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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 822,253 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	816,293	99.28 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,640	0.56 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,320	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,813 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 68,521 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,698	68,024
Contract	114	496

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: August 2026

Jobs listed

11,344

Down 23.1% vs last year

Average salary

£41,955.00

Down 4.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 17.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£610.00

Up 24.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 117.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£560.00

Up 6.5% 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
August 2026	11,344
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	30	£125,570.00	£138,905.00	£152,240.00
Actuarial	61	£82,835.00	£88,345.00	£93,865.00
Commercial Director	86	£79,045.00	£86,895.00	£94,745.00
Client Partner	75	£70,385.00	£85,890.00	£101,395.00
Tax Director	316	£74,920.00	£84,950.00	£94,980.00
Pricing Manager	41	£77,130.00	£81,685.00	£86,240.00
Financial Director	17	£72,045.00	£81,370.00	£90,690.00
Group Financial Controller	176	£75,275.00	£80,470.00	£85,665.00
Senior Audit Manager	123	£70,495.00	£75,275.00	£80,050.00
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	3,180	£60,765.00	£64,675.00	£68,590.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,645.00	£62,895.00	£64,145.00
Tax Manager	2,398	£56,440.00	£62,125.00	£67,810.00
Finance Business Partner	1,376	£56,950.00	£59,715.00	£62,480.00
Internal Audit	328	£55,860.00	£58,465.00	£61,075.00
Fund Accounting	33	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Audit Manager	906	£53,360.00	£57,815.00	£62,270.00
ACA	166	£52,745.00	£57,165.00	£61,590.00
Cost Controller	166	£51,890.00	£56,320.00	£60,745.00
Group Accountant	321	£52,650.00	£56,150.00	£59,650.00
Head of Accounts	8	£51,875.00	£56,125.00	£60,375.00
Financial Accountant	1,603	£51,735.00	£54,915.00	£58,110.00
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	55	£51,510.00	£53,785.00	£56,065.00
Tax	7,876	£48,200.00	£53,605.00	£59,010.00
Project Accountant	377	£50,225.00	£53,205.00	£56,180.00
Property Accountant	110	£48,330.00	£51,870.00	£55,405.00
Senior Management Accountant	740	£48,435.00	£51,800.00	£55,165.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Systems Accountant	132	£47,875.00	£51,240.00	£54,605.00
Tax Advisor	114	£45,565.00	£50,050.00	£54,540.00
Compliance Auditor	74	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,919	£45,710.00	£49,310.00	£52,910.00
Qualified Accountant	674	£45,555.00	£49,045.00	£52,540.00
Cost Accounting	65	£45,785.00	£49,040.00	£52,295.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Tax Accountant	969	£44,050.00	£48,680.00	£53,310.00
Tax Accounting	969	£44,050.00	£48,680.00	£53,310.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	801	£45,790.00	£48,065.00	£50,345.00
Auditor	473	£44,950.00	£47,720.00	£50,490.00
Asset Finance	51	£39,440.00	£47,265.00	£55,090.00
VAT	948	£42,705.00	£46,655.00	£50,600.00
Company Accountant	108	£42,370.00	£46,370.00	£50,365.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£44,100.00	£45,970.00	£47,845.00
Chartered Accountant	220	£42,490.00	£45,865.00	£49,235.00
ACCA	392	£41,230.00	£45,545.00	£49,865.00
Tax Assistant	344	£40,560.00	£45,265.00	£49,975.00
Audit Senior	1,921	£41,085.00	£45,085.00	£49,080.00
Accounts Controller	43	£41,785.00	£44,080.00	£46,370.00
Accounts Manager	13,795	£40,370.00	£43,665.00	£46,960.00
Management Accountant	13,893	£40,360.00	£43,655.00	£46,950.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Senior Accountant	4,013	£38,725.00	£42,615.00	£46,505.00
Accounts Senior	4,036	£38,770.00	£42,605.00	£46,435.00
Accounts Payable Manager	71	£40,410.00	£42,395.00	£44,375.00
Commercial Accountant	710	£37,755.00	£42,115.00	£46,485.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Practice Accountant	2,911	£37,400.00	£41,585.00	£45,760.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Accountant	40,310	£38,200.00	£41,390.00	£44,585.00
Accounting	40,310	£38,200.00	£41,390.00	£44,585.00
Service Charge Accountant	63	£36,260.00	£40,000.00	£43,740.00
Credit Control Manager	25	£37,250.00	£38,960.00	£40,665.00
Fraud	700	£36,690.00	£37,380.00	£38,070.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	96	£33,840.00	£37,220.00	£40,600.00
Payroll Specialist	277	£34,905.00	£37,020.00	£39,135.00
Payroll	4,433	£34,870.00	£36,765.00	£38,660.00
Payroll Consultant	4	£33,500.00	£36,750.00	£40,000.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Assistant Management Accountant	513	£33,045.00	£35,455.00	£37,865.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,365.00	£35,345.00	£37,325.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,000.00	£35,065.00	£37,125.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Quality Auditor	29	£33,140.00	£33,890.00	£34,650.00
Legal Cashier	364	£30,700.00	£32,750.00	£34,795.00
Bookkeeper	1,529	£30,195.00	£32,480.00	£34,765.00
Accounts Receivable	419	£30,560.00	£32,215.00	£33,875.00
Accounts Payable	1,166	£30,115.00	£31,680.00	£33,255.00
AAT	137	£28,250.00	£31,470.00	£34,695.00
Payroll Assistant	230	£29,140.00	£30,810.00	£32,480.00
Accounting Technician	116	£30,060.00	£30,750.00	£31,445.00
Assistant Accountant	3,204	£28,875.00	£30,700.00	£32,525.00
Accounting Assistant	3,200	£28,865.00	£30,695.00	£32,515.00
Accounts Assistant	3,201	£28,870.00	£30,695.00	£32,515.00
Credit Controller	1,842	£29,265.00	£30,505.00	£31,745.00
Sales Ledger	407	£28,795.00	£30,015.00	£31,235.00
Payroll Administrator	851	£28,365.00	£29,775.00	£31,190.00
Accounting Coordinator	113	£28,420.00	£29,675.00	£30,925.00
Payroll Clerk	49	£28,300.00	£29,655.00	£31,010.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	88	£28,330.00	£29,290.00	£30,250.00
Fraud Investigator	5	£28,085.00	£29,085.00	£30,085.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	112	£27,870.00	£28,975.00	£30,075.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	122	£27,760.00	£28,810.00	£29,850.00
Purchase Ledger	1,227	£27,690.00	£28,760.00	£29,835.00
Accounts Administrator	457	£27,110.00	£28,255.00	£29,400.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	356	£27,135.00	£28,195.00	£29,255.00
Trainee Accountant	91	£25,490.00	£27,160.00	£28,825.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00