Accountant Jobs in Chester

Accountant
Cheshire > Chester

The median Accountant salary in Chester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 2.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £60,000 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 87 177 161
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.75% 88.94% 80.90%
Number of salaries quoted 44 147 80
10th Percentile £26,775 £25,800 £25,250
25th Percentile £36,875 £35,000 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £46,500 £48,869
Median % change year-on-year +15.59% -4.85% +2.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £66,000 £82,548
Cheshire median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -5.26% +5.56%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Chester

Accountant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 10 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 Chester region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting