Production, factory and assembly supervisors in Luton

Official occupation group: Production, factory and assembly supervisorsSOC 8160 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Luton

Official definition

Production, factory and assembly supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the technical and operational work of those carrying out production, manufacturing and assembly roles.

e.g. Factory supervisor · Head dyer · Blow major · Card master · Head carder

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Production, factory and assembly supervisors market data for Luton.

ONS recorded 6 new online adverts for production, factory and assembly supervisors in Luton in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Luton for the broader process, plant and machine operatives is £31,200.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Luton6Q2 2026 · YoY comparison unavailable
Advertised salary · Luton£31,200ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Production, factory and assembly supervisors hiring demand

New online job adverts for production, factory and assembly supervisors in Luton

New online job adverts have increased since Oct 2025.

6

Apr 2026 · Luton

+500.0%change over period · from Oct 2025

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for process, plant and machine operatives in Luton

Advertised pay is 1.3% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.

£31,200

Jan 2025 · Luton

-1.3%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Luton · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years71.5%
21 years7.7%
32 years7.4%
43 years3.2%
54+ years10.2%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Luton compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Luton6
2United Kingdom901

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Process, plant and machine operatives

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Shetland Islands£44,300
2Three Rivers£44,000
3Stevenage£40,000
4Barrow-in-Furness£39,500
5Slough£37,000
6London£36,100
7Guildford£35,400
8Spelthorne£35,400
9Dartford£35,000
10Epsom and Ewell£35,000

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.