Accountant Job Trends in Leicester

Accountant
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Accountant salary in Leicester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £44,177 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +10.44% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 870 191 310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.67% 97.95% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 545 106 187
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,438 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,625 £75,750
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 £45,390 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.16% +0.87% -10.00%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Leicester

Accountant
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Leicester

Accountant Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 Leicester region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Fire and Rescue
3 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (40.00%) Retail
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving