AAT Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 534 544
Rank change year-on-year +61 +10 +165
Permanent jobs citing AAT 49 24 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.067% 0.070%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% 0.17% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 27 14 15
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,565 £28,300
25th Percentile £29,500 £38,890 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -39.13%
75th Percentile £43,750 - £41,901
90th Percentile £60,000 £41,730 £57,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -39.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

AAT 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,053 13,954 10,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.98% 38.78% 30.10%
Number of salaries quoted 5,142 5,323 6,809
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,128
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.57% +2.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,908 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.19% +4.19% -

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AAT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

AAT job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

AAT
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing AAT

AAT
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing AAT in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AAT in the UK excluding London

AAT
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Midlands - 19 £30,000 - 7
South East +37 14 £42,500 +10.25% 19
East Midlands - 11 £35,500 - 5
North West +17 8 £35,000 -12.50% 5
North of England +4 8 £35,000 -12.50% 10
West Midlands - 7 £30,000 - 1
South West - 6 - - 7
Wales - 1 £32,500 - 2
Scotland - 1 £42,500 - 1
AAT
UK

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (32.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (12.24%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.08%) SAP Business One
1 2 (4.08%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.04%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.08%) Broadband
1 2 (4.08%) LAN
1 2 (4.08%) Network Security
1 2 (4.08%) SD-WAN
1 2 (4.08%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (4.08%) WAN
1 2 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (2.04%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.29%) Power BI
2 6 (12.24%) Tableau
3 2 (4.08%) Looker
General
1 44 (89.80%) Finance
2 37 (75.51%) Social Skills
3 21 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (22.45%) Billing
5 4 (8.16%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.12%) Legal
7 2 (4.08%) Agriculture
8 1 (2.04%) Games
8 1 (2.04%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (42.86%) Analyst
2 20 (40.82%) Senior
3 16 (32.65%) Report Analyst
4 14 (28.57%) Financial Analyst
5 13 (26.53%) Senior Analyst
5 13 (26.53%) Senior Financial Analyst
6 11 (22.45%) Senior Reporting Analyst
7 10 (20.41%) Accountant
8 7 (14.29%) Management Accountant
9 5 (10.20%) Assistant Accountant
10 4 (8.16%) Accounts Assistant
11 3 (6.12%) Account Manager
11 3 (6.12%) Junior
11 3 (6.12%) Junior Account Manager
11 3 (6.12%) Portfolio Manager
11 3 (6.12%) Senior Manager
12 2 (4.08%) Project Analyst
13 1 (2.04%) Delivery Manager
13 1 (2.04%) Service Delivery Manager
13 1 (2.04%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (22.45%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.16%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.12%) Operational Technology
3 2 (4.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.04%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (36.73%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 18 (36.73%) Decision-Making
2 13 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (24.49%) Process Improvement
4 9 (18.37%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (14.29%) Accounts Payable
5 7 (14.29%) Accounts Receivable
6 6 (12.24%) Business Development
6 6 (12.24%) Portfolio Management
6 6 (12.24%) Workflow
7 4 (8.16%) Customer Service
7 4 (8.16%) Mathematics
8 3 (6.12%) AI
8 3 (6.12%) Budgeting
8 3 (6.12%) Commercial Awareness
8 3 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (6.12%) Mentoring
8 3 (6.12%) Revenue Recognition
8 3 (6.12%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 38 (77.55%) ACCA
2 32 (65.31%) CIMA
3 6 (12.24%) Degree
4 2 (4.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (4.08%) ICAEW
5 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.04%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) GDPR
1 2 (4.08%) IFRS
Vendors
1 12 (24.49%) Microsoft
1 12 (24.49%) Xero
2 11 (22.45%) Sage
3 4 (8.16%) SAP