Accountant Job Trends in London

Accountant
England > London

The median Accountant salary in London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 424 441
Rank change year-on-year +154 +17 +213
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 104 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.74% 0.026% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.028% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 99 4 2
10th Percentile £47,500 £83,125 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £85,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £90,000 £93,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -3.23% +132.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £95,313 -
90th Percentile £76,250 £98,125 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £87,500 £49,250
% change year-on-year -37.14% +77.66% +24.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in London

Accountant
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in London

Accountant
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Accountant in London

Accountant
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +71 33 £67,500 -22.86% 6
West London - 6 £60,000 - 5
South London - 1 £37,500 -
Accountant
England

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

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

1 71 (68.27%) ACCA
2 47 (45.19%) CIMA
3 33 (31.73%) Budgeting
4 30 (28.85%) GAAP
5 28 (26.92%) IFRS
6 23 (22.12%) Microsoft Excel
7 21 (20.19%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 20 (19.23%) SaaS
9 18 (17.31%) Decision-Making
10 17 (16.35%) Fintech
11 16 (15.38%) AI
11 16 (15.38%) Big Data
11 16 (15.38%) Cloud Computing
12 12 (11.54%) ICAEW
12 12 (11.54%) Process Improvement
13 10 (9.62%) Cost Control
13 10 (9.62%) Financial Analysis
14 8 (7.69%) AAT
14 8 (7.69%) Business Analysis
14 8 (7.69%) Customer-Centricity
14 8 (7.69%) Sage
15 7 (6.73%) Cryptocurrency
16 6 (5.77%) Revenue Recognition
17 5 (4.81%) Time Management
18 4 (3.85%) Cost Accounting
18 4 (3.85%) Dynamics NAV
18 4 (3.85%) Microsoft
18 4 (3.85%) Planning and Forecasting
18 4 (3.85%) Project Management
18 4 (3.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Accountant Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 23 (22.12%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (3.85%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.96%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.96%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 20 (19.23%) SaaS
2 16 (15.38%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (15.38%) Big Data
General
1 95 (91.35%) Finance
2 11 (10.58%) Social Skills
3 10 (9.62%) Advertising
3 10 (9.62%) Marketing
4 7 (6.73%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.96%) Law
5 1 (0.96%) Legal
5 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.38%) Social Network
2 7 (6.73%) Blockchain
3 1 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (31.73%) Budgeting
2 21 (20.19%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 18 (17.31%) Decision-Making
4 17 (16.35%) Fintech
5 16 (15.38%) AI
6 12 (11.54%) Process Improvement
7 10 (9.62%) Cost Control
7 10 (9.62%) Financial Analysis
8 8 (7.69%) Business Analysis
8 8 (7.69%) Customer-Centricity
9 7 (6.73%) Cryptocurrency
10 6 (5.77%) Revenue Recognition
11 5 (4.81%) Time Management
12 4 (3.85%) Cost Accounting
12 4 (3.85%) Planning and Forecasting
12 4 (3.85%) Project Management
13 2 (1.92%) Change Management
13 2 (1.92%) Data Analysis
13 2 (1.92%) Problem-Solving
14 1 (0.96%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.96%) SQL
1 1 (0.96%) VBA
Qualifications
1 71 (68.27%) ACCA
2 47 (45.19%) CIMA
3 12 (11.54%) ICAEW
4 8 (7.69%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (28.85%) GAAP
2 28 (26.92%) IFRS
3 4 (3.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.96%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (7.69%) Sage
2 4 (3.85%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.96%) Cognos
3 1 (0.96%) Oracle
3 1 (0.96%) SAP