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Finance manager jobs in Leeds

The 2021 census counted 12,700 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Leeds.

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Published figures for Leeds

What the official data says about Leeds

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 12,700 people living in Leeds were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 3.4% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leeds 1st of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 3,261. North Yorkshire was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Leeds, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,821. That is 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £63,655 across the region, which is £25,834 more than the typical Leeds job, about 68% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Leeds had 25,000 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 503,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.97% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.64%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
12,700
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£63,655
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
25,000
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
4.97%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,821
Residents of the area in work at the census
374,059
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
503,000

The finance manager role

A finance manager owns the monthly cycle and the people who produce it: the close, the management accounts, the budget, the forecast and the explanation of why the numbers moved.

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Finance manager jobs in Leeds: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Leeds?

12,700 residents of Leeds were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 3.4% 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 Leeds?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £63,655 is the median for functional directors. In Leeds itself the median across all occupations together is £37,821. 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 Leeds?

25,000 of the 503,000 employee jobs in Leeds 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.