Accountant Job Trends in England

Accountant
UK > England

The median Accountant salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 457 726
Rank change year-on-year +95 +269 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 490 198 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.46% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.51% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 415 168 8
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £59,625
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -11.76% +50.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year - -13.73% +26.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 96,503 39,188 63,204
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.87% 90.49% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 67,572 23,085 36,554
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £54,824 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.71% -0.32% -8.33%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Accountant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Accountant job vacancy trend in England

Accountant
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in England

Accountant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in England over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Accountant in England

Accountant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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
London -40 114 £60,000 -7.69% 41
Midlands +39 113 £52,500 +16.67% 22
North of England +15 98 £55,000 +15.79% 23
West Midlands +17 73 £52,500 -19.23% 14
South East -16 70 £60,000 - 40
South West -10 67 £45,000 -2.70% 17
North West +4 54 £60,000 +26.32% 6
East Midlands -3 40 £55,000 +22.22% 8
Yorkshire -9 36 £50,000 +11.11% 12
East of England -29 28 £45,000 +7.14% 4
North East -64 8 £42,500 -16.67% 5
Accountant
UK

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 5 October 2026, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 197 (40.20%) ACCA
2 173 (35.31%) CIMA
3 111 (22.65%) Budgeting
4 108 (22.04%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 86 (17.55%) Process Improvement
6 79 (16.12%) Microsoft Excel
7 75 (15.31%) Decision-Making
8 68 (13.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 67 (13.67%) ERP
10 49 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
11 42 (8.57%) AI
12 41 (8.37%) Financial Analysis
13 40 (8.16%) SaaS
14 37 (7.55%) Microsoft
15 36 (7.35%) Power BI
15 36 (7.35%) Power Platform
16 35 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
17 33 (6.73%) NetSuite
17 33 (6.73%) Stakeholder Management
18 30 (6.12%) AAT
19 29 (5.92%) Sage
20 21 (4.29%) Analytics
20 21 (4.29%) GAAP
21 20 (4.08%) IFRS
21 20 (4.08%) Time Management
22 19 (3.88%) Degree
23 17 (3.47%) SAP
24 15 (3.06%) Collaborative Culture
24 15 (3.06%) User Acceptance Testing
24 15 (3.06%) Validation

Accountant Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 79 (16.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 33 (6.73%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.63%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 7 (1.43%) Sage X3
4 6 (1.22%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.61%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.41%) Infor LN
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 40 (8.16%) SaaS
2 36 (7.35%) Power Platform
3 8 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (1.43%) Intacct
5 6 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (0.82%) Google Sheets
6 4 (0.82%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.20%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.35%) Power BI
2 6 (1.22%) Big Data
3 2 (0.41%) Power Query
4 1 (0.20%) Looker
4 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 424 (86.53%) Finance
2 90 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (16.73%) Social Skills
4 31 (6.33%) Manufacturing
5 23 (4.69%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (4.29%) Law
8 19 (3.88%) Marketing
8 19 (3.88%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.47%) Legal
10 15 (3.06%) Banking
11 11 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.24%) Retail
12 10 (2.04%) Advertising
13 9 (1.84%) Fire and Rescue
13 9 (1.84%) General Ledger
14 7 (1.43%) Automotive
15 6 (1.22%) Billing
16 5 (1.02%) Local Government
16 5 (1.02%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.22%) EDI
2 5 (1.02%) PySpark
3 1 (0.20%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 51 (10.41%) Management Information System
2 11 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (1.22%) Social Network
4 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (1.02%) Data Structures
4 5 (1.02%) Driving Licence
4 5 (1.02%) FMCG
5 4 (0.82%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
6 3 (0.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (0.61%) SystemC
7 2 (0.41%) BBC
8 1 (0.20%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.20%) Blockchain
8 1 (0.20%) Derivative
8 1 (0.20%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.20%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (22.65%) Budgeting
2 108 (22.04%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 86 (17.55%) Process Improvement
4 75 (15.31%) Decision-Making
5 68 (13.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 67 (13.67%) ERP
7 49 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
8 42 (8.57%) AI
9 41 (8.37%) Financial Analysis
10 35 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
11 33 (6.73%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (4.29%) Analytics
13 20 (4.08%) Time Management
14 15 (3.06%) Collaborative Culture
14 15 (3.06%) User Acceptance Testing
14 15 (3.06%) Validation
15 13 (2.65%) Fintech
15 13 (2.65%) Migration
16 12 (2.45%) Accounts Payable
16 12 (2.45%) Data Validation
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 197 (40.20%) ACCA
2 173 (35.31%) CIMA
3 30 (6.12%) AAT
4 19 (3.88%) Degree
5 6 (1.22%) CIPFA
5 6 (1.22%) ICAEW
6 4 (0.82%) CCAB
7 2 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.20%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.29%) GAAP
2 20 (4.08%) IFRS
3 8 (1.63%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (0.82%) GDPR
6 1 (0.20%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.20%) GRC
6 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.20%) PMO
Vendors
1 37 (7.55%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.92%) Sage
3 17 (3.47%) SAP
4 15 (3.06%) Xero
5 8 (1.63%) IBM
5 8 (1.63%) Oracle
6 5 (1.02%) Aderant
7 4 (0.82%) Google
8 3 (0.61%) Workday
9 2 (0.41%) BMC
9 2 (0.41%) Epicor
9 2 (0.41%) Infor
9 2 (0.41%) Jedox
9 2 (0.41%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.20%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.20%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.20%) JD Edwards
10 1 (0.20%) RedGate
10 1 (0.20%) Yardi