Inventory Control
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Inventory Control skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Inventory Control over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 865 955 1199
Rank change year-on-year +90 +244 -301
Permanent jobs citing Inventory Control 31 15 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.032% 0.014% 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.037% 0.015% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 16 9 21
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £27,375 £30,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,675 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.65% -13.04% +35.29%
75th Percentile £39,875 - £60,000
90th Percentile £42,500 £64,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £40,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.25% -30.43% +35.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Inventory Control is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Inventory Control
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Inventory Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Inventory Control in the UK

Inventory Control
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Inventory Control.

Salary trend for Inventory Control in the UK

Inventory Control
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inventory Control over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Inventory Control in the UK

Inventory Control
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Inventory Control within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +129 31 £28,675 -42.65% 22
UK excluding London +28 23 £33,500 -16.25% 19
North of England +55 11 £27,000 -28.00% 1
Yorkshire - 11 £27,000 -
London +134 8 £28,675 -47.86% 5
East of England - 8 - - 5
Work from Home +92 4 £38,500 -23.00% 1
South West - 2 £41,559 - 2
South East +31 1 - - 4
Midlands +8 1 - - 5
East Midlands - 1 - - 2

Inventory Control
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (38.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (38.71%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (6.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Shopify
2 1 (3.23%) Primavera
2 1 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.45%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.13%) Intranet
General
1 15 (48.39%) Analytical Skills
1 15 (48.39%) Manufacturing
2 10 (32.26%) Finance
3 9 (29.03%) Social Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Automotive
4 4 (12.90%) Law
4 4 (12.90%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (9.68%) Legal
5 3 (9.68%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (6.45%) Advertising
6 2 (6.45%) Marketing
6 2 (6.45%) Retail
7 1 (3.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 6 (19.35%) IT Support
2 5 (16.13%) Operations Manager
3 4 (12.90%) Lead
3 4 (12.90%) Product Lead
4 2 (6.45%) E-Commerce Manager
5 1 (3.23%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 1 (3.23%) 2nd Line Support
5 1 (3.23%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Coordinator
5 1 (3.23%) IT Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) IT Support Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Junior
5 1 (3.23%) Junior IT Support
5 1 (3.23%) Junior Support Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) QA Manager
5 1 (3.23%) Quality Manager
5 1 (3.23%) Support Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) RESTEasy
Miscellaneous
1 13 (41.94%) Onboarding
2 5 (16.13%) Driving Licence
3 3 (9.68%) Management Information System
4 2 (6.45%) EPoS
4 2 (6.45%) Photography
4 2 (6.45%) Social Media
5 1 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (19.35%) Windows
1 6 (19.35%) Windows 10
2 1 (3.23%) Android
2 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (87.10%) Inventory Management
2 19 (61.29%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (45.16%) Process Improvement
4 13 (41.94%) Data Loss Prevention
4 13 (41.94%) Operations Management
4 13 (41.94%) Planning and Forecasting
4 13 (41.94%) Six Sigma
5 12 (38.71%) Time Management
6 8 (25.81%) Coaching
6 8 (25.81%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (25.81%) Data Analysis
6 8 (25.81%) Mathematics
7 7 (22.58%) Analytics
8 5 (16.13%) Logistics
8 5 (16.13%) Strategic Planning
9 4 (12.90%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 4 (12.90%) Customer-Centricity
9 4 (12.90%) Data Privacy
9 4 (12.90%) Software Distribution
9 4 (12.90%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 20 (64.52%) Degree
2 2 (6.45%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.23%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (41.94%) QA
1 13 (41.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (19.35%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.13%) SAP
3 4 (12.90%) Facebook
4 2 (6.45%) Google