Accountant Job Trends in Blackburn

Accountant
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Accountant salary in Blackburn is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 1.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,000 £47,683 £25,000
% change year-on-year +4.86% +90.73% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 201 78 89
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.01% 98.73% 87.25%
Number of salaries quoted 98 54 89
10th Percentile £31,125 £37,525 £21,000
25th Percentile £38,125 £46,608 £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +66.85% -40.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,943 £40,000
90th Percentile £62,498 £82,625 £55,000
Lancashire median annual salary £45,497 £47,863 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +6.36% -5.26%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Blackburn

Accountant
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Blackburn.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Blackburn

Accountant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 3 July 2026, Accountant 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 permanent job ads across the Blackburn region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) AAT
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Data Management
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) ICAEW
1 1 (33.33%) Infor
1 1 (33.33%) Infor CloudSuite
1 1 (33.33%) Infor LN
1 1 (33.33%) Sage
1 1 (33.33%) SAP

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Infor CloudSuite
1 1 (33.33%) Infor LN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Data Management
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) AAT
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA
1 1 (33.33%) ICAEW
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Infor
1 1 (33.33%) Sage
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
Accountant jobs