Planning, process and production technicians Pay Data UK — 2025

Planning, process and production technicians roles in the UK earn a median of £40,038 per year, equivalent to £18.40 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 4.9% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £28,417 to £55,800 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Planning, process and production technicians roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Planning, process and production technicians

Planning, process and production technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist production, process and planning engineers with production programmes and schedules and with manufacturing and processing procedures in order to ensure accuracy, cost-effectiveness and efficiency

Typical Tasks and Duties

• supports planning and production engineers in assessing existing and alternative production methods
• works from, and helps implement, professional engineers’ drawings and specifications for equipment and layout, and helps implement modifications required for existing plant machinery/layout
• works with engineers on production control methods to monitor operational efficiency and helps to eliminate potential hazards and bottlenecks in production
• liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies
• supports professional engineers in reviewing safety, quality, accuracy, reliability and contractual requirements
• supports implementation of plans of sequence of operations and completion dates for each phase of production or processing
• ensures implementation of inspection, testing and evaluation methods for bought-in materials, components, semi-finished and finished products
• plans and coordinates maintenance activities involved in manufacturing and processing procedures
• ensures accuracy of manufacturing and testing equipment
• ensures effective completion and implementation of detailed instructions on processes, work methods and quality and safety standards for workers
• reviews and analyses production data
• plans the cost impact and staff resources for projects

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants to training usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Vocational training consists either of full-time study for a BTEC/SQA National award followed by two years on-the-job training, or an apprenticeship leading to an NVQ/SVQ at level 3.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.