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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 806,428 listed Accounting Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	800,571	99.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,572	0.57 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,285	0.16 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,508 new Accounting Jobs posted each week, or 67,202 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,395	66,713
Contract	112	488

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	25	£126,370.00	£139,465.00	£152,560.00
Client Partner	81	£72,750.00	£87,645.00	£102,535.00
Tax Director	309	£76,550.00	£86,785.00	£97,025.00
Actuarial	60	£80,215.00	£86,255.00	£92,305.00
Group Financial Controller	158	£75,955.00	£81,190.00	£86,415.00
Pricing Manager	43	£75,915.00	£80,645.00	£85,365.00
Commercial Director	82	£71,995.00	£79,355.00	£86,705.00
Senior Audit Manager	129	£71,075.00	£75,665.00	£80,255.00
Financial Director	14	£64,865.00	£73,415.00	£81,965.00
Internal Audit Manager	29	£67,030.00	£70,475.00	£73,915.00
Financial Investigator	4	£60,315.00	£66,225.00	£72,125.00
Financial Controller	3,019	£61,320.00	£65,310.00	£69,300.00
Fraud Manager	22	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Tax Manager	2,326	£57,290.00	£62,940.00	£68,590.00
Head of Accounts	10	£58,000.00	£61,065.00	£64,125.00
Finance Business Partner	1,397	£57,205.00	£59,950.00	£62,690.00
Internal Audit	340	£56,825.00	£59,505.00	£62,200.00
Senior Internal Auditor	22	£57,605.00	£59,210.00	£60,820.00
ACA	159	£54,210.00	£59,040.00	£63,875.00
Audit Manager	906	£54,250.00	£58,625.00	£63,005.00
Group Accountant	314	£54,375.00	£58,120.00	£61,855.00
Fund Accounting	35	£55,115.00	£57,990.00	£60,865.00
Cost Controller	165	£52,350.00	£57,260.00	£62,165.00
Financial Accountant	1,592	£52,395.00	£55,540.00	£58,700.00
Tax Consultant	33	£50,415.00	£54,735.00	£59,050.00
Assistant Financial Controller	13	£50,315.00	£54,500.00	£58,690.00
Senior Auditor	59	£52,360.00	£54,490.00	£56,615.00
Tax	7,698	£48,925.00	£54,100.00	£59,275.00
Project Accountant	392	£50,165.00	£53,170.00	£56,175.00
Systems Accountant	131	£49,425.00	£52,805.00	£56,180.00
Tax Advisor	127	£47,960.00	£52,790.00	£57,625.00
Property Accountant	106	£49,220.00	£52,560.00	£55,900.00
Treasury Accountant	11	£49,940.00	£51,440.00	£52,940.00
Senior Management Accountant	743	£48,045.00	£51,170.00	£54,295.00
Cost Accounting	68	£47,335.00	£50,690.00	£54,045.00
Qualified Accountant	697	£46,480.00	£50,070.00	£53,655.00
Compliance Auditor	55	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Audit	6,794	£45,985.00	£49,465.00	£52,945.00
Auditor	459	£46,245.00	£49,260.00	£52,275.00
Tax Accountant	941	£44,620.00	£49,075.00	£53,535.00
Tax Accounting	933	£44,640.00	£49,075.00	£53,515.00
CIMA	50	£47,635.00	£48,925.00	£50,215.00
Taxation	8	£46,165.00	£48,585.00	£51,000.00
Payroll Manager	802	£45,850.00	£48,255.00	£50,675.00
Asset Finance	41	£40,115.00	£47,980.00	£55,855.00
Dealership Accountant	36	£45,195.00	£47,080.00	£48,970.00
Company Accountant	118	£42,410.00	£46,520.00	£50,625.00
Chartered Accountant	217	£42,625.00	£45,980.00	£49,330.00
Accounts Controller	43	£43,555.00	£45,870.00	£48,180.00
VAT	926	£41,960.00	£45,695.00	£49,430.00
ACCA	362	£40,930.00	£45,345.00	£49,770.00
Tax Assistant	343	£40,870.00	£45,055.00	£49,240.00
Audit Senior	1,888	£40,910.00	£44,865.00	£48,815.00
Management Accountant	13,275	£40,145.00	£43,430.00	£46,715.00
Accounts Manager	13,315	£40,135.00	£43,425.00	£46,715.00
Credit Analyst	8	£43,375.00	£43,375.00	£43,375.00
Accounts Payable Manager	74	£41,200.00	£43,355.00	£45,515.00
Senior Accountant	3,980	£39,190.00	£42,815.00	£46,440.00
Accounts Senior	3,954	£39,175.00	£42,785.00	£46,390.00
Commercial Accountant	666	£37,945.00	£42,050.00	£46,160.00
Billing Manager	8	£38,125.00	£41,690.00	£45,250.00
Pricing Analyst	10	£37,250.00	£41,405.00	£45,565.00
Practice Accountant	2,715	£37,000.00	£41,090.00	£45,185.00
Accountant	39,183	£37,970.00	£41,015.00	£44,065.00
Accounting	39,183	£37,970.00	£41,015.00	£44,065.00
Service Charge Accountant	58	£36,780.00	£40,260.00	£43,740.00
Credit Control Manager	33	£38,050.00	£39,705.00	£41,355.00
Fraud	601	£38,845.00	£39,565.00	£40,280.00
Accounts Receivable Manager	19	£37,250.00	£39,250.00	£41,250.00
Payroll Specialist	286	£35,340.00	£37,530.00	£39,715.00
Payroll	4,350	£35,245.00	£37,140.00	£39,030.00
Part-Qualified Accountant	91	£33,645.00	£36,980.00	£40,325.00
Credit Control Supervisor	6	£34,000.00	£36,375.00	£38,750.00
Accounts Payable Supervisor	15	£33,315.00	£35,500.00	£37,690.00
Senior Credit Controller	49	£33,430.00	£35,210.00	£36,995.00
Assistant Management Accountant	483	£32,960.00	£35,195.00	£37,430.00
Quality Auditor	19	£33,745.00	£34,645.00	£35,545.00
Payroll Supervisor	33	£31,790.00	£34,615.00	£37,440.00
Fraud Investigator	3	£32,875.00	£33,315.00	£33,750.00
Bookkeeper	1,451	£29,965.00	£32,365.00	£34,765.00
Legal Cashier	373	£30,255.00	£32,305.00	£34,350.00
Accounts Receivable	411	£30,535.00	£32,240.00	£33,945.00
AAT	137	£28,375.00	£31,775.00	£35,175.00
Accounts Payable	1,112	£30,080.00	£31,600.00	£33,125.00
Accounting Technician	125	£30,190.00	£30,805.00	£31,425.00
Payroll Assistant	230	£29,120.00	£30,665.00	£32,210.00
Assistant Accountant	3,115	£28,685.00	£30,400.00	£32,110.00
Accounting Assistant	3,111	£28,675.00	£30,390.00	£32,100.00
Accounts Assistant	3,112	£28,680.00	£30,390.00	£32,100.00
Credit Controller	1,825	£29,025.00	£30,320.00	£31,610.00
Payroll Clerk	36	£28,470.00	£29,870.00	£31,280.00
Payroll Administrator	794	£28,435.00	£29,825.00	£31,225.00
Sales Ledger	362	£28,605.00	£29,730.00	£30,855.00
Accounting Coordinator	127	£28,240.00	£29,545.00	£30,840.00
Schools Finance Officer	2	£29,525.00	£29,525.00	£29,525.00
Accounting Clerk	96	£28,510.00	£29,445.00	£30,380.00
Accounts Payable Clerk	113	£27,940.00	£28,970.00	£30,000.00
Accounts Payable Assistant	105	£27,515.00	£28,715.00	£29,910.00
Purchase Ledger	1,169	£27,515.00	£28,570.00	£29,625.00
Finance Graduate	4	£27,500.00	£28,250.00	£29,000.00
Purchase Ledger Clerk	357	£26,990.00	£28,010.00	£29,025.00
Accounts Administrator	420	£27,020.00	£27,975.00	£28,940.00
Trainee Accountant	91	£25,545.00	£27,195.00	£28,845.00
Junior Accounts Assistant	6	£23,250.00	£25,125.00	£27,000.00