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Finance manager jobs in Sheffield

The 2021 census counted 5,657 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Sheffield.

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Published figures for Sheffield

What the official data says about Sheffield

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 5,657 people living in Sheffield were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 2.34% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sheffield 3rd of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 3,261. North Yorkshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sheffield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,074. That is 3rd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £63,655 across the region, which is £26,581 more than the typical Sheffield job, about 72% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Sheffield had 9,250 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 267,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.46% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.64%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
5,657
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£63,655
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
9,250
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.46%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,074
Residents of the area in work at the census
242,005
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
267,000

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 Sheffield: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sheffield?

5,657 residents of Sheffield were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 2.34% 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 Sheffield?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £63,655 is the median for functional directors. In Sheffield itself the median across all occupations together is £37,074. 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 Sheffield?

9,250 of the 267,000 employee jobs in Sheffield 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.