Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale demand is falling in West Midlands.
ONS recorded 124 new online adverts for managers and directors in retail and wholesale in West Midlands in Jul 2026. That is 13.3% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £30,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Managers and directors in retail and wholesale hiring demand
New online job adverts for managers and directors in retail and wholesale in West Midlands
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
124
Jul 2026 · West Midlands
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for managers and directors in retail and wholesale across the UK
Advertised pay is 3.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,500
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 93.5% | |
| 2 | Marketing and Sales | 93.1% | |
| 3 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 89.0% | |
| 4 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 55.8% | |
| 5 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 45.8% | |
| 6 | Organizational Development | 39.3% | |
| 7 | Information Technology and Programming | 36.0% | |
| 8 | Risk and Safety | 30.0% | |
| 9 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 28.6% | |
| 10 | Food and Beverage Production | 27.6% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 71.3% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 5.8% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 8.3% |
West Midlands compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Midlands | 124 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,428 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 668 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 85 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 74 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 62 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 49 | |
| 6 | Buckinghamshire | 46 | |
| 7 | City of Edinburgh | 46 | |
| 8 | Glasgow City | 46 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | 42 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 33 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Corporate managers and directors
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £61,100 | |
| 2 | South Oxfordshire | £57,800 | |
| 3 | Reading | £57,500 | |
| 4 | Woking | £57,500 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £57,500 | |
| 6 | Barrow-in-Furness | £57,300 | |
| 7 | Three Rivers | £56,300 | |
| 8 | West Devon | £56,200 | |
| 9 | West Berkshire | £55,000 | |
| 10 | Slough | £55,000 |
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.