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 714,887 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	709,491	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,211	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,185	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,748 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 59,574 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,644	59,124
Contract	103	449

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

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

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
February 2026	12,760
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
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	11	£138,750.00	£150,625.00	£162,500.00
Client Partner	42	£88,865.00	£100,790.00	£112,710.00
Tax Director	92	£73,815.00	£81,365.00	£88,915.00
Group Financial Controller	86	£73,365.00	£77,695.00	£82,030.00
Pricing Manager	29	£73,665.00	£77,205.00	£80,740.00
Actuarial	26	£71,555.00	£76,115.00	£80,670.00
Commercial Director	63	£68,840.00	£75,665.00	£82,490.00
Senior Audit Manager	60	£69,210.00	£73,210.00	£77,210.00
Head of Accounts	9	£67,305.00	£70,690.00	£74,075.00
Internal Audit Manager	31	£65,490.00	£70,625.00	£75,765.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	1,722	£61,590.00	£65,135.00	£68,680.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Director	9	£56,000.00	£64,875.00	£73,750.00
Tax Manager	993	£57,390.00	£62,255.00	£67,125.00
ACA	70	£54,990.00	£60,730.00	£66,470.00
Audit Manager	510	£55,460.00	£59,660.00	£63,865.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Internal Audit	208	£56,540.00	£59,590.00	£62,655.00
Cost Controller	175	£53,555.00	£58,900.00	£64,235.00
Group Accountant	244	£54,810.00	£58,555.00	£62,290.00
Finance Business Partner	1,134	£55,975.00	£58,545.00	£61,110.00
Senior Internal Auditor	15	£54,615.00	£56,465.00	£58,320.00
Fund Accounting	20	£52,725.00	£55,795.00	£58,855.00
Tax	3,592	£49,845.00	£54,735.00	£59,620.00
Taxation	9	£52,500.00	£54,585.00	£56,665.00
Tax Consultant	22	£49,320.00	£53,815.00	£58,305.00
Financial Accountant	1,092	£50,820.00	£53,780.00	£56,755.00
Senior Auditor	35	£50,860.00	£53,570.00	£56,280.00
Property Accountant	70	£50,155.00	£53,555.00	£56,960.00
Project Accountant	459	£49,970.00	£51,920.00	£53,875.00
Assistant Financial Controller	16	£48,700.00	£51,675.00	£54,650.00
Tax Advisor	107	£46,985.00	£51,350.00	£55,720.00
Qualified Accountant	402	£47,475.00	£51,030.00	£54,585.00
Cost Accounting	44	£48,140.00	£50,255.00	£52,365.00
Dealership Accountant	26	£48,240.00	£50,075.00	£51,905.00
Tax Accountant	305	£44,680.00	£49,005.00	£53,335.00
Tax Accounting	305	£44,680.00	£49,005.00	£53,335.00
Audit	4,022	£45,315.00	£48,930.00	£52,550.00
Asset Finance	21	£47,025.00	£48,915.00	£50,810.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
VAT	467	£44,925.00	£48,565.00	£52,200.00
CIMA	9	£45,475.00	£48,500.00	£51,540.00
Senior Management Accountant	466	£45,490.00	£48,425.00	£51,365.00
Payroll Manager	613	£45,260.00	£47,815.00	£50,365.00
Systems Accountant	66	£44,570.00	£47,550.00	£50,530.00
Credit Analyst	4	£47,500.00	£47,500.00	£47,500.00
Auditor	303	£43,240.00	£46,120.00	£48,995.00
ACCA	21	£42,150.00	£45,965.00	£49,770.00
Company Accountant	96	£41,605.00	£45,235.00	£48,860.00
Tax Assistant	138	£40,690.00	£43,860.00	£47,020.00
Audit Senior	856	£39,925.00	£43,800.00	£47,680.00
Chartered Accountant	97	£40,115.00	£43,780.00	£47,440.00
Fraud	265	£42,245.00	£43,170.00	£44,095.00
Accounts Payable Manager	46	£40,905.00	£42,990.00	£45,080.00
Management Accountant	9,419	£38,620.00	£41,675.00	£44,725.00
Accounts Manager	9,334	£38,595.00	£41,650.00	£44,700.00
Accounts Controller	16	£38,905.00	£41,105.00	£43,305.00
Accounts Senior	2,295	£37,300.00	£40,870.00	£44,445.00
Senior Accountant	2,311	£37,285.00	£40,865.00	£44,450.00
Commercial Accountant	383	£36,385.00	£40,825.00	£45,275.00
Practice Accountant	1,158	£36,380.00	£40,005.00	£43,635.00
Accountant	27,307	£36,795.00	£39,480.00	£42,170.00
Accounting	27,307	£36,795.00	£39,480.00	£42,170.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£35,735.00	£38,905.00	£42,070.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£34,690.00	£38,095.00	£41,505.00
Payroll Specialist	209	£35,755.00	£37,930.00	£40,105.00
Payroll	3,312	£34,895.00	£36,835.00	£38,775.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Senior Credit Controller	39	£33,565.00	£35,245.00	£36,920.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	13	£32,915.00	£34,915.00	£36,915.00
Assistant Management Accountant	393	£32,670.00	£34,830.00	£36,990.00
Billing Manager	4	£32,500.00	£34,625.00	£36,750.00
Payroll Supervisor	16	£31,585.00	£34,315.00	£37,040.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	915	£29,520.00	£31,885.00	£34,250.00
Payroll Clerk	11	£29,225.00	£31,690.00	£34,165.00
Accounts Receivable	291	£29,615.00	£31,165.00	£32,720.00
Accounts Payable	892	£29,650.00	£30,890.00	£32,135.00
Legal Cashier	288	£28,380.00	£30,395.00	£32,400.00
Accounting Assistant	2,854	£28,625.00	£30,140.00	£31,650.00
Accounts Assistant	2,855	£28,630.00	£30,140.00	£31,650.00
Assistant Accountant	2,855	£28,630.00	£30,140.00	£31,650.00
AAT	92	£27,525.00	£30,055.00	£32,580.00
Payroll Administrator	660	£28,400.00	£29,710.00	£31,025.00
Payroll Assistant	162	£28,475.00	£29,630.00	£30,785.00
Credit Controller	1,464	£28,460.00	£29,550.00	£30,635.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Technician	120	£28,755.00	£29,495.00	£30,235.00
Sales Ledger	266	£28,290.00	£29,445.00	£30,600.00
Accounting Coordinator	95	£28,395.00	£29,255.00	£30,105.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	94	£27,345.00	£28,660.00	£29,970.00
Accounting Clerk	95	£27,630.00	£28,470.00	£29,310.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	95	£27,530.00	£28,330.00	£29,130.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger	980	£26,845.00	£27,875.00	£28,915.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	288	£26,605.00	£27,745.00	£28,880.00
Accounts Administrator	334	£26,605.00	£27,530.00	£28,455.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£22,500.00	£25,500.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Accountant	91	£23,685.00	£24,960.00	£26,235.00