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Production manager jobs in Dorset
The 2021 census counted 4,668 residents working as production managers and directors living in Dorset.
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Published figures for Dorset
What the official data says about Dorset
The census in 2021 recorded that, 4,668 people living in Dorset were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.78% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Dorset 6th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,489. Cornwall was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Dorset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,311. That is 10th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £53,690 across the region, which is £18,379 more than the typical Dorset job, about 52% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Dorset had 5,250 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 151,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.48% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 4,668
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the South West
- £53,690
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 5,250
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.48%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,311
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 167,785
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 151,000
The production manager role
Running a manufacturing operation: output, quality, safety, cost, and the shift teams delivering all four at once while something breaks.
Production manager jobs in Dorset: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Dorset?
4,668 residents of Dorset were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.78% 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 Dorset?
Across the South West, £53,690 is the median for production managers. In Dorset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,311. 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 Dorset?
5,250 of the 151,000 employee jobs in Dorset 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.