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Production manager jobs in Stockport

The 2021 census counted 3,153 residents working as production managers and directors living in Stockport.

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Published figures for Stockport

What the official data says about Stockport

The census in 2021 recorded that, 3,153 people living in Stockport were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.26% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Stockport 5th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Wigan was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Stockport, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,406. That is 15th 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 £19,673 more than the typical Stockport job, about 56% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Stockport had 5,600 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 136,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.12% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
3,153
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
5,600
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
4.12%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,406
Residents of the area in work at the census
139,808
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
136,000

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 Stockport: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Stockport?

3,153 residents of Stockport were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.26% 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 Stockport?

Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Stockport itself the median across all occupations together is £35,406. 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 Stockport?

5,600 of the 136,000 employee jobs in Stockport 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.