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 692,229 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	686,980	99.24 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,084	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,165	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,312 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 57,686 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,211	57,248
Contract	100	437

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
Commercial Director	49	£71,530.00	£79,770.00	£88,005.00
Tax Director	54	£72,570.00	£79,380.00	£86,190.00
Group Financial Controller	65	£74,635.00	£79,200.00	£83,770.00
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
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	1,456	£62,225.00	£65,465.00	£68,710.00
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	25	£57,770.00	£63,250.00	£68,730.00
Tax Manager	857	£56,825.00	£62,005.00	£67,185.00
Group Accountant	205	£57,750.00	£61,855.00	£65,955.00
ACA	50	£54,940.00	£60,775.00	£66,615.00
Audit Manager	429	£56,115.00	£60,595.00	£65,080.00
Cost Controller	135	£54,410.00	£59,860.00	£65,305.00
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	1,085	£56,010.00	£58,385.00	£60,755.00
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	17	£54,890.00	£56,370.00	£57,855.00
Tax	3,001	£50,395.00	£55,510.00	£60,625.00
Tax Consultant	16	£50,210.00	£55,190.00	£60,165.00
Senior Auditor	29	£52,470.00	£54,765.00	£57,060.00
Property Accountant	53	£51,030.00	£54,430.00	£57,830.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Tax Advisor	86	£48,960.00	£53,200.00	£57,440.00
Financial Accountant	878	£50,055.00	£53,165.00	£56,285.00
Project Accountant	516	£51,420.00	£52,820.00	£54,225.00
Tax Accountant	254	£46,155.00	£50,760.00	£55,365.00
Tax Accounting	254	£46,155.00	£50,760.00	£55,365.00
Cost Accounting	30	£47,365.00	£50,205.00	£53,050.00
Audit	3,315	£46,750.00	£50,175.00	£53,605.00
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	385	£45,760.00	£49,305.00	£52,855.00
Qualified Accountant	343	£45,935.00	£49,210.00	£52,490.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	402	£44,670.00	£47,450.00	£50,235.00
Payroll Manager	530	£45,050.00	£47,385.00	£49,710.00
Fraud	170	£45,785.00	£47,090.00	£48,395.00
ACCA	14	£42,835.00	£46,725.00	£50,610.00
Auditor	263	£43,325.00	£45,975.00	£48,630.00
Audit Senior	678	£41,120.00	£45,275.00	£49,425.00
Company Accountant	85	£40,905.00	£44,535.00	£48,165.00
Tax Assistant	109	£40,495.00	£43,200.00	£45,900.00
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	7,952	£38,730.00	£41,790.00	£44,840.00
Accounts Manager	7,867	£38,710.00	£41,765.00	£44,820.00
Commercial Accountant	313	£36,745.00	£41,125.00	£45,515.00
Accountant	23,109	£38,230.00	£40,770.00	£43,315.00
Accounting	23,109	£38,230.00	£40,770.00	£43,315.00
Senior Accountant	1,939	£37,185.00	£40,585.00	£43,990.00
Accounts Senior	1,916	£37,185.00	£40,575.00	£43,975.00
Fraud Investigator	1	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Practice Accountant	938	£35,820.00	£39,600.00	£43,380.00
Service Charge Accountant	54	£36,245.00	£38,880.00	£41,520.00
Accounts Controller	18	£36,125.00	£38,385.00	£40,645.00
Payroll	2,831	£35,490.00	£37,445.00	£39,405.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	47	£33,965.00	£37,390.00	£40,820.00
Payroll Specialist	192	£35,210.00	£37,350.00	£39,490.00
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	33	£32,975.00	£34,680.00	£36,380.00
Assistant Management Accountant	332	£32,465.00	£34,570.00	£36,670.00
Payroll Supervisor	16	£31,585.00	£34,315.00	£37,040.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£31,250.00	£33,750.00	£36,250.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Bookkeeper	726	£29,325.00	£31,765.00	£34,205.00
Accounts Receivable	246	£29,795.00	£31,315.00	£32,840.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Accounts Payable	765	£30,025.00	£31,205.00	£32,380.00
Credit Controller	1,236	£29,420.00	£30,690.00	£31,960.00
CIMA	7	£28,500.00	£30,165.00	£31,835.00
Legal Cashier	241	£28,055.00	£30,055.00	£32,050.00
Accounting Assistant	2,546	£28,450.00	£29,905.00	£31,365.00
Accounts Assistant	2,546	£28,450.00	£29,905.00	£31,365.00
Assistant Accountant	2,546	£28,450.00	£29,905.00	£31,365.00
AAT	80	£27,850.00	£29,900.00	£31,950.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	557	£28,060.00	£29,455.00	£30,855.00
Accounting Technician	112	£28,635.00	£29,445.00	£30,260.00
Payroll Assistant	133	£28,210.00	£29,295.00	£30,375.00
Accounting Coordinator	67	£28,085.00	£29,070.00	£30,050.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Sales Ledger	215	£27,750.00	£28,815.00	£29,870.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	83	£27,380.00	£28,740.00	£30,095.00
Purchase Ledger	821	£27,495.00	£28,565.00	£29,635.00
Accounting Clerk	93	£27,520.00	£28,360.00	£29,205.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	91	£27,325.00	£28,070.00	£28,815.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	239	£26,495.00	£27,965.00	£29,435.00
Accounts Administrator	240	£26,290.00	£27,225.00	£28,150.00
Trainee Accountant	75	£23,800.00	£24,745.00	£25,685.00