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Production manager jobs in Southend-on-Sea

The 2021 census counted 1,764 residents working as production managers and directors living in Southend-on-Sea.

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What the official data says about Southend-on-Sea

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,764 people living in Southend-on-Sea were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.12% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southend-on-Sea 9th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,647. Thurrock was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southend-on-Sea, every occupation counted together, had a median of £31,748. That is 11th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £56,963 across the region, which is £25,215 more than the typical Southend-on-Sea job, about 79% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Southend-on-Sea had 550 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 64,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.86% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,764
Median full-time pay for production managers across the East of England
£56,963
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
550
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.86%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£31,748
Residents of the area in work at the census
83,253
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
64,000

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 Southend-on-Sea: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southend-on-Sea?

1,764 residents of Southend-on-Sea were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.12% 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 Southend-on-Sea?

Across the East of England, £56,963 is the median for production managers. In Southend-on-Sea itself the median across all occupations together is £31,748. 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 Southend-on-Sea?

550 of the 64,000 employee jobs in Southend-on-Sea 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.