Accountant Job Trends in Sussex

Accountant
South East > Sussex

The median Accountant salary in Sussex is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sussex 1.32% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 73 44 181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.05% 93.62% 98.91%
Number of salaries quoted 55 38 131
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £61,125 £49,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £79,750 £75,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Sussex

Accountant
Salary Trend in Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Sussex

Accountant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, 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 Sussex region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Power Query
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Query
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree