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Accounting technician jobs in Manchester

The 2021 census counted 1,238 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Manchester.

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Published figures for Manchester

What the official data says about Manchester

The 2021 census recorded that, 1,238 people living in Manchester were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.53% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 3rd of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 715. Cheshire East was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £43,774 across the region, which is £3,295 more than the typical Manchester job, about 8% above it.

Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Manchester had 25,500 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 5.63% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
1,238
Median full-time pay for finance associates across the North West
£43,774
Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
0.53%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£40,479
Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
3,131
Residents of the area in work at the census
234,283
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
453,000

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.

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Accounting technician jobs in Manchester: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?

1,238 residents of Manchester were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.53% 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 Manchester?

Across the North West, £43,774 is the median for finance associates. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?

25,500 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.