GAAP Job Trends in Central London

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring GAAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 183 165
Rank change year-on-year +55 -18 +97
Permanent jobs citing GAAP 17 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.66% 0.031% 0.20%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.50% 0.19% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 17 1 6
10th Percentile - - £68,000
25th Percentile £57,500 - £71,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £97,500 £75,075
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +29.87% +131.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £79,225
90th Percentile £72,500 - -
London median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +13.33% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Central London

GAAP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 378 523 489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 14.77% 16.27% 16.03%
Number of salaries quoted 276 226 422
10th Percentile £36,750 £46,000 £40,125
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,375 £53,289
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £71,200 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.69% -3.78% +2.07%
75th Percentile £82,500 £89,375 £97,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £71,514 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.65% +7.14% +3.70%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GAAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

GAAP job vacancy trend in Central London

GAAP
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing GAAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing GAAP

GAAP
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 GAAP within the Central London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 17 £67,500 - 4
GAAP
London

GAAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 12 (70.59%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (70.59%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (70.59%) Big Data
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 17 (100.00%) Accountant
2 12 (70.59%) Financial Accountant
3 5 (29.41%) Management Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (70.59%) Social Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) AI
2 5 (29.41%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) ACCA
2 5 (29.41%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (70.59%) IFRS