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Accounting technician jobs in Leicestershire
The 2021 census counted 2,231 residents working as finance associate professionals living in Leicestershire.
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Published figures for Leicestershire
What the official data says about Leicestershire
The 2021 census recorded that, 2,231 people living in Leicestershire were in work as finance associate professionals. It was 0.65% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leicestershire 1st of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 1,085. Derbyshire was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Leicestershire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,208. That is 4th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £40,795 across the region, which is £4,587 more than the typical Leicestershire job, about 13% above it.
Accounting work sits inside other businesses as well as inside accountancy firms: Leicestershire had 6,075 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 345,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.76% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as finance associates (SOC 353)
- 2,231
- Median full-time pay for finance associates across the East Midlands
- £40,795
- Finance associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.65%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,208
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 4,249
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 344,318
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 345,000
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 Leicestershire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Leicestershire?
2,231 residents of Leicestershire were in work as finance associates at the 2021 census, which was 0.65% 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 Leicestershire?
Across the East Midlands, £40,795 is the median for finance associates. In Leicestershire itself the median across all occupations together is £36,208. 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 Leicestershire?
6,075 of the 345,000 employee jobs in Leicestershire 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.