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Managers and directors in retail and wholesale vs. Production managers and directors in manufacturing

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
50k100k MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS IN RETAIL AND WHOLESALE £38,447 PRODUCTION MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS IN MANUFACTURING £58,640
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Production managers and directors in manufacturing against Managers and directors in retail and wholesale.

Managers and directors in retail and wholesaleProduction managers and directors in manufacturingΔ
Employment295,000406,000+37.6%
10th percentile£25,597£31,448+22.9%
25th percentile£30,000£42,885+43.0%
Median£38,447£58,640+52.5%
75th percentile£52,498£85,000+61.9%
90th percentile£75,791£122,379+61.5%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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Managers and directors in retail and wholesale · Production managers and directors in manufacturing

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