Management Accountant Job Trends in the North West

Management Accountant
England > North West

The median Management Accountant salary in the North West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Management Accountant 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile £30,000 - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £51,000 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -36.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,358 4,879 3,746
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 92.97% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 2,909 2,592 2,899
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%
75th Percentile £65,897 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%

Management Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Management Accountant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Management Accountant job vacancy trend in the North West

Management Accountant
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Management Accountant job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Management Accountant job vacancies in the North West

Management Accountant
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Management Accountant in the North West over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Management Accountant in the North West

Management Accountant
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 Management Accountant within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 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
Manchester - 5 £30,000 -
Lancashire - 5 £47,500 -
Cheshire - 1 £40,000 -
Management Accountant
England

Management Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Management Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Management Accountant in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) ACCA
1 10 (90.91%) CIMA
2 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
4 5 (45.45%) AAT
4 5 (45.45%) Decision-Making
4 5 (45.45%) Sage
5 4 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (36.36%) Financial Modelling
6 3 (27.27%) Accounts Payable
6 3 (27.27%) Accounts Receivable
6 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (27.27%) Mathematics
6 3 (27.27%) Process Improvement
6 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (18.18%) Broadband
7 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
7 2 (18.18%) GDPR
7 2 (18.18%) LAN
7 2 (18.18%) Network Security
7 2 (18.18%) SD-WAN
7 2 (18.18%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (18.18%) WAN
7 2 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (18.18%) Xero
8 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 1 (9.09%) Data Modelling
8 1 (9.09%) Fintech

Management Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Broadband
1 2 (18.18%) LAN
1 2 (18.18%) Network Security
1 2 (18.18%) SD-WAN
1 2 (18.18%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (18.18%) WAN
1 2 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
3 5 (45.45%) Billing
4 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (36.36%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Onboarding
1 3 (27.27%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (45.45%) Decision-Making
3 4 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (36.36%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Accounts Payable
4 3 (27.27%) Accounts Receivable
4 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (27.27%) Mathematics
4 3 (27.27%) Process Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
6 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (9.09%) Data Modelling
6 1 (9.09%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) ACCA
1 10 (90.91%) CIMA
2 5 (45.45%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) GDPR
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) Sage
3 2 (18.18%) Xero