GAAP Job Trends in Manchester

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring GAAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 - 200
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GAAP 17 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.32% - 0.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.61% - 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester

GAAP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 369 460 633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.84% 20.70% 12.68%
Number of salaries quoted 233 205 464
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,888 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -2.86%
75th Percentile £72,000 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £87,125
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% -3.03%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

GAAP job vacancy trend in Manchester

GAAP
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing GAAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing GAAP

GAAP
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Bolton - 3 - -
Oldham - 3 - -
Stockport - 3 - -
GAAP
North West

GAAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 17 (100.00%) Billing
2 15 (88.24%) Local Government
2 15 (88.24%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 2 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Audit Manager
2 1 (5.88%) Accountant
2 1 (5.88%) Finance Manager
2 1 (5.88%) Financial Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 15 (88.24%) NHS
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (88.24%) Benchmarking
1 15 (88.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (11.76%) AI
2 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
3 1 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (11.76%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (100.00%) IFRS