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

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 52 43 58
Rank change year-on-year -9 +15 +37
Permanent jobs citing Retail 3,221 3,856 3,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.55% 6.42% 5.01%
As % of the General category 7.92% 9.35% 8.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,966 1,954 2,093
10th Percentile £25,250 £31,569 £28,796
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 £58,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,548 £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 40,667 41,255 43,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.40% 68.63% 60.26%
Number of salaries quoted 26,395 18,794 24,252
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,418 £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 13 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 13 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 -18 844 £45,000 -18.18% 507
Midlands +56 746 £41,000 -25.45% 353
South East +14 706 £45,000 -18.18% 367
North West +10 524 £45,000 -18.18% 290
East of England +49 378 £47,500 -13.64% 172
South West -24 374 £47,500 -13.45% 188
East Midlands +52 371 £37,500 -31.82% 176
West Midlands +44 370 £45,000 -14.37% 177
Yorkshire -35 233 £47,500 -20.17% 176
North East -8 87 £41,600 -24.36% 51
Scotland -142 87 £47,500 -20.83% 80
Wales -18 59 £37,000 -17.78% 36
Northern Ireland +51 35 £28,000 -30.00% 13
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
1 129 (4.00%) SharePoint
2 34 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (0.90%) Confluence
3 29 (0.90%) SAS
4 27 (0.84%) CMS
5 21 (0.65%) Apache
6 20 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 17 (0.53%) WordPress
8 9 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
9 8 (0.25%) Anypoint
9 8 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 8 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 8 (0.25%) WebSphere
10 7 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 5 (0.16%) Office Communications Server
12 4 (0.12%) Oracle Application Server
13 3 (0.093%) IIS
14 2 (0.062%) BizTalk Server
14 2 (0.062%) NetWeaver
15 1 (0.031%) Tomcat
Applications
1 372 (11.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 242 (7.51%) Microsoft Office
3 189 (5.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (1.06%) Photoshop
5 29 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 28 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
7 27 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 22 (0.68%) Simulink
9 21 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
10 17 (0.53%) Trello
11 15 (0.47%) AutoCAD
12 14 (0.43%) InDesign
13 7 (0.22%) Adobe After Effects
13 7 (0.22%) Adobe XD
13 7 (0.22%) MS Visio
13 7 (0.22%) Stateflow
14 6 (0.19%) SPSS
15 5 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
16 4 (0.12%) CINEMA 4D
16 4 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 44 (1.37%) Shopify
2 43 (1.33%) Magento
3 27 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
4 24 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 24 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
5 16 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
6 15 (0.47%) NetSuite
7 14 (0.43%) Epicor Tropos
8 10 (0.31%) Misys Midas
8 10 (0.31%) ResourceLink
9 9 (0.28%) SAP BPC
10 8 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
11 7 (0.22%) SAP ERP
11 7 (0.22%) SAP WM
12 6 (0.19%) SAP MM
13 5 (0.16%) NEC Housing
13 5 (0.16%) SAP FI
13 5 (0.16%) SAP PP
13 5 (0.16%) SAP SD
14 4 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 489 (15.18%) Azure
2 271 (8.41%) Power Platform
3 218 (6.77%) Microsoft 365
4 205 (6.36%) AWS
5 97 (3.01%) SaaS
6 76 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
7 75 (2.33%) GCP
8 64 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (0.96%) Entra ID
9 31 (0.96%) Power Automate
10 26 (0.81%) GitHub
11 24 (0.75%) PowerApps
12 22 (0.68%) Serverless
12 22 (0.68%) WhatsApp
13 19 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
13 19 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 18 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
15 17 (0.53%) Google Analytics
15 17 (0.53%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 79 (2.45%) Firewall
2 69 (2.14%) WAN
3 66 (2.05%) LAN
4 63 (1.96%) Internet
5 62 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
6 59 (1.83%) Intranet
7 52 (1.61%) Broadband
8 38 (1.18%) Wireless
9 26 (0.81%) Network Security
10 24 (0.75%) VPN
11 22 (0.68%) TCP/IP
12 21 (0.65%) DNS
12 21 (0.65%) SD-WAN
13 20 (0.62%) VoIP
14 18 (0.56%) WLAN
15 15 (0.47%) VLAN
16 13 (0.40%) DHCP
17 11 (0.34%) Structured Cabling
18 10 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
19 9 (0.28%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 247 (7.67%) Power BI
2 238 (7.39%) SQL Server
3 149 (4.63%) Data Warehouse
4 107 (3.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 75 (2.33%) MySQL
6 59 (1.83%) Tableau
7 40 (1.24%) MongoDB
8 37 (1.15%) Relational Database
9 34 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
10 30 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 28 (0.87%) Big Data
12 26 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
13 24 (0.75%) Data Lake
14 19 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
14 19 (0.59%) BigQuery
15 17 (0.53%) DynamoDB
16 16 (0.50%) NoSQL
17 15 (0.47%) Redis
18 13 (0.40%) Power Query
19 11 (0.34%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 114 (3.54%) Git
2 81 (2.51%) JIRA
3 31 (0.96%) Visual Studio
4 29 (0.90%) Jenkins
5 28 (0.87%) GitLab
6 10 (0.31%) Cucumber
6 10 (0.31%) JBehave
6 10 (0.31%) JMeter
6 10 (0.31%) Selenium
6 10 (0.31%) SpecFlow
7 8 (0.25%) webpack
8 7 (0.22%) gulp
8 7 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 7 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (0.19%) JUnit
9 6 (0.19%) Subversion
9 6 (0.19%) TeamCity
10 5 (0.16%) IntelliJ
10 5 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,268 (39.37%) Social Skills
2 897 (27.85%) Finance
3 683 (21.20%) Analytical Skills
4 275 (8.54%) Marketing
5 197 (6.12%) Legal
6 171 (5.31%) Manufacturing
7 148 (4.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 145 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
9 141 (4.38%) Public Sector
10 121 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
11 117 (3.63%) Banking
12 107 (3.32%) Telecoms
13 95 (2.95%) German Language
14 69 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
15 61 (1.89%) Billing
16 39 (1.21%) Automotive
16 39 (1.21%) Law
16 39 (1.21%) Local Government
17 35 (1.09%) Games
17 35 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 570 (17.70%) Analyst
2 355 (11.02%) Senior
3 350 (10.87%) Developer
4 182 (5.65%) Project Manager
5 165 (5.12%) Lead
6 162 (5.03%) Consultant
7 159 (4.94%) Business Analyst
8 158 (4.91%) Architect
9 112 (3.48%) Graduate
10 105 (3.26%) IT Manager
11 92 (2.86%) Administrator
12 82 (2.55%) Software Engineer
13 81 (2.51%) Solutions Architect
14 80 (2.48%) Business Intelligence Consultant
15 78 (2.42%) Principal Business Analyst
16 75 (2.33%) Senior Developer
17 74 (2.30%) Data Analyst
18 68 (2.11%) .NET Developer
19 64 (1.99%) IT Analyst
19 64 (1.99%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (5.59%) .NET
2 158 (4.91%) HTML
3 151 (4.69%) CSS
4 106 (3.29%) React
5 91 (2.83%) .NET Core
6 71 (2.20%) ASP.NET
7 69 (2.14%) Vue
8 63 (1.96%) AngularJS
9 59 (1.83%) Web Services
10 52 (1.61%) .NET Framework
10 52 (1.61%) ASP.NET Web API
10 52 (1.61%) Node.js
11 48 (1.49%) REST
12 44 (1.37%) Entity Framework
13 43 (1.33%) JSON
13 43 (1.33%) RESTful
14 41 (1.27%) XML
15 39 (1.21%) Laravel
16 30 (0.93%) ASP.NET MVC
17 25 (0.78%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 278 (8.63%) Self-Motivation
2 199 (6.18%) Driving Licence
3 115 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 91 (2.83%) FMCG
5 83 (2.58%) Product Ownership
6 82 (2.55%) EPoS
7 79 (2.45%) Greenfield Project
8 73 (2.27%) PMI
9 69 (2.14%) Onboarding
10 58 (1.80%) Cloud Native
11 55 (1.71%) Mobile App
12 48 (1.49%) Data Centre
13 41 (1.27%) Social Media
14 34 (1.06%) Algorithms
15 30 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
15 30 (0.93%) NHS
16 28 (0.87%) CCTV
16 28 (0.87%) Credit Risk
16 28 (0.87%) Smartphone
17 27 (0.84%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 239 (7.42%) Windows
2 93 (2.89%) Windows Server
3 70 (2.17%) Linux
4 40 (1.24%) Windows 10
5 22 (0.68%) Android
6 21 (0.65%) Apple iOS
7 20 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (0.40%) Windows 7
9 13 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
10 12 (0.37%) Unix
11 11 (0.34%) Windows 8
12 10 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 9 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
14 8 (0.25%) AIX
15 7 (0.22%) VMS
16 6 (0.19%) Mac OS
17 5 (0.16%) CentOS
18 4 (0.12%) Ubuntu
19 3 (0.093%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 800 (24.84%) Problem-Solving
2 623 (19.34%) Agile
3 484 (15.03%) Customer Service
4 373 (11.58%) E-Commerce
5 369 (11.46%) Project Management
6 321 (9.97%) Decision-Making
7 292 (9.07%) Analytics
8 290 (9.00%) Roadmaps
9 288 (8.94%) Business Intelligence
10 263 (8.17%) Coaching
11 230 (7.14%) Mentoring
12 218 (6.77%) Logistics
13 217 (6.74%) Change Management
14 216 (6.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 199 (6.18%) ERP
16 171 (5.31%) DevOps
17 170 (5.28%) Project Delivery
18 164 (5.09%) Business Analysis
19 159 (4.94%) Stakeholder Management
20 158 (4.91%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 479 (14.87%) SQL
2 228 (7.08%) JavaScript
3 185 (5.74%) C#
4 184 (5.71%) Python
5 129 (4.00%) PHP
6 105 (3.26%) TypeScript
7 63 (1.96%) Java
8 52 (1.61%) R
9 38 (1.18%) PowerShell
10 37 (1.15%) VBA
11 34 (1.06%) C
11 34 (1.06%) T-SQL
12 32 (0.99%) MATLAB
13 30 (0.93%) VB.NET
14 22 (0.68%) VB
15 21 (0.65%) Go
15 21 (0.65%) Ruby
16 18 (0.56%) Bash
17 15 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 9 (0.28%) C++
Qualifications
1 554 (17.20%) Degree
2 208 (6.46%) DBS Check
3 86 (2.67%) Security Cleared
4 81 (2.51%) PMI Certification
5 50 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
6 49 (1.52%) CIMA
6 49 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (1.52%) HNC
7 47 (1.46%) ACCA
8 43 (1.33%) CCNP
9 38 (1.18%) SC Cleared
10 37 (1.15%) CISSP
11 33 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 30 (0.93%) DV Cleared
13 29 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
14 27 (0.84%) CCNA
15 23 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
16 22 (0.68%) AWS Certification
16 22 (0.68%) HND
17 19 (0.59%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (4.84%) QA
2 92 (2.86%) SLA
3 72 (2.24%) GDPR
4 44 (1.37%) Data Quality
4 44 (1.37%) PMO
5 41 (1.27%) NIST
6 32 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 31 (0.96%) PCI DSS
8 19 (0.59%) IFRS
8 19 (0.59%) IFRS 9
9 17 (0.53%) CRD IV
9 17 (0.53%) ISO 9001
10 15 (0.47%) Accessibility
11 11 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 8 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.22%) Automotive SPICE
13 7 (0.22%) ISO 14000
13 7 (0.22%) ISO 14001
13 7 (0.22%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 156 (4.84%) Active Directory
2 79 (2.45%) Docker
3 47 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 27 (0.84%) Firmware
6 13 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.12%) VMware Server
9 3 (0.093%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.062%) KVM
11 1 (0.031%) IAG
11 1 (0.031%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.031%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 73 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 54 (1.68%) Terraform
3 34 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 22 (0.68%) Progress Chef
5 20 (0.62%) Ansible
6 17 (0.53%) Puppet
7 13 (0.40%) Grafana
8 11 (0.34%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.28%) CASB
9 9 (0.28%) SCCM
10 7 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
11 6 (0.19%) SCOM
12 5 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.16%) Kibana
13 4 (0.12%) AirWatch
14 3 (0.093%) Functional Safety
14 3 (0.093%) SELinux
14 3 (0.093%) Sysprep
14 3 (0.093%) WhatsUp Gold
14 3 (0.093%) WSUS
Vendors
1 781 (24.25%) Microsoft
2 119 (3.69%) Google
3 100 (3.10%) SAP
4 66 (2.05%) Virgin Media
5 65 (2.02%) VMware
6 57 (1.77%) Adobe
6 57 (1.77%) Cisco
7 56 (1.74%) Oracle
8 46 (1.43%) NEC
9 45 (1.40%) IBM
10 39 (1.21%) Salesforce
11 34 (1.06%) Dell
12 31 (0.96%) Databricks
13 29 (0.90%) HP
14 27 (0.84%) Northgate
15 24 (0.75%) Citrix
15 24 (0.75%) MuleSoft
16 22 (0.68%) NetApp
17 18 (0.56%) Epicor
17 18 (0.56%) Openreach