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Accounting technician jobs in Wakefield

The 2021 census counted 961 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Wakefield.

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Published figures for Wakefield

What the official data says about Wakefield

The 2021 census recorded that, 961 people living in Wakefield were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.58% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wakefield 6th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 631. Sheffield was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Wakefield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,838. That is 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £46,928 across the region, which is £11,090 more than the typical Wakefield job, about 31% above it.

Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Wakefield had 1,820 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 164,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.11% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.64%.

Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
961
Median full-time pay for finance associates across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£46,928
Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
0.58%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,838
Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
1,571
Residents of the area in work at the census
164,641
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
164,000

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.

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Accounting technician jobs in Wakefield: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Wakefield?

961 residents of Wakefield were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.58% 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 Wakefield?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £46,928 is the median for finance associates. In Wakefield itself the median across all occupations together is £35,838. 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 Wakefield?

1,820 of the 164,000 employee jobs in Wakefield 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.