Accountant Jobs in Glasgow

Accountant
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Accountant salary in Glasgow is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 - 117
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.24% - 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 - £65,000
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 713 2,891 1,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.27% 98.07% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 319 816 644
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £33,375
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Glasgow

Accountant
Salary Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in Glasgow.

Salary trend for Accountant in Glasgow

Accountant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, Accountant 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 Glasgow region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) General Ledger
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Receivables
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Receivables
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) General Ledger
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle