Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 539 870 931
Rank change year-on-year +331 +61 -238
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 189 221 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.17% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.08% 0.59% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 60 113 114
10th Percentile £29,000 £39,700 £42,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £47,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £57,810 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% -11.06% +13.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £83,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year -9.09% +2.33% -2.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

ACCA 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 17,523 37,320 32,078
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.54% 29.53% 24.78%
Number of salaries quoted 10,978 17,212 17,882
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,102 £41,250 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £49,590
% change year-on-year +5.00% +0.83% +1.20%

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 30 November 2023.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the UK

ACCA
Top 14 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 30 November 2023. 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 +318 171 £55,000 -4.86% 329
UK excluding London +232 115 £50,000 -9.09% 169
London +295 70 £70,000 +1.82% 176
South East +184 61 £50,000 -9.09% 37
Work from Home +210 35 £60,000 -6.25% 111
Midlands +128 15 £28,500 -43.00% 34
West Midlands +138 14 £28,500 -47.22% 23
North of England +125 14 £55,000 -4.35% 50
Scotland +60 14 £60,000 -9.65% 7
North West +85 9 £55,000 +4.27% 36
East of England +128 8 £35,000 -17.65% 19
Yorkshire +82 5 £52,000 -9.81% 13
South West +70 3 £59,000 +38.82% 14
East Midlands +49 1 £52,000 +18.86% 10

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 (0.53%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (13.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (5.29%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.59%) Oracle Smart View
4 3 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (5.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.17%) SAP CO
2 6 (3.17%) SAP FI
2 6 (3.17%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (2.65%) Hyperion Planning
4 3 (1.59%) HFM
4 3 (1.59%) Infor SunSystems
4 3 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (1.06%) Cognos Controller
5 2 (1.06%) Cognos Planning
5 2 (1.06%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.53%) CODA-Financials
6 1 (0.53%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.53%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.53%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.53%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.53%) SAP SEM
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.82%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.06%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.82%) Power BI
2 3 (1.59%) Essbase
2 3 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (1.06%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.53%) SAP BW
General
1 159 (84.13%) Finance
2 76 (40.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 65 (34.39%) Social Skills
4 61 (32.28%) Billing
5 23 (12.17%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (10.58%) Public Sector
7 19 (10.05%) Local Government
8 15 (7.94%) Banking
9 13 (6.88%) Retail
10 10 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (4.23%) Electronics
12 7 (3.70%) Law
12 7 (3.70%) Legal
13 3 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.59%) Marketing
13 3 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.59%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.53%) Aviation
14 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.53%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 98 (51.85%) Audit Manager
2 52 (27.51%) Analyst
3 34 (17.99%) Financial Analyst
4 27 (14.29%) Senior
5 26 (13.76%) Quality Manager
6 18 (9.52%) Senior Manager
7 17 (8.99%) Audit Support Manager
7 17 (8.99%) Support Manager
8 15 (7.94%) Senior Audit Manager
9 12 (6.35%) Support Analyst
9 12 (6.35%) Systems Analyst
10 11 (5.82%) Senior Quality Manager
11 10 (5.29%) Senior Support Manager
12 7 (3.70%) Systems Manager
13 6 (3.17%) Finance Manager
13 6 (3.17%) Graduate
14 5 (2.65%) Finance Systems Manager
14 5 (2.65%) Junior Analyst
14 5 (2.65%) Junior Financial Analyst
14 5 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.05%) NHS
2 13 (6.88%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (1.59%) Biopharmaceutical
4 3 (1.59%) Housing Association
4 3 (1.59%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.06%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.53%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.53%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (39.68%) Business Development
2 50 (26.46%) Line Management
3 49 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (18.52%) Coaching
5 31 (16.40%) People Management
6 23 (12.17%) Performance Management
7 18 (9.52%) Data Analysis
8 16 (8.47%) Analytics
9 13 (6.88%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 11 (5.82%) Budgeting
10 11 (5.82%) Service Management
11 10 (5.29%) Data Analytics
11 10 (5.29%) Mentoring
12 9 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (4.76%) ERP
12 9 (4.76%) Financial Modelling
12 9 (4.76%) Risk Management
13 8 (4.23%) Customer Service
13 8 (4.23%) Decision-Making
14 7 (3.70%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.41%) SQL
2 4 (2.12%) T-SQL
3 2 (1.06%) Python
4 1 (0.53%) VBA
4 1 (0.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (32.80%) CIMA
2 24 (12.70%) Degree
3 12 (6.35%) AAT
4 7 (3.70%) CISA
5 3 (1.59%) CISSP
6 2 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.06%) ICAEW
6 2 (1.06%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.53%) CCAB
7 1 (0.53%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.53%) CISM
7 1 (0.53%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.53%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (12.70%) GAAP
2 18 (9.52%) IFRS
3 4 (2.12%) QA
3 4 (2.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.59%) ISAE 3402
4 3 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.59%) ITGC
5 1 (0.53%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (1.59%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 47 (24.87%) CA
2 23 (12.17%) Microsoft
3 17 (8.99%) SAP
4 11 (5.82%) Oracle
5 8 (4.23%) Hyperion
6 7 (3.70%) Sun
7 5 (2.65%) Cognos
8 3 (1.59%) Peregrine
8 3 (1.59%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.06%) Sage
9 2 (1.06%) Xero
10 1 (0.53%) CODA
10 1 (0.53%) Concur
10 1 (0.53%) eFront
10 1 (0.53%) Infor