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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 773,664 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	768,018	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,417	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,229	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,878 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 64,472 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,769	64,001
Contract	108	470

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: April 2026

Jobs listed

24,156

Up 106.2% vs last year

Average salary

£47,605.00

Up 11.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 15.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£535.00

Up 10.9% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 32.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Down 1.0% 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
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
May 2025	5,921

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	23	£127,260.00	£139,820.00	£152,380.00
Client Partner	77	£81,750.00	£93,580.00	£105,405.00
Actuarial	61	£81,730.00	£87,735.00	£93,735.00
Tax Director	273	£75,915.00	£84,755.00	£93,600.00
Group Financial Controller	157	£74,980.00	£79,585.00	£84,190.00
Commercial Director	79	£70,665.00	£77,375.00	£84,085.00
Pricing Manager	43	£73,315.00	£77,060.00	£80,800.00
Senior Audit Manager	110	£70,900.00	£75,280.00	£79,660.00
Internal Audit Manager	42	£66,995.00	£71,395.00	£75,790.00
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	2,776	£61,990.00	£65,785.00	£69,580.00
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	2,101	£56,130.00	£61,515.00	£66,910.00
Internal Audit	323	£57,535.00	£60,480.00	£63,435.00
ACA	139	£54,900.00	£60,110.00	£65,320.00
Senior Internal Auditor	20	£58,075.00	£59,725.00	£61,380.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	198	£54,000.00	£59,150.00	£64,295.00
Group Accountant	331	£55,235.00	£59,045.00	£62,850.00
Finance Business Partner	1,503	£55,885.00	£58,575.00	£61,265.00
Audit Manager	904	£53,985.00	£58,410.00	£62,845.00
Fund Accounting	30	£55,305.00	£58,255.00	£61,205.00
Senior Auditor	56	£53,215.00	£55,435.00	£57,660.00
Property Accountant	105	£51,900.00	£55,330.00	£58,760.00
Financial Accountant	1,580	£52,100.00	£55,100.00	£58,115.00
Tax	6,929	£49,755.00	£55,025.00	£60,295.00
Tax Consultant	36	£50,040.00	£54,595.00	£59,150.00
Project Accountant	460	£50,605.00	£53,270.00	£55,935.00
Tax Advisor	132	£47,750.00	£52,435.00	£57,125.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£49,450.00	£52,300.00	£55,150.00
Taxation	11	£49,625.00	£52,065.00	£54,500.00
Qualified Accountant	656	£47,930.00	£51,415.00	£54,900.00
Cost Accounting	64	£48,385.00	£51,280.00	£54,170.00
Treasury Accountant	8	£49,915.00	£51,085.00	£52,250.00
Tax Accountant	847	£46,065.00	£50,515.00	£54,960.00
Tax Accounting	847	£46,065.00	£50,515.00	£54,960.00
Systems Accountant	112	£47,155.00	£50,155.00	£53,145.00
Senior Management Accountant	672	£47,085.00	£50,150.00	£53,210.00
Compliance Auditor	43	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Dealership Accountant	33	£47,390.00	£49,285.00	£51,180.00
Audit	6,316	£45,220.00	£48,995.00	£52,775.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Payroll Manager	765	£45,175.00	£47,700.00	£50,225.00
VAT	779	£43,585.00	£47,490.00	£51,395.00
Asset Finance	37	£43,115.00	£47,230.00	£51,355.00
Auditor	448	£44,180.00	£46,955.00	£49,725.00
Company Accountant	115	£43,025.00	£46,710.00	£50,390.00
ACCA	341	£41,750.00	£46,020.00	£50,290.00
Chartered Accountant	193	£41,050.00	£44,525.00	£47,995.00
Tax Assistant	318	£41,020.00	£44,500.00	£47,975.00
Audit Senior	1,689	£40,095.00	£44,085.00	£48,075.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Controller	31	£40,820.00	£43,270.00	£45,710.00
Management Accountant	12,565	£39,755.00	£43,090.00	£46,425.00
Accounts Manager	12,423	£39,735.00	£43,070.00	£46,400.00
Accounts Payable Manager	68	£40,970.00	£42,895.00	£44,815.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£36,750.00	£42,440.00	£48,125.00
Fraud	520	£41,060.00	£41,890.00	£42,720.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Senior Accountant	3,639	£38,010.00	£41,575.00	£45,145.00
Accounts Senior	3,583	£38,010.00	£41,565.00	£45,125.00
Practice Accountant	2,287	£37,340.00	£41,335.00	£45,325.00
Commercial Accountant	619	£37,070.00	£41,120.00	£45,175.00
Accountant	37,037	£37,705.00	£40,555.00	£43,410.00
Accounting	37,037	£37,705.00	£40,555.00	£43,410.00
Service Charge Accountant	74	£37,055.00	£40,380.00	£43,710.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	77	£34,625.00	£38,135.00	£41,650.00
Payroll Specialist	258	£35,520.00	£37,590.00	£39,660.00
Credit Control Manager	30	£35,980.00	£37,455.00	£38,930.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Payroll	4,116	£34,595.00	£36,475.00	£38,360.00
Assistant Management Accountant	484	£34,000.00	£36,425.00	£38,850.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Senior Credit Controller	51	£33,370.00	£35,030.00	£36,685.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	13	£32,915.00	£34,915.00	£36,915.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
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	1,300	£30,385.00	£32,725.00	£35,060.00
Accounts Receivable	355	£30,265.00	£31,955.00	£33,640.00
Legal Cashier	385	£29,665.00	£31,785.00	£33,900.00
Accounts Payable	1,045	£29,750.00	£31,245.00	£32,745.00
AAT	106	£27,370.00	£30,490.00	£33,615.00
Accounting Technician	131	£30,070.00	£30,370.00	£30,675.00
Assistant Accountant	3,155	£28,635.00	£30,255.00	£31,875.00
Accounts Assistant	3,153	£28,630.00	£30,250.00	£31,865.00
Accounting Assistant	3,152	£28,625.00	£30,245.00	£31,865.00
Payroll Clerk	17	£28,535.00	£30,215.00	£31,900.00
Payroll Assistant	219	£29,060.00	£30,160.00	£31,255.00
Payroll Administrator	767	£28,595.00	£29,900.00	£31,210.00
Credit Controller	1,735	£28,650.00	£29,810.00	£30,965.00
Sales Ledger	320	£28,465.00	£29,595.00	£30,725.00
Accounting Coordinator	118	£28,375.00	£29,580.00	£30,775.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	99	£28,145.00	£28,900.00	£29,655.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	119	£27,800.00	£28,640.00	£29,475.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	99	£27,325.00	£28,615.00	£29,905.00
Purchase Ledger	1,168	£27,300.00	£28,295.00	£29,295.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Administrator	372	£27,075.00	£27,965.00	£28,850.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	340	£26,665.00	£27,595.00	£28,525.00
Trainee Accountant	98	£24,625.00	£26,175.00	£27,720.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00