Accountant Jobs in the North of England

Accountant
England > North of England

The median Accountant salary in the North of England is £53,842 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

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

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 321 374 423
Rank change year-on-year +53 +49 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 17 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.15% 0.044% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.046% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 14 4 4
10th Percentile £46,250 - £45,525
25th Percentile £47,683 - £56,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,842 £25,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +115.37% -61.54% -
75th Percentile £60,000 - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -17.43% +9.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 10,575 17,299 14,797
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 95.08% 89.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,472 13,333 8,038
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.10% +6.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in the North of England

Accountant
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in the North of England.

Salary trend for Accountant in the North of England

Accountant
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Accountant in the North of England

Accountant
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 Accountant within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 May 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 +11 12 £47,683 +90.73% 10
Yorkshire - 5 £60,000 -
Accountant
England

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 29 May 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 North of England region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 13 (76.47%) ACCA
2 13 (76.47%) CIMA
3 10 (58.82%) SAP
3 10 (58.82%) Business Intelligence
3 10 (58.82%) Infor
3 10 (58.82%) Tableau
3 10 (58.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 10 (58.82%) Infor LN
3 10 (58.82%) IFRS
4 9 (52.94%) Decision-Making
4 9 (52.94%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (52.94%) Management Information System
5 7 (41.18%) Oracle
5 7 (41.18%) Financial Analysis
5 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
6 6 (35.29%) Police
6 6 (35.29%) Collaborative Working
6 6 (35.29%) Business Forecasting
6 6 (35.29%) Cyber Intelligence
6 6 (35.29%) Internal Audit
6 6 (35.29%) Revenue Recognition
6 6 (35.29%) SAP BPC
6 6 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (35.29%) GAAP
6 6 (35.29%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (35.29%) Cognos
6 6 (35.29%) ERP
7 4 (23.53%) Hyperion
7 4 (23.53%) Process Management

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (58.82%) Infor LN
2 6 (35.29%) SAP BPC
3 4 (23.53%) NetSuite
4 3 (17.65%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (58.82%) Tableau
2 4 (23.53%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Oracle Forms
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 9 (52.94%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
4 6 (35.29%) Police
5 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 9 (52.94%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (52.94%) Decision-Making
3 7 (41.18%) Financial Analysis
4 6 (35.29%) Business Forecasting
4 6 (35.29%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (35.29%) Cyber Intelligence
4 6 (35.29%) ERP
4 6 (35.29%) Internal Audit
4 6 (35.29%) Revenue Recognition
5 4 (23.53%) Analytics
5 4 (23.53%) Process Management
6 3 (17.65%) Budgeting
6 3 (17.65%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 3 (17.65%) Business Analysis
6 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
6 3 (17.65%) Disruptive Innovation
6 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (17.65%) Process Improvement
6 3 (17.65%) Record to Report
Qualifications
1 13 (76.47%) ACCA
1 13 (76.47%) CIMA
2 10 (58.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (23.53%) ICAEW
4 3 (17.65%) Degree
4 3 (17.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (58.82%) IFRS
2 6 (35.29%) GAAP
Vendors
1 10 (58.82%) Infor
1 10 (58.82%) SAP
2 7 (41.18%) Oracle
3 6 (35.29%) Cognos
4 4 (23.53%) Hyperion
5 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
5 3 (17.65%) Sage