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Production manager jobs in Shropshire
The 2021 census counted 4,377 residents working as production managers and directors living in Shropshire.
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Published figures for Shropshire
What the official data says about Shropshire
The census in 2021 recorded that, 4,377 people living in Shropshire were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.87% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Shropshire 5th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,762. Birmingham was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Shropshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,232. That is 12th 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 £20,257 more than the typical Shropshire job, about 59% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Shropshire had 2,950 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 130,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.27% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 4,377
- 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
- 2,950
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 2.27%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £34,232
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 152,422
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 130,000
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 Shropshire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Shropshire?
4,377 residents of Shropshire were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.87% 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 Shropshire?
Across the West Midlands, £54,489 is the median for production managers. In Shropshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,232. 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 Shropshire?
2,950 of the 130,000 employee jobs in Shropshire 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.