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Production manager jobs in Blackburn with Darwen

The 2021 census counted 1,176 residents working as production managers and directors living in Blackburn with Darwen.

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What the official data says about Blackburn with Darwen

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,176 people living in Blackburn with Darwen were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.85% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Blackburn with Darwen 22nd of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Halton was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Blackburn with Darwen, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,223. That is 12th 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 £18,856 more than the typical Blackburn with Darwen job, about 52% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Blackburn with Darwen had 900 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 72,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.25% of every job here, that ranks 22nd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,176
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
900
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.25%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,223
Residents of the area in work at the census
63,553
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
72,000

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 Blackburn with Darwen: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Blackburn with Darwen?

1,176 residents of Blackburn with Darwen were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.85% 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 Blackburn with Darwen?

Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Blackburn with Darwen itself the median across all occupations together is £36,223. 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 Blackburn with Darwen?

900 of the 72,000 employee jobs in Blackburn with Darwen 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.