ACCA Job Trends in Edinburgh

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 89 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.084% 0.33% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 1.55% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £56,250 £44,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +26.40% -36.43% +21.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 199 194 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 16.65% 21.34% 16.63%
Number of salaries quoted 98 78 162
10th Percentile - £25,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,750 £45,000 £60,125
Median % change year-on-year -20.56% -25.16% +4.00%
75th Percentile £74,688 £60,313 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £51,914 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.95% +3.83% -8.90%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

ACCA
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing ACCA

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA