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Production managers and directors in manufacturing

Occupation · SOC 2020 1121 · United Kingdom

SOC 2020 code
1121
Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
£55,000 (£28.21 per hour)
On the Immigration Salary List
No
Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 112
601
Going rate£55,000 Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
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Going rates

Minimum salaries by table of Appendix Skilled Occupations (per year, 37.5-hour week). Which table applies depends on the route and option.

TableGoing ratePhD points
Table 1£55,000 (£28.21 per hour)Yes
Table 2£40,000 (£20.51 per hour)Yes

Example job titles (non-exclusive)

  • Production managers and directors in manufacturing
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

Sponsored work visas, minor group 112

Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 112 (Production Managers and Directors); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.

Visas granted by year (minor group)

472943202120222023202420252026
472943202120222023202420252026
Data table
2021530
2022774
2023880
2024943
2025601
2026364
By route
  1. Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)1,858
  2. Skilled Worker1,797
  3. Intra-company Transfer344
  4. UK Expansion Worker (Global Business Mobility)40
  5. Service Supplier (Global Business Mobility)30
  6. Graduate Trainee (Global Business Mobility)9
By nationality, unit group 1121 (where published)
  1. Japan57
  2. United States55
  3. Germany47
  4. India44
  5. Italy40
  6. France25
  7. Turkey24
  8. China20
  9. Spain19
  10. South Africa13
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

Compared with other occupations

The going rate for Production managers and directors in manufacturing (Table 1 where listed) is £55,000 a year, #20 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 83.3% above the median going rate of £30,000.

Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
£55,000
Median going rate, all occupations
£30,000
Rank (highest first)
20 of 277
Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
25
Going rate (Table 1), this and related occupations, £ a year
  1. Production managers and directors in manufacturing55,000
  2. Production managers and directors in construction53,400
  3. Production managers and directors in mining and energy54,000
  4. Chief executives and senior officials88,100
  5. Financial managers and directors75,100
  6. Marketing, sales and advertising directors87,300
  7. Public relations and communications directors77,200
  8. Purchasing managers and directors54,700
  9. Charitable organisation managers and directors44,300
  10. Human resource managers and directors52,900
  11. Information technology directors86,000
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025

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