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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 849,088 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	843,045	99.29 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,716	0.56 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,327	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,329 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 70,757 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,212	70,253
Contract	116	503

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: August 2026

Jobs listed

11,344

Down 23.1% vs last year

Average salary

£41,955.00

Down 4.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 17.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£610.00

Up 24.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 117.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£560.00

Up 6.5% 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
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
September 2025	16,634

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	40	£122,340.00	£134,915.00	£147,490.00
Actuarial	68	£82,795.00	£88,515.00	£94,240.00
Tax Director	334	£77,300.00	£87,450.00	£97,600.00
Client Partner	77	£69,675.00	£84,745.00	£99,810.00
Commercial Director	113	£76,470.00	£83,070.00	£89,665.00
Financial Director	19	£72,045.00	£81,370.00	£90,690.00
Group Financial Controller	208	£75,610.00	£80,680.00	£85,750.00
Pricing Manager	45	£75,040.00	£79,520.00	£83,990.00
Senior Audit Manager	121	£69,795.00	£75,050.00	£80,305.00
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	3,583	£60,500.00	£64,580.00	£68,660.00
Senior Internal Auditor	25	£61,765.00	£63,515.00	£65,265.00
Tax Manager	2,572	£56,460.00	£62,215.00	£67,975.00
Finance Business Partner	1,414	£57,045.00	£59,815.00	£62,575.00
Internal Audit	337	£55,995.00	£58,620.00	£61,250.00
Fraud Manager	24	£58,390.00	£58,390.00	£58,390.00
Audit Manager	949	£53,800.00	£58,040.00	£62,275.00
ACA	179	£52,890.00	£57,195.00	£61,500.00
Fund Accounting	31	£54,435.00	£57,120.00	£59,805.00
Head of Accounts	14	£52,970.00	£57,065.00	£61,155.00
Cost Controller	169	£52,000.00	£56,630.00	£61,255.00
Group Accountant	347	£52,850.00	£56,435.00	£60,020.00
Tax Consultant	29	£50,830.00	£54,915.00	£59,000.00
Project Accountant	385	£51,260.00	£54,360.00	£57,455.00
Financial Accountant	1,772	£51,160.00	£54,345.00	£57,540.00
Property Accountant	124	£49,645.00	£53,570.00	£57,500.00
Tax	8,443	£48,170.00	£53,475.00	£58,775.00
Senior Management Accountant	801	£49,110.00	£52,740.00	£56,375.00
Senior Auditor	62	£50,265.00	£52,690.00	£55,120.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Systems Accountant	152	£48,285.00	£51,310.00	£54,330.00
Tax Advisor	119	£46,265.00	£50,710.00	£55,155.00
Assistant Financial Controller	16	£47,250.00	£50,600.00	£53,950.00
Financial Consultant	4	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Cost Accounting	76	£46,685.00	£49,770.00	£52,855.00
Audit	7,460	£46,060.00	£49,575.00	£53,095.00
Compliance Auditor	86	£44,500.00	£49,500.00	£54,500.00
Qualified Accountant	790	£45,770.00	£49,205.00	£52,640.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Tax Accounting	1,060	£44,150.00	£48,700.00	£53,245.00
Auditor	496	£45,585.00	£48,690.00	£51,800.00
Tax Accountant	1,064	£44,125.00	£48,685.00	£53,235.00
Payroll Manager	868	£45,855.00	£48,035.00	£50,220.00
Taxation	21	£44,150.00	£47,015.00	£49,875.00
VAT	1,101	£42,610.00	£46,500.00	£50,390.00
Tax Assistant	356	£41,470.00	£46,230.00	£50,990.00
Chartered Accountant	243	£42,750.00	£46,175.00	£49,590.00
Company Accountant	101	£42,135.00	£45,885.00	£49,625.00
Accounts Controller	50	£43,265.00	£45,555.00	£47,845.00
Dealership Accountant	32	£43,670.00	£45,440.00	£47,215.00
ACCA	412	£40,940.00	£45,320.00	£49,700.00
Asset Finance	51	£38,025.00	£45,080.00	£52,145.00
Audit Senior	1,964	£40,935.00	£44,930.00	£48,925.00
Accounts Manager	15,150	£40,780.00	£44,160.00	£47,540.00
Management Accountant	15,150	£40,780.00	£44,145.00	£47,510.00
Accounts Payable Manager	76	£41,450.00	£43,510.00	£45,565.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Senior Accountant	4,303	£39,065.00	£43,160.00	£47,245.00
Accounts Senior	4,281	£39,050.00	£43,150.00	£47,240.00
Billing Manager	10	£40,085.00	£43,040.00	£46,000.00
Commercial Accountant	721	£38,470.00	£42,870.00	£47,275.00
Payroll Consultant	14	£37,100.00	£42,425.00	£47,750.00
Practice Accountant	3,385	£37,585.00	£41,760.00	£45,925.00
Accountant	43,641	£38,600.00	£41,745.00	£44,895.00
Accounting	43,641	£38,600.00	£41,745.00	£44,895.00
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	31	£38,965.00	£40,925.00	£42,885.00
Service Charge Accountant	77	£36,410.00	£40,050.00	£43,690.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	120	£33,975.00	£37,475.00	£40,970.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	19	£34,650.00	£36,650.00	£38,650.00
Payroll Specialist	279	£34,485.00	£36,585.00	£38,685.00
Payroll	4,961	£34,625.00	£36,575.00	£38,525.00
Fraud	748	£34,800.00	£35,745.00	£36,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	41	£33,885.00	£35,630.00	£37,380.00
Assistant Management Accountant	588	£33,210.00	£35,565.00	£37,915.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£32,625.00	£35,450.00	£38,270.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,000.00	£35,065.00	£37,125.00
Quality Auditor	41	£33,190.00	£33,945.00	£34,700.00
Legal Cashier	385	£31,075.00	£33,000.00	£34,910.00
Accounts Receivable	453	£30,765.00	£32,540.00	£34,310.00
Bookkeeper	1,662	£30,020.00	£32,350.00	£34,670.00
Accounts Payable	1,244	£30,420.00	£32,005.00	£33,590.00
AAT	159	£28,575.00	£31,845.00	£35,115.00
Accounting Technician	99	£30,295.00	£31,200.00	£32,110.00
Credit Controller	1,950	£29,445.00	£30,725.00	£31,995.00
Assistant Accountant	3,367	£28,880.00	£30,660.00	£32,435.00
Accounting Assistant	3,363	£28,875.00	£30,655.00	£32,430.00
Accounts Assistant	3,364	£28,875.00	£30,655.00	£32,430.00
Payroll Assistant	251	£28,860.00	£30,565.00	£32,270.00
Fraud Investigator	10	£29,025.00	£30,265.00	£31,500.00
Sales Ledger	505	£28,840.00	£30,060.00	£31,275.00
Payroll Clerk	60	£28,390.00	£29,785.00	£31,175.00
Accounting Coordinator	136	£28,465.00	£29,765.00	£31,060.00
Payroll Administrator	981	£28,315.00	£29,700.00	£31,090.00
Accounting Clerk	91	£28,690.00	£29,540.00	£30,390.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	117	£28,040.00	£29,150.00	£30,265.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	128	£28,010.00	£29,005.00	£30,000.00
Purchase Ledger	1,312	£27,585.00	£28,640.00	£29,700.00
Accounts Administrator	512	£27,315.00	£28,335.00	£29,360.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	373	£27,170.00	£28,200.00	£29,230.00
Trainee Accountant	100	£26,015.00	£27,655.00	£29,290.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00