Retail trade

£82,907

Information technology and telecommunications directors

Highest average annual salary in Retail trade
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£27,114

Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors

Lowest average annual salary in Retail trade
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

111,215

Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail

Most employed occupation in Retail trade
Working Futures 2023

73 hours

Garage managers and proprietors

Most average weekly hours in Retail trade
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary
1	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
2	Information technology and telecommunications directors	£82,907
3	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
4	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
5	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
6	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
7	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
8	Production managers and directors in construction	£51,621
9	Physical scientists	£47,971
10	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	£45,364

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2023
1	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	111,215
2	Garage managers and proprietors	29,634
3	Property, housing and estate managers	7,979
4	Financial managers and directors	7,612
5	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	7,231
6	Marketing and sales directors	6,675
7	Purchasing managers and directors	4,420
8	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	4,249
9	Human resource managers and directors	4,118
10	Leisure and sports managers	3,694

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours
1	Garage managers and proprietors	73
2	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	72
3	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	51
4	Production managers and directors in construction	50
5	Human resource managers and directors	44
6	Marketing and sales directors	42
7	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	42
8	Physical scientists	42
9	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	42
10	Information technology and telecommunications directors	42

Pay, employment and hours in Retail trade