ACCA Job Trends

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 354 538
Rank change year-on-year +121 +184 +401
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 599 474 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.14% 0.70% 0.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.42% 2.41% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 357 47 60
10th Percentile £38,450 £39,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £50,500 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £51,238 £58,250
Median % change year-on-year +23.93% -12.04% -2.92%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £73,188
90th Percentile £91,000 £79,000 £93,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -7.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,527 19,686 16,413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.48% 29.23% 31.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7,815 7,989 11,166
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,500 £42,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +2.68%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,510 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.62% +4.76% +5.00%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the UK

ACCA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the UK

ACCA
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK over the 6 months to 12 November 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 +124 562 £63,000 +21.46% 172
UK excluding London +118 380 £52,500 +5.00% 134
Work from Home +225 281 £62,500 +40.45% 85
London +60 193 £67,500 +12.50% 75
South East +98 124 £62,500 +15.96% 68
North of England -5 97 £51,000 +0.99% 31
North West +17 73 £47,500 -5.94% 19
Midlands +84 62 £31,000 - 9
West Midlands +80 53 £31,000 - 6
South West +29 45 £40,000 - 11
East of England +47 36 £50,000 - 7
Yorkshire -13 13 - - 12
Scotland -32 13 £56,000 +25.84% 5
North East +18 11 £51,000 +0.99%
East Midlands +19 8 £31,700 - 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £52,500 - 3

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (1.17%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.67%) Confluence
3 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 174 (29.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (3.34%) NetSuite
2 16 (2.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.17%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.83%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.67%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.67%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.67%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.50%) Oracle Assets
6 3 (0.50%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.50%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.33%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.33%) SAP PS
8 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 73 (12.19%) Power Platform
2 62 (10.35%) SaaS
3 23 (3.84%) Dynamics 365
4 16 (2.67%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (0.83%) Power Automate
6 4 (0.67%) OCI
6 4 (0.67%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.33%) Azure
8 1 (0.17%) Intacct
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.17%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.17%) Intranet
2 3 (0.50%) Broadband
3 2 (0.33%) LAN
3 2 (0.33%) Network Security
3 2 (0.33%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (0.33%) WAN
3 2 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.17%) Wireless
4 1 (0.17%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (12.19%) Power BI
2 19 (3.17%) Power Query
3 16 (2.67%) Big Data
4 10 (1.67%) Crystal Reports
4 10 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.50%) Tableau
6 5 (0.83%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.33%) Looker
7 2 (0.33%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.17%) Metadata
8 1 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 11 (1.84%) JIRA
General
1 538 (89.82%) Finance
2 211 (35.23%) Social Skills
3 142 (23.71%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (8.51%) Marketing
5 41 (6.84%) Public Sector
6 30 (5.01%) Local Government
7 28 (4.67%) Billing
7 28 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
8 19 (3.17%) Legal
9 18 (3.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (3.01%) Law
10 17 (2.84%) Retail
11 15 (2.50%) Advertising
11 15 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.34%) General Ledger
13 12 (2.00%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.50%) Banking
16 3 (0.50%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.50%) Games
Job Titles
1 154 (25.71%) Accountant
2 130 (21.70%) Senior
3 122 (20.37%) Analyst
4 104 (17.36%) Financial Analyst
5 84 (14.02%) Senior Manager
6 69 (11.52%) Finance Manager
7 66 (11.02%) Management Accountant
8 61 (10.18%) Audit Manager
9 46 (7.68%) Senior Audit Manager
10 40 (6.68%) Systems Accountant
11 26 (4.34%) Senior Analyst
12 22 (3.67%) Financial Controller
12 22 (3.67%) Senior Financial Analyst
13 20 (3.34%) Financial Accountant
14 16 (2.67%) Business Analyst
14 16 (2.67%) Head of Finance
14 16 (2.67%) Lead
15 15 (2.50%) Commercial Analyst
16 13 (2.17%) Data Analyst
16 13 (2.17%) Power BI Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.00%) Flash
2 8 (1.34%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (3.01%) Onboarding
2 16 (2.67%) Social Network
3 13 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (1.67%) Social Media
5 9 (1.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (1.50%) Life Science
6 8 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.34%) Management Information System
7 5 (0.83%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.67%) NHS
8 4 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.50%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.50%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.50%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.33%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.33%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.33%) Learning Management System
11 1 (0.17%) Derivative
11 1 (0.17%) Equity Derivative
11 1 (0.17%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.84%) Windows
2 7 (1.17%) Linux
2 7 (1.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (25.21%) Decision-Making
2 136 (22.70%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 133 (22.20%) Budgeting
4 105 (17.53%) ERP
5 101 (16.86%) Process Improvement
6 98 (16.36%) Agile
7 85 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
8 82 (13.69%) Financial Analysis
9 76 (12.69%) Financial Modelling
10 73 (12.19%) Business Intelligence
11 59 (9.85%) Business Development
12 57 (9.52%) Coaching
13 54 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
13 54 (9.02%) Data Analysis
14 45 (7.51%) Planning and Forecasting
15 35 (5.84%) Analytics
16 33 (5.51%) Benchmarking
16 33 (5.51%) Business Case
17 32 (5.34%) AI
17 32 (5.34%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.68%) SQL
2 16 (2.67%) VBA
3 7 (1.17%) Python
3 7 (1.17%) R
4 5 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.67%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.17%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 402 (67.11%) CIMA
2 63 (10.52%) Degree
3 45 (7.51%) AAT
4 16 (2.67%) ICAEW
5 14 (2.34%) DBS Check
6 8 (1.34%) CISA
6 8 (1.34%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.17%) CISSP
8 4 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.67%) MBA
9 3 (0.50%) CCAB
9 3 (0.50%) CIPD
9 3 (0.50%) SAP Certification
9 3 (0.50%) Security Cleared
10 2 (0.33%) CBAP
10 2 (0.33%) CFA
11 1 (0.17%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (20.70%) IFRS
2 110 (18.36%) GAAP
3 23 (3.84%) Accessibility
4 18 (3.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.67%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.33%) GDPR
8 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.17%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (14.02%) Microsoft
2 55 (9.18%) SAP
3 27 (4.51%) Xero
4 26 (4.34%) Oracle
5 24 (4.01%) Sage
6 12 (2.00%) Workday
7 10 (1.67%) Adaptive Insights
8 7 (1.17%) Anaplan
9 3 (0.50%) Ariba
9 3 (0.50%) Concur
10 2 (0.33%) Progress
10 2 (0.33%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.17%) Cognos
11 1 (0.17%) GoldenSource
11 1 (0.17%) Google
11 1 (0.17%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.17%) Hyperion
11 1 (0.17%) IBM
11 1 (0.17%) Infor
11 1 (0.17%) Planview