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Production manager jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

The 2021 census counted 1,734 residents working as production managers and directors living in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Published figures for Stoke-on-Trent

What the official data says about Stoke-on-Trent

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,734 people living in Stoke-on-Trent were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.54% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Stoke-on-Trent 14th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,762. Wolverhampton was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Stoke-on-Trent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,744. That is 10th 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 £19,745 more than the typical Stoke-on-Trent job, about 57% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Stoke-on-Trent had 2,625 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 124,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.12% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,734
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
2,625
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.12%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,744
Residents of the area in work at the census
112,573
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
124,000

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 Stoke-on-Trent: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Stoke-on-Trent?

1,734 residents of Stoke-on-Trent were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.54% 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

Across the West Midlands, £54,489 is the median for production managers. In Stoke-on-Trent itself the median across all occupations together is £34,744. 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

2,625 of the 124,000 employee jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 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.