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Elementary storage supervisors

SOC 2020 9251

Elementary storage supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of those working in warehouses, docks and other storage facilities.

Also calledForemanSuperintendent storewomanChief warehousemanTimber foremanStock yard foremanSuperintendent stevedoreand 45 more titles
Typical full-time pay£31,0002025 Provisional
People in the job30,000across the UK
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month961↑ 1.2%on last year · 196th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time elementary storage supervisors earn between £27,000 and £36,000 a year.

What full-time elementary storage supervisors earn, 2025
£31,000 typical£24,100lowest 10%£27,00025%£37,600top 20%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£27,000–£36,000)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£24,100
Lowest 20% earn less than£26,300
25%£27,000
Median£31,000
75%£36,000
Top 20% earn more than£37,600
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £31,000
Yorkshire and The Humber!£37,200
North East!£33,000
East of England!£32,300
South East£31,100
North West£30,900
West Midlands£30,600
Wales!£30,400
East Midlands!£30,200
Scotland!£29,800
South West!£28,500
London!£26,300
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £31,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£37,200 (small sample)
North East£33,000 (small sample)
East of England£32,300 (small sample)
South East£31,100
North West£30,900
West Midlands£30,600
Wales£30,400 (small sample)
East Midlands£30,200 (small sample)
Scotland£29,800 (small sample)
South West£28,500 (small sample)
London£26,300 (small sample)
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £28,100
  • 2024 £30,100
  • 2025 Provisional£31,000
↑ 10% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 961 jobs for elementary storage supervisors are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 2026971
Jul 20261,061
Jun 2026917
May 2026973
Apr 2026995
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 2026838
Jan 20261,056
Dec 2025507
Nov 20251,006
Oct 20251,185
Sept 20251,060
Aug 20251,111
Jul 20251,141
Jun 20251,045
May 20251,071
Apr 2025929
Mar 2025988
Feb 2025938
Jan 2025878
Dec 2024456
Nov 2024867
Oct 20241,018
Sept 2024985
Aug 20241,029
Jul 2024998
Jun 20241,013
May 20241,267
Apr 20241,256
Mar 2024937
Feb 2024900
Jan 20241,020
Dec 2023811
Nov 2023887
Oct 2023953
Sept 2023855
Aug 20231,160
Jul 20231,016
Jun 20231,454
May 20231,421
Apr 20231,112
Mar 20231,456
Feb 20231,377
Jan 20231,557
Dec 20221,236
Nov 20221,408
Oct 20221,712
Sept 20221,545
Aug 20221,791
Jul 20221,854
Jun 20221,727
May 20222,039
Apr 20221,600
Mar 20221,747
Feb 20221,746
Jan 20221,808
Dec 20211,323
Nov 20211,636
Oct 20211,771
Sept 20211,858
Aug 20211,771
Jul 20211,778
Jun 20211,710
May 20211,493
Apr 20211,206
Mar 20211,611
Feb 2021798
Jan 2021830
Dec 2020645
Nov 2020829
Oct 20201,094
Sept 20201,023
Aug 2020911
Jul 2020767
Jun 2020681
May 2020498
Apr 2020540
Mar 20201,053
Feb 20201,420
Jan 20201,258
Dec 2019917
Nov 20191,045
Oct 20191,346
Sept 20191,286
Aug 20191,193
Jul 20191,369
Jun 20191,211
May 20191,331
Apr 2019790
Mar 2019995
Feb 2019918
Jan 20191,080
Dec 2018652
Nov 2018801
Oct 20181,034
Sept 2018913
Aug 2018865
Jul 2018844
Jun 2018879
May 2018829
Apr 2018763
Mar 2018939
Feb 2018775
Jan 2018985
Dec 2017575
Nov 2017839
Oct 2017903
Sept 2017924
Aug 2017890
Jul 2017972
Jun 20171,060
May 20171,044
Apr 2017969
Mar 20171,115
Feb 2017928
Jan 20171,036
Is there a shortage of elementary storage supervisors?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment.

  • Visas grantedUsual
  • Online job advertsAbove usual
  • Wage growthUsual
  • Pay against similar jobsAbove usual
  • Hours workedUsual
Note: uncertain in multiple indicators: change in hourly wage, visa density.
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
20%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for elementary storage occupations, which includes elementary storage supervisors. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London298
Birmingham50
North Yorkshire44
Glasgow City44
Bristol, City of42
West Northamptonshire42
Leeds40
Manchester40
Somerset36
Buckinghamshire33
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where elementary storage supervisors are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of elementary storage supervisors
n/p
17%!
41%!
16%!
22%!
4.3%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–24Not published
25–3417% (small sample)
35–4441% (small sample)
45–5416% (small sample)
55–6422% (small sample)
65+4.3% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!13%
Higher education below degree!8.9%
A levels or equivalent!31%
GCSEs or equivalent!23%
Other qualifications!20%
No qualifications!5.7%
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Degree or equivalent13% (small sample)
Higher education below degree8.9% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent31% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent23% (small sample)
Other qualifications20% (small sample)
No qualifications5.7% (small sample)

Main employers: warehousing and storage (17%), wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (4.1%), wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (3.9%), manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic (3.2%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
13%
as their highest qualification
Most common qualification
A levels or equivalent
held by 31%
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • directly supervises and coordinates the activities of warehouse or dock staff
  • establishes and monitors work schedules to meet the organisation’s requirements
  • liaises with managers and other senior staff to resolve operational problems
  • determines or recommends staffing and other needs to meet the organisation’s requirements
  • reports as required to managerial staff on work-related matters

Skills

  • lift heavy weights
  • use different communication channels
  • apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
  • implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
  • operate forklift
  • dispatch order processing
  • stack goods
  • tolerate stress
  • accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
  • adapt to changing situations
  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • climb on railcars
  • ensure public safety and security
  • follow stock control instructions

Knowledge

  • freight transport methods
  • safety regulations for warehouses
  • health and safety measures in transportation
  • international regulations for cargo handling
  • national regulations on handling cargo
  • products coding system

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for elementary administration and service occupations, a group of 26 jobs that includes elementary storage supervisors.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↓ 1.5%about 48,000 fewer jobs
Workers needed by 20351.5 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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