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Finance analyst jobs in Dorset

The 2021 census counted 1,814 residents working as finance professionals living in Dorset.

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Published figures for Dorset

What the official data says about Dorset

At the census in March 2021, 1,814 people living in Dorset were in work as finance professionals. It was 1.08% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Dorset 9th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,881. Swindon was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Dorset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,311. That is 10th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £45,986 across the region, which is £10,675 more than the typical Dorset job, about 30% above it.

Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: Dorset had 1,550 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 151,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.03% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 1.12%.

Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
1,814
Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the South West
£45,986
Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
1.08%
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
1,550
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,311
Residents of the area in work at the census
167,785
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
151,000

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 Dorset: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Dorset?

1,814 residents of Dorset were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.08% 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 Dorset?

Across the South West, £45,986 is the median for finance professionals. In Dorset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,311. 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 Dorset?

1,550 of the 151,000 employee jobs in Dorset 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.