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Accounting technician jobs in Portsmouth
The 2021 census counted 355 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Portsmouth.
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Published figures for Portsmouth
What the official data says about Portsmouth
The 2021 census recorded that, 355 people living in Portsmouth were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.36% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Portsmouth 17th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 936. Bracknell Forest was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Portsmouth, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,815. That is 14th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £49,038 across the region, which is £10,223 more than the typical Portsmouth job, about 26% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Portsmouth had 1,840 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 104,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.77% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.04%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 355
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the South East
- £49,038
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.36%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,815
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 813
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 97,791
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 104,000
The accounting technician role
This is the accounting a business actually runs on day to day. Ledgers, reconciliations, payroll, credit control and getting month end closed on time.
Accounting technician jobs in Portsmouth: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Portsmouth?
355 residents of Portsmouth were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.36% 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 Portsmouth?
Across the South East, £49,038 is the median for finance associates. In Portsmouth itself the median across all occupations together is £38,815. 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 Portsmouth?
1,840 of the 104,000 employee jobs in Portsmouth 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.