Account Director
UK

The median Account Director salary in the UK is £55,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 860 965 1169
Rank change year-on-year +105 +204 -293
Permanent jobs requiring an Account Director 34 28 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.035% 0.027% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.029% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 32 20 10
10th Percentile - £51,500 £61,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.48% -17.86% -
75th Percentile £66,875 £61,563 £84,688
90th Percentile £132,125 £136,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -14.81% +92.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Account Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Account Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Account Director in the UK

Account Director
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Account Director.

Salary trend for Account Director in the UK

Account Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Account Director over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Account Director in the UK

Account Director
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Account Director within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +119 23 £57,500 - 55
Work from Home +87 22 £55,500 -3.48% 29
UK excluding London -9 15 £57,500 - 18
London +146 7 £55,500 +0.91% 33
Midlands +13 7 £60,000 +60.00% 5
North of England +49 6 £56,250 - 7
North West +11 5 £55,000 - 5
East Midlands - 4 £40,000 - 1
West Midlands +29 3 £122,500 +226.67% 4
South East +28 1 £57,500 -55.77% 1
South West -27 1 £80,000 +77.78% 4
North East - 1 £57,500 -

Account Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Account Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Account Director in the job title.

1 15 (44.12%) SaaS
2 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
3 10 (29.41%) Marketing
4 9 (26.47%) Finance
5 7 (20.59%) B2B
6 6 (17.65%) Line Management
7 5 (14.71%) Retail
7 5 (14.71%) Business Development
8 4 (11.76%) Accessibility
9 3 (8.82%) Channel Management
9 3 (8.82%) Decision-Making
9 3 (8.82%) Thought Leadership
9 3 (8.82%) Customer Experience
9 3 (8.82%) Direct Marketing
9 3 (8.82%) Digital Marketing
9 3 (8.82%) Social Media
9 3 (8.82%) Facilities Management
9 3 (8.82%) Microsoft
9 3 (8.82%) Benchmarking
9 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
10 2 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
10 2 (5.88%) Law
10 2 (5.88%) Legal
10 2 (5.88%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (5.88%) Public Cloud
10 2 (5.88%) Time Management
10 2 (5.88%) WFM
10 2 (5.88%) Azure
10 2 (5.88%) AWS
10 2 (5.88%) Business Case

Account Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (44.12%) SaaS
2 2 (5.88%) AWS
2 2 (5.88%) Azure
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.94%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 10 (29.41%) Marketing
3 9 (26.47%) Finance
4 5 (14.71%) Retail
5 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.88%) Law
5 2 (5.88%) Legal
5 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (2.94%) Digital Health
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.82%) Social Media
2 2 (5.88%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (5.88%) Public Cloud
2 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.94%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (20.59%) B2B
2 6 (17.65%) Line Management
3 5 (14.71%) Business Development
4 3 (8.82%) Benchmarking
4 3 (8.82%) Channel Management
4 3 (8.82%) Customer Experience
4 3 (8.82%) Decision-Making
4 3 (8.82%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (8.82%) Direct Marketing
4 3 (8.82%) Facilities Management
4 3 (8.82%) Thought Leadership
5 2 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (5.88%) Business Case
5 2 (5.88%) Lead Generation
5 2 (5.88%) Time Management
5 2 (5.88%) WFM
6 1 (2.94%) CRM
6 1 (2.94%) Marketing Strategy
6 1 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (2.94%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (2.94%) Degree
1 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft