Production Manager Jobs

Production Manager
UK

The median Production Manager salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 726 883 969
Rank change year-on-year +157 +86 +270
Permanent jobs requiring a Production Manager 4 16 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.016% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.017% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 0
10th Percentile - £33,776 -
25th Percentile £38,750 £39,439 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £43,461 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% - -
75th Percentile £46,250 £55,250 -
90th Percentile - £98,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £40,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 50,706 94,386 91,123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 94.69% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 27,254 67,482 57,423
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Production Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Production Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Production Manager in the UK

Production Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Production Manager.

Salary trend for Production Manager in the UK

Production Manager
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Production Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +126 3 £42,500 -2.21% 16
UK excluding London +174 2 - - 7
South West +110 2 - - 1
London +104 1 £42,500 -19.81% 10

Production Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Production Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Production Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps
1 2 (50.00%) Adobe
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (25.00%) Content Development
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media Management
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Canva
2 1 (25.00%) Instagram
2 1 (25.00%) Pinterest
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Creative Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Copywriting
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Brand Management

Production Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Canva
General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Brand Management
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Content Development
2 1 (25.00%) Copywriting
2 1 (25.00%) Creative Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Adobe
2 1 (25.00%) Instagram
2 1 (25.00%) Pinterest