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 680,194 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	675,124	99.25 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,935	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,135	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,081 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 56,683 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,983	56,260
Contract	97	422

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 September, 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
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
December 2024	1,712
November 2024	14,569

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	16	£90,855.00	£103,450.00	£116,045.00
Senior Audit Manager	38	£73,980.00	£78,910.00	£83,840.00
Commercial Director	47	£70,115.00	£78,895.00	£87,675.00
Group Financial Controller	55	£73,135.00	£78,065.00	£82,990.00
Tax Director	37	£69,100.00	£74,385.00	£79,665.00
Head of Accounts	7	£70,575.00	£73,835.00	£77,100.00
Financial Director	197	£64,250.00	£73,125.00	£82,000.00
Asset Finance	31	£64,215.00	£70,850.00	£77,485.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Pricing Manager	21	£61,500.00	£66,805.00	£72,115.00
Fraud Manager	11	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	812	£59,585.00	£64,095.00	£68,610.00
Actuarial	26	£58,650.00	£63,130.00	£67,605.00
Financial Controller	1,331	£60,290.00	£62,980.00	£65,670.00
Group Accountant	182	£57,760.00	£61,955.00	£66,140.00
Audit Manager	354	£56,720.00	£60,980.00	£65,250.00
ACA	35	£54,500.00	£60,410.00	£66,315.00
Internal Audit	158	£56,880.00	£59,950.00	£63,035.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	131	£54,180.00	£59,530.00	£64,875.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Tax	2,670	£54,195.00	£58,340.00	£62,480.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Finance Business Partner	1,036	£55,065.00	£57,590.00	£60,110.00
Tax Advisor	87	£52,710.00	£56,950.00	£61,190.00
Senior Auditor	22	£55,040.00	£56,815.00	£58,590.00
Senior Internal Auditor	17	£54,890.00	£56,370.00	£57,855.00
Tax Consultant	13	£50,750.00	£55,375.00	£60,000.00
Fraud	49	£51,520.00	£54,395.00	£57,270.00
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Financial Accountant	782	£50,125.00	£52,985.00	£55,845.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Property Accountant	56	£47,280.00	£50,770.00	£54,255.00
Project Accountant	542	£49,735.00	£50,750.00	£51,770.00
Credit Analyst	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
VAT	357	£46,885.00	£49,860.00	£52,830.00
Tax Accountant	216	£44,810.00	£49,825.00	£54,840.00
Tax Accounting	216	£44,810.00	£49,825.00	£54,840.00
Audit	3,040	£46,670.00	£49,805.00	£52,950.00
Qualified Accountant	288	£46,385.00	£49,355.00	£52,325.00
Cost Accounting	14	£45,415.00	£49,210.00	£53,000.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Senior Management Accountant	392	£44,485.00	£47,060.00	£49,635.00
Auditor	276	£44,205.00	£46,585.00	£48,965.00
Payroll Manager	479	£43,570.00	£45,825.00	£48,080.00
Audit Senior	544	£41,000.00	£45,190.00	£49,390.00
Company Accountant	75	£40,815.00	£44,730.00	£48,640.00
Tax Assistant	104	£41,245.00	£43,685.00	£46,115.00
Accounts Payable Manager	35	£41,080.00	£43,035.00	£44,990.00
ACCA	9	£38,500.00	£42,675.00	£46,825.00
Senior Accountant	1,763	£39,525.00	£42,440.00	£45,365.00
Accounts Senior	1,739	£39,525.00	£42,435.00	£45,350.00
Accounts Manager	7,286	£39,325.00	£42,135.00	£44,940.00
Management Accountant	7,373	£39,290.00	£42,075.00	£44,860.00
Chartered Accountant	46	£37,580.00	£41,135.00	£44,685.00
Accountant	21,454	£38,225.00	£40,655.00	£43,085.00
Accounting	21,454	£38,225.00	£40,655.00	£43,085.00
Commercial Accountant	289	£36,050.00	£40,180.00	£44,305.00
Practice Accountant	805	£36,305.00	£40,155.00	£44,015.00
Accounts Controller	20	£36,355.00	£38,445.00	£40,540.00
Payroll	2,524	£35,445.00	£37,240.00	£39,035.00
Service Charge Accountant	52	£34,995.00	£37,115.00	£39,235.00
Payroll Specialist	170	£34,455.00	£36,695.00	£38,925.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	41	£33,670.00	£36,645.00	£39,625.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,310.00	£36,615.00	£37,915.00
Assistant Management Accountant	337	£32,775.00	£34,660.00	£36,540.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	9	£32,375.00	£34,250.00	£36,125.00
Senior Credit Controller	33	£32,545.00	£33,895.00	£35,240.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	10	£33,240.00	£33,700.00	£34,160.00
Payroll Supervisor	8	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Payroll Clerk	7	£30,175.00	£32,075.00	£34,000.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Bookkeeper	699	£29,015.00	£31,285.00	£33,540.00
Accounts Payable	696	£29,715.00	£30,885.00	£32,055.00
Credit Controller	1,208	£28,890.00	£30,170.00	£31,445.00
CIMA	13	£28,875.00	£30,125.00	£31,375.00
Accounting Assistant	2,664	£28,755.00	£30,085.00	£31,415.00
Accounts Assistant	2,664	£28,755.00	£30,085.00	£31,415.00
Assistant Accountant	2,664	£28,755.00	£30,085.00	£31,415.00
Accounts Receivable	204	£28,595.00	£30,045.00	£31,495.00
Legal Cashier	211	£27,810.00	£29,845.00	£31,870.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Payroll Administrator	503	£27,890.00	£29,340.00	£30,785.00
Payroll Assistant	120	£28,090.00	£29,170.00	£30,255.00
AAT	83	£27,555.00	£29,165.00	£30,770.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Accounting Technician	98	£27,760.00	£28,920.00	£30,080.00
Sales Ledger	219	£27,630.00	£28,915.00	£30,200.00
Accounting Coordinator	65	£27,855.00	£28,900.00	£29,940.00
Purchase Ledger	796	£27,415.00	£28,415.00	£29,415.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	86	£27,120.00	£28,190.00	£29,265.00
Accounting Clerk	81	£27,025.00	£27,905.00	£28,790.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	224	£26,535.00	£27,850.00	£29,165.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	63	£26,990.00	£27,750.00	£28,515.00
Accounts Administrator	243	£26,155.00	£27,100.00	£28,040.00
Trainee Accountant	72	£23,180.00	£24,180.00	£25,180.00