Stock control clerks and assistants: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time stock control clerks and assistants in the UK earned a median £29,991 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 23% 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 (104th from the bottom).
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £26,480 and £36,059.
Median full-time pay: women £29,500 a year, men £30,647 a year.
ASHE counts roughly 75,000 employee jobs, 85% full-time.
From £24,000 in 2021, the median is up 25.0%, close to the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 79,500 people in this line of work, 13% of them in South East.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £23,716 | £479.10 | £12.66 | £17,134 | £376.00 | £12.50 |
| 20th percentile | £25,674 | £507.10 | £13.25 | £23,207 | £474.10 | £13.09 |
| 25th percentile | £26,480 | £526.20 | £13.49 | £24,722 | £491.00 | £13.30 |
| 30th percentile | £27,294 | £536.60 | £13.69 | £25,609 | £507.00 | £13.55 |
| 40th percentile | £28,535 | £564.90 | £14.34 | £27,302 | £537.60 | £14.04 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £29,991 | £595.90 | £15.29 | £28,851 | £568.40 | £14.85 |
| 60th percentile | £32,376 | £632.70 | £16.17 | £30,858 | £606.00 | £15.90 |
| 70th percentile | £34,987 | £681.80 | £17.18 | £33,675 | £662.60 | £16.91 |
| 75th percentile | £36,059 | £709.80 | £17.81 | £35,075 | £684.80 | £17.43 |
| 80th percentile | £38,536 | £746.70 | £18.51 | £36,742 | £720.90 | £18.14 |
| 90th percentile | – | £837.10* | £21.70* | – | £804.70* | £21.18* |
| Mean | £33,278 | £641.90 | £16.43 | £30,675 | £594.30 | £16.24 |
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 | £24,000 | £477.00 | £11.96 | £22,169 | £443.90 | 92 |
| 2022 revised | £25,137 | £497.40 | £12.62 | £24,058 | £478.00 | 71 |
| 2023 revised | £26,832 | £525.70 | £13.39 | £26,092 | £507.90 | 77 |
| 2024 revised | £29,181 | £570.20 | £14.55 | £27,601 | £547.80 | 76 |
| 2025 provisional | £29,991 | £595.90 | £15.29 | £28,851 | £568.40 | 75 |
Stock control clerks and assistants by region
UK: 79,500 (± 10,900), April 2025 to March 2026. 9 of the 12 regions and nations have samples too small to publish.
| Region or nation | People in employment | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 10,300* | ± 4,000 |
| South West | 8,800* | ± 3,400 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8,700* | ± 3,400 |
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What stock control clerks and assistants do
Stock control clerks and assistants receive orders from customers, prepare requisitions or despatch documents for ordered goods, maintain and update records, files and other correspondence in relation to the storage and despatch of goods. (ONS SOC 2020, 4133)
Also covers: auditor (stock control), despatch clerk, material controller, stock controller, stores administrator, supply chain coordinator, cargo inspector, cargo superintendent, chief stocktaker, depot clerk, depot controller, depot operator, despatch controller, despatch inspector, distribution officer, fuel officer, goods controller and goods-in clerk (133 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Receives and checks in deliveries from suppliers or completed stock to be despatched to customers
- Allocates appropriate storage space in accordance with stock control and space utilisation policies
- Receives enquiries and orders from customers, and quotes prices, discounts, delivery dates and other relevant information
- Prepares requisitions, consignments and other despatch documents
- Checks requisitions against stock records and forwards to issuing department
- Adjusts stock records as orders are received, reports on damaged stock and prepares requisitions to replenish damaged stock
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2 and 3.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026