Accountant Job Trends in Merseyside

Accountant
North West > Merseyside

The median Accountant salary in Merseyside is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.082% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,592 £25,000
% change year-on-year +26.07% +90.37% -61.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 1,165 502 1,110
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.18% 91.27% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 744 259 898
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £26,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +1.10% +1.11%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £80,497
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Accountant
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Merseyside

Accountant
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Liverpool - 1 £55,000 - 1
Accountant
North West

Accountant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 15 July 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 Merseyside region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Insights
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Snowflake
1 1 (100.00%) Workday

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Insights
1 1 (100.00%) Workday