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Finance manager jobs in Sunderland
The 2021 census counted 2,323 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Sunderland.
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Published figures for Sunderland
What the official data says about Sunderland
When the 2021 census counted occupations, 2,323 people living in Sunderland were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 1.98% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sunderland 5th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 1,978. North Tyneside was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Sunderland, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,015. That is 11th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £57,675 across the region, which is £25,660 more than the typical Sunderland job, about 80% above it.
Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Sunderland had 3,600 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 117,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.08% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
- 2,323
- Median full-time pay for functional directors across the North East
- £57,675
- Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
- 3,600
- Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.08%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £32,015
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 117,146
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 117,000
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.
Finance manager jobs in Sunderland: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Sunderland?
2,323 residents of Sunderland were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 1.98% 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 Sunderland?
Across the North East, £57,675 is the median for functional directors. In Sunderland itself the median across all occupations together is £32,015. 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 Sunderland?
3,600 of the 117,000 employee jobs in Sunderland 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.