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Highest Paying Retail Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Retail Jobs Summary

There have been 195,022 listed Retail Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	194,553	99.76 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	333	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	136	0.07 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 3,750 new Retail Jobs posted each week, or 16,252 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,740	16,212
Contract	9	39

The busiest month for new permanent Retail Jobs in the UK is January, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Retail Jobs is also January, and the quietest month is April.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Retail Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Retail Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Retail Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
February 2026	2,051
January 2026	2,673
December 2025	936
November 2025	637
October 2025	831
September 2025	1,222
August 2025	1,577
July 2025	1,250
June 2025	705
May 2025	886
April 2025	1,582
March 2025	1,622

The Highest Paying Retail Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Retail Project Manager	19	£55,835.00	£59,585.00	£63,335.00
Regional Operations Manager	18	£47,875.00	£49,290.00	£50,710.00
Retail Operations	21	£44,700.00	£46,250.00	£47,800.00
Area Manager	929	£42,780.00	£45,870.00	£48,970.00
Sales Branch Manager	12	£36,700.00	£45,475.00	£54,250.00
Medical Sales Representative	8	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Retail Operative	20	£40,400.00	£41,750.00	£43,100.00
Wholesale	251	£37,975.00	£41,750.00	£45,520.00
Wholesaler	260	£37,300.00	£41,100.00	£44,900.00
Assistant Branch Manager	41	£35,300.00	£40,115.00	£44,925.00
Retail Management	828	£36,855.00	£38,035.00	£39,205.00
Branch Manager	970	£34,140.00	£37,895.00	£41,645.00
Retail Manager	805	£36,740.00	£37,840.00	£38,935.00
Floor Manager	4	£35,100.00	£37,100.00	£39,100.00
Department Manager	16	£34,390.00	£36,150.00	£37,915.00
Sales Consultant	631	£31,745.00	£35,965.00	£40,190.00
Merchandising	115	£33,920.00	£35,735.00	£37,545.00
Wholesale Manager	3	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Showroom Manager	12	£32,400.00	£34,600.00	£36,800.00
Inside Sales Representative	6	£34,000.00	£34,500.00	£35,000.00
Retail Sales	77	£32,010.00	£34,465.00	£36,920.00
Store Manager	2,267	£33,390.00	£34,340.00	£35,290.00
Sales Development Representative	61	£31,840.00	£34,210.00	£36,580.00
Deputy Store Manager	49	£31,390.00	£34,135.00	£36,875.00
Assistant Store Manager	137	£30,395.00	£32,270.00	£34,140.00
Assistant Merchandiser	9	£30,500.00	£32,000.00	£33,500.00
Merchandise Assistant	9	£30,500.00	£32,000.00	£33,500.00
Merchandising Assistant	9	£30,500.00	£32,000.00	£33,500.00
Trainee Sales Representative	4	£25,250.00	£31,125.00	£37,000.00
Trade Counter	338	£28,405.00	£30,250.00	£32,095.00
Stores Operative	48	£29,265.00	£30,145.00	£31,030.00
Retail Assistant Manager	15	£28,120.00	£29,480.00	£30,840.00
Retail Assistant	16	£27,485.00	£28,585.00	£29,685.00
Sales Assistant	413	£25,765.00	£28,185.00	£30,605.00
Customer Assistant	75	£25,340.00	£27,330.00	£29,320.00
Sales Representative	1,303	£26,125.00	£27,075.00	£28,020.00
Concession Manager	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Sales Agent	1,109	£24,665.00	£26,550.00	£28,435.00
Customer Sales Representative	4	£26,115.00	£26,525.00	£26,940.00
Customer Service Sales Assistant	38	£24,160.00	£26,515.00	£28,875.00
Customer Sales Advisor	102	£24,690.00	£25,830.00	£26,975.00
Sales Advisor	3,201	£24,840.00	£25,060.00	£25,275.00
Sales Associate	940	£24,250.00	£24,455.00	£24,655.00
Retail Advisor	295	£24,320.00	£24,355.00	£24,390.00
Apprentice Sales	488	£21,625.00	£21,625.00	£21,625.00
Apprentice Sales Advisor	454	£21,625.00	£21,625.00	£21,625.00
Retail Sales Assistant	2	£20,525.00	£20,525.00	£20,525.00