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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 808,723 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	802,859	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,579	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,285	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,552 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 67,394 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,439	66,905
Contract	112	488

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	60	£80,215.00	£86,255.00	£92,305.00
Financial Director	15	£70,720.00	£81,180.00	£91,640.00
Pricing Manager	43	£75,915.00	£80,645.00	£85,365.00
Group Financial Controller	160	£74,705.00	£79,520.00	£84,335.00
Commercial Director	86	£71,995.00	£79,280.00	£86,565.00
Senior Audit Manager	129	£71,075.00	£75,665.00	£80,255.00
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	3,024	£60,585.00	£64,590.00	£68,595.00
Tax Manager	2,339	£56,390.00	£62,075.00	£67,760.00
Finance Business Partner	1,381	£57,170.00	£59,715.00	£62,250.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
Internal Audit	333	£56,370.00	£59,085.00	£61,800.00
Head of Accounts	8	£55,000.00	£58,625.00	£62,250.00
Audit Manager	890	£54,220.00	£58,600.00	£62,985.00
Group Accountant	318	£54,405.00	£58,015.00	£61,625.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
ACA	161	£53,230.00	£57,845.00	£62,460.00
Cost Controller	169	£52,310.00	£57,180.00	£62,045.00
Financial Accountant	1,571	£52,255.00	£55,570.00	£58,900.00
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	59	£52,360.00	£54,490.00	£56,615.00
Tax	7,720	£47,830.00	£53,360.00	£58,890.00
Project Accountant	390	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Property Accountant	105	£48,305.00	£51,700.00	£55,095.00
Senior Management Accountant	752	£48,200.00	£51,490.00	£54,785.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Tax Advisor	123	£46,010.00	£50,705.00	£55,405.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Systems Accountant	131	£46,825.00	£50,280.00	£53,730.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Auditor	453	£46,425.00	£49,490.00	£52,555.00
Audit	6,774	£45,760.00	£49,160.00	£52,560.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	694	£45,270.00	£48,825.00	£52,375.00
Tax Accountant	952	£44,085.00	£48,800.00	£53,510.00
Tax Accounting	952	£44,085.00	£48,800.00	£53,510.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	804	£45,845.00	£48,115.00	£50,395.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
Company Accountant	118	£42,410.00	£46,520.00	£50,625.00
Accounts Controller	43	£43,555.00	£45,870.00	£48,180.00
Asset Finance	44	£38,930.00	£45,650.00	£52,380.00
VAT	924	£41,760.00	£45,620.00	£49,475.00
ACCA	367	£40,135.00	£45,065.00	£49,995.00
Chartered Accountant	219	£41,655.00	£45,040.00	£48,420.00
Tax Assistant	347	£40,575.00	£44,770.00	£48,965.00
Audit Senior	1,884	£40,950.00	£44,765.00	£48,575.00
Accounts Manager	13,353	£40,555.00	£43,845.00	£47,140.00
Management Accountant	13,451	£40,545.00	£43,840.00	£47,125.00
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	4,003	£38,925.00	£42,695.00	£46,465.00
Accounts Senior	3,950	£38,910.00	£42,675.00	£46,435.00
Accountant	39,196	£39,015.00	£41,995.00	£44,975.00
Accounting	39,196	£39,015.00	£41,995.00	£44,975.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Commercial Accountant	685	£37,420.00	£41,300.00	£45,180.00
Practice Accountant	2,759	£36,865.00	£41,045.00	£45,225.00
Credit Control Manager	32	£38,670.00	£40,395.00	£42,120.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£36,750.00	£40,350.00	£43,955.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Fraud	629	£37,960.00	£38,625.00	£39,285.00
Payroll Specialist	282	£35,345.00	£37,500.00	£39,655.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	98	£33,515.00	£36,880.00	£40,250.00
Payroll	4,392	£34,550.00	£36,480.00	£38,410.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Assistant Management Accountant	479	£32,915.00	£35,360.00	£37,805.00
Senior Credit Controller	48	£33,330.00	£35,110.00	£36,895.00
Quality Auditor	19	£33,745.00	£34,645.00	£35,545.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Legal Cashier	380	£30,635.00	£32,575.00	£34,510.00
Bookkeeper	1,462	£30,090.00	£32,310.00	£34,525.00
Accounts Receivable	408	£30,355.00	£32,090.00	£33,825.00
Accounts Payable	1,110	£30,115.00	£31,595.00	£33,080.00
AAT	137	£27,795.00	£31,315.00	£34,840.00
Accounting Technician	123	£30,275.00	£30,890.00	£31,505.00
Payroll Assistant	228	£29,130.00	£30,665.00	£32,205.00
Assistant Accountant	3,102	£28,875.00	£30,660.00	£32,440.00
Accounting Assistant	3,098	£28,870.00	£30,655.00	£32,435.00
Accounts Assistant	3,099	£28,875.00	£30,655.00	£32,435.00
Credit Controller	1,840	£29,160.00	£30,460.00	£31,760.00
Payroll Clerk	43	£28,660.00	£30,200.00	£31,745.00
Sales Ledger	378	£28,755.00	£29,915.00	£31,075.00
Payroll Administrator	801	£28,315.00	£29,725.00	£31,135.00
Accounting Coordinator	127	£28,240.00	£29,545.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	96	£28,510.00	£29,445.00	£30,380.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	119	£27,790.00	£28,820.00	£29,845.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	104	£27,620.00	£28,790.00	£29,960.00
Purchase Ledger	1,172	£27,565.00	£28,650.00	£29,735.00
Accounts Administrator	426	£27,255.00	£28,250.00	£29,250.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	363	£26,965.00	£28,025.00	£29,085.00
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