Accounts Assistant Job Trends in Essex

Accounts Assistant
East of England > Essex

The median Accounts Assistant salary in Essex is £23,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accounts Assistant 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,750 - -
75th Percentile £24,125 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £23,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 551 524 423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 93.91% 97.02%
Number of salaries quoted 370 295 293
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £52,500 £48,800
Median % change year-on-year -21.90% +7.58% +2.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.62% -1.90% +5.00%

Accounts Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Accounts Assistant job vacancy trend in Essex

Accounts Assistant
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Accounts Assistant job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Accounts Assistant job vacancies in Essex

Accounts Assistant
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accounts Assistant within the Essex region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Colchester - 3 - - 1
Harlow - 1 £23,750 -
Accounts Assistant
East of England

Accounts Assistant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Accounts Assistant 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 Essex region featuring Accounts Assistant in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Budget Management
1 3 (75.00%) Cost Management
1 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Entry
2 1 (25.00%) Invoice Processing
2 1 (25.00%) Xero

Accounts Assistant Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Billing
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Budget Management
1 3 (75.00%) Cost Management
1 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Entry
2 1 (25.00%) Invoice Processing
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Xero