Stock control clerks and assistants Pay Data UK — 2024

Stock control clerks and assistants roles in the UK earn a median of £27,310 per year, equivalent to £13.93 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 3.1% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £21,726 to £37,244 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Stock control clerks and assistants roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Stock control clerks and assistants

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.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• 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

Entry Routes and Qualifications

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.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.