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 708,556 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	703,238	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,147	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,171	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,626 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 59,046 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,523	58,602
Contract	102	443

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	27	£87,945.00	£99,010.00	£110,070.00
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	73	£58,800.00	£65,900.00	£73,000.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	1,647	£61,430.00	£64,880.00	£68,335.00
Tax Manager	1,008	£57,665.00	£62,580.00	£67,495.00
ACA	68	£55,085.00	£60,830.00	£66,570.00
Group Accountant	243	£56,600.00	£60,675.00	£64,745.00
Audit Manager	498	£56,355.00	£60,645.00	£64,940.00
Internal Audit	201	£57,375.00	£60,605.00	£63,850.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	162	£53,975.00	£59,265.00	£64,550.00
Finance Business Partner	1,108	£55,405.00	£58,045.00	£60,680.00
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	3,515	£50,490.00	£55,390.00	£60,290.00
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	1,047	£50,395.00	£53,400.00	£56,420.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£48,915.00	£52,230.00	£55,540.00
Project Accountant	443	£50,370.00	£52,120.00	£53,875.00
Tax Advisor	99	£47,070.00	£51,445.00	£55,820.00
Tax Accountant	301	£46,160.00	£50,705.00	£55,255.00
Tax Accounting	301	£46,160.00	£50,705.00	£55,255.00
Qualified Accountant	394	£47,190.00	£50,410.00	£53,635.00
Cost Accounting	44	£48,140.00	£50,255.00	£52,365.00
Dealership Accountant	26	£48,240.00	£50,075.00	£51,905.00
CIMA	5	£46,250.00	£50,000.00	£53,750.00
VAT	475	£46,080.00	£49,635.00	£53,195.00
Audit	3,875	£45,945.00	£49,510.00	£53,075.00
Asset Finance	21	£47,025.00	£48,915.00	£50,810.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	457	£45,190.00	£48,240.00	£51,290.00
Systems Accountant	63	£45,130.00	£47,780.00	£50,430.00
Payroll Manager	597	£45,055.00	£47,525.00	£49,995.00
Credit Analyst	4	£47,500.00	£47,500.00	£47,500.00
ACCA	19	£44,045.00	£47,365.00	£50,675.00
Auditor	302	£43,185.00	£46,100.00	£49,015.00
Company Accountant	100	£41,050.00	£44,575.00	£48,100.00
Tax Assistant	132	£40,900.00	£44,045.00	£47,190.00
Audit Senior	822	£40,035.00	£43,935.00	£47,830.00
Fraud	235	£42,775.00	£43,915.00	£45,060.00
Chartered Accountant	94	£40,210.00	£43,845.00	£47,480.00
Accounts Payable Manager	52	£40,565.00	£42,530.00	£44,495.00
Accounts Manager	9,083	£38,470.00	£41,560.00	£44,650.00
Management Accountant	9,143	£38,450.00	£41,545.00	£44,640.00
Senior Accountant	2,226	£36,935.00	£40,620.00	£44,315.00
Accounts Senior	2,212	£36,915.00	£40,570.00	£44,235.00
Commercial Accountant	366	£36,110.00	£40,335.00	£44,565.00
Practice Accountant	1,113	£36,135.00	£39,870.00	£43,610.00
Accountant	26,557	£37,095.00	£39,745.00	£42,400.00
Accounting	26,557	£37,095.00	£39,745.00	£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	3,204	£35,125.00	£37,070.00	£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	385	£32,510.00	£34,665.00	£36,815.00
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	880	£29,435.00	£31,850.00	£34,265.00
Payroll Clerk	11	£29,225.00	£31,690.00	£34,165.00
Accounts Receivable	283	£29,470.00	£31,040.00	£32,610.00
Accounts Payable	882	£29,565.00	£30,780.00	£31,995.00
Legal Cashier	276	£28,405.00	£30,450.00	£32,485.00
AAT	92	£27,525.00	£30,055.00	£32,580.00
Accounting Assistant	2,843	£28,495.00	£29,960.00	£31,425.00
Accounts Assistant	2,844	£28,500.00	£29,960.00	£31,425.00
Assistant Accountant	2,844	£28,500.00	£29,960.00	£31,425.00
Credit Controller	1,416	£28,645.00	£29,825.00	£31,005.00
Payroll Administrator	637	£28,285.00	£29,650.00	£31,020.00
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	158	£28,250.00	£29,395.00	£30,545.00
Sales Ledger	249	£28,035.00	£29,210.00	£30,380.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Coordinator	87	£28,035.00	£28,820.00	£29,595.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	92	£27,335.00	£28,650.00	£29,965.00
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	97	£27,260.00	£28,080.00	£28,900.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	287	£26,550.00	£27,990.00	£29,425.00
Purchase Ledger	966	£26,850.00	£27,925.00	£29,010.00
Accounts Administrator	317	£26,440.00	£27,375.00	£28,315.00
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