Account Director Jobs in England

Account Director
UK > England

The median Account Director salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 663 826 882
Rank change year-on-year +163 +56 +244
Permanent jobs requiring an Account Director 16 24 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.032% 0.027% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.028% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 10 24 20
10th Percentile £57,250 £40,250 £51,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £52,688 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +53.19% +2.17% -17.86%
75th Percentile - £95,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £103,750 £136,250 £64,750
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +62.16% -3.48% -17.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Account Director
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Account Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Account Director in England

Account Director
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Account Director in England

Account Director
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Account Director in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Account Director in England

Account Director
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Account Director within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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
London +106 8 £70,000 +26.13% 94
South East +84 7 £90,000 +56.52% 17
North of England +33 1 £97,500 +73.33% 13
North West -2 1 £97,500 +77.27% 5
Account Director
UK

Account Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Account Director 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 England region featuring Account Director in the job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Contract Negotiation
2 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (37.50%) Thought Leadership
3 6 (37.50%) Strategic Thinking
3 6 (37.50%) Marketing
3 6 (37.50%) Business Development
4 5 (31.25%) CRM
4 5 (31.25%) Telecoms
5 4 (25.00%) Back Office
5 4 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (25.00%) Advertising
5 4 (25.00%) Handset
5 4 (25.00%) Salesforce
5 4 (25.00%) IoT
5 4 (25.00%) Programmatic Advertising
5 4 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
5 4 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
5 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 4 (25.00%) Customer Retention
6 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
6 3 (18.75%) Project Delivery
6 3 (18.75%) B2B
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
7 2 (12.50%) NHS
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (12.50%) Retail
7 2 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
7 2 (12.50%) Technology Transformation

Account Director Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) SaaS
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Marketing
3 5 (31.25%) Telecoms
4 4 (25.00%) Advertising
4 4 (25.00%) Back Office
5 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
6 2 (12.50%) Health Technology
6 2 (12.50%) Retail
7 1 (6.25%) Finance
7 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Handset
1 4 (25.00%) IoT
2 2 (12.50%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Contract Negotiation
2 6 (37.50%) Business Development
2 6 (37.50%) Strategic Thinking
2 6 (37.50%) Thought Leadership
3 5 (31.25%) CRM
4 4 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
4 4 (25.00%) Customer Retention
4 4 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
4 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (25.00%) Programmatic Advertising
4 4 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (18.75%) B2B
5 3 (18.75%) Project Delivery
6 2 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (12.50%) Customer Experience
6 2 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
7 1 (6.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 1 (6.25%) Culture Change
7 1 (6.25%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 1 (6.25%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft