Accounts Payable
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Accounts Payable skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Accounts Payable over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 817 840 1149
Rank change year-on-year +23 +309 -334
Permanent jobs citing Accounts Payable 79 130 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.081% 0.12% 0.054%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.094% 0.13% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 64 72 55
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,456 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,938 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -4.71% +13.04%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.92% +9.09% -4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Accounts Payable is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Accounts Payable
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Accounts Payable as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accounts Payable.

Salary trend for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accounts Payable over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accounts Payable within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 +71 76 £60,000 -4.00% 73
UK excluding London -14 53 £58,250 -2.92% 61
Work from Home +98 33 £51,500 -6.36% 27
South East +49 22 £58,250 +66.43% 15
London +109 21 £67,500 +8.00% 16
North of England +29 13 £24,000 -46.67% 20
Midlands -8 11 £71,250 -1.72% 8
West Midlands +10 9 £72,500 - 6
Yorkshire +89 8 - - 5
North West -6 5 £24,000 -46.67% 12
East of England +16 4 £41,500 - 7
South West -4 2 £44,750 +34.33% 7
East Midlands -14 2 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Scotland -67 1 £85,000 - 5

Accounts Payable
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 5 (6.33%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (24.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (18.99%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (15.19%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (8.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (7.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (6.33%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (3.80%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle AGIS
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle iProcurement
6 2 (2.53%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (2.53%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (2.53%) Sage 200
6 2 (2.53%) SAP BPC
6 2 (2.53%) SAP CO
6 2 (2.53%) SAP FI
6 2 (2.53%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (2.53%) SAP FSCM
6 2 (2.53%) SAP MDG
7 1 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (13.92%) Dynamics 365
1 11 (13.92%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.59%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (7.59%) OCI
3 5 (6.33%) Azure
3 5 (6.33%) PowerApps
4 4 (5.06%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (3.80%) WhatsApp
6 2 (2.53%) Figma
6 2 (2.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.59%) Broadband
1 6 (7.59%) Skype
2 4 (5.06%) 5G
3 2 (2.53%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.66%) Power BI
2 5 (6.33%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.06%) Data Lake
4 3 (3.80%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (1.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (2.53%) LSMW
General
1 56 (70.89%) Finance
2 36 (45.57%) Social Skills
3 24 (30.38%) General Ledger
4 18 (22.78%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (15.19%) Law
6 9 (11.39%) Legal
7 7 (8.86%) Billing
7 7 (8.86%) Retail
8 4 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (3.80%) Manufacturing
9 3 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.53%) Marketing
11 1 (1.27%) Agriculture
11 1 (1.27%) Banking
11 1 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (31.65%) Analyst
2 22 (27.85%) Consultant
3 16 (20.25%) Senior
4 13 (16.46%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 11 (13.92%) Functional Consultant
5 11 (13.92%) Senior Consultant
6 9 (11.39%) Lead
7 7 (8.86%) Accounts Payable Analyst
7 7 (8.86%) Business Analyst
8 6 (7.59%) Financial Analyst
8 6 (7.59%) Senior Functional Consultant
8 6 (7.59%) Team Leader
9 5 (6.33%) SAP Analyst
9 5 (6.33%) SAP Consultant
10 4 (5.06%) Developer
10 4 (5.06%) P2P Business Analyst
10 4 (5.06%) SAP Business Analyst
10 4 (5.06%) SAP Financial Consultant
10 4 (5.06%) SAP P2P Analyst
11 3 (3.80%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (3.80%) React
3 2 (2.53%) CSS
3 2 (2.53%) CSS3
3 2 (2.53%) Redux
4 1 (1.27%) .NET
4 1 (1.27%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (2.53%) Client/Server
2 2 (2.53%) Data Structures
2 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.53%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.27%) PropTech
3 1 (1.27%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (35.44%) Accounts Receivable
2 26 (32.91%) ERP
3 23 (29.11%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (27.85%) Procure-to-Pay
5 19 (24.05%) Project Management
6 15 (18.99%) Customer Service
7 13 (16.46%) Agile
7 13 (16.46%) Invoice Processing
7 13 (16.46%) Process Improvement
8 12 (15.19%) Collaborative Working
9 10 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (12.66%) Project Delivery
10 8 (10.13%) Data Analysis
11 7 (8.86%) User Acceptance Testing
11 7 (8.86%) Workshop Facilitation
12 6 (7.59%) Analytics
12 6 (7.59%) Collaborative Culture
13 5 (6.33%) Budgeting
13 5 (6.33%) Mentoring
13 5 (6.33%) Order Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.59%) SQL
2 2 (2.53%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.53%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (10.13%) Degree
2 3 (3.80%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.53%) ACCA
3 2 (2.53%) CIMA
4 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (2.53%) IFRS
2 2 (2.53%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.27%) QA
3 1 (1.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 21 (26.58%) SAP
2 20 (25.32%) Microsoft
3 12 (15.19%) Oracle
4 6 (7.59%) Virgin Media
5 3 (3.80%) Concur
6 2 (2.53%) Sage
6 2 (2.53%) Xero
7 1 (1.27%) Ariba
7 1 (1.27%) Cognos
7 1 (1.27%) Kronos
7 1 (1.27%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.27%) Workday