ACCA Job Trends in the City of London

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 159 160
Rank change year-on-year +82 +1 +80
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 59 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 2.56% 0.23% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.61% 0.72% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 59 1 7
10th Percentile £56,875 - £63,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £78,750 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £82,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £86,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £76,250 - £103,500
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £82,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

ACCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 508 837 645
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 22.02% 31.53% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 372 464 540
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +11.54% -7.80%
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,688 £87,500
90th Percentile £113,750 £121,250 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA

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Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the City of London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 20 (33.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 15 (25.42%) Cloud Computing
2 7 (11.86%) SaaS
3 3 (5.08%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.69%) Azure
4 1 (1.69%) Intacct
4 1 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.69%) Workato
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (25.42%) Big Data
2 3 (5.08%) Power BI
General
1 59 (100.00%) Finance
2 17 (28.81%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (13.56%) Advertising
4 7 (11.86%) Marketing
5 2 (3.39%) General Ledger
6 1 (1.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (55.93%) Accountant
2 24 (40.68%) Senior
3 18 (30.51%) Management Accountant
4 15 (25.42%) Financial Accountant
5 13 (22.03%) Finance Manager
5 13 (22.03%) Senior Manager
6 6 (10.17%) Analyst
6 6 (10.17%) Financial Analyst
6 6 (10.17%) Senior Accountant
6 6 (10.17%) Senior Management Accountant
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Business Systems Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Finance Systems Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Oracle Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Systems Analyst
9 1 (1.69%) Applications Specialist
9 1 (1.69%) Senior Applications Support
9 1 (1.69%) Support Specialist
9 1 (1.69%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.42%) Social Network
2 1 (1.69%) Augmented Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (45.76%) Process Improvement
2 25 (42.37%) Budgeting
3 24 (40.68%) Financial Analysis
4 22 (37.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 17 (28.81%) Financial Modelling
6 16 (27.12%) AI
7 13 (22.03%) Business Strategy
8 7 (11.86%) Cost Control
8 7 (11.86%) Fintech
9 6 (10.17%) Decision-Making
9 6 (10.17%) Revenue Recognition
10 5 (8.47%) Crowdfunding
10 5 (8.47%) Time Management
11 2 (3.39%) Accounts Payable
11 2 (3.39%) Accounts Receivable
11 2 (3.39%) Data Migration
11 2 (3.39%) Order Management
11 2 (3.39%) Requirements Gathering
11 2 (3.39%) System Testing
11 2 (3.39%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (72.88%) CIMA
2 2 (3.39%) CBAP
3 1 (1.69%) CISA
3 1 (1.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (28.81%) GAAP
2 15 (25.42%) IFRS
3 1 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle
2 1 (1.69%) Concur
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.69%) Sage