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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 860,633 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	854,519	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,780	0.56 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,334	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,551 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 71,719 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,433	71,209
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	323	£78,360.00	£89,280.00	£100,205.00
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	127	£78,260.00	£84,555.00	£90,840.00
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	198	£74,600.00	£79,380.00	£84,155.00
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	3,579	£60,075.00	£63,955.00	£67,840.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,564	£56,525.00	£62,515.00	£68,500.00
Finance Business Partner	1,381	£57,630.00	£60,325.00	£63,010.00
Internal Audit	328	£55,915.00	£58,525.00	£61,130.00
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	915	£53,140.00	£57,570.00	£62,000.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Cost Controller	194	£52,360.00	£56,825.00	£61,290.00
Group Accountant	339	£53,000.00	£56,685.00	£60,360.00
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	1,764	£51,265.00	£54,610.00	£57,965.00
Tax	8,379	£48,085.00	£53,540.00	£58,990.00
Project Accountant	371	£50,400.00	£53,475.00	£56,550.00
Tax Advisor	108	£47,905.00	£53,460.00	£59,020.00
Senior Management Accountant	779	£49,275.00	£52,765.00	£56,260.00
Senior Auditor	61	£49,195.00	£52,060.00	£54,925.00
Property Accountant	122	£48,115.00	£51,925.00	£55,735.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Systems Accountant	145	£48,360.00	£51,345.00	£54,330.00
Assistant Financial Controller	12	£47,500.00	£50,750.00	£54,000.00
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	7,498	£46,435.00	£49,895.00	£53,350.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Auditor	499	£46,160.00	£49,370.00	£52,585.00
Tax Accountant	1,065	£44,470.00	£49,125.00	£53,775.00
Tax Accounting	1,065	£44,470.00	£49,125.00	£53,775.00
Qualified Accountant	786	£45,120.00	£48,995.00	£52,865.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Payroll Manager	857	£45,415.00	£47,650.00	£49,890.00
Company Accountant	93	£43,450.00	£47,225.00	£51,000.00
Accounts Controller	57	£44,770.00	£47,040.00	£49,310.00
ACCA	405	£41,985.00	£46,555.00	£51,125.00
VAT	1,114	£42,610.00	£46,515.00	£50,420.00
Asset Finance	40	£38,390.00	£46,255.00	£54,120.00
Tax Assistant	339	£41,450.00	£46,215.00	£50,985.00
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	1,901	£40,765.00	£44,775.00	£48,780.00
Accounts Manager	15,130	£40,565.00	£43,980.00	£47,400.00
Management Accountant	15,209	£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
Senior Accountant	4,233	£38,790.00	£42,805.00	£46,815.00
Accounts Senior	4,217	£38,750.00	£42,800.00	£46,845.00
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	43,422	£38,520.00	£41,690.00	£44,865.00
Accounting	43,422	£38,520.00	£41,690.00	£44,865.00
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	4,989	£34,370.00	£36,390.00	£38,405.00
Quality Auditor	44	£34,730.00	£35,870.00	£37,015.00
Senior Credit Controller	37	£34,115.00	£35,790.00	£37,470.00
Assistant Management Accountant	581	£33,315.00	£35,765.00	£38,220.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Payroll Supervisor	31	£32,250.00	£35,065.00	£37,875.00
Legal Cashier	389	£31,185.00	£33,095.00	£34,995.00
Bookkeeper	1,651	£30,450.00	£32,840.00	£35,230.00
Fraud	780	£31,675.00	£32,515.00	£33,355.00
Accounts Receivable	441	£30,665.00	£32,465.00	£34,265.00
Accounts Payable	1,221	£30,460.00	£31,960.00	£33,460.00
AAT	156	£28,570.00	£31,690.00	£34,810.00
Accounting Technician	79	£30,510.00	£31,580.00	£32,650.00
Payroll Assistant	268	£29,430.00	£31,165.00	£32,900.00
Assistant Accountant	3,268	£28,905.00	£30,715.00	£32,520.00
Accounting Assistant	3,264	£28,895.00	£30,710.00	£32,515.00
Accounts Assistant	3,265	£28,900.00	£30,710.00	£32,515.00
Credit Controller	1,884	£29,335.00	£30,585.00	£31,825.00
Sales Ledger	513	£29,010.00	£30,270.00	£31,535.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	975	£28,535.00	£29,950.00	£31,375.00
Accounting Coordinator	132	£28,365.00	£29,725.00	£31,090.00
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	115	£28,090.00	£29,225.00	£30,360.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	126	£27,975.00	£29,055.00	£30,135.00
Purchase Ledger	1,265	£27,755.00	£28,845.00	£29,940.00
Accounts Administrator	533	£27,490.00	£28,585.00	£29,675.00
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