ACCA Job Trends in England

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 503 301
Rank change year-on-year +280 -202 +476
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 686 135 794
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.85% 0.35% 0.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.48% 0.84% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 512 57 96
10th Percentile £46,250 £38,130 £34,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £40,000 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,683 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.83% -20.53% +3.79%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £47,683 £65,000
% change year-on-year +25.83% -26.64% +12.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,717 16,021 23,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 24.41% 41.13% 27.86%
Number of salaries quoted 8,270 7,079 15,693
10th Percentile £29,625 £31,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £42,215 £41,250 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,833 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -7.19%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in England

ACCA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in England

ACCA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
London +176 319 £65,000 -13.33% 66
North of England +24 129 £57,500 +35.29% 14
South East +72 124 £60,000 +41.18% 51
North West +43 90 £60,000 +41.18% 9
Midlands +5 49 £52,796 +31.99% 11
South West -19 36 £54,000 -21.45% 4
West Midlands -5 34 £51,300 - 6
Yorkshire -32 32 £60,000 - 5
East of England +20 28 £60,000 -20.00% 4
East Midlands -10 15 £62,500 +56.25% 5
North East - 7 £55,000 -
ACCA
UK

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (0.73%) SharePoint
Applications
1 153 (22.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.25%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 83 (12.10%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.60%) Oracle Financials
3 9 (1.31%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.87%) Infor LN
5 5 (0.73%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 4 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.58%) Infor CloudSuite
6 4 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (0.44%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.15%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 120 (17.49%) SaaS
2 68 (9.91%) Power Platform
3 34 (4.96%) Dynamics 365
4 23 (3.35%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (0.87%) Intacct
6 3 (0.44%) Google Sheets
7 2 (0.29%) Azure
7 2 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.29%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.15%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.73%) Internet
2 2 (0.29%) Broadband
2 2 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (9.91%) Power BI
2 32 (4.66%) Tableau
3 22 (3.21%) Big Data
4 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.29%) Looker
4 2 (0.29%) Power Query
4 2 (0.29%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.15%) OLAP
5 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.15%) JIRA
General
1 632 (92.13%) Finance
2 241 (35.13%) Analytical Skills
3 169 (24.64%) Social Skills
4 71 (10.35%) Marketing
5 36 (5.25%) Banking
6 29 (4.23%) Retail
7 26 (3.79%) Billing
7 26 (3.79%) Legal
8 23 (3.35%) Advertising
8 23 (3.35%) Public Sector
8 23 (3.35%) Telecoms
9 22 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (2.77%) Law
10 19 (2.77%) Local Government
11 17 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.46%) Military
14 10 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
14 10 (1.46%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 201 (29.30%) Accountant
2 155 (22.59%) Analyst
3 89 (12.97%) Finance Manager
4 88 (12.83%) Financial Analyst
5 83 (12.10%) Senior
6 82 (11.95%) Management Accountant
7 79 (11.52%) Financial Controller
8 53 (7.73%) Systems Accountant
9 46 (6.71%) Report Analyst
10 44 (6.41%) Senior Manager
11 37 (5.39%) Audit Manager
12 31 (4.52%) Financial Accountant
13 24 (3.50%) Data Analyst
14 20 (2.92%) Senior Analyst
15 17 (2.48%) Quality Manager
15 17 (2.48%) Senior Accountant
15 17 (2.48%) Systems Manager
16 15 (2.19%) Supply Chain Analyst
17 14 (2.04%) Report Manager
18 12 (1.75%) Senior Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.02%) Flash
2 1 (0.15%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.81%) Management Information System
2 22 (3.21%) Social Network
3 19 (2.77%) NHS
4 12 (1.75%) Data Structures
4 12 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
4 12 (1.75%) Onboarding
5 11 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 10 (1.46%) FMCG
6 10 (1.46%) Marketing Technology
7 7 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.73%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.58%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.29%) Augmented Reality
11 2 (0.29%) Blockchain
11 2 (0.29%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.29%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.29%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.29%) Social Media
12 1 (0.15%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (34.84%) Budgeting
2 234 (34.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 192 (27.99%) Decision-Making
4 161 (23.47%) Process Improvement
5 136 (19.83%) ERP
6 126 (18.37%) Financial Analysis
7 112 (16.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 105 (15.31%) Financial Modelling
9 90 (13.12%) Business Intelligence
10 78 (11.37%) AI
11 74 (10.79%) Problem-Solving
12 51 (7.43%) Actionable Insight
12 51 (7.43%) Business Strategy
13 50 (7.29%) Analytics
14 49 (7.14%) Revenue Recognition
15 48 (7.00%) Due Diligence
16 45 (6.56%) Risk Management
17 44 (6.41%) Cost Control
18 39 (5.69%) Collaborative Culture
18 39 (5.69%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.81%) SQL
2 25 (3.64%) Python
3 15 (2.19%) VBA
4 2 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 560 (81.63%) CIMA
2 58 (8.45%) Degree
3 32 (4.66%) AAT
4 22 (3.21%) CIPFA
5 14 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.04%) ICAEW
6 5 (0.73%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.58%) CFA
8 2 (0.29%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.29%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.29%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.29%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.15%) CCAB
9 1 (0.15%) CISA
9 1 (0.15%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (19.53%) IFRS
2 107 (15.60%) GAAP
3 13 (1.90%) COREP
3 13 (1.90%) FINREP
4 6 (0.87%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.87%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.29%) GDPR
8 1 (0.15%) COBIT
8 1 (0.15%) COSO
8 1 (0.15%) GRC
8 1 (0.15%) PMO
8 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) IAG
Vendors
1 56 (8.16%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.43%) SAP
3 36 (5.25%) Sage
4 27 (3.94%) Xero
5 17 (2.48%) Oracle
6 13 (1.90%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.02%) Cognos
7 7 (1.02%) Workday
8 6 (0.87%) Infor
9 5 (0.73%) IBM
10 4 (0.58%) Concur
10 4 (0.58%) Hyperion
11 3 (0.44%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.44%) BMC
11 3 (0.44%) Google
11 3 (0.44%) Yardi
12 2 (0.29%) Facebook
12 2 (0.29%) Progress
13 1 (0.15%) Ariba
13 1 (0.15%) HubSpot