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 643,293 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	638,440	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,742	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,111	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 12,371 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 53,608 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,277	53,203
Contract	93	404

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is January, and the quietest month is also 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
August 2025	7,616
July 2025	11,903
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

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
Client Partner	15	£82,500.00	£92,500.00	£102,500.00
Group Financial Controller	45	£77,415.00	£81,960.00	£86,500.00
Tax Director	37	£72,695.00	£81,000.00	£89,305.00
Senior Audit Manager	41	£74,645.00	£79,635.00	£84,625.00
Asset Finance	49	£71,265.00	£79,565.00	£87,865.00
Commercial Director	40	£69,540.00	£78,420.00	£87,295.00
Head of Accounts	9	£69,200.00	£72,895.00	£76,595.00
Internal Audit Manager	32	£65,075.00	£70,000.00	£74,930.00
Financial Director	199	£65,500.00	£68,125.00	£70,750.00
Fund Accounting	6	£63,675.00	£66,415.00	£69,140.00
Pricing Manager	22	£60,210.00	£65,325.00	£70,445.00
Actuarial	44	£58,800.00	£64,910.00	£71,015.00
Tax Manager	759	£58,455.00	£62,860.00	£67,265.00
Taxation	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Financial Consultant	10	£57,475.00	£62,235.00	£66,985.00
Group Accountant	190	£57,945.00	£61,960.00	£65,980.00
Financial Controller	1,314	£58,535.00	£61,225.00	£63,920.00
Audit Manager	352	£55,105.00	£59,465.00	£63,835.00
Senior Internal Auditor	13	£55,490.00	£58,280.00	£61,080.00
Cost Controller	122	£53,260.00	£58,260.00	£63,255.00
ACA	55	£52,430.00	£57,745.00	£63,055.00
Tax	2,613	£52,800.00	£56,875.00	£60,945.00
Finance Business Partner	1,035	£53,900.00	£56,615.00	£59,325.00
Internal Audit	145	£52,805.00	£55,830.00	£58,860.00
Tax Advisor	77	£50,965.00	£54,980.00	£58,995.00
Senior Auditor	31	£53,290.00	£54,790.00	£56,290.00
Tax Consultant	15	£49,700.00	£54,050.00	£58,400.00
Financial Accountant	806	£49,760.00	£52,800.00	£55,845.00
Payroll Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£52,500.00	£60,000.00
Property Accountant	62	£48,705.00	£52,195.00	£55,680.00
Project Accountant	594	£50,665.00	£51,810.00	£52,960.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Cost Accounting	20	£46,750.00	£50,030.00	£53,315.00
Assistant Financial Controller	22	£46,750.00	£49,940.00	£53,125.00
Tax Accountant	265	£43,815.00	£49,140.00	£54,470.00
Tax Accounting	265	£43,815.00	£49,140.00	£54,470.00
Dealership Accountant	15	£46,750.00	£49,065.00	£51,375.00
Audit	2,923	£45,595.00	£48,585.00	£51,575.00
VAT	361	£45,515.00	£48,240.00	£50,960.00
Qualified Accountant	335	£45,395.00	£48,200.00	£51,005.00
Senior Management Accountant	371	£45,350.00	£48,135.00	£50,915.00
Systems Accountant	44	£44,505.00	£47,705.00	£50,910.00
Auditor	281	£43,730.00	£45,930.00	£48,125.00
Payroll Manager	455	£43,255.00	£45,465.00	£47,670.00
Fraud	26	£40,525.00	£45,035.00	£49,545.00
Billing Manager	6	£41,250.00	£45,000.00	£48,750.00
ACCA	33	£41,060.00	£44,900.00	£48,750.00
Audit Senior	522	£40,780.00	£44,900.00	£49,025.00
Tax Assistant	92	£40,495.00	£42,970.00	£45,440.00
Company Accountant	57	£39,620.00	£42,830.00	£46,040.00
Accounts Payable Manager	36	£39,875.00	£41,790.00	£43,705.00
Accounts Senior	1,684	£38,425.00	£41,520.00	£44,630.00
Senior Accountant	1,688	£38,410.00	£41,510.00	£44,620.00
Commercial Accountant	377	£37,075.00	£41,155.00	£45,240.00
Accounts Manager	7,685	£38,400.00	£41,150.00	£43,895.00
Management Accountant	7,742	£38,320.00	£41,060.00	£43,800.00
Accountant	22,276	£37,830.00	£40,095.00	£42,355.00
Accounting	22,276	£37,830.00	£40,095.00	£42,355.00
Payroll Supervisor	15	£37,090.00	£40,090.00	£43,090.00
Practice Accountant	765	£35,835.00	£39,840.00	£43,835.00
Credit Control Supervisor	2	£36,000.00	£39,000.00	£42,000.00
Service Charge Accountant	65	£36,720.00	£38,640.00	£40,555.00
Chartered Accountant	53	£34,945.00	£38,530.00	£42,120.00
Payroll Specialist	141	£36,265.00	£38,005.00	£39,750.00
Credit Control Manager	42	£35,540.00	£37,825.00	£40,115.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	7	£35,500.00	£37,690.00	£39,875.00
Accounts Controller	24	£35,540.00	£37,660.00	£39,780.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	66	£33,820.00	£37,130.00	£40,440.00
Payroll	2,582	£34,865.00	£36,665.00	£38,465.00
Assistant Management Accountant	368	£32,615.00	£34,440.00	£36,265.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Senior Credit Controller	40	£32,225.00	£33,245.00	£34,265.00
CIMA	15	£30,700.00	£32,350.00	£34,000.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	14	£29,700.00	£30,875.00	£32,040.00
Bookkeeper	709	£28,635.00	£30,770.00	£32,910.00
Accounts Payable	775	£29,395.00	£30,520.00	£31,645.00
Treasury Accountant	2	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Accounts Receivable	202	£28,730.00	£30,050.00	£31,370.00
Credit Controller	1,340	£28,720.00	£30,025.00	£31,325.00
Accounting Assistant	3,016	£28,740.00	£29,995.00	£31,245.00
Accounts Assistant	3,016	£28,740.00	£29,995.00	£31,245.00
Assistant Accountant	3,016	£28,740.00	£29,995.00	£31,245.00
Payroll Assistant	158	£28,765.00	£29,805.00	£30,840.00
Legal Cashier	266	£27,765.00	£29,715.00	£31,665.00
Payroll Clerk	4	£28,000.00	£29,500.00	£31,000.00
Payroll Administrator	566	£27,785.00	£29,200.00	£30,605.00
Accounting Technician	51	£28,100.00	£29,175.00	£30,250.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
AAT	72	£26,940.00	£28,670.00	£30,395.00
Accounting Coordinator	57	£27,740.00	£28,650.00	£29,560.00
Sales Ledger	289	£27,370.00	£28,565.00	£29,760.00
Purchase Ledger	851	£27,020.00	£28,060.00	£29,100.00
Accounting Clerk	99	£26,715.00	£27,645.00	£28,580.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	135	£26,595.00	£27,585.00	£28,570.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	258	£26,225.00	£27,550.00	£28,880.00
Finance Graduate	2	£25,000.00	£27,250.00	£29,500.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	73	£26,315.00	£26,990.00	£27,675.00
Accounts Administrator	293	£25,980.00	£26,870.00	£27,760.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	4	£25,250.00	£26,125.00	£27,000.00
Trainee Accountant	109	£22,525.00	£23,450.00	£24,380.00