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Accounting technician jobs in Peterborough
The 2021 census counted 587 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Peterborough.
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Published figures for Peterborough
What the official data says about Peterborough
The 2021 census recorded that, 587 people living in Peterborough were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.58% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Peterborough 9th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,577. Thurrock was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Peterborough, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,050. That is 9th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £43,865 across the region, which is £7,815 more than the typical Peterborough job, about 22% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Peterborough had 3,450 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 118,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.92% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 587
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the East of England
- £43,865
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.58%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,050
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 1,031
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 100,962
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 118,000
The accounting technician role
This is the accounting a business actually runs on day to day. Ledgers, reconciliations, payroll, credit control and getting month end closed on time.
Accounting technician jobs in Peterborough: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Peterborough?
587 residents of Peterborough were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.58% 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 Peterborough?
Across the East of England, £43,865 is the median for finance associates. In Peterborough itself the median across all occupations together is £36,050. 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 Peterborough?
3,450 of the 118,000 employee jobs in Peterborough 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.