Inventory Control Job Trends

Inventory Control
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Inventory Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 632 695 688
Rank change year-on-year +63 -7 +299
Permanent jobs citing Inventory Control 15 9 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.017% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.031% 0.018% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile £26,250 - £27,875
25th Percentile £52,500 £26,250 £28,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £27,500 £31,250
Median % change year-on-year +263.64% -12.00% -45.65%
75th Percentile - £28,750 £33,438
90th Percentile - - £33,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £27,500 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Inventory Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,377 48,922 48,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.45% 90.25% 90.80%
Number of salaries quoted 28,391 23,950 36,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Inventory Control
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Inventory Control relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Inventory Control job vacancy trend in the UK

Inventory Control
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inventory Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inventory Control

Inventory Control
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inventory Control over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

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 6 January 2026. 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 +69 11 £100,000 +263.64% 8
UK excluding London +39 9 £27,500 - 5
London +56 5 £100,000 - 4
Scotland - 4 - -
Work from Home +63 3 - - 1
North West - 2 £27,500 -
North of England - 2 £27,500 - 1
Midlands +15 1 £55,000 -
East Midlands -2 1 £55,000 -
South West - 1 - - 2
East of England - 1 - - 1

Inventory Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle Workflow
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (6.67%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) OneDrive
General
1 4 (26.67%) Finance
1 4 (26.67%) Manufacturing
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Law
3 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) C++ Developer
1 5 (33.33%) C++ Software Developer
1 5 (33.33%) Developer
1 5 (33.33%) Software Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Desktop Support
3 2 (13.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Financial Controller
3 2 (13.33%) Operations Manager
4 1 (6.67%) ERP Specialist
4 1 (6.67%) ERP Support
4 1 (6.67%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) IT Assistant
4 1 (6.67%) IT Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) IT Support
4 1 (6.67%) IT Support Assistant
4 1 (6.67%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.67%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (6.67%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (26.67%) Windows
2 2 (13.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (13.33%) Windows 7
3 1 (6.67%) Android
3 1 (6.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (86.67%) Inventory Management
2 5 (33.33%) Performance Engineering
2 5 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 2 (13.33%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (13.33%) Budgeting
3 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (13.33%) Performance Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (6.67%) Change Management
4 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (6.67%) ITIL
4 1 (6.67%) Logistics
4 1 (6.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (6.67%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (6.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (6.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
2 1 (6.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) ACCA
1 2 (13.33%) CIMA
1 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) NVQ Level 3
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) Xero
3 1 (6.67%) Epicor
3 1 (6.67%) Oracle
3 1 (6.67%) SAP