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 635,256 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	630,463	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,688	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,105	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 12,216 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 52,938 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,123	52,538
Contract	92	399

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
July 2025	11,903
June 2025	8,397
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

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
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Asset Finance	49	£78,515.00	£87,730.00	£96,940.00
Group Financial Controller	43	£78,970.00	£83,920.00	£88,875.00
Commercial Director	38	£71,965.00	£81,695.00	£91,430.00
Tax Director	37	£72,695.00	£81,000.00	£89,305.00
Senior Audit Manager	36	£75,215.00	£80,615.00	£86,020.00
Head of Accounts	9	£69,200.00	£72,895.00	£76,595.00
Internal Audit Manager	30	£65,290.00	£70,950.00	£76,615.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Financial Director	199	£65,500.00	£68,125.00	£70,750.00
Pricing Manager	22	£60,210.00	£65,325.00	£70,445.00
Actuarial	47	£57,820.00	£63,810.00	£69,790.00
Tax Manager	671	£58,500.00	£62,880.00	£67,255.00
Taxation	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Financial Consultant	10	£57,475.00	£62,235.00	£66,985.00
Group Accountant	178	£57,555.00	£61,755.00	£65,955.00
Tax	2,359	£56,430.00	£60,220.00	£64,005.00
Financial Controller	1,250	£57,795.00	£60,195.00	£62,595.00
Audit Manager	329	£55,025.00	£59,585.00	£64,155.00
Senior Internal Auditor	16	£55,825.00	£59,345.00	£62,880.00
Tax Advisor	74	£55,020.00	£58,555.00	£62,085.00
Cost Controller	116	£52,730.00	£58,195.00	£63,665.00
ACA	48	£52,420.00	£57,830.00	£63,235.00
Internal Audit	131	£53,205.00	£56,375.00	£59,550.00
Finance Business Partner	969	£53,450.00	£56,230.00	£58,995.00
Property Accountant	52	£52,055.00	£55,970.00	£59,885.00
Tax Consultant	15	£49,700.00	£54,050.00	£58,400.00
Senior Auditor	29	£52,330.00	£53,870.00	£55,405.00
Payroll Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£52,500.00	£60,000.00
Financial Accountant	762	£48,915.00	£51,860.00	£54,815.00
Project Accountant	582	£50,345.00	£51,425.00	£52,510.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Audit	2,734	£47,175.00	£50,210.00	£53,260.00
Assistant Financial Controller	22	£46,750.00	£49,940.00	£53,125.00
Tax Accountant	224	£44,505.00	£49,740.00	£54,985.00
Tax Accounting	224	£44,505.00	£49,740.00	£54,985.00
VAT	334	£46,645.00	£49,280.00	£51,905.00
Cost Accounting	16	£46,500.00	£49,210.00	£51,915.00
Senior Management Accountant	305	£45,860.00	£48,780.00	£51,700.00
Qualified Accountant	303	£45,910.00	£48,670.00	£51,425.00
Dealership Accountant	9	£46,375.00	£48,600.00	£50,815.00
Auditor	276	£45,075.00	£47,635.00	£50,190.00
Systems Accountant	38	£44,655.00	£47,625.00	£50,595.00
Payroll Manager	406	£43,745.00	£45,800.00	£47,860.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
ACCA	33	£41,060.00	£44,900.00	£48,750.00
Audit Senior	470	£40,445.00	£44,595.00	£48,750.00
Fraud	40	£39,620.00	£43,380.00	£47,140.00
Tax Assistant	75	£40,660.00	£43,215.00	£45,765.00
Accounts Payable Manager	32	£40,490.00	£42,220.00	£43,945.00
Accounts Manager	7,147	£39,395.00	£42,135.00	£44,875.00
Accounts Senior	1,500	£38,835.00	£42,100.00	£45,370.00
Senior Accountant	1,504	£38,825.00	£42,090.00	£45,360.00
Management Accountant	7,204	£39,315.00	£42,050.00	£44,780.00
Commercial Accountant	346	£36,975.00	£41,385.00	£45,805.00
Company Accountant	45	£38,055.00	£41,280.00	£44,500.00
Accountant	20,747	£38,645.00	£40,915.00	£43,190.00
Accounting	20,747	£38,645.00	£40,915.00	£43,190.00
Practice Accountant	680	£36,260.00	£40,405.00	£44,550.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Chartered Accountant	47	£35,905.00	£39,270.00	£42,635.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£36,000.00	£39,000.00	£42,000.00
Accounts Controller	17	£35,670.00	£37,915.00	£40,160.00
Payroll Specialist	131	£35,870.00	£37,830.00	£39,795.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Payroll	2,408	£35,710.00	£37,645.00	£39,585.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	60	£34,295.00	£37,395.00	£40,495.00
Service Charge Accountant	63	£35,540.00	£37,195.00	£38,845.00
Credit Control Manager	35	£34,115.00	£36,480.00	£38,850.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Assistant Management Accountant	342	£32,545.00	£34,375.00	£36,200.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	38	£32,400.00	£33,390.00	£34,370.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Bookkeeper	637	£28,845.00	£31,030.00	£33,215.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Accounts Payable	717	£29,335.00	£30,460.00	£31,585.00
Accounts Receivable	173	£28,985.00	£30,320.00	£31,650.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Credit Controller	1,264	£28,845.00	£30,030.00	£31,210.00
Accounting Assistant	2,832	£28,690.00	£29,985.00	£31,285.00
Accounts Assistant	2,832	£28,690.00	£29,985.00	£31,285.00
Assistant Accountant	2,832	£28,690.00	£29,985.00	£31,285.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Administrator	549	£27,990.00	£29,375.00	£30,755.00
AAT	55	£27,895.00	£29,365.00	£30,825.00
Accounting Technician	40	£28,020.00	£29,155.00	£30,285.00
Payroll Assistant	147	£28,065.00	£29,080.00	£30,090.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Sales Ledger	268	£27,330.00	£28,545.00	£29,760.00
Legal Cashier	245	£26,760.00	£28,525.00	£30,280.00
Purchase Ledger	790	£27,225.00	£28,260.00	£29,290.00
Accounting Coordinator	46	£27,220.00	£28,065.00	£28,905.00
Accounting Clerk	84	£26,945.00	£27,725.00	£28,515.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	230	£26,315.00	£27,655.00	£28,995.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	135	£26,595.00	£27,585.00	£28,570.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	63	£26,545.00	£27,030.00	£27,520.00
Accounts Administrator	273	£25,965.00	£26,840.00	£27,715.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Trainee Accountant	97	£22,840.00	£23,755.00	£24,670.00