Retail Jobs in Scotland

Retailing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Retail over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 193 55 97
Rank change year-on-year -138 +42 +6
Permanent jobs citing Retail 86 224 183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.28% 4.88% 3.07%
As % of the General category 1.78% 6.47% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 49 147 110
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 £31,593
25th Percentile £28,000 £45,141 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £61,456 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.71% +11.74% +0.46%
75th Percentile £61,250 £77,715 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,308 £87,419 £77,530
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +4.35% -

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,833 3,464 3,682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 72.06% 75.42% 61.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,522 1,649 1,967
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,746 £31,133
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,803
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,778 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Retail in Scotland

Retail
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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
Glasgow -102 36 £50,000 -0.47% 27
Edinburgh -48 28 £47,014 -26.57% 20
Dundee -7 8 £55,380 -23.61%
Renfrewshire - 7 £36,000 -
Aberdeen -14 3 £28,000 -49.09% 9
Aberdeenshire - 2 £24,000 - 6
East Lothian - 1 - - 1
West Lothian - 1 £27,500 - 7
Retail
UK

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 5 (5.81%) SAS
2 1 (1.16%) Apache
2 1 (1.16%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.16%) Confluence
2 1 (1.16%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 8 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (9.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (8.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (4.65%) AutoCAD
4 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.16%) EViews
5 1 (1.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (4.65%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (9.30%) SaaS
2 7 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (8.14%) Power Platform
3 6 (6.98%) Azure
3 6 (6.98%) GCP
4 5 (5.81%) AWS
4 5 (5.81%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (4.65%) Amazon Ads
5 4 (4.65%) Google Ads
5 4 (4.65%) Google Analytics
6 3 (3.49%) Azure Service Bus
6 3 (3.49%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (3.49%) Entra ID
6 3 (3.49%) Power Automate
6 3 (3.49%) PowerApps
7 2 (2.33%) GitHub
7 2 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (2.33%) IaaS
7 2 (2.33%) PaaS
7 2 (2.33%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.49%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (1.16%) DHCP
2 1 (1.16%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.81%) Power BI
2 3 (3.49%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.33%) Big Data
3 2 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.33%) NoSQL
3 2 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.49%) JIRA
2 2 (2.33%) Git
2 2 (2.33%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.33%) Sonatype Nexus
2 2 (2.33%) Spinnaker
3 1 (1.16%) webpack
General
1 36 (41.86%) Finance
1 36 (41.86%) Social Skills
2 24 (27.91%) Marketing
3 15 (17.44%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (13.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (12.79%) Public Sector
6 10 (11.63%) Manufacturing
7 9 (10.47%) Banking
8 8 (9.30%) Legal
9 7 (8.14%) Law
10 6 (6.98%) Financial Institution
11 3 (3.49%) Local Government
12 2 (2.33%) French Language
12 2 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (1.16%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 14 (16.28%) Analyst
2 9 (10.47%) Developer
2 9 (10.47%) Senior
3 6 (6.98%) Business Development Manager
3 6 (6.98%) Business Manager
3 6 (6.98%) Development Manager
3 6 (6.98%) Payroll Manager
3 6 (6.98%) Project Manager
4 4 (4.65%) Assistant Project Manager
4 4 (4.65%) C++ Developer
4 4 (4.65%) Development Director
4 4 (4.65%) IT Analyst
4 4 (4.65%) IT Manager
4 4 (4.65%) PPC Manager
4 4 (4.65%) Project Assistant
4 4 (4.65%) Service Analyst
5 3 (3.49%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 3 (3.49%) Lead
5 3 (3.49%) Power Platform Developer
5 3 (3.49%) Technology Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.49%) HTML
2 2 (2.33%) MFC
2 2 (2.33%) REST
2 2 (2.33%) Spring
2 2 (2.33%) Spring Boot
2 2 (2.33%) Web Services
2 2 (2.33%) XML
3 1 (1.16%) .NET
3 1 (1.16%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.16%) CSS
3 1 (1.16%) Material-UI
3 1 (1.16%) React
3 1 (1.16%) React Native
3 1 (1.16%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.47%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (8.14%) Life Science
3 6 (6.98%) Credit Risk
3 6 (6.98%) Onboarding
4 4 (4.65%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.33%) EPoS
6 2 (2.33%) PACS
6 2 (2.33%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.33%) Social Media
7 1 (1.16%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.16%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.16%) NHS
7 1 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.47%) Windows
2 7 (8.14%) Linux
3 3 (3.49%) Android
4 2 (2.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (23.26%) Analytics
2 19 (22.09%) Agile
3 18 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (18.60%) Decision-Making
5 12 (13.95%) Business Development
6 10 (11.63%) Mentoring
7 9 (10.47%) Mathematics
8 8 (9.30%) Project Management
8 8 (9.30%) Validation
9 7 (8.14%) Coaching
9 7 (8.14%) Collaborative Culture
9 7 (8.14%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (8.14%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (8.14%) Customer Service
9 7 (8.14%) Risk Management
10 6 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (6.98%) Software Engineering
11 5 (5.81%) Change Management
11 5 (5.81%) Logistics
11 5 (5.81%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (12.79%) SQL
2 10 (11.63%) Python
3 5 (5.81%) C
3 5 (5.81%) C++
4 4 (4.65%) Java
4 4 (4.65%) PowerShell
4 4 (4.65%) R
5 3 (3.49%) C#
5 3 (3.49%) JavaScript
6 2 (2.33%) Bash
6 2 (2.33%) PHP
6 2 (2.33%) Ruby
6 2 (2.33%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.16%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 19 (22.09%) Degree
2 3 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (3.49%) Postgraduate
3 2 (2.33%) AAT
3 2 (2.33%) HND
3 2 (2.33%) ICAEW
4 1 (1.16%) HNC
4 1 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (1.16%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.16%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.65%) QA
2 3 (3.49%) IFRS
2 3 (3.49%) IFRS 9
3 2 (2.33%) CRD IV
3 2 (2.33%) DICOM
4 1 (1.16%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.16%) Basel III
4 1 (1.16%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.16%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.65%) Docker
3 1 (1.16%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.33%) Ansible
2 2 (2.33%) Progress Chef
2 2 (2.33%) Prometheus
2 2 (2.33%) Puppet
2 2 (2.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 19 (22.09%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.30%) Google
3 4 (4.65%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.49%) Cisco
5 2 (2.33%) Apple
5 2 (2.33%) CA
6 1 (1.16%) VMware