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Production manager jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 2,299 residents working as production managers and directors living in Manchester.
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What the official data says about Manchester
The census in 2021 recorded that, 2,299 people living in Manchester were in work as production managers and directors. It was 0.98% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 14th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Trafford was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £55,079 across the region, which is £14,600 more than the typical Manchester job, about 36% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Manchester had 13,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.06% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,299
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the North West
- £55,079
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 13,850
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.06%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
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 Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
2,299 residents of Manchester were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 0.98% 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 Manchester?
Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?
13,850 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.