In the latest annual snapshot of the manufacturing industry — published by the manufacturers’ organisation, EEF, and Santander — it has been shown that the sector contributes more than just the sum of its part.
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‘UK Manufacturing: 2018/19 The Facts’ demonstrates that the continuing myth of manufacturing jobs being poorly paid is unfounded with the average salary in the sector being around £32.5k — compared with £29k for the economy overall and £28.3k for services. Additionally, each sub-sector of manufacturing had higher average salaries than the services (apart from food and drink).