Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale Pay Data UK — 2025

Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale roles in the UK earn a median of £36,792 per year, equivalent to £17.53 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 14.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £29,824 to £54,906 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale

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

Typical Tasks and Duties

• defines the market position for the business, decides what to sell, forecasts demand and develops the brand image of the business
• determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements
• oversees staff training, rotas and the allocation of work
• provides information about merchandise to staff and customers and ensures customer complaints are appropriately dealt with
• ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and orders new stock as required
• maintains financial and other shop records and controls security arrangements for the premises
• authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms
• examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. A range of management and leadership courses in retail are available, in addition to NVQs/ SVQs in at levels 2, 3 and 4.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.