Production managers and directors in construction: salary in the UK
About £45,354 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +7.3% on last year
£4,999 a month About £3,779 a month after tax 87 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £45,119 in 2021 to £59,994 in 2026 (+33%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £25,545 | £34,982 | £45,119 | £58,859 | x |
| 2022 | £28,237 | £37,622 | £48,879 | £63,310 | x |
| 2023 | x | £38,486 | £50,432 | x | x |
| 2024 | £31,884 | £41,391 | £53,497 | £67,880 | x |
| 2025 | £32,000 | £42,555 | £55,932 | £70,869 | x |
| 2026 | £33,620 | £44,710 | £59,994 | £76,109 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £59,994 a year and half earn more. That is 47% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £44,710 and £76,109; one in ten earns less than £33,620.
Ranked by median, it is number 24 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,779 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,634 in Scotland.
The median for men is £61,480 and for women £39,201, a gap of 36% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £33,620 | £2,802 |
| 20th | £41,392 | £3,449 |
| 25th (P25) | £44,710 | £3,726 |
| 30th | £47,920 | £3,993 |
| 40th | £54,151 | £4,513 |
| Median (50th) | £59,994 | £4,999 |
| 60th | £65,437 | £5,453 |
| 70th | £71,532 | £5,961 |
| 75th (P75) | £76,109 | £6,342 |
| 80th | £79,711 | £6,643 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £61,480 | £67,181 | 77 |
| Women | £39,201 | £47,004 | 10 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £45,354 | £3,779 |
| Scotland | £43,604 | £3,634 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £60,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 40 job titles to SOC 1122 Production managers and directors in construction. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Agent
- Area manager
- Builder's agent
- Building director
- Building manager
- Building services manager
- Building site manager
- Civil engineering agent
- Company director
- Construction director
- Construction manager
- Construction site manager
- Contractor's agent
- Contracts director
- Demolition manager
- Development manager
- Director
- Engineering manager
- Highway manager
- Highways manager
- Manager
- Managing director
- Master of works
- Merchant
- Operations manager
- Owner
- Plant manager
- Production manager
- Property development manager
- Scaffolding manager
- Service manager
- Services manager
- Site agent
- Site director
- Site manager
- Site services manager
- Sub-agent
- Technical director
- Technical manager
- Works manager
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.