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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 815,572 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	809,657	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,615	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,300	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,684 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 67,964 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,570	67,471
Contract	113	492

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 July.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

16,408

Up 14.2% vs last year

Average salary

£42,870.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 47.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 6.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Up 76.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£420.00

Down 21.3% 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
July 2026	16,408
June 2026	14,232
May 2026	11,238
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£126,370.00	£139,465.00	£152,560.00
Tax Director	310	£77,640.00	£87,785.00	£97,930.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Actuarial	62	£80,190.00	£86,255.00	£92,330.00
Pricing Manager	41	£77,130.00	£81,685.00	£86,240.00
Financial Director	15	£70,720.00	£81,180.00	£91,640.00
Group Financial Controller	168	£74,965.00	£79,835.00	£84,700.00
Commercial Director	86	£71,995.00	£79,280.00	£86,565.00
Senior Audit Manager	126	£69,925.00	£74,930.00	£79,935.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£66,605.00	£69,115.00	£71,620.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	3,100	£60,295.00	£64,215.00	£68,135.00
Tax Manager	2,411	£57,250.00	£63,050.00	£68,850.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,645.00	£62,895.00	£64,145.00
Internal Audit	326	£57,965.00	£60,650.00	£63,335.00
Finance Business Partner	1,386	£56,980.00	£59,635.00	£62,280.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
ACA	161	£53,390.00	£57,975.00	£62,555.00
Audit Manager	899	£53,335.00	£57,495.00	£61,655.00
Cost Controller	167	£52,620.00	£57,310.00	£61,990.00
Group Accountant	318	£53,290.00	£56,830.00	£60,370.00
Head of Accounts	6	£53,335.00	£56,085.00	£58,835.00
Financial Accountant	1,586	£52,295.00	£55,475.00	£58,665.00
Tax Consultant	31	£50,460.00	£54,785.00	£59,110.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	57	£52,280.00	£54,465.00	£56,650.00
Project Accountant	382	£50,135.00	£53,315.00	£56,490.00
Tax	7,901	£47,575.00	£52,905.00	£58,230.00
Tax Advisor	119	£48,010.00	£52,795.00	£57,585.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Systems Accountant	136	£47,660.00	£51,085.00	£54,510.00
Property Accountant	115	£47,680.00	£51,040.00	£54,400.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Senior Management Accountant	755	£47,520.00	£50,690.00	£53,865.00
Compliance Auditor	66	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Auditor	460	£46,325.00	£49,485.00	£52,645.00
Qualified Accountant	691	£45,680.00	£49,290.00	£52,900.00
Audit	6,823	£45,670.00	£49,145.00	£52,620.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	823	£45,700.00	£48,175.00	£50,665.00
Tax Accountant	977	£43,560.00	£48,175.00	£52,795.00
Tax Accounting	977	£43,560.00	£48,175.00	£52,795.00
VAT	945	£43,180.00	£47,210.00	£51,235.00
Asset Finance	53	£39,265.00	£47,100.00	£54,940.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
Company Accountant	116	£42,930.00	£46,990.00	£51,045.00
Tax Assistant	352	£40,645.00	£45,315.00	£49,980.00
ACCA	386	£40,605.00	£45,175.00	£49,750.00
Accounts Controller	45	£42,795.00	£45,135.00	£47,470.00
Chartered Accountant	223	£41,390.00	£44,875.00	£48,355.00
Audit Senior	1,906	£40,850.00	£44,830.00	£48,815.00
Accounts Manager	13,574	£40,265.00	£43,565.00	£46,860.00
Management Accountant	13,672	£40,260.00	£43,555.00	£46,850.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	74	£41,200.00	£43,355.00	£45,515.00
Senior Accountant	4,064	£38,915.00	£42,600.00	£46,285.00
Accounts Senior	4,011	£38,905.00	£42,580.00	£46,255.00
Commercial Accountant	706	£37,700.00	£41,740.00	£45,785.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Accountant	39,696	£38,350.00	£41,310.00	£44,265.00
Accounting	39,696	£38,350.00	£41,310.00	£44,265.00
Credit Control Manager	30	£39,240.00	£41,000.00	£42,760.00
Service Charge Accountant	65	£37,055.00	£40,795.00	£44,535.00
Practice Accountant	2,886	£36,690.00	£40,785.00	£44,875.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Fraud	679	£38,210.00	£38,875.00	£39,535.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	98	£33,835.00	£37,235.00	£40,635.00
Payroll	4,453	£35,000.00	£36,995.00	£38,990.00
Payroll Consultant	4	£33,500.00	£36,750.00	£40,000.00
Payroll Specialist	279	£34,535.00	£36,680.00	£38,825.00
Assistant Management Accountant	498	£33,275.00	£35,660.00	£38,045.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,365.00	£35,345.00	£37,325.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,000.00	£35,065.00	£37,125.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Quality Auditor	26	£33,165.00	£33,930.00	£34,690.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Legal Cashier	379	£30,595.00	£32,585.00	£34,565.00
Bookkeeper	1,491	£30,040.00	£32,275.00	£34,505.00
Accounts Receivable	417	£30,415.00	£32,070.00	£33,715.00
Accounts Payable	1,128	£30,150.00	£31,625.00	£33,110.00
AAT	139	£28,025.00	£31,465.00	£34,910.00
Payroll Assistant	226	£29,300.00	£30,845.00	£32,390.00
Accounting Technician	121	£30,115.00	£30,790.00	£31,460.00
Assistant Accountant	3,166	£28,960.00	£30,660.00	£32,365.00
Accounting Assistant	3,162	£28,950.00	£30,655.00	£32,360.00
Accounts Assistant	3,163	£28,955.00	£30,655.00	£32,360.00
Credit Controller	1,821	£29,340.00	£30,600.00	£31,860.00
Sales Ledger	410	£28,550.00	£29,740.00	£30,925.00
Payroll Clerk	47	£28,345.00	£29,720.00	£31,095.00
Payroll Administrator	809	£28,325.00	£29,705.00	£31,085.00
Accounting Coordinator	113	£28,325.00	£29,610.00	£30,890.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	90	£28,360.00	£29,295.00	£30,230.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	107	£27,650.00	£28,855.00	£30,060.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	117	£27,750.00	£28,810.00	£29,865.00
Purchase Ledger	1,212	£27,535.00	£28,610.00	£29,685.00
Accounts Administrator	446	£27,260.00	£28,335.00	£29,410.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	368	£27,065.00	£28,110.00	£29,160.00
Trainee Accountant	95	£25,480.00	£27,145.00	£28,800.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00