Systems Accountant Job Trends in the South East

System Accountant
England > South East

The median System Accountant salary in the South East is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 305 -
Rank change year-on-year +50 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Accountant 15 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.14% 0.011% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.012% -
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 £65,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile - £75,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £88,750 £58,500
% change year-on-year -43.66% +51.71% +48.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Systems Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Systems Accountant job vacancy trend in the South East

Systems Accountant
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the South East

Systems 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 Systems Accountant within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Hampshire - 11 £60,000 -
Kent - 3 £55,000 -
Thames Valley +10 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Systems Accountant
England

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Systems 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 South East region featuring Systems Accountant in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Analytics
2 10 (66.67%) Business Transformation
3 9 (60.00%) ERP
4 7 (46.67%) ACCA
4 7 (46.67%) CIMA
4 7 (46.67%) Data Analysis
4 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (46.67%) SQL
5 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (33.33%) Power BI
5 5 (33.33%) Power Platform
5 5 (33.33%) PowerApps
5 5 (33.33%) T-SQL
6 4 (26.67%) Proactive Management
7 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (13.33%) Adaptive Insights
8 2 (13.33%) Budgeting
8 2 (13.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
8 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
8 2 (13.33%) Financial Analysis
8 2 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
8 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
8 2 (13.33%) NetSuite
8 2 (13.33%) Oracle
8 2 (13.33%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (13.33%) Planning and Forecasting
8 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement

Systems Accountant Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (13.33%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Power Platform
1 5 (33.33%) PowerApps
2 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (13.33%) Oracle Reports
General
1 15 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (26.67%) Billing
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Analytics
2 10 (66.67%) Business Transformation
3 9 (60.00%) ERP
4 7 (46.67%) Data Analysis
5 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (26.67%) Proactive Management
7 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (13.33%) Budgeting
8 2 (13.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
8 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
8 2 (13.33%) Financial Analysis
8 2 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
8 2 (13.33%) Planning and Forecasting
8 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement
8 2 (13.33%) Visualisation
9 1 (6.67%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (46.67%) SQL
2 5 (33.33%) T-SQL
3 2 (13.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) ACCA
1 7 (46.67%) CIMA
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Adaptive Insights
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (13.33%) Oracle
1 2 (13.33%) SAP
1 2 (13.33%) Workday