The Datum Report

Occupation 1123 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Production managers and directors in mining and energy

Production managers and directors in mining, energy and water supply plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for the extraction of minerals and other natural deposits, the utilisation of sustainable and renewable energy sources and the production, storage and provision of gas, water and electricity supplies.

How people enter it

There are no pre-set entry standards. Entry is possible with either GCSEs/S grades or A levels/H grades, a BTEC Diploma, an apprenticeship, NVQ (level 3), a degree or equivalent qualification with relevant experience. Off and on-the-job training is provided and can lead to professional qualifications.

What the work involves

Also called

Operations manager (mining, water & energy) · Quarry manager · Service manager (public utilities)

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 12,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 12,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 14,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 2,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 14,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 1,800.00 2026-03
East Midlands 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 2,500.00 2026-03
London 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 700.00 2026-03
North East 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None withheld 2026-03
North West 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 3,000.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None withheld 2026-03
Scotland 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 2,500.00 2026-03
South East 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None withheld 2026-03
South West 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 1,100.00 2026-03
Wales 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None withheld 2026-03
West Midlands 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 1,200.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 1123 : Production managers and directors in mining and energy None 1,100.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for production managers and directors in mining and energy vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 8 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Production managers and directors in construction · Production managers and directors in manufacturing