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UK salary report · 2026

Stock Controller Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 69,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£28,851

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 4.5% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£29,991

Part-time only

£17,002

Mean

£30,675

Jobs measured

69,000

What most stock controllers actually earn

Half of stock controllers earn between £24,722 and £35,075. Earning above £35,075 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of stock controllers earn less than this.

10th
£17,134
20th
£23,207
25th
£24,722
30th
£25,609
40th
£27,302
50th
£28,851
60th
£30,858
70th
£33,675
75th
£35,075
80th
£36,742
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Stock Controller salary by region

10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £32,242
East £29,611 £31,651
North West £28,762 £29,804
Yorkshire and The Humber £28,713 £28,720
South East £28,693 £29,586
East Midlands £28,452 £29,605
West Midlands £27,716 £28,708
Scotland £27,470 £29,720
North East £27,120 £28,686
South West £25,876 £27,544

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Stock control clerks and assistants
SOC 2020 code
4133
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “stock controller” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Stock control clerks and assistants”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers stock control clerks and assistants.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Stock Controller salary FAQs

What is the average Stock Controller salary in UK?

The median is £28,851 a year and the mean is £30,675, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £29,991 and part-time employees £17,002.

What is a good Stock Controller salary?

Half of stock controllers earn between £24,722 and £35,075. Anything above £35,075 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 69,000 jobs in this occupation.

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