Extract from IDS Executive Compensation Review 322

Production managers and senior engineers

With British manufacturing on the up and employers complaining about recruitment difficulties, it is crucial for HR practitioners in the industry to keep up to date with current pay rates to ensure they retain key staff. To help with pay benchmarking, we take an in-depth look at the job market for production managers and senior engineers in manufacturing.

This article provides minima, maxima and midpoint salary rates for production management as well as senior engineers. As the range of job titles within the managerial function of production management is so wide, a separate, more detailed breakdown for specific roles is also provided. A detailed table gives information on over 30 named organisations, giving a range of salaries for senior manufacturing personnel.