Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale in Tonbridge and Malling

Official occupation group: Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesaleSOC 7131 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Tonbridge and Malling

Official definition

Shopkeepers and proprietors in this unit group co-ordinate, direct and undertake the activities in the running of small, independent retail and wholesale establishments.

e.g. Retail shop owner · Art dealer · Car dealer · Car trader · Map seller

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Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale demand is rising in Tonbridge and Malling.

ONS recorded 16 new online adverts for shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale in Tonbridge and Malling in Q2 2026. That is 433.3% higher than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Tonbridge and Malling for the broader sales occupations is £26,100.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Tonbridge and Malling16Q2 2026 · +433.3% YoY
Advertised salary · Tonbridge and Malling£26,100ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale hiring demand

New online job adverts for shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale in Tonbridge and Malling

New online job adverts have increased since Apr 2025.

16

Apr 2026 · Tonbridge and Malling

+433.3%change over period · from Apr 2025
ONS · Tonbridge and MallingSources & methodology ↗

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for sales occupations in Tonbridge and Malling

Advertised pay is 4.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£26,100

Jan 2025 · Tonbridge and Malling

+4.0%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Tonbridge and Malling · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years71.4%
21 years9.0%
32 years8.9%
43 years6.1%
54+ years4.5%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Tonbridge and Malling compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Tonbridge and Malling16
2United Kingdom2,668
ONS · Tonbridge and MallingSources & methodology ↗

Tonbridge and Malling accounts for 0.6% of aligned UK new adverts · Q2 2026.

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Sales occupations

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Epsom and Ewell£28,200
2Gedling£27,700
3Na h-Eileanan Siar£27,700
4London£27,500
5South Northamptonshire£27,400
6North Warwickshire£27,200
7Slough£27,000
8Hertsmere£27,000
9South Staffordshire£27,000
10Tandridge£27,000

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 713) across the UK

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1Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale

Sales supervisor · Shop walker · Team leader — 54.4% of group adverts

1,153-20.0%
2Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesaleYou’re viewing this

Retail shop owner · Art dealer · Car dealer — 45.6% of group adverts

968+86.2%
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.