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Production manager jobs in Gateshead
The 2021 census counted 1,570 residents working as production managers and directors living in Gateshead.
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What the official data says about Gateshead
The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,570 people living in Gateshead were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.79% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Gateshead 7th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 1,618. Newcastle upon Tyne was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Gateshead, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,670. That is 8th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £58,070 across the region, which is £24,400 more than the typical Gateshead job, about 72% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Gateshead had 2,375 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 95,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.5% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,570
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the North East
- £58,070
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 2,375
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 2.5%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,670
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 87,516
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 95,000
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 Gateshead: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Gateshead?
1,570 residents of Gateshead were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.79% 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 Gateshead?
Across the North East, £58,070 is the median for production managers. In Gateshead itself the median across all occupations together is £33,670. 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 Gateshead?
2,375 of the 95,000 employee jobs in Gateshead 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.