The median Accountant salary in Cardiff is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.22% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.23% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£81,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£72,500 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
439 |
155 |
586 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.23% |
95.68% |
92.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
297 |
114 |
508 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£31,250 |
£27,157 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
£36,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£76,815 |
£73,750 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,250 |
£47,029 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.31% |
+11.10% |
+3.37% |
