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Accounting technician jobs in Bury
The 2021 census counted 662 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Bury.
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Published figures for Bury
What the official data says about Bury
The 2021 census recorded that, 662 people living in Bury were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.75% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bury 14th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 715. Wirral was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Bury, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,968. That is 16th 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 £8,806 more than the typical Bury job, about 25% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Bury had 675 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 73,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.92% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 662
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the North West
- £43,774
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.75%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £34,968
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 1,314
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 88,481
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 73,000
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 Bury: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Bury?
662 residents of Bury were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.75% 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 Bury?
Across the North West, £43,774 is the median for finance associates. In Bury itself the median across all occupations together is £34,968. 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 Bury?
675 of the 73,000 employee jobs in Bury 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.