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Production manager jobs in St. Helens

The 2021 census counted 1,768 residents working as production managers and directors living in St. Helens.

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Published figures for St. Helens

What the official data says about St. Helens

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,768 people living in St. Helens were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.14% of everyone in work in the area. That count put St. Helens 20th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Rochdale was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in St. Helens, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,379. That is 20th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £55,079 across the region, which is £21,700 more than the typical St. Helens job, about 65% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: St. Helens had 935 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 63,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.48% of every job here, that ranks 18th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,768
Median full-time pay for production managers across the North West
£55,079
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
935
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.48%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,379
Residents of the area in work at the census
82,624
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
63,000

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 St. Helens: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in St. Helens?

1,768 residents of St. Helens were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.14% 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 St. Helens?

Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In St. Helens itself the median across all occupations together is £33,379. 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 St. Helens?

935 of the 63,000 employee jobs in St. Helens 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.