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Production manager jobs in Sheffield

The 2021 census counted 4,066 residents working as production managers and directors living in Sheffield.

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What the official data says about Sheffield

The census in 2021 recorded that, 4,066 people living in Sheffield were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.68% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sheffield 6th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,989. Bradford was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sheffield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,074. That is 3rd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £51,524 across the region, which is £14,450 more than the typical Sheffield job, about 39% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Sheffield had 7,300 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 267,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.73% of every job here, that ranks 8th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
4,066
Median full-time pay for production managers across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£51,524
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
7,300
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.73%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,074
Residents of the area in work at the census
242,005
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
267,000

The production manager role

Running a manufacturing operation: output, quality, safety, cost, and the shift teams delivering all four at once while something breaks.

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Production manager jobs in Sheffield: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sheffield?

4,066 residents of Sheffield were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.68% 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 Sheffield?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £51,524 is the median for production managers. In Sheffield itself the median across all occupations together is £37,074. 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 Sheffield?

7,300 of the 267,000 employee jobs in Sheffield 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.