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 603,145 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	598,638	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,457	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,050	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,599 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 50,262 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,512	49,886
Contract	86	375

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
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
May 2024	2,620

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	21	£102,500.00	£119,690.00	£136,875.00
Commercial Director	40	£96,545.00	£107,215.00	£117,890.00
Credit Analyst	28	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
Asset Finance	47	£81,895.00	£93,100.00	£104,300.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Tax Director	16	£74,665.00	£83,585.00	£92,500.00
Senior Audit Manager	16	£73,600.00	£81,420.00	£89,245.00
Group Financial Controller	30	£74,870.00	£81,145.00	£87,420.00
Pricing Manager	11	£64,915.00	£72,040.00	£79,165.00
Financial Director	202	£68,130.00	£69,970.00	£71,810.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Internal Audit Manager	4	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Financial Consultant	4	£63,425.00	£67,450.00	£71,450.00
Payroll Consultant	12	£60,835.00	£66,250.00	£71,665.00
Tax Manager	459	£60,250.00	£64,340.00	£68,420.00
Group Accountant	104	£57,990.00	£62,025.00	£66,070.00
Senior Internal Auditor	8	£57,000.00	£61,785.00	£66,585.00
Audit Manager	137	£56,895.00	£61,505.00	£66,115.00
Tax Advisor	41	£58,415.00	£60,860.00	£63,300.00
Head of Accounts	5	£54,100.00	£59,110.00	£64,125.00
Actuarial	47	£50,695.00	£56,955.00	£63,215.00
Tax	1,503	£52,440.00	£56,715.00	£60,990.00
Cost Controller	59	£51,320.00	£56,630.00	£61,945.00
Financial Controller	1,090	£54,270.00	£56,500.00	£58,735.00
ACA	39	£51,130.00	£56,430.00	£61,725.00
Internal Audit	93	£53,125.00	£54,960.00	£56,795.00
Pricing Analyst	9	£46,375.00	£53,875.00	£61,375.00
Finance Business Partner	592	£51,255.00	£53,760.00	£56,265.00
ACCA	36	£48,295.00	£53,050.00	£57,815.00
Tax Consultant	9	£49,085.00	£52,960.00	£56,835.00
Tax Accountant	154	£46,445.00	£52,705.00	£58,965.00
Tax Accounting	154	£46,445.00	£52,705.00	£58,965.00
Senior Auditor	18	£50,520.00	£51,550.00	£52,575.00
Senior Management Accountant	236	£47,910.00	£51,325.00	£54,735.00
Cost Accounting	12	£47,250.00	£50,690.00	£54,125.00
Financial Accountant	619	£47,040.00	£49,985.00	£52,940.00
Property Accountant	32	£45,425.00	£49,550.00	£53,675.00
Audit	1,815	£46,765.00	£49,545.00	£52,325.00
Auditor	204	£46,535.00	£49,480.00	£52,425.00
Project Accountant	428	£48,035.00	£49,065.00	£50,095.00
Payroll Manager	264	£46,350.00	£48,355.00	£50,360.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£43,625.00	£47,470.00	£51,315.00
Audit Senior	281	£42,180.00	£46,430.00	£50,685.00
Systems Accountant	23	£43,005.00	£46,355.00	£49,705.00
VAT	248	£43,555.00	£46,140.00	£48,715.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
Qualified Accountant	203	£40,580.00	£43,460.00	£46,335.00
Accounts Senior	993	£39,085.00	£43,045.00	£47,005.00
Senior Accountant	994	£39,085.00	£43,045.00	£47,005.00
Fraud	31	£38,385.00	£42,895.00	£47,405.00
Accounts Payable Manager	30	£40,155.00	£42,170.00	£44,185.00
Commercial Accountant	267	£37,280.00	£42,120.00	£46,965.00
Accounts Manager	5,320	£38,905.00	£41,620.00	£44,330.00
Management Accountant	5,346	£38,800.00	£41,500.00	£44,195.00
Chartered Accountant	33	£37,040.00	£40,455.00	£43,880.00
Accountant	15,508	£37,905.00	£40,110.00	£42,315.00
Accounting	15,509	£37,905.00	£40,110.00	£42,315.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Tax Assistant	47	£35,275.00	£40,065.00	£44,860.00
Dealership Accountant	2	£38,500.00	£40,000.00	£41,500.00
Payroll	1,605	£37,415.00	£39,540.00	£41,665.00
Credit Control Manager	26	£35,540.00	£39,265.00	£43,000.00
Practice Accountant	477	£34,875.00	£39,170.00	£43,460.00
Company Accountant	34	£35,165.00	£38,395.00	£41,625.00
Accounts Controller	20	£35,105.00	£37,785.00	£40,465.00
Service Charge Accountant	30	£35,915.00	£37,775.00	£39,630.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£34,230.00	£37,170.00	£40,100.00
Payroll Specialist	95	£34,245.00	£35,700.00	£37,155.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Assistant Management Accountant	240	£31,345.00	£33,540.00	£35,740.00
Senior Credit Controller	26	£32,620.00	£33,390.00	£34,150.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Bookkeeper	486	£28,165.00	£30,575.00	£32,980.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Administrator	374	£28,835.00	£29,980.00	£31,125.00
CIMA	13	£29,000.00	£29,815.00	£30,625.00
Credit Controller	927	£28,690.00	£29,770.00	£30,850.00
Accounts Payable	520	£28,555.00	£29,680.00	£30,800.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Accounts Receivable	117	£27,420.00	£29,395.00	£31,365.00
Accounts Assistant	2,103	£27,850.00	£29,245.00	£30,645.00
Assistant Accountant	2,085	£27,840.00	£29,240.00	£30,645.00
Accounting Assistant	2,084	£27,825.00	£29,225.00	£30,625.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Technician	15	£26,335.00	£28,750.00	£31,165.00
Payroll Assistant	108	£27,430.00	£28,725.00	£30,010.00
AAT	36	£26,565.00	£28,570.00	£30,565.00
Sales Ledger	211	£26,935.00	£28,195.00	£29,455.00
Legal Cashier	180	£26,365.00	£27,990.00	£29,615.00
Purchase Ledger	571	£26,780.00	£27,865.00	£28,940.00
Compliance Auditor	2	£27,500.00	£27,750.00	£28,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	105	£26,480.00	£27,465.00	£28,450.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	176	£25,790.00	£27,405.00	£29,015.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounting Clerk	66	£26,195.00	£27,140.00	£28,090.00
Accounts Administrator	262	£25,690.00	£26,630.00	£27,565.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	50	£25,700.00	£26,520.00	£27,345.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Accounting Coordinator	71	£25,735.00	£26,035.00	£26,335.00
Trainee Accountant	76	£23,175.00	£25,070.00	£26,975.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00