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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 776,043 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	770,371	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,439	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,233	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,924 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 64,670 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,814	64,197
Contract	109	472

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	21	£123,470.00	£136,040.00	£148,615.00
Client Partner	79	£77,155.00	£90,945.00	£104,730.00
Actuarial	63	£82,115.00	£88,190.00	£94,270.00
Tax Director	276	£75,975.00	£84,910.00	£93,840.00
Group Financial Controller	156	£75,475.00	£80,300.00	£85,125.00
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	43	£67,370.00	£71,530.00	£75,690.00
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	2,778	£61,880.00	£65,780.00	£69,675.00
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	2,109	£55,665.00	£60,755.00	£65,845.00
Internal Audit	325	£57,465.00	£60,445.00	£63,430.00
ACA	139	£54,900.00	£60,110.00	£65,320.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,865.00	£59,620.00	£61,380.00
Group Accountant	325	£55,435.00	£59,305.00	£63,175.00
Audit Manager	913	£55,075.00	£59,290.00	£63,505.00
Cost Controller	194	£53,775.00	£59,035.00	£64,295.00
Finance Business Partner	1,493	£55,805.00	£58,455.00	£61,105.00
Fund Accounting	30	£55,305.00	£58,255.00	£61,205.00
Senior Auditor	58	£52,885.00	£55,135.00	£57,380.00
Financial Accountant	1,573	£51,710.00	£54,755.00	£57,815.00
Tax Consultant	36	£50,040.00	£54,595.00	£59,150.00
Tax	7,034	£49,235.00	£54,365.00	£59,485.00
Property Accountant	109	£50,580.00	£53,960.00	£57,340.00
Project Accountant	460	£50,605.00	£53,270.00	£55,935.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£49,450.00	£52,300.00	£55,150.00
Taxation	11	£49,625.00	£52,065.00	£54,500.00
Cost Accounting	64	£48,385.00	£51,280.00	£54,170.00
Treasury Accountant	8	£49,915.00	£51,085.00	£52,250.00
Senior Management Accountant	672	£47,970.00	£51,025.00	£54,080.00
Qualified Accountant	663	£47,200.00	£50,810.00	£54,420.00
Tax Advisor	128	£45,955.00	£50,725.00	£55,500.00
Systems Accountant	112	£47,155.00	£50,155.00	£53,145.00
Compliance Auditor	45	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Dealership Accountant	33	£47,390.00	£49,285.00	£51,180.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Audit	6,361	£45,265.00	£48,885.00	£52,515.00
Tax Accountant	844	£44,275.00	£48,435.00	£52,600.00
Tax Accounting	844	£44,275.00	£48,435.00	£52,600.00
Payroll Manager	776	£45,795.00	£48,260.00	£50,730.00
Auditor	451	£45,175.00	£48,055.00	£50,930.00
VAT	789	£43,990.00	£47,915.00	£51,840.00
Asset Finance	37	£43,115.00	£47,230.00	£51,355.00
Company Accountant	115	£43,025.00	£46,710.00	£50,390.00
ACCA	343	£41,595.00	£45,805.00	£50,015.00
Tax Assistant	320	£41,070.00	£44,550.00	£48,025.00
Audit Senior	1,702	£40,510.00	£44,360.00	£48,215.00
Chartered Accountant	197	£40,725.00	£44,265.00	£47,810.00
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	12,567	£39,860.00	£43,200.00	£46,535.00
Accounts Manager	12,428	£39,840.00	£43,175.00	£46,510.00
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	547	£41,070.00	£41,895.00	£42,720.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Practice Accountant	2,313	£37,240.00	£41,225.00	£45,215.00
Commercial Accountant	619	£37,070.00	£41,120.00	£45,175.00
Senior Accountant	3,683	£37,590.00	£41,090.00	£44,590.00
Accounts Senior	3,627	£37,590.00	£41,075.00	£44,570.00
Accountant	37,175	£37,500.00	£40,375.00	£43,265.00
Accounting	37,175	£37,500.00	£40,375.00	£43,265.00
Service Charge Accountant	76	£36,785.00	£40,115.00	£43,445.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	79	£34,735.00	£38,165.00	£41,600.00
Payroll Specialist	261	£35,440.00	£37,525.00	£39,610.00
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	4,187	£34,530.00	£36,445.00	£38,355.00
Assistant Management Accountant	494	£33,655.00	£36,035.00	£38,415.00
Senior Credit Controller	52	£33,285.00	£34,980.00	£36,670.00
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	1,322	£30,235.00	£32,540.00	£34,840.00
Accounts Receivable	355	£30,630.00	£32,310.00	£33,985.00
Legal Cashier	388	£29,615.00	£31,740.00	£33,860.00
Accounts Payable	1,057	£29,700.00	£31,125.00	£32,550.00
AAT	107	£27,810.00	£30,910.00	£34,010.00
Accounting Technician	131	£30,070.00	£30,370.00	£30,675.00
Assistant Accountant	3,190	£28,630.00	£30,225.00	£31,815.00
Accounts Assistant	3,188	£28,625.00	£30,220.00	£31,810.00
Accounting Assistant	3,187	£28,625.00	£30,215.00	£31,810.00
Payroll Clerk	17	£28,535.00	£30,215.00	£31,900.00
Sales Ledger	327	£28,675.00	£30,000.00	£31,325.00
Payroll Assistant	228	£28,890.00	£29,985.00	£31,080.00
Payroll Administrator	772	£28,540.00	£29,850.00	£31,170.00
Credit Controller	1,750	£28,645.00	£29,790.00	£30,935.00
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	102	£28,245.00	£29,010.00	£29,780.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	119	£27,800.00	£28,640.00	£29,475.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	101	£27,340.00	£28,565.00	£29,790.00
Purchase Ledger	1,167	£27,295.00	£28,310.00	£29,335.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Administrator	374	£27,090.00	£27,945.00	£28,800.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	339	£26,750.00	£27,655.00	£28,560.00
Trainee Accountant	96	£25,090.00	£26,755.00	£28,420.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00