- Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
- Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
- Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
- Determine price
Retail manager | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Retail managers look after stores, motivate staff to achieve sales targets, organise promotional events and monitor industry trends.
Retail managers typically work around 40 to 42 hours per week.
As a Retail manager you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Enterprising— Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk-taking and often deal with business.
- Conventional— Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and
| Average salary |
| 36,254 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Retail manager
Big gender gap
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40,321 GBP
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29,651 GBP
Average salary for part-time Retail manager
Average salary for full-time Retail manager
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14,915 GBP
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14,257 GBP
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16,797 GBP
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36,254 GBP
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29,651 GBP
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40,321 GBP
Salary over time for Retail manager
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31,875 GBP
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31,844 GBP
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32,398 GBP
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33,607 GBP
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34,461 GBP
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35,765 GBP
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36,254 GBP
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34,565 GBP
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Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
