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Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

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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 771,433 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	765,810	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,396	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,227	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,835 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 64,286 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,726	63,817
Contract	108	468

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is September, and the quietest month is June.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

24,156

Up 106.2% vs last year

Average salary

£47,605.00

Up 11.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 15.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£535.00

Up 10.9% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 32.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Down 1.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Accounting Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2026	24,156
March 2026	25,701
February 2026	12,810
January 2026	16,257
December 2025	4,382
November 2025	4,505
October 2025	22,988
September 2025	16,634
August 2025	7,616
July 2025	11,903
June 2025	8,397
May 2025	5,921

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£127,260.00	£139,820.00	£152,380.00
Client Partner	77	£81,750.00	£93,580.00	£105,405.00
Actuarial	61	£81,730.00	£87,735.00	£93,735.00
Tax Director	267	£75,825.00	£84,700.00	£93,575.00
Group Financial Controller	154	£74,625.00	£79,265.00	£83,905.00
Commercial Director	79	£70,665.00	£77,375.00	£84,085.00
Pricing Manager	43	£73,315.00	£77,060.00	£80,800.00
Senior Audit Manager	106	£70,825.00	£75,140.00	£79,460.00
Internal Audit Manager	42	£66,995.00	£71,395.00	£75,790.00
Financial Director	17	£61,555.00	£69,095.00	£76,640.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,723	£61,960.00	£65,695.00	£69,430.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of Accounts	12	£61,900.00	£64,500.00	£67,100.00
Tax Manager	2,075	£56,105.00	£61,505.00	£66,910.00
Internal Audit	314	£57,165.00	£60,080.00	£63,000.00
ACA	136	£54,680.00	£59,860.00	£65,040.00
Senior Internal Auditor	20	£58,075.00	£59,725.00	£61,380.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Group Accountant	332	£55,165.00	£58,935.00	£62,700.00
Cost Controller	195	£53,650.00	£58,815.00	£63,970.00
Finance Business Partner	1,488	£55,750.00	£58,450.00	£61,150.00
Audit Manager	881	£54,010.00	£58,415.00	£62,825.00
Fund Accounting	30	£55,305.00	£58,255.00	£61,205.00
Property Accountant	103	£51,900.00	£55,330.00	£58,760.00
Financial Accountant	1,567	£52,165.00	£55,130.00	£58,110.00
Tax	6,847	£49,765.00	£54,995.00	£60,215.00
Senior Auditor	55	£52,730.00	£54,950.00	£57,175.00
Tax Consultant	36	£50,040.00	£54,595.00	£59,150.00
Project Accountant	482	£50,040.00	£52,480.00	£54,920.00
Tax Advisor	136	£47,750.00	£52,435.00	£57,125.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£49,450.00	£52,300.00	£55,150.00
Taxation	11	£49,625.00	£52,065.00	£54,500.00
Cost Accounting	64	£48,385.00	£51,280.00	£54,170.00
Qualified Accountant	642	£47,765.00	£51,230.00	£54,695.00
Treasury Accountant	8	£49,915.00	£51,085.00	£52,250.00
Tax Accountant	845	£45,945.00	£50,435.00	£54,920.00
Tax Accounting	845	£45,945.00	£50,435.00	£54,920.00
Senior Management Accountant	663	£47,050.00	£50,070.00	£53,090.00
Compliance Auditor	32	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Systems Accountant	114	£46,620.00	£49,650.00	£52,675.00
Dealership Accountant	33	£47,390.00	£49,285.00	£51,180.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Audit	6,218	£45,165.00	£48,885.00	£52,615.00
Payroll Manager	760	£45,180.00	£47,705.00	£50,235.00
Asset Finance	37	£43,115.00	£47,230.00	£51,355.00
VAT	761	£43,470.00	£47,210.00	£50,950.00
Auditor	434	£44,255.00	£47,030.00	£49,800.00
Company Accountant	113	£43,025.00	£46,710.00	£50,390.00
ACCA	339	£42,380.00	£46,495.00	£50,610.00
Tax Assistant	313	£41,100.00	£44,575.00	£48,045.00
Chartered Accountant	188	£41,090.00	£44,550.00	£48,005.00
Audit Senior	1,664	£40,035.00	£43,990.00	£47,940.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Controller	31	£40,820.00	£43,270.00	£45,710.00
Management Accountant	12,460	£39,700.00	£43,020.00	£46,335.00
Accounts Manager	12,318	£39,680.00	£42,995.00	£46,310.00
Accounts Payable Manager	68	£40,970.00	£42,895.00	£44,815.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£36,750.00	£42,440.00	£48,125.00
Fraud	503	£41,050.00	£41,885.00	£42,725.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Senior Accountant	3,614	£37,990.00	£41,575.00	£45,160.00
Accounts Senior	3,558	£37,990.00	£41,560.00	£45,140.00
Practice Accountant	2,268	£37,360.00	£41,380.00	£45,395.00
Commercial Accountant	614	£37,080.00	£41,145.00	£45,215.00
Accountant	36,752	£37,690.00	£40,550.00	£43,415.00
Accounting	36,752	£37,690.00	£40,550.00	£43,415.00
Service Charge Accountant	72	£37,055.00	£40,305.00	£43,560.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	75	£34,855.00	£38,330.00	£41,810.00
Payroll Specialist	256	£35,620.00	£37,725.00	£39,825.00
Credit Control Manager	30	£35,980.00	£37,455.00	£38,930.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Payroll	4,073	£34,640.00	£36,535.00	£38,430.00
Assistant Management Accountant	484	£34,000.00	£36,425.00	£38,850.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Senior Credit Controller	49	£33,370.00	£35,030.00	£36,685.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	13	£32,915.00	£34,915.00	£36,915.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Payroll Supervisor	29	£31,150.00	£33,690.00	£36,225.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,293	£30,405.00	£32,720.00	£35,035.00
Accounts Receivable	355	£30,265.00	£31,955.00	£33,640.00
Legal Cashier	386	£29,700.00	£31,850.00	£33,985.00
Accounts Payable	1,036	£29,645.00	£31,125.00	£32,615.00
AAT	104	£27,370.00	£30,415.00	£33,465.00
Accounting Technician	129	£30,110.00	£30,415.00	£30,715.00
Payroll Assistant	219	£29,160.00	£30,265.00	£31,370.00
Assistant Accountant	3,163	£28,650.00	£30,260.00	£31,860.00
Accounting Assistant	3,160	£28,645.00	£30,250.00	£31,855.00
Accounts Assistant	3,161	£28,650.00	£30,250.00	£31,855.00
Payroll Clerk	15	£28,535.00	£30,215.00	£31,900.00
Payroll Administrator	759	£28,525.00	£29,855.00	£31,190.00
Credit Controller	1,728	£28,625.00	£29,770.00	£30,910.00
Sales Ledger	320	£28,465.00	£29,595.00	£30,725.00
Accounting Coordinator	118	£28,375.00	£29,580.00	£30,775.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	99	£28,145.00	£28,900.00	£29,655.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	119	£27,800.00	£28,640.00	£29,475.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	99	£27,325.00	£28,615.00	£29,905.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger	1,169	£27,165.00	£28,160.00	£29,160.00
Accounts Administrator	372	£27,075.00	£27,965.00	£28,850.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	341	£26,685.00	£27,600.00	£28,515.00
Trainee Accountant	96	£24,360.00	£25,825.00	£27,285.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00