AAT Job Trends in Essex

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
East of England > Essex

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing AAT 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.23% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.77% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £36,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £38,750 - £35,000
% change year-on-year - - +16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

AAT 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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 260 125 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 29.61% 34.92% 21.35%
Number of salaries quoted 73 37 126
10th Percentile £26,700 £25,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,000 £26,250 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £39,269
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +27.33% -17.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £68,750 £76,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +0.49%

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

AAT job vacancy trend in Essex

AAT
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing AAT

AAT
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the Essex region over the 6 months to 9 March 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
Braintree - 2 £32,500 -
AAT
East of England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Xero