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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 880,374 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	874,155	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,861	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,358	0.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,930 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 73,365 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,810	72,846
Contract	119	518

The busiest month for new permanent Accounting Jobs in the UK is September, whilst the quietest month is December.

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is also September, and the quietest month is July.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

26,001

Up 56.6% vs last year

Average salary

£43,125.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Up 12.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Down 0.1% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Up 7.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£610.00

Up 15.7% 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
October 2026	26,001
September 2026	35,206
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	36	£115,615.00	£129,055.00	£142,490.00
Tax Director	328	£78,870.00	£90,760.00	£102,650.00
Actuarial	60	£84,395.00	£90,045.00	£95,705.00
Client Partner	73	£71,520.00	£86,545.00	£101,570.00
Commercial Director	153	£78,135.00	£84,365.00	£90,595.00
Group Financial Controller	204	£78,430.00	£83,735.00	£89,040.00
Financial Director	33	£75,045.00	£82,235.00	£89,420.00
Pricing Manager	37	£76,925.00	£81,115.00	£85,300.00
Senior Audit Manager	116	£69,240.00	£74,305.00	£79,365.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£64,120.00	£67,365.00	£70,605.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Senior Internal Auditor	18	£63,580.00	£65,615.00	£67,645.00
Tax Manager	2,563	£57,430.00	£63,505.00	£69,580.00
Financial Controller	3,750	£58,990.00	£62,710.00	£66,435.00
Finance Business Partner	1,343	£58,150.00	£61,010.00	£63,865.00
Internal Audit	328	£56,000.00	£58,545.00	£61,090.00
Audit Manager	887	£53,225.00	£57,715.00	£62,210.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Group Accountant	332	£52,915.00	£56,655.00	£60,395.00
Cost Controller	263	£51,880.00	£56,250.00	£60,615.00
Fund Accounting	25	£53,785.00	£56,250.00	£58,715.00
Fraud Manager	18	£55,850.00	£56,185.00	£56,515.00
ACA	182	£51,910.00	£56,010.00	£60,115.00
Project Accountant	360	£52,250.00	£55,610.00	£58,965.00
Financial Accountant	1,751	£52,335.00	£55,545.00	£58,760.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Senior Management Accountant	742	£50,310.00	£54,290.00	£58,270.00
Property Accountant	117	£50,375.00	£54,150.00	£57,925.00
Tax	8,491	£48,465.00	£53,995.00	£59,520.00
Tax Advisor	94	£48,085.00	£53,310.00	£58,545.00
Senior Auditor	61	£49,575.00	£52,430.00	£55,285.00
Systems Accountant	148	£49,000.00	£51,900.00	£54,795.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£47,500.00	£51,100.00	£54,700.00
Cost Accounting	78	£47,170.00	£50,435.00	£53,695.00
Treasury Accountant	18	£48,655.00	£50,435.00	£52,220.00
Audit	7,776	£47,110.00	£50,325.00	£53,540.00
Payroll Manager	885	£47,660.00	£50,080.00	£52,515.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Auditor	480	£46,985.00	£49,860.00	£52,740.00
Tax Accountant	1,105	£45,450.00	£49,830.00	£54,210.00
Tax Accounting	1,105	£45,450.00	£49,830.00	£54,210.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
VAT	1,183	£45,250.00	£49,070.00	£52,890.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	795	£45,125.00	£48,900.00	£52,675.00
Asset Finance	37	£39,070.00	£48,505.00	£57,945.00
Tax Assistant	333	£43,025.00	£47,750.00	£52,475.00
Company Accountant	97	£43,035.00	£46,430.00	£49,815.00
Taxation	30	£43,000.00	£46,025.00	£49,050.00
ACCA	403	£41,185.00	£45,585.00	£49,990.00
Audit Senior	1,835	£41,490.00	£45,400.00	£49,305.00
Chartered Accountant	237	£41,530.00	£45,260.00	£48,985.00
Accounts Manager	15,398	£41,145.00	£44,635.00	£48,125.00
Management Accountant	15,472	£41,045.00	£44,565.00	£48,080.00
Accounts Controller	66	£41,795.00	£43,955.00	£46,110.00
Dealership Accountant	35	£41,865.00	£43,470.00	£45,085.00
Senior Accountant	4,218	£39,195.00	£43,250.00	£47,290.00
Accounts Senior	4,183	£39,195.00	£43,245.00	£47,290.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Accountant	44,259	£39,615.00	£42,890.00	£46,160.00
Accounting	44,259	£39,615.00	£42,890.00	£46,160.00
Accounts Payable Manager	72	£40,860.00	£42,655.00	£44,440.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Commercial Accountant	674	£37,605.00	£42,245.00	£46,890.00
Practice Accountant	3,648	£37,605.00	£41,905.00	£46,200.00
Credit Control Manager	30	£39,460.00	£41,735.00	£44,010.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Credit Analyst	7	£41,165.00	£41,165.00	£41,165.00
Service Charge Accountant	85	£37,500.00	£40,980.00	£44,465.00
Payroll Specialist	218	£35,745.00	£37,625.00	£39,505.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	141	£33,755.00	£37,410.00	£41,065.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	12	£35,500.00	£37,375.00	£39,250.00
Payroll	5,208	£35,215.00	£37,140.00	£39,060.00
Payroll Supervisor	37	£33,875.00	£36,735.00	£39,585.00
Assistant Management Accountant	567	£33,650.00	£36,075.00	£38,490.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	39	£33,660.00	£35,340.00	£37,015.00
Quality Auditor	46	£34,190.00	£35,250.00	£36,310.00
Fraud	763	£33,200.00	£33,995.00	£34,785.00
Bookkeeper	1,704	£30,720.00	£33,075.00	£35,425.00
Accounts Receivable	451	£30,975.00	£32,810.00	£34,640.00
Legal Cashier	398	£30,840.00	£32,755.00	£34,665.00
Accounts Payable	1,263	£30,590.00	£32,095.00	£33,605.00
Accounting Technician	60	£30,990.00	£31,980.00	£32,975.00
Payroll Assistant	306	£29,950.00	£31,700.00	£33,455.00
AAT	151	£28,535.00	£31,665.00	£34,795.00
Assistant Accountant	3,246	£28,950.00	£30,725.00	£32,495.00
Accounting Assistant	3,242	£28,940.00	£30,715.00	£32,490.00
Accounts Assistant	3,243	£28,945.00	£30,715.00	£32,490.00
Credit Controller	1,896	£29,345.00	£30,610.00	£31,865.00
Sales Ledger	582	£29,060.00	£30,320.00	£31,575.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	1,049	£28,545.00	£29,975.00	£31,415.00
Accounting Coordinator	157	£28,550.00	£29,860.00	£31,165.00
Accounting Clerk	75	£28,695.00	£29,620.00	£30,545.00
Payroll Clerk	60	£27,915.00	£29,190.00	£30,465.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	120	£28,055.00	£29,140.00	£30,225.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	125	£27,885.00	£28,950.00	£30,015.00
Purchase Ledger	1,332	£27,610.00	£28,750.00	£29,895.00
Accounts Administrator	593	£27,485.00	£28,595.00	£29,710.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	356	£27,300.00	£28,380.00	£29,465.00
Trainee Accountant	94	£26,170.00	£27,895.00	£29,615.00
Accounting Apprenticeship	1	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00