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Finance analyst jobs in Leeds
The 2021 census counted 5,891 residents working as finance professionals living in Leeds.
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What the official data says about Leeds
At the census in March 2021, 5,891 people living in Leeds were in work as finance professionals. It was 1.57% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leeds 1st of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 1,121. North Yorkshire was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Leeds, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,821. That is 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £45,572 across the region, which is £7,751 more than the typical Leeds job, about 20% above it.
Analysts cluster where the financial firms are: Leeds had 25,000 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 503,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.97% of every job here, that ranks 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.64%.
- Residents in work as finance professionals (SOC 242)
- 5,891
- Median full-time pay for finance professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
- £45,572
- Finance professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 1.57%
- Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
- 25,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,821
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 374,059
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 503,000
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.
Finance analyst jobs in Leeds: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Leeds?
5,891 residents of Leeds were in work as finance professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.57% 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 Leeds?
Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £45,572 is the median for finance professionals. In Leeds itself the median across all occupations together is £37,821. 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 Leeds?
25,000 of the 503,000 employee jobs in Leeds 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.