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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 827,096 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	821,129	99.28 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,647	0.56 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,320	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,906 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 68,925 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,791	68,427
Contract	114	497

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

11,344

Down 23.1% vs last year

Average salary

£41,955.00

Down 4.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 17.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£610.00

Up 24.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 117.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£560.00

Up 6.5% 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
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
September 2025	16,634

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	35	£125,570.00	£138,905.00	£152,240.00
Actuarial	61	£82,835.00	£88,345.00	£93,865.00
Commercial Director	93	£77,795.00	£85,920.00	£94,050.00
Client Partner	77	£70,785.00	£85,515.00	£100,240.00
Tax Director	316	£74,920.00	£84,950.00	£94,980.00
Pricing Manager	41	£77,130.00	£81,685.00	£86,240.00
Financial Director	19	£72,045.00	£81,370.00	£90,690.00
Group Financial Controller	182	£75,370.00	£80,520.00	£85,665.00
Senior Audit Manager	123	£70,495.00	£75,275.00	£80,050.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£66,605.00	£69,115.00	£71,620.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Financial Controller	3,281	£60,765.00	£64,675.00	£68,590.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,645.00	£62,895.00	£64,145.00
Tax Manager	2,432	£56,330.00	£62,155.00	£67,975.00
Finance Business Partner	1,397	£57,125.00	£59,900.00	£62,670.00
Internal Audit	332	£55,955.00	£58,560.00	£61,170.00
Fund Accounting	33	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Audit Manager	913	£53,550.00	£57,965.00	£62,385.00
ACA	172	£52,745.00	£57,185.00	£61,630.00
Group Accountant	327	£52,840.00	£56,535.00	£60,230.00
Cost Controller	169	£51,890.00	£56,320.00	£60,745.00
Head of Accounts	10	£51,875.00	£56,125.00	£60,375.00
Financial Accountant	1,643	£51,735.00	£54,930.00	£58,140.00
Tax Consultant	31	£50,460.00	£54,785.00	£59,110.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	55	£51,510.00	£53,785.00	£56,065.00
Project Accountant	387	£50,785.00	£53,725.00	£56,665.00
Tax	7,981	£47,570.00	£53,060.00	£58,545.00
Systems Accountant	134	£48,750.00	£51,810.00	£54,870.00
Senior Management Accountant	749	£48,240.00	£51,540.00	£54,840.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Tax Advisor	116	£46,260.00	£51,220.00	£56,185.00
Property Accountant	112	£47,305.00	£50,755.00	£54,205.00
Compliance Auditor	74	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	7,032	£45,825.00	£49,365.00	£52,910.00
Cost Accounting	65	£45,785.00	£49,040.00	£52,295.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	693	£45,125.00	£48,735.00	£52,340.00
Tax Accountant	993	£43,735.00	£48,495.00	£53,250.00
Tax Accounting	993	£43,735.00	£48,495.00	£53,250.00
Auditor	481	£44,640.00	£47,470.00	£50,300.00
Payroll Manager	818	£45,345.00	£47,445.00	£49,550.00
Taxation	13	£43,625.00	£46,405.00	£49,190.00
Company Accountant	108	£42,370.00	£46,370.00	£50,365.00
VAT	979	£42,110.00	£46,140.00	£50,170.00
Dealership Accountant	38	£44,100.00	£45,970.00	£47,845.00
Chartered Accountant	220	£42,490.00	£45,865.00	£49,235.00
Tax Assistant	351	£40,900.00	£45,630.00	£50,360.00
ACCA	400	£41,230.00	£45,600.00	£49,975.00
Audit Senior	1,938	£41,125.00	£45,100.00	£49,080.00
Asset Finance	52	£37,620.00	£44,920.00	£52,220.00
Accounts Controller	45	£41,785.00	£44,080.00	£46,370.00
Accounts Manager	14,190	£40,400.00	£43,700.00	£47,005.00
Management Accountant	14,288	£40,390.00	£43,690.00	£46,990.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Senior	4,120	£38,825.00	£42,690.00	£46,555.00
Senior Accountant	4,084	£38,815.00	£42,665.00	£46,510.00
Accounts Payable Manager	72	£40,410.00	£42,395.00	£44,375.00
Commercial Accountant	723	£37,755.00	£42,020.00	£46,290.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Practice Accountant	2,986	£37,215.00	£41,460.00	£45,700.00
Accountant	41,350	£38,220.00	£41,415.00	£44,610.00
Accounting	41,350	£38,220.00	£41,415.00	£44,610.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Service Charge Accountant	63	£36,260.00	£40,000.00	£43,740.00
Credit Control Manager	27	£37,645.00	£39,535.00	£41,430.00
Fraud	705	£36,650.00	£37,400.00	£38,150.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	110	£33,520.00	£37,035.00	£40,550.00
Payroll Specialist	285	£34,905.00	£37,020.00	£39,135.00
Payroll Consultant	4	£33,500.00	£36,750.00	£40,000.00
Payroll	4,720	£34,335.00	£36,275.00	£38,210.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Assistant Management Accountant	537	£33,045.00	£35,455.00	£37,865.00
Senior Credit Controller	47	£33,365.00	£35,345.00	£37,325.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,000.00	£35,065.00	£37,125.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Quality Auditor	34	£32,975.00	£33,655.00	£34,345.00
Legal Cashier	374	£30,915.00	£32,865.00	£34,810.00
Bookkeeper	1,585	£30,175.00	£32,470.00	£34,765.00
Accounts Receivable	436	£30,595.00	£32,235.00	£33,875.00
Accounts Payable	1,202	£30,190.00	£31,740.00	£33,295.00
AAT	146	£28,250.00	£31,470.00	£34,695.00
Fraud Investigator	8	£29,500.00	£30,860.00	£32,210.00
Payroll Assistant	243	£29,180.00	£30,800.00	£32,425.00
Accounting Technician	116	£30,060.00	£30,750.00	£31,445.00
Assistant Accountant	3,304	£28,875.00	£30,675.00	£32,465.00
Accounting Assistant	3,300	£28,865.00	£30,665.00	£32,460.00
Accounts Assistant	3,301	£28,870.00	£30,665.00	£32,460.00
Credit Controller	1,890	£29,330.00	£30,570.00	£31,800.00
Sales Ledger	426	£28,735.00	£30,015.00	£31,290.00
Payroll Administrator	903	£28,365.00	£29,775.00	£31,190.00
Payroll Clerk	49	£28,300.00	£29,655.00	£31,010.00
Accounting Coordinator	117	£28,375.00	£29,630.00	£30,880.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	93	£28,330.00	£29,290.00	£30,250.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	118	£27,870.00	£28,995.00	£30,120.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	125	£27,825.00	£28,885.00	£29,950.00
Purchase Ledger	1,267	£27,690.00	£28,760.00	£29,835.00
Accounts Administrator	479	£27,135.00	£28,265.00	£29,400.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	364	£27,200.00	£28,260.00	£29,315.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Trainee Accountant	97	£25,765.00	£27,450.00	£29,130.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00