ACCA Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 159 177
Rank change year-on-year +93 +18 +66
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 111 12 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.09% 0.42% 0.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.14% 0.89% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 76 3 6
10th Percentile £43,000 - £55,625
25th Percentile £48,500 £41,250 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -41.38% +27.75%
75th Percentile £63,750 £59,375 £76,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £40,525 £50,000
% change year-on-year +48.06% -18.95% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,214 1,350 2,470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.81% 47.74% 37.66%
Number of salaries quoted 586 416 1,658
10th Percentile £30,688 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,280 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,237 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.41% +3.31% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +8.91% +1.00%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

ACCA
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the Thames Valley

ACCA
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Berkshire +47 47 £49,000 -30.00% 8
Buckinghamshire +19 40 £62,500 +47.06%
Oxfordshire +10 24 £72,500 - 4
ACCA
South East

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 46 (41.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (18.02%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (10.81%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (14.41%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 37 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 19 (17.12%) Dynamics 365
3 17 (15.32%) SaaS
4 6 (5.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.90%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (33.33%) Power BI
2 15 (13.51%) Tableau
3 6 (5.41%) Power Query
3 6 (5.41%) PowerPivot
4 2 (1.80%) Looker
General
1 90 (81.08%) Finance
2 85 (76.58%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (42.34%) Social Skills
4 13 (11.71%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (8.11%) Marketing
6 7 (6.31%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (5.41%) Advertising
8 2 (1.80%) General Ledger
9 1 (0.90%) Retail
9 1 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 75 (67.57%) Analyst
2 45 (40.54%) Financial Analyst
3 27 (24.32%) Report Analyst
4 18 (16.22%) Data Analyst
5 13 (11.71%) Report Manager
6 12 (10.81%) Supply Chain Analyst
7 9 (8.11%) Accountant
8 8 (7.21%) Logistics Analyst
8 8 (7.21%) Procurement Analyst
9 7 (6.31%) Software Manager
10 6 (5.41%) Marketing Analyst
11 5 (4.50%) Financial Controller
12 2 (1.80%) Financial Accountant
12 2 (1.80%) Management Accountant
13 1 (0.90%) Finance Manager
13 1 (0.90%) Senior
13 1 (0.90%) Senior Manager
13 1 (0.90%) Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.31%) Onboarding
2 3 (2.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.80%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.90%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (60.36%) Decision-Making
2 52 (46.85%) Business Intelligence
3 46 (41.44%) ERP
4 45 (40.54%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 44 (39.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (28.83%) Financial Analysis
8 20 (18.02%) Logistics
9 18 (16.22%) Actionable Insight
9 18 (16.22%) Budgeting
10 12 (10.81%) Agile
10 12 (10.81%) Commercial Awareness
10 12 (10.81%) Cost Optimisation
10 12 (10.81%) Due Diligence
10 12 (10.81%) ETL
10 12 (10.81%) Inventory Management
10 12 (10.81%) Performance Analysis
11 11 (9.91%) Process Improvement
12 10 (9.01%) Data Analysis
12 10 (9.01%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 18 (16.22%) SQL
1 18 (16.22%) VBA
2 12 (10.81%) Python
3 6 (5.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 89 (80.18%) CIMA
2 15 (13.51%) AAT
3 10 (9.01%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (17.12%) IFRS
2 3 (2.70%) GAAP
Vendors
1 22 (19.82%) Microsoft
2 19 (17.12%) SAP
3 11 (9.91%) Xero
4 2 (1.80%) Salesforce