Accountant Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Accountant
South East > Surrey

The median Accountant daily rate in Surrey is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 1.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £388 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £350 - £675
% change year-on-year - - +116.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 324 449 761
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 93.15% 96.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 298 606
10th Percentile £204 £203 £188
25th Percentile £236 £275 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -11.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £555 £625
90th Percentile £650 £663 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £507
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.35% +1.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 24 35
10th Percentile £24.46 - £24.44
25th Percentile £25.15 £15.96 £44.80
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £61.63
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -43.21% +36.96%
75th Percentile £57.50 £68.00 £76.53
90th Percentile - £75.00 £78.02
South East median hourly rate £24.00 £58.49 £52.50
% change year-on-year -58.97% +11.41% +89.33%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Surrey

Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Surrey

Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Surrey over the 6 months to 13 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Accountant in Surrey

Accountant
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 13 October 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
Woking - 1 £325 - 1
Accountant
South East

Accountant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 13 October 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 Surrey region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (60.00%) ACCA
3 3 (60.00%) CIMA
3 3 (60.00%) NetSuite
3 3 (60.00%) Accounts Payable
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (20.00%) Power Query
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Trend Analysis

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) NetSuite
2 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power Query
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Accounts Payable
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (20.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) ACCA
1 3 (60.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft