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 616,982 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	612,333	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,575	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,074	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,865 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 51,415 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,775	51,027
Contract	89	387

The busiest month for new permanent Accounting Jobs in the UK is October, whilst the quietest month is August.

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is January, and the quietest month is December.

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
May 2025	5,921
April 2025	3,498
March 2025	4,363
February 2025	3,553
January 2025	2,466
December 2024	1,712
November 2024	14,569
October 2024	23,484
September 2024	4,995
August 2024	1,400
July 2024	1,852
June 2024	2,029

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£118,335.00	£133,960.00	£149,585.00
Credit Analyst	12	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Asset Finance	49	£78,515.00	£87,730.00	£96,940.00
Commercial Director	36	£72,855.00	£83,535.00	£94,215.00
Tax Director	22	£73,250.00	£81,315.00	£89,375.00
Senior Audit Manager	20	£73,290.00	£80,770.00	£88,250.00
Group Financial Controller	37	£73,700.00	£79,140.00	£84,585.00
Financial Director	196	£72,335.00	£75,000.00	£77,665.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Head of Accounts	3	£63,650.00	£68,665.00	£73,690.00
Pricing Manager	15	£61,950.00	£68,225.00	£74,500.00
Financial Consultant	6	£62,965.00	£67,475.00	£71,975.00
Internal Audit Manager	18	£61,875.00	£66,900.00	£71,925.00
Tax Manager	552	£60,910.00	£65,065.00	£69,215.00
Payroll Consultant	10	£57,500.00	£63,750.00	£70,000.00
Taxation	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Group Accountant	126	£57,940.00	£62,150.00	£66,360.00
Actuarial	44	£55,950.00	£61,880.00	£67,800.00
Tax Advisor	59	£58,065.00	£60,970.00	£63,875.00
Senior Internal Auditor	11	£56,500.00	£60,715.00	£64,940.00
Audit Manager	194	£54,945.00	£59,785.00	£64,635.00
Cost Controller	100	£52,790.00	£58,215.00	£63,635.00
Financial Controller	1,149	£55,650.00	£57,930.00	£60,215.00
ACA	41	£52,405.00	£57,895.00	£63,380.00
Tax	1,848	£53,875.00	£57,845.00	£61,810.00
Internal Audit	92	£51,900.00	£54,450.00	£57,000.00
Property Accountant	37	£50,275.00	£54,425.00	£58,575.00
Pricing Analyst	9	£46,375.00	£53,875.00	£61,375.00
Finance Business Partner	762	£50,830.00	£53,300.00	£55,770.00
ACCA	36	£48,295.00	£53,050.00	£57,815.00
Tax Consultant	9	£49,085.00	£52,960.00	£56,835.00
Senior Auditor	22	£51,115.00	£52,590.00	£54,060.00
Dealership Accountant	1	£50,000.00	£51,000.00	£52,000.00
Cost Accounting	12	£47,250.00	£50,690.00	£54,125.00
Financial Accountant	631	£47,460.00	£50,395.00	£53,345.00
Audit	2,103	£47,380.00	£50,380.00	£53,380.00
Project Accountant	528	£48,375.00	£49,520.00	£50,665.00
Senior Management Accountant	244	£46,265.00	£49,255.00	£52,245.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£44,900.00	£48,575.00	£52,250.00
Tax Accountant	183	£43,015.00	£48,565.00	£54,115.00
Tax Accounting	183	£43,015.00	£48,565.00	£54,115.00
Payroll Manager	319	£45,650.00	£47,790.00	£49,925.00
Auditor	224	£44,755.00	£47,555.00	£50,350.00
VAT	282	£44,810.00	£47,470.00	£50,120.00
Qualified Accountant	233	£43,840.00	£46,595.00	£49,345.00
Audit Senior	351	£41,555.00	£45,760.00	£49,965.00
Systems Accountant	27	£41,920.00	£45,090.00	£48,265.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
Fraud	31	£38,385.00	£42,895.00	£47,405.00
Accounts Senior	1,155	£38,470.00	£42,195.00	£45,920.00
Senior Accountant	1,157	£38,455.00	£42,185.00	£45,915.00
Accounts Payable Manager	30	£40,155.00	£42,170.00	£44,185.00
Company Accountant	36	£38,210.00	£41,520.00	£44,835.00
Accounts Manager	6,071	£37,960.00	£41,320.00	£44,675.00
Tax Assistant	54	£37,705.00	£41,300.00	£44,895.00
Management Accountant	6,125	£37,905.00	£41,260.00	£44,615.00
Commercial Accountant	304	£36,475.00	£40,930.00	£45,395.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Accountant	17,531	£37,230.00	£39,815.00	£42,390.00
Accounting	17,531	£37,230.00	£39,815.00	£42,390.00
Practice Accountant	559	£35,240.00	£39,475.00	£43,710.00
Payroll	1,920	£37,350.00	£39,410.00	£41,465.00
Service Charge Accountant	33	£37,415.00	£38,775.00	£40,130.00
Credit Control Manager	28	£35,360.00	£38,260.00	£41,165.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	55	£35,230.00	£37,935.00	£40,635.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Payroll Specialist	97	£35,695.00	£37,615.00	£39,535.00
Accounts Controller	20	£33,605.00	£36,285.00	£38,965.00
Chartered Accountant	37	£32,265.00	£35,850.00	£39,440.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Assistant Management Accountant	266	£31,835.00	£33,665.00	£35,500.00
Senior Credit Controller	29	£32,095.00	£33,210.00	£34,320.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Bookkeeper	534	£28,865.00	£31,065.00	£33,265.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Accounts Payable	581	£29,450.00	£30,550.00	£31,645.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Credit Controller	1,079	£28,925.00	£30,115.00	£31,300.00
Payroll Administrator	445	£28,705.00	£29,990.00	£31,270.00
Accounting Assistant	2,381	£28,355.00	£29,640.00	£30,930.00
Accounts Assistant	2,381	£28,355.00	£29,640.00	£30,930.00
Assistant Accountant	2,381	£28,355.00	£29,640.00	£30,930.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Accounts Receivable	147	£27,890.00	£29,300.00	£30,705.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
AAT	48	£27,315.00	£28,920.00	£30,515.00
Payroll Assistant	125	£27,745.00	£28,915.00	£30,080.00
Accounting Technician	26	£27,125.00	£28,715.00	£30,300.00
Sales Ledger	229	£27,290.00	£28,675.00	£30,060.00
Legal Cashier	207	£26,290.00	£28,205.00	£30,115.00
Purchase Ledger	677	£26,880.00	£27,935.00	£28,985.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	211	£25,975.00	£27,500.00	£29,030.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	111	£26,325.00	£27,325.00	£28,325.00
Accounting Clerk	66	£26,510.00	£27,290.00	£28,070.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounting Coordinator	35	£26,260.00	£26,760.00	£27,260.00
Accounts Administrator	258	£25,825.00	£26,735.00	£27,640.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	49	£26,100.00	£26,645.00	£27,195.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Trainee Accountant	90	£22,955.00	£24,430.00	£25,910.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00