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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 780,663 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	774,967	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,461	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,235	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,013 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 65,055 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,903	64,580
Contract	109	474

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 June.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

11,238

Down 16.4% vs last year

Average salary

£45,755.00

Up 5.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 25.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£455.00

Down 6.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Down 31.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£500.00

Down 7.3% 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
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
July 2025	11,903
June 2025	8,397

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	21	£123,470.00	£136,040.00	£148,615.00
Client Partner	79	£77,155.00	£90,945.00	£104,730.00
Tax Director	283	£76,975.00	£86,320.00	£95,660.00
Actuarial	60	£80,445.00	£86,245.00	£92,050.00
Group Financial Controller	154	£75,440.00	£80,425.00	£85,405.00
Pricing Manager	41	£75,630.00	£79,370.00	£83,110.00
Commercial Director	79	£70,665.00	£77,375.00	£84,085.00
Senior Audit Manager	118	£70,900.00	£75,385.00	£79,870.00
Internal Audit Manager	41	£67,315.00	£71,350.00	£75,390.00
Financial Director	17	£61,555.00	£69,095.00	£76,640.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,817	£61,910.00	£65,785.00	£69,660.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of Accounts	12	£61,900.00	£64,500.00	£67,100.00
Tax Manager	2,166	£56,860.00	£62,140.00	£67,425.00
Internal Audit	337	£57,990.00	£60,835.00	£63,690.00
Senior Internal Auditor	23	£59,115.00	£60,765.00	£62,420.00
ACA	143	£54,695.00	£59,800.00	£64,900.00
Audit Manager	925	£55,710.00	£59,800.00	£63,890.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Group Accountant	323	£55,690.00	£59,480.00	£63,270.00
Finance Business Partner	1,485	£56,735.00	£59,355.00	£61,970.00
Fund Accounting	33	£54,645.00	£57,415.00	£60,180.00
Cost Controller	189	£52,105.00	£57,130.00	£62,150.00
Senior Auditor	60	£53,635.00	£55,665.00	£57,695.00
Tax	7,168	£50,070.00	£55,200.00	£60,325.00
Financial Accountant	1,574	£52,015.00	£55,150.00	£58,290.00
Tax Consultant	36	£50,040.00	£54,595.00	£59,150.00
Property Accountant	109	£50,805.00	£53,955.00	£57,100.00
Project Accountant	463	£51,015.00	£53,590.00	£56,165.00
Systems Accountant	116	£49,005.00	£52,130.00	£55,245.00
Assistant Financial Controller	16	£49,315.00	£52,125.00	£54,940.00
Tax Advisor	129	£46,830.00	£51,545.00	£56,265.00
Qualified Accountant	671	£47,950.00	£51,460.00	£54,980.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Cost Accounting	64	£48,385.00	£51,280.00	£54,170.00
Senior Management Accountant	681	£47,970.00	£51,025.00	£54,080.00
Tax Accountant	845	£46,740.00	£50,775.00	£54,815.00
Tax Accounting	845	£46,740.00	£50,775.00	£54,815.00
Compliance Auditor	49	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,463	£46,030.00	£49,540.00	£53,050.00
Dealership Accountant	33	£47,390.00	£49,285.00	£51,180.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Auditor	464	£46,145.00	£48,910.00	£51,675.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	796	£45,760.00	£48,265.00	£50,770.00
Company Accountant	115	£44,115.00	£48,020.00	£51,915.00
VAT	824	£44,010.00	£47,795.00	£51,585.00
Asset Finance	37	£43,115.00	£47,230.00	£51,355.00
Tax Assistant	319	£41,350.00	£45,335.00	£49,315.00
Chartered Accountant	202	£41,905.00	£45,175.00	£48,450.00
ACCA	346	£40,145.00	£44,765.00	£49,390.00
Audit Senior	1,742	£40,460.00	£44,325.00	£48,190.00
Accounts Controller	33	£41,970.00	£44,110.00	£46,245.00
Management Accountant	12,635	£40,660.00	£43,920.00	£47,185.00
Accounts Manager	12,496	£40,635.00	£43,895.00	£47,155.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	70	£41,110.00	£42,970.00	£44,830.00
Commercial Accountant	622	£38,465.00	£42,300.00	£46,145.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Senior Accountant	3,723	£38,190.00	£41,860.00	£45,525.00
Accounts Senior	3,667	£38,190.00	£41,845.00	£45,505.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	37,425	£38,345.00	£41,205.00	£44,065.00
Accounting	37,425	£38,345.00	£41,205.00	£44,065.00
Practice Accountant	2,356	£37,305.00	£41,190.00	£45,085.00
Fraud	566	£39,705.00	£40,565.00	£41,425.00
Service Charge Accountant	71	£36,150.00	£39,630.00	£43,110.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Credit Control Manager	35	£36,480.00	£38,085.00	£39,690.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	85	£34,050.00	£37,480.00	£40,920.00
Payroll Specialist	269	£35,215.00	£37,315.00	£39,415.00
Payroll	4,263	£35,190.00	£37,085.00	£38,965.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	484	£33,300.00	£35,715.00	£38,135.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	52	£33,785.00	£35,230.00	£36,670.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Payroll Supervisor	29	£31,150.00	£33,690.00	£36,225.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,332	£30,235.00	£32,605.00	£34,980.00
Legal Cashier	394	£30,150.00	£32,205.00	£34,245.00
Accounts Receivable	357	£30,475.00	£32,115.00	£33,755.00
Accounts Payable	1,047	£30,140.00	£31,640.00	£33,140.00
AAT	110	£28,115.00	£31,290.00	£34,465.00
Credit Controller	1,764	£29,320.00	£30,565.00	£31,810.00
Assistant Accountant	3,153	£28,810.00	£30,490.00	£32,175.00
Accounting Assistant	3,150	£28,800.00	£30,485.00	£32,165.00
Accounts Assistant	3,151	£28,805.00	£30,485.00	£32,165.00
Accounting Technician	132	£30,145.00	£30,425.00	£30,710.00
Payroll Assistant	227	£28,810.00	£30,155.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	776	£28,690.00	£29,940.00	£31,195.00
Payroll Clerk	21	£28,280.00	£29,805.00	£31,335.00
Accounting Coordinator	120	£28,300.00	£29,575.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Sales Ledger	326	£28,165.00	£29,290.00	£30,410.00
Accounting Clerk	101	£28,445.00	£29,260.00	£30,080.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	116	£27,925.00	£28,890.00	£29,850.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	94	£27,260.00	£28,450.00	£29,640.00
Purchase Ledger	1,148	£27,375.00	£28,390.00	£29,410.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Administrator	381	£27,060.00	£27,955.00	£28,850.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	336	£26,800.00	£27,785.00	£28,775.00
Trainee Accountant	92	£25,220.00	£26,910.00	£28,600.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00