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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 878,479 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	872,310	99.30 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,820	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,349	0.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,894 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 73,207 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,775	72,692
Contract	118	514

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is also September, and the quietest month is July.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

35,206

Up 133.9% vs last year

Average salary

£44,110.00

Up 0.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

102

Up 30.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 2.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 44.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 0.2% 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
September 2026	35,206
August 2026	11,344
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	38	£115,530.00	£127,405.00	£139,275.00
Client Partner	75	£71,955.00	£88,855.00	£105,745.00
Tax Director	331	£77,715.00	£88,615.00	£99,510.00
Actuarial	68	£82,795.00	£88,515.00	£94,240.00
Financial Director	35	£73,165.00	£83,205.00	£93,245.00
Group Financial Controller	207	£77,945.00	£83,140.00	£88,335.00
Commercial Director	158	£76,570.00	£83,005.00	£89,440.00
Pricing Manager	39	£76,155.00	£80,435.00	£84,710.00
Senior Audit Manager	121	£68,790.00	£73,975.00	£79,165.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£64,120.00	£67,365.00	£70,605.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	3,823	£60,195.00	£64,185.00	£68,175.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,624	£56,260.00	£62,255.00	£68,255.00
Finance Business Partner	1,420	£57,635.00	£60,395.00	£63,155.00
Audit Manager	927	£54,060.00	£58,435.00	£62,815.00
Internal Audit	340	£55,635.00	£58,100.00	£60,565.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Cost Controller	254	£52,500.00	£56,915.00	£61,325.00
Group Accountant	353	£53,140.00	£56,875.00	£60,605.00
ACA	187	£52,385.00	£56,720.00	£61,060.00
Fund Accounting	31	£54,170.00	£56,540.00	£58,910.00
Fraud Manager	29	£55,850.00	£56,185.00	£56,515.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Project Accountant	377	£51,635.00	£54,830.00	£58,025.00
Financial Accountant	1,820	£51,400.00	£54,635.00	£57,880.00
Tax	8,665	£48,120.00	£53,635.00	£59,150.00
Tax Advisor	104	£47,975.00	£53,300.00	£58,625.00
Property Accountant	124	£49,375.00	£53,200.00	£57,030.00
Senior Management Accountant	801	£48,890.00	£52,460.00	£56,020.00
Senior Auditor	63	£49,195.00	£52,060.00	£54,925.00
Systems Accountant	149	£48,460.00	£51,415.00	£54,365.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£47,500.00	£51,100.00	£54,700.00
Treasury Accountant	18	£48,655.00	£50,435.00	£52,220.00
Cost Accounting	76	£47,085.00	£50,185.00	£53,275.00
Audit	7,957	£46,525.00	£50,040.00	£53,550.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Auditor	510	£46,165.00	£49,250.00	£52,340.00
Tax Accountant	1,125	£44,525.00	£49,210.00	£53,890.00
Tax Accounting	1,125	£44,525.00	£49,210.00	£53,890.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	828	£44,995.00	£48,590.00	£52,180.00
Asset Finance	37	£39,070.00	£48,505.00	£57,945.00
Company Accountant	98	£43,430.00	£47,190.00	£50,940.00
Payroll Manager	914	£44,795.00	£47,170.00	£49,560.00
Tax Assistant	340	£41,905.00	£46,810.00	£51,710.00
ACCA	405	£41,985.00	£46,555.00	£51,125.00
VAT	1,196	£42,445.00	£46,225.00	£50,010.00
Accounts Controller	67	£43,480.00	£45,660.00	£47,840.00
Chartered Accountant	254	£41,810.00	£45,285.00	£48,760.00
Taxation	28	£41,775.00	£45,045.00	£48,315.00
Audit Senior	1,904	£40,830.00	£44,775.00	£48,720.00
Dealership Accountant	35	£42,810.00	£44,370.00	£45,930.00
Management Accountant	16,030	£40,475.00	£43,910.00	£47,340.00
Accounts Manager	15,958	£40,480.00	£43,890.00	£47,310.00
Accounts Payable Manager	71	£41,520.00	£43,390.00	£45,260.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Senior Accountant	4,393	£38,915.00	£42,940.00	£46,955.00
Accounts Senior	4,358	£38,915.00	£42,935.00	£46,950.00
Commercial Accountant	708	£38,115.00	£42,765.00	£47,420.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Practice Accountant	3,704	£37,650.00	£41,970.00	£46,285.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Accountant	45,736	£38,530.00	£41,660.00	£44,790.00
Accounting	45,736	£38,530.00	£41,660.00	£44,790.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Credit Control Manager	32	£39,135.00	£41,240.00	£43,340.00
Service Charge Accountant	88	£36,780.00	£40,360.00	£43,940.00
Payroll Specialist	240	£35,525.00	£37,585.00	£39,650.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	145	£33,890.00	£37,430.00	£40,975.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	12	£35,500.00	£37,375.00	£39,250.00
Payroll Supervisor	37	£33,875.00	£36,735.00	£39,585.00
Payroll	5,353	£34,415.00	£36,465.00	£38,510.00
Assistant Management Accountant	589	£33,515.00	£35,970.00	£38,425.00
Quality Auditor	48	£34,690.00	£35,800.00	£36,915.00
Senior Credit Controller	43	£34,180.00	£35,795.00	£37,415.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Fraud	785	£32,940.00	£33,835.00	£34,730.00
Legal Cashier	411	£31,365.00	£33,225.00	£35,085.00
Bookkeeper	1,763	£30,440.00	£32,830.00	£35,215.00
Accounts Receivable	468	£30,685.00	£32,485.00	£34,290.00
Accounting Technician	66	£30,885.00	£31,900.00	£32,915.00
Accounts Payable	1,297	£30,345.00	£31,850.00	£33,360.00
AAT	161	£28,680.00	£31,770.00	£34,855.00
Payroll Assistant	313	£29,585.00	£31,305.00	£33,025.00
Assistant Accountant	3,396	£29,005.00	£30,805.00	£32,600.00
Accounting Assistant	3,392	£28,995.00	£30,800.00	£32,595.00
Accounts Assistant	3,393	£29,000.00	£30,800.00	£32,595.00
Credit Controller	1,977	£29,410.00	£30,650.00	£31,885.00
Sales Ledger	600	£29,065.00	£30,315.00	£31,560.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	1,072	£28,640.00	£30,035.00	£31,440.00
Accounting Coordinator	159	£28,425.00	£29,755.00	£31,085.00
Payroll Clerk	63	£28,125.00	£29,525.00	£30,920.00
Accounting Clerk	79	£28,510.00	£29,430.00	£30,350.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	124	£28,040.00	£29,155.00	£30,270.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	125	£28,090.00	£29,110.00	£30,135.00
Purchase Ledger	1,391	£27,760.00	£28,820.00	£29,885.00
Accounts Administrator	602	£27,420.00	£28,470.00	£29,520.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	381	£27,370.00	£28,435.00	£29,505.00
Trainee Accountant	104	£26,000.00	£27,730.00	£29,455.00
Accounting Apprenticeship	1	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00