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Production manager jobs in Derby
The 2021 census counted 2,019 residents working as production managers and directors living in Derby.
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What the official data says about Derby
The census in 2021 recorded that, 2,019 people living in Derby were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.74% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Derby 7th of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 4,952. North Northamptonshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Derby, every occupation counted together, had a median of £41,924. That is 1st of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £55,703 across the region, which is £13,779 more than the typical Derby job, about 33% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Derby had 5,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 138,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.24% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 2,019
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the East Midlands
- £55,703
- 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
- 4.24%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £41,924
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 116,201
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 138,000
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 Derby: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Derby?
2,019 residents of Derby were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.74% 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 Derby?
Across the East Midlands, £55,703 is the median for production managers. In Derby itself the median across all occupations together is £41,924. 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 Derby?
5,850 of the 138,000 employee jobs in Derby 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.