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Industry · ANZSIC Division G

Tracked since June 2024

Retail Trade in All Australia

Supermarkets, department stores, specialised and online retailing.

Also searched as retail, shops, supermarkets

Right now

Employers hiring
361top 5 post 21.1%
Job ad aggregate
4 wk
Up+14%988 → 1,131 ads
Entry
42.0%475 of 1,131 ads
  • Demand1,131job ads in 28 days
    Job ads
  • 4-week changeUp+14%988 → 1,131 ads
    Job ads
  • 12-month changeDown−4.1%13,681 → 13,118 ads
    Job ads
  • Entry-level share42.0%475 of 1,131 ads
    Job ads
  • No PR stated67.9%768 of 1,131 ads
    Job ads
  • Employers hiring361top 5 post 21.1%
    Job ads
3 more measures

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  • Remote or hybrid35.2%398 of 1,131 ads
    Job ads
  • Contract share30.0%339 of 1,131 ads
    Job ads
  • Volatility0.080.08 (steady below 0.15)
    Job ads

Skills in this industry

Skills its ads mention

Share of Retail Trade ads that mention each skill, highest first. A list sorted by a measure, not a ranking of people.

Job ad aggregateWindow 24 Aug 2026 – 21 Sept 2026.

Skills in Retail Trade: tile size is job ads mentioning the skill, colour is 4-week change
SkillJob ads (4 weeks)4-week change
Point-of-sale systems555Up +31% (424 → 555)
Inventory management459Up +18% (389 → 459)
Visual merchandising282Up +24% (228 → 282)
Excel160Up +17% (137 → 160)
SAP57Up +16% (49 → 57)

Share of this industry’s ads mentioning each skill

  • Point-of-sale systemsRetail & operations

    in 46% of these ads
    46% of Retail Trade ads mention Point-of-sale systems.
  • Inventory managementRetail & operations

    in 40% of these ads
    40% of Retail Trade ads mention Inventory management.
  • Visual merchandisingRetail & operations

    in 24% of these ads
    24% of Retail Trade ads mention Visual merchandising.
  • ExcelData

    in 14% of these ads
    14% of Retail Trade ads mention Excel.
  • SAPEnterprise systems

    in 5% of these ads
    5% of Retail Trade ads mention SAP.

Location

Where the ads are

  • Victoria392 · 34.7%
  • New South Wales386 · 34.1%
  • Queensland140 · 12.4%
  • Western Australia89 · 7.9%
  • Australian Capital Territory57 · 5.0%
  • South Australia51 · 4.5%
  • Tasmania12 · 1.1%
  • Northern Territory4 · 0.35%

1,131 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.

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