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Finance manager jobs in Bath and North East Somerset

The 2021 census counted 3,738 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Bath and North East Somerset.

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Published figures for Bath and North East Somerset

What the official data says about Bath and North East Somerset

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 3,738 people living in Bath and North East Somerset were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 4.16% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bath and North East Somerset 11th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 5,020. North Somerset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bath and North East Somerset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,040. That is 4th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £64,004 across the region, which is £25,964 more than the typical Bath and North East Somerset job, about 68% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Bath and North East Somerset had 2,100 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 97,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.16% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 1.12%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
3,738
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the South West
£64,004
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
2,100
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.16%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,040
Residents of the area in work at the census
89,814
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
97,000

The finance manager role

A finance manager owns the monthly cycle and the people who produce it: the close, the management accounts, the budget, the forecast and the explanation of why the numbers moved.

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Finance manager jobs in Bath and North East Somerset: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bath and North East Somerset?

3,738 residents of Bath and North East Somerset were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 4.16% 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 Bath and North East Somerset?

Across the South West, £64,004 is the median for functional directors. In Bath and North East Somerset itself the median across all occupations together is £38,040. 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 Bath and North East Somerset?

2,100 of the 97,000 employee jobs in Bath and North East Somerset 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.