Accountant Jobs in Central London

Accountant
London > Central London

The median Accountant salary in Central London is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring an Accountant 20 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.93% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% - -
Number of salaries quoted 20 0 0
10th Percentile £52,500 - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 - -
75th Percentile £73,438 - -
90th Percentile £76,250 - -
London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +21.21% -2.46%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 2,036 3,410 4,103
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 96.03% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,536 2,250 3,419
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £54,750 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% -2.70% +2.07%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £71,991 £72,500
% change year-on-year +0.71% -0.70% +3.57%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Central London

Accountant
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Central London

Accountant
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Central London over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Accountant in Central London

Accountant
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Central London region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 20 £68,750 - 3
Accountant
London

Accountant Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) ACCA
1 20 (100.00%) Finance
2 15 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (60.00%) GAAP
4 9 (45.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 9 (45.00%) Cloud Computing
4 9 (45.00%) Social Network
4 9 (45.00%) Big Data
4 9 (45.00%) IFRS
5 8 (40.00%) CIMA
6 6 (30.00%) Marketing
7 5 (25.00%) Revenue Recognition
8 3 (15.00%) Budgeting
8 3 (15.00%) Cost Control
8 3 (15.00%) Customer Experience
8 3 (15.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 3 (15.00%) Fintech
8 3 (15.00%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (15.00%) SaaS
8 3 (15.00%) Financial Analysis
8 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
8 3 (15.00%) Digital Media
8 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
8 3 (15.00%) Advertising

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 15 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (45.00%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (15.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (45.00%) Big Data
General
1 20 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (30.00%) Marketing
3 3 (15.00%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Social Network
2 3 (15.00%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (25.00%) Revenue Recognition
3 3 (15.00%) Budgeting
3 3 (15.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 3 (15.00%) Cost Control
3 3 (15.00%) Customer Experience
3 3 (15.00%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (15.00%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (15.00%) Fintech
3 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) ACCA
2 8 (40.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (60.00%) GAAP
2 9 (45.00%) IFRS