 (0.17%) WebSphere
11 7 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 6 (0.13%) Umbraco
13 4 (0.087%) Office Communications Server
14 3 (0.065%) Drupal
14 3 (0.065%) IIS
14 3 (0.065%) Oracle Application Server
14 3 (0.065%) Smallworld
Applications
1 713 (15.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 428 (9.33%) Microsoft Office
3 383 (8.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 50 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
5 36 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 36 (0.78%) Photoshop
6 31 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 29 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
8 23 (0.50%) Trello
9 22 (0.48%) Simulink
10 18 (0.39%) InDesign
11 14 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
11 14 (0.31%) AutoCAD
12 9 (0.20%) Adobe XD
13 7 (0.15%) Stateflow
14 6 (0.13%) CINEMA 4D
14 6 (0.13%) MS Visio
14 6 (0.13%) Sketch
15 5 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
16 4 (0.087%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 66 (1.44%) Shopify
2 51 (1.11%) Magento
3 35 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 34 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
5 28 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 28 (0.61%) Payment Gateway
6 27 (0.59%) Endur
7 23 (0.50%) NetSuite
8 15 (0.33%) ResourceLink
9 14 (0.31%) Adobe Campaign
10 11 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
11 10 (0.22%) Misys Midas
12 9 (0.20%) Epicor Tropos
12 9 (0.20%) SAP PP
13 8 (0.17%) SAP BPC
14 7 (0.15%) SAP ERP
14 7 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 7 (0.15%) SAP WM
15 6 (0.13%) SAP MDG
15 6 (0.13%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 579 (12.63%) Azure
2 393 (8.57%) AWS
3 350 (7.63%) Power Platform
4 243 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
5 146 (3.18%) SaaS
6 128 (2.79%) GCP
7 89 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
8 85 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (0.85%) Serverless
10 35 (0.76%) GitHub
10 35 (0.76%) WhatsApp
11 33 (0.72%) PowerApps
12 32 (0.70%) Google Analytics
12 32 (0.70%) Power Automate
13 31 (0.68%) Entra ID
14 29 (0.63%) Figma
15 25 (0.55%) Google Sheets
15 25 (0.55%) Snowflake
16 24 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (0.50%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 126 (2.75%) Firewall
2 111 (2.42%) WAN
3 109 (2.38%) LAN
4 105 (2.29%) Internet
5 76 (1.66%) Intranet
6 75 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
7 71 (1.55%) VPN
8 51 (1.11%) Broadband
9 36 (0.78%) Wireless
10 33 (0.72%) Network Security
11 24 (0.52%) TCP/IP
12 23 (0.50%) DNS
12 23 (0.50%) SD-WAN
13 21 (0.46%) VoIP
14 18 (0.39%) DHCP
14 18 (0.39%) WLAN
15 15 (0.33%) VLAN
16 11 (0.24%) BGP
16 11 (0.24%) MPLS
16 11 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 314 (6.85%) Power BI
2 266 (5.80%) SQL Server
3 187 (4.08%) Tableau
4 161 (3.51%) Data Warehouse
5 114 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 79 (1.72%) MySQL
7 60 (1.31%) Relational Database
8 50 (1.09%) MongoDB
9 45 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
10 36 (0.78%) BigQuery
11 35 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 29 (0.63%) Data Lake
12 29 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
13 28 (0.61%) Big Data
14 27 (0.59%) GIS
15 20 (0.44%) DynamoDB
16 18 (0.39%) Redis
17 17 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
17 17 (0.37%) Hadoop
18 13 (0.28%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 239 (5.21%) Git
2 94 (2.05%) JIRA
3 34 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 32 (0.70%) Visual Studio
5 31 (0.68%) GitLab
6 26 (0.57%) TeamCity
7 12 (0.26%) Team Foundation Server
8 10 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 10 (0.22%) JBehave
8 10 (0.22%) JMeter
8 10 (0.22%) SpecFlow
9 9 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
10 7 (0.15%) Bitbucket
10 7 (0.15%) gulp
10 7 (0.15%) JUnit
10 7 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
10 7 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.15%) Selenium
10 7 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 7 (0.15%) webpack
General
1 1,853 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 1,309 (28.54%) Finance
3 1,154 (25.16%) Analytical Skills
4 588 (12.82%) Marketing
5 313 (6.83%) Legal
6 281 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 272 (5.93%) Presentation Skills
8 259 (5.65%) German Language
9 218 (4.75%) Manufacturing
10 172 (3.75%) Public Sector
11 155 (3.38%) Banking
12 151 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
13 124 (2.70%) Telecoms
14 90 (1.96%) Advertising
15 78 (1.70%) Law
16 71 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
17 67 (1.46%) Billing
18 58 (1.26%) Automotive
19 51 (1.11%) Back Office
20 49 (1.07%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 816 (17.79%) Analyst
2 633 (13.80%) Senior
3 404 (8.81%) Developer
4 295 (6.43%) Architect
5 272 (5.93%) Graduate
6 264 (5.76%) Lead
7 237 (5.17%) Project Manager
8 223 (4.86%) Data Analyst
9 220 (4.80%) Business Analyst
10 203 (4.43%) Consultant
11 170 (3.71%) Senior Analyst
12 159 (3.47%) Development Manager
13 156 (3.40%) Solutions Architect
14 135 (2.94%) Administrator
15 132 (2.88%) IT Manager
16 111 (2.42%) Senior Data Analyst
17 103 (2.25%) Software Engineer
18 99 (2.16%) Senior Developer
19 94 (2.05%) Senior Manager
20 89 (1.94%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 214 (4.67%) .NET
2 187 (4.08%) HTML
3 159 (3.47%) CSS
4 137 (2.99%) React
5 102 (2.22%) .NET Core
6 79 (1.72%) ASP.NET
7 75 (1.64%) Node.js
8 73 (1.59%) Vue
9 72 (1.57%) .NET Framework
10 71 (1.55%) Web Services
11 66 (1.44%) AngularJS
11 66 (1.44%) REST
12 59 (1.29%) XML
13 54 (1.18%) ASP.NET Web API
14 50 (1.09%) JSON
15 47 (1.02%) RESTful
16 44 (0.96%) Entity Framework
17 36 (0.78%) Laravel
18 32 (0.70%) ASP.NET MVC
19 28 (0.61%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 437 (9.53%) Self-Motivation
2 331 (7.22%) Driving Licence
3 149 (3.25%) Management Information System
4 126 (2.75%) Product Ownership
5 115 (2.51%) FMCG
6 96 (2.09%) Social Media
7 92 (2.01%) EPoS
7 92 (2.01%) Onboarding
8 77 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
9 75 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 75 (1.64%) Cloud Native
9 75 (1.64%) PMI
10 69 (1.50%) Mobile App
11 68 (1.48%) Data Centre
12 66 (1.44%) Photography
13 49 (1.07%) Algorithms
14 47 (1.02%) Data Structures
15 38 (0.83%) Blog
16 37 (0.81%) NHS
17 32 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 285 (6.21%) Windows
2 111 (2.42%) Linux
3 92 (2.01%) Windows Server
4 50 (1.09%) VMS
5 45 (0.98%) Windows 10
6 43 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 21 (0.46%) Android
7 21 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (0.44%) Apple iOS
9 17 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
10 16 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 13 (0.28%) Windows 7
12 11 (0.24%) Windows 8
13 10 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 9 (0.20%) Mac OS
14 9 (0.20%) Unix
15 8 (0.17%) AIX
16 7 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
17 5 (0.11%) CentOS
18 3 (0.065%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,082 (23.59%) Problem-Solving
2 879 (19.17%) Agile
3 542 (11.82%) Customer Service
4 498 (10.86%) E-Commerce
5 489 (10.66%) Logistics
6 487 (10.62%) Analytics
7 455 (9.92%) Project Management
8 416 (9.07%) Decision-Making
9 371 (8.09%) Business Intelligence
10 369 (8.05%) Roadmaps
11 317 (6.91%) Coaching
12 304 (6.63%) Business Development
13 286 (6.24%) Data Management
14 281 (6.13%) Mentoring
15 273 (5.95%) Data Analysis
16 265 (5.78%) Continuous Improvement
17 254 (5.54%) Visualisation
18 251 (5.47%) Mathematics
19 238 (5.19%) Business Strategy
20 235 (5.12%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 700 (15.26%) SQL
2 368 (8.02%) Python
3 253 (5.52%) JavaScript
4 209 (4.56%) C#
5 129 (2.81%) TypeScript
6 124 (2.70%) PHP
7 89 (1.94%) Java
8 53 (1.16%) R
9 48 (1.05%) T-SQL
10 41 (0.89%) PowerShell
11 36 (0.78%) VBA
12 34 (0.74%) C
12 34 (0.74%) Go
13 31 (0.68%) VB.NET
14 27 (0.59%) MATLAB
15 22 (0.48%) VB
16 21 (0.46%) Bash
17 20 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 18 (0.39%) Ruby
19 11 (0.24%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 1,007 (21.96%) Degree
2 495 (10.79%) DBS Check
3 133 (2.90%) Security Cleared
4 91 (1.98%) PMI Certification
5 72 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 67 (1.46%) DV Cleared
7 53 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
7 53 (1.16%) HNC
8 52 (1.13%) Master's Degree
9 50 (1.09%) ACCA
10 49 (1.07%) CIMA
11 47 (1.02%) SC Cleared
12 44 (0.96%) CCNP
13 41 (0.89%) CISSP
14 33 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
15 29 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
16 28 (0.61%) CCNA
17 24 (0.52%) AWS Certification
18 21 (0.46%) Azure Certification
19 19 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (5.32%) QA
2 137 (2.99%) SLA
3 83 (1.81%) GDPR
4 65 (1.42%) Data Quality
5 53 (1.16%) PMO
6 52 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 46 (1.00%) NIST
8 37 (0.81%) PCI DSS
9 31 (0.68%) Accessibility
10 26 (0.57%) ISO 9001
11 15 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
12 11 (0.24%) GMP
12 11 (0.24%) ISO 14000
13 10 (0.22%) IFRS
14 8 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 8 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (0.15%) ISO 14001
15 7 (0.15%) ISO 22301
15 7 (0.15%) ISO 26262
15 7 (0.15%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 202 (4.40%) Active Directory
2 93 (2.03%) Docker
3 45 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (0.68%) Firmware
4 31 (0.68%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.087%) VMware Server
9 3 (0.065%) KVM
9 3 (0.065%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.022%) IAG
10 1 (0.022%) LXC
10 1 (0.022%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.022%) vSphere
10 1 (0.022%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 119 (2.59%) Terraform
2 102 (2.22%) Kubernetes
3 58 (1.26%) Ansible
4 33 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 25 (0.55%) Grafana
6 15 (0.33%) Puppet
7 14 (0.31%) Progress Chef
8 12 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.20%) CASB
9 9 (0.20%) SCCM
10 6 (0.13%) Consul
10 6 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (0.11%) AirWatch
11 5 (0.11%) Kibana
11 5 (0.11%) logstash
11 5 (0.11%) SCOM
12 4 (0.087%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 4 (0.087%) HP ALM
12 4 (0.087%) Jamf Pro
12 4 (0.087%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,070 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 170 (3.71%) Google
3 157 (3.42%) Databricks
4 146 (3.18%) SAP
5 94 (2.05%) Adobe
6 80 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 70 (1.53%) Oracle
8 66 (1.44%) Virgin Media
9 64 (1.40%) Cisco
9 64 (1.40%) VMware
10 46 (1.00%) NEC
11 43 (0.94%) IBM
12 32 (0.70%) Dell
13 30 (0.65%) MuleSoft
14 27 (0.59%) HP
14 27 (0.59%) Northgate
15 25 (0.55%) Apple
16 24 (0.52%) NetApp
17 23 (0.50%) Citrix
18 19 (0.41%) Meraki