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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 862,225 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	856,108	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,782	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,335	0.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,581 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 71,852 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,463	71,342
Contract	117	509

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is also September, and the quietest month is July.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

35,206

Up 133.9% vs last year

Average salary

£44,110.00

Up 0.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

102

Up 30.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 2.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 44.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 0.2% 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
September 2026	35,206
August 2026	11,344
July 2026	16,408
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	40	£122,340.00	£134,915.00	£147,490.00
Tax Director	327	£78,390.00	£89,655.00	£100,915.00
Client Partner	75	£71,955.00	£88,855.00	£105,745.00
Actuarial	68	£82,795.00	£88,515.00	£94,240.00
Commercial Director	133	£78,005.00	£84,345.00	£90,680.00
Financial Director	25	£73,820.00	£84,050.00	£94,275.00
Pricing Manager	41	£76,155.00	£80,295.00	£84,435.00
Group Financial Controller	200	£75,085.00	£80,100.00	£85,115.00
Senior Audit Manager	117	£69,795.00	£75,100.00	£80,405.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£64,120.00	£67,365.00	£70,605.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	3,627	£60,075.00	£63,965.00	£67,860.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,590	£56,490.00	£62,465.00	£68,445.00
Finance Business Partner	1,381	£57,630.00	£60,325.00	£63,010.00
Internal Audit	330	£56,045.00	£58,625.00	£61,200.00
Fraud Manager	24	£58,390.00	£58,390.00	£58,390.00
Fund Accounting	27	£55,265.00	£57,975.00	£60,680.00
Audit Manager	917	£53,130.00	£57,565.00	£62,000.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Group Accountant	341	£53,175.00	£56,885.00	£60,595.00
Cost Controller	200	£52,345.00	£56,800.00	£61,255.00
ACA	177	£51,645.00	£56,100.00	£60,555.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Financial Accountant	1,772	£51,320.00	£54,660.00	£58,010.00
Tax	8,477	£48,100.00	£53,565.00	£59,030.00
Project Accountant	371	£50,400.00	£53,475.00	£56,550.00
Tax Advisor	113	£47,735.00	£52,960.00	£58,185.00
Senior Management Accountant	785	£49,320.00	£52,900.00	£56,475.00
Senior Auditor	61	£49,195.00	£52,060.00	£54,925.00
Property Accountant	124	£48,195.00	£51,980.00	£55,765.00
Treasury Accountant	13	£48,360.00	£50,755.00	£53,155.00
Assistant Financial Controller	12	£47,500.00	£50,750.00	£54,000.00
Systems Accountant	147	£47,735.00	£50,650.00	£53,575.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Cost Accounting	72	£47,040.00	£49,925.00	£52,805.00
Audit	7,560	£46,435.00	£49,885.00	£53,330.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Auditor	501	£46,200.00	£49,420.00	£52,645.00
Tax Accountant	1,079	£44,410.00	£49,090.00	£53,765.00
Tax Accounting	1,079	£44,410.00	£49,090.00	£53,765.00
Qualified Accountant	795	£45,255.00	£49,045.00	£52,835.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Payroll Manager	865	£45,475.00	£47,735.00	£50,010.00
Company Accountant	93	£43,450.00	£47,225.00	£51,000.00
Accounts Controller	57	£44,770.00	£47,040.00	£49,310.00
Tax Assistant	341	£41,915.00	£46,640.00	£51,370.00
ACCA	405	£41,985.00	£46,555.00	£51,125.00
VAT	1,140	£42,580.00	£46,520.00	£50,460.00
Asset Finance	40	£38,390.00	£46,255.00	£54,120.00
Dealership Accountant	32	£43,670.00	£45,440.00	£47,215.00
Chartered Accountant	246	£41,870.00	£45,315.00	£48,765.00
Taxation	19	£42,200.00	£44,935.00	£47,665.00
Audit Senior	1,905	£40,865.00	£44,860.00	£48,845.00
Accounts Manager	15,243	£40,565.00	£43,985.00	£47,405.00
Management Accountant	15,322	£40,550.00	£43,975.00	£47,395.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	64	£41,290.00	£43,340.00	£45,395.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Accounts Senior	4,237	£38,810.00	£42,865.00	£46,910.00
Senior Accountant	4,257	£38,760.00	£42,815.00	£46,865.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Credit Control Manager	28	£39,760.00	£42,110.00	£44,460.00
Commercial Accountant	702	£37,545.00	£42,015.00	£46,490.00
Practice Accountant	3,465	£37,615.00	£41,995.00	£46,370.00
Accountant	43,776	£38,550.00	£41,710.00	£44,875.00
Accounting	43,776	£38,550.00	£41,710.00	£44,875.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Service Charge Accountant	84	£36,670.00	£40,275.00	£43,885.00
Payroll Specialist	245	£35,675.00	£37,725.00	£39,775.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	131	£33,840.00	£37,400.00	£40,965.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	12	£35,500.00	£37,375.00	£39,250.00
Payroll	5,034	£34,375.00	£36,390.00	£38,405.00
Quality Auditor	44	£34,730.00	£35,870.00	£37,015.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£32,965.00	£35,795.00	£38,625.00
Senior Credit Controller	37	£34,115.00	£35,790.00	£37,470.00
Assistant Management Accountant	587	£33,285.00	£35,750.00	£38,210.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Legal Cashier	396	£31,150.00	£33,025.00	£34,900.00
Bookkeeper	1,666	£30,455.00	£32,840.00	£35,225.00
Fraud	780	£31,675.00	£32,515.00	£33,355.00
Accounts Receivable	445	£30,660.00	£32,460.00	£34,260.00
Accounts Payable	1,232	£30,445.00	£31,960.00	£33,470.00
AAT	159	£28,600.00	£31,705.00	£34,810.00
Accounting Technician	79	£30,510.00	£31,580.00	£32,650.00
Payroll Assistant	275	£29,390.00	£31,125.00	£32,860.00
Assistant Accountant	3,297	£28,915.00	£30,725.00	£32,535.00
Accounting Assistant	3,293	£28,910.00	£30,720.00	£32,525.00
Accounts Assistant	3,294	£28,910.00	£30,720.00	£32,525.00
Credit Controller	1,891	£29,340.00	£30,590.00	£31,830.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Sales Ledger	527	£28,995.00	£30,255.00	£31,515.00
Payroll Administrator	983	£28,560.00	£29,975.00	£31,405.00
Accounting Coordinator	134	£28,365.00	£29,795.00	£31,225.00
Payroll Clerk	63	£28,165.00	£29,530.00	£30,895.00
Accounting Clerk	81	£28,565.00	£29,485.00	£30,405.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	117	£28,175.00	£29,300.00	£30,425.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	126	£27,975.00	£29,055.00	£30,135.00
Purchase Ledger	1,290	£27,745.00	£28,835.00	£29,925.00
Accounts Administrator	537	£27,470.00	£28,555.00	£29,635.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	357	£27,325.00	£28,365.00	£29,405.00
Trainee Accountant	106	£26,040.00	£27,860.00	£29,675.00
Accounting Apprenticeship	1	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00