Cost Accounting Job Trends in the North of England

Cost Accounting
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Cost Accounting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 307 281
Rank change year-on-year +43 -26 -
Permanent jobs citing Cost Accounting 1 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.011% 0.016% 0.054%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.013% 0.020% 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £23,500 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £24,000 £54,326
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -55.82% -
75th Percentile - £24,500 £66,778
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £24,000 £62,533
% change year-on-year +170.83% -61.62% -13.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Cost Accounting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,993 10,132 6,989
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 84.44% 82.98% 94.64%
Number of salaries quoted 4,568 4,791 5,279
10th Percentile £26,463 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.47% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,158 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

Cost Accounting
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Cost Accounting job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cost Accounting
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting
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 Cost Accounting within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 November 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
Yorkshire - 1 £45,000 - 1
Cost Accounting
England

Cost Accounting
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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Management Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree