Accountant Jobs in Dorset

Accountant
South West > Dorset

The median Accountant salary in Dorset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 422 1,173 544
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.37% 94.90% 82.67%
Number of salaries quoted 175 697 346
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,050 £32,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £75,000
South West median annual salary £51,729 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.46% -4.76% +5.00%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Dorset

Accountant
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in Dorset.

Salary trend for Accountant in Dorset

Accountant Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 29 May 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 Dorset region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Forms
1 2 (100.00%) Cognos
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Infor
1 2 (100.00%) SAP BPC
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Police

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

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 2 (100.00%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cognos
1 2 (100.00%) Infor
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP