Occupation 1242 · Managers, directors and senior officials
Managers in storage and warehousing plan, organise, and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for the safe and efficient receipt, storage and warehousing of goods and for the maintenance of stocks at an optimal level.
Candidates are recruited with a variety of academic qualifications and/or with relevant experience. Entrants to management trainee schemes offered by larger companies will require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a degree or other equivalent qualifications. Off and on-the-job training is provided. Professional and vocational qualifications covering a number of areas including supply chain and operations management are available at NVQ/SVQ levels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Cellar manager (brewery) · Inventory manager · Operations manager · Stock manager · Warehouse manager
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 61,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 63,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 69,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 71,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 6,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 9,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 7,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 8,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 5,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 11,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 6,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1242 : Managers in storage and warehousing | None | 5,400.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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