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Finance manager jobs in Bradford

The 2021 census counted 5,298 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Bradford.

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Published figures for Bradford

What the official data says about Bradford

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 5,298 people living in Bradford were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 2.4% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bradford 5th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 3,261. Kirklees was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bradford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,213. That is 6th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £63,655 across the region, which is £28,442 more than the typical Bradford job, about 81% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Bradford had 5,350 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 199,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.69% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.64%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
5,298
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£63,655
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
5,350
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.69%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,213
Residents of the area in work at the census
221,138
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
199,000

The finance manager role

A finance manager owns the monthly cycle and the people who produce it: the close, the management accounts, the budget, the forecast and the explanation of why the numbers moved.

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Finance manager jobs in Bradford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bradford?

5,298 residents of Bradford were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 2.4% 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 Bradford?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £63,655 is the median for functional directors. In Bradford itself the median across all occupations together is £35,213. 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 Bradford?

5,350 of the 199,000 employee jobs in Bradford 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.