Accountant Jobs in the South East

Accountant
England > South East

The median Accountant salary in the South East is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 282 392 -
Rank change year-on-year +110 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 10 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.11% 0.006% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.006% -
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile £57,000 - -
25th Percentile - £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% - -
75th Percentile - £42,500 -
90th Percentile £62,500 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £39,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% +13.92% -21.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,126 15,757 13,122
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.55% 93.95% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,501 11,308 8,289
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in the South East

Accountant
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant in the South East.

Salary trend for Accountant in the South East

Accountant
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Accountant in the South East

Accountant
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 Accountant within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Isle of Wight - 4 £60,000 -
Hampshire - 2 £60,000 - 1
Kent - 2 £60,000 -
Surrey +49 1 £30,000 -25.00% 3
Thames Valley - 1 £85,000 - 2
Berkshire - 1 £85,000 -
Accountant
England

Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) Finance
2 8 (80.00%) Business Forecasting
2 8 (80.00%) Cyber Intelligence
2 8 (80.00%) IFRS
2 8 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
2 8 (80.00%) Decision-Making
2 8 (80.00%) Police
2 8 (80.00%) Oracle
2 8 (80.00%) SAP
2 8 (80.00%) Oracle Forms
2 8 (80.00%) Cognos
2 8 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (80.00%) ACCA
2 8 (80.00%) GAAP
2 8 (80.00%) CIMA
2 8 (80.00%) Management Information System
2 8 (80.00%) Infor
2 8 (80.00%) SAP BPC
2 8 (80.00%) Tableau
2 8 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (80.00%) Revenue Recognition
2 8 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (80.00%) Infor LN
2 8 (80.00%) Internal Audit
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (10.00%) Online Banking
3 1 (10.00%) NetSuite
3 1 (10.00%) Stripe
3 1 (10.00%) Xero
3 1 (10.00%) Banking

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (80.00%) Infor LN
1 8 (80.00%) SAP BPC
2 1 (10.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Stripe
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (80.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 9 (90.00%) Finance
2 8 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (80.00%) Police
3 1 (10.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Online Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Business Forecasting
1 8 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
1 8 (80.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 8 (80.00%) Internal Audit
1 8 (80.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) ACCA
1 8 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 8 (80.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (80.00%) GAAP
1 8 (80.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) Cognos
1 8 (80.00%) Infor
1 8 (80.00%) Oracle
1 8 (80.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) Xero