Accountant Job Trends in Shropshire

Accountant
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Accountant salary in Shropshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £43,500 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £46,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £51,300 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.08% +30.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 546 147 182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 98.66% 91.00%
Number of salaries quoted 348 140 127
10th Percentile £29,925 £27,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,250 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +26.71% -33.64%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,550 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Accountant
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Shropshire.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Shropshire

Accountant
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 4 August 2026. 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
Telford - 5 £45,000 - 2
Accountant
West Midlands

Accountant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 4 August 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 Shropshire region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ACCA
1 5 (100.00%) B2B
1 5 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 5 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 5 (100.00%) CIMA
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) SaaS
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) B2B
1 5 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 5 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ACCA
1 5 (100.00%) CIMA