GAAP Job Trends in the South West

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring GAAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 153 216
Rank change year-on-year -7 +63 -
Permanent jobs citing GAAP 17 36 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.33% 0.87% 0.042%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.89% 6.03% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £92,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +13.33% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

GAAP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 588 597 705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 11.57% 14.40% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 334 263 532
10th Percentile £30,750 £33,800 £30,800
25th Percentile £41,419 £37,375 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,200 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.38% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,490 £82,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +1.69% +2.61%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

GAAP job vacancy trend in the South West

GAAP
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GAAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GAAP

GAAP
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the South West 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
Wiltshire - 6 £90,000 -
Bristol -20 5 - -
Somerset - 5 - -
Gloucestershire - 1 - -
GAAP
England

GAAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (35.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Financial Controller
2 1 (5.88%) Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) Agile
1 10 (58.82%) Service Management
2 7 (41.18%) Budgeting
2 7 (41.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 7 (41.18%) Process Improvement
3 6 (35.29%) Cash Management
3 6 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (35.29%) Risk Management
3 6 (35.29%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (5.88%) Decision-Making
4 1 (5.88%) ERP
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (100.00%) IFRS