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 695,945 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	690,676	99.24 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,103	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,166	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,384 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 57,995 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,282	57,555
Contract	101	439

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

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
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
January 2025	2,466

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	8	£145,000.00	£155,835.00	£166,665.00
Client Partner	22	£88,685.00	£100,760.00	£112,835.00
Tax Director	58	£71,855.00	£78,935.00	£86,010.00
Group Financial Controller	74	£74,010.00	£78,750.00	£83,495.00
Financial Investigator	2	£73,250.00	£77,500.00	£81,725.00
Senior Audit Manager	52	£71,985.00	£76,930.00	£81,875.00
Commercial Director	51	£68,525.00	£76,205.00	£83,880.00
Pricing Manager	25	£70,625.00	£74,605.00	£78,585.00
Head of Accounts	9	£67,305.00	£70,690.00	£74,075.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Financial Director	133	£61,250.00	£69,375.00	£77,500.00
Financial Controller	1,468	£61,910.00	£65,115.00	£68,325.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Actuarial	24	£57,955.00	£63,255.00	£68,550.00
Asset Finance	23	£57,770.00	£63,250.00	£68,730.00
Tax Manager	877	£57,025.00	£62,115.00	£67,200.00
Group Accountant	211	£56,805.00	£60,940.00	£65,070.00
ACA	50	£54,940.00	£60,775.00	£66,615.00
Audit Manager	434	£56,050.00	£60,520.00	£64,995.00
Cost Controller	141	£54,215.00	£59,780.00	£65,335.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Internal Audit	177	£56,250.00	£59,260.00	£62,285.00
Finance Business Partner	1,080	£55,975.00	£58,375.00	£60,760.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Fund Accounting	16	£53,635.00	£56,640.00	£59,640.00
Senior Internal Auditor	15	£54,615.00	£56,465.00	£58,320.00
Tax	3,094	£50,625.00	£55,800.00	£60,970.00
Tax Consultant	16	£50,210.00	£55,190.00	£60,165.00
Senior Auditor	27	£52,030.00	£54,610.00	£57,190.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Financial Accountant	898	£50,075.00	£53,190.00	£56,320.00
Project Accountant	480	£51,320.00	£52,760.00	£54,200.00
Tax Advisor	88	£47,965.00	£52,290.00	£56,615.00
Property Accountant	56	£48,390.00	£51,665.00	£54,935.00
Tax Accountant	262	£46,125.00	£50,845.00	£55,565.00
Tax Accounting	262	£46,125.00	£50,845.00	£55,565.00
Audit	3,433	£46,650.00	£50,085.00	£53,525.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
VAT	408	£45,935.00	£49,515.00	£53,100.00
Qualified Accountant	349	£45,985.00	£49,220.00	£52,460.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	410	£45,025.00	£47,810.00	£50,595.00
Systems Accountant	53	£44,215.00	£47,470.00	£50,725.00
Cost Accounting	33	£44,890.00	£47,465.00	£50,040.00
Payroll Manager	543	£44,870.00	£47,225.00	£49,580.00
Fraud	189	£45,745.00	£47,070.00	£48,395.00
ACCA	14	£42,835.00	£46,725.00	£50,610.00
Audit Senior	700	£41,100.00	£45,210.00	£49,320.00
Auditor	268	£42,140.00	£45,055.00	£47,970.00
Company Accountant	88	£41,070.00	£44,785.00	£48,495.00
Tax Assistant	114	£40,050.00	£43,040.00	£46,025.00
Chartered Accountant	72	£39,080.00	£42,445.00	£45,810.00
Accounts Payable Manager	44	£40,070.00	£42,255.00	£44,435.00
Management Accountant	8,194	£38,540.00	£41,715.00	£44,880.00
Accounts Manager	8,145	£38,500.00	£41,670.00	£44,835.00
Senior Accountant	1,988	£37,200.00	£40,750.00	£44,300.00
Commercial Accountant	320	£36,460.00	£40,740.00	£45,030.00
Accounts Senior	1,970	£37,195.00	£40,725.00	£44,265.00
Accountant	23,916	£38,095.00	£40,665.00	£43,235.00
Accounting	23,916	£38,095.00	£40,665.00	£43,235.00
Practice Accountant	978	£35,950.00	£39,685.00	£43,425.00
Service Charge Accountant	58	£35,910.00	£38,755.00	£41,600.00
Accounts Controller	18	£36,125.00	£38,385.00	£40,645.00
Payroll	2,926	£35,525.00	£37,515.00	£39,505.00
Payroll Specialist	195	£35,130.00	£37,340.00	£39,550.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	51	£33,965.00	£37,255.00	£40,540.00
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	35	£33,155.00	£34,805.00	£36,455.00
Assistant Management Accountant	350	£32,385.00	£34,450.00	£36,510.00
Payroll Supervisor	16	£31,585.00	£34,315.00	£37,040.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£31,875.00	£33,750.00	£35,625.00
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	768	£29,340.00	£31,790.00	£34,235.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Accounts Payable	797	£30,000.00	£31,170.00	£32,340.00
Accounts Receivable	254	£29,490.00	£31,045.00	£32,595.00
Credit Controller	1,287	£29,340.00	£30,620.00	£31,900.00
CIMA	7	£28,500.00	£30,165.00	£31,835.00
Legal Cashier	248	£28,130.00	£30,155.00	£32,170.00
Accounting Assistant	2,657	£28,470.00	£29,890.00	£31,310.00
Accounts Assistant	2,657	£28,470.00	£29,890.00	£31,310.00
Assistant Accountant	2,657	£28,470.00	£29,890.00	£31,310.00
AAT	82	£27,600.00	£29,615.00	£31,630.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	578	£28,060.00	£29,455.00	£30,850.00
Accounting Technician	112	£28,635.00	£29,445.00	£30,260.00
Payroll Assistant	140	£28,210.00	£29,325.00	£30,450.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Sales Ledger	223	£27,850.00	£28,945.00	£30,035.00
Accounting Coordinator	74	£27,945.00	£28,800.00	£29,645.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	86	£27,355.00	£28,705.00	£30,050.00
Purchase Ledger	862	£27,485.00	£28,545.00	£29,610.00
Accounting Clerk	95	£27,445.00	£28,300.00	£29,155.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	93	£27,290.00	£28,005.00	£28,720.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	254	£26,475.00	£27,920.00	£29,360.00
Accounts Administrator	265	£26,320.00	£27,265.00	£28,205.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	2	£22,500.00	£25,500.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Accountant	82	£23,765.00	£24,780.00	£25,795.00