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Accounting technician jobs in Swansea
The 2021 census counted 524 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Swansea.
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Published figures for Swansea
What the official data says about Swansea
The 2021 census recorded that, 524 people living in Swansea were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.52% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Swansea 2nd of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 250. Cardiff was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Swansea, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,261. That is 9th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £39,227 across the region, which is £2,966 more than the typical Swansea job, about 8% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Swansea had 4,000 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 108,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.7% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 524
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across Wales
- £39,227
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.52%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,261
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 1,019
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 100,613
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 108,000
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 Swansea: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Swansea?
524 residents of Swansea were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.52% 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 Swansea?
Across Wales, £39,227 is the median for finance associates. In Swansea itself the median across all occupations together is £36,261. 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 Swansea?
4,000 of the 108,000 employee jobs in Swansea 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.