Accountant Job Trends in Guildford

Accountant
Surrey > Guildford

The median Accountant salary in Guildford is £46,300 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 20 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.26% 0.93% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.98% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,300 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +54.33% - -
Surrey median annual salary £46,300 £30,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +54.33% -25.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 358 102 319
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 95.33% 92.20%
Number of salaries quoted 270 87 297
10th Percentile £31,125 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +17.45% -13.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -13.04%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Guildford

Accountant
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Guildford

Accountant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 14 April 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 Guildford region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Cognos
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) GAAP
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP BPC
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 1 (100.00%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GAAP
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cognos
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP