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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 792,513 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	786,720	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,535	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,258	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,241 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 66,043 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,129	65,560
Contract	111	482

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 August.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Accounting Jobs

Permanent Accounting Jobs

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

14,232

Up 2.5% vs last year

Average salary

£45,870.00

Up 4.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Accounting Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 8.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Up 4.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 73.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Down 0.8% 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
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
August 2025	7,616
July 2025	11,903

The Highest Paying Accounting Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Chief Financial Officer	23	£129,045.00	£143,215.00	£157,380.00
Actuarial	59	£83,005.00	£89,530.00	£96,055.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Tax Director	306	£75,540.00	£85,745.00	£95,950.00
Group Financial Controller	152	£75,345.00	£80,295.00	£85,245.00
Commercial Director	75	£70,120.00	£77,125.00	£84,125.00
Pricing Manager	45	£72,765.00	£76,645.00	£80,515.00
Senior Audit Manager	131	£71,570.00	£75,935.00	£80,300.00
Financial Director	14	£64,865.00	£73,415.00	£81,965.00
Internal Audit Manager	33	£66,665.00	£70,265.00	£73,860.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	2,931	£61,655.00	£65,815.00	£69,975.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,268	£56,480.00	£61,855.00	£67,230.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Senior Internal Auditor	24	£59,255.00	£60,800.00	£62,350.00
Internal Audit	341	£57,315.00	£59,990.00	£62,670.00
Audit Manager	932	£55,615.00	£59,800.00	£63,990.00
Finance Business Partner	1,463	£56,750.00	£59,515.00	£62,275.00
ACA	147	£54,210.00	£59,250.00	£64,290.00
Group Accountant	333	£54,915.00	£58,590.00	£62,265.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Cost Controller	167	£52,630.00	£57,705.00	£62,775.00
Tax Consultant	35	£51,285.00	£55,895.00	£60,500.00
Senior Auditor	60	£53,360.00	£55,455.00	£57,555.00
Financial Accountant	1,614	£52,090.00	£55,225.00	£58,375.00
Assistant Financial Controller	15	£51,050.00	£54,700.00	£58,350.00
Tax	7,561	£48,840.00	£54,025.00	£59,205.00
Property Accountant	109	£49,740.00	£52,970.00	£56,195.00
Project Accountant	410	£49,770.00	£52,490.00	£55,210.00
Systems Accountant	128	£48,815.00	£52,070.00	£55,325.00
Financial Consultant	4	£46,500.00	£51,750.00	£57,000.00
Senior Management Accountant	709	£48,490.00	£51,640.00	£54,790.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Tax Advisor	131	£46,145.00	£50,970.00	£55,800.00
Cost Accounting	67	£47,835.00	£50,765.00	£53,695.00
Qualified Accountant	691	£47,045.00	£50,495.00	£53,950.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,746	£45,905.00	£49,445.00	£52,990.00
Dealership Accountant	30	£47,555.00	£49,415.00	£51,275.00
Auditor	464	£46,175.00	£49,125.00	£52,075.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Tax Accountant	895	£44,565.00	£48,905.00	£53,240.00
Tax Accounting	895	£44,565.00	£48,905.00	£53,240.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	799	£46,040.00	£48,500.00	£50,965.00
VAT	874	£44,205.00	£47,970.00	£51,740.00
Chartered Accountant	207	£42,815.00	£46,075.00	£49,330.00
Company Accountant	121	£41,765.00	£45,655.00	£49,535.00
Tax Assistant	335	£41,175.00	£45,175.00	£49,170.00
ACCA	350	£40,835.00	£45,165.00	£49,490.00
Audit Senior	1,852	£41,135.00	£44,905.00	£48,675.00
Accounts Controller	32	£42,640.00	£44,840.00	£47,040.00
Accounts Manager	12,749	£40,590.00	£43,835.00	£47,080.00
Management Accountant	12,844	£40,580.00	£43,825.00	£47,075.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	70	£40,970.00	£43,020.00	£45,065.00
Asset Finance	35	£37,645.00	£42,475.00	£47,320.00
Commercial Accountant	621	£38,160.00	£42,255.00	£46,350.00
Pricing Analyst	8	£37,165.00	£42,125.00	£47,085.00
Senior Accountant	3,897	£38,370.00	£42,010.00	£45,645.00
Accounts Senior	3,842	£38,360.00	£41,985.00	£45,615.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Accountant	38,127	£38,260.00	£41,285.00	£44,310.00
Accounting	38,127	£38,260.00	£41,285.00	£44,310.00
Practice Accountant	2,527	£36,915.00	£41,040.00	£45,160.00
Fraud	585	£39,830.00	£40,615.00	£41,400.00
Service Charge Accountant	75	£36,845.00	£40,320.00	£43,795.00
Credit Control Manager	31	£38,140.00	£39,655.00	£41,165.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	84	£34,280.00	£37,555.00	£40,840.00
Payroll Specialist	282	£34,945.00	£37,025.00	£39,110.00
Payroll	4,265	£34,935.00	£36,880.00	£38,820.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Assistant Management Accountant	478	£33,745.00	£36,110.00	£38,470.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	51	£33,630.00	£35,185.00	£36,745.00
Quality Auditor	12	£33,930.00	£34,680.00	£35,430.00
Payroll Supervisor	29	£31,150.00	£33,690.00	£36,225.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,361	£29,930.00	£32,210.00	£34,490.00
Legal Cashier	380	£30,105.00	£32,150.00	£34,190.00
Accounts Receivable	376	£30,405.00	£32,105.00	£33,800.00
Accounts Payable	1,070	£29,935.00	£31,465.00	£33,005.00
AAT	111	£28,025.00	£31,240.00	£34,460.00
Assistant Accountant	3,050	£28,805.00	£30,525.00	£32,240.00
Accounting Assistant	3,047	£28,795.00	£30,515.00	£32,235.00
Accounts Assistant	3,048	£28,800.00	£30,515.00	£32,235.00
Payroll Assistant	228	£29,140.00	£30,405.00	£31,675.00
Credit Controller	1,788	£29,105.00	£30,370.00	£31,635.00
Accounting Technician	122	£30,000.00	£30,360.00	£30,715.00
Payroll Clerk	26	£28,880.00	£30,245.00	£31,605.00
Payroll Administrator	761	£28,490.00	£29,855.00	£31,220.00
Accounting Coordinator	120	£28,300.00	£29,575.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Sales Ledger	325	£28,370.00	£29,490.00	£30,610.00
Accounting Clerk	96	£28,445.00	£29,280.00	£30,110.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	113	£28,000.00	£28,935.00	£29,865.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	97	£27,495.00	£28,645.00	£29,795.00
Purchase Ledger	1,126	£27,500.00	£28,540.00	£29,585.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	336	£26,930.00	£27,990.00	£29,050.00
Accounts Administrator	382	£26,985.00	£27,900.00	£28,815.00
Trainee Accountant	91	£25,560.00	£27,190.00	£28,815.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00