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Production manager jobs in Wigan
The 2021 census counted 3,522 residents working as production managers and directors living in Wigan.
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What the official data says about Wigan
The census in 2021 recorded that, 3,522 people living in Wigan were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.28% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wigan 4th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,404. Cheshire West and Chester was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wigan, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,669. That is 18th 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 £21,410 more than the typical Wigan job, about 64% above it.
Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Wigan had 1,925 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 110,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.75% of every job here, that ranks 15th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 3,522
- 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
- 1,925
- Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.75%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,669
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 154,611
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 110,000
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 Wigan: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wigan?
3,522 residents of Wigan were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.28% 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 Wigan?
Across the North West, £55,079 is the median for production managers. In Wigan itself the median across all occupations together is £33,669. 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 Wigan?
1,925 of the 110,000 employee jobs in Wigan 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.