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 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 255 315
Rank change year-on-year +44 +60 +67
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 126 47 82
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.63% 0.57% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.86% 1.30% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 101 19 23
10th Percentile £44,000 £42,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +22.22% -23.40%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 3,268 3,623 3,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.40% 44.32% 19.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,612 1,216 2,660
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,480 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -12.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -9.51%

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 16 June 2026.

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 16 June 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
North West +57 89 £60,000 +9.09% 12
Yorkshire -15 34 £57,500 - 10
North East - 3 £37,500 -
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:

Applications
1 21 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (8.73%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (2.38%) Infor LN
3 2 (1.59%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (1.59%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.59%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.79%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.79%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 23 (18.25%) SaaS
2 3 (2.38%) Google Sheets
3 2 (1.59%) Intacct
4 1 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.79%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.59%) Broadband
1 2 (1.59%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.17%) Tableau
2 2 (1.59%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (1.59%) OLAP
2 2 (1.59%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.79%) Power BI
General
1 116 (92.06%) Finance
2 36 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (17.46%) Marketing
4 20 (15.87%) Social Skills
5 18 (14.29%) Law
6 16 (12.70%) Telecoms
7 10 (7.94%) Military
7 10 (7.94%) Retail
8 8 (6.35%) Billing
9 4 (3.17%) Aerospace
9 4 (3.17%) Banking
9 4 (3.17%) Local Government
9 4 (3.17%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.59%) German Language
11 2 (1.59%) iGaming
11 2 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.79%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 48 (38.10%) Accountant
2 28 (22.22%) Senior
3 25 (19.84%) Systems Accountant
4 14 (11.11%) Analyst
5 13 (10.32%) Management Accountant
6 12 (9.52%) Financial Controller
7 11 (8.73%) Senior Accountant
7 11 (8.73%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (8.73%) Senior Systems Accountant
8 8 (6.35%) Finance Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Head of Finance
9 5 (3.97%) Senior Manager
10 4 (3.17%) Associate Director
10 4 (3.17%) Audit Manager
11 3 (2.38%) Assistant Accountant
11 3 (2.38%) Financial Analyst
12 2 (1.59%) Developer
12 2 (1.59%) Performance Analyst
12 2 (1.59%) Risk Manager
12 2 (1.59%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.35%) Marketing Technology
2 7 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (3.17%) NHS
5 1 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.79%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (31.75%) Decision-Making
2 34 (26.98%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 29 (23.02%) Budgeting
4 27 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (18.25%) Process Improvement
6 20 (15.87%) Due Diligence
7 15 (11.90%) Financial Modelling
8 14 (11.11%) Analytics
9 13 (10.32%) AI
9 13 (10.32%) ERP
10 12 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (8.73%) Business Development
12 9 (7.14%) Economics
13 8 (6.35%) Actionable Insight
13 8 (6.35%) Data Validation
13 8 (6.35%) Digital Marketing
13 8 (6.35%) Marketing Analytics
13 8 (6.35%) Order to Cash
13 8 (6.35%) User Acceptance Testing
13 8 (6.35%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.79%) Python
1 1 (0.79%) R
1 1 (0.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 116 (92.06%) CIMA
2 17 (13.49%) CIPFA
3 7 (5.56%) Degree
4 6 (4.76%) AAT
4 6 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.97%) ICAEW
6 1 (0.79%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.11%) IFRS
2 9 (7.14%) GAAP
3 5 (3.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (3.17%) Accessibility
4 4 (3.17%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.79%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.79%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 17 (13.49%) SAP
2 11 (8.73%) Oracle
3 10 (7.94%) Sage
4 7 (5.56%) Microsoft
5 3 (2.38%) BMC
5 3 (2.38%) Cognos
5 3 (2.38%) Google
5 3 (2.38%) Infor
5 3 (2.38%) Workday
5 3 (2.38%) Xero
6 2 (1.59%) IBM
7 1 (0.79%) Adaptive Insights
7 1 (0.79%) Adobe
7 1 (0.79%) Anaplan