Systems Accountant Job Trends in Manchester

System Accountant
North West > Manchester

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

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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 153 176
Rank change year-on-year +15 +23 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Accountant 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.029% 0.040% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.042% 0.087%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +11.11% -
75th Percentile - - £60,250
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +11.11% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 3,090 2,375 3,436
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.88% 94.06% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,074 1,190 2,875
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,959 £29,106
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,063 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% -1.79%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Systems Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Systems Accountant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Systems Accountant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in Manchester

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Systems 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 Manchester region featuring Systems Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (100.00%) SAP

Systems Accountant Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Financials
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP