AAT Job Trends in Scotland

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing AAT 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.037% - 0.064%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £33,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.50% +14.29% -39.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

AAT 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 543 692 633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 19.85% 26.96% 20.28%
Number of salaries quoted 226 241 377
10th Percentile £26,625 £31,500 £27,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,688 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% -

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AAT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

AAT job vacancy trend in Scotland

AAT
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing AAT

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Agriculture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft