Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Retail cashiers and check-out operators demand is falling in North West.
ONS recorded 14 new online adverts for retail cashiers and check-out operators in North West in Aug 2026. That is 46.2% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £25,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Retail cashiers and check-out operators hiring demand
New online job adverts for retail cashiers and check-out operators in North West
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
14
Aug 2026 · North West
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for retail cashiers and check-out operators across the UK
Advertised pay is 7.5% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£25,800
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 | 92.2% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 86.0% | |
| 3 | Marketing and Sales | 64.3% | |
| 4 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 58.1% | |
| 5 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 47.9% | |
| 6 | Food and Beverage Production | 45.3% | |
| 7 | Digital Marketing | 44.2% | |
| 8 | Retail and Consumer Services | 35.8% | |
| 9 | Risk and Safety | 32.9% | |
| 10 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 21.7% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 73.0% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 11.4% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 0.9% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 0.9% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 13.7% |
North West compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West | 14 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 244 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 74 | |
| 2 | Nottingham | 11 | |
| 3 | Manchester | 11 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 10 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 10 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 10 | |
| 7 | Cheshire East | 8 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | 8 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | 8 | |
| 10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 7 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Sales occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epsom and Ewell | £28,200 | |
| 2 | Gedling | £27,700 | |
| 3 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £27,700 | |
| 4 | London | £27,500 | |
| 5 | South Northamptonshire | £27,400 | |
| 6 | North Warwickshire | £27,200 | |
| 7 | Slough | £27,000 | |
| 8 | Hertsmere | £27,000 | |
| 9 | South Staffordshire | £27,000 | |
| 10 | Tandridge | £27,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 711) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales and retail assistants Sales assistant · Bacon hand · Bra fitter — 75.5% of group adverts | 10,301 | -4.1% | |
| 2 | Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants Optical dispensing assistant · Pharmacy ATO · Shop assistant — 12.2% of group adverts | 1,668 | -10.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers Parts adviser · Car seller · Car salesman — 5.8% of group adverts | 788 | -12.4% | |
| 4 | Telephone salespersons Telephone salesman · Tele-ad girl · Sales adviser — 4.7% of group adverts | 643 | -14.6% | |
| 5 | Retail cashiers and check-out operatorsYou’re viewing this Cashier · Epos clerk · Shop cashier — 1.8% of group adverts | 244 | -8.3% |
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.