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 683,074 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	677,912	99.24 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,010	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,152	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,136 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 56,923 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,036	56,492
Contract	99	430

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is September, and the quietest month is also 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
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
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553
January 2025	2,466
December 2024	1,712

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	8	£145,000.00	£155,835.00	£166,665.00
Client Partner	16	£90,855.00	£103,450.00	£116,045.00
Senior Audit Manager	38	£73,980.00	£78,910.00	£83,840.00
Commercial Director	47	£70,115.00	£78,895.00	£87,675.00
Group Financial Controller	57	£73,895.00	£78,280.00	£82,660.00
Financial Investigator	2	£73,250.00	£77,500.00	£81,725.00
Tax Director	37	£69,100.00	£74,385.00	£79,665.00
Financial Director	197	£64,250.00	£73,125.00	£82,000.00
Head of Accounts	9	£67,305.00	£70,690.00	£74,075.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Pricing Manager	21	£61,500.00	£66,805.00	£72,115.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	1,335	£61,025.00	£63,885.00	£66,750.00
Actuarial	26	£58,840.00	£63,630.00	£68,420.00
Asset Finance	27	£57,770.00	£63,250.00	£68,730.00
Tax Manager	818	£57,595.00	£62,640.00	£67,680.00
Group Accountant	190	£56,895.00	£61,180.00	£65,460.00
ACA	35	£54,500.00	£60,410.00	£66,315.00
Audit Manager	364	£55,435.00	£59,950.00	£64,465.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	131	£54,180.00	£59,530.00	£64,875.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Finance Business Partner	1,048	£55,385.00	£57,985.00	£60,570.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Senior Auditor	24	£56,105.00	£57,805.00	£59,505.00
Internal Audit	162	£54,445.00	£57,330.00	£60,230.00
Tax	2,730	£52,240.00	£56,890.00	£61,540.00
Senior Internal Auditor	17	£54,890.00	£56,370.00	£57,855.00
Tax Consultant	10	£49,690.00	£54,845.00	£60,000.00
Tax Advisor	83	£49,525.00	£54,370.00	£59,220.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Financial Accountant	781	£50,000.00	£52,980.00	£55,970.00
Audit	2,991	£47,165.00	£50,555.00	£53,950.00
Cost Accounting	30	£47,365.00	£50,205.00	£53,050.00
Fraud	106	£48,545.00	£50,070.00	£51,585.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Tax Accountant	224	£44,840.00	£49,995.00	£55,150.00
Tax Accounting	224	£44,840.00	£49,995.00	£55,150.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
Property Accountant	52	£46,205.00	£49,545.00	£52,885.00
Project Accountant	514	£48,325.00	£49,525.00	£50,725.00
Qualified Accountant	285	£46,135.00	£49,035.00	£51,935.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
VAT	352	£44,840.00	£47,920.00	£51,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	378	£44,940.00	£47,380.00	£49,815.00
Audit Senior	558	£41,470.00	£45,820.00	£50,175.00
Payroll Manager	483	£42,900.00	£45,335.00	£47,760.00
Auditor	246	£42,845.00	£45,230.00	£47,610.00
Company Accountant	75	£40,815.00	£44,730.00	£48,640.00
Tax Assistant	107	£41,070.00	£44,015.00	£46,955.00
ACCA	9	£38,500.00	£42,675.00	£46,825.00
Accounts Payable Manager	36	£40,290.00	£42,365.00	£44,435.00
Chartered Accountant	48	£37,880.00	£41,840.00	£45,790.00
Accounts Manager	7,327	£38,570.00	£41,550.00	£44,520.00
Management Accountant	7,416	£38,515.00	£41,470.00	£44,425.00
Senior Accountant	1,733	£37,915.00	£41,280.00	£44,660.00
Accounts Senior	1,709	£37,915.00	£41,275.00	£44,640.00
Accountant	21,539	£38,190.00	£40,635.00	£43,080.00
Accounting	21,539	£38,190.00	£40,635.00	£43,080.00
Fraud Investigator	1	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Commercial Accountant	297	£35,765.00	£39,970.00	£44,175.00
Practice Accountant	825	£35,830.00	£39,610.00	£43,395.00
Service Charge Accountant	54	£36,245.00	£38,880.00	£41,520.00
Accounts Controller	20	£36,355.00	£38,445.00	£40,540.00
Payroll Specialist	176	£35,455.00	£37,720.00	£39,990.00
Payroll	2,593	£34,760.00	£36,730.00	£38,700.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	41	£33,670.00	£36,645.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Assistant Management Accountant	327	£32,525.00	£34,460.00	£36,395.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£32,375.00	£34,250.00	£36,125.00
Senior Credit Controller	33	£32,545.00	£33,895.00	£35,240.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Payroll Supervisor	8	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Bookkeeper	692	£29,010.00	£31,410.00	£33,800.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
CIMA	9	£29,165.00	£30,835.00	£32,500.00
Accounts Payable	696	£29,470.00	£30,655.00	£31,840.00
Credit Controller	1,178	£29,160.00	£30,610.00	£32,055.00
Accounts Receivable	234	£29,015.00	£30,550.00	£32,085.00
Legal Cashier	221	£27,825.00	£29,940.00	£32,040.00
Accounting Assistant	2,536	£28,490.00	£29,840.00	£31,195.00
Accounts Assistant	2,536	£28,490.00	£29,840.00	£31,195.00
Assistant Accountant	2,536	£28,490.00	£29,840.00	£31,195.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	515	£28,070.00	£29,495.00	£30,920.00
AAT	81	£27,495.00	£29,330.00	£31,165.00
Accounting Technician	100	£28,290.00	£29,305.00	£30,320.00
Payroll Assistant	124	£28,180.00	£29,305.00	£30,430.00
Accounting Coordinator	67	£28,085.00	£29,070.00	£30,050.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Sales Ledger	209	£27,605.00	£28,925.00	£30,240.00
Purchase Ledger	777	£27,260.00	£28,330.00	£29,400.00
Accounting Clerk	86	£27,465.00	£28,260.00	£29,060.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	73	£27,365.00	£28,065.00	£28,760.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	81	£26,770.00	£28,040.00	£29,315.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	220	£26,175.00	£27,625.00	£29,070.00
Accounts Administrator	239	£26,190.00	£27,145.00	£28,095.00
Trainee Accountant	71	£23,620.00	£24,805.00	£25,990.00