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Production manager jobs in Somerset

The 2021 census counted 6,691 residents working as production managers and directors living in Somerset.

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Published figures for Somerset

What the official data says about Somerset

The census in 2021 recorded that, 6,691 people living in Somerset were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.49% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Somerset 3rd of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,489. Gloucestershire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Somerset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,440. That is 9th 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 £18,250 more than the typical Somerset job, about 51% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Somerset had 8,250 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 244,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.38% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
6,691
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
8,250
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.38%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,440
Residents of the area in work at the census
269,034
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
244,000

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 Somerset: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Somerset?

6,691 residents of Somerset were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.49% 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 Somerset?

Across the South West, £53,690 is the median for production managers. In Somerset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,440. 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 Somerset?

8,250 of the 244,000 employee jobs in Somerset 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.