Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for AAT qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 857 939 1168
Rank change year-on-year +82 +229 -299
Permanent jobs citing AAT 39 31 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.040% 0.030% 0.042%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.090% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 28 17 57
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,750 -
25th Percentile £34,375 £37,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £48,750 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile - £64,500 £76,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £48,250 £27,500
% change year-on-year -4.15% +75.45% -50.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

AAT is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,286 34,290 41,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.76% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 15,306 18,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing AAT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for AAT in the UK

AAT
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing AAT.

Salary trend for AAT in the UK

AAT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AAT over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for AAT in the UK

AAT
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
UK excluding London +27 37 £46,250 -4.15% 30
England +119 33 £43,750 -23.91% 36
Midlands +20 16 £47,500 +21.79% 7
East Midlands -6 11 £42,500 +8.97% 3
North of England +46 10 £47,500 -17.39% 7
Work from Home +91 9 £35,000 -39.13% 11
North West +10 8 £47,500 +26.67% 2
Scotland - 6 - -
South East +32 5 £30,250 - 9
West Midlands +30 5 £47,500 - 4
London +133 2 £42,500 +41.67% 7
Yorkshire +89 1 - - 3
North East - 1 £32,500 - 2

AAT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.82%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.56%) Azure
2 1 (2.56%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.56%) Google Workspace
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.56%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) DTS
General
1 25 (64.10%) Finance
2 18 (46.15%) Social Skills
3 7 (17.95%) Retail
4 6 (15.38%) Financial Institution
4 6 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (15.38%) Legal
5 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (10.26%) Marketing
7 2 (5.13%) Banking
7 2 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Billing
8 1 (2.56%) Local Government
8 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (28.21%) Analyst
2 5 (12.82%) Consultant
3 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Consultant
3 3 (7.69%) Trainee
3 3 (7.69%) Trainee Consultant
4 2 (5.13%) Applications Consultant
4 2 (5.13%) Sales Analyst
5 1 (2.56%) Accountant
5 1 (2.56%) Auditor
5 1 (2.56%) Contracts Manager
5 1 (2.56%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (2.56%) IT Auditor
5 1 (2.56%) IT Manager
5 1 (2.56%) Management Accountant
5 1 (2.56%) Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Onboarding
2 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Android
1 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (33.33%) Coaching
2 7 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (15.38%) Project Management
4 5 (12.82%) Customer Service
5 4 (10.26%) Client Onboarding
5 4 (10.26%) Mathematics
6 3 (7.69%) Customer Experience
6 3 (7.69%) Data Analysis
6 3 (7.69%) ERP
6 3 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
6 3 (7.69%) Time Management
7 2 (5.13%) Cash Management
7 2 (5.13%) GAP Analysis
7 2 (5.13%) Project Delivery
7 2 (5.13%) Revenue Assurance
7 2 (5.13%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (2.56%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (2.56%) Mentoring
8 1 (2.56%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 11 (28.21%) Degree
2 9 (23.08%) ACCA
3 6 (15.38%) ICAEW
4 4 (10.26%) CIMA
4 4 (10.26%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.56%) CIPD
5 1 (2.56%) CISA
5 1 (2.56%) CISM
5 1 (2.56%) CRISC
5 1 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (33.33%) QA
2 2 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.56%) GDPR
3 1 (2.56%) NIST
3 1 (2.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.95%) CA
3 5 (12.82%) Sage
4 4 (10.26%) Xero
5 1 (2.56%) BMC
5 1 (2.56%) Google