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Production manager jobs in Wolverhampton
The 2021 census counted 1,847 residents working as production managers and directors living in Wolverhampton.
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What the official data says about Wolverhampton
The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,847 people living in Wolverhampton were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.66% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wolverhampton 13th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,762. Telford and Wrekin was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wolverhampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,740. That is 7th 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 £18,749 more than the typical Wolverhampton job, about 52% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Wolverhampton had 1,775 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 111,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.6% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 3%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,847
- 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
- 1,775
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.6%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,740
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 111,314
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 111,000
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 Wolverhampton: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wolverhampton?
1,847 residents of Wolverhampton were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.66% 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 Wolverhampton?
Across the West Midlands, £54,489 is the median for production managers. In Wolverhampton itself the median across all occupations together is £35,740. 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 Wolverhampton?
1,775 of the 111,000 employee jobs in Wolverhampton 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.