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Finance manager jobs in Cornwall

The 2021 census counted 5,020 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Cornwall.

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Published figures for Cornwall

What the official data says about Cornwall

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 5,020 people living in Cornwall were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 1.97% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cornwall 8th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 5,020. South Gloucestershire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cornwall, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,889. That is 13th 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 £30,115 more than the typical Cornwall job, about 89% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Cornwall had 1,850 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 233,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.79% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 1.12%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
5,020
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
1,850
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.79%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,889
Residents of the area in work at the census
254,237
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
233,000

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 Cornwall: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cornwall?

5,020 residents of Cornwall were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 1.97% 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 Cornwall?

Across the South West, £64,004 is the median for functional directors. In Cornwall itself the median across all occupations together is £33,889. 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 Cornwall?

1,850 of the 233,000 employee jobs in Cornwall 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.