AAT Job Trends in the East of England

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 169 177
Rank change year-on-year -27 +8 -50
Permanent jobs citing AAT 11 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.13% 0.060% 0.071%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.79% 0.16% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 2
10th Percentile £26,800 - -
25th Percentile £43,500 - £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,681
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -1.67% +16.23%
75th Percentile £46,500 - £42,472
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £31,000 £40,681
% change year-on-year +37.10% -23.80% +16.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

AAT 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 East of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,388 1,244 1,149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 16.52% 37.56% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 814 488 383
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £29,550
25th Percentile £37,500 £30,309 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,359 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.40% -23.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £54,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £70,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AAT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

AAT job vacancy trend in the East of England

AAT
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing AAT

AAT
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing AAT in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 October 2026.

Salary histogram for AAT in the East of England

AAT
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 October 2026. 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
Bedfordshire - 8 £45,000 -
Cambridgeshire - 1 - -
Norfolk - 1 £31,000 -
Suffolk - 1 £21,000 -
AAT
England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 8 (72.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 8 (72.73%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Analyst
1 8 (72.73%) Financial Analyst
1 8 (72.73%) Report Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) Senior
2 1 (9.09%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Decision-Making
1 8 (72.73%) Planning and Forecasting
1 8 (72.73%) Revenue Recognition
2 1 (9.09%) Data Entry
2 1 (9.09%) Mathematics
2 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) ACCA
2 8 (72.73%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (72.73%) IFRS
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Xero
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Sage