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 678,492 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	673,451	99.26 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,908	0.58 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,133	0.17 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,048 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 56,541 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	12,951	56,120
Contract	96	420

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	10	£134,375.00	£147,190.00	£160,000.00
Client Partner	16	£90,855.00	£103,450.00	£116,045.00
Commercial Director	49	£72,245.00	£82,805.00	£93,365.00
Senior Audit Manager	36	£74,895.00	£79,565.00	£84,230.00
Tax Director	40	£70,915.00	£76,990.00	£83,055.00
Group Financial Controller	52	£71,570.00	£76,420.00	£81,270.00
Head of Accounts	7	£70,575.00	£73,835.00	£77,100.00
Asset Finance	35	£64,215.00	£70,850.00	£77,485.00
Internal Audit Manager	28	£64,590.00	£70,250.00	£75,915.00
Pricing Manager	23	£63,785.00	£68,330.00	£72,880.00
Financial Director	197	£64,875.00	£67,440.00	£70,000.00
Actuarial	33	£59,215.00	£64,630.00	£70,045.00
Tax Manager	818	£58,800.00	£63,275.00	£67,750.00
Financial Controller	1,347	£60,015.00	£62,870.00	£65,725.00
Group Accountant	179	£56,895.00	£61,285.00	£65,665.00
Audit Manager	346	£55,535.00	£59,895.00	£64,255.00
ACA	40	£53,855.00	£59,635.00	£65,415.00
Financial Consultant	6	£54,500.00	£59,625.00	£64,750.00
Cost Controller	133	£53,995.00	£59,165.00	£64,335.00
Internal Audit	163	£55,695.00	£58,830.00	£61,980.00
Fund Accounting	14	£55,450.00	£58,340.00	£61,215.00
Taxation	5	£55,000.00	£57,875.00	£60,750.00
Tax	2,708	£53,250.00	£57,520.00	£61,790.00
Finance Business Partner	1,038	£54,285.00	£56,980.00	£59,670.00
Tax Advisor	87	£52,710.00	£56,950.00	£61,190.00
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
Senior Auditor	24	£52,825.00	£54,690.00	£56,555.00
Fraud	38	£50,680.00	£52,830.00	£54,980.00
Financial Accountant	782	£49,760.00	£52,680.00	£55,610.00
Assistant Financial Controller	19	£48,710.00	£52,250.00	£55,790.00
Pricing Analyst	6	£43,500.00	£51,000.00	£58,500.00
Cost Accounting	18	£46,565.00	£50,970.00	£55,375.00
Dealership Accountant	24	£47,990.00	£49,940.00	£51,885.00
Project Accountant	539	£48,660.00	£49,925.00	£51,195.00
Property Accountant	58	£46,390.00	£49,815.00	£53,230.00
Audit	3,055	£46,470.00	£49,695.00	£52,930.00
VAT	368	£46,010.00	£49,035.00	£52,055.00
Tax Accountant	223	£43,580.00	£49,030.00	£54,485.00
Tax Accounting	223	£43,580.00	£49,030.00	£54,485.00
Qualified Accountant	294	£46,070.00	£48,965.00	£51,865.00
Systems Accountant	51	£45,590.00	£48,845.00	£52,100.00
ACCA	13	£44,250.00	£48,215.00	£52,165.00
Senior Management Accountant	392	£44,610.00	£47,350.00	£50,090.00
Auditor	282	£44,215.00	£46,675.00	£49,135.00
Payroll Manager	483	£43,210.00	£45,620.00	£48,025.00
Audit Senior	539	£40,560.00	£44,835.00	£49,120.00
Tax Assistant	102	£41,665.00	£43,890.00	£46,115.00
Company Accountant	77	£39,565.00	£42,855.00	£46,140.00
Senior Accountant	1,780	£38,905.00	£41,940.00	£44,985.00
Accounts Senior	1,756	£38,910.00	£41,935.00	£44,965.00
Accounts Manager	7,536	£39,035.00	£41,870.00	£44,705.00
Accounts Payable Manager	37	£39,705.00	£41,720.00	£43,740.00
Management Accountant	7,622	£38,850.00	£41,680.00	£44,505.00
Commercial Accountant	305	£36,525.00	£40,620.00	£44,720.00
Accountant	21,962	£37,995.00	£40,385.00	£42,765.00
Accounting	21,962	£37,995.00	£40,385.00	£42,765.00
Practice Accountant	827	£36,130.00	£39,870.00	£43,610.00
Chartered Accountant	42	£34,580.00	£38,745.00	£42,900.00
Service Charge Accountant	54	£35,495.00	£37,665.00	£39,830.00
Credit Control Manager	24	£35,560.00	£37,070.00	£38,585.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	45	£34,150.00	£37,065.00	£39,985.00
Payroll	2,595	£34,935.00	£36,870.00	£38,810.00
Credit Control Supervisor	4	£33,750.00	£36,690.00	£39,625.00
Payroll Specialist	176	£34,525.00	£36,640.00	£38,745.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	11	£33,250.00	£35,750.00	£38,250.00
Payroll Supervisor	11	£33,335.00	£35,500.00	£37,665.00
Accounts Controller	17	£32,625.00	£34,635.00	£36,645.00
Assistant Management Accountant	348	£32,705.00	£34,610.00	£36,515.00
Senior Credit Controller	35	£32,605.00	£33,910.00	£35,210.00
Billing Analyst	2	£32,500.00	£33,750.00	£35,000.00
Quality Auditor	12	£32,805.00	£33,400.00	£33,995.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Payroll Clerk	9	£28,840.00	£31,290.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	726	£28,835.00	£31,135.00	£33,430.00
Accounts Payable	716	£29,325.00	£30,525.00	£31,720.00
Credit Controller	1,234	£28,935.00	£30,235.00	£31,535.00
CIMA	13	£28,875.00	£30,125.00	£31,375.00
Accounting Assistant	2,775	£28,810.00	£30,115.00	£31,430.00
Accounts Assistant	2,775	£28,810.00	£30,115.00	£31,430.00
Assistant Accountant	2,775	£28,810.00	£30,115.00	£31,430.00
Accounts Receivable	214	£28,630.00	£30,050.00	£31,475.00
Legal Cashier	208	£27,940.00	£29,925.00	£31,905.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
AAT	88	£27,680.00	£29,445.00	£31,205.00
Payroll Administrator	510	£27,720.00	£29,250.00	£30,775.00
Payroll Assistant	131	£28,050.00	£29,140.00	£30,230.00
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	240	£27,525.00	£28,840.00	£30,150.00
Accounting Coordinator	67	£27,895.00	£28,730.00	£29,560.00
Purchase Ledger	829	£27,270.00	£28,335.00	£29,400.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	96	£26,935.00	£28,075.00	£29,215.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	237	£26,295.00	£27,700.00	£29,100.00
Accounting Clerk	85	£26,645.00	£27,575.00	£28,505.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	66	£26,705.00	£27,405.00	£28,110.00
Accounts Administrator	254	£26,140.00	£27,135.00	£28,125.00
Trainee Accountant	80	£23,315.00	£24,330.00	£25,345.00