Accountant Contract Job Trends in England

Accountant
UK > England

The median Accountant daily rate in England is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 462 489 524
Rank change year-on-year +27 +35 +174
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 79 11 21
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.25% 0.039% 0.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.042% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 8 11
10th Percentile £250 £235 £275
25th Percentile £325 £258 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £444 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% -1.39% +16.13%
75th Percentile £475 £563 £591
90th Percentile £500 £664 £684
UK median daily rate £450 £444 £400
% change year-on-year +1.41% +10.94% +3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £19.80 - -
25th Percentile £21.75 £24.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 -
75th Percentile £40.00 £26.00 -
90th Percentile £49.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 -
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 28,943 26,290 33,840
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.42% 92.90% 93.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,488 16,329 23,123
10th Percentile £300 £300 £281
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,752 823 1,420
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.78 £14.69
25th Percentile £18.26 £21.22 £20.00
Median hourly rate £27.21 £35.00 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.26% -23.71% +39.03%
75th Percentile £61.19 £64.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £74.35 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -27.78% +38.46%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Accountant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Accountant job vacancy trend in England

Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England

Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Accountant in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Accountant in England

Accountant
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England

Accountant
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Accountant in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Accountant in England

Accountant
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the England region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +20 34 £438 -23.91% 25
South East -3 16 £350 +27.27% 33
West Midlands -21 10 £450 -10.00% 7
Midlands -25 10 £450 -10.00% 13
East of England -10 9 £300 +22.45% 10
North West -11 8 - - 7
North of England -41 8 - - 15
South West -1 2 - - 8
Accountant
UK

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Accountant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 29 (36.71%) ACCA
2 27 (34.18%) CIMA
3 21 (26.58%) Process Improvement
4 19 (24.05%) ERP
4 19 (24.05%) NetSuite
5 13 (16.46%) SAP
6 12 (15.19%) Migration
6 12 (15.19%) Power BI
6 12 (15.19%) Power Platform
7 10 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (11.39%) Data Migration
8 9 (11.39%) IFRS
8 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Excel
9 8 (10.13%) Change Management
9 8 (10.13%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (10.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (10.13%) User Acceptance Testing
10 7 (8.86%) Business Process Improvement
10 7 (8.86%) Decision-Making
10 7 (8.86%) Microsoft
10 7 (8.86%) Project Management
10 7 (8.86%) Roadmaps
10 7 (8.86%) Workflow
11 6 (7.59%) SaaS
12 5 (6.33%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (6.33%) Budgeting
12 5 (6.33%) Deadline-Driven
12 5 (6.33%) Revenue Recognition
12 5 (6.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (6.33%) SC Cleared

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 19 (24.05%) NetSuite
2 4 (5.06%) SAP ERP
3 3 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (2.53%) SAP FI
4 2 (2.53%) SAP R/3
5 1 (1.27%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (1.27%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.19%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.59%) SaaS
3 3 (3.80%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (3.80%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.53%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (15.19%) Power BI
2 3 (3.80%) SAP HANA
3 2 (2.53%) QlikView
General
1 66 (83.54%) Finance
2 29 (36.71%) Social Skills
3 18 (22.78%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.39%) Public Sector
5 7 (8.86%) General Ledger
6 4 (5.06%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.80%) Local Government
8 2 (2.53%) Banking
8 2 (2.53%) Billing
9 1 (1.27%) Law
9 1 (1.27%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
1 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (26.58%) Process Improvement
2 19 (24.05%) ERP
3 12 (15.19%) Migration
4 10 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (11.39%) Data Migration
6 8 (10.13%) Change Management
6 8 (10.13%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (10.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (10.13%) User Acceptance Testing
7 7 (8.86%) Business Process Improvement
7 7 (8.86%) Decision-Making
7 7 (8.86%) Project Management
7 7 (8.86%) Roadmaps
7 7 (8.86%) Workflow
8 5 (6.33%) Budgeting
8 5 (6.33%) Deadline-Driven
8 5 (6.33%) Revenue Recognition
8 5 (6.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (5.06%) Data Management
9 4 (5.06%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.06%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (36.71%) ACCA
2 27 (34.18%) CIMA
3 5 (6.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (6.33%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.33%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.06%) CCAB
5 2 (2.53%) Degree
6 1 (1.27%) AAT
6 1 (1.27%) CIPFA
6 1 (1.27%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (11.39%) IFRS
2 5 (6.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (5.06%) GAAP
4 3 (3.80%) APQC
4 3 (3.80%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.27%) IFRS 17
5 1 (1.27%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (16.46%) SAP
2 7 (8.86%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle
4 1 (1.27%) Sage
4 1 (1.27%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.27%) Yardi