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 687,140 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	681,956	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,027	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,157	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,214 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 57,262 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,114	56,829
Contract	99	432

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

The busiest month for new contract Accounting Jobs is September, and the quietest month is March.

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
December 2025	4,382
November 2025	4,505
October 2025	22,988
September 2025	16,634
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

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	8	£145,000.00	£155,835.00	£166,665.00
Client Partner	19	£88,685.00	£100,760.00	£112,835.00
Commercial Director	49	£71,530.00	£79,770.00	£88,005.00
Group Financial Controller	60	£73,895.00	£78,555.00	£83,215.00
Senior Audit Manager	45	£72,860.00	£77,795.00	£82,735.00
Financial Investigator	2	£73,250.00	£77,500.00	£81,725.00
Tax Director	46	£69,250.00	£76,155.00	£83,055.00
Financial Director	197	£64,250.00	£73,125.00	£82,000.00
Pricing Manager	23	£66,715.00	£71,260.00	£75,810.00
Head of Accounts	9	£67,305.00	£70,690.00	£74,075.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Financial Controller	1,381	£63,515.00	£67,040.00	£70,570.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Actuarial	26	£58,840.00	£63,630.00	£68,420.00
Asset Finance	27	£57,770.00	£63,250.00	£68,730.00
Tax Manager	839	£58,390.00	£63,220.00	£68,050.00
Group Accountant	196	£57,585.00	£61,690.00	£65,790.00
Cost Controller	133	£55,660.00	£61,390.00	£67,110.00
ACA	42	£54,570.00	£60,350.00	£66,130.00
Audit Manager	395	£55,285.00	£59,840.00	£64,400.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Finance Business Partner	1,056	£55,635.00	£58,035.00	£60,430.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Internal Audit	168	£54,595.00	£57,775.00	£60,970.00
Tax	2,860	£51,625.00	£56,640.00	£61,660.00
Senior Internal Auditor	17	£54,890.00	£56,370.00	£57,855.00
Senior Auditor	26	£54,280.00	£56,235.00	£58,190.00
Tax Consultant	14	£50,210.00	£55,190.00	£60,165.00
Financial Accountant	825	£50,900.00	£53,925.00	£56,955.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Tax Advisor	86	£48,960.00	£53,200.00	£57,440.00
Property Accountant	51	£48,705.00	£52,045.00	£55,385.00
Project Accountant	527	£49,870.00	£51,080.00	£52,290.00
Audit	3,140	£47,400.00	£50,845.00	£54,300.00
Tax Accountant	237	£45,690.00	£50,545.00	£55,400.00
Tax Accounting	237	£45,690.00	£50,545.00	£55,400.00
Cost Accounting	30	£47,365.00	£50,205.00	£53,050.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
Qualified Accountant	313	£45,635.00	£48,970.00	£52,310.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Payroll Manager	504	£46,340.00	£48,535.00	£50,730.00
VAT	365	£44,945.00	£48,270.00	£51,595.00
Senior Management Accountant	386	£44,315.00	£47,170.00	£50,025.00
Fraud	138	£45,805.00	£47,115.00	£48,420.00
Audit Senior	609	£41,515.00	£45,705.00	£49,895.00
Auditor	249	£42,860.00	£45,700.00	£48,535.00
Company Accountant	79	£41,005.00	£44,760.00	£48,515.00
Tax Assistant	107	£41,070.00	£44,015.00	£46,955.00
ACCA	12	£39,250.00	£43,840.00	£48,415.00
Accounts Payable Manager	41	£40,625.00	£42,670.00	£44,715.00
Chartered Accountant	61	£38,340.00	£41,815.00	£45,290.00
Commercial Accountant	304	£36,950.00	£41,430.00	£45,910.00
Accounts Manager	7,523	£38,315.00	£41,340.00	£44,365.00
Management Accountant	7,610	£38,310.00	£41,320.00	£44,330.00
Senior Accountant	1,817	£36,800.00	£40,385.00	£43,975.00
Accounts Senior	1,794	£36,800.00	£40,375.00	£43,955.00
Accountant	22,141	£37,665.00	£40,155.00	£42,640.00
Accounting	22,141	£37,665.00	£40,155.00	£42,640.00
Fraud Investigator	1	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Practice Accountant	872	£35,675.00	£39,455.00	£43,240.00
Payroll	2,701	£37,230.00	£39,090.00	£40,955.00
Service Charge Accountant	54	£36,245.00	£38,880.00	£41,520.00
Accounts Controller	18	£36,125.00	£38,385.00	£40,645.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	44	£33,840.00	£37,065.00	£40,295.00
Payroll Specialist	184	£34,765.00	£36,905.00	£39,045.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	16	£33,000.00	£35,665.00	£38,335.00
Assistant Management Accountant	323	£32,510.00	£34,605.00	£36,700.00
Payroll Supervisor	10	£31,335.00	£34,415.00	£37,500.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£32,375.00	£34,250.00	£36,125.00
Senior Credit Controller	31	£32,640.00	£34,215.00	£35,780.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Bookkeeper	691	£29,265.00	£31,680.00	£34,100.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Accounts Payable	726	£29,945.00	£31,145.00	£32,345.00
Accounts Receivable	237	£29,085.00	£30,625.00	£32,170.00
Credit Controller	1,186	£28,890.00	£30,245.00	£31,595.00
CIMA	7	£28,500.00	£30,165.00	£31,835.00
Legal Cashier	231	£28,035.00	£30,090.00	£32,135.00
Accounting Assistant	2,493	£28,485.00	£29,940.00	£31,395.00
Accounts Assistant	2,493	£28,485.00	£29,940.00	£31,395.00
Assistant Accountant	2,493	£28,485.00	£29,940.00	£31,395.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Technician	106	£28,590.00	£29,495.00	£30,395.00
Payroll Administrator	535	£27,980.00	£29,410.00	£30,840.00
Payroll Assistant	127	£28,165.00	£29,230.00	£30,300.00
Accounting Coordinator	67	£28,085.00	£29,070.00	£30,050.00
AAT	78	£27,075.00	£29,050.00	£31,025.00
Invoice Executive	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	79	£27,355.00	£28,710.00	£30,070.00
Sales Ledger	208	£27,660.00	£28,700.00	£29,740.00
Purchase Ledger	783	£27,370.00	£28,450.00	£29,535.00
Accounting Clerk	90	£27,465.00	£28,290.00	£29,115.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	88	£27,215.00	£27,960.00	£28,705.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	225	£26,335.00	£27,775.00	£29,205.00
Accounts Administrator	237	£26,205.00	£27,150.00	£28,095.00
Trainee Accountant	75	£23,800.00	£24,745.00	£25,685.00