ACCA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 360 502
Rank change year-on-year +100 +142 +140
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 305 187 140
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.65% 0.57% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.10% 1.42% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 169 41 52
10th Percentile £43,000 £38,550 £28,500
25th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -5.56% -21.74%
75th Percentile £66,250 £52,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £88,500 £62,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £44,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +34.83% -25.83% +3.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,533 13,145 14,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.15% 39.81% 28.66%
Number of salaries quoted 5,239 5,083 10,019
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
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 ACCA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
South East +100 126 £55,000 +42.67% 55
North of England +21 85 £51,000 +20.00% 29
North West +17 50 £51,250 +20.59% 16
South West +2 36 £54,000 -10.00% 5
Midlands +9 31 £60,000 - 7
Yorkshire -18 23 £45,000 - 12
East of England +41 21 £75,000 - 10
West Midlands +16 16 £77,500 - 4
East Midlands -13 14 £45,250 - 3
North East +8 12 £51,000 +0.99% 2
Scotland -43 3 £42,500 -4.49%
Northern Ireland - 3 £52,500 -
ACCA
UK

ACCA
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 2 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 99 (32.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (10.49%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.61%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (3.93%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (1.64%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 4 (1.31%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.66%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.66%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.66%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.66%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.66%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.66%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.66%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.33%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.33%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.75%) Power Platform
2 40 (13.11%) Dynamics 365
3 22 (7.21%) SaaS
4 7 (2.30%) Power Automate
5 5 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.31%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.66%) Intacct
7 2 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.33%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.31%) Broadband
1 4 (1.31%) Internet
2 2 (0.66%) VoIP
3 1 (0.33%) LAN
3 1 (0.33%) Network Security
3 1 (0.33%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.33%) WAN
3 1 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (14.75%) Power BI
2 13 (4.26%) Tableau
3 10 (3.28%) Power Query
4 7 (2.30%) PowerPivot
5 5 (1.64%) Big Data
6 2 (0.66%) Looker
7 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.33%) Metadata
7 1 (0.33%) OLAP
7 1 (0.33%) SAP HANA
General
1 258 (84.59%) Finance
2 123 (40.33%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (38.69%) Social Skills
4 27 (8.85%) Marketing
5 23 (7.54%) Billing
6 20 (6.56%) Public Sector
7 19 (6.23%) Local Government
8 15 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.93%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.28%) General Ledger
10 10 (3.28%) Legal
11 9 (2.95%) Advertising
12 7 (2.30%) Manufacturing
12 7 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.30%) Retail
13 6 (1.97%) Banking
14 5 (1.64%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.66%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.66%) Games
16 1 (0.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 107 (35.08%) Analyst
2 82 (26.89%) Financial Analyst
3 50 (16.39%) Accountant
4 38 (12.46%) Finance Manager
5 32 (10.49%) Report Analyst
6 29 (9.51%) Senior
7 25 (8.20%) Audit Manager
7 25 (8.20%) Management Accountant
8 18 (5.90%) Data Analyst
8 18 (5.90%) Head of Finance
8 18 (5.90%) Supply Chain Analyst
9 17 (5.57%) Financial Controller
10 14 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (4.26%) Senior Financial Analyst
12 11 (3.61%) Senior Reporting Analyst
13 10 (3.28%) Financial Accountant
13 10 (3.28%) Senior Manager
14 9 (2.95%) Marketing Analyst
14 9 (2.95%) Software Manager
15 8 (2.62%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.61%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.23%) NHS
2 14 (4.59%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.30%) Social Media
6 5 (1.64%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.64%) Social Network
7 4 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.66%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.33%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.33%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.33%) Life Science
9 1 (0.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.97%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (42.62%) Decision-Making
2 112 (36.72%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 75 (24.59%) ERP
4 74 (24.26%) Budgeting
5 62 (20.33%) Financial Analysis
5 62 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 60 (19.67%) Business Intelligence
8 57 (18.69%) Process Improvement
9 33 (10.82%) Agile
10 29 (9.51%) Financial Modelling
11 26 (8.52%) Logistics
11 26 (8.52%) Strategic Planning
12 25 (8.20%) Business Case
13 24 (7.87%) Actionable Insight
13 24 (7.87%) Benchmarking
14 23 (7.54%) Inventory Management
15 18 (5.90%) Business Strategy
15 18 (5.90%) Data Analysis
16 17 (5.57%) Cost Control
Programming Languages
1 23 (7.54%) SQL
2 19 (6.23%) VBA
3 11 (3.61%) Python
4 7 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (1.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 241 (79.02%) CIMA
2 46 (15.08%) Degree
3 32 (10.49%) AAT
4 8 (2.62%) ICAEW
5 6 (1.97%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.66%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.66%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (21.31%) IFRS
2 56 (18.36%) GAAP
3 4 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.33%) GDPR
5 1 (0.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 44 (14.43%) Microsoft
2 35 (11.48%) SAP
3 17 (5.57%) Xero
4 12 (3.93%) Sage
5 6 (1.97%) IBM
6 4 (1.31%) Cognos
7 2 (0.66%) Ariba
7 2 (0.66%) Concur
7 2 (0.66%) Infor
8 1 (0.33%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.33%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.33%) Hyperion
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle