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Finance manager jobs in Reading

The 2021 census counted 3,318 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Reading.

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Published figures for Reading

What the official data says about Reading

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 3,318 people living in Reading were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 3.73% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Reading 14th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 6,139. Medway was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Reading, every occupation counted together, had a median of £49,062. That is 1st of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £75,583 across the region, which is £26,521 more than the typical Reading job, about 54% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Reading had 3,250 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 121,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.69% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.04%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
3,318
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the South East
£75,583
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,250
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.69%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£49,062
Residents of the area in work at the census
88,859
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
121,000

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 Reading: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Reading?

3,318 residents of Reading were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 3.73% 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 Reading?

Across the South East, £75,583 is the median for functional directors. In Reading itself the median across all occupations together is £49,062. 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 Reading?

3,250 of the 121,000 employee jobs in Reading 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.