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Finance manager jobs in Bedford
The 2021 census counted 3,318 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Bedford.
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Published figures for Bedford
What the official data says about Bedford
When the 2021 census counted occupations, 3,318 people living in Bedford were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 3.65% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bedford 7th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 6,524. Central Bedfordshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Bedford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,994. That is 5th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £69,109 across the region, which is £31,115 more than the typical Bedford job, about 82% above it.
Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Bedford had 1,025 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 83,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.23% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.
- Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
- 3,318
- Median full-time pay for functional directors across the East of England
- £69,109
- Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
- 1,025
- Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.23%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,994
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 90,867
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 83,000
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.
Finance manager jobs in Bedford: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Bedford?
3,318 residents of Bedford were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 3.65% 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 Bedford?
Across the East of England, £69,109 is the median for functional directors. In Bedford itself the median across all occupations together is £37,994. 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 Bedford?
1,025 of the 83,000 employee jobs in Bedford 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.