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Accounting technician jobs in Sunderland

The 2021 census counted 616 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Sunderland.

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Published figures for Sunderland

What the official data says about Sunderland

The 2021 census recorded that, 616 people living in Sunderland were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.53% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sunderland 3rd of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 393. Northumberland was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sunderland, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,015. That is 11th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920.

Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Sunderland had 3,600 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 117,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.08% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 1%.

For Sunderland the publishers did not release a regional pay figure for the occupation group. That is disclosure control on a small count or a thin sample, not a zero, and this page leaves the row out rather than filling it with a national figure.

Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
616
Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
0.53%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£32,015
Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
1,143
Residents of the area in work at the census
117,146
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
117,000

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 Sunderland: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sunderland?

616 residents of Sunderland 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 Sunderland?

In Sunderland itself the median across all occupations together is £32,015. 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 Sunderland?

3,600 of the 117,000 employee jobs in Sunderland 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.