Accountant Job Trends in Cambridge

Accountant
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Accountant salary in Cambridge is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £48,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 761 234 963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.95% 91.41% 97.17%
Number of salaries quoted 526 147 741
10th Percentile £34,250 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,445 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.20% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £84,250 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -2.78%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Accountant
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Cambridge

Accountant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Cambridge region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
Accountant jobs