Inventory Management Jobs

Inventory Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Inventory Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inventory Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 540 668 777
Rank change year-on-year +128 +109 +103
Permanent jobs citing Inventory Management 172 248 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.29% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 120 155 86
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,100 £31,875
25th Percentile £35,625 £27,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -25.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £57,813 £52,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £65,000 £94,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% -33.33% +23.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Inventory Management 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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%

Inventory Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Inventory Management in the UK

Inventory Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Inventory Management in the UK

Inventory Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inventory Management over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Inventory Management in the UK

Inventory Management
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Inventory Management within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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 +130 167 £45,000 +20.00% 695
UK excluding London +116 107 £42,500 +21.43% 688
London +136 58 £50,000 +6.38% 85
Work from Home +106 56 £50,000 - 378
Midlands +63 31 £46,250 +42.31% 124
South East +59 31 £42,500 +13.33% 201
East Midlands +50 21 £45,000 +76.47% 48
North of England +48 20 £37,500 -11.76% 160
South West +118 18 £55,560 +40.55% 79
West Midlands +32 10 £48,750 +50.00% 67
North West +7 10 £38,750 -22.50% 81
Yorkshire +61 9 £30,000 -25.00% 61
East of England +37 6 £57,500 +105.36% 103
North East +44 1 £53,000 +24.71% 19
Wales +41 1 £27,500 -45.00% 16

Inventory Management
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 22 (12.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.07%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.58%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (19.77%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (4.07%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.16%) Acrobat
4 2 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (9.30%) NetSuite
1 16 (9.30%) Sage 200
1 16 (9.30%) Sage CRM
2 7 (4.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (3.49%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (2.33%) SAP MM
5 3 (1.74%) SAP EWM
6 2 (1.16%) Magento
6 2 (1.16%) SAP LE
6 2 (1.16%) Shopify
7 1 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.58%) Oracle SCM
7 1 (0.58%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 29 (16.86%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (16.28%) Azure
3 14 (8.14%) Dynamics 365
4 12 (6.98%) Entra ID
5 9 (5.23%) AWS
6 7 (4.07%) OneDrive
7 6 (3.49%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (3.49%) DigitalOcean
7 6 (3.49%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.33%) SaaS
9 3 (1.74%) Azure Functions
9 3 (1.74%) Serverless
10 2 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.16%) BigCommerce
10 2 (1.16%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.58%) dbt
11 1 (0.58%) GCP
11 1 (0.58%) Google Docs
11 1 (0.58%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.14%) LAN
2 13 (7.56%) WAN
3 9 (5.23%) Firewall
4 8 (4.65%) DHCP
4 8 (4.65%) DNS
4 8 (4.65%) TCP/IP
5 6 (3.49%) Cisco IOS
5 6 (3.49%) EIGRP
5 6 (3.49%) OSPF
5 6 (3.49%) RIP
5 6 (3.49%) SNMP
5 6 (3.49%) SSH
5 6 (3.49%) VLAN
5 6 (3.49%) VoIP
5 6 (3.49%) WebEx
6 5 (2.91%) Ethernet VPN
6 5 (2.91%) Internet
6 5 (2.91%) Network Security
7 4 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (2.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.49%) Power BI
2 3 (1.74%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (1.74%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.58%) MS Access
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.74%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.58%) Git
2 1 (0.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.58%) LSMW
2 1 (0.58%) MLflow
General
1 76 (44.19%) Social Skills
2 46 (26.74%) Finance
3 29 (16.86%) Manufacturing
4 28 (16.28%) Retail
5 24 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (13.37%) Marketing
7 14 (8.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (6.98%) Law
9 8 (4.65%) Banking
9 8 (4.65%) Telecoms
10 7 (4.07%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.49%) Police
12 3 (1.74%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.74%) Legal
12 3 (1.74%) Local Government
13 2 (1.16%) Advertising
13 2 (1.16%) Aerospace
13 2 (1.16%) Electronics
13 2 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (17.44%) Analyst
1 30 (17.44%) IT Support
2 23 (13.37%) Senior
3 18 (10.47%) Consultant
3 18 (10.47%) Developer
4 17 (9.88%) IT Analyst
5 16 (9.30%) Sage 200 Support
5 16 (9.30%) Sage Support
6 15 (8.72%) Desktop Support
6 15 (8.72%) Support Analyst
7 13 (7.56%) IT Support Analyst
7 13 (7.56%) Network Engineer
8 11 (6.40%) Support Technician
9 10 (5.81%) 1st Line Support
10 9 (5.23%) Administrator
10 9 (5.23%) IT Administrator
10 9 (5.23%) Senior Network Engineer
11 8 (4.65%) Desktop Analyst
11 8 (4.65%) Desktop Support Analyst
12 6 (3.49%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.74%) .NET
1 3 (1.74%) REST
1 3 (1.74%) SAP Fiori
1 3 (1.74%) SOAP
2 2 (1.16%) EDI
2 2 (1.16%) React
3 1 (0.58%) CSS
3 1 (0.58%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.58%) Jest
3 1 (0.58%) Web Services
3 1 (0.58%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (15.12%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (13.37%) Driving Licence
3 14 (8.14%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.65%) EPoS
5 7 (4.07%) Mobile App
6 6 (3.49%) CCTV
7 4 (2.33%) AS400
7 4 (2.33%) iSeries
8 2 (1.16%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.16%) Photography
9 1 (0.58%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.58%) NHS
9 1 (0.58%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.58%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.58%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.58%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.58%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 44 (25.58%) Windows
2 12 (6.98%) Windows 10
2 12 (6.98%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.07%) Linux
3 7 (4.07%) Windows Server 2016
3 7 (4.07%) Windows Server 2019
4 6 (3.49%) Android
4 6 (3.49%) Mac OS X
5 3 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.16%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (31.98%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (22.09%) ERP
3 32 (18.60%) Customer Service
4 26 (15.12%) CRM
5 25 (14.53%) Business Intelligence
6 24 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (13.37%) Logistics
8 21 (12.21%) E-Commerce
9 19 (11.05%) Project Management
10 18 (10.47%) ITIL
10 18 (10.47%) Supply Chain Management
11 15 (8.72%) Mentoring
12 11 (6.40%) Change Management
13 10 (5.81%) Time Management
14 9 (5.23%) Computer Science
15 8 (4.65%) Agile
15 8 (4.65%) Analytics
15 8 (4.65%) Change Control
15 8 (4.65%) Cybersecurity
15 8 (4.65%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (13.37%) SQL
2 5 (2.91%) X++
3 4 (2.33%) RPG
3 4 (2.33%) RPG IV
4 3 (1.74%) Python
5 2 (1.16%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.58%) Java
6 1 (0.58%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.58%) R
6 1 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 42 (24.42%) Degree
2 10 (5.81%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (4.07%) CCNP
4 6 (3.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 6 (3.49%) Security Cleared
5 5 (2.91%) Check Point Certification
5 5 (2.91%) Master's Degree
5 5 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.33%) DBS Check
6 4 (2.33%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.74%) CCNA
7 3 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.74%) MCSE
7 3 (1.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (1.16%) CCIE
8 2 (1.16%) CCSA
8 2 (1.16%) CCSE
8 2 (1.16%) PhD
9 1 (0.58%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.49%) SLA
2 3 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.16%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.16%) GDPR
3 2 (1.16%) QA
4 1 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.58%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.58%) PMO
System Software
1 28 (16.28%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.33%) Firmware
4 3 (1.74%) vSphere
5 1 (0.58%) Docker
5 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (3.49%) SCCM
2 4 (2.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 56 (32.56%) Microsoft
2 23 (13.37%) Cisco
3 16 (9.30%) Sage
4 15 (8.72%) CheckPoint
4 15 (8.72%) SAP
5 14 (8.14%) VMware
6 12 (6.98%) Apple
7 7 (4.07%) F5
7 7 (4.07%) HP
7 7 (4.07%) Trend Micro
8 6 (3.49%) MobileIron
8 6 (3.49%) Riverbed
8 6 (3.49%) SolarWinds
9 5 (2.91%) Fortinet
10 4 (2.33%) Google
10 4 (2.33%) YouTube
11 3 (1.74%) Dell
11 3 (1.74%) ServiceNow
12 2 (1.16%) Adobe
12 2 (1.16%) Citrix