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Finance analyst jobs in Leicester

The 2021 census counted 1,431 residents working as finance professionals living in Leicester.

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Published figures for Leicester

What the official data says about Leicester

At the census in March 2021, 1,431 people living in Leicester were in work as finance professionals. It was 0.92% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leicester 7th of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,176. North Northamptonshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Leicester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,096. That is 8th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £42,399 across the region, which is £8,303 more than the typical Leicester job, about 24% above it.

Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: Leicester had 3,755 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.17% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
1,431
Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the East Midlands
£42,399
Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.92%
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,755
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,096
Residents of the area in work at the census
154,939
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
173,000

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 Leicester: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Leicester?

1,431 residents of Leicester were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.92% 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 Leicester?

Across the East Midlands, £42,399 is the median for finance professionals. In Leicester itself the median across all occupations together is £34,096. 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 Leicester?

3,755 of the 173,000 employee jobs in Leicester 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.