Accountant
North West > Cheshire
The median Accountant salary in Cheshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 103 | - | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.28% | - | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | - | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | - | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | £65,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £47,500 | £25,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.00% | -61.54% | +19.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 812 | 1,288 | 550 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 74.91% | 95.98% | 87.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 412 | 884 | 395 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £23,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,313 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,125 | £65,000 | £83,269 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Accountant
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in Cheshire.
Accountant
Salary Histogram in Cheshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Cheshire over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
Accountant
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 15 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Chester | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| Warrington | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
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Accountant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 15 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 Cheshire region featuring Accountant in the job title.
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Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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