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Production manager jobs in Staffordshire

The 2021 census counted 12,213 residents working as production managers and directors living in Staffordshire.

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Published figures for Staffordshire

What the official data says about Staffordshire

The census in 2021 recorded that, 12,213 people living in Staffordshire were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.94% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Staffordshire 1st of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,762. Worcestershire was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Staffordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,532. That is 11th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £54,489 across the region, which is £19,957 more than the typical Staffordshire job, about 58% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Staffordshire had 14,500 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 356,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.07% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
12,213
Median full-time pay for production managers across the West Midlands
£54,489
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
14,500
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
4.07%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,532
Residents of the area in work at the census
415,004
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
356,000

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 Staffordshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Staffordshire?

12,213 residents of Staffordshire were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.94% 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 Staffordshire?

Across the West Midlands, £54,489 is the median for production managers. In Staffordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,532. 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 Staffordshire?

14,500 of the 356,000 employee jobs in Staffordshire 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.