Manufacturing

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

Highest average annual salary in Manufacturing
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£44,843

Production and process engineers

Lowest average annual salary in Manufacturing
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

8,416

Financial managers and directors

Most employed occupation in Manufacturing
Working Futures 2023

50 hours

Property, housing and estate managers

Most average weekly hours in Manufacturing
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286
2	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
3	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
4	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
5	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
6	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
7	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
8	Mechanical engineers	£47,971
9	Physical scientists	£47,971
10	Design and development engineers	£45,886

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2023
1	Financial managers and directors	8,416
2	Marketing and sales directors	7,405
3	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	4,249
4	Property, housing and estate managers	3,367
5	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	3,250
6	Chief executives and senior officials	2,623
7	Human resource managers and directors	1,799
8	Mechanical engineers	1,640
9	Design and development engineers	1,242
10	Purchasing managers and directors	1,070

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Property, housing and estate managers	50
2	Financial managers and directors	41
3	Chief executives and senior officials	40
4	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	37
5	Design and development engineers	37
6	Production and process engineers	37
7	Marketing and sales directors	34
8	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	33
9	Human resource managers and directors	33
10	Mechanical engineers	33

Pay, employment and hours in Manufacturing