Highest Paying Accounting Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Accounting Jobs Summary

There have been 720,886 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	715,458	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,229	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,199	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,863 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 60,074 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,758	59,621
Contract	104	452

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	12,810
January 2026	16,257
December 2025	4,382
November 2025	4,505
October 2025	22,988
September 2025	16,634
August 2025	7,616
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	46	£80,530.00	£92,245.00	£103,960.00
Tax Director	103	£73,945.00	£81,355.00	£88,760.00
Actuarial	28	£73,605.00	£79,320.00	£85,040.00
Pricing Manager	31	£76,100.00	£79,285.00	£82,470.00
Group Financial Controller	90	£73,510.00	£77,790.00	£82,075.00
Commercial Director	63	£68,840.00	£75,665.00	£82,490.00
Senior Audit Manager	65	£69,490.00	£73,490.00	£77,490.00
Internal Audit Manager	33	£66,135.00	£70,895.00	£75,655.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Head of Accounts	11	£63,345.00	£66,150.00	£68,960.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Director	9	£56,000.00	£64,875.00	£73,750.00
Financial Controller	1,832	£61,185.00	£64,675.00	£68,165.00
Tax Manager	1,029	£56,825.00	£61,845.00	£66,865.00
ACA	75	£54,995.00	£60,910.00	£66,825.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Audit Manager	545	£55,180.00	£59,430.00	£63,685.00
Internal Audit	224	£56,245.00	£59,300.00	£62,375.00
Group Accountant	249	£55,280.00	£59,275.00	£63,260.00
Cost Controller	181	£53,035.00	£58,900.00	£64,760.00
Finance Business Partner	1,129	£56,250.00	£58,740.00	£61,225.00
Fund Accounting	22	£55,680.00	£58,635.00	£61,585.00
Senior Internal Auditor	15	£54,615.00	£56,465.00	£58,320.00
Taxation	9	£52,500.00	£54,585.00	£56,665.00
Tax	3,771	£49,270.00	£54,215.00	£59,155.00
Property Accountant	74	£50,360.00	£53,800.00	£57,240.00
Financial Accountant	1,150	£50,785.00	£53,775.00	£56,775.00
Tax Consultant	24	£49,405.00	£53,555.00	£57,705.00
Senior Auditor	40	£50,275.00	£52,965.00	£55,655.00
Project Accountant	466	£49,790.00	£51,755.00	£53,725.00
Qualified Accountant	427	£48,085.00	£51,690.00	£55,300.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£49,000.00	£51,470.00	£53,940.00
Tax Advisor	107	£46,985.00	£51,350.00	£55,720.00
Cost Accounting	49	£48,405.00	£50,575.00	£52,745.00
Dealership Accountant	28	£47,495.00	£49,245.00	£50,990.00
Audit	4,220	£45,360.00	£48,925.00	£52,490.00
Asset Finance	21	£47,025.00	£48,915.00	£50,810.00
Tax Accountant	314	£44,430.00	£48,845.00	£53,265.00
Tax Accounting	314	£44,430.00	£48,845.00	£53,265.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
CIMA	9	£45,475.00	£48,500.00	£51,540.00
Systems Accountant	78	£45,385.00	£48,465.00	£51,550.00
Senior Management Accountant	483	£45,420.00	£48,380.00	£51,340.00
Payroll Manager	647	£45,225.00	£47,760.00	£50,290.00
ACCA	23	£43,720.00	£47,270.00	£50,815.00
VAT	488	£43,260.00	£46,865.00	£50,470.00
Auditor	310	£43,795.00	£46,400.00	£48,995.00
Company Accountant	96	£42,555.00	£45,995.00	£49,435.00
Fraud	298	£43,745.00	£44,490.00	£45,235.00
Chartered Accountant	103	£40,875.00	£44,435.00	£47,990.00
Credit Analyst	6	£44,335.00	£44,335.00	£44,335.00
Tax Assistant	144	£40,385.00	£43,740.00	£47,090.00
Audit Senior	907	£39,815.00	£43,435.00	£47,050.00
Accounts Payable Manager	48	£40,670.00	£42,545.00	£44,425.00
Management Accountant	9,668	£38,690.00	£41,740.00	£44,790.00
Accounts Manager	9,628	£38,670.00	£41,715.00	£44,765.00
Accounts Senior	2,422	£37,650.00	£41,115.00	£44,595.00
Accounts Controller	16	£38,905.00	£41,105.00	£43,305.00
Commercial Accountant	428	£36,425.00	£41,090.00	£45,770.00
Senior Accountant	2,440	£37,615.00	£41,090.00	£44,575.00
Practice Accountant	1,226	£36,335.00	£39,910.00	£43,485.00
Accountant	28,345	£37,015.00	£39,720.00	£42,420.00
Accounting	28,345	£37,015.00	£39,720.00	£42,420.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£35,625.00	£39,265.00	£42,905.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	57	£35,370.00	£38,685.00	£42,005.00
Payroll Specialist	221	£36,090.00	£38,240.00	£40,385.00
Payroll	3,419	£35,105.00	£37,040.00	£38,970.00
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	395	£32,530.00	£34,700.00	£36,865.00
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	944	£29,710.00	£31,965.00	£34,215.00
Payroll Clerk	11	£29,225.00	£31,690.00	£34,165.00
Accounts Receivable	303	£29,725.00	£31,200.00	£32,675.00
Accounts Payable	912	£29,575.00	£30,860.00	£32,145.00
AAT	94	£27,635.00	£30,520.00	£33,405.00
Legal Cashier	310	£28,435.00	£30,420.00	£32,400.00
Accounting Assistant	2,896	£28,650.00	£30,190.00	£31,730.00
Accounts Assistant	2,897	£28,655.00	£30,190.00	£31,730.00
Assistant Accountant	2,897	£28,655.00	£30,190.00	£31,730.00
Payroll Administrator	669	£28,465.00	£29,770.00	£31,085.00
Payroll Assistant	167	£28,480.00	£29,765.00	£31,050.00
Sales Ledger	276	£28,495.00	£29,655.00	£30,815.00
Accounting Technician	124	£28,945.00	£29,620.00	£30,300.00
Credit Controller	1,514	£28,510.00	£29,620.00	£30,725.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Coordinator	97	£28,345.00	£29,220.00	£30,095.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	94	£27,345.00	£28,660.00	£29,970.00
Accounting Clerk	97	£27,720.00	£28,475.00	£29,230.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	97	£27,530.00	£28,275.00	£29,020.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger	1,011	£26,810.00	£27,810.00	£28,810.00
Accounts Administrator	341	£26,710.00	£27,605.00	£28,495.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	303	£26,370.00	£27,315.00	£28,255.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£22,500.00	£25,500.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Accountant	93	£24,065.00	£25,490.00	£26,915.00