DFS Salary
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Earnings on positions in DFS
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retail sales advisor
1.9K £
▲4%
production operative
2.1K £
▲1%
housekeeper
1.9K £
▲29%
manager
2.6K £
▲10%
upholsterer
2.1K £
▼17%
fork lift truck driver
2K £
0%
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Changes in earnings for the position retail sales advisor
Average annual salary
Current
1920£
latest offer
Total change
+11%
since 2024
Latest change
+4%
vs previous period
Average period
1830£
out of 3 points
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
0500 £1K £1.5K £2K £
1.7K £
2024
▴ 6%
1.8K £
2025
▴ 4%
1.9K £
2026
Data based on job offers published by the company
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audit manager
buyer
general manager
retail store manager
warehouse team leader
health & safety advisor
service technician
manager
team leader
sewing machinist
upholsterer
material planner
service coordinator
fork lift truck driver
accounts administrator
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Salary comparison — audit manager
Market median: 4574 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
EAMES CONSULTING 7969 £ +74.2%
DFS 5000 £ +9.3%
MCGINNIS LOY ASSOCIATES 4366 £ -4.5%
INSIGHT SELECT 3472 £ -24.1%
MERIDEN MEDIA 3416 £ -25.3%
Salary comparison — buyer
Market median: 2583 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 3750 £ +45.2%
FIELD & FLOWER 2916 £ +12.9%
GROOMFIELD RECRUITMENT 2666 £ +3.2%
OPUS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS 2204 £ -14.7%
DOMU BRANDS 2000 £ -22.6%
Salary comparison — general manager
Market median: 3659 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
MERJE 5000 £ +36.6%
ONE ELM 4166 £ +13.9%
DFS 3553 £ -2.9%
HEATHROW PERSONNEL 3333 £ -8.9%
FOREST HOLIDAYS 2916 £ -20.3%
Salary comparison — retail store manager
Market median: 2333 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 3079 £ +32%
HARDY SEARCH AND SELECTION 2916 £ +25%
CP SEARCH AND SELECTION 2555 £ +9.5%
WHEELBASE 2292 £ -1.8%
MIRAMIRA 2291 £ -1.8%
Salary comparison — warehouse team leader
Market median: 2182 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 3012 £ +38%
PIN POINT RECRUITMENT 2500 £ +14.6%
SK PREMIER WORK SUPPORT 2333 £ +6.9%
MERIDIAN BUSINESS SUPPORT 2083 £ -4.5%
ICELAND 1600 £ -26.7%
Salary comparison — health & safety advisor
Market median: 3136 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
CITYSCAPE RECRUITMENT 3750 £ +19.6%
DFS 2916 £ -7%
MACSTAFF 2916 £ -7%
MICHAEL PAGE 2916 £ -7%
LIGHTHOUSE PERSONNEL 2333 £ -25.6%
Salary comparison — service technician
Market median: 2240 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 2512 £ +12.1%
PRIMA ASSOCIATES 2500 £ +11.6%
SOMNIUM 2000 £ -10.7%
AMBITIOUS RESOURCES 1958 £ -12.6%
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT 1866 £ -16.7%
Salary comparison — manager
Market median: 3166 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
HEART MARKETING 3500 £ +10.5%
ST PETER'S SCHOOL WRAPAROUND 3333 £ +5.3%
BENCHMARK RECRUIT 3000 £ -5.2%
DFS 2367 £ -25.2%
ELIZABETHAN SECURITY 2080 £ -34.3%
Salary comparison — team leader
Market median: 2500 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION 2915 £ +16.6%
LESLIES ISLE OF WIGHT 2725 £ +9%
EXCEL RECRUITMENT 2498 £ -0.1%
DFS 2362 £ -5.5%
CAREERLINK 2333 £ -6.7%
Salary comparison — sewing machinist
Market median: 1827 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 2336 £ +27.9%
BORESA KOTOMAH 2080 £ +13.8%
PERSONNEL SELECTION ASSOCIATES 1760 £ -3.7%
THE MAINTENANCE COMPANY MANCHESTER 1760 £ -3.7%
JARK VENTURES PLC 1520 £ -16.8%
Salary comparison — upholsterer
Market median: 2083 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 2294 £ +10.1%
CHALLENGE-TRG RECRUITMENT 2080 £ -0.1%
VIBE RECRUIT 1786 £ -14.3%
PROACTIVE PERSONNEL 1760 £ -15.5%
EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS 1600 £ -23.2%
Salary comparison — material planner
Market median: 2464 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
THE RECRUITMENT INDEX 3680 £ +49.4%
ASC CONNECTIONS 2333 £ -5.3%
HUNTER SELECTION 2333 £ -5.3%
DFS 2253 £ -8.6%
THEO JAMES RECRUITMENT 1920 £ -22.1%
Salary comparison — service coordinator
Market median: 2082 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON TRADING COMPANY 2495 £ +19.8%
KOMPLEX CARE 2400 £ +15.3%
DFS 2166 £ +4%
SKILLFRAME 2055 £ -1.3%
JANIRE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 2000 £ -3.9%
Salary comparison — fork lift truck driver
Market median: 1840 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
UCH LOGISTICS 2080 £ +13%
DFS 1990 £ +8.2%
WILKO 1984 £ +7.8%
STRAIGHT FORWARD RECRUITMENT 1760 £ -4.3%
ABM GROUP UK 1760 £ -4.3%
Salary comparison — accounts administrator
Market median: 1920 £ — the percentages indicate the deviation from this median
DFS 1982 £ +3.2%
BOND WILLIAMS 1916 £ -0.2%
ROBERT WALTERS PHYSIOTHERAPY 1833 £ -4.5%
OUTFOX THE MARKET 1708 £ -11%
MIDAS RECRUITMENT 1666 £ -13.2%
Earnings on positions in DFS
Average salary in this position
Average salary in this position in the country
accounts administrator
1982 £
13%
2238 £audit manager
5000 £
1%
5015 £buyer
3750 £
-19%
3047 £customer advisor
1920 £
6%
2026 £fork lift truck driver
1990 £
11%
2190 £general manager
3553 £
10%
3888 £health & safety advisor
2916 £
27%
3703 £housekeeper
1723 £
18%
2031 £manager
2401 £
42%
3404 £material planner
2253 £
8%
2417 £production operative
1983 £
1%
1984 £quality control assistant
1760 £
14%
1994 £retail sales advisor
1786 £
19%
2109 £sewing machinist
2336 £
-13%
2042 £upholsterer
2240 £
1%
2262 £DFS is looking for employees for positions:
service coordinator
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branch manager
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- make Yourself At Home
- about you
- our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together
- about the role
- an entrepreneurial, self-starter attitude
- experience in leading and effectively managing a diverse team with a range of backgrounds and experiences
- A bit about the role
- our Assistant Managers bring an infectious enthusiasm to our retail environments which cascades throughout their teams
software tester
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- about you
Requirements
- good communication skills and ability to challenge
- ability to work thoroughly and methodically to prepare test plans and to follow them through
- good understanding of business systems and their processes
- willingness to learn and interested in a career in IT
- experience of testing IT Systems - advantageous
- about the role
- this apprenticeship program is designed to provide you with valuable insights, mentorship, and opportunities for growth
- responsibilities
payroll
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- about you
- an excellent communicator with the necessary skills to influence others and to ensure a collaborative, best-practice environment
- the confidence to lead, manage and inspire a large team to maximise outcomes
- ability to deliver multi faceted, complex transformational solutions
- ability and presence to influence across all levels of a business optimising relationships across functions and businesses
- A forward-thinking mindset to digitisation and automation
- significant experience in delivering Payroll & HR systems changes
- ideally, experience with Shared Services
Contract type
- full time
merchandiser
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- about you
- strong numerical and analytical skills to optimise trading performance
- excellent influencing skills
- puts customer first and has a passion for exceeding expectations
- positive attitude and adaptable to constantly changing retail environment
- strong strategic planning and organisational skills
- in depth knowledge of the processes and systems required to support the setting and monitoring of forecasts, stock plans and budgets for sales and profit
- strong interpersonal skills and a good team player with the ability to communicate and work cross functionally at all levels of the business
financial accountant
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- preparation/review of schedules and analysis to support complex accounting entries for e.g. foreign exchange, IFRS 16 property accounting
- support the Finance Transformation agenda including the development, delivery and embedding of internal routines & controls to protect the Group
- working with leaders and colleagues across the Finance function and wider business to coordinate and deliver a smooth and well managed reporting and external audit process
Requirements
- experience of external/plc financial reporting, producing consolidated financial statements utilising your strong technical understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards
- experience of implementing new standards and requirements
- strong understanding of and rigorous approach to control and reconciliation practices
- drive for precision and thorough understanding, proactive identification and resolution of variances and errors
- ACA qualified with knowledge of Open Accounts being an advantage
- ability to engage and collaborate with broader business to understand the drivers of results and use this knowledge to inform and enhance financial reporting
front end developer
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- make yourself at home
- our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together
- development and deployment of applications and features across Group Web Platforms whilst maintaining best practice standards
- implement responsible web design principles to ensure that our website and web applications render well across multiple devices
- A bit about the role
- it takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home — and that’s just what we do at DFS
- support the operations teams investigating incidents through to resolution
- we’re the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on their great quality sofas since 1969
Requirements
- previous experience working on responsive websites and applications, using content management systems , search engine optimisation and data analytics
- experience in React, Next JS, Typescript, styled components, API integration, Emotion CSS and Storybook
- we're in your corner
- ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across multiple areas of the business
- bonus Scheme
- ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A huge 30% colleague discount, plus 15% friends & family discount across our Group
- have an understanding of agile software development methodologies
junior buyer
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- about you
- past buying experience would be beneficial
- passionate about home interiors, furniture, or homeware retail sector
- numerate with good analytical skills
- strong organisational skills
- full ownership of product set up, maintaining accurate data entry
- high levels of attention to detail
- maintain the new product development critical path to ensure new product launches on time
operations manager
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- make yourself at home
- our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together
- reducing call volumes & demand into the team through the introduction of automation / education and self service
- it takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home — and that’s just what we do at DFS
- we’re the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on their great quality sofas since 1969
- supporting the development and delivery of the Service Operations roadmap
- simplifying processes / routes into the team to drive customer satisfaction metrics
- we're a market leader in the UK because of one thing: our people
Requirements
- minimum of 5yrs IT Service Operations management experience in a retail organisation
- ability to lead a team
- IT Service Management—ITIL, ITSMF etc
- budget control / cost management
- there is a requirement for this role to form part of an On Call rota out of hours and weekends
- strategic and team leadership
- we're in your corner
- service Operations domain expertise
senior engineer
Working hours
- full-time
Responsibility
- about you
- establish and drive consistency in our approach for all models to eliminate any uncertainty or lack of clarity in relation to the piece work timings/earnings
- establish piecework times/pay for new development models - working closely with the development team to create times before the product enters production
- this forms the basis of all piecework timings for the Uph factory
- work with trained colleagues on site to ‘test’ timings where req for new models, deciding on the clear outputs to these sessions
Requirements
- minimum 5 years work study experience working in a piecework environment
- upholstery factory and frame manufacture exposure is essential
- experience with effective stakeholder management at all levels from colleague through to leader level
- about the role
- impartiality in decision making with the ability to back up findings with data
- ability to rate employee performance and explain ratings in a professional manner within an agreed framework of ‘Good’ ‘Better’ and ‘Best’
- the ability and confidence to explain and justify the time allowed, with the honesty to admit if an error has been made
- experience and ability to generate product timings from synthetic data to allow accurate cost estimates to be generated prior to physical time study