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Production manager jobs in Swansea

The 2021 census counted 1,668 residents working as production managers and directors living in Swansea.

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Published figures for Swansea

What the official data says about Swansea

The census in 2021 recorded that, 1,668 people living in Swansea were in work as production managers and directors. It was 1.66% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Swansea 5th of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 1,257. Caerphilly was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Swansea, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,261. That is 9th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £51,904 across the region, which is £15,643 more than the typical Swansea job, about 43% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Swansea had 1,075 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 108,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1% of every job here, that ranks 19th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
1,668
Median full-time pay for production managers across Wales
£51,904
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
1,075
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
1%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,261
Residents of the area in work at the census
100,613
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
108,000

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 Swansea: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Swansea?

1,668 residents of Swansea 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 Swansea?

Across Wales, £51,904 is the median for production managers. In Swansea itself the median across all occupations together is £36,261. 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 Swansea?

1,075 of the 108,000 employee jobs in Swansea 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.