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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 878,425 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	872,256	99.30 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,820	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,349	0.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,893 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 73,202 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,774	72,687
Contract	118	514

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	38	£115,530.00	£127,405.00	£139,275.00
Client Partner	75	£71,955.00	£88,855.00	£105,745.00
Tax Director	331	£77,715.00	£88,615.00	£99,510.00
Actuarial	68	£82,795.00	£88,515.00	£94,240.00
Commercial Director	160	£77,565.00	£84,130.00	£90,690.00
Financial Director	35	£73,165.00	£83,205.00	£93,245.00
Group Financial Controller	207	£77,945.00	£83,140.00	£88,335.00
Pricing Manager	39	£76,155.00	£80,435.00	£84,710.00
Senior Audit Manager	121	£68,790.00	£73,975.00	£79,165.00
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	3,845	£60,240.00	£64,215.00	£68,195.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,628	£56,485.00	£62,435.00	£68,385.00
Finance Business Partner	1,427	£57,815.00	£60,580.00	£63,335.00
Audit Manager	930	£53,880.00	£58,240.00	£62,600.00
Internal Audit	340	£55,635.00	£58,100.00	£60,565.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Group Accountant	355	£53,090.00	£56,860.00	£60,620.00
ACA	187	£52,385.00	£56,720.00	£61,060.00
Fund Accounting	31	£54,170.00	£56,540.00	£58,910.00
Cost Controller	258	£51,930.00	£56,405.00	£60,875.00
Fraud Manager	29	£55,850.00	£56,185.00	£56,515.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Project Accountant	379	£51,525.00	£54,715.00	£57,910.00
Financial Accountant	1,827	£51,355.00	£54,615.00	£57,885.00
Tax	8,686	£48,000.00	£53,490.00	£58,975.00
Property Accountant	124	£49,375.00	£53,200.00	£57,030.00
Tax Advisor	107	£47,850.00	£53,055.00	£58,265.00
Senior Management Accountant	804	£48,955.00	£52,500.00	£56,040.00
Senior Auditor	63	£49,195.00	£52,060.00	£54,925.00
Systems Accountant	149	£48,460.00	£51,415.00	£54,365.00
Assistant Financial Controller	14	£47,500.00	£51,100.00	£54,700.00
Treasury Accountant	18	£48,655.00	£50,435.00	£52,220.00
Cost Accounting	76	£47,085.00	£50,185.00	£53,275.00
Audit	7,961	£46,475.00	£50,000.00	£53,520.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Auditor	510	£46,165.00	£49,250.00	£52,340.00
Tax Accountant	1,125	£44,525.00	£49,210.00	£53,890.00
Tax Accounting	1,125	£44,525.00	£49,210.00	£53,890.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	828	£44,995.00	£48,590.00	£52,180.00
Asset Finance	37	£39,070.00	£48,505.00	£57,945.00
Company Accountant	98	£43,430.00	£47,190.00	£50,940.00
Payroll Manager	919	£44,865.00	£47,190.00	£49,520.00
Tax Assistant	340	£41,905.00	£46,810.00	£51,710.00
ACCA	405	£41,985.00	£46,555.00	£51,125.00
VAT	1,201	£42,385.00	£46,200.00	£50,020.00
Accounts Controller	67	£43,480.00	£45,660.00	£47,840.00
Chartered Accountant	254	£41,810.00	£45,285.00	£48,760.00
Dealership Accountant	38	£43,710.00	£45,260.00	£46,815.00
Taxation	28	£41,775.00	£45,045.00	£48,315.00
Audit Senior	1,908	£40,805.00	£44,785.00	£48,760.00
Accounts Manager	15,996	£40,575.00	£43,980.00	£47,390.00
Management Accountant	16,071	£40,540.00	£43,960.00	£47,380.00
Accounts Payable Manager	71	£41,520.00	£43,390.00	£45,260.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Accounts Senior	4,374	£38,865.00	£42,910.00	£46,940.00
Senior Accountant	4,409	£38,870.00	£42,910.00	£46,945.00
Commercial Accountant	712	£37,965.00	£42,610.00	£47,255.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Practice Accountant	3,711	£37,765.00	£42,120.00	£46,465.00
Accountant	45,903	£38,530.00	£41,665.00	£44,805.00
Accounting	45,903	£38,530.00	£41,665.00	£44,805.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	17	£40,000.00	£41,665.00	£43,335.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Credit Control Manager	32	£39,135.00	£41,240.00	£43,340.00
Service Charge Accountant	88	£36,780.00	£40,360.00	£43,940.00
Payroll Specialist	240	£35,525.00	£37,585.00	£39,650.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	145	£33,890.00	£37,430.00	£40,975.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	12	£35,500.00	£37,375.00	£39,250.00
Payroll Supervisor	37	£33,875.00	£36,735.00	£39,585.00
Payroll	5,371	£34,385.00	£36,435.00	£38,470.00
Assistant Management Accountant	594	£33,475.00	£35,950.00	£38,420.00
Quality Auditor	48	£34,690.00	£35,800.00	£36,915.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£34,500.00	£35,750.00	£37,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	45	£34,055.00	£35,685.00	£37,315.00
Fraud	785	£32,940.00	£33,835.00	£34,730.00
Legal Cashier	410	£31,300.00	£33,145.00	£34,985.00
Bookkeeper	1,775	£30,430.00	£32,815.00	£35,195.00
Accounts Receivable	471	£30,635.00	£32,435.00	£34,240.00
Accounting Technician	66	£30,885.00	£31,900.00	£32,915.00
Accounts Payable	1,306	£30,335.00	£31,840.00	£33,350.00
AAT	161	£28,680.00	£31,770.00	£34,855.00
Payroll Assistant	315	£29,610.00	£31,325.00	£33,040.00
Assistant Accountant	3,431	£28,990.00	£30,795.00	£32,590.00
Accounts Assistant	3,428	£28,990.00	£30,790.00	£32,585.00
Accounting Assistant	3,427	£28,985.00	£30,785.00	£32,585.00
Credit Controller	1,998	£29,405.00	£30,655.00	£31,895.00
Sales Ledger	605	£29,035.00	£30,275.00	£31,510.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Payroll Administrator	1,078	£28,635.00	£30,035.00	£31,440.00
Accounting Coordinator	159	£28,425.00	£29,755.00	£31,085.00
Payroll Clerk	63	£28,125.00	£29,525.00	£30,920.00
Accounting Clerk	81	£28,505.00	£29,435.00	£30,370.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	124	£28,040.00	£29,155.00	£30,270.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	127	£27,935.00	£28,985.00	£30,035.00
Purchase Ledger	1,404	£27,735.00	£28,810.00	£29,885.00
Accounts Administrator	603	£27,395.00	£28,435.00	£29,475.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	386	£27,355.00	£28,430.00	£29,505.00
Trainee Accountant	104	£26,000.00	£27,730.00	£29,455.00
Accounting Apprenticeship	1	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00