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 601,638 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	597,149	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,443	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,046	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,570 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 50,137 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,483	49,762
Contract	86	374

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
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
May 2024	2,620
April 2024	17,580

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	21	£102,500.00	£119,690.00	£136,875.00
Credit Analyst	30	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
Commercial Director	43	£89,895.00	£99,755.00	£109,620.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Tax Director	16	£74,665.00	£83,585.00	£92,500.00
Senior Audit Manager	16	£73,600.00	£81,420.00	£89,245.00
Asset Finance	48	£69,915.00	£80,180.00	£90,440.00
Group Financial Controller	35	£73,480.00	£79,515.00	£85,555.00
Pricing Manager	11	£64,915.00	£72,040.00	£79,165.00
Financial Director	202	£68,130.00	£69,970.00	£71,810.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Internal Audit Manager	4	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Financial Consultant	4	£63,425.00	£67,450.00	£71,450.00
Payroll Consultant	12	£60,835.00	£66,250.00	£71,665.00
Actuarial	49	£59,295.00	£65,690.00	£72,075.00
Tax Manager	468	£60,070.00	£64,190.00	£68,310.00
Audit Manager	143	£57,565.00	£61,900.00	£66,235.00
Senior Internal Auditor	8	£57,000.00	£61,785.00	£66,585.00
Group Accountant	122	£57,145.00	£61,120.00	£65,100.00
Head of Accounts	5	£54,100.00	£59,110.00	£64,125.00
Tax Advisor	43	£55,345.00	£58,215.00	£61,085.00
Cost Controller	55	£50,655.00	£57,215.00	£63,780.00
Financial Controller	1,114	£53,975.00	£56,410.00	£58,850.00
Tax	1,571	£51,780.00	£55,675.00	£59,575.00
ACA	42	£50,905.00	£55,645.00	£60,380.00
Tax Consultant	11	£49,875.00	£54,750.00	£59,625.00
Pricing Analyst	9	£46,375.00	£53,875.00	£61,375.00
Finance Business Partner	613	£51,325.00	£53,870.00	£56,415.00
ACCA	40	£49,135.00	£53,440.00	£57,750.00
Senior Auditor	18	£50,520.00	£51,550.00	£52,575.00
Senior Management Accountant	257	£47,740.00	£51,215.00	£54,690.00
Audit	1,858	£47,625.00	£50,460.00	£53,290.00
Internal Audit	93	£47,955.00	£50,265.00	£52,570.00
Project Accountant	384	£48,835.00	£49,865.00	£50,895.00
Financial Accountant	667	£46,865.00	£49,730.00	£52,605.00
Property Accountant	32	£45,425.00	£49,550.00	£53,675.00
Tax Accountant	171	£43,920.00	£49,440.00	£54,960.00
Tax Accounting	171	£43,920.00	£49,440.00	£54,960.00
Auditor	211	£45,380.00	£48,385.00	£51,390.00
Payroll Manager	266	£46,200.00	£48,100.00	£50,000.00
Cost Accounting	14	£44,835.00	£47,540.00	£50,250.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£43,625.00	£47,470.00	£51,315.00
VAT	270	£44,265.00	£46,875.00	£49,485.00
Systems Accountant	25	£42,945.00	£46,495.00	£50,055.00
Audit Senior	293	£41,525.00	£45,665.00	£49,800.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£41,000.00	£44,750.00	£48,500.00
Qualified Accountant	213	£40,720.00	£43,715.00	£46,705.00
Fraud	31	£38,385.00	£42,895.00	£47,405.00
Accounts Senior	1,015	£38,270.00	£42,215.00	£46,160.00
Commercial Accountant	279	£37,140.00	£42,190.00	£47,240.00
Tax Assistant	50	£36,955.00	£42,175.00	£47,395.00
Accounts Payable Manager	30	£40,155.00	£42,170.00	£44,185.00
Senior Accountant	1,040	£38,095.00	£42,050.00	£46,005.00
Chartered Accountant	37	£38,630.00	£41,865.00	£45,105.00
Management Accountant	5,851	£38,900.00	£41,575.00	£44,245.00
Accounts Manager	5,733	£38,885.00	£41,560.00	£44,230.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Dealership Accountant	4	£38,500.00	£40,000.00	£41,500.00
Accountant	16,157	£37,725.00	£39,980.00	£42,235.00
Accounting	16,158	£37,725.00	£39,980.00	£42,235.00
Credit Control Manager	26	£35,540.00	£39,265.00	£43,000.00
Payroll	1,663	£36,965.00	£39,190.00	£41,420.00
Practice Accountant	496	£34,475.00	£38,720.00	£42,950.00
Service Charge Accountant	37	£36,265.00	£37,980.00	£39,690.00
Accounts Controller	20	£35,105.00	£37,785.00	£40,465.00
Company Accountant	38	£34,570.00	£37,730.00	£40,895.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Payroll Specialist	105	£34,795.00	£36,870.00	£38,945.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	58	£33,455.00	£36,460.00	£39,465.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Senior Credit Controller	26	£32,620.00	£33,390.00	£34,150.00
Assistant Management Accountant	244	£30,875.00	£33,150.00	£35,430.00
Bookkeeper	495	£28,150.00	£30,575.00	£33,005.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Assistant	119	£28,880.00	£30,230.00	£31,570.00
CIMA	13	£29,000.00	£29,815.00	£30,625.00
Credit Controller	937	£28,655.00	£29,785.00	£30,910.00
Quality Auditor	16	£28,800.00	£29,585.00	£30,360.00
Payroll Administrator	378	£28,365.00	£29,540.00	£30,710.00
Accounts Receivable	125	£27,595.00	£29,490.00	£31,380.00
Accounts Payable	533	£28,240.00	£29,325.00	£30,405.00
Accounts Assistant	2,135	£27,890.00	£29,225.00	£30,560.00
Assistant Accountant	2,117	£27,885.00	£29,220.00	£30,560.00
Accounting Assistant	2,116	£27,865.00	£29,205.00	£30,540.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Technician	15	£26,335.00	£28,750.00	£31,165.00
AAT	39	£26,050.00	£28,255.00	£30,450.00
Sales Ledger	239	£26,810.00	£28,110.00	£29,410.00
Legal Cashier	193	£26,265.00	£28,030.00	£29,795.00
Payroll Clerk	7	£26,665.00	£28,000.00	£29,335.00
Purchase Ledger	620	£26,615.00	£27,760.00	£28,895.00
Compliance Auditor	2	£27,500.00	£27,750.00	£28,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	194	£25,680.00	£27,255.00	£28,835.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	107	£26,045.00	£26,995.00	£27,950.00
Accounting Clerk	69	£25,880.00	£26,835.00	£27,795.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	55	£25,415.00	£26,350.00	£27,290.00
Accounts Administrator	266	£25,295.00	£26,225.00	£27,155.00
Accounting Coordinator	79	£25,780.00	£26,215.00	£26,655.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	5	£24,165.00	£25,085.00	£26,000.00
Trainee Accountant	82	£22,980.00	£24,790.00	£26,605.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00