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 668,456 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	663,487	99.26 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,841	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,128	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 12,855 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 55,705 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,759	55,290
Contract	95	414

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
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
November 2024	14,569
October 2024	23,484

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	17	£131,565.00	£148,595.00	£165,625.00
Client Partner	19	£75,030.00	£83,490.00	£91,945.00
Commercial Director	48	£72,095.00	£82,430.00	£92,765.00
Senior Audit Manager	36	£74,645.00	£79,495.00	£84,340.00
Group Financial Controller	61	£74,175.00	£79,460.00	£84,740.00
Tax Director	40	£72,100.00	£79,135.00	£86,165.00
Head of Accounts	7	£70,575.00	£73,835.00	£77,100.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Asset Finance	52	£62,190.00	£68,595.00	£74,995.00
Financial Director	199	£65,500.00	£68,125.00	£70,750.00
Pricing Manager	26	£62,030.00	£67,590.00	£73,145.00
Actuarial	39	£58,410.00	£64,010.00	£69,605.00
Tax Manager	839	£58,605.00	£63,210.00	£67,815.00
Financial Controller	1,394	£59,655.00	£62,495.00	£65,335.00
Group Accountant	191	£58,105.00	£62,090.00	£66,070.00
Financial Consultant	8	£58,060.00	£61,975.00	£65,900.00
Cost Controller	146	£53,835.00	£59,225.00	£64,615.00
ACA	45	£53,180.00	£58,850.00	£64,520.00
Audit Manager	352	£54,280.00	£58,765.00	£63,250.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Tax	2,903	£53,415.00	£57,570.00	£61,720.00
Finance Business Partner	1,066	£53,710.00	£56,610.00	£59,500.00
Senior Internal Auditor	14	£54,890.00	£56,495.00	£58,105.00
Tax Consultant	17	£50,415.00	£55,375.00	£60,335.00
Fund Accounting	8	£52,550.00	£55,350.00	£58,140.00
Tax Advisor	94	£50,120.00	£54,685.00	£59,245.00
Internal Audit	174	£51,095.00	£54,410.00	£57,730.00
Fraud	29	£51,440.00	£53,945.00	£56,455.00
Senior Auditor	29	£51,965.00	£53,780.00	£55,595.00
Financial Accountant	819	£49,545.00	£52,605.00	£55,665.00
Assistant Financial Controller	21	£48,375.00	£51,770.00	£55,165.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Cost Accounting	23	£45,940.00	£50,500.00	£55,065.00
Property Accountant	63	£46,725.00	£50,215.00	£53,705.00
Project Accountant	565	£48,870.00	£50,180.00	£51,500.00
Dealership Accountant	19	£46,650.00	£48,985.00	£51,310.00
Tax Accountant	263	£43,720.00	£48,985.00	£54,250.00
Tax Accounting	263	£43,720.00	£48,985.00	£54,250.00
VAT	398	£45,600.00	£48,675.00	£51,750.00
Audit	3,173	£45,500.00	£48,635.00	£51,775.00
Qualified Accountant	323	£45,730.00	£48,530.00	£51,330.00
Systems Accountant	52	£44,865.00	£48,080.00	£51,300.00
Senior Management Accountant	421	£44,535.00	£47,670.00	£50,800.00
Billing Manager	2	£42,500.00	£46,250.00	£50,000.00
ACCA	27	£42,475.00	£46,210.00	£49,940.00
Payroll Manager	513	£43,020.00	£45,390.00	£47,760.00
Auditor	294	£42,805.00	£45,100.00	£47,390.00
Audit Senior	561	£40,600.00	£44,795.00	£48,995.00
Company Accountant	88	£39,335.00	£42,680.00	£46,015.00
Senior Accountant	1,859	£39,290.00	£42,575.00	£45,865.00
Accounts Senior	1,845	£39,235.00	£42,515.00	£45,805.00
Accounts Manager	8,337	£38,545.00	£41,440.00	£44,330.00
Accounts Payable Manager	46	£39,430.00	£41,380.00	£43,325.00
Management Accountant	8,389	£38,480.00	£41,370.00	£44,260.00
Tax Assistant	114	£38,045.00	£40,705.00	£43,355.00
Commercial Accountant	366	£36,085.00	£40,375.00	£44,675.00
Practice Accountant	896	£35,880.00	£39,925.00	£43,975.00
Accountant	23,913	£37,445.00	£39,870.00	£42,300.00
Accounting	23,913	£37,445.00	£39,870.00	£42,300.00
Chartered Accountant	45	£35,780.00	£39,385.00	£42,985.00
Service Charge Accountant	59	£35,640.00	£38,070.00	£40,505.00
Payroll Specialist	183	£34,990.00	£37,120.00	£39,245.00
Payroll Supervisor	19	£34,375.00	£36,875.00	£39,375.00
Credit Control Manager	36	£34,695.00	£36,750.00	£38,810.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	14	£34,085.00	£36,375.00	£38,665.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	60	£33,085.00	£36,305.00	£39,515.00
Payroll	2,832	£33,935.00	£35,865.00	£37,805.00
Accounts Controller	17	£32,625.00	£34,635.00	£36,645.00
Assistant Management Accountant	390	£32,620.00	£34,500.00	£36,375.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	42	£31,830.00	£33,325.00	£34,815.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Bookkeeper	801	£28,750.00	£30,925.00	£33,100.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,750.00	£30,875.00	£33,000.00
Quality Auditor	20	£30,075.00	£30,670.00	£31,265.00
Accounts Payable	792	£29,325.00	£30,575.00	£31,835.00
Accounts Receivable	232	£29,080.00	£30,450.00	£31,810.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Accounting Assistant	3,129	£28,700.00	£30,020.00	£31,335.00
Accounts Assistant	3,129	£28,700.00	£30,020.00	£31,335.00
Assistant Accountant	3,129	£28,700.00	£30,020.00	£31,335.00
Credit Controller	1,369	£28,650.00	£30,015.00	£31,375.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
AAT	96	£27,175.00	£29,085.00	£30,990.00
Payroll Assistant	168	£27,880.00	£29,080.00	£30,280.00
Payroll Administrator	604	£27,490.00	£29,055.00	£30,625.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Legal Cashier	271	£26,925.00	£28,990.00	£31,045.00
Sales Ledger	296	£27,350.00	£28,655.00	£29,960.00
Accounting Coordinator	75	£27,755.00	£28,630.00	£29,495.00
Accounting Technician	87	£27,170.00	£28,555.00	£29,940.00
Purchase Ledger	934	£27,245.00	£28,290.00	£29,335.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	123	£26,910.00	£27,955.00	£28,995.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	280	£26,240.00	£27,595.00	£28,945.00
Accounting Clerk	103	£26,420.00	£27,350.00	£28,285.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	81	£26,450.00	£27,220.00	£27,990.00
Accounts Administrator	311	£25,965.00	£26,985.00	£27,995.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	2	£23,500.00	£24,750.00	£26,000.00
Trainee Accountant	108	£23,130.00	£24,145.00	£25,155.00