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 16 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 247 645 1018
Rank change year-on-year +398 +373 -170
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 949 161 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.15% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.98% 0.75% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 59 46 100
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,125 £41,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.20% -2.00%
75th Percentile £62,750 £65,938 £74,063
90th Percentile £89,000 £73,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,238 £52,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.94% -0.48% -

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 23,841 21,400 43,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.87% 33.06% 28.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10,002 12,327 19,098
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +4.17%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the UK

ACCA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for ACCA in the UK

ACCA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA over the 6 months to 16 September 2024.

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 16 September 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
England +366 919 £60,000 +9.09% 113
Work from Home +355 567 £52,250 -9.13% 52
UK excluding London +232 480 £51,238 -1.94% 64
London +294 456 £65,000 +8.33% 54
South East +111 250 £52,500 +16.67% 14
North of England +106 122 £51,238 -12.79% 20
North West +50 78 £51,238 -18.02% 14
Yorkshire +74 43 £95,000 +81.82% 6
South West +15 37 - - 6
Midlands -8 29 £43,500 -7.94% 13
Scotland -29 20 £44,500 -25.83% 3
West Midlands -15 15 £32,000 -24.71% 9
East Midlands -25 14 £55,000 -11.65% 4
East of England -17 13 - - 6
Wales - 9 - - 2
North East - 2 £50,500 -

ACCA
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 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (0.11%) TPMS
Applications
1 545 (57.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (3.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (1.37%) Unit4 Business World
2 8 (0.84%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.21%) SAP BPC
3 2 (0.21%) SAP R/3
3 2 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.11%) HFM
4 1 (0.11%) SAP CCM
4 1 (0.11%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.11%) SAP GTM
4 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 29 (3.06%) Power Platform
2 6 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (0.42%) Azure
3 4 (0.42%) SaaS
4 2 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (0.21%) Google Workspace
4 2 (0.21%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.21%) Power Automate
4 2 (0.21%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 465 (49.00%) Broadband
2 5 (0.53%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (2.95%) Power BI
2 10 (1.05%) DB2
3 3 (0.32%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.21%) Tableau
5 1 (0.11%) Power Query
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.21%) Maven
2 1 (0.11%) Git
2 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 860 (90.62%) Finance
2 728 (76.71%) Social Skills
3 522 (55.01%) Analytical Skills
4 452 (47.63%) Influencing Skills
5 175 (18.44%) Billing
6 134 (14.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 116 (12.22%) Presentation Skills
8 58 (6.11%) Retail
9 51 (5.37%) Banking
10 42 (4.43%) Local Government
10 42 (4.43%) Public Sector
11 26 (2.74%) Manufacturing
12 24 (2.53%) Law
13 21 (2.21%) General Ledger
14 20 (2.11%) Marketing
15 14 (1.48%) Financial Institution
15 14 (1.48%) Legal
16 5 (0.53%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.32%) Japanese Language
18 1 (0.11%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 542 (57.11%) Analyst
2 336 (35.41%) Senior
3 257 (27.08%) Senior Analyst
4 203 (21.39%) Audit Manager
5 189 (19.92%) Financial Analyst
6 129 (13.59%) Commercial Analyst
7 69 (7.27%) Quality Manager
8 68 (7.17%) Senior Manager
9 64 (6.74%) Senior Audit Manager
10 26 (2.74%) Senior Financial Analyst
11 23 (2.42%) Forensic Manager
11 23 (2.42%) Senior Quality Manager
12 22 (2.32%) Finance Manager
13 21 (2.21%) Infrastructure Manager
13 21 (2.21%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
14 13 (1.37%) Senior Service Manager
15 11 (1.16%) Quantity Surveyor
16 10 (1.05%) Audit Support Manager
16 10 (1.05%) IT Director
16 10 (1.05%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.42%) Flash
2 2 (0.21%) JSON
2 2 (0.21%) Node.js
2 2 (0.21%) Spring
3 1 (0.11%) .NET
3 1 (0.11%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.11%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 22 (2.32%) NHS
2 21 (2.21%) Social Media
3 20 (2.11%) Housing Association
4 15 (1.58%) Management Information System
5 14 (1.48%) Reinsurance
6 11 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.63%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.53%) Derivative
9 4 (0.42%) PMI
10 3 (0.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.21%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.11%) Analytical Mindset
12 1 (0.11%) Data Structures
12 1 (0.11%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.16%) Windows
2 19 (2.00%) Windows Vista
3 10 (1.05%) Linux
3 10 (1.05%) Unix
3 10 (1.05%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 649 (68.39%) Agile
2 522 (55.01%) Budgeting
3 496 (52.27%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 494 (52.05%) Decision-Making
5 462 (48.68%) Actionable Insight
6 457 (48.16%) Mentoring
7 450 (47.42%) Business Case
8 300 (31.61%) Coaching
9 183 (19.28%) Problem-Solving
10 176 (18.55%) Business Development
11 141 (14.86%) Performance Management
12 129 (13.59%) People Management
12 129 (13.59%) Service Management
13 91 (9.59%) Quality Management
14 87 (9.17%) Risk Management
15 57 (6.01%) Project Management
16 56 (5.90%) Business Intelligence
17 52 (5.48%) Analytics
18 44 (4.64%) Financial Analysis
19 42 (4.43%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 15 (1.58%) SQL
2 4 (0.42%) Python
3 2 (0.21%) C#
3 2 (0.21%) DataWeave
3 2 (0.21%) Java
4 1 (0.11%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.11%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 595 (62.70%) CIMA
2 79 (8.32%) Degree
3 14 (1.48%) CFA
3 14 (1.48%) ICAEW
4 13 (1.37%) CISA
5 10 (1.05%) CIPFA
5 10 (1.05%) DBS Check
5 10 (1.05%) QiCA
6 7 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.42%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.11%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 280 (29.50%) IFRS
2 169 (17.81%) GAAP
3 24 (2.53%) IFRS 9
4 11 (1.16%) IFRS 17
4 11 (1.16%) Solvency II
5 10 (1.05%) ITGC
6 4 (0.42%) QA
7 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.11%) GRC
7 1 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.11%) SLA
Vendors
1 611 (64.38%) Microsoft
2 320 (33.72%) CA
3 33 (3.48%) SAP
4 12 (1.26%) Oracle
5 11 (1.16%) NEC
5 11 (1.16%) Virgin Media
6 10 (1.05%) Hyperion
6 10 (1.05%) Sage
7 9 (0.95%) PeopleSoft
8 8 (0.84%) Cognos
8 8 (0.84%) IBM
9 5 (0.53%) Openreach
10 3 (0.32%) Anaplan
10 3 (0.32%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.21%) Alteryx
11 2 (0.21%) Google
12 1 (0.11%) Adobe
12 1 (0.11%) DevExpress