AAT Jobs 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 554 710 715
Rank change year-on-year +156 +5 +117
Permanent jobs citing AAT 21 45 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.053% 0.063% 0.054%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.096% 0.23% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 16 26 7
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £33,300
25th Percentile £29,375 £33,125 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,275 £46,250 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.89% +23.33% +13.64%
75th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile - - £62,500
UK median annual salary £30,000 £43,750 £39,000
% change year-on-year -31.43% +12.18% -25.71%

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 21,811 19,490 21,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.94% 27.30% 36.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9,016 12,219 8,048
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,451
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,563
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.34% +8.30%

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing AAT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for AAT in the UK excluding London

AAT
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing AAT in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend 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 17 May 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
North of England +40 15 £35,000 -26.32% 5
North West -1 15 £35,000 -26.32% 4
South East +83 4 £30,000 -0.83% 6
South West - 2 £42,500 - 4
AAT
UK

AAT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 6 (28.57%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (28.57%) Power BI
General
1 15 (71.43%) Finance
2 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 5 (23.81%) Banking
Job Titles
1 13 (61.90%) Analyst
2 8 (38.10%) Financial Analyst
2 8 (38.10%) Report Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Accounts Assistant
4 2 (9.52%) Accountant
4 2 (9.52%) Accounts Receivable Consultant
4 2 (9.52%) Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Senior
5 1 (4.76%) Senior Accountant
5 1 (4.76%) Senior Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Trainee
5 1 (4.76%) Trainee Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Social Media
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (28.57%) Windows
1 6 (28.57%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
2 6 (28.57%) Accounts Receivable
2 6 (28.57%) Budgeting
2 6 (28.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 6 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 6 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 6 (28.57%) Financial Modelling
2 6 (28.57%) Mathematics
2 6 (28.57%) Scorecard
3 5 (23.81%) Cash Management
3 5 (23.81%) KYC
4 4 (19.05%) ERP
5 2 (9.52%) Accounts Payable
5 2 (9.52%) Budget Management
6 1 (4.76%) Practice Management
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) ACCA
2 6 (28.57%) CIMA
2 6 (28.57%) DBS Check
2 6 (28.57%) Degree
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) Oracle
2 2 (9.52%) SAP