Accountant Job Trends in Kent

Accountant
South East > Kent

The median Accountant salary in Kent is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 16 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £58,000 - -
25th Percentile £58,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £66,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +75.00% -27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 926 646 523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.99% 88.74% 89.55%
Number of salaries quoted 515 258 430
10th Percentile £26,100 £30,350 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,875 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.61% +21.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £70,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Kent

Accountant
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Kent

Accountant
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Kent region over the 6 months to 2 January 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
Sevenoaks - 8 £62,500 -
Gravesend - 1 £55,000 -
Accountant
South East

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 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 Kent region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) ACCA
2 8 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 8 (50.00%) Business Development
2 8 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 8 (50.00%) Due Diligence
2 8 (50.00%) ERP
2 8 (50.00%) GAAP
2 8 (50.00%) SaaS
3 7 (43.75%) Adaptive Insights
3 7 (43.75%) Budgeting
3 7 (43.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 7 (43.75%) CIMA
3 7 (43.75%) Collaborative Working
3 7 (43.75%) Data Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Data Visualisation
3 7 (43.75%) Decision-Making
3 7 (43.75%) Financial Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Financial Modelling
3 7 (43.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (43.75%) NetSuite
3 7 (43.75%) Oracle
3 7 (43.75%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (43.75%) Planning and Forecasting
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (43.75%) Process Improvement
3 7 (43.75%) SAP
3 7 (43.75%) SQL
3 7 (43.75%) VBA
3 7 (43.75%) Visualisation
3 7 (43.75%) Workday

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 7 (43.75%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (43.75%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (43.75%) Oracle Reports
General
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
2 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
3 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Business Development
1 8 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 8 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 8 (50.00%) ERP
2 7 (43.75%) Budgeting
2 7 (43.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 7 (43.75%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (43.75%) Data Analysis
2 7 (43.75%) Data Visualisation
2 7 (43.75%) Decision-Making
2 7 (43.75%) Financial Analysis
2 7 (43.75%) Financial Modelling
2 7 (43.75%) Planning and Forecasting
2 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (43.75%) Process Improvement
2 7 (43.75%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) SQL
1 7 (43.75%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (93.75%) ACCA
2 7 (43.75%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 8 (50.00%) GAAP
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Adaptive Insights
1 7 (43.75%) Oracle
1 7 (43.75%) SAP
1 7 (43.75%) Workday