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Warehouse operative jobs in Merton
Merton has 700 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for Merton
What the official data says about Merton
Warehousing and storage in Merton is counted at 700 employee jobs, 0.9% of the 78,000 employee jobs the survey records in the area.
Picking and packing sit inside that count, along with goods in, stock control and shift management, because the survey counts sites rather than tasks. The 225 freight transport by road jobs in Merton are counted separately, and they are the vehicles those sites load.
UK Business Counts recorded 35 warehousing and storage sites in Merton at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 30 of them, 85.7%, employ under ten, a lower share than most areas, so medium and large sites have a real presence here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Merton, 125 are part time, 17.2% of the split. The middle across London is 16.7%, so Merton sits level with it, 16th of 33 areas on this measure. Warehousing carries real part-time hours in most areas, and a share at this level generally means twilight and weekend shifts alongside the core rota.
Two further counts round out the Merton picture: 190 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 1,115 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.
Measured on warehousing and storage, share of all employee jobs, Merton ranks 9th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 0.29%, against 0.9% in Merton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 0.87%. Next to Merton in that order sit Hillingdon at 1.03% and Sutton at 0.85%.
On the separate business register count of warehousing sites employing 10 or more, Merton ranks 9th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 10 in Merton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 10. Next to Merton in that order sit Hillingdon at 10 and Newham at 10.
The figures describe 700 warehouse jobs across 35 sites that exist in Merton. How many are open this week is the live list above.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 700
- Warehousing and storage, share of all employee jobs
- 0.9%
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 225
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 35
- Warehousing sites employing 10 or more
- 10
- Part-time employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 125
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 78,000
The warehouse operative role
Warehouse work is picking, packing, loading and putting stock away, usually against a rate and usually on shifts. Voice picking, scanners and pick-to-light all measure what you do, and the rate is the job.
Warehouse operative jobs in Merton: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Merton?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 225 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Merton and 700 in warehousing and storage, spread across 230 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a warehouse operative earn in Merton?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Merton: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 35 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is warehouse operative work in Merton full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 17.2% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Merton, 125 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for warehouse operative jobs in Merton?
No formal qualifications needed to apply. Comfortable on your feet for a full shift. Some sites ask for a counterbalance or reach ticket, some train you. Each advert in Merton sets out what that employer asks for.