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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 799,679 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	793,854	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,560	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,265	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,378 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 66,640 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,265	66,154
Contract	112	485

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	25	£126,370.00	£139,465.00	£152,560.00
Tax Director	311	£77,460.00	£87,785.00	£98,105.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Actuarial	62	£80,190.00	£86,115.00	£92,050.00
Commercial Director	77	£72,620.00	£80,015.00	£87,405.00
Group Financial Controller	155	£74,095.00	£79,125.00	£84,155.00
Pricing Manager	43	£72,765.00	£76,645.00	£80,515.00
Senior Audit Manager	131	£71,570.00	£75,810.00	£80,040.00
Financial Director	14	£64,865.00	£73,415.00	£81,965.00
Internal Audit Manager	29	£67,030.00	£70,475.00	£73,915.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,943	£61,685.00	£65,895.00	£70,105.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,285	£57,310.00	£62,905.00	£68,510.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Finance Business Partner	1,391	£57,105.00	£60,030.00	£62,950.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
ACA	152	£54,210.00	£59,040.00	£63,875.00
Group Accountant	318	£55,155.00	£58,955.00	£62,745.00
Internal Audit	335	£56,355.00	£58,895.00	£61,440.00
Audit Manager	909	£54,075.00	£58,315.00	£62,555.00
Cost Controller	162	£53,045.00	£58,070.00	£63,090.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Tax Consultant	35	£51,285.00	£55,895.00	£60,500.00
Financial Accountant	1,572	£52,115.00	£55,240.00	£58,375.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	59	£52,360.00	£54,490.00	£56,615.00
Tax	7,536	£49,190.00	£54,345.00	£59,500.00
Project Accountant	387	£50,585.00	£53,290.00	£56,000.00
Tax Advisor	127	£47,960.00	£52,790.00	£57,625.00
Systems Accountant	132	£49,230.00	£52,580.00	£55,930.00
Property Accountant	106	£49,220.00	£52,560.00	£55,900.00
Financial Consultant	4	£46,500.00	£51,750.00	£57,000.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Senior Management Accountant	711	£47,985.00	£51,245.00	£54,510.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Qualified Accountant	680	£46,760.00	£50,215.00	£53,675.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,666	£45,920.00	£49,395.00	£52,870.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Tax Accountant	909	£44,640.00	£48,715.00	£52,790.00
Tax Accounting	909	£44,640.00	£48,715.00	£52,790.00
Auditor	461	£45,600.00	£48,600.00	£51,600.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	791	£45,775.00	£48,280.00	£50,795.00
Asset Finance	38	£40,115.00	£47,980.00	£55,855.00
Dealership Accountant	31	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
VAT	879	£43,405.00	£47,065.00	£50,725.00
Company Accountant	120	£42,225.00	£46,175.00	£50,115.00
Chartered Accountant	212	£42,645.00	£45,990.00	£49,330.00
Accounts Controller	40	£43,245.00	£45,535.00	£47,825.00
Tax Assistant	336	£41,240.00	£45,075.00	£48,915.00
ACCA	354	£40,740.00	£45,005.00	£49,270.00
Audit Senior	1,868	£40,800.00	£44,550.00	£48,305.00
Accounts Manager	12,830	£40,715.00	£43,980.00	£47,250.00
Management Accountant	12,642	£40,680.00	£43,965.00	£47,250.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	72	£41,200.00	£43,355.00	£45,515.00
Commercial Accountant	633	£38,475.00	£42,650.00	£46,840.00
Senior Accountant	3,874	£38,430.00	£42,230.00	£46,035.00
Accounts Senior	3,878	£38,415.00	£42,190.00	£45,970.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	38,392	£38,285.00	£41,250.00	£44,220.00
Accounting	38,392	£38,285.00	£41,250.00	£44,220.00
Practice Accountant	2,614	£36,780.00	£40,840.00	£44,900.00
Service Charge Accountant	56	£37,050.00	£40,240.00	£43,425.00
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
Payroll Specialist	287	£35,185.00	£37,315.00	£39,440.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	82	£33,960.00	£37,240.00	£40,525.00
Payroll	4,162	£35,275.00	£37,225.00	£39,165.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	466	£33,490.00	£35,785.00	£38,080.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,810.00	£35,370.00	£36,935.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Payroll Supervisor	31	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,388	£29,985.00	£32,350.00	£34,710.00
Accounts Receivable	403	£30,450.00	£32,160.00	£33,865.00
Legal Cashier	372	£29,755.00	£31,815.00	£33,875.00
AAT	126	£28,300.00	£31,700.00	£35,110.00
Accounts Payable	1,078	£29,950.00	£31,460.00	£32,980.00
Payroll Assistant	229	£29,240.00	£30,635.00	£32,025.00
Accounting Technician	120	£30,185.00	£30,575.00	£30,960.00
Assistant Accountant	3,030	£28,785.00	£30,530.00	£32,270.00
Accounting Assistant	3,044	£28,765.00	£30,515.00	£32,260.00
Accounts Assistant	3,045	£28,765.00	£30,515.00	£32,260.00
Credit Controller	1,778	£28,950.00	£30,190.00	£31,425.00
Payroll Clerk	31	£28,695.00	£30,075.00	£31,465.00
Payroll Administrator	736	£28,450.00	£29,765.00	£31,080.00
Accounting Coordinator	126	£28,275.00	£29,525.00	£30,770.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Sales Ledger	323	£28,385.00	£29,410.00	£30,430.00
Accounting Clerk	94	£28,420.00	£29,355.00	£30,285.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	110	£27,985.00	£28,975.00	£29,960.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	98	£27,370.00	£28,515.00	£29,665.00
Purchase Ledger	1,092	£27,435.00	£28,450.00	£29,470.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	336	£26,955.00	£28,015.00	£29,075.00
Accounts Administrator	398	£26,940.00	£27,810.00	£28,685.00
Trainee Accountant	87	£25,725.00	£27,355.00	£28,980.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00