AAT Job Trends in the South East

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 260 292 292
Rank change year-on-year +32 0 +117
Permanent jobs citing AAT 13 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.13% 0.045% 0.045%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 0.10% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 3
10th Percentile £38,550 - £27,300
25th Percentile £41,250 - £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,550 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% -3.63% -5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £45,000
90th Percentile - - £46,500
England median annual salary £33,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.50% +14.29% -39.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,214 3,968 3,432
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.03% 44.29% 38.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 1,729 2,134
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%
75th Percentile £66,620 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

AAT job vacancy trend in the South East

AAT
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing AAT

AAT
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing AAT in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AAT in the South East

AAT
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Thames Valley +23 12 £42,500 - 12
Berkshire -3 6 £51,250 - 7
Buckinghamshire - 3 - - 2
Oxfordshire - 3 £42,500 - 3
Hampshire - 2 £42,500 - 2
AAT
England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (38.46%) Power BI
1 5 (38.46%) Tableau
2 2 (15.38%) Looker
General
1 12 (92.31%) Finance
2 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 6 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (23.08%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Agriculture
5 1 (7.69%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) Accountant
3 3 (23.08%) Report Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Management Accountant
5 1 (7.69%) Financial Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 5 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (38.46%) Decision-Making
1 5 (38.46%) Process Improvement
2 4 (30.77%) Accounts Payable
2 4 (30.77%) Accounts Receivable
2 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (23.08%) AI
3 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (15.38%) Budgeting
4 2 (15.38%) Dashboard Development
4 2 (15.38%) Expense Management
4 2 (15.38%) Invoice Processing
5 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.69%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) ACCA
1 6 (46.15%) CIMA
2 1 (7.69%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Xero
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft