ACCA Jobs in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 239 281
Rank change year-on-year +10 +42 +42
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 61 60 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.78% 0.58% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.22% 2.48% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 36 16 9
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -34.62% +18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,875 -
90th Percentile - £60,000 £67,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,810
% change year-on-year - +3.79% +9.59%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,987 2,423 2,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 63.90% 23.42% 35.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,478 1,649 907
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ACCA in the North West.

Salary trend for ACCA in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 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
Cumbria - 32 £47,500 -
Manchester +46 18 £60,000 +9.09% 28
Lancashire -63 8 £53,842 +79.47% 9
Cheshire -15 2 £47,500 - 16
Merseyside - 1 £47,500 - 8
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (52.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (13.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 32 (52.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (9.84%) Infor LN
3 3 (4.92%) Sage X3
4 2 (3.28%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (19.67%) Power BI
2 10 (16.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Oracle Forms
General
1 57 (93.44%) Finance
2 30 (49.18%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (21.31%) Social Skills
4 4 (6.56%) Local Government
4 4 (6.56%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (6.56%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.92%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.28%) Police
7 1 (1.64%) Billing
7 1 (1.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 30 (49.18%) Analyst
2 22 (36.07%) Financial Analyst
3 16 (26.23%) Administrator
3 16 (26.23%) Finance Systems Analyst
3 16 (26.23%) Systems Administrator
3 16 (26.23%) Systems Analyst
4 12 (19.67%) Senior
5 9 (14.75%) Accountant
6 6 (9.84%) Lead
7 4 (6.56%) Audit Manager
7 4 (6.56%) Senior Audit Manager
7 4 (6.56%) Senior Manager
8 3 (4.92%) Business Analyst
8 3 (4.92%) Management Accountant
9 2 (3.28%) Project Accountant
9 2 (3.28%) Senior Accountant
9 2 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.28%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 2 (3.28%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 25 (40.98%) Management Information System
2 8 (13.11%) Social Media
3 4 (6.56%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.56%) Windows
1 4 (6.56%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (68.85%) Decision-Making
2 41 (67.21%) ERP
3 32 (52.46%) Process Improvement
4 28 (45.90%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 23 (37.70%) Budgeting
6 21 (34.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (34.43%) Financial Analysis
7 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (22.95%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (19.67%) Agile
10 9 (14.75%) Financial Modelling
11 8 (13.11%) Analytics
11 8 (13.11%) Coaching
12 7 (11.48%) Business Analysis
13 6 (9.84%) Internal Audit
14 4 (6.56%) Business Development
14 4 (6.56%) Business Transformation
14 4 (6.56%) Data Analytics
14 4 (6.56%) Process Management
14 4 (6.56%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 56 (91.80%) CIMA
2 40 (65.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 35 (57.38%) Degree
4 20 (32.79%) CCAB
5 8 (13.11%) DBS Check
5 8 (13.11%) ICAEW
6 4 (6.56%) CIPFA
7 3 (4.92%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (55.74%) Data Quality
2 10 (16.39%) IFRS
3 6 (9.84%) GAAP
Vendors
1 40 (65.57%) SAP
2 6 (9.84%) Cognos
2 6 (9.84%) Infor
3 4 (6.56%) Hyperion
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft
4 3 (4.92%) Sage
5 2 (3.28%) Oracle