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Finance analyst jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 3,131 residents working as finance professionals living in Manchester.
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Published figures for Manchester
What the official data says about Manchester
At the census in March 2021, 3,131 people living in Manchester were in work as finance professionals. It was 1.34% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 2nd of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 1,380. Lancashire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £45,870 across the region, which is £5,391 more than the typical Manchester job, about 13% above it.
Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: Manchester had 25,500 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 5.63% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 3,131
- Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the North West
- £45,870
- Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 1.34%
- Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
- 25,500
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
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.
Finance analyst jobs in Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
3,131 residents of Manchester were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.34% 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 Manchester?
Across the North West, £45,870 is the median for finance professionals. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?
25,500 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.