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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 448 335 808
Rank change year-on-year -113 +473 +242
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 253 831 181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.84% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.00% 3.03% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 124 105 71
10th Percentile £39,475 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +2.33%

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 25,404 27,420 33,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.81% 27.84% 32.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,182 17,336 15,221
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.99% +1.00%

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 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the UK

ACCA
Top 15 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 1 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 -166 189 £60,000 - 263
UK excluding London +10 180 £60,000 +20.00% 147
North of England +85 76 £47,683 +12.20% 33
Work from Home -137 62 £47,500 -28.30% 105
North West +34 60 £47,683 +12.20% 26
London -143 59 £75,000 -11.76% 143
Scotland +152 39 £60,000 -14.29% 5
South East -73 35 £50,000 - 42
Yorkshire +73 16 £60,000 +33.33% 7
South West +116 12 £60,000 - 17
Midlands +38 11 £60,000 +9.09% 29
West Midlands +30 6 - - 16
East of England +49 5 £60,000 -7.69% 20
East Midlands +26 5 £60,000 +9.09% 12
Wales +42 2 £60,000 - 2

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 32 (12.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 51 (20.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (7.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 44 (17.39%) Infor LN
2 41 (16.21%) SAP BPC
3 33 (13.04%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.58%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (1.58%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.79%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.79%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.79%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.79%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.79%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.40%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 41 (16.21%) Power Platform
2 7 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (2.37%) Azure
3 6 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (1.98%) SaaS
5 4 (1.58%) AWS
5 4 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.58%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (0.79%) OCI
6 2 (0.79%) Power Automate
6 2 (0.79%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.40%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.58%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (21.74%) Tableau
2 41 (16.21%) Power BI
3 4 (1.58%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (1.58%) OLAP
3 4 (1.58%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.79%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 40 (15.81%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 228 (90.12%) Finance
2 121 (47.83%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (32.81%) Social Skills
4 40 (15.81%) Police
5 28 (11.07%) Local Government
6 27 (10.67%) Public Sector
7 18 (7.11%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (4.74%) Legal
9 9 (3.56%) Law
10 8 (3.16%) Games
10 8 (3.16%) General Ledger
10 8 (3.16%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.77%) Billing
12 5 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.79%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.79%) Marketing
14 2 (0.79%) Retail
15 1 (0.40%) German Language
15 1 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 92 (36.36%) Senior
2 67 (26.48%) Analyst
3 52 (20.55%) Financial Analyst
4 49 (19.37%) Accountant
5 48 (18.97%) Lead
6 44 (17.39%) Audit Manager
7 42 (16.60%) Senior Accountant
8 40 (15.81%) Project Accountant
8 40 (15.81%) Team Leader
9 27 (10.67%) Senior Manager
10 26 (10.28%) Senior Audit Manager
11 18 (7.11%) Administrator
11 18 (7.11%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (6.72%) Systems Administrator
13 16 (6.32%) Finance Systems Analyst
14 14 (5.53%) Finance Manager
15 12 (4.74%) Report Analyst
16 8 (3.16%) Head of Finance
17 7 (2.77%) Finance Business Analyst
17 7 (2.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.79%) JSON
2 2 (0.79%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 68 (26.88%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.93%) Social Media
3 4 (1.58%) Data Centre
3 4 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (1.58%) IoT
3 4 (1.58%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.58%) NHS
4 3 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.40%) Market Risk
6 1 (0.40%) Mobile Games
6 1 (0.40%) PMI
6 1 (0.40%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.53%) Windows
1 14 (5.53%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (44.27%) Decision-Making
2 89 (35.18%) Business Intelligence
3 65 (25.69%) ERP
4 59 (23.32%) Process Improvement
5 58 (22.92%) Internal Audit
5 58 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
6 56 (22.13%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 51 (20.16%) Budgeting
8 50 (19.76%) Business Forecasting
9 48 (18.97%) Agile
10 47 (18.58%) Collaborative Working
11 45 (17.79%) Analytics
11 45 (17.79%) Coaching
12 42 (16.60%) Revenue Recognition
13 40 (15.81%) Cyber Intelligence
14 38 (15.02%) Mentoring
15 35 (13.83%) Financial Analysis
16 32 (12.65%) Financial Modelling
17 26 (10.28%) Continuous Improvement
17 26 (10.28%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.74%) SQL
2 6 (2.37%) Python
3 2 (0.79%) C#
3 2 (0.79%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.40%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 188 (74.31%) CIMA
2 83 (32.81%) BPSS Clearance
3 60 (23.72%) Degree
4 33 (13.04%) CCAB
5 23 (9.09%) ICAEW
6 22 (8.70%) CIPFA
7 17 (6.72%) AAT
8 14 (5.53%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.58%) CFA
10 1 (0.40%) CBAP
10 1 (0.40%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (34.39%) IFRS
2 83 (32.81%) GAAP
3 34 (13.44%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.58%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.40%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (0.40%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 95 (37.55%) SAP
2 52 (20.55%) Oracle
3 49 (19.37%) Microsoft
4 48 (18.97%) Cognos
5 44 (17.39%) Infor
6 7 (2.77%) Sage
7 6 (2.37%) Xero
8 5 (1.98%) Alteryx
9 4 (1.58%) Hyperion
9 4 (1.58%) IBM
10 2 (0.79%) PeopleSoft
11 1 (0.40%) Adaptive Insights
11 1 (0.40%) Anaplan
11 1 (0.40%) Canon