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 685,128 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	679,955	99.24 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,016	0.59 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,157	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,176 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 57,094 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,076	56,662
Contract	99	431

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
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
December 2024	1,712

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
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
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
Financial Controller	1,369	£59,950.00	£62,965.00	£65,980.00
Tax Manager	852	£58,050.00	£62,920.00	£67,785.00
Group Accountant	194	£57,590.00	£61,735.00	£65,875.00
Audit Manager	387	£56,345.00	£60,630.00	£64,920.00
ACA	42	£54,570.00	£60,350.00	£66,130.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	131	£54,180.00	£59,530.00	£64,875.00
Internal Audit	166	£55,945.00	£58,895.00	£61,855.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Finance Business Partner	1,076	£55,280.00	£57,865.00	£60,440.00
Tax	2,847	£52,270.00	£57,150.00	£62,040.00
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
Assistant Financial Controller	17	£49,950.00	£53,450.00	£56,950.00
Financial Accountant	818	£50,275.00	£53,225.00	£56,180.00
Tax Consultant	12	£48,250.00	£53,225.00	£58,200.00
Tax Advisor	86	£48,960.00	£53,200.00	£57,440.00
Property Accountant	54	£48,890.00	£52,470.00	£56,045.00
Audit	3,071	£47,575.00	£51,140.00	£54,725.00
Project Accountant	521	£49,295.00	£50,605.00	£51,915.00
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
Fraud	106	£48,545.00	£50,070.00	£51,585.00
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	£46,385.00	£49,345.00	£52,310.00
VAT	365	£45,890.00	£49,120.00	£52,345.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
Pricing Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£48,750.00	£55,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	387	£45,360.00	£47,950.00	£50,545.00
Auditor	251	£43,565.00	£45,970.00	£48,370.00
Payroll Manager	494	£43,215.00	£45,625.00	£48,030.00
Audit Senior	590	£41,310.00	£45,515.00	£49,720.00
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
Accounts Manager	7,441	£38,650.00	£41,650.00	£44,650.00
Chartered Accountant	58	£37,945.00	£41,605.00	£45,255.00
Management Accountant	7,530	£38,560.00	£41,545.00	£44,525.00
Senior Accountant	1,799	£37,915.00	£41,260.00	£44,615.00
Accounts Senior	1,775	£37,915.00	£41,250.00	£44,600.00
Accountant	21,942	£38,190.00	£40,645.00	£43,100.00
Accounting	21,942	£38,190.00	£40,645.00	£43,100.00
Commercial Accountant	302	£36,220.00	£40,425.00	£44,630.00
Fraud Investigator	1	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Practice Accountant	858	£36,055.00	£39,795.00	£43,530.00
Service Charge Accountant	54	£36,245.00	£38,880.00	£41,520.00
Accounts Controller	20	£36,355.00	£38,445.00	£40,540.00
Payroll Specialist	182	£35,420.00	£37,595.00	£39,770.00
Payroll	2,635	£35,100.00	£37,095.00	£39,100.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	44	£33,840.00	£37,065.00	£40,295.00
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	325	£32,660.00	£34,655.00	£36,645.00
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
Bookkeeper	700	£29,395.00	£31,725.00	£34,050.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Credit Controller	1,197	£29,715.00	£31,125.00	£32,535.00
CIMA	9	£29,165.00	£30,835.00	£32,500.00
Accounts Payable	716	£29,600.00	£30,760.00	£31,920.00
Accounts Receivable	237	£29,085.00	£30,625.00	£32,170.00
Legal Cashier	223	£28,125.00	£30,185.00	£32,240.00
Accounting Assistant	2,533	£28,405.00	£29,755.00	£31,110.00
Accounts Assistant	2,533	£28,405.00	£29,755.00	£31,110.00
Assistant Accountant	2,533	£28,405.00	£29,755.00	£31,110.00
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	526	£28,070.00	£29,495.00	£30,920.00
AAT	81	£27,495.00	£29,330.00	£31,165.00
Payroll Assistant	124	£28,180.00	£29,305.00	£30,430.00
Accounting Coordinator	67	£28,085.00	£29,070.00	£30,050.00
Invoice Executive	6	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Sales Ledger	211	£27,715.00	£28,925.00	£30,130.00
Purchase Ledger	792	£27,300.00	£28,350.00	£29,400.00
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	77	£27,405.00	£28,125.00	£28,845.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	81	£26,770.00	£28,040.00	£29,315.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	227	£26,425.00	£27,820.00	£29,205.00
Accounts Administrator	239	£26,190.00	£27,145.00	£28,095.00
Trainee Accountant	73	£23,650.00	£24,715.00	£25,770.00