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Finance manager jobs in Southampton

The 2021 census counted 2,156 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Southampton.

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Published figures for Southampton

What the official data says about Southampton

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 2,156 people living in Southampton were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 1.82% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southampton 16th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 6,139. Bracknell Forest was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,464. That is 11th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £75,583 across the region, which is £36,119 more than the typical Southampton job, about 92% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Southampton had 3,650 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 114,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.2% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.04%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
2,156
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the South East
£75,583
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,650
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.2%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,464
Residents of the area in work at the census
118,219
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
114,000

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 Southampton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southampton?

2,156 residents of Southampton were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 1.82% 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 Southampton?

Across the South East, £75,583 is the median for functional directors. In Southampton itself the median across all occupations together is £39,464. 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 Southampton?

3,650 of the 114,000 employee jobs in Southampton 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.