Production Manager Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Production Manager
England > North of England

The median Production Manager daily rate in the North of England is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Production Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.015% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £384 £615 £254
% change year-on-year -37.60% +142.13% -43.56%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 5,935 3,056 4,297
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 93.40% 93.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,552 2,026 2,698
10th Percentile £313 £230 £263
25th Percentile £400 £367 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £466 £483
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -3.62% -3.40%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £580
90th Percentile £658 £638 £675
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 437 159 404
10th Percentile £17.00 £12.82 £11.07
25th Percentile £25.49 £16.13 £12.60
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.59 £20.89
Median % change year-on-year +103.38% +17.72% -29.56%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.25 £62.50
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.07 £37.18
% change year-on-year +54.80% -21.81% -17.38%

Production Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Production Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Production Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Production Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Production Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Production Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Production Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Production Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire - 1 £375 -
Production Manager
England

Production Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 23 May 2026, Production Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring Production Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Operations

Production Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Operations