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Production manager jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The 2021 census counted 4,088 residents working as production managers and directors living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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Published figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

What the official data says about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The census in 2021 recorded that, 4,088 people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as production managers and directors. It was 2.2% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 7th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,489. Dorset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,241. That is 6th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £53,690 across the region, which is £16,449 more than the typical Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole job, about 44% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 4,250 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.28% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 3%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
4,088
Median full-time pay for production managers across the South West
£53,690
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
4,250
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.28%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,241
Residents of the area in work at the census
186,030
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000

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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

4,088 residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 2.2% 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Across the South West, £53,690 is the median for production managers. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole itself the median across all occupations together is £37,241. 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

4,250 of the 186,000 employee jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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.