ACCA Job Trends in London

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 345 386
Rank change year-on-year +176 +41 +230
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 269 64 105
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.58% 0.47% 0.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.30% 1.40% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 210 10 45
10th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £59,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £71,250 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.77% -16.18% +35.12%
75th Percentile £75,000 £84,688 £113,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,125 £140,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £44,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +36.36% -26.67% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

ACCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,273 4,574 5,976
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.15% 33.57% 27.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,297 1,982 4,157
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £118,750 £107,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

ACCA job vacancy trend in London

ACCA
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in London over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in London

ACCA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the London region over the 6 months to 15 March 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
Central London +96 103 £60,000 -27.27% 17
East London - 1 £67,500 -
West London - 1 £55,500 - 3
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.12%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (15.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 45 (16.73%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.49%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.37%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 49 (18.22%) SaaS
2 23 (8.55%) Power Platform
3 19 (7.06%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (1.12%) Azure
5 2 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.74%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.37%) Intacct
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.55%) Power BI
2 19 (7.06%) Big Data
3 13 (4.83%) Tableau
4 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.37%) JIRA
General
1 256 (95.17%) Finance
2 70 (26.02%) Social Skills
3 68 (25.28%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (15.24%) Marketing
5 20 (7.43%) Advertising
5 20 (7.43%) Banking
6 16 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.58%) Law
8 11 (4.09%) Legal
9 10 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (3.72%) Publishing
9 10 (3.72%) Retail
10 8 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.74%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.37%) Front Office
13 1 (0.37%) International Banking
13 1 (0.37%) Music Industry
13 1 (0.37%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 96 (35.69%) Accountant
2 54 (20.07%) Management Accountant
3 52 (19.33%) Senior
4 46 (17.10%) Senior Manager
5 45 (16.73%) Finance Manager
6 27 (10.04%) Analyst
6 27 (10.04%) Audit Manager
7 25 (9.29%) Financial Controller
8 24 (8.92%) Quality Manager
9 22 (8.18%) Financial Accountant
10 19 (7.06%) Senior Audit Manager
10 19 (7.06%) Senior Quality Manager
11 16 (5.95%) Systems Accountant
12 13 (4.83%) Financial Analyst
13 10 (3.72%) Commercial Analyst
13 10 (3.72%) Commercial Data Analyst
13 10 (3.72%) Data Analyst
13 10 (3.72%) Data Scientist
13 10 (3.72%) Systems Manager
14 6 (2.23%) SaaS Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.49%) Flash
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.06%) Social Network
2 12 (4.46%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.09%) Greenfield Project
4 10 (3.72%) Data Structures
4 10 (3.72%) FMCG
5 5 (1.86%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.74%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.37%) Augmented Reality
7 1 (0.37%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.37%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.37%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.12%) Linux
1 3 (1.12%) Unix
1 3 (1.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (37.92%) Budgeting
2 77 (28.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 76 (28.25%) Process Improvement
4 58 (21.56%) Financial Analysis
5 49 (18.22%) Financial Modelling
6 34 (12.64%) Business Strategy
7 31 (11.52%) ERP
7 31 (11.52%) Risk Management
8 29 (10.78%) AI
9 27 (10.04%) Fintech
10 25 (9.29%) Coaching
10 25 (9.29%) Decision-Making
11 24 (8.92%) Quality Management
12 22 (8.18%) Benchmarking
12 22 (8.18%) Business Intelligence
13 20 (7.43%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (7.06%) Actionable Insight
14 19 (7.06%) Analytics
14 19 (7.06%) Cost Control
15 17 (6.32%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.43%) SQL
2 15 (5.58%) Python
3 3 (1.12%) R
Qualifications
1 197 (73.23%) CIMA
2 23 (8.55%) Degree
3 5 (1.86%) CISA
4 4 (1.49%) CFA
5 3 (1.12%) CISSP
5 3 (1.12%) ICAEW
6 2 (0.74%) CIPFA
6 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.74%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.37%) CBAP
7 1 (0.37%) MBA
7 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.37%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (23.79%) IFRS
2 42 (15.61%) GAAP
3 4 (1.49%) COREP
3 4 (1.49%) FINREP
4 3 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.37%) PMO
Vendors
1 14 (5.20%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.72%) Salesforce
3 9 (3.35%) SAP
4 7 (2.60%) Oracle
5 4 (1.49%) Progress
5 4 (1.49%) Workday
6 2 (0.74%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.74%) Hyperion
7 1 (0.37%) Ariba
7 1 (0.37%) Concur
7 1 (0.37%) GoldenSource
7 1 (0.37%) Planview
7 1 (0.37%) Sage
7 1 (0.37%) Xero