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Production manager jobs in Reading
The 2021 census counted 1,225 residents working as production managers and directors living in Reading.
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What the official data says about Reading
The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,225 people living in Reading were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.38% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Reading 17th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 2,247. Bracknell Forest was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Reading, every occupation counted together, had a median of £49,062. That is 1st of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £56,715 across the region, which is £7,653 more than the typical Reading job, about 16% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Reading had 2,200 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 121,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.82% of every job here, that ranks 17th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,225
- Median full-time pay for production managers across the South East
- £56,715
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 2,200
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.82%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £49,062
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 88,859
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 121,000
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 Reading: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Reading?
1,225 residents of Reading were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.38% 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 Reading?
Across the South East, £56,715 is the median for production managers. In Reading itself the median across all occupations together is £49,062. 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 Reading?
2,200 of the 121,000 employee jobs in Reading 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.