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Finance analyst jobs in Essex

The 2021 census counted 11,328 residents working as finance professionals living in Essex.

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Published figures for Essex

What the official data says about Essex

At the census in March 2021, 11,328 people living in Essex were in work as finance professionals. It was 1.59% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Essex 1st of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,974. Hertfordshire was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Essex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,098. That is 4th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £47,653 across the region, which is £9,555 more than the typical Essex job, about 25% above it.

Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: Essex had 12,500 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.03% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.

Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
11,328
Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the East of England
£47,653
Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
1.59%
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
12,500
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,098
Residents of the area in work at the census
713,792
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
616,000

The finance analyst role

Analysis is the part of finance that faces forwards. Forecasts, models, business cases, investment appraisal and the question of what a decision would do to the numbers before anybody commits to it.

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Finance analyst jobs in Essex: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Essex?

11,328 residents of Essex were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.59% 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 Essex?

Across the East of England, £47,653 is the median for finance professionals. In Essex itself the median across all occupations together is £38,098. 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 Essex?

12,500 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Essex 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.