The Datum Report

Occupation 9249 · Elementary occupations

Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary sales related occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 924: Elementary sales occupations.

How people enter it

There are no minimum academic entry requirements. Some on-the-job training may be provided.

What the work involves

Also called

Code controller (wholesale, retail trade) · Home shopper · Internet shopper (retail trade) · Order picker (retail trade) · Porter (retail trade) · Trolley assistant

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 42,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 42,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 42,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 43,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500

Every regional figure

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.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 4,100.00 2026-03
East Midlands 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 3,900.00 2026-03
London 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 2,700.00 2026-03
North East 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 2,100.00 2026-03
North West 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 3,500.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 500.00 2026-03
Scotland 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None withheld 2026-03
South East 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 7,500.00 2026-03
South West 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 6,800.00 2026-03
Wales 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None withheld 2026-03
West Midlands 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 5,900.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 9249 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. None 5,700.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for elementary sales occupations n.e.c. vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

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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