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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 875,207 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	869,041	99.30 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,817	0.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,349	0.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,831 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 72,934 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,712	72,420
Contract	118	513

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	154	£77,365.00	£83,870.00	£90,365.00
Financial Director	35	£73,165.00	£83,205.00	£93,245.00
Group Financial Controller	202	£77,900.00	£83,050.00	£88,200.00
Pricing Manager	39	£76,155.00	£80,435.00	£84,710.00
Senior Audit Manager	119	£67,765.00	£72,910.00	£78,050.00
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	3,811	£60,075.00	£64,030.00	£67,985.00
Senior Internal Auditor	21	£61,765.00	£63,390.00	£65,015.00
Tax Manager	2,628	£56,415.00	£62,345.00	£68,275.00
Finance Business Partner	1,431	£57,530.00	£60,280.00	£63,030.00
Internal Audit	336	£55,825.00	£58,325.00	£60,830.00
Audit Manager	926	£53,450.00	£57,835.00	£62,220.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Group Accountant	358	£53,085.00	£56,830.00	£60,565.00
Cost Controller	246	£52,130.00	£56,650.00	£61,165.00
Fund Accounting	29	£54,170.00	£56,540.00	£58,910.00
ACA	185	£52,035.00	£56,365.00	£60,695.00
Fraud Manager	29	£55,850.00	£56,185.00	£56,515.00
Tax Consultant	27	£50,945.00	£55,010.00	£59,070.00
Financial Accountant	1,820	£51,460.00	£54,735.00	£58,020.00
Project Accountant	379	£51,525.00	£54,715.00	£57,910.00
Tax	8,670	£48,150.00	£53,590.00	£59,035.00
Property Accountant	124	£49,375.00	£53,200.00	£57,030.00
Tax Advisor	110	£47,815.00	£52,980.00	£58,150.00
Senior Management Accountant	804	£49,170.00	£52,745.00	£56,315.00
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	74	£47,085.00	£50,185.00	£53,275.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Audit	7,887	£46,445.00	£49,945.00	£53,440.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Tax Accountant	1,116	£44,655.00	£49,350.00	£54,040.00
Tax Accounting	1,116	£44,655.00	£49,350.00	£54,040.00
Auditor	517	£46,020.00	£49,105.00	£52,190.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Qualified Accountant	822	£45,085.00	£48,695.00	£52,310.00
Asset Finance	37	£39,070.00	£48,505.00	£57,945.00
Payroll Manager	907	£45,100.00	£47,380.00	£49,675.00
Company Accountant	98	£43,430.00	£47,190.00	£50,940.00
Tax Assistant	340	£42,085.00	£46,950.00	£51,815.00
ACCA	405	£41,985.00	£46,555.00	£51,125.00
VAT	1,191	£42,400.00	£46,260.00	£50,110.00
Accounts Controller	65	£43,795.00	£45,990.00	£48,185.00
Chartered Accountant	252	£41,935.00	£45,430.00	£48,920.00
Taxation	24	£42,215.00	£45,390.00	£48,565.00
Dealership Accountant	38	£43,710.00	£45,260.00	£46,815.00
Audit Senior	1,906	£40,820.00	£44,775.00	£48,725.00
Accounts Manager	15,844	£40,595.00	£44,000.00	£47,410.00
Management Accountant	15,919	£40,565.00	£43,985.00	£47,400.00
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
Senior Accountant	4,405	£38,925.00	£42,940.00	£46,955.00
Accounts Senior	4,370	£38,900.00	£42,915.00	£46,930.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Commercial Accountant	715	£37,735.00	£42,350.00	£46,975.00
Practice Accountant	3,662	£37,800.00	£42,135.00	£46,470.00
Accountant	45,518	£38,550.00	£41,710.00	£44,880.00
Accounting	45,518	£38,550.00	£41,710.00	£44,880.00
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	245	£35,540.00	£37,630.00	£39,725.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	143	£33,880.00	£37,425.00	£40,970.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	12	£35,500.00	£37,375.00	£39,250.00
Payroll Supervisor	34	£33,740.00	£36,605.00	£39,465.00
Payroll	5,291	£34,430.00	£36,465.00	£38,500.00
Assistant Management Accountant	594	£33,475.00	£35,950.00	£38,425.00
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	405	£31,290.00	£33,135.00	£34,975.00
Bookkeeper	1,754	£30,460.00	£32,840.00	£35,220.00
Accounts Receivable	466	£30,660.00	£32,460.00	£34,260.00
Accounts Payable	1,296	£30,350.00	£31,855.00	£33,365.00
AAT	161	£28,680.00	£31,770.00	£34,855.00
Accounting Technician	73	£30,605.00	£31,660.00	£32,715.00
Payroll Assistant	303	£29,555.00	£31,275.00	£33,000.00
Assistant Accountant	3,397	£28,985.00	£30,790.00	£32,595.00
Accounting Assistant	3,393	£28,975.00	£30,785.00	£32,590.00
Accounts Assistant	3,394	£28,980.00	£30,785.00	£32,590.00
Credit Controller	1,975	£29,450.00	£30,685.00	£31,910.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Sales Ledger	589	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,505.00
Payroll Administrator	1,047	£28,605.00	£30,000.00	£31,405.00
Accounting Coordinator	156	£28,440.00	£29,780.00	£31,115.00
Payroll Clerk	63	£28,125.00	£29,525.00	£30,920.00
Accounting Clerk	83	£28,575.00	£29,490.00	£30,410.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	124	£28,040.00	£29,155.00	£30,270.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	129	£27,950.00	£29,015.00	£30,080.00
Purchase Ledger	1,376	£27,700.00	£28,770.00	£29,835.00
Accounts Administrator	590	£27,385.00	£28,425.00	£29,465.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	378	£27,350.00	£28,415.00	£29,485.00
Trainee Accountant	107	£26,035.00	£27,785.00	£29,530.00
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