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Production manager jobs in Central Bedfordshire

The 2021 census counted 4,647 residents working as production managers and directors living in Central Bedfordshire.

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Published figures for Central Bedfordshire

What the official data says about Central Bedfordshire

The census in 2021 recorded that, 4,647 people living in Central Bedfordshire were in work as production managers and directors. It was 3.08% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Central Bedfordshire 6th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,647. Cambridgeshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Central Bedfordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,704. That is 6th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £56,963 across the region, which is £19,259 more than the typical Central Bedfordshire job, about 51% above it.

Manufacturing is the one sector where the work cannot move to the worker: Central Bedfordshire had 3,350 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 112,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.99% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
4,647
Median full-time pay for production managers across the East of England
£56,963
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
3,350
Architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.99%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,704
Residents of the area in work at the census
151,081
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
112,000

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 Central Bedfordshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Central Bedfordshire?

4,647 residents of Central Bedfordshire were in work as production managers at the 2021 census, which was 3.08% 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 Central Bedfordshire?

Across the East of England, £56,963 is the median for production managers. In Central Bedfordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £37,704. 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 Central Bedfordshire?

3,350 of the 112,000 employee jobs in Central Bedfordshire 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.