ACCA Job Trends in the North of England

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 176 262
Rank change year-on-year +10 +86 +126
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 98 102 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.93% 1.07% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.32% 2.93% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 43 30 7
10th Percentile £34,500 - £35,700
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -22.73% -4.86%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,016 £58,125
90th Percentile £60,000 £65,200 £61,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +52.94% -22.73% -4.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

ACCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,216 3,476 1,782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.21% 36.60% 23.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,216 1,237 1,163
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,050 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

ACCA job vacancy trend in the North of England

ACCA
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the North of England

ACCA
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
North West +17 67 £55,000 +29.41% 5
Yorkshire -12 16 £45,000 -52.63% 8
North East +22 15 £51,000 +0.99% 3
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (29.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (4.08%) SAP IBP
2 2 (2.04%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 2 (2.04%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (2.04%) Infor LN
2 2 (2.04%) SAP CO
2 2 (2.04%) SAP FI
2 2 (2.04%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (2.04%) SAP PS
2 2 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (13.27%) SaaS
2 8 (8.16%) Power Platform
3 5 (5.10%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.04%) Broadband
1 2 (2.04%) Internet
1 2 (2.04%) LAN
1 2 (2.04%) Network Security
1 2 (2.04%) SD-WAN
1 2 (2.04%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (2.04%) VoIP
1 2 (2.04%) WAN
1 2 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.16%) Power BI
2 5 (5.10%) Big Data
3 2 (2.04%) Tableau
General
1 72 (73.47%) Finance
2 43 (43.88%) Social Skills
3 21 (21.43%) Marketing
4 18 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (18.37%) Billing
5 17 (17.35%) Local Government
5 17 (17.35%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.10%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.04%) Banking
7 2 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.04%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.02%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 32 (32.65%) Accountant
2 26 (26.53%) Audit Manager
3 23 (23.47%) Management Accountant
4 19 (19.39%) Senior
5 13 (13.27%) Head of Finance
5 13 (13.27%) Senior Audit Manager
5 13 (13.27%) Senior Manager
6 12 (12.24%) Analyst
6 12 (12.24%) Financial Analyst
7 9 (9.18%) Business Manager
7 9 (9.18%) Senior Business Manager
8 5 (5.10%) Assistant Accountant
8 5 (5.10%) Financial Accountant
9 4 (4.08%) Commercial Analyst
9 4 (4.08%) Finance Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (4.08%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 2 (2.04%) Procurement Manager
10 2 (2.04%) Project Analyst
10 2 (2.04%) SAP Manager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (13.27%) NHS
2 8 (8.16%) Social Media
3 5 (5.10%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (5.10%) Social Network
4 3 (3.06%) Onboarding
4 3 (3.06%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.04%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (25.51%) Decision-Making
2 18 (18.37%) Benchmarking
3 15 (15.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 13 (13.27%) Agile
4 13 (13.27%) Coaching
4 13 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (12.24%) Financial Modelling
5 12 (12.24%) Revenue Recognition
6 11 (11.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 11 (11.22%) ERP
7 10 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (9.18%) Actionable Insight
8 9 (9.18%) Business Case
9 8 (8.16%) Process Improvement
10 6 (6.12%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (5.10%) AI
11 5 (5.10%) Business Analysis
11 5 (5.10%) Business Development
11 5 (5.10%) Financial Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.02%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (68.37%) CIMA
2 8 (8.16%) AAT
2 8 (8.16%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (8.16%) DBS Check
3 4 (4.08%) Degree
3 4 (4.08%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (36.73%) IFRS
2 34 (34.69%) GAAP
3 2 (2.04%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.04%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (10.20%) SAP
2 9 (9.18%) Microsoft
3 7 (7.14%) Sage
4 4 (4.08%) Xero
5 2 (2.04%) Ariba
5 2 (2.04%) Cognos
5 2 (2.04%) Concur
5 2 (2.04%) IBM
5 2 (2.04%) Infor