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Finance analyst jobs in Bolton

The 2021 census counted 1,477 residents working as finance professionals living in Bolton.

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Published figures for Bolton

What the official data says about Bolton

At the census in March 2021, 1,477 people living in Bolton were in work as finance professionals. It was 1.18% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bolton 10th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 1,380. Wirral 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 £45,870 across the region, which is £12,862 more than the typical Bolton job, about 39% above it.

Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: 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 professionals (SOC 242)
1,477
Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the North West
£45,870
Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
1.18%
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,050
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,008
Residents of the area in work at the census
125,437
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
117,000

The finance analyst role

Analysis is the part of finance that faces forwards. Forecasts, models, business cases, investment appraisal and the question of what a decision would do to the numbers before anybody commits to it.

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Finance analyst jobs in Bolton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bolton?

1,477 residents of Bolton were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.18% 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, £45,870 is the median for finance professionals. 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.