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Accounting technician jobs in Bolton

The 2021 census counted 840 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Bolton.

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What the official data says about Bolton

The 2021 census recorded that, 840 people living in Bolton were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.67% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bolton 10th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 715. Liverpool was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bolton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,008. That is 22nd of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £43,774 across the region, which is £10,766 more than the typical Bolton job, about 33% above it.

Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Bolton had 3,050 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 117,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.61% of every job here, that ranks 8th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
840
Median full-time pay for finance associates across the North West
£43,774
Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
0.67%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,008
Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
1,477
Residents of the area in work at the census
125,437
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
117,000

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.

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Accounting technician jobs in Bolton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bolton?

840 residents of Bolton were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.67% 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 Bolton?

Across the North West, £43,774 is the median for finance associates. In Bolton itself the median across all occupations together is £33,008. 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 Bolton?

3,050 of the 117,000 employee jobs in Bolton 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.