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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 790,285 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	784,504	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,524	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,257	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,198 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 65,857 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,086	65,375
Contract	111	481

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 June.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

11,238

Down 16.4% vs last year

Average salary

£45,755.00

Up 5.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 25.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£455.00

Down 6.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Down 31.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£500.00

Down 7.3% 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
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
June 2025	8,397

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	21	£123,470.00	£136,040.00	£148,615.00
Client Partner	79	£77,155.00	£90,945.00	£104,730.00
Actuarial	59	£83,005.00	£89,530.00	£96,055.00
Tax Director	309	£76,945.00	£86,530.00	£96,115.00
Group Financial Controller	154	£75,270.00	£80,145.00	£85,020.00
Commercial Director	75	£70,120.00	£77,125.00	£84,125.00
Pricing Manager	48	£73,065.00	£76,850.00	£80,635.00
Senior Audit Manager	133	£71,860.00	£76,240.00	£80,620.00
Internal Audit Manager	34	£68,385.00	£71,950.00	£75,515.00
Financial Director	17	£61,555.00	£69,095.00	£76,640.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,958	£62,055.00	£66,015.00	£69,970.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of Accounts	12	£61,900.00	£64,500.00	£67,100.00
Tax Manager	2,275	£57,075.00	£62,460.00	£67,845.00
Senior Internal Auditor	26	£59,255.00	£60,800.00	£62,350.00
Internal Audit	346	£57,260.00	£59,965.00	£62,675.00
ACA	150	£54,415.00	£59,565.00	£64,710.00
Finance Business Partner	1,482	£56,540.00	£59,225.00	£61,900.00
Group Accountant	338	£55,305.00	£59,070.00	£62,835.00
Audit Manager	963	£54,790.00	£58,925.00	£63,065.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Cost Controller	171	£51,645.00	£56,770.00	£61,890.00
Senior Auditor	62	£53,565.00	£55,615.00	£57,660.00
Financial Accountant	1,649	£52,265.00	£55,325.00	£58,400.00
Tax	7,568	£49,925.00	£54,990.00	£60,055.00
Assistant Financial Controller	18	£51,450.00	£54,950.00	£58,450.00
Tax Consultant	37	£50,490.00	£54,950.00	£59,410.00
Property Accountant	114	£50,175.00	£53,440.00	£56,700.00
Project Accountant	421	£50,915.00	£53,390.00	£55,870.00
Systems Accountant	128	£49,305.00	£52,695.00	£56,075.00
Financial Consultant	4	£46,500.00	£51,750.00	£57,000.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Cost Accounting	70	£47,835.00	£50,890.00	£53,945.00
Tax Advisor	131	£46,160.00	£50,880.00	£55,600.00
Senior Management Accountant	716	£47,675.00	£50,870.00	£54,065.00
Qualified Accountant	710	£46,920.00	£50,490.00	£54,060.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,778	£45,835.00	£49,525.00	£53,215.00
Auditor	470	£46,365.00	£49,305.00	£52,245.00
Dealership Accountant	32	£46,920.00	£48,955.00	£50,990.00
Tax Accountant	891	£44,670.00	£48,950.00	£53,225.00
Tax Accounting	891	£44,670.00	£48,950.00	£53,225.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	800	£45,700.00	£48,200.00	£50,710.00
VAT	878	£43,535.00	£47,185.00	£50,840.00
Company Accountant	122	£42,480.00	£46,235.00	£49,980.00
Chartered Accountant	213	£42,605.00	£45,815.00	£49,015.00
Accounts Controller	31	£43,535.00	£45,660.00	£47,780.00
Tax Assistant	335	£41,335.00	£45,255.00	£49,170.00
ACCA	350	£40,835.00	£45,165.00	£49,490.00
Audit Senior	1,855	£40,805.00	£44,670.00	£48,535.00
Accounts Manager	12,739	£40,310.00	£43,570.00	£46,835.00
Management Accountant	12,834	£40,300.00	£43,565.00	£46,830.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	72	£41,110.00	£42,970.00	£44,830.00
Asset Finance	35	£37,645.00	£42,475.00	£47,320.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Senior Accountant	3,898	£38,355.00	£41,990.00	£45,630.00
Accounts Senior	3,843	£38,340.00	£41,970.00	£45,600.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Commercial Accountant	622	£37,595.00	£41,685.00	£45,775.00
Practice Accountant	2,510	£37,430.00	£41,415.00	£45,405.00
Accountant	38,265	£38,225.00	£41,115.00	£44,000.00
Accounting	38,265	£38,225.00	£41,115.00	£44,000.00
Fraud	585	£39,830.00	£40,615.00	£41,400.00
Service Charge Accountant	78	£36,440.00	£39,835.00	£43,225.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Credit Control Manager	33	£36,695.00	£38,345.00	£40,000.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	87	£34,165.00	£37,525.00	£40,885.00
Payroll Specialist	282	£35,355.00	£37,465.00	£39,580.00
Payroll	4,277	£34,635.00	£36,530.00	£38,415.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	487	£33,540.00	£35,985.00	£38,425.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	54	£33,660.00	£35,205.00	£36,745.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Payroll Supervisor	29	£31,150.00	£33,690.00	£36,225.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,372	£30,865.00	£33,155.00	£35,445.00
Accounts Receivable	365	£30,825.00	£32,500.00	£34,175.00
Legal Cashier	383	£30,135.00	£32,170.00	£34,200.00
Accounts Payable	1,085	£29,860.00	£31,355.00	£32,855.00
AAT	110	£28,025.00	£31,255.00	£34,490.00
Assistant Accountant	3,097	£28,765.00	£30,510.00	£32,255.00
Accounting Assistant	3,094	£28,760.00	£30,505.00	£32,250.00
Accounts Assistant	3,095	£28,760.00	£30,505.00	£32,250.00
Accounting Technician	130	£30,125.00	£30,485.00	£30,840.00
Payroll Assistant	232	£29,120.00	£30,400.00	£31,680.00
Payroll Administrator	766	£28,725.00	£30,010.00	£31,295.00
Credit Controller	1,821	£28,760.00	£29,920.00	£31,080.00
Payroll Clerk	24	£28,280.00	£29,785.00	£31,290.00
Accounting Coordinator	120	£28,300.00	£29,575.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Sales Ledger	332	£28,415.00	£29,465.00	£30,510.00
Accounting Clerk	101	£28,445.00	£29,260.00	£30,080.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	116	£27,925.00	£28,890.00	£29,850.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	97	£27,515.00	£28,690.00	£29,865.00
Purchase Ledger	1,137	£27,350.00	£28,420.00	£29,495.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Administrator	381	£26,985.00	£27,890.00	£28,795.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	337	£26,730.00	£27,740.00	£28,750.00
Trainee Accountant	92	£25,140.00	£26,825.00	£28,510.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00