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Finance manager jobs in Newport

The 2021 census counted 1,855 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Newport.

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Published figures for Newport

What the official data says about Newport

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 1,855 people living in Newport were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 2.55% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Newport 5th of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 1,163. Rhondda Cynon Taf was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Newport, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,939. That is 6th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £52,760 across the region, which is £15,821 more than the typical Newport job, about 43% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Newport had 3,950 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 77,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 5.13% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
1,855
Median full-time pay for functional directors across Wales
£52,760
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,950
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
5.13%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,939
Residents of the area in work at the census
72,786
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
77,000

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 Newport: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Newport?

1,855 residents of Newport were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 2.55% 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 Newport?

Across Wales, £52,760 is the median for functional directors. In Newport itself the median across all occupations together is £36,939. 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 Newport?

3,950 of the 77,000 employee jobs in Newport 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.