Assistant Accountant Job Trends in Chorley

Assistant Accountant
Lancashire > Chorley

The median Assistant Accountant salary in Chorley is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Assistant Accountant 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chorley 3.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £31,625 - -
25th Percentile £32,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £35,625 - -
90th Percentile £36,750 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chorley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chorley. 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 Chorley with a recognized job title 104 44 43
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 93.48%
Number of salaries quoted 84 34 32
10th Percentile £30,000 - £39,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £22,425 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £23,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +70.21% -59.13% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,250 £40,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,375 £85,625
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,683
% change year-on-year - -5.63% -4.15%

Assistant Accountant Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chorley

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Assistant Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Chorley region featuring Assistant Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) AAT
1 2 (50.00%) ACCA
1 2 (50.00%) CIMA
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Assistant Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chorley 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) AAT
1 2 (50.00%) ACCA
1 2 (50.00%) CIMA
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