Accountant Jobs in the Midlands

Accountant
England > Midlands

The median Accountant salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 331 303
Rank change year-on-year +81 -28 +56
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 6 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.088% 0.022% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.023% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £48,750 - -
25th Percentile - £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile - £52,500 -
90th Percentile £67,500 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £57,250
% change year-on-year +33.33% -21.40% +14.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,259 12,992 7,603
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 94.05% 89.49%
Number of salaries quoted 2,760 9,266 4,488
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,615 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £60,741 £66,389
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,331
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.98% +0.55%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in the Midlands

Accountant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Accountant in the Midlands

Accountant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Accountant in the Midlands

Accountant
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 June 2025. 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
East Midlands +54 5 £60,000 - 1
West Midlands +67 1 £70,000 +40.00% 4
Accountant
England

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ACCA
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) CIMA
2 5 (83.33%) Collaborative Working
2 5 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) Police
3 4 (66.67%) Internal Audit
3 4 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
3 4 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Infor LN
3 4 (66.67%) IFRS
3 4 (66.67%) Infor
3 4 (66.67%) SAP BPC
3 4 (66.67%) Tableau
3 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Revenue Recognition
3 4 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
3 4 (66.67%) GAAP
3 4 (66.67%) Oracle
3 4 (66.67%) SAP
3 4 (66.67%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (66.67%) Cognos
4 1 (16.67%) ICAEW
4 1 (16.67%) Retail
4 1 (16.67%) Games
4 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
4 1 (16.67%) Power BI
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Infor LN
1 4 (66.67%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Tableau
2 1 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Oracle Forms
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Police
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (83.33%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 4 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 4 (66.67%) Revenue Recognition
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) ACCA
2 5 (83.33%) CIMA
3 4 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (16.67%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) GAAP
1 4 (66.67%) IFRS
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Cognos
1 4 (66.67%) Infor
1 4 (66.67%) Oracle
1 4 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) Xero