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Production manager jobs in Bedford
The 2021 census counted 2,137 residents working as production managers and directors living in Bedford.
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What the official data says about Bedford
The census in 2021 recorded that, 2,137 people living in Bedford were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.35% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bedford 7th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,647. Central Bedfordshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Bedford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,994. That is 5th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £56,963 across the region, which is £18,969 more than the typical Bedford job, about 50% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Bedford had 2,550 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 83,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.07% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,137
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the East of England
- £56,963
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 2,550
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.07%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,994
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 90,867
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 83,000
The production manager role
Running a manufacturing operation: output, quality, safety, cost, and the shift teams delivering all four at once while something breaks.
Production manager jobs in Bedford: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Bedford?
2,137 residents of Bedford were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.35% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Bedford?
Across the East of England, £56,963 is the median for production managers. In Bedford itself the median across all occupations together is £37,994. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Bedford?
2,550 of the 83,000 employee jobs in Bedford are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.