Accountant Jobs in Lancashire

Accountant
North West > Lancashire

The median Accountant salary in Lancashire is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 87 -
Rank change year-on-year -63 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 6 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 0.26% 0.44% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.47% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £25,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +90.73% - -
75th Percentile £56,921 - -
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
North West median annual salary £47,683 £25,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +90.73% -61.54% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 2,207 1,273 587
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 93.12% 82.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,262 1,077 384
10th Percentile £40,620 £27,000 £27,075
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £36,330
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,741 £58,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,309 £67,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Lancashire

Accountant
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary trend for Accountant in Lancashire

Accountant
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Lancashire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Accountant in Lancashire

Accountant
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Preston -25 3 £60,000 +140.00%
Blackburn - 1 £47,683 -
Lytham St Annes - 1 £47,683 -
Accountant
North West

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 Lancashire region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) SAP
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) ACCA
1 6 (100.00%) CIMA
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Infor
1 6 (100.00%) Tableau
1 6 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) IFRS
2 4 (66.67%) Power BI
2 4 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) ICAEW
2 4 (66.67%) Financial Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Process Management
2 4 (66.67%) Hyperion
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (33.33%) Cognos
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle
3 2 (33.33%) GAAP
3 2 (33.33%) SAP BPC
3 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Revenue Recognition
3 2 (33.33%) Internal Audit
3 2 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Police

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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 6 (100.00%) Infor LN
2 2 (33.33%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Tableau
2 4 (66.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle Forms
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) Financial Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Process Management
3 2 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Internal Audit
3 2 (33.33%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) ACCA
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) CIMA
2 4 (66.67%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) IFRS
2 2 (33.33%) GAAP
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Infor
1 6 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (66.67%) Hyperion
3 2 (33.33%) Cognos
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle