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 710,065 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	704,733	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,155	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,177	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,655 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 59,172 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,552	58,727
Contract	102	444

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
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
February 2025	3,553

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	10	£138,750.00	£150,625.00	£162,500.00
Client Partner	33	£88,265.00	£99,830.00	£111,390.00
Tax Director	90	£74,440.00	£81,835.00	£89,230.00
Pricing Manager	29	£73,665.00	£77,205.00	£80,740.00
Group Financial Controller	84	£72,945.00	£77,155.00	£81,365.00
Commercial Director	67	£68,410.00	£76,145.00	£83,880.00
Actuarial	28	£71,745.00	£75,865.00	£79,985.00
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 Director	41	£58,800.00	£65,900.00	£73,000.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	1,677	£61,150.00	£64,630.00	£68,110.00
Tax Manager	992	£57,530.00	£62,455.00	£67,375.00
ACA	68	£55,085.00	£60,830.00	£66,570.00
Group Accountant	245	£56,715.00	£60,780.00	£64,840.00
Audit Manager	502	£56,210.00	£60,500.00	£64,800.00
Internal Audit	205	£56,740.00	£59,850.00	£62,975.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	164	£53,745.00	£59,070.00	£64,385.00
Finance Business Partner	1,124	£55,615.00	£58,210.00	£60,800.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
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	3,532	£50,420.00	£55,300.00	£60,175.00
Tax Consultant	22	£49,320.00	£53,815.00	£58,305.00
Senior Auditor	35	£50,860.00	£53,570.00	£56,280.00
Property Accountant	70	£50,155.00	£53,555.00	£56,960.00
Financial Accountant	1,059	£50,365.00	£53,390.00	£56,425.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£48,915.00	£52,230.00	£55,540.00
Project Accountant	464	£50,350.00	£52,150.00	£53,955.00
Tax Advisor	101	£46,970.00	£51,305.00	£55,640.00
Tax Accountant	303	£46,095.00	£50,615.00	£55,140.00
Tax Accounting	303	£46,095.00	£50,615.00	£55,140.00
Cost Accounting	44	£48,140.00	£50,255.00	£52,365.00
Dealership Accountant	26	£48,240.00	£50,075.00	£51,905.00
Qualified Accountant	400	£46,580.00	£49,820.00	£53,060.00
Audit	3,912	£45,935.00	£49,505.00	£53,075.00
VAT	480	£45,640.00	£49,220.00	£52,795.00
Asset Finance	21	£47,025.00	£48,915.00	£50,810.00
CIMA	7	£45,665.00	£48,875.00	£52,090.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	460	£45,175.00	£48,220.00	£51,265.00
Payroll Manager	605	£45,450.00	£48,005.00	£50,560.00
Systems Accountant	64	£44,910.00	£47,805.00	£50,700.00
Credit Analyst	4	£47,500.00	£47,500.00	£47,500.00
ACCA	21	£42,150.00	£45,965.00	£49,770.00
Auditor	304	£43,010.00	£45,920.00	£48,835.00
Company Accountant	102	£40,925.00	£44,460.00	£47,990.00
Fraud	237	£42,930.00	£44,120.00	£45,310.00
Tax Assistant	135	£40,760.00	£43,920.00	£47,080.00
Audit Senior	834	£40,010.00	£43,915.00	£47,825.00
Chartered Accountant	94	£40,210.00	£43,845.00	£47,480.00
Accounts Payable Manager	50	£40,565.00	£42,615.00	£44,665.00
Management Accountant	9,261	£38,460.00	£41,565.00	£44,665.00
Accounts Manager	9,176	£38,440.00	£41,545.00	£44,645.00
Senior Accountant	2,260	£36,945.00	£40,640.00	£44,340.00
Accounts Senior	2,237	£36,950.00	£40,635.00	£44,325.00
Commercial Accountant	375	£36,105.00	£40,430.00	£44,765.00
Practice Accountant	1,135	£36,100.00	£39,830.00	£43,560.00
Accountant	26,855	£37,060.00	£39,730.00	£42,400.00
Accounting	26,855	£37,060.00	£39,730.00	£42,400.00
Service Charge Accountant	62	£35,515.00	£38,440.00	£41,365.00
Accounts Controller	18	£36,125.00	£38,385.00	£40,645.00
Payroll Specialist	208	£35,390.00	£37,415.00	£39,440.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£33,965.00	£37,205.00	£40,450.00
Payroll	3,240	£35,140.00	£37,080.00	£39,025.00
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	392	£32,540.00	£34,690.00	£36,840.00
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	893	£29,440.00	£31,860.00	£34,285.00
Payroll Clerk	11	£29,225.00	£31,690.00	£34,165.00
Accounts Receivable	287	£29,495.00	£31,065.00	£32,635.00
Accounts Payable	891	£29,385.00	£30,630.00	£31,875.00
Legal Cashier	285	£28,280.00	£30,300.00	£32,310.00
AAT	92	£27,525.00	£30,055.00	£32,580.00
Accounting Assistant	2,869	£28,480.00	£29,945.00	£31,410.00
Accounts Assistant	2,870	£28,485.00	£29,945.00	£31,410.00
Assistant Accountant	2,870	£28,485.00	£29,945.00	£31,410.00
Payroll Administrator	646	£28,265.00	£29,635.00	£31,010.00
Credit Controller	1,431	£28,435.00	£29,615.00	£30,790.00
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
Payroll Assistant	160	£28,250.00	£29,400.00	£30,550.00
Sales Ledger	254	£28,010.00	£29,175.00	£30,340.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Coordinator	89	£28,150.00	£28,950.00	£29,745.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	94	£27,345.00	£28,660.00	£29,970.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Clerk	100	£27,370.00	£28,210.00	£29,055.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	99	£27,280.00	£28,075.00	£28,870.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	287	£26,550.00	£27,990.00	£29,425.00
Purchase Ledger	973	£26,735.00	£27,815.00	£28,905.00
Accounts Administrator	325	£26,435.00	£27,375.00	£28,310.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£22,500.00	£25,500.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Accountant	90	£23,840.00	£24,990.00	£26,140.00