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Accounting technician jobs in Kent
The 2021 census counted 6,514 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Kent.
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Published figures for Kent
What the official data says about Kent
The 2021 census recorded that, 6,514 people living in Kent were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.89% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kent 1st of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 936. Surrey was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Kent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,127. That is 17th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £49,038 across the region, which is £12,911 more than the typical Kent job, about 36% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Kent had 11,750 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 650,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.81% of every job here, that ranks 12th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.04%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 6,514
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the South East
- £49,038
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.89%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,127
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 9,526
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 728,619
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 650,000
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 Kent: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Kent?
6,514 residents of Kent were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.89% 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 Kent?
Across the South East, £49,038 is the median for finance associates. In Kent itself the median across all occupations together is £36,127. 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 Kent?
11,750 of the 650,000 employee jobs in Kent 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.