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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 807,090 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	801,233	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,572	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,285	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,521 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 67,258 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,408	66,769
Contract	112	488

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: July 2026

Jobs listed

16,365

Up 13.9% vs last year

Average salary

£42,865.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 47.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 6.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Up 76.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£420.00

Down 21.3% 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
July 2026	16,365
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
August 2025	7,616

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	25	£126,370.00	£139,465.00	£152,560.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Tax Director	309	£76,550.00	£86,785.00	£97,025.00
Actuarial	60	£80,215.00	£86,255.00	£92,305.00
Group Financial Controller	158	£75,955.00	£81,190.00	£86,415.00
Financial Director	15	£70,720.00	£81,180.00	£91,640.00
Pricing Manager	43	£75,915.00	£80,645.00	£85,365.00
Commercial Director	86	£71,995.00	£79,280.00	£86,565.00
Senior Audit Manager	129	£71,075.00	£75,665.00	£80,255.00
Internal Audit Manager	29	£67,030.00	£70,475.00	£73,915.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	3,019	£61,320.00	£65,310.00	£69,300.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,337	£56,200.00	£61,685.00	£67,170.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Finance Business Partner	1,397	£57,205.00	£59,950.00	£62,690.00
Internal Audit	340	£56,825.00	£59,505.00	£62,200.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
ACA	159	£54,210.00	£59,040.00	£63,875.00
Audit Manager	906	£54,250.00	£58,625.00	£63,005.00
Group Accountant	316	£54,740.00	£58,475.00	£62,205.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Cost Controller	169	£52,310.00	£57,180.00	£62,045.00
Financial Accountant	1,594	£52,405.00	£55,550.00	£58,710.00
Tax Consultant	33	£50,415.00	£54,735.00	£59,050.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	59	£52,360.00	£54,490.00	£56,615.00
Tax	7,724	£48,410.00	£53,605.00	£58,800.00
Project Accountant	392	£50,165.00	£53,170.00	£56,175.00
Systems Accountant	131	£49,425.00	£52,805.00	£56,180.00
Property Accountant	106	£49,220.00	£52,560.00	£55,900.00
Senior Management Accountant	752	£48,265.00	£51,450.00	£54,630.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Tax Advisor	125	£45,760.00	£50,445.00	£55,135.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Qualified Accountant	701	£46,345.00	£49,925.00	£53,510.00
Audit	6,802	£45,975.00	£49,465.00	£52,960.00
Auditor	459	£46,245.00	£49,260.00	£52,275.00
Tax Accountant	949	£44,605.00	£49,075.00	£53,540.00
Tax Accounting	949	£44,605.00	£49,075.00	£53,540.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	806	£45,795.00	£48,225.00	£50,660.00
Asset Finance	41	£40,115.00	£47,980.00	£55,855.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
Company Accountant	118	£42,410.00	£46,520.00	£50,625.00
VAT	924	£42,745.00	£46,420.00	£50,090.00
Chartered Accountant	217	£42,625.00	£45,980.00	£49,330.00
Accounts Controller	43	£43,555.00	£45,870.00	£48,180.00
ACCA	362	£40,930.00	£45,345.00	£49,770.00
Tax Assistant	350	£40,785.00	£44,980.00	£49,175.00
Audit Senior	1,888	£40,910.00	£44,865.00	£48,815.00
Accounts Manager	13,327	£40,565.00	£43,915.00	£47,270.00
Management Accountant	13,392	£40,555.00	£43,910.00	£47,260.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	74	£41,200.00	£43,355.00	£45,515.00
Senior Accountant	4,004	£38,700.00	£42,415.00	£46,125.00
Accounts Senior	3,951	£38,690.00	£42,390.00	£46,090.00
Commercial Accountant	683	£37,890.00	£42,000.00	£46,110.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	39,214	£38,465.00	£41,435.00	£44,410.00
Accounting	39,214	£38,465.00	£41,435.00	£44,410.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Practice Accountant	2,740	£36,990.00	£41,090.00	£45,185.00
Service Charge Accountant	60	£36,750.00	£40,350.00	£43,955.00
Credit Control Manager	35	£38,050.00	£39,705.00	£41,355.00
Fraud	601	£38,845.00	£39,565.00	£40,280.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Payroll Specialist	284	£35,165.00	£37,325.00	£39,485.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	95	£33,655.00	£36,960.00	£40,270.00
Payroll	4,392	£34,925.00	£36,835.00	£38,745.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	480	£33,205.00	£35,625.00	£38,050.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	49	£33,430.00	£35,210.00	£36,995.00
Quality Auditor	19	£33,745.00	£34,645.00	£35,545.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,455	£30,155.00	£32,440.00	£34,725.00
Legal Cashier	376	£30,310.00	£32,365.00	£34,405.00
Accounts Receivable	411	£30,535.00	£32,240.00	£33,945.00
AAT	137	£28,375.00	£31,775.00	£35,175.00
Accounts Payable	1,110	£30,230.00	£31,755.00	£33,285.00
Accounting Technician	125	£30,190.00	£30,805.00	£31,425.00
Payroll Assistant	230	£29,120.00	£30,665.00	£32,210.00
Assistant Accountant	3,113	£28,830.00	£30,565.00	£32,290.00
Accounting Assistant	3,109	£28,825.00	£30,555.00	£32,280.00
Accounts Assistant	3,110	£28,825.00	£30,555.00	£32,280.00
Credit Controller	1,846	£29,100.00	£30,335.00	£31,570.00
Payroll Clerk	36	£28,470.00	£29,870.00	£31,280.00
Payroll Administrator	803	£28,450.00	£29,840.00	£31,240.00
Sales Ledger	371	£28,615.00	£29,750.00	£30,880.00
Accounting Coordinator	127	£28,240.00	£29,545.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	96	£28,510.00	£29,445.00	£30,380.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	113	£27,940.00	£28,970.00	£30,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	105	£27,515.00	£28,715.00	£29,910.00
Purchase Ledger	1,169	£27,515.00	£28,570.00	£29,625.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	362	£26,980.00	£27,990.00	£29,005.00
Accounts Administrator	420	£27,020.00	£27,975.00	£28,940.00
Trainee Accountant	95	£25,480.00	£27,145.00	£28,800.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00