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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 812,752 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	806,852	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,601	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,299	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,630 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 67,729 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,516	67,237
Contract	113	491

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 July.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

16,408

Up 14.2% vs last year

Average salary

£42,870.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 47.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 6.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Up 76.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£420.00

Down 21.3% 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
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
September 2025	16,634
August 2025	7,616

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	306	£77,405.00	£87,815.00	£98,225.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Actuarial	62	£80,190.00	£86,255.00	£92,330.00
Pricing Manager	41	£77,130.00	£81,685.00	£86,240.00
Financial Director	15	£70,720.00	£81,180.00	£91,640.00
Group Financial Controller	166	£74,705.00	£79,555.00	£84,400.00
Commercial Director	86	£71,995.00	£79,280.00	£86,565.00
Senior Audit Manager	126	£69,925.00	£74,930.00	£79,935.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£66,605.00	£69,115.00	£71,620.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	3,056	£60,425.00	£64,340.00	£68,255.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,645.00	£62,895.00	£64,145.00
Tax Manager	2,361	£56,905.00	£62,615.00	£68,330.00
Internal Audit	326	£57,965.00	£60,650.00	£63,335.00
Finance Business Partner	1,375	£57,335.00	£60,110.00	£62,875.00
Head of Accounts	8	£55,000.00	£58,625.00	£62,250.00
ACA	159	£53,645.00	£58,230.00	£62,815.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Group Accountant	316	£54,025.00	£57,785.00	£61,545.00
Audit Manager	891	£53,600.00	£57,715.00	£61,835.00
Cost Controller	167	£52,620.00	£57,310.00	£61,990.00
Financial Accountant	1,577	£52,420.00	£55,640.00	£58,875.00
Tax Consultant	31	£50,460.00	£54,785.00	£59,110.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	57	£52,280.00	£54,465.00	£56,650.00
Project Accountant	387	£50,660.00	£53,595.00	£56,535.00
Tax	7,792	£47,615.00	£53,015.00	£58,410.00
Property Accountant	110	£48,305.00	£51,595.00	£54,890.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Tax Advisor	121	£46,510.00	£51,220.00	£55,935.00
Systems Accountant	134	£47,500.00	£51,105.00	£54,705.00
Senior Management Accountant	742	£47,700.00	£50,855.00	£54,010.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Compliance Auditor	62	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Auditor	450	£46,485.00	£49,655.00	£52,830.00
Qualified Accountant	684	£45,790.00	£49,405.00	£53,015.00
Audit	6,799	£45,690.00	£49,135.00	£52,575.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Tax Accountant	966	£43,965.00	£48,685.00	£53,395.00
Tax Accounting	966	£43,965.00	£48,685.00	£53,395.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	812	£45,755.00	£48,125.00	£50,500.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
Company Accountant	116	£42,930.00	£46,990.00	£51,045.00
VAT	934	£42,450.00	£46,585.00	£50,710.00
Accounts Controller	43	£43,555.00	£45,870.00	£48,180.00
Asset Finance	47	£38,930.00	£45,650.00	£52,380.00
Tax Assistant	348	£40,680.00	£45,395.00	£50,110.00
ACCA	381	£40,385.00	£45,135.00	£49,880.00
Audit Senior	1,892	£40,890.00	£44,835.00	£48,775.00
Chartered Accountant	220	£41,325.00	£44,825.00	£48,325.00
Accounts Manager	13,455	£40,275.00	£43,610.00	£46,940.00
Management Accountant	13,507	£40,270.00	£43,600.00	£46,925.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	74	£41,200.00	£43,355.00	£45,515.00
Senior Accountant	4,017	£38,890.00	£42,665.00	£46,430.00
Accounts Senior	3,978	£38,885.00	£42,640.00	£46,395.00
Commercial Accountant	696	£37,675.00	£41,815.00	£45,965.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	39,425	£38,460.00	£41,440.00	£44,420.00
Accounting	39,425	£38,460.00	£41,440.00	£44,420.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Practice Accountant	2,821	£37,065.00	£41,315.00	£45,560.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£37,090.00	£40,735.00	£44,385.00
Credit Control Manager	32	£38,670.00	£40,395.00	£42,120.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Fraud	679	£38,210.00	£38,875.00	£39,535.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	96	£33,880.00	£37,300.00	£40,725.00
Payroll Specialist	276	£34,915.00	£37,070.00	£39,225.00
Payroll	4,406	£34,840.00	£36,785.00	£38,725.00
Payroll Consultant	2	£33,500.00	£36,750.00	£40,000.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	483	£33,205.00	£35,560.00	£37,910.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,365.00	£35,345.00	£37,325.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Quality Auditor	22	£33,070.00	£33,820.00	£34,570.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Legal Cashier	378	£30,650.00	£32,605.00	£34,550.00
Bookkeeper	1,471	£30,020.00	£32,250.00	£34,475.00
Accounts Receivable	412	£30,430.00	£32,095.00	£33,760.00
Accounts Payable	1,117	£30,100.00	£31,565.00	£33,030.00
AAT	139	£28,025.00	£31,465.00	£34,910.00
Accounting Technician	121	£30,115.00	£30,790.00	£31,460.00
Assistant Accountant	3,125	£28,885.00	£30,610.00	£32,330.00
Accounting Assistant	3,121	£28,875.00	£30,600.00	£32,325.00
Accounts Assistant	3,122	£28,880.00	£30,600.00	£32,325.00
Credit Controller	1,813	£29,235.00	£30,490.00	£31,745.00
Payroll Assistant	226	£28,820.00	£30,250.00	£31,685.00
Payroll Clerk	45	£28,425.00	£29,840.00	£31,260.00
Sales Ledger	392	£28,605.00	£29,785.00	£30,970.00
Payroll Administrator	806	£28,265.00	£29,640.00	£31,020.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Coordinator	121	£28,185.00	£29,445.00	£30,695.00
Accounting Clerk	92	£28,510.00	£29,420.00	£30,330.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	117	£27,750.00	£28,810.00	£29,865.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	106	£27,620.00	£28,790.00	£29,960.00
Purchase Ledger	1,196	£27,540.00	£28,615.00	£29,690.00
Accounts Administrator	435	£27,250.00	£28,315.00	£29,385.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	367	£27,040.00	£28,045.00	£29,050.00
Trainee Accountant	95	£25,480.00	£27,145.00	£28,800.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00