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Production manager jobs in Suffolk

The 2021 census counted 8,524 residents working as production managers and directors living in Suffolk.

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Published figures for Suffolk

What the official data says about Suffolk

The census in 2021 recorded that, 8,524 people living in Suffolk were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.39% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Suffolk 4th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,647. Norfolk was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Suffolk, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,891. That is 8th 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 £20,072 more than the typical Suffolk job, about 54% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Suffolk had 7,750 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 339,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.29% of every job here, that ranks 8th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
8,524
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
7,750
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.29%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,891
Residents of the area in work at the census
355,993
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
339,000

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 Suffolk: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Suffolk?

8,524 residents of Suffolk were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.39% 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 Suffolk?

Across the East of England, £56,963 is the median for production managers. In Suffolk itself the median across all occupations together is £36,891. 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 Suffolk?

7,750 of the 339,000 employee jobs in Suffolk 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.