Stock control clerks and assistants: salary in the UK
About £26,528 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.4% on last year
£2,663 a month About £2,211 a month after tax 56 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £24,000 in 2021 to £31,956 in 2026 (+33%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £18,127 | £20,683 | £24,000 | £28,992 | x |
| 2022 | £19,609 | £21,606 | £25,137 | £30,373 | x |
| 2023 | £20,867 | £23,049 | £26,832 | £32,890 | x |
| 2024 | £22,234 | £25,243 | £29,181 | £35,004 | x |
| 2025 | £23,619 | £26,481 | £30,042 | £36,364 | x |
| 2026 | £25,680 | £28,358 | £31,956 | £37,866 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £31,956 a year and half earn more. That is 22% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,358 and £37,866; one in ten earns less than £25,680.
Ranked by median, it is number 255 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,211 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,212 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,011 and for women £30,001, a gap of 9% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £25,680 | £2,140 |
| 20th | £27,590 | £2,299 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,358 | £2,363 |
| 30th | £28,834 | £2,403 |
| 40th | £30,253 | £2,521 |
| Median (50th) | £31,956 | £2,663 |
| 60th | £34,146 | £2,846 |
| 70th | £36,651 | £3,054 |
| 75th (P75) | £37,866 | £3,155 |
| 80th | £39,776 | £3,315 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,011 | £35,702 | 37 |
| Women | £30,001 | £32,215 | 19 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,528 | £2,211 |
| Scotland | £26,544 | £2,212 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £32,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 149 job titles to SOC 4133 Stock control clerks and assistants. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Assistant store officer
- Auditor
- Cargo inspector
- Cargo superintendent
- Chaser
- Chief stock taker
- Chief stocktaker
- Chief store keeper
- Chief stores inspector
- Chief supplies superintendent
- Clerk-storekeeper
- Clerk-storeman
- Depot clerk
- Depot controller
- Depot inspector
- Depot operator
- Depot superintendent
- Despatch clerk
- Despatch controller
- Despatch inspector
- Distribution officer
- Front line manager
- Fuel officer
- Fuel supply officer
- Goods controller
- Goods in clerk
- Goods inward clerk
- Goods inwards clerk
- Goods inwards inspector
- Goods inwards supervisor
- Goods receiving inspector
- Goods-in clerk
- Goods-in coordinator
- Goods-in supervisor
- Grade i stores officer
- Inspector of storehousemen
- Inventory administrator
- Inventory analyst
- Inventory clerk
- Inventory control clerk
- Inventory controller
- Manufacturing controller
- Material control clerk
- Material controller
- Material planner
- Material supplier
- Materials assistant
- Materials control officer
- Materials controller
- Materials coordinator
- Materials officer
- Materials planner
- Materials scheduler
- Medical equipment library assistant
- Medical loans officer
- Merchandise assistant
- Merchandising admin assistant
- MRP controller
- Operations assistant
- Order clerk
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- Order compiler
- Order controller
- Order entry operator
- Order processing clerk
- Order processor
- Order supervisor
- Pallet controller
- Parts administrator
- Parts controller
- Parts supervisor
- Parts supplier
- Pattern room manager
- Pharmacy assistant
- Planning controller
- Powder salesman
- Pricing clerk
- Production administrator
- Production chaser
- Production clerk
- Programme controller
- Progress chaser
- Progress clerk
- Progress planner
- Progress superintendent
- Publisher's assistant
- Quarter master
- Quartermaster
- Sabre controller
- Sales order processor
- Sample man
- Shift controller
- Shop controller
- Spares controller
- Spares coordinator
- Spares engineer
- Spares manager
- Stock accounting controller
- Stock administrator
- Stock assistant
- Stock auditor
- Stock chaser
- Stock clerk
- Stock control assistant
- Stock control clerk
- Stock control officer
- Stock control supervisor
- Stock control team leader
- Stock controller
- Stock processor
- Stock recorder
- Stock records clerk
- Stock room assistant
- Stock room controller
- Stock room manager
- Stock room supervisor
- Stock supervisor
- Stock taker
- Stockroom assistant
- Stockroom clerk
- Stocktaker
- Store officer
- Store room assistant
- Store superintendent
- Storekeeper's clerk
- Stores administrator
- Stores booking clerk
- Stores clerk
- Stores controller
- Stores coordinator
- Stores inspector
- Stores officer
- Stores records clerk
- Stores superintendent
- Superintendent
- Supplies controller
- Supplies superintendent
- Supply chain assistant
- Supply chain coordinator
- Supply controller
- Supply officer
- Timber tally clerk
- Tool supervisor
- Warehouse administrator
- Warehouse booking clerk
- Warehouse clerk
- Warehouse controller
- Warehouse coordinator
- Warehouse superintendent
- Works controller
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.