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Production manager jobs in Salford
The 2021 census counted 2,129 residents working as production managers and directors living in Salford.
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Published figures for Salford
What the official data says about Salford
The census in 2021 recorded that, 2,129 people living in Salford were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.67% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Salford 16th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Tameside was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Salford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,492. That is 8th 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 £16,587 more than the typical Salford job, about 43% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Salford had 3,600 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.08% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,129
- 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
- 3,600
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 2.08%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,492
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 127,612
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 173,000
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 Salford: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Salford?
2,129 residents of Salford were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.67% 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 Salford?
Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Salford itself the median across all occupations together is £38,492. 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 Salford?
3,600 of the 173,000 employee jobs in Salford 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.