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Accounting technician jobs in Staffordshire

The 2021 census counted 2,216 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Staffordshire.

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Published figures for Staffordshire

What the official data says about Staffordshire

The 2021 census recorded that, 2,216 people living in Staffordshire were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.53% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Staffordshire 2nd of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 670. Birmingham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Staffordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,532. That is 11th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £41,492 across the region, which is £6,960 more than the typical Staffordshire job, about 20% above it.

Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Staffordshire had 3,545 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 356,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
2,216
Median full-time pay for finance associates across the West Midlands
£41,492
Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
0.53%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,532
Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
4,109
Residents of the area in work at the census
415,004
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
356,000

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 Staffordshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Staffordshire?

2,216 residents of Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire?

Across the West Midlands, £41,492 is the median for finance associates. In Staffordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,532. 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 Staffordshire?

3,545 of the 356,000 employee jobs in Staffordshire 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.