Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 683 831 936
Rank change year-on-year +148 +105 +245
Permanent jobs citing AAT 29 47 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.047% 0.037%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.17% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 20 28 10
10th Percentile £22,500 £26,250 £34,950
25th Percentile £27,500 £34,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £43,750 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.43% -6.91% -10.48%
75th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £62,500
90th Percentile - - £67,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,275 £46,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -25.89% +23.33% +23.97%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,097 27,438 33,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.19% 27.71% 32.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,306 17,258 15,028
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £59,563
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -9.34% +8.30%
75th Percentile £68,525 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £51,603
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.11% +3.21%

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 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for AAT in the UK

AAT
Top 8 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 14 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
England +126 25 £34,275 -21.66% 48
UK excluding London +160 21 £34,275 -25.89% 30
North of England +49 15 £35,000 -26.32% 9
North West +5 15 £35,000 -26.32% 8
Work from Home +121 11 £27,500 -21.43% 13
London +116 4 - - 20
South East +100 4 £30,000 -0.83% 11
South West - 2 £42,500 - 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 2 (6.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (41.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (27.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (20.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 6 (20.69%) Power Platform
2 4 (13.79%) Azure
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (20.69%) Power BI
General
1 23 (79.31%) Finance
2 12 (41.38%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
4 6 (20.69%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (17.24%) Banking
6 4 (13.79%) Local Government
6 4 (13.79%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (44.83%) Analyst
2 8 (27.59%) Financial Analyst
2 8 (27.59%) Report Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Accounts Assistant
3 4 (13.79%) Finance Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Help Desk Agent
4 3 (10.34%) Senior
5 2 (6.90%) Accountant
5 2 (6.90%) Accounts Receivable Consultant
5 2 (6.90%) Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Senior Accountant
6 1 (3.45%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Trainee
6 1 (3.45%) Trainee Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.79%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Social Media
2 4 (13.79%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Windows
1 6 (20.69%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) Accounts Receivable
1 10 (34.48%) Decision-Making
2 8 (27.59%) Customer Service
2 8 (27.59%) ERP
3 7 (24.14%) Financial Analysis
4 6 (20.69%) Accounts Payable
4 6 (20.69%) Budgeting
4 6 (20.69%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 6 (20.69%) Business Intelligence
4 6 (20.69%) Financial Modelling
4 6 (20.69%) Mathematics
4 6 (20.69%) Scorecard
5 5 (17.24%) Cash Management
5 5 (17.24%) KYC
6 4 (13.79%) Analytics
6 4 (13.79%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (13.79%) Customer-Centricity
6 4 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (13.79%) Process Improvement
6 4 (13.79%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 13 (44.83%) ACCA
2 10 (34.48%) CIMA
3 6 (20.69%) DBS Check
3 6 (20.69%) Degree
Vendors
1 12 (41.38%) Microsoft
2 6 (20.69%) Oracle
3 4 (13.79%) Sage
3 4 (13.79%) Xero
4 2 (6.90%) SAP