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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 856,602 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	850,525	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,746	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,331	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,473 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 71,384 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,356	70,877
Contract	116	506

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

35,206

Up 133.9% vs last year

Average salary

£44,110.00

Up 0.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

102

Up 30.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 2.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 44.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 0.2% 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
September 2026	35,206
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	40	£122,340.00	£134,915.00	£147,490.00
Client Partner	75	£71,955.00	£88,855.00	£105,745.00
Actuarial	68	£82,795.00	£88,515.00	£94,240.00
Tax Director	328	£77,665.00	£88,510.00	£99,355.00
Financial Director	25	£73,820.00	£84,050.00	£94,275.00
Commercial Director	126	£77,890.00	£83,980.00	£90,070.00
Pricing Manager	43	£76,155.00	£80,435.00	£84,710.00
Group Financial Controller	202	£75,180.00	£80,005.00	£84,825.00
Senior Audit Manager	117	£69,795.00	£75,100.00	£80,405.00
Internal Audit Manager	26	£64,120.00	£67,365.00	£70,605.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	3,596	£60,280.00	£64,330.00	£68,380.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,585	£55,905.00	£61,930.00	£67,955.00
Finance Business Partner	1,381	£57,400.00	£60,160.00	£62,910.00
Internal Audit	330	£57,075.00	£59,720.00	£62,370.00
Fraud Manager	24	£58,390.00	£58,390.00	£58,390.00
Audit Manager	922	£52,765.00	£57,290.00	£61,815.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Fund Accounting	29	£54,250.00	£56,960.00	£59,670.00
Cost Controller	178	£52,390.00	£56,835.00	£61,275.00
Group Accountant	334	£52,640.00	£56,305.00	£59,965.00
ACA	177	£51,645.00	£56,100.00	£60,555.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Project Accountant	374	£51,260.00	£54,400.00	£57,540.00
Financial Accountant	1,753	£50,965.00	£54,215.00	£57,470.00
Tax	8,436	£48,210.00	£53,720.00	£59,225.00
Tax Advisor	117	£47,760.00	£53,290.00	£58,820.00
Senior Management Accountant	783	£49,560.00	£53,185.00	£56,810.00
Senior Auditor	59	£49,895.00	£52,405.00	£54,920.00
Property Accountant	125	£48,000.00	£51,815.00	£55,630.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£48,000.00	£51,350.00	£54,700.00
Systems Accountant	148	£48,250.00	£51,170.00	£54,095.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Cost Accounting	74	£46,835.00	£49,835.00	£52,825.00
Audit	7,480	£46,165.00	£49,650.00	£53,135.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Tax Accountant	1,071	£44,605.00	£49,280.00	£53,955.00
Tax Accounting	1,071	£44,605.00	£49,280.00	£53,955.00
Auditor	493	£46,125.00	£49,170.00	£52,210.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	785	£44,590.00	£48,875.00	£53,160.00
Payroll Manager	858	£44,945.00	£47,165.00	£49,390.00
Asset Finance	44	£39,015.00	£46,915.00	£54,820.00
Company Accountant	98	£43,105.00	£46,810.00	£50,515.00
VAT	1,116	£42,535.00	£46,470.00	£50,405.00
Tax Assistant	345	£41,485.00	£46,240.00	£50,990.00
Accounts Controller	53	£43,585.00	£45,890.00	£48,195.00
Chartered Accountant	244	£42,330.00	£45,855.00	£49,380.00
ACCA	407	£41,235.00	£45,625.00	£50,015.00
Dealership Accountant	32	£43,670.00	£45,440.00	£47,215.00
Taxation	19	£42,200.00	£44,935.00	£47,665.00
Audit Senior	1,930	£40,575.00	£44,615.00	£48,660.00
Management Accountant	15,029	£40,590.00	£44,035.00	£47,470.00
Accounts Manager	14,993	£40,605.00	£44,010.00	£47,415.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	70	£41,265.00	£43,205.00	£45,145.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Accounts Senior	4,238	£38,890.00	£42,805.00	£46,715.00
Senior Accountant	4,267	£38,840.00	£42,785.00	£46,730.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Credit Control Manager	28	£39,760.00	£42,110.00	£44,460.00
Practice Accountant	3,444	£37,510.00	£41,940.00	£46,365.00
Accountant	43,320	£38,560.00	£41,745.00	£44,940.00
Accounting	43,320	£38,560.00	£41,745.00	£44,940.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Commercial Accountant	711	£37,240.00	£41,575.00	£45,920.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Service Charge Accountant	82	£36,530.00	£40,075.00	£43,620.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	123	£33,665.00	£37,445.00	£41,225.00
Payroll Specialist	251	£35,255.00	£37,340.00	£39,430.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£34,400.00	£36,400.00	£38,400.00
Payroll	4,968	£34,295.00	£36,260.00	£38,215.00
Quality Auditor	43	£35,165.00	£36,125.00	£37,090.00
Senior Credit Controller	37	£34,115.00	£35,790.00	£37,470.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Assistant Management Accountant	585	£33,300.00	£35,710.00	£38,125.00
Payroll Supervisor	31	£32,625.00	£35,450.00	£38,270.00
Legal Cashier	383	£31,410.00	£33,165.00	£34,910.00
Bookkeeper	1,656	£30,575.00	£32,955.00	£35,330.00
Fraud	780	£31,675.00	£32,515.00	£33,355.00
Accounts Receivable	447	£30,690.00	£32,440.00	£34,190.00
Accounts Payable	1,233	£30,550.00	£32,065.00	£33,590.00
AAT	158	£28,460.00	£31,630.00	£34,800.00
Accounting Technician	87	£30,475.00	£31,385.00	£32,295.00
Payroll Assistant	264	£29,325.00	£31,070.00	£32,820.00
Assistant Accountant	3,302	£28,930.00	£30,775.00	£32,610.00
Accounting Assistant	3,298	£28,925.00	£30,765.00	£32,600.00
Accounts Assistant	3,299	£28,925.00	£30,765.00	£32,600.00
Credit Controller	1,895	£29,435.00	£30,695.00	£31,950.00
Sales Ledger	516	£29,070.00	£30,325.00	£31,575.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	972	£28,525.00	£29,965.00	£31,410.00
Payroll Clerk	61	£28,375.00	£29,765.00	£31,160.00
Accounting Coordinator	130	£28,265.00	£29,565.00	£30,865.00
Accounting Clerk	87	£28,545.00	£29,465.00	£30,385.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	117	£28,070.00	£29,170.00	£30,265.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	130	£27,930.00	£29,015.00	£30,105.00
Purchase Ledger	1,290	£27,740.00	£28,860.00	£29,985.00
Accounts Administrator	527	£27,445.00	£28,505.00	£29,565.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	355	£27,300.00	£28,345.00	£29,390.00
Trainee Accountant	111	£25,970.00	£27,800.00	£29,625.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00