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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 796,308 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	790,493	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,553	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,262	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,314 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 66,359 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,202	65,874
Contract	111	484

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 August.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

14,232

Up 2.5% vs last year

Average salary

£45,870.00

Up 4.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 8.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Up 4.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 73.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Down 0.8% 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
June 2026	14,232
May 2026	11,238
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£126,370.00	£139,465.00	£152,560.00
Actuarial	59	£83,005.00	£89,530.00	£96,055.00
Tax Director	311	£77,460.00	£87,785.00	£98,105.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Commercial Director	75	£72,310.00	£79,470.00	£86,625.00
Group Financial Controller	153	£74,030.00	£79,075.00	£84,120.00
Pricing Manager	45	£72,765.00	£76,645.00	£80,515.00
Senior Audit Manager	131	£71,570.00	£75,810.00	£80,040.00
Financial Director	14	£64,865.00	£73,415.00	£81,965.00
Internal Audit Manager	32	£65,970.00	£69,830.00	£73,690.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,920	£61,590.00	£65,765.00	£69,945.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,310	£56,910.00	£62,385.00	£67,865.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Finance Business Partner	1,428	£57,195.00	£60,060.00	£62,925.00
Internal Audit	337	£56,810.00	£59,485.00	£62,165.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
Audit Manager	912	£54,935.00	£59,190.00	£63,450.00
ACA	145	£54,135.00	£59,180.00	£64,225.00
Group Accountant	323	£55,060.00	£58,835.00	£62,605.00
Cost Controller	161	£52,930.00	£58,015.00	£63,090.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Tax Consultant	35	£51,285.00	£55,895.00	£60,500.00
Financial Accountant	1,587	£51,990.00	£55,145.00	£58,310.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	59	£52,360.00	£54,490.00	£56,615.00
Tax	7,641	£49,205.00	£54,470.00	£59,730.00
Project Accountant	391	£50,520.00	£53,325.00	£56,125.00
Systems Accountant	132	£49,230.00	£52,580.00	£55,930.00
Property Accountant	106	£49,220.00	£52,560.00	£55,900.00
Financial Consultant	4	£46,500.00	£51,750.00	£57,000.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Tax Advisor	129	£46,600.00	£51,425.00	£56,260.00
Senior Management Accountant	717	£47,935.00	£51,205.00	£54,470.00
Cost Accounting	69	£47,125.00	£50,175.00	£53,220.00
Qualified Accountant	686	£46,675.00	£50,115.00	£53,560.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Dealership Accountant	27	£47,590.00	£49,475.00	£51,365.00
Audit	6,737	£45,735.00	£49,225.00	£52,715.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Auditor	464	£45,780.00	£48,840.00	£51,895.00
Tax Accountant	913	£44,410.00	£48,710.00	£53,010.00
Tax Accounting	913	£44,410.00	£48,710.00	£53,010.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	808	£45,695.00	£48,140.00	£50,590.00
VAT	887	£43,845.00	£47,595.00	£51,345.00
Company Accountant	120	£42,225.00	£46,175.00	£50,115.00
Accounts Controller	37	£43,070.00	£45,455.00	£47,850.00
Chartered Accountant	205	£42,160.00	£45,260.00	£48,360.00
ACCA	350	£40,835.00	£45,165.00	£49,490.00
Tax Assistant	339	£41,240.00	£45,075.00	£48,915.00
Audit Senior	1,869	£40,850.00	£44,700.00	£48,545.00
Accounts Manager	12,792	£40,620.00	£43,925.00	£47,235.00
Management Accountant	12,887	£40,610.00	£43,920.00	£47,225.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	70	£40,970.00	£43,020.00	£45,065.00
Asset Finance	35	£37,645.00	£42,475.00	£47,320.00
Commercial Accountant	624	£38,215.00	£42,415.00	£46,625.00
Senior Accountant	3,914	£38,495.00	£42,240.00	£45,985.00
Accounts Senior	3,861	£38,485.00	£42,215.00	£45,955.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	38,130	£38,310.00	£41,285.00	£44,265.00
Accounting	38,130	£38,310.00	£41,285.00	£44,265.00
Practice Accountant	2,580	£37,120.00	£41,245.00	£45,370.00
Service Charge Accountant	68	£36,940.00	£40,130.00	£43,325.00
Credit Control Manager	31	£38,140.00	£39,655.00	£41,165.00
Fraud	601	£38,845.00	£39,565.00	£40,280.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	82	£33,960.00	£37,240.00	£40,525.00
Payroll Specialist	291	£35,075.00	£37,150.00	£39,220.00
Payroll	4,278	£34,990.00	£36,905.00	£38,820.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	470	£33,675.00	£36,110.00	£38,550.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,810.00	£35,370.00	£36,935.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
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	1,363	£29,965.00	£32,290.00	£34,610.00
Accounts Receivable	393	£30,475.00	£32,160.00	£33,840.00
Legal Cashier	381	£29,925.00	£31,960.00	£33,990.00
AAT	118	£28,260.00	£31,655.00	£35,060.00
Accounts Payable	1,069	£30,095.00	£31,605.00	£33,120.00
Assistant Accountant	3,048	£28,890.00	£30,600.00	£32,310.00
Accounting Assistant	3,045	£28,880.00	£30,595.00	£32,305.00
Accounts Assistant	3,046	£28,885.00	£30,595.00	£32,305.00
Accounting Technician	120	£30,185.00	£30,575.00	£30,960.00
Payroll Assistant	231	£29,145.00	£30,535.00	£31,930.00
Payroll Clerk	28	£28,920.00	£30,280.00	£31,645.00
Credit Controller	1,777	£28,980.00	£30,225.00	£31,475.00
Payroll Administrator	760	£28,500.00	£29,840.00	£31,190.00
Accounting Coordinator	120	£28,300.00	£29,575.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Sales Ledger	329	£28,325.00	£29,360.00	£30,385.00
Accounting Clerk	91	£28,445.00	£29,330.00	£30,210.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	108	£27,985.00	£28,935.00	£29,885.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	96	£27,480.00	£28,590.00	£29,695.00
Purchase Ledger	1,118	£27,535.00	£28,550.00	£29,575.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	340	£26,955.00	£27,985.00	£29,015.00
Accounts Administrator	378	£26,970.00	£27,890.00	£28,810.00
Trainee Accountant	89	£25,665.00	£27,285.00	£28,900.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00