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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

Volatility
0.080.08 (steady below 0.15)
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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