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Accounting technician jobs in Bedford
The 2021 census counted 527 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Bedford.
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What the official data says about Bedford
The 2021 census recorded that, 527 people living in Bedford were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.58% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bedford 10th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,577. Peterborough was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Bedford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,994. That is 5th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £43,865 across the region, which is £5,871 more than the typical Bedford job, about 15% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Bedford had 1,025 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 83,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.23% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 527
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the East of England
- £43,865
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.58%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,994
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 1,057
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 90,867
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 83,000
The accounting technician role
This is the accounting a business actually runs on day to day. Ledgers, reconciliations, payroll, credit control and getting month end closed on time.
Accounting technician jobs in Bedford: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Bedford?
527 residents of Bedford were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.58% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Bedford?
Across the East of England, £43,865 is the median for finance associates. In Bedford itself the median across all occupations together is £37,994. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Bedford?
1,025 of the 83,000 employee jobs in Bedford are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.