Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

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 701,937 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	696,651	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,118	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,168	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,499 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 58,495 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,397	58,054
Contract	101	440

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Accounting Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
January 2026	16,177
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
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	8	£145,000.00	£155,835.00	£166,665.00
Client Partner	22	£88,685.00	£100,760.00	£112,835.00
Tax Director	76	£71,145.00	£78,705.00	£86,260.00
Group Financial Controller	84	£73,945.00	£78,655.00	£83,365.00
Financial Investigator	2	£73,250.00	£77,500.00	£81,725.00
Senior Audit Manager	52	£71,985.00	£76,930.00	£81,875.00
Commercial Director	57	£68,735.00	£76,755.00	£84,780.00
Pricing Manager	25	£70,625.00	£74,605.00	£78,585.00
Actuarial	26	£66,340.00	£70,970.00	£75,605.00
Head of Accounts	9	£67,305.00	£70,690.00	£74,075.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Financial Director	103	£58,500.00	£66,750.00	£75,000.00
Financial Controller	1,548	£61,890.00	£65,335.00	£68,785.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	943	£57,415.00	£62,440.00	£67,465.00
Group Accountant	223	£56,755.00	£60,940.00	£65,120.00
ACA	52	£54,780.00	£60,540.00	£66,300.00
Audit Manager	450	£56,055.00	£60,480.00	£64,905.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	152	£54,120.00	£59,600.00	£65,080.00
Internal Audit	181	£55,520.00	£58,490.00	£61,470.00
Finance Business Partner	1,077	£55,595.00	£58,180.00	£60,760.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Fund Accounting	16	£53,635.00	£56,640.00	£59,640.00
Senior Internal Auditor	15	£54,615.00	£56,465.00	£58,320.00
Tax	3,295	£51,320.00	£56,280.00	£61,245.00
Senior Auditor	27	£52,030.00	£54,610.00	£57,190.00
Tax Consultant	20	£49,210.00	£54,160.00	£59,105.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Financial Accountant	943	£50,080.00	£53,205.00	£56,345.00
Tax Advisor	88	£47,965.00	£52,290.00	£56,615.00
Project Accountant	446	£50,525.00	£52,110.00	£53,700.00
Property Accountant	60	£47,985.00	£51,225.00	£54,460.00
Tax Accountant	277	£45,825.00	£50,650.00	£55,475.00
Tax Accounting	277	£45,825.00	£50,650.00	£55,475.00
Dealership Accountant	26	£48,240.00	£50,075.00	£51,905.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
VAT	439	£46,125.00	£49,725.00	£53,320.00
Audit	3,610	£46,070.00	£49,715.00	£53,360.00
Cost Accounting	41	£46,765.00	£49,305.00	£51,840.00
Qualified Accountant	356	£45,985.00	£49,155.00	£52,325.00
Asset Finance	21	£47,025.00	£48,915.00	£50,810.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Payroll Manager	553	£45,240.00	£47,725.00	£50,205.00
Senior Management Accountant	434	£44,905.00	£47,725.00	£50,540.00
Fraud	207	£45,865.00	£47,190.00	£48,515.00
Systems Accountant	55	£43,955.00	£46,910.00	£49,870.00
ACCA	14	£42,835.00	£46,725.00	£50,610.00
Audit Senior	742	£41,200.00	£45,305.00	£49,415.00
Auditor	281	£42,390.00	£45,265.00	£48,130.00
Company Accountant	91	£40,905.00	£44,660.00	£48,415.00
Tax Assistant	125	£40,545.00	£43,630.00	£46,715.00
Chartered Accountant	76	£39,265.00	£42,865.00	£46,460.00
Accounts Payable Manager	44	£40,070.00	£42,255.00	£44,435.00
Management Accountant	8,725	£38,600.00	£41,700.00	£44,795.00
Accounts Manager	8,640	£38,575.00	£41,675.00	£44,770.00
Senior Accountant	2,078	£37,300.00	£40,850.00	£44,410.00
Accounts Senior	2,055	£37,300.00	£40,840.00	£44,390.00
Commercial Accountant	340	£36,270.00	£40,465.00	£44,665.00
Accountant	25,206	£37,450.00	£40,035.00	£42,625.00
Accounting	25,206	£37,450.00	£40,035.00	£42,625.00
Practice Accountant	1,040	£36,090.00	£39,830.00	£43,575.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£35,845.00	£38,625.00	£41,405.00
Accounts Controller	18	£36,125.00	£38,385.00	£40,645.00
Payroll Specialist	199	£35,155.00	£37,365.00	£39,570.00
Payroll	3,033	£35,285.00	£37,215.00	£39,150.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£33,965.00	£37,205.00	£40,450.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Senior Credit Controller	37	£33,215.00	£34,850.00	£36,480.00
Assistant Management Accountant	374	£32,395.00	£34,470.00	£36,540.00
Payroll Supervisor	16	£31,585.00	£34,315.00	£37,040.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	11	£31,875.00	£33,750.00	£35,625.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
CIMA	4	£30,750.00	£33,250.00	£35,750.00
Bookkeeper	819	£29,340.00	£31,785.00	£34,230.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Accounts Receivable	268	£29,390.00	£30,930.00	£32,470.00
Accounts Payable	834	£29,650.00	£30,845.00	£32,035.00
Legal Cashier	260	£28,165.00	£30,185.00	£32,195.00
Assistant Accountant	2,786	£28,460.00	£29,890.00	£31,320.00
Accounts Assistant	2,793	£28,450.00	£29,880.00	£31,310.00
Accounting Assistant	2,792	£28,450.00	£29,875.00	£31,310.00
Credit Controller	1,339	£28,640.00	£29,810.00	£30,975.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	604	£28,110.00	£29,510.00	£30,915.00
AAT	89	£27,455.00	£29,490.00	£31,520.00
Accounting Technician	112	£28,635.00	£29,445.00	£30,260.00
Payroll Assistant	151	£28,225.00	£29,335.00	£30,445.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Coordinator	82	£28,105.00	£28,995.00	£29,885.00
Sales Ledger	234	£27,885.00	£28,990.00	£30,095.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	86	£27,355.00	£28,705.00	£30,050.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Clerk	100	£27,370.00	£28,210.00	£29,055.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	93	£27,290.00	£28,005.00	£28,720.00
Purchase Ledger	912	£26,875.00	£27,945.00	£29,020.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	273	£26,480.00	£27,920.00	£29,360.00
Accounts Administrator	295	£26,340.00	£27,300.00	£28,250.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£22,500.00	£25,500.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Accountant	88	£23,710.00	£24,765.00	£25,820.00