Accountant Job Trends in Sheffield

Accountant
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Accountant salary in Sheffield is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -60.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 722 279 1,054
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.88% 95.88% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 577 190 849
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,850 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -0.53%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Accountant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 17 May 2026, 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 Sheffield region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Revenue Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (50.00%) VoIP
1 1 (50.00%) Xero

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) VoIP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Revenue Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Xero