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Production manager jobs in Barnsley

The 2021 census counted 2,752 residents working as production managers and directors living in Barnsley.

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Published figures for Barnsley

What the official data says about Barnsley

The census in 2021 recorded that, 2,752 people living in Barnsley were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.46% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Barnsley 10th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,989. Rotherham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Barnsley, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,629. That is 5th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £51,524 across the region, which is £15,895 more than the typical Barnsley job, about 45% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Barnsley had 1,950 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 84,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.32% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
2,752
Median full-time pay for production managers across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£51,524
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
1,950
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.32%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,629
Residents of the area in work at the census
111,676
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
84,000

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 Barnsley: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Barnsley?

2,752 residents of Barnsley were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.46% 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 Barnsley?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £51,524 is the median for production managers. In Barnsley itself the median across all occupations together is £35,629. 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 Barnsley?

1,950 of the 84,000 employee jobs in Barnsley 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.