Accountant
Berkshire > Reading
The median Accountant salary in Reading is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 52 | 92 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +6 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | 1.00% | 0.083% | 0.094% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 0.088% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,500 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title | 457 | 1,135 | 998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.58% | 94.27% | 93.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 269 | 579 | 624 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £30,400 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,013 | £39,380 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £56,525 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +2.77% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £85,000 | £83,750 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £47,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +9.09% | -7.56% |
Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Accountant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Accountant
Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Reading.
Accountant
Salary Histogram in Reading
Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Reading over the 6 months to 13 October 2025.
Accountant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, 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 Reading region featuring Accountant in the job title.
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Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:
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