List your job here

Reach thousands of UK professionals comparing salaries and making their next career move. List your job here and put your role in front of candidates already researching your sector.

Build your ad

Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

Use this page to decide which accounting jobs roles to target next, based on current salary and demand signals.

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 792,946 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	787,151	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,537	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,258	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,249 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 66,079 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,137	65,596
Contract	111	482

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	23	£129,045.00	£143,215.00	£157,380.00
Actuarial	59	£83,005.00	£89,530.00	£96,055.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Tax Director	303	£76,350.00	£86,675.00	£96,995.00
Group Financial Controller	148	£74,285.00	£79,175.00	£84,060.00
Commercial Director	75	£70,120.00	£77,125.00	£84,125.00
Pricing Manager	45	£72,765.00	£76,645.00	£80,515.00
Senior Audit Manager	127	£72,050.00	£76,290.00	£80,525.00
Financial Director	14	£64,865.00	£73,415.00	£81,965.00
Internal Audit Manager	30	£65,970.00	£69,830.00	£73,690.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,895	£61,485.00	£65,655.00	£69,830.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,259	£56,510.00	£61,890.00	£67,275.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Internal Audit	336	£57,315.00	£60,085.00	£62,865.00
Finance Business Partner	1,430	£57,015.00	£59,835.00	£62,645.00
ACA	147	£54,210.00	£59,250.00	£64,290.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
Audit Manager	909	£54,895.00	£59,150.00	£63,415.00
Group Accountant	323	£54,975.00	£58,660.00	£62,340.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Cost Controller	167	£52,630.00	£57,705.00	£62,775.00
Tax Consultant	35	£51,285.00	£55,895.00	£60,500.00
Senior Auditor	57	£53,210.00	£55,270.00	£57,330.00
Financial Accountant	1,590	£52,035.00	£55,215.00	£58,410.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Tax	7,504	£48,710.00	£53,905.00	£59,100.00
Project Accountant	389	£50,075.00	£52,810.00	£55,545.00
Systems Accountant	127	£49,415.00	£52,685.00	£55,950.00
Financial Consultant	4	£46,500.00	£51,750.00	£57,000.00
Property Accountant	105	£48,445.00	£51,560.00	£54,675.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Senior Management Accountant	702	£48,270.00	£51,435.00	£54,595.00
Tax Advisor	131	£46,145.00	£50,970.00	£55,800.00
Cost Accounting	67	£47,835.00	£50,765.00	£53,695.00
Qualified Accountant	677	£46,930.00	£50,375.00	£53,815.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,687	£46,025.00	£49,515.00	£53,005.00
Dealership Accountant	30	£47,555.00	£49,415.00	£51,275.00
Auditor	458	£46,015.00	£48,965.00	£51,920.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Tax Accountant	886	£44,215.00	£48,565.00	£52,910.00
Tax Accounting	886	£44,215.00	£48,565.00	£52,910.00
Payroll Manager	801	£45,645.00	£48,060.00	£50,490.00
VAT	874	£43,675.00	£47,360.00	£51,050.00
Company Accountant	119	£41,875.00	£45,780.00	£49,675.00
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	333	£41,110.00	£45,015.00	£48,915.00
Audit Senior	1,833	£41,165.00	£44,935.00	£48,700.00
Accounts Controller	32	£42,640.00	£44,840.00	£47,040.00
Accounts Manager	12,650	£40,550.00	£43,815.00	£47,075.00
Management Accountant	12,745	£40,540.00	£43,810.00	£47,070.00
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
Senior Accountant	3,850	£38,740.00	£42,495.00	£46,250.00
Accounts Senior	3,797	£38,725.00	£42,475.00	£46,220.00
Asset Finance	35	£37,645.00	£42,475.00	£47,320.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Commercial Accountant	619	£38,035.00	£42,120.00	£46,215.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	37,791	£38,190.00	£41,185.00	£44,185.00
Accounting	37,791	£38,190.00	£41,185.00	£44,185.00
Practice Accountant	2,514	£36,735.00	£40,725.00	£44,710.00
Service Charge Accountant	75	£36,975.00	£40,155.00	£43,340.00
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	4,247	£35,115.00	£37,020.00	£38,920.00
Payroll Specialist	280	£34,945.00	£37,020.00	£39,090.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	463	£33,775.00	£36,145.00	£38,515.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	49	£33,580.00	£35,035.00	£36,495.00
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
Accounts Receivable	377	£30,625.00	£32,365.00	£34,095.00
Bookkeeper	1,352	£29,920.00	£32,195.00	£34,470.00
Legal Cashier	381	£30,095.00	£32,190.00	£34,275.00
AAT	109	£28,390.00	£31,875.00	£35,365.00
Accounts Payable	1,054	£30,200.00	£31,735.00	£33,270.00
Assistant Accountant	3,020	£28,905.00	£30,580.00	£32,255.00
Accounting Assistant	3,017	£28,895.00	£30,575.00	£32,250.00
Accounting Technician	120	£30,185.00	£30,575.00	£30,960.00
Accounts Assistant	3,018	£28,900.00	£30,575.00	£32,250.00
Payroll Assistant	227	£28,850.00	£30,445.00	£32,040.00
Credit Controller	1,783	£29,020.00	£30,265.00	£31,515.00
Payroll Clerk	26	£28,880.00	£30,245.00	£31,605.00
Payroll Administrator	753	£28,475.00	£29,835.00	£31,200.00
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	324	£28,375.00	£29,450.00	£30,520.00
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	93	£27,480.00	£28,610.00	£29,735.00
Purchase Ledger	1,111	£27,510.00	£28,550.00	£29,595.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	333	£26,930.00	£28,000.00	£29,070.00
Accounts Administrator	379	£26,995.00	£27,915.00	£28,840.00
Trainee Accountant	91	£25,560.00	£27,190.00	£28,815.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00