Manufacturing

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

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

£44,843

Production and process engineers

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

30,422

Financial managers and directors

Most employed occupation in Manufacturing
Working Futures 2024

50 hours

Property, housing and estate managers

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

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary
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 2024
1	Financial managers and directors	30,422
2	Marketing and sales directors	13,385
3	Chief executives and senior officials	7,269
4	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	3,286
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	2,908
6	Mechanical engineers	2,411
7	Property, housing and estate managers	2,244
8	Production and process engineers	1,951
9	Human resource managers and directors	1,846
10	Purchasing managers and directors	1,345

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours
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	Production and process engineers	37
6	Design and development engineers	37
7	Marketing and sales directors	34
8	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	33
9	Mechanical engineers	33
10	Human resource managers and directors	33

Pay, employment and hours in Manufacturing