Elementary storage supervisors: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time elementary storage supervisors in the UK earned a median £31,010 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 21% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
It is in the lowest-paid third of the 382 occupations (123rd from the bottom).
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £26,982 and £35,957.
Median full-time pay: women £26,737 a year, men £31,683 a year.
Paid hours are long: a full-time median of 40 a week including overtime, against 37.5 across all jobs.
ASHE counts roughly 29,000 employee jobs, 93% full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 19.2%, from £26,010, slower than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 30,000 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,100 | £489.90 | £12.73 | £22,345 | £460.50 | £12.71 |
| 20th percentile | £26,292 | £513.20 | £13.22 | £25,855 | £506.50 | £13.11 |
| 25th percentile | £26,982 | £528.80 | £13.51 | £26,373 | £515.20 | £13.42 |
| 30th percentile | £27,714 | £544.00 | £13.76 | £27,000 | £530.10 | £13.69 |
| 40th percentile | £29,514 | £575.90 | £14.31 | £28,797 | £558.70 | £14.25 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £31,010 | £605.50 | £15.03 | £30,480 | £593.70 | £15.00 |
| 60th percentile | £32,668 | £641.60 | £15.86 | £32,361 | £635.80 | £15.83 |
| 70th percentile | £34,872 | £678.70 | £16.79 | £34,561 | £664.70 | £16.66 |
| 75th percentile | £35,957 | £708.50 | £17.33 | £35,495 | £690.30 | £17.25 |
| 80th percentile | £37,581 | £742.50 | £17.82 | £36,978 | £731.10 | £17.68 |
| Mean | £32,285 | £640.60 | £15.86 | £31,226 | £619.50 | £15.83 |
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 | £26,010 | £514.20 | £12.19 | £25,812 | £502.80 | 29 |
| 2022 revised | £27,088 | £522.40 | £12.70 | £26,849 | £517.50 | 28 |
| 2023 revised | £28,141 | £560.20 | £13.57 | £27,864 | £539.20 | 31 |
| 2024 revised | £30,109 | £591.40 | £14.49 | £29,762 | £577.40 | 28 |
| 2025 provisional | £31,010 | £605.50 | £15.03 | £30,480 | £593.70 | 29 |
Elementary storage supervisors by region
UK: 30,000 (± 6,700), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What elementary storage supervisors do
Elementary storage supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of those working in warehouses, docks and other storage facilities. (ONS SOC 2020, 9251)
Also covers: despatch supervisor, foreman (docks), warehouse supervisor, yard foreman (auctioneers), chief storeman, chief warehouseman, despatch foreman, dock foreman, hatch foreman, head storeman, jetty foreman, quay foreman, receiving foreman, shipping foreman, staithes foreman, stock foreman, stock taker and store foreman (42 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of warehouse or dock staff
- Establishes and monitors work schedules to meet the organisation’s requirements
- Liaises with managers and other senior staff to resolve operational problems
- Determines or recommends staffing and other needs to meet the organisation’s requirements
- Reports as required to managerial staff on work-related matters
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Entrants will normally have significant relevant work experience. NVQs/ in Warehousing and Storage are available at levels 1, 2 and 3.
Related
Elementary storage occupations (median £28,132) · Warehouse operatives · Delivery operatives · salary percentile · Average weekly hours worked in the UK · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026