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Finance manager jobs in Lewisham

The 2021 census counted 8,059 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Lewisham.

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Published figures for Lewisham

What the official data says about Lewisham

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 8,059 people living in Lewisham were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 5.18% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Lewisham 10th of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 7,302. Croydon was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Lewisham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,962. That is 15th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £100,000 across the region, which is £57,038 more than the typical Lewisham job, about 133% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Lewisham had 425 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 69,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.62% of every job here, that ranks 30th of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 1.31%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
8,059
Median full-time pay for functional directors across London
£100,000
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
425
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.62%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,962
Residents of the area in work at the census
155,708
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
69,000

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 Lewisham: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Lewisham?

8,059 residents of Lewisham were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 5.18% 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 Lewisham?

Across London, £100,000 is the median for functional directors. In Lewisham itself the median across all occupations together is £42,962. 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 Lewisham?

425 of the 69,000 employee jobs in Lewisham 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.