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 541,776 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	537,951	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	2,908	0.54 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	917	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 10,419 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 45,148 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	10,345	44,829
Contract	73	318

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

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

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
June 2024	2,029
May 2024	2,620
April 2024	17,580
March 2024	15,122
February 2024	14,225
January 2024	15,958
December 2023	1,567
November 2023	980
October 2023	2,361
September 2023	3,474
August 2023	4,286
July 2023	19,283

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	34	£110,255.00	£119,205.00	£128,155.00
Credit Analyst	29	£85,625.00	£96,095.00	£106,565.00
Tax Director	14	£81,250.00	£92,655.00	£104,065.00
Commercial Director	102	£83,765.00	£92,040.00	£100,310.00
Client Partner	29	£71,845.00	£84,300.00	£96,750.00
Financial Director	30	£70,680.00	£74,635.00	£78,585.00
Payroll Consultant	8	£68,750.00	£73,125.00	£77,500.00
Senior Audit Manager	17	£66,020.00	£71,775.00	£77,535.00
Fund Accounting	8	£66,000.00	£71,125.00	£76,250.00
Actuarial	96	£62,990.00	£69,615.00	£76,235.00
Pricing Manager	23	£61,455.00	£66,215.00	£70,965.00
Tax Manager	344	£60,670.00	£65,855.00	£71,040.00
Head of Accounts	8	£58,335.00	£65,000.00	£71,665.00
Asset Finance	36	£54,605.00	£64,590.00	£74,570.00
Group Financial Controller	56	£58,840.00	£63,515.00	£68,190.00
Audit Manager	108	£56,550.00	£61,170.00	£65,785.00
Internal Audit Manager	7	£57,500.00	£60,625.00	£63,750.00
Senior Internal Auditor	14	£54,350.00	£58,390.00	£62,425.00
Finance Business Partner	606	£54,480.00	£57,445.00	£60,410.00
Group Accountant	155	£53,670.00	£56,825.00	£59,980.00
Financial Controller	981	£51,950.00	£56,140.00	£60,330.00
Tax	1,886	£50,010.00	£54,555.00	£59,105.00
Tax Consultant	8	£46,835.00	£53,710.00	£60,585.00
ACA	33	£49,025.00	£53,525.00	£58,030.00
Financial Consultant	32	£46,595.00	£52,990.00	£59,375.00
Senior Auditor	12	£47,660.00	£52,710.00	£57,760.00
Tax Accountant	156	£47,340.00	£52,405.00	£57,470.00
Tax Accounting	156	£47,340.00	£52,405.00	£57,470.00
Senior Management Accountant	212	£47,620.00	£51,620.00	£55,615.00
ACCA	29	£44,765.00	£49,730.00	£54,695.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£45,500.00	£49,500.00	£53,500.00
Cost Controller	63	£44,900.00	£49,480.00	£54,055.00
Internal Audit	168	£45,895.00	£49,235.00	£52,575.00
Auditor	324	£44,180.00	£47,775.00	£51,375.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	5	£43,625.00	£47,375.00	£51,125.00
Assistant Financial Controller	20	£45,375.00	£47,315.00	£49,250.00
Payroll Manager	348	£44,130.00	£47,165.00	£50,195.00
Audit	2,891	£43,880.00	£46,875.00	£49,870.00
Financial Accountant	766	£43,685.00	£46,485.00	£49,285.00
Audit Senior	285	£40,330.00	£45,900.00	£51,470.00
VAT	247	£41,980.00	£45,885.00	£49,785.00
Qualified Accountant	193	£41,140.00	£45,420.00	£49,705.00
Accounts Senior	885	£40,375.00	£44,955.00	£49,535.00
Senior Accountant	909	£40,245.00	£44,830.00	£49,410.00
Cost Accounting	36	£40,700.00	£44,675.00	£48,650.00
Chartered Accountant	90	£40,255.00	£44,040.00	£47,820.00
CIMA	6	£39,975.00	£44,000.00	£48,025.00
Project Accountant	64	£41,095.00	£43,955.00	£46,815.00
Tax Assistant	39	£40,750.00	£43,550.00	£46,355.00
Dealership Accountant	11	£42,000.00	£43,460.00	£44,915.00
Systems Accountant	62	£38,685.00	£42,660.00	£46,635.00
Accounts Payable Manager	37	£38,930.00	£41,755.00	£44,580.00
Tax Advisor	22	£36,000.00	£41,750.00	£47,500.00
Billing Manager	15	£39,125.00	£41,000.00	£42,875.00
Accounts Controller	35	£38,160.00	£40,945.00	£43,730.00
Taxation	13	£38,515.00	£40,240.00	£41,965.00
Commercial Accountant	197	£36,120.00	£39,925.00	£43,730.00
Practice Accountant	431	£35,720.00	£39,880.00	£44,035.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£37,750.00	£39,795.00	£41,840.00
Management Accountant	6,638	£36,925.00	£39,740.00	£42,545.00
Accounts Manager	6,501	£36,900.00	£39,720.00	£42,535.00
Company Accountant	36	£36,490.00	£39,710.00	£42,925.00
Property Accountant	30	£36,045.00	£39,215.00	£42,375.00
Service Charge Accountant	53	£35,920.00	£38,680.00	£41,445.00
Payroll	2,323	£35,320.00	£37,620.00	£39,920.00
Payroll Supervisor	19	£33,565.00	£37,405.00	£41,250.00
Credit Control Manager	32	£34,365.00	£36,910.00	£39,450.00
Accounting	20,580	£33,575.00	£36,145.00	£38,715.00
Accountant	20,585	£33,570.00	£36,135.00	£38,700.00
Fraud	142	£33,990.00	£35,205.00	£36,420.00
Payroll Specialist	140	£32,510.00	£35,005.00	£37,505.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	58	£29,960.00	£33,165.00	£36,370.00
Compliance Auditor	23	£32,280.00	£33,015.00	£33,745.00
Credit Control Supervisor	8	£31,165.00	£32,710.00	£34,250.00
Senior Credit Controller	28	£30,785.00	£32,665.00	£34,560.00
Assistant Management Accountant	208	£29,880.00	£32,480.00	£35,075.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	21	£30,300.00	£32,350.00	£34,400.00
Bookkeeper	398	£27,740.00	£30,390.00	£33,040.00
Accounting Technician	12	£26,500.00	£29,500.00	£32,500.00
Billing Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Credit Controller	1,141	£27,410.00	£28,695.00	£29,985.00
Quality Auditor	13	£28,555.00	£28,555.00	£28,555.00
Finance Graduate	8	£28,375.00	£28,375.00	£28,375.00
Payroll Administrator	330	£27,130.00	£28,320.00	£29,500.00
Accounts Payable	560	£26,835.00	£28,305.00	£29,775.00
Payroll Assistant	136	£26,840.00	£28,225.00	£29,610.00
Legal Cashier	532	£25,895.00	£28,215.00	£30,535.00
Assistant Accountant	1,803	£26,110.00	£27,715.00	£29,315.00
Accounting Assistant	1,801	£26,100.00	£27,710.00	£29,310.00
Accounts Assistant	1,818	£26,075.00	£27,675.00	£29,270.00
Accounts Receivable	181	£26,015.00	£27,640.00	£29,260.00
Fraud Investigator	22	£25,475.00	£27,095.00	£28,720.00
Purchase Ledger Supervisor	13	£24,335.00	£26,500.00	£28,665.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	97	£25,050.00	£26,210.00	£27,370.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	93	£24,585.00	£26,180.00	£27,780.00
Purchase Ledger	681	£24,705.00	£26,120.00	£27,540.00
Accounting Clerk	102	£24,640.00	£25,785.00	£26,930.00
Accounts Administrator	442	£24,600.00	£25,745.00	£26,895.00
Sales Ledger	259	£24,490.00	£25,625.00	£26,760.00
Payroll Clerk	18	£23,900.00	£25,585.00	£27,265.00
Accounting Coordinator	196	£24,750.00	£25,420.00	£26,090.00
AAT	77	£22,720.00	£25,290.00	£27,845.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	254	£23,905.00	£25,195.00	£26,485.00
Trainee Accountant	89	£22,720.00	£24,810.00	£26,905.00
Invoice Executive	4	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00
Audit Trainee	2	£23,000.00	£23,500.00	£24,000.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	3	£21,750.00	£22,875.00	£24,000.00
AAT Trainee	1	£15,000.00	£16,500.00	£18,000.00