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 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 159 172
Rank change year-on-year +55 +13 +59
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 64 24 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.61% 0.69% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.60% 1.64% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 34 2 0
10th Percentile £38,713 £43,625 -
25th Percentile £48,500 £47,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - -
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,188 -
90th Percentile £91,250 £71,875 -
South East median annual salary £62,500 £40,525 £50,000
% change year-on-year +54.23% -18.95% -9.09%

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 1,143 1,464 1,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 28.68% 41.97% 43.48%
Number of salaries quoted 443 519 1,041
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £64,945 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 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
Buckinghamshire +37 33 £52,500 +23.53% 1
Berkshire -1 17 £62,500 -10.71% 13
Oxfordshire - 14 £42,500 - 1
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 18 (28.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (28.13%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.25%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 19 (29.69%) Dynamics 365
2 15 (23.44%) Power Platform
3 7 (10.94%) Power Automate
4 3 (4.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.56%) Broadband
1 1 (1.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (23.44%) Power BI
2 8 (12.50%) Power Query
3 7 (10.94%) PowerPivot
4 3 (4.69%) Tableau
5 2 (3.13%) Looker
General
1 51 (79.69%) Finance
2 42 (65.63%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (48.44%) Social Skills
4 9 (14.06%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (9.38%) Advertising
5 6 (9.38%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (9.38%) Marketing
6 5 (7.81%) General Ledger
7 2 (3.13%) Retail
8 1 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 34 (53.13%) Analyst
2 29 (45.31%) Financial Analyst
3 12 (18.75%) Supply Chain Analyst
4 11 (17.19%) Data Analyst
5 9 (14.06%) Software Manager
6 7 (10.94%) Accountant
7 6 (9.38%) Marketing Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Report Analyst
9 4 (6.25%) Financial Accountant
9 4 (6.25%) Financial Controller
10 3 (4.69%) Finance Manager
11 2 (3.13%) Management Accountant
11 2 (3.13%) Report Manager
12 1 (1.56%) Lead
12 1 (1.56%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.56%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.06%) Onboarding
2 3 (4.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.56%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (57.81%) Decision-Making
2 26 (40.63%) ERP
3 25 (39.06%) Financial Analysis
4 23 (35.94%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
6 15 (23.44%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 14 (21.88%) Process Improvement
8 13 (20.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (20.31%) Logistics
9 12 (18.75%) Inventory Management
10 11 (17.19%) Actionable Insight
11 10 (15.63%) Data Analysis
12 9 (14.06%) Analytical Thinking
12 9 (14.06%) Strategic Thinking
13 7 (10.94%) Budgeting
13 7 (10.94%) Business Forecasting
13 7 (10.94%) Planning and Forecasting
14 6 (9.38%) Accounts Payable
14 6 (9.38%) Accounts Receivable
15 5 (7.81%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 11 (17.19%) SQL
1 11 (17.19%) VBA
2 7 (10.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 52 (81.25%) CIMA
2 10 (15.63%) Degree
3 4 (6.25%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.25%) IFRS
2 1 (1.56%) GAAP
Vendors
1 21 (32.81%) Microsoft
2 14 (21.88%) SAP
3 11 (17.19%) Xero