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Finance manager jobs in Bristol, City of
The 2021 census counted 7,576 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Bristol, City of.
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What the official data says about Bristol, City of
When the 2021 census counted occupations, 7,576 people living in Bristol, City of were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 3.18% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bristol, City of 4th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 5,020. Wiltshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Bristol, City of, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,160. That is 2nd of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £64,004 across the region, which is £21,844 more than the typical Bristol, City of job, about 52% above it.
Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Bristol, City of had 19,500 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 310,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 6.29% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 1.12%.
- Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
- 7,576
- Median full-time pay for functional directors across the South West
- £64,004
- Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
- 19,500
- Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 6.29%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £42,160
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 238,508
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 310,000
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.
Finance manager jobs in Bristol, City of: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Bristol, City of?
7,576 residents of Bristol, City of were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 3.18% 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 Bristol, City of?
Across the South West, £64,004 is the median for functional directors. In Bristol, City of itself the median across all occupations together is £42,160. 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 Bristol, City of?
19,500 of the 310,000 employee jobs in Bristol, City of 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.