ACCA Jobs 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 493 305 776
Rank change year-on-year -188 +471 +249
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 203 798 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.41% 0.92% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.81% 3.26% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 102 96 50
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,563 £45,313 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year - +3.79% +5.11%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £65,938
90th Percentile £77,500 £95,000 £75,100
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,810
% change year-on-year -7.69% +12.44% +5.11%

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 25,145 24,443 29,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.86% 28.33% 32.79%
Number of salaries quoted 10,215 15,751 13,226
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,046
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,999 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,563
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.34% +8.30%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in England

ACCA
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ACCA in England.

Salary trend for ACCA in England

ACCA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

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 17 May 2025. 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
North of England +44 77 £55,000 +25.71% 19
London -132 66 £75,000 -11.76% 208
North West +3 61 £47,683 +12.20% 16
South East -101 35 £50,000 -2.44% 72
Midlands +24 17 £60,000 +9.09% 20
Yorkshire +60 16 £60,000 +33.33% 3
South West +121 12 £60,000 - 17
West Midlands +43 12 - - 12
East of England +39 5 £60,000 -7.69% 19
East Midlands -4 5 £60,000 +9.09% 8
ACCA
UK

ACCA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (15.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 47 (23.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (8.37%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (7.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 33 (16.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (15.76%) Infor LN
3 29 (14.29%) SAP BPC
4 4 (1.97%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.99%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.99%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.49%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.23%) Power Platform
2 4 (1.97%) AWS
2 4 (1.97%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (0.99%) OCI
4 1 (0.49%) Intacct
4 1 (0.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.97%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (20.69%) Tableau
2 37 (18.23%) Power BI
3 4 (1.97%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (1.97%) OLAP
3 4 (1.97%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.49%) Power Query
4 1 (0.49%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 28 (13.79%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 177 (87.19%) Finance
2 103 (50.74%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (42.36%) Social Skills
4 28 (13.79%) Police
5 16 (7.88%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (4.93%) Legal
7 9 (4.43%) Law
8 8 (3.94%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.45%) Billing
9 7 (3.45%) Games
10 5 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.99%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.99%) Retail
13 1 (0.49%) Back Office
13 1 (0.49%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.49%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.49%) German Language
13 1 (0.49%) Local Government
13 1 (0.49%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 69 (33.99%) Analyst
2 56 (27.59%) Senior
3 53 (26.11%) Financial Analyst
4 35 (17.24%) Accountant
5 34 (16.75%) Lead
6 30 (14.78%) Senior Accountant
7 28 (13.79%) Project Accountant
7 28 (13.79%) Team Leader
8 21 (10.34%) Audit Manager
9 18 (8.87%) Administrator
9 18 (8.87%) Systems Analyst
10 17 (8.37%) Systems Administrator
11 16 (7.88%) Finance Systems Analyst
12 8 (3.94%) Report Analyst
13 7 (3.45%) Business Analyst
13 7 (3.45%) Finance Business Analyst
13 7 (3.45%) Finance Manager
13 7 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
14 5 (2.46%) Analytics Manager
15 4 (1.97%) Analytics Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.99%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 56 (27.59%) Management Information System
2 15 (7.39%) Social Media
3 4 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (1.97%) Data Centre
3 4 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (1.97%) IoT
3 4 (1.97%) Mobile App
4 2 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.49%) Derivative
5 1 (0.49%) Equity Derivative
5 1 (0.49%) Fixed Income
5 1 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.49%) PMI
5 1 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.93%) Windows
1 10 (4.93%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (47.78%) Decision-Making
2 73 (35.96%) Business Intelligence
3 60 (29.56%) ERP
4 53 (26.11%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (25.62%) Process Improvement
6 48 (23.65%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 48 (23.65%) Internal Audit
7 43 (21.18%) Budgeting
7 43 (21.18%) Mentoring
8 39 (19.21%) Analytics
9 36 (17.73%) Collaborative Working
9 36 (17.73%) Financial Analysis
10 35 (17.24%) Business Forecasting
11 33 (16.26%) Agile
12 28 (13.79%) Cyber Intelligence
12 28 (13.79%) Revenue Recognition
13 27 (13.30%) Continuous Improvement
13 27 (13.30%) Financial Modelling
13 27 (13.30%) Risk Management
14 25 (12.32%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.43%) SQL
2 5 (2.46%) Python
3 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 162 (79.80%) CIMA
2 66 (32.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 57 (28.08%) Degree
4 35 (17.24%) CCAB
5 25 (12.32%) ICAEW
6 20 (9.85%) CIPFA
7 14 (6.90%) DBS Check
8 9 (4.43%) AAT
9 1 (0.49%) CBAP
9 1 (0.49%) CFA
9 1 (0.49%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (26.60%) IFRS
2 49 (24.14%) GAAP
3 34 (16.75%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.49%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 79 (38.92%) SAP
2 36 (17.73%) Cognos
3 35 (17.24%) Oracle
4 32 (15.76%) Infor
5 31 (15.27%) Microsoft
6 5 (2.46%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.97%) Hyperion
7 4 (1.97%) IBM
8 3 (1.48%) Sage
9 2 (0.99%) PeopleSoft
9 2 (0.99%) Xero
10 1 (0.49%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.49%) Anaplan
10 1 (0.49%) Canon