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 622,707 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	618,041	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,587	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,079	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 11,975 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 51,892 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	11,885	51,503
Contract	89	388

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
June 2025	8,397
May 2025	5,921
April 2025	3,498
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£118,335.00	£133,960.00	£149,585.00
Credit Analyst	10	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
Client Partner	7	£78,335.00	£88,335.00	£98,335.00
Asset Finance	49	£78,515.00	£87,730.00	£96,940.00
Group Financial Controller	42	£78,985.00	£84,095.00	£89,215.00
Commercial Director	36	£72,855.00	£83,535.00	£94,215.00
Tax Director	32	£72,400.00	£80,450.00	£88,500.00
Senior Audit Manager	31	£73,295.00	£79,950.00	£86,600.00
Head of Accounts	5	£68,265.00	£71,860.00	£75,460.00
Internal Audit Manager	24	£65,780.00	£69,865.00	£73,945.00
Fund Accounting	2	£67,500.00	£68,750.00	£70,000.00
Financial Director	199	£65,500.00	£68,125.00	£70,750.00
Financial Consultant	6	£62,965.00	£67,475.00	£71,975.00
Pricing Manager	18	£61,625.00	£67,270.00	£72,915.00
Group Accountant	146	£61,010.00	£65,085.00	£69,160.00
Tax Manager	597	£60,490.00	£64,560.00	£68,620.00
Payroll Consultant	10	£57,500.00	£63,750.00	£70,000.00
Taxation	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Senior Internal Auditor	15	£58,700.00	£62,320.00	£65,950.00
Actuarial	44	£55,950.00	£61,880.00	£67,800.00
Audit Manager	261	£56,035.00	£60,710.00	£65,390.00
Tax Advisor	64	£56,120.00	£59,205.00	£62,280.00
Financial Controller	1,225	£56,625.00	£58,885.00	£61,155.00
Cost Controller	108	£52,560.00	£57,835.00	£63,115.00
Tax	2,026	£53,885.00	£57,790.00	£61,695.00
ACA	44	£51,905.00	£57,145.00	£62,380.00
Internal Audit	106	£53,220.00	£55,915.00	£58,610.00
Property Accountant	48	£50,315.00	£54,465.00	£58,615.00
Finance Business Partner	841	£51,480.00	£54,070.00	£56,650.00
Pricing Analyst	9	£46,375.00	£53,875.00	£61,375.00
Senior Auditor	27	£52,180.00	£53,720.00	£55,260.00
Tax Consultant	11	£47,440.00	£51,405.00	£55,375.00
Financial Accountant	692	£48,025.00	£50,935.00	£53,860.00
Audit	2,301	£47,570.00	£50,645.00	£53,720.00
Tax Accountant	201	£45,205.00	£50,515.00	£55,830.00
Tax Accounting	201	£45,205.00	£50,515.00	£55,830.00
Project Accountant	561	£49,440.00	£50,355.00	£51,270.00
Senior Management Accountant	261	£46,940.00	£49,995.00	£53,050.00
Assistant Financial Controller	22	£46,750.00	£49,940.00	£53,125.00
Cost Accounting	15	£46,500.00	£49,625.00	£52,750.00
Dealership Accountant	6	£46,250.00	£48,375.00	£50,500.00
Auditor	237	£45,245.00	£47,835.00	£50,420.00
Payroll Manager	344	£45,475.00	£47,675.00	£49,870.00
Qualified Accountant	267	£45,290.00	£47,665.00	£50,040.00
VAT	297	£44,210.00	£46,875.00	£49,535.00
Systems Accountant	32	£43,480.00	£46,380.00	£49,290.00
Audit Senior	398	£41,890.00	£45,890.00	£49,890.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
ACCA	33	£41,060.00	£44,900.00	£48,750.00
Fraud	31	£38,385.00	£42,895.00	£47,405.00
Tax Assistant	63	£39,415.00	£42,665.00	£45,915.00
Accounts Payable Manager	32	£40,490.00	£42,220.00	£43,945.00
Accounts Senior	1,261	£38,360.00	£42,060.00	£45,765.00
Senior Accountant	1,265	£38,350.00	£42,050.00	£45,755.00
Accounts Manager	6,383	£39,075.00	£41,780.00	£44,485.00
Management Accountant	6,440	£39,000.00	£41,690.00	£44,390.00
Commercial Accountant	315	£37,145.00	£41,510.00	£45,880.00
Company Accountant	39	£37,790.00	£40,480.00	£43,165.00
Accountant	18,525	£37,920.00	£40,265.00	£42,605.00
Accounting	18,525	£37,920.00	£40,265.00	£42,605.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Practice Accountant	596	£35,300.00	£39,410.00	£43,520.00
Chartered Accountant	45	£34,805.00	£38,520.00	£42,240.00
Payroll	2,056	£36,340.00	£38,445.00	£40,550.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	60	£35,360.00	£38,240.00	£41,120.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Service Charge Accountant	41	£36,015.00	£37,660.00	£39,305.00
Payroll Specialist	104	£35,580.00	£37,390.00	£39,195.00
Accounts Controller	22	£33,940.00	£36,530.00	£39,120.00
Credit Control Manager	30	£33,520.00	£36,320.00	£39,125.00
Financial Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Fraud Investigator	12	£35,100.00	£35,100.00	£35,100.00
Assistant Management Accountant	299	£31,980.00	£33,820.00	£35,660.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	36	£32,135.00	£33,290.00	£34,435.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Bookkeeper	557	£28,825.00	£30,975.00	£33,125.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Accounts Payable	627	£29,675.00	£30,715.00	£31,750.00
Accounts Receivable	156	£29,180.00	£30,570.00	£31,960.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Administrator	474	£28,760.00	£30,010.00	£31,250.00
Credit Controller	1,153	£28,805.00	£29,935.00	£31,065.00
Accounting Assistant	2,516	£28,425.00	£29,740.00	£31,055.00
Accounts Assistant	2,516	£28,425.00	£29,740.00	£31,055.00
Assistant Accountant	2,516	£28,425.00	£29,740.00	£31,055.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Assistant	132	£27,965.00	£29,020.00	£30,070.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Technician	36	£27,520.00	£28,845.00	£30,165.00
Sales Ledger	246	£27,195.00	£28,535.00	£29,875.00
Legal Cashier	214	£26,560.00	£28,345.00	£30,125.00
AAT	53	£26,880.00	£28,300.00	£29,715.00
Purchase Ledger	709	£26,890.00	£27,950.00	£29,010.00
Accounting Coordinator	26	£26,915.00	£27,665.00	£28,415.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	115	£26,545.00	£27,605.00	£28,670.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	217	£26,065.00	£27,550.00	£29,035.00
Accounting Clerk	76	£26,720.00	£27,390.00	£28,060.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	59	£26,415.00	£26,870.00	£27,330.00
Accounts Administrator	267	£25,895.00	£26,785.00	£27,680.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Invoice Coordinator	2	£23,000.00	£24,000.00	£25,000.00
Trainee Accountant	95	£22,780.00	£23,665.00	£24,555.00