Production Manager Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 37,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£55,752
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 9.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£62,831
Jobs measured
37,000
What most production managers actually earn
Half of production managers in Scotland earn between £39,627 and £75,752. Earning above £75,752 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Production Managers and Directors” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of production managers earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for production manager pay
2nd
of 8 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £76,710 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £47,050. Scotland is £20,958 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Production managers and directors in manufacturing
- SOC 2020 code
- 1121
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “production manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Production managers and directors in manufacturing”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures production managers and directors in manufacturing.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Production Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Production Manager salary in Scotland?
The median is £55,752 a year and the mean is £62,831, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Production Manager salary?
Half of production managers earn between £39,627 and £75,752. Anything above £75,752 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 37,000 jobs in this occupation.
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