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Finance manager jobs in Essex

The 2021 census counted 29,751 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Essex.

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Published figures for Essex

What the official data says about Essex

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 29,751 people living in Essex were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 4.17% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Essex 2nd of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 6,524. Hertfordshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Essex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,098. That is 4th 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 £31,011 more than the typical Essex job, about 81% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Essex had 12,500 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.03% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.53%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
29,751
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
12,500
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.03%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,098
Residents of the area in work at the census
713,792
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
616,000

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 Essex: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Essex?

29,751 residents of Essex were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 4.17% 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 Essex?

Across the East of England, £69,109 is the median for functional directors. In Essex itself the median across all occupations together is £38,098. 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 Essex?

12,500 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Essex 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.