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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 768,103 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	762,501	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,378	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,224	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,771 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 64,009 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,663	63,542
Contract	107	466

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	23	£130,970.00	£144,375.00	£157,780.00
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	253	£76,275.00	£85,325.00	£94,370.00
Group Financial Controller	152	£74,260.00	£78,960.00	£83,655.00
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	97	£70,010.00	£74,360.00	£78,705.00
Internal Audit Manager	44	£65,805.00	£70,555.00	£75,300.00
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	2,666	£61,550.00	£65,340.00	£69,120.00
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	2,040	£56,330.00	£61,700.00	£67,075.00
Internal Audit	288	£56,710.00	£59,950.00	£63,205.00
Senior Internal Auditor	18	£57,690.00	£59,670.00	£61,655.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Fund Accounting	27	£56,190.00	£59,385.00	£62,570.00
ACA	128	£54,015.00	£59,155.00	£64,300.00
Cost Controller	192	£54,190.00	£59,130.00	£64,065.00
Group Accountant	329	£55,085.00	£58,860.00	£62,635.00
Finance Business Partner	1,464	£55,950.00	£58,660.00	£61,370.00
Audit Manager	866	£53,895.00	£58,315.00	£62,745.00
Financial Accountant	1,544	£52,025.00	£55,035.00	£58,060.00
Tax	6,726	£49,600.00	£54,850.00	£60,095.00
Property Accountant	99	£51,090.00	£54,490.00	£57,885.00
Tax Consultant	35	£49,485.00	£54,160.00	£58,835.00
Senior Auditor	51	£51,385.00	£53,810.00	£56,235.00
Project Accountant	482	£50,210.00	£52,750.00	£55,285.00
Tax Advisor	132	£47,610.00	£52,420.00	£57,235.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£49,450.00	£52,300.00	£55,150.00
Treasury Accountant	6	£51,125.00	£52,250.00	£53,375.00
Taxation	11	£49,625.00	£52,065.00	£54,500.00
Cost Accounting	63	£48,810.00	£51,130.00	£53,445.00
Qualified Accountant	618	£47,150.00	£50,915.00	£54,685.00
Compliance Auditor	30	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Tax Accountant	834	£45,485.00	£49,965.00	£54,455.00
Tax Accounting	834	£45,485.00	£49,965.00	£54,455.00
Senior Management Accountant	645	£46,695.00	£49,760.00	£52,820.00
Systems Accountant	110	£46,540.00	£49,490.00	£52,440.00
Dealership Accountant	33	£47,390.00	£49,285.00	£51,180.00
Audit	6,089	£45,445.00	£49,155.00	£52,865.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Payroll Manager	754	£45,330.00	£47,855.00	£50,380.00
Asset Finance	37	£43,115.00	£47,230.00	£51,355.00
VAT	742	£43,080.00	£47,065.00	£51,060.00
Auditor	409	£43,990.00	£46,890.00	£49,785.00
ACCA	335	£42,130.00	£46,140.00	£50,145.00
Company Accountant	111	£42,390.00	£46,070.00	£49,740.00
Chartered Accountant	182	£41,180.00	£44,620.00	£48,055.00
Tax Assistant	309	£40,895.00	£44,280.00	£47,665.00
Audit Senior	1,629	£40,210.00	£44,130.00	£48,050.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Controller	29	£40,820.00	£43,270.00	£45,710.00
Accounts Payable Manager	68	£40,970.00	£42,895.00	£44,815.00
Management Accountant	12,342	£39,480.00	£42,780.00	£46,075.00
Accounts Manager	12,200	£39,460.00	£42,755.00	£46,050.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£36,750.00	£42,440.00	£48,125.00
Fraud	503	£41,050.00	£41,885.00	£42,725.00
Senior Accountant	3,567	£38,120.00	£41,710.00	£45,305.00
Accounts Senior	3,511	£38,120.00	£41,700.00	£45,285.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Commercial Accountant	602	£37,190.00	£41,235.00	£45,280.00
Practice Accountant	2,241	£37,140.00	£41,125.00	£45,115.00
Service Charge Accountant	72	£37,055.00	£40,305.00	£43,560.00
Accountant	36,406	£37,415.00	£40,285.00	£43,160.00
Accounting	36,406	£37,415.00	£40,285.00	£43,160.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	73	£34,765.00	£38,055.00	£41,355.00
Payroll Specialist	252	£35,855.00	£37,995.00	£40,130.00
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	4,031	£34,375.00	£36,285.00	£38,185.00
Assistant Management Accountant	484	£33,485.00	£35,870.00	£38,250.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,465.00	£35,195.00	£36,930.00
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	1,277	£30,245.00	£32,560.00	£34,875.00
Legal Cashier	380	£29,740.00	£31,875.00	£33,995.00
Accounts Receivable	348	£29,910.00	£31,515.00	£33,110.00
Accounts Payable	1,024	£29,495.00	£30,965.00	£32,445.00
Payroll Clerk	13	£28,795.00	£30,770.00	£32,750.00
AAT	106	£27,645.00	£30,415.00	£33,190.00
Payroll Assistant	213	£29,160.00	£30,280.00	£31,405.00
Assistant Accountant	3,197	£28,595.00	£30,185.00	£31,765.00
Accounting Assistant	3,194	£28,590.00	£30,175.00	£31,760.00
Accounts Assistant	3,195	£28,590.00	£30,175.00	£31,760.00
Payroll Administrator	755	£28,480.00	£29,840.00	£31,205.00
Accounting Technician	128	£29,485.00	£29,830.00	£30,175.00
Credit Controller	1,717	£28,705.00	£29,810.00	£30,920.00
Accounting Coordinator	118	£28,375.00	£29,580.00	£30,775.00
Sales Ledger	316	£28,460.00	£29,565.00	£30,665.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	97	£27,935.00	£28,635.00	£29,335.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	99	£27,325.00	£28,615.00	£29,905.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	117	£27,780.00	£28,605.00	£29,425.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger	1,160	£27,065.00	£28,080.00	£29,105.00
Accounts Administrator	374	£27,080.00	£28,020.00	£28,965.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	342	£26,450.00	£27,410.00	£28,370.00
Trainee Accountant	100	£24,360.00	£25,825.00	£27,285.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00