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Production manager jobs in Oldham
The 2021 census counted 1,994 residents working as production managers and directors living in Oldham.
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What the official data says about Oldham
The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,994 people living in Oldham were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.03% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Oldham 18th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Bury was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Oldham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,860. That is 17th 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 £21,219 more than the typical Oldham job, about 63% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Oldham had 2,300 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 92,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.5% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,994
- 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
- 2,300
- 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
- £33,860
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 98,205
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 92,000
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 Oldham: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Oldham?
1,994 residents of Oldham were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.03% 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 Oldham?
Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Oldham itself the median across all occupations together is £33,860. 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 Oldham?
2,300 of the 92,000 employee jobs in Oldham 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.