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Finance manager jobs in Luton

The 2021 census counted 1,809 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Luton.

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Published figures for Luton

What the official data says about Luton

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 1,809 people living in Luton were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 1.83% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Luton 11th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 6,524. Thurrock was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Luton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,936. That is 7th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £69,109 across the region, which is £32,173 more than the typical Luton job, about 87% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Luton had 400 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 109,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.37% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
1,809
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the East of England
£69,109
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
400
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.37%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,936
Residents of the area in work at the census
98,719
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
109,000

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 Luton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Luton?

1,809 residents of Luton were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 1.83% 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 Luton?

Across the East of England, £69,109 is the median for functional directors. In Luton itself the median across all occupations together is £36,936. 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 Luton?

400 of the 109,000 employee jobs in Luton 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.