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Finance manager jobs in Salford

The 2021 census counted 3,423 residents working as functional managers and directors living in Salford.

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Published figures for Salford

What the official data says about Salford

When the 2021 census counted occupations, 3,423 people living in Salford were in work as functional managers and directors. It was 2.68% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Salford 10th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 3,096. Wirral was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Salford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,492. That is 8th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £69,738 across the region, which is £31,246 more than the typical Salford job, about 81% above it.

Where the finance work itself is based is a separate question: Salford had 6,600 employee jobs in financial services, insurance and related activities in 2024, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.82% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
3,423
Median full-time pay for functional directors across the North West
£69,738
Employee jobs in the area in financial services, insurance and related activities
6,600
Financial services, insurance and related activities, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.82%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,492
Residents of the area in work at the census
127,612
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
173,000

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 Salford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Salford?

3,423 residents of Salford were in work as functional directors at the 2021 census, which was 2.68% 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 Salford?

Across the North West, £69,738 is the median for functional directors. In Salford itself the median across all occupations together is £38,492. 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 Salford?

6,600 of the 173,000 employee jobs in Salford 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.