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 680,907 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	675,813	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,957	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,137	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,094 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 56,742 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,996	56,317
Contract	97	424

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is September, and the quietest month is also 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
October 2025	22,988
September 2025	16,634
August 2025	7,616
July 2025	11,903
June 2025	8,397
May 2025	5,921
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553
January 2025	2,466
December 2024	1,712
November 2024	14,569

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	8	£145,000.00	£155,835.00	£166,665.00
Client Partner	16	£90,855.00	£103,450.00	£116,045.00
Senior Audit Manager	38	£73,980.00	£78,910.00	£83,840.00
Commercial Director	47	£70,115.00	£78,895.00	£87,675.00
Group Financial Controller	55	£73,135.00	£78,065.00	£82,990.00
Financial Investigator	2	£73,250.00	£77,500.00	£81,725.00
Tax Director	37	£69,100.00	£74,385.00	£79,665.00
Head of Accounts	7	£70,575.00	£73,835.00	£77,100.00
Financial Director	197	£64,250.00	£73,125.00	£82,000.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Pricing Manager	21	£61,500.00	£66,805.00	£72,115.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	1,325	£60,930.00	£63,815.00	£66,700.00
Asset Finance	27	£57,770.00	£63,250.00	£68,730.00
Actuarial	26	£58,650.00	£63,130.00	£67,605.00
Tax Manager	814	£57,855.00	£63,050.00	£68,245.00
Group Accountant	182	£57,760.00	£61,955.00	£66,140.00
Audit Manager	360	£56,405.00	£60,675.00	£64,950.00
ACA	35	£54,500.00	£60,410.00	£66,315.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	131	£54,180.00	£59,530.00	£64,875.00
Internal Audit	160	£56,325.00	£59,395.00	£62,480.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Senior Auditor	24	£56,105.00	£57,805.00	£59,505.00
Tax	2,689	£53,310.00	£57,690.00	£62,075.00
Finance Business Partner	1,043	£55,085.00	£57,630.00	£60,170.00
Senior Internal Auditor	17	£54,890.00	£56,370.00	£57,855.00
Tax Consultant	13	£50,750.00	£55,375.00	£60,000.00
Fraud	57	£53,615.00	£55,235.00	£56,850.00
Tax Advisor	83	£49,525.00	£54,370.00	£59,220.00
Financial Accountant	786	£50,970.00	£53,835.00	£56,715.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Tax Accountant	221	£45,595.00	£50,660.00	£55,720.00
Tax Accounting	221	£45,595.00	£50,660.00	£55,720.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
Project Accountant	539	£48,465.00	£49,565.00	£50,665.00
Audit	3,051	£46,510.00	£49,545.00	£52,590.00
Property Accountant	52	£46,205.00	£49,545.00	£52,885.00
Qualified Accountant	283	£46,260.00	£49,340.00	£52,425.00
VAT	351	£46,040.00	£49,280.00	£52,520.00
Cost Accounting	14	£45,415.00	£49,210.00	£53,000.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Senior Management Accountant	377	£44,235.00	£46,880.00	£49,525.00
Auditor	278	£44,305.00	£46,635.00	£48,965.00
Payroll Manager	479	£43,570.00	£45,825.00	£48,080.00
Audit Senior	546	£41,275.00	£45,420.00	£49,580.00
Company Accountant	75	£40,815.00	£44,730.00	£48,640.00
Tax Assistant	104	£41,245.00	£43,685.00	£46,115.00
Accounts Payable Manager	35	£41,080.00	£43,035.00	£44,990.00
ACCA	9	£38,500.00	£42,675.00	£46,825.00
Senior Accountant	1,758	£38,745.00	£41,850.00	£44,970.00
Accounts Senior	1,734	£38,745.00	£41,840.00	£44,950.00
Management Accountant	7,304	£39,065.00	£41,830.00	£44,590.00
Accounts Manager	7,219	£39,060.00	£41,825.00	£44,590.00
Chartered Accountant	46	£37,580.00	£41,135.00	£44,685.00
Accountant	21,340	£38,440.00	£40,975.00	£43,510.00
Accounting	21,340	£38,440.00	£40,975.00	£43,510.00
Commercial Accountant	292	£35,925.00	£40,050.00	£44,180.00
Practice Accountant	814	£36,115.00	£39,925.00	£43,735.00
Accounts Controller	20	£36,355.00	£38,445.00	£40,540.00
Payroll	2,538	£35,380.00	£37,345.00	£39,310.00
Service Charge Accountant	52	£34,995.00	£37,115.00	£39,235.00
Payroll Specialist	172	£34,730.00	£36,860.00	£38,985.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	41	£33,670.00	£36,645.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Assistant Management Accountant	325	£32,690.00	£34,625.00	£36,560.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£32,375.00	£34,250.00	£36,125.00
Senior Credit Controller	33	£32,545.00	£33,895.00	£35,240.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Payroll Supervisor	8	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Bookkeeper	683	£29,315.00	£31,575.00	£33,825.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Accounts Payable	686	£29,615.00	£30,885.00	£32,155.00
Credit Controller	1,174	£29,005.00	£30,365.00	£31,725.00
Accounting Assistant	2,572	£28,740.00	£30,245.00	£31,755.00
Accounts Assistant	2,572	£28,740.00	£30,245.00	£31,755.00
Assistant Accountant	2,572	£28,740.00	£30,245.00	£31,755.00
CIMA	13	£28,875.00	£30,125.00	£31,375.00
Accounts Receivable	204	£28,595.00	£30,045.00	£31,495.00
Legal Cashier	213	£27,700.00	£29,750.00	£31,795.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	505	£27,890.00	£29,360.00	£30,830.00
AAT	81	£27,495.00	£29,330.00	£31,165.00
Accounting Technician	100	£28,290.00	£29,305.00	£30,320.00
Payroll Assistant	120	£28,090.00	£29,170.00	£30,255.00
Sales Ledger	211	£27,725.00	£29,075.00	£30,425.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Coordinator	65	£27,855.00	£28,900.00	£29,940.00
Purchase Ledger	777	£27,470.00	£28,500.00	£29,535.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Clerk	83	£27,395.00	£28,170.00	£28,940.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	81	£26,935.00	£28,130.00	£29,320.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	65	£27,420.00	£28,070.00	£28,725.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	217	£26,545.00	£27,915.00	£29,280.00
Accounts Administrator	239	£26,210.00	£27,125.00	£28,040.00
Trainee Accountant	68	£23,565.00	£24,635.00	£25,705.00