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Finance manager jobs in Kensington and Chelsea

The 2021 census counted 7,330 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Kensington and Chelsea.

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Published figures for Kensington and Chelsea

What the official data says about Kensington and Chelsea

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 7,330 people living in Kensington and Chelsea were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 10.6% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kensington and Chelsea 16th of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 7,302. Greenwich was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Kensington and Chelsea, every occupation counted together, had a median of £45,600. That is 10th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £100,000 across the region, which is £54,400 more than the typical Kensington and Chelsea job, about 119% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Kensington and Chelsea had 3,350 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 124,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.7% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 1.31%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
7,330
Median full-time pay for functional directors across London
£100,000
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
3,350
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.7%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£45,600
Residents of the area in work at the census
69,439
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
124,000

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 Kensington and Chelsea: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Kensington and Chelsea?

7,330 residents of Kensington and Chelsea were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 10.6% 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 Kensington and Chelsea?

Across London, £100,000 is the median for functional directors. In Kensington and Chelsea itself the median across all occupations together is £45,600. 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 Kensington and Chelsea?

3,350 of the 124,000 employee jobs in Kensington and Chelsea 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.