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Production manager jobs in Southampton

The 2021 census counted 1,693 residents working as production managers and directors living in Southampton.

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Published figures for Southampton

What the official data says about Southampton

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,693 people living in Southampton were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.43% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southampton 15th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 2,247. Portsmouth was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,464. That is 11th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £56,715 across the region, which is £17,251 more than the typical Southampton job, about 44% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Southampton had 2,300 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 114,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.02% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,693
Median full-time pay for production managers across the South East
£56,715
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
2.02%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,464
Residents of the area in work at the census
118,219
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
114,000

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 Southampton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southampton?

1,693 residents of Southampton were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.43% 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 Southampton?

Across the South East, £56,715 is the median for production managers. In Southampton itself the median across all occupations together is £39,464. 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 Southampton?

2,300 of the 114,000 employee jobs in Southampton 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.