Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

Accounting is a critical function in every business, and skilled accounting professionals are in high demand in the UK job market. With the increasing complexity of financial regulations and the growing importance of data-driven decision making, the demand for accounting professionals with advanced skills and qualifications has risen significantly. As…

Last 12 Month Accounting Jobs Summary

There have been 615,663 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	611,026	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,566	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,071	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,840 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 51,305 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,750	50,918
Contract	89	386

The busiest month for new permanent Accounting Jobs in the UK is October, whilst the quietest month is August.

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is January, and the quietest month is December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Accounting Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
May 2025	5,921
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553
January 2025	2,466
December 2024	1,712
November 2024	14,569
October 2024	23,484
September 2024	4,995
August 2024	1,400
July 2024	1,852
June 2024	2,029

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£118,335.00	£133,960.00	£149,585.00
Credit Analyst	14	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Asset Finance	49	£78,515.00	£87,730.00	£96,940.00
Commercial Director	38	£77,380.00	£86,280.00	£95,180.00
Tax Director	22	£73,250.00	£81,315.00	£89,375.00
Senior Audit Manager	20	£73,290.00	£80,770.00	£88,250.00
Group Financial Controller	37	£73,700.00	£79,140.00	£84,585.00
Financial Director	196	£72,335.00	£75,000.00	£77,665.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Head of Accounts	3	£63,650.00	£68,665.00	£73,690.00
Pricing Manager	15	£61,950.00	£68,225.00	£74,500.00
Financial Consultant	6	£62,965.00	£67,475.00	£71,975.00
Internal Audit Manager	18	£61,875.00	£66,900.00	£71,925.00
Tax Manager	542	£61,095.00	£65,240.00	£69,375.00
Payroll Consultant	10	£57,500.00	£63,750.00	£70,000.00
Taxation	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Group Accountant	126	£57,940.00	£62,150.00	£66,360.00
Actuarial	44	£55,950.00	£61,880.00	£67,800.00
Tax Advisor	57	£58,395.00	£61,210.00	£64,025.00
Senior Internal Auditor	11	£56,500.00	£60,715.00	£64,940.00
Audit Manager	192	£55,115.00	£59,930.00	£64,755.00
Cost Controller	94	£52,865.00	£58,320.00	£63,780.00
ACA	41	£52,405.00	£57,895.00	£63,380.00
Tax	1,816	£52,620.00	£56,770.00	£60,920.00
Financial Controller	1,168	£54,330.00	£56,620.00	£58,915.00
Property Accountant	35	£51,625.00	£56,150.00	£60,675.00
Internal Audit	92	£51,900.00	£54,450.00	£57,000.00
Pricing Analyst	9	£46,375.00	£53,875.00	£61,375.00
Finance Business Partner	742	£50,820.00	£53,275.00	£55,720.00
ACCA	36	£48,295.00	£53,050.00	£57,815.00
Tax Consultant	9	£49,085.00	£52,960.00	£56,835.00
Senior Auditor	22	£51,115.00	£52,590.00	£54,060.00
Cost Accounting	12	£47,250.00	£50,690.00	£54,125.00
Audit	2,073	£46,825.00	£50,030.00	£53,235.00
Financial Accountant	652	£46,885.00	£49,790.00	£52,705.00
Project Accountant	520	£48,380.00	£49,580.00	£50,785.00
Senior Management Accountant	244	£46,265.00	£49,255.00	£52,245.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£44,900.00	£48,575.00	£52,250.00
Tax Accountant	183	£43,015.00	£48,565.00	£54,115.00
Tax Accounting	183	£43,015.00	£48,565.00	£54,115.00
Payroll Manager	311	£45,725.00	£47,850.00	£49,975.00
VAT	279	£44,880.00	£47,595.00	£50,305.00
Auditor	224	£44,755.00	£47,555.00	£50,350.00
Qualified Accountant	233	£43,840.00	£46,595.00	£49,345.00
Audit Senior	351	£41,080.00	£45,475.00	£49,870.00
Systems Accountant	27	£41,920.00	£45,090.00	£48,265.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
Fraud	31	£38,385.00	£42,895.00	£47,405.00
Accounts Senior	1,142	£38,465.00	£42,245.00	£46,025.00
Senior Accountant	1,144	£38,450.00	£42,235.00	£46,015.00
Accounts Payable Manager	30	£40,155.00	£42,170.00	£44,185.00
Accounts Manager	5,985	£39,150.00	£42,075.00	£44,995.00
Management Accountant	6,041	£39,085.00	£42,000.00	£44,910.00
Company Accountant	36	£38,210.00	£41,520.00	£44,835.00
Tax Assistant	54	£37,705.00	£41,300.00	£44,895.00
Commercial Accountant	298	£36,525.00	£40,990.00	£45,460.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Accountant	17,361	£37,510.00	£39,825.00	£42,140.00
Accounting	17,361	£37,510.00	£39,825.00	£42,140.00
Payroll	1,869	£37,540.00	£39,680.00	£41,815.00
Practice Accountant	549	£35,160.00	£39,215.00	£43,265.00
Service Charge Accountant	33	£37,415.00	£38,775.00	£40,130.00
Credit Control Manager	28	£35,360.00	£38,260.00	£41,165.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£35,230.00	£37,935.00	£40,635.00
Accounts Controller	20	£35,105.00	£37,785.00	£40,465.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Payroll Specialist	95	£35,190.00	£37,095.00	£38,995.00
Chartered Accountant	37	£32,265.00	£35,850.00	£39,440.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Assistant Management Accountant	257	£31,865.00	£33,710.00	£35,550.00
Senior Credit Controller	29	£32,095.00	£33,210.00	£34,320.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Bookkeeper	530	£28,550.00	£30,960.00	£33,365.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Credit Controller	1,063	£28,945.00	£30,130.00	£31,310.00
Payroll Administrator	430	£28,685.00	£29,995.00	£31,300.00
Accounts Payable	575	£28,935.00	£29,970.00	£31,005.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Accounting Assistant	2,341	£28,085.00	£29,375.00	£30,660.00
Accounts Assistant	2,341	£28,085.00	£29,375.00	£30,660.00
Assistant Accountant	2,341	£28,085.00	£29,375.00	£30,660.00
Accounts Receivable	147	£27,890.00	£29,300.00	£30,705.00
AAT	44	£27,450.00	£29,080.00	£30,700.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Payroll Assistant	125	£27,745.00	£28,915.00	£30,080.00
Sales Ledger	225	£27,280.00	£28,670.00	£30,060.00
Accounting Technician	24	£26,865.00	£28,465.00	£30,065.00
Legal Cashier	201	£26,280.00	£28,195.00	£30,105.00
Purchase Ledger	666	£26,775.00	£27,860.00	£28,940.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	209	£25,980.00	£27,500.00	£29,020.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	111	£26,325.00	£27,325.00	£28,325.00
Accounting Clerk	66	£26,510.00	£27,290.00	£28,070.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounting Coordinator	35	£26,260.00	£26,760.00	£27,260.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	49	£26,100.00	£26,645.00	£27,195.00
Accounts Administrator	261	£25,525.00	£26,435.00	£27,340.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Trainee Accountant	88	£23,160.00	£24,550.00	£25,945.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00