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

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 47 59
Rank change year-on-year -2 +12 +32
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3,290 3,662 3,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.58% 6.23% 4.97%
As % of the General category 8.03% 9.07% 8.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,966 1,943 2,102
10th Percentile £25,250 £31,569 £28,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £37,418
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £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 40,993 40,388 44,086
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.08% 68.68% 60.79%
Number of salaries quoted 26,506 18,404 24,318
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 22 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 22 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 -16 852 £45,000 -18.18% 532
Midlands +59 793 £41,492 -24.56% 369
South East +18 719 £45,000 -18.18% 402
North West +11 537 £45,000 -18.18% 295
East Midlands +57 399 £37,500 -31.82% 187
West Midlands +49 389 £45,000 -16.67% 182
East of England +52 379 £50,000 -9.09% 155
South West -20 378 £47,500 -13.45% 206
Yorkshire -34 227 £45,000 -22.75% 164
North East -10 88 £43,200 -21.45% 81
Scotland -139 85 £47,500 -22.71% 108
Wales -23 57 £37,000 -17.78% 38
Northern Ireland +52 35 £28,000 -30.00% 8
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 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 34 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (0.88%) Confluence
4 27 (0.82%) CMS
5 21 (0.64%) SAS
6 17 (0.52%) WordPress
7 15 (0.46%) Apache
8 14 (0.43%) 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 (0.091%) IIS
13 3 (0.091%) Oracle Application Server
14 2 (0.061%) BizTalk Server
14 2 (0.061%) NetWeaver
15 1 (0.030%) Tomcat
Applications
1 416 (12.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 290 (8.81%) Microsoft Office
3 202 (6.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (1.03%) Photoshop
5 29 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 28 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
7 27 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 22 (0.67%) Simulink
9 21 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
10 17 (0.52%) Trello
11 15 (0.46%) AutoCAD
12 14 (0.43%) 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 45 (1.37%) Magento
1 45 (1.37%) Shopify
2 26 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
3 25 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
4 24 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
6 15 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 15 (0.46%) ResourceLink
7 12 (0.36%) Epicor Tropos
8 10 (0.30%) Misys Midas
9 9 (0.27%) SAP BPC
10 8 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
11 7 (0.21%) SAP ERP
11 7 (0.21%) SAP WM
12 5 (0.15%) NEC Housing
12 5 (0.15%) SAP MM
12 5 (0.15%) SAP PP
12 5 (0.15%) SAP SD
13 4 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
13 4 (0.12%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 481 (14.62%) Azure
2 268 (8.15%) Power Platform
3 214 (6.50%) Microsoft 365
4 206 (6.26%) AWS
5 95 (2.89%) SaaS
6 73 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
6 73 (2.22%) GCP
7 64 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
8 31 (0.94%) Entra ID
8 31 (0.94%) Power Automate
9 26 (0.79%) GitHub
10 24 (0.73%) PowerApps
11 22 (0.67%) WhatsApp
12 21 (0.64%) Serverless
13 19 (0.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 18 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
14 18 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
15 17 (0.52%) Google Analytics
15 17 (0.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 80 (2.43%) Firewall
2 66 (2.01%) WAN
3 65 (1.98%) LAN
4 62 (1.88%) Internet
4 62 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
5 59 (1.79%) Intranet
6 52 (1.58%) Broadband
7 39 (1.19%) Wireless
8 27 (0.82%) Network Security
9 25 (0.76%) VPN
10 22 (0.67%) TCP/IP
11 21 (0.64%) DNS
11 21 (0.64%) VoIP
12 19 (0.58%) SD-WAN
13 18 (0.55%) WLAN
14 15 (0.46%) VLAN
15 14 (0.43%) DHCP
16 11 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
17 10 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
18 9 (0.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 244 (7.42%) Power BI
2 235 (7.14%) SQL Server
3 146 (4.44%) Data Warehouse
4 106 (3.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 75 (2.28%) MySQL
6 59 (1.79%) Tableau
7 40 (1.22%) MongoDB
8 39 (1.19%) Relational Database
9 34 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
10 29 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 26 (0.79%) Big Data
11 26 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
12 22 (0.67%) Data Lake
13 19 (0.58%) BigQuery
14 18 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
15 17 (0.52%) DynamoDB
16 15 (0.46%) NoSQL
16 15 (0.46%) Redis
17 13 (0.40%) Power Query
18 11 (0.33%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 115 (3.50%) Git
2 81 (2.46%) JIRA
3 30 (0.91%) Visual Studio
4 29 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 27 (0.82%) 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%) JUnit
9 6 (0.18%) Subversion
9 6 (0.18%) TeamCity
10 5 (0.15%) IntelliJ
10 5 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,270 (38.60%) Social Skills
2 928 (28.21%) Finance
3 696 (21.16%) Analytical Skills
4 307 (9.33%) Marketing
5 224 (6.81%) Legal
6 173 (5.26%) Manufacturing
7 153 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 140 (4.26%) Public Sector
9 135 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
10 120 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
11 107 (3.25%) Banking
11 107 (3.25%) Telecoms
12 95 (2.89%) German Language
13 70 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
14 63 (1.91%) Billing
15 41 (1.25%) Automotive
16 39 (1.19%) Local Government
17 38 (1.16%) Law
17 38 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
18 36 (1.09%) Games
Job Titles
1 579 (17.60%) Analyst
2 355 (10.79%) Senior
3 354 (10.76%) Developer
4 181 (5.50%) Project Manager
5 176 (5.35%) Lead
6 174 (5.29%) Business Analyst
7 166 (5.05%) Architect
8 163 (4.95%) Consultant
9 112 (3.40%) Graduate
10 103 (3.13%) IT Manager
11 93 (2.83%) Administrator
12 90 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
13 86 (2.61%) Software Engineer
14 80 (2.43%) Business Intelligence Consultant
14 80 (2.43%) Data Analyst
15 78 (2.37%) Principal Business Analyst
16 77 (2.34%) Senior Developer
17 67 (2.04%) .NET Developer
18 64 (1.95%) Development Manager
19 62 (1.88%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 181 (5.50%) .NET
2 160 (4.86%) HTML
3 154 (4.68%) CSS
4 105 (3.19%) React
5 90 (2.74%) .NET Core
6 73 (2.22%) ASP.NET
7 72 (2.19%) Vue
8 63 (1.91%) AngularJS
9 57 (1.73%) Web Services
10 56 (1.70%) Node.js
11 53 (1.61%) .NET Framework
12 51 (1.55%) ASP.NET Web API
12 51 (1.55%) REST
13 45 (1.37%) JSON
14 44 (1.34%) Entity Framework
14 44 (1.34%) RESTful
15 43 (1.31%) XML
16 39 (1.19%) Laravel
17 32 (0.97%) ASP.NET MVC
18 25 (0.76%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 274 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 204 (6.20%) Driving Licence
3 115 (3.50%) Management Information System
4 89 (2.71%) FMCG
5 82 (2.49%) Product Ownership
6 81 (2.46%) EPoS
7 78 (2.37%) Greenfield Project
8 69 (2.10%) PMI
9 68 (2.07%) Onboarding
10 58 (1.76%) Cloud Native
11 56 (1.70%) Mobile App
12 49 (1.49%) Data Centre
13 42 (1.28%) Social Media
14 34 (1.03%) Algorithms
15 30 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
15 30 (0.91%) NHS
16 28 (0.85%) CCTV
16 28 (0.85%) Smartphone
17 26 (0.79%) Data Structures
18 24 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 230 (6.99%) Windows
2 89 (2.71%) Windows Server
3 70 (2.13%) Linux
4 38 (1.16%) Windows 10
5 22 (0.67%) Android
6 20 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 20 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (0.40%) Windows 7
8 13 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (0.33%) Windows 8
10 10 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 10 (0.30%) Unix
11 8 (0.24%) AIX
11 8 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.21%) VMS
13 6 (0.18%) Mac OS
14 5 (0.15%) CentOS
15 4 (0.12%) Ubuntu
16 3 (0.091%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 792 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
2 641 (19.48%) Agile
3 485 (14.74%) Customer Service
4 375 (11.40%) E-Commerce
5 372 (11.31%) Project Management
6 327 (9.94%) Decision-Making
7 290 (8.81%) Analytics
7 290 (8.81%) Roadmaps
8 285 (8.66%) Business Intelligence
9 284 (8.63%) Logistics
10 283 (8.60%) Coaching
11 234 (7.11%) Mentoring
12 224 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
13 219 (6.66%) Change Management
14 194 (5.90%) ERP
15 178 (5.41%) Business Analysis
16 170 (5.17%) DevOps
17 168 (5.11%) Project Delivery
18 162 (4.92%) Stakeholder Management
19 155 (4.71%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 471 (14.32%) SQL
2 230 (6.99%) JavaScript
3 181 (5.50%) C#
4 175 (5.32%) Python
5 128 (3.89%) PHP
6 109 (3.31%) TypeScript
7 62 (1.88%) Java
8 44 (1.34%) R
9 36 (1.09%) PowerShell
9 36 (1.09%) T-SQL
10 35 (1.06%) VBA
11 34 (1.03%) C
12 30 (0.91%) VB.NET
13 28 (0.85%) MATLAB
14 22 (0.67%) VB
15 21 (0.64%) Go
16 19 (0.58%) Ruby
17 17 (0.52%) Bash
18 15 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 9 (0.27%) C++
Qualifications
1 566 (17.20%) Degree
2 212 (6.44%) DBS Check
3 87 (2.64%) Security Cleared
4 77 (2.34%) PMI Certification
5 51 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
6 49 (1.49%) CIMA
6 49 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (1.49%) HNC
7 47 (1.43%) ACCA
8 44 (1.34%) CCNP
9 39 (1.19%) SC Cleared
10 37 (1.12%) CISSP
11 33 (1.00%) Master's Degree
12 30 (0.91%) DV Cleared
13 28 (0.85%) CCNA
13 28 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
14 26 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
15 22 (0.67%) AWS Certification
16 20 (0.61%) HND
17 19 (0.58%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (5.14%) QA
2 89 (2.71%) SLA
3 71 (2.16%) GDPR
4 45 (1.37%) PMO
5 42 (1.28%) Data Quality
5 42 (1.28%) NIST
6 33 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 31 (0.94%) PCI DSS
8 17 (0.52%) ISO 9001
9 14 (0.43%) Accessibility
10 13 (0.40%) IFRS
10 13 (0.40%) IFRS 9
11 12 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
12 11 (0.33%) CRD IV
13 8 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 8 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.21%) ISO 14000
14 7 (0.21%) ISO 14001
14 7 (0.21%) ISO 22301
14 7 (0.21%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 154 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 76 (2.31%) Docker
3 46 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 31 (0.94%) Firmware
6 13 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.12%) VMware Server
9 3 (0.091%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.061%) KVM
10 2 (0.061%) vSphere
11 1 (0.030%) IAG
11 1 (0.030%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 52 (1.58%) Terraform
3 30 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 22 (0.67%) Progress Chef
5 19 (0.58%) Ansible
6 16 (0.49%) Puppet
7 13 (0.40%) Grafana
8 11 (0.33%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.27%) CASB
10 7 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
11 6 (0.18%) SCOM
12 5 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.15%) Kibana
12 5 (0.15%) SCCM
13 4 (0.12%) AirWatch
14 3 (0.091%) Functional Safety
14 3 (0.091%) HP ALM
14 3 (0.091%) SELinux
14 3 (0.091%) Sysprep
14 3 (0.091%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 818 (24.86%) Microsoft
2 120 (3.65%) Google
3 104 (3.16%) SAP
4 66 (2.01%) Virgin Media
5 64 (1.95%) VMware
6 59 (1.79%) Cisco
7 56 (1.70%) Adobe
8 55 (1.67%) Oracle
9 46 (1.40%) NEC
10 44 (1.34%) IBM
11 37 (1.12%) Salesforce
12 33 (1.00%) Databricks
13 32 (0.97%) Dell
14 27 (0.82%) HP
14 27 (0.82%) Northgate
15 25 (0.76%) NetApp
16 24 (0.73%) Citrix
17 23 (0.70%) MuleSoft
18 18 (0.55%) Openreach
19 16 (0.49%) Apple