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Production manager jobs in Cornwall

The 2021 census counted 5,801 residents working as production managers and directors living in Cornwall.

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Published figures for Cornwall

What the official data says about Cornwall

The census in 2021 recorded that, 5,801 people living in Cornwall were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.28% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cornwall 5th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,489. Wiltshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cornwall, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,889. That is 13th 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 £19,801 more than the typical Cornwall job, about 58% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Cornwall had 5,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 233,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.51% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
5,801
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
5,850
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.51%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,889
Residents of the area in work at the census
254,237
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
233,000

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 Cornwall: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cornwall?

5,801 residents of Cornwall were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.28% 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 Cornwall?

Across the South West, £53,690 is the median for production managers. In Cornwall itself the median across all occupations together is £33,889. 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 Cornwall?

5,850 of the 233,000 employee jobs in Cornwall 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.