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Production manager jobs in Southwark

The 2021 census counted 1,689 residents working as production managers and directors living in Southwark.

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Published figures for Southwark

What the official data says about Southwark

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,689 people living in Southwark were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.01% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southwark 22nd of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 1,974. Lewisham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southwark, every occupation counted together, had a median of £50,000. That is 7th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £78,135 across the region, which is £28,135 more than the typical Southwark job, about 56% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Southwark had 11,135 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 289,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.85% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 1.33%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,689
Median full-time pay for production managers across London
£78,135
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
11,135
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.85%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£50,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
166,935
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
289,000

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 Southwark: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southwark?

1,689 residents of Southwark were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 1.01% 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 Southwark?

Across London, £78,135 is the median for production managers. In Southwark itself the median across all occupations together is £50,000. 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 Southwark?

11,135 of the 289,000 employee jobs in Southwark 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.