Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

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 599,056 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	594,630	99.26 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,393	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,033	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,520 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 49,921 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,434	49,552
Contract	85	368

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is January, and the quietest month is December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Accounting Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553
January 2025	2,466
December 2024	1,712
November 2024	14,569
October 2024	23,484
September 2024	4,995
August 2024	1,400
July 2024	1,852
June 2024	2,029
May 2024	2,620
April 2024	17,580

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	24	£95,000.00	£106,460.00	£117,915.00
Commercial Director	50	£92,130.00	£101,680.00	£111,225.00
Credit Analyst	33	£86,500.00	£97,125.00	£107,750.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Tax Director	19	£76,000.00	£86,440.00	£96,875.00
Asset Finance	51	£70,465.00	£81,705.00	£92,940.00
Group Financial Controller	49	£73,200.00	£79,155.00	£85,115.00
Senior Audit Manager	18	£71,380.00	£78,260.00	£85,145.00
Financial Director	204	£70,110.00	£72,475.00	£74,840.00
Pricing Manager	11	£64,915.00	£72,040.00	£79,165.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Internal Audit Manager	4	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Payroll Consultant	12	£60,835.00	£66,250.00	£71,665.00
Tax Manager	495	£60,005.00	£64,300.00	£68,590.00
Head of Accounts	8	£59,325.00	£63,705.00	£68,095.00
Actuarial	59	£55,340.00	£62,190.00	£69,030.00
Senior Internal Auditor	8	£57,000.00	£61,785.00	£66,585.00
Audit Manager	155	£57,055.00	£61,530.00	£66,010.00
Group Accountant	155	£56,895.00	£60,805.00	£64,715.00
Tax Advisor	46	£54,930.00	£58,010.00	£61,085.00
Financial Controller	1,280	£54,260.00	£56,850.00	£59,450.00
Cost Controller	62	£51,290.00	£56,615.00	£61,945.00
ACA	46	£50,170.00	£55,610.00	£61,045.00
Pricing Analyst	7	£47,665.00	£55,585.00	£63,500.00
Tax	1,764	£51,170.00	£54,950.00	£58,735.00
Tax Consultant	11	£49,875.00	£54,750.00	£59,625.00
Financial Consultant	9	£50,340.00	£53,665.00	£56,975.00
Finance Business Partner	698	£50,765.00	£53,285.00	£55,805.00
Senior Auditor	20	£50,415.00	£53,240.00	£56,060.00
ACCA	44	£47,735.00	£52,490.00	£57,250.00
Senior Management Accountant	285	£47,975.00	£51,505.00	£55,035.00
Cost Accounting	22	£47,060.00	£50,600.00	£54,140.00
Audit	2,152	£47,500.00	£50,295.00	£53,090.00
Financial Accountant	798	£46,740.00	£49,650.00	£52,570.00
Project Accountant	387	£48,395.00	£49,650.00	£50,900.00
Property Accountant	32	£45,425.00	£49,550.00	£53,675.00
Tax Accountant	190	£43,950.00	£49,525.00	£55,100.00
Tax Accounting	190	£43,950.00	£49,525.00	£55,100.00
Internal Audit	107	£47,005.00	£49,180.00	£51,350.00
Payroll Manager	338	£46,460.00	£48,635.00	£50,805.00
Auditor	259	£45,690.00	£48,500.00	£51,315.00
Assistant Financial Controller	18	£43,600.00	£47,175.00	£50,750.00
Audit Senior	354	£41,905.00	£46,260.00	£50,620.00
VAT	313	£42,950.00	£45,760.00	£48,560.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£41,000.00	£44,750.00	£48,500.00
Systems Accountant	37	£41,120.00	£44,720.00	£48,315.00
Qualified Accountant	259	£40,645.00	£43,655.00	£46,660.00
Accounts Senior	1,143	£39,120.00	£43,035.00	£46,945.00
Senior Accountant	1,168	£39,015.00	£42,930.00	£46,840.00
Dealership Accountant	7	£41,375.00	£42,875.00	£44,375.00
Commercial Accountant	316	£37,605.00	£42,540.00	£47,480.00
Accounts Payable Manager	34	£39,775.00	£41,970.00	£44,155.00
Accounts Manager	6,473	£39,105.00	£41,785.00	£44,460.00
Management Accountant	6,593	£39,060.00	£41,730.00	£44,400.00
Billing Manager	13	£38,335.00	£41,665.00	£45,000.00
Payroll Supervisor	24	£37,640.00	£40,685.00	£43,725.00
Tax Assistant	63	£36,205.00	£40,445.00	£44,690.00
Chartered Accountant	54	£37,350.00	£40,410.00	£43,475.00
Fraud	42	£36,050.00	£39,810.00	£43,565.00
Accountant	18,618	£37,375.00	£39,645.00	£41,910.00
Accounting	18,619	£37,375.00	£39,645.00	£41,910.00
Credit Control Manager	37	£36,275.00	£39,425.00	£42,585.00
Payroll	2,035	£36,965.00	£39,130.00	£41,305.00
Practice Accountant	560	£34,305.00	£38,585.00	£42,855.00
Company Accountant	41	£35,035.00	£38,090.00	£41,145.00
Service Charge Accountant	43	£35,930.00	£38,020.00	£40,110.00
Accounts Controller	36	£35,235.00	£37,705.00	£40,170.00
Treasury Accountant	4	£36,250.00	£36,875.00	£37,500.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	73	£33,630.00	£36,595.00	£39,560.00
Payroll Specialist	146	£34,570.00	£36,520.00	£38,475.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£32,500.00	£34,540.00	£36,585.00
Assistant Management Accountant	300	£31,075.00	£33,335.00	£35,595.00
Senior Credit Controller	34	£32,195.00	£33,160.00	£34,120.00
Compliance Auditor	12	£31,750.00	£31,875.00	£32,000.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£30,000.00	£31,250.00	£32,500.00
Bookkeeper	565	£28,435.00	£30,890.00	£33,350.00
Payroll Administrator	409	£28,745.00	£29,970.00	£31,190.00
Credit Controller	1,150	£28,775.00	£29,945.00	£31,120.00
CIMA	13	£29,000.00	£29,815.00	£30,625.00
Fraud Investigator	21	£29,690.00	£29,690.00	£29,690.00
Quality Auditor	16	£28,800.00	£29,585.00	£30,360.00
Accounts Payable	634	£28,285.00	£29,410.00	£30,535.00
Payroll Assistant	153	£27,940.00	£29,315.00	£30,685.00
Accounts Assistant	2,474	£27,860.00	£29,225.00	£30,585.00
Assistant Accountant	2,456	£27,850.00	£29,215.00	£30,585.00
Accounting Assistant	2,455	£27,830.00	£29,200.00	£30,565.00
Accounts Receivable	175	£27,200.00	£29,145.00	£31,080.00
Payroll Clerk	13	£26,665.00	£28,225.00	£29,775.00
Legal Cashier	227	£26,440.00	£28,110.00	£29,785.00
AAT	61	£25,930.00	£27,880.00	£29,815.00
Purchase Ledger	766	£26,665.00	£27,805.00	£28,940.00
Invoice Executive	8	£27,500.00	£27,750.00	£28,000.00
Sales Ledger	285	£26,435.00	£27,605.00	£28,770.00
Accounting Technician	17	£25,835.00	£27,250.00	£28,665.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	254	£25,655.00	£27,235.00	£28,810.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	131	£26,090.00	£27,030.00	£27,975.00
Accounting Clerk	90	£25,725.00	£26,685.00	£27,645.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	81	£25,445.00	£26,340.00	£27,235.00
Accounts Administrator	314	£25,260.00	£26,220.00	£27,185.00
Accounting Coordinator	118	£25,730.00	£26,130.00	£26,530.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	5	£24,165.00	£25,085.00	£26,000.00
Trainee Accountant	121	£23,025.00	£24,810.00	£26,600.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00
Audit Trainee	2	£23,000.00	£23,500.00	£24,000.00