ACCA Job Trends in the South East

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 252 176
Rank change year-on-year +61 -76 +170
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 110 27 262
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.76% 0.34% 1.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.32% 0.71% 4.55%
Number of salaries quoted 94 14 15
10th Percentile £43,000 - £34,800
25th Percentile £48,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.06% -22.73% +27.17%
75th Percentile £73,750 £50,000 £76,250
90th Percentile - £56,375 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

ACCA 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 3,309 3,811 5,764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 22.72% 48.38% 32.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,752 1,524 3,660
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,215 £38,938 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +1.94% +0.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,790 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the South East

ACCA
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the South East over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the South East

ACCA
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 ACCA within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 June 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 +91 87 £62,500 +47.06% 13
Berkshire +49 45 £49,000 - 8
Oxfordshire +14 24 £72,500 - 4
Buckinghamshire +3 18 £62,500 +47.06% 1
Surrey -18 10 £72,500 +107.14%
Hampshire -30 8 £45,000 -16.28% 4
Kent - 2 £55,000 - 1
Middlesex - 1 £80,000 - 2
ACCA
England

ACCA
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 51 (46.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.18%) Spreadsheet
3 7 (6.36%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 18 (16.36%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.91%) Infor LN
2 1 (0.91%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 34 (30.91%) Power Platform
2 19 (17.27%) SaaS
3 4 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.91%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (30.91%) Power BI
2 19 (17.27%) Tableau
3 4 (3.64%) Relational Database
General
1 99 (90.00%) Finance
2 67 (60.91%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (28.18%) Social Skills
4 11 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (4.55%) Marketing
6 2 (1.82%) General Ledger
6 2 (1.82%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.91%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.91%) Banking
7 1 (0.91%) Legal
7 1 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.91%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 57 (51.82%) Analyst
2 25 (22.73%) Report Analyst
3 24 (21.82%) Financial Analyst
4 13 (11.82%) Financial Controller
4 13 (11.82%) Report Manager
5 11 (10.00%) Accountant
6 9 (8.18%) Data Analyst
7 8 (7.27%) Logistics Analyst
7 8 (7.27%) Procurement Analyst
8 6 (5.45%) Finance Manager
9 4 (3.64%) Supply Chain Analyst
9 4 (3.64%) Systems Analyst
10 3 (2.73%) Senior
11 2 (1.82%) Management Accountant
12 1 (0.91%) Insight Analyst
12 1 (0.91%) Project Accountant
12 1 (0.91%) Project Analyst
12 1 (0.91%) Senior Analyst
12 1 (0.91%) Senior Insight Analyst
12 1 (0.91%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.64%) Data Structures
1 4 (3.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (2.73%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.91%) Educational Technology
4 1 (0.91%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (56.36%) Decision-Making
2 61 (55.45%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 47 (42.73%) Business Intelligence
4 42 (38.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 32 (29.09%) ERP
5 32 (29.09%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (26.36%) Budgeting
7 23 (20.91%) Financial Modelling
8 22 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
9 16 (14.55%) Actionable Insight
9 16 (14.55%) Revenue Recognition
10 12 (10.91%) Commercial Awareness
10 12 (10.91%) Due Diligence
10 12 (10.91%) Line Management
10 12 (10.91%) Logistics
11 11 (10.00%) Performance Analysis
12 10 (9.09%) Cost Control
13 9 (8.18%) Cost Optimisation
13 9 (8.18%) ETL
13 9 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.18%) Python
1 9 (8.18%) SQL
1 9 (8.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 94 (85.45%) CIMA
2 14 (12.73%) AAT
3 7 (6.36%) Degree
4 4 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.91%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (20.91%) IFRS
2 6 (5.45%) GAAP
3 4 (3.64%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.91%) GDPR
4 1 (0.91%) PMO
Vendors
1 17 (15.45%) Microsoft
2 14 (12.73%) SAP
3 12 (10.91%) Sage
4 5 (4.55%) Oracle
5 4 (3.64%) Xero
6 3 (2.73%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.91%) Cognos
7 1 (0.91%) Infor