ACCA Jobs 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 399 391 641
Rank change year-on-year -8 +250 +133
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 191 431 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.49% 0.61% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.90% 2.22% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 97 53 39
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile - £58,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - £73,500 £66,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £57,810
% change year-on-year -4.76% +8.98% +5.11%

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 21,340 19,428 21,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.60% 27.42% 36.57%
Number of salaries quoted 8,878 12,209 8,120
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,418
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 £78,800 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

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 15 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 +57 77 £55,000 +25.71% 20
North West +2 61 £47,683 +12.20% 16
Scotland +142 46 £60,000 -14.29% 7
South East -87 35 £50,000 - 74
Yorkshire +63 16 £60,000 +33.33% 4
Midlands +26 14 £60,000 +9.09% 24
South West +128 12 £60,000 - 18
West Midlands +40 9 - - 16
East of England +34 5 £60,000 -7.69% 20
East Midlands +14 5 £60,000 +9.09% 8
Wales +33 2 £60,000 - 3
ACCA
UK

ACCA
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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (16.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 36 (18.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (8.90%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (5.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 42 (21.99%) Infor LN
2 39 (20.42%) SAP BPC
3 33 (17.28%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (2.09%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (1.05%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (1.05%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (1.05%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 35 (18.32%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (1.05%) Azure
3 2 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
3 2 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.05%) Power Automate
3 2 (1.05%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (27.23%) Tableau
2 35 (18.32%) Power BI
3 4 (2.09%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (2.09%) OLAP
3 4 (2.09%) SAP HANA
4 2 (1.05%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.52%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 38 (19.90%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 188 (98.43%) Finance
2 94 (49.21%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (30.37%) Social Skills
4 38 (19.90%) Police
5 33 (17.28%) Local Government
5 33 (17.28%) Public Sector
6 11 (5.76%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.09%) Legal
8 4 (2.09%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.57%) Law
10 2 (1.05%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.52%) Back Office
11 1 (0.52%) Billing
11 1 (0.52%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.52%) Front Office
11 1 (0.52%) Games
11 1 (0.52%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.52%) German Language
11 1 (0.52%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 87 (45.55%) Senior
2 54 (28.27%) Analyst
3 46 (24.08%) Financial Analyst
4 44 (23.04%) Accountant
4 44 (23.04%) Lead
5 40 (20.94%) Senior Accountant
6 38 (19.90%) Project Accountant
6 38 (19.90%) Team Leader
7 34 (17.80%) Senior Manager
8 33 (17.28%) Audit Manager
8 33 (17.28%) Senior Audit Manager
9 17 (8.90%) Administrator
9 17 (8.90%) Systems Administrator
10 16 (8.38%) Finance Systems Analyst
10 16 (8.38%) Systems Analyst
11 8 (4.19%) Report Analyst
12 6 (3.14%) Business Analyst
12 6 (3.14%) Developer
12 6 (3.14%) Finance Business Analyst
12 6 (3.14%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.05%) JSON
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 66 (34.55%) Management Information System
2 15 (7.85%) Social Media
3 4 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.52%) Market Risk
6 1 (0.52%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.24%) Windows
1 10 (5.24%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (47.64%) Decision-Making
2 83 (43.46%) Business Intelligence
3 54 (28.27%) ERP
4 53 (27.75%) Agile
5 50 (26.18%) Internal Audit
6 46 (24.08%) Coaching
7 45 (23.56%) Collaborative Working
8 43 (22.51%) Problem-Solving
9 41 (21.47%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 41 (21.47%) Business Forecasting
10 40 (20.94%) Process Improvement
11 38 (19.90%) Cyber Intelligence
11 38 (19.90%) Revenue Recognition
12 36 (18.85%) Budgeting
13 27 (14.14%) Analytics
13 27 (14.14%) Financial Analysis
14 23 (12.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 23 (12.04%) Financial Modelling
15 19 (9.95%) Time Management
16 17 (8.90%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.24%) SQL
2 6 (3.14%) Python
3 2 (1.05%) C#
3 2 (1.05%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 142 (74.35%) CIMA
2 76 (39.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 48 (25.13%) Degree
4 28 (14.66%) CCAB
5 17 (8.90%) ICAEW
6 14 (7.33%) DBS Check
7 12 (6.28%) CIPFA
8 9 (4.71%) AAT
9 4 (2.09%) CFA
10 1 (0.52%) CBAP
10 1 (0.52%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (39.27%) IFRS
2 71 (37.17%) GAAP
3 34 (17.80%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.52%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 84 (43.98%) SAP
2 46 (24.08%) Cognos
3 42 (21.99%) Infor
4 41 (21.47%) Oracle
5 30 (15.71%) Microsoft
6 5 (2.62%) Alteryx
7 4 (2.09%) Hyperion
7 4 (2.09%) IBM
8 2 (1.05%) Sage
9 1 (0.52%) Canon
9 1 (0.52%) Xero