Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.: average salary and pay in the UK
Counting full-time and part-time jobs together, median weekly pay for elementary sales occupations n.e.c. was £189.80 in April 2025 (ONS ASHE).
What the figures show
A full-time median is published for men only; the sample of women is too small.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 35.4 a week.
The median fell 20.9% between 2021 and 2025, from £240.00 to £189.80.
The Annual Population Survey counts 43,500 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, hourly | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile | – | £137.10* | £12.21 |
| 30th percentile | – | £165.40* | £12.23 |
| 40th percentile | – | £175.20* | £12.27 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £12.08 | £189.80* | £12.48 |
| 60th percentile | – | £233.40* | £12.70 |
| 70th percentile | – | £272.00* | £13.27 |
| 75th percentile | – | – | £13.30* |
| Mean | £14.31* | £225.50 | £12.97 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £21,543 | £418.60 | £10.46 | £13,742* | £240.00* | 5* |
| 2025 provisional | – | – | £12.08 | – | £189.80* | 8* |
Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. by region
UK: 43,500 (± 8,100), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What elementary sales occupations n.e.c. do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary sales related occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 924: Elementary sales occupations. (ONS SOC 2020, 9249)
Also covers: code controller (wholesale, retail trade), home shopper, internet shopper (retail trade), order picker (retail trade), porter (retail trade), trolley assistant, advertisement fixer, advertisement hand, advertisement inspector, advertising inspector, advertising installer, basket issuer, basket man, bill inspector, bill poster, bill sticker, checkout caller and code checker (44 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Strips old posters from hoardings and fits new posters using brushes and working from a ladder if necessary
- Collects shopping baskets and trolleys in and around wholesale/retail establishments and positions near entrance to store
- Offers shopping baskets to customers entering retail establishments
- Select goods and groceries ordered online by customers, ensuring orders are picked, bagged and stored
- Wraps and packs goods for customers
There are no minimum academic entry requirements. Some on-the-job training may be provided.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026