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UK salary report · 2026

Production Manager Salary in Scotland

Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 37,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

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.

20th
£37,986
25th
£39,627
30th
£43,184
40th
£48,184
50th
£57,481
60th
£62,199
70th
£69,081
75th
£75,752
80th
£80,473
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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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