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 14 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 14 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 309 | 267 | 257 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | -10 | +317 |
| Permanent jobs citing ACCA | 684 | 532 | 732 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.58% | 1.08% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.35% | 3.11% | 3.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 515 | 311 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £36,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,300 | £47,500 | £44,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,625 | £77,500 | £62,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £51,750 | £51,238 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.94% | +1.00% | -1.47% |
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 | 20,398 | 17,097 | 20,113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.19% | 34.75% | 28.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,690 | 7,392 | 8,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £36,250 | £42,749 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £47,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.89% | -12.04% | +2.86% |
ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
ACCA
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ACCA.
ACCA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.
ACCA
Top 18 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 14 October 2026. 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 |
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| England | -25 | 649 | £62,500 | - | 82 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 415 | £60,000 | +15.94% | 33 |
| London | +6 | 259 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 53 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 231 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 26 |
| North of England | -50 | 105 | £62,500 | +22.55% | 8 |
| South East | -33 | 99 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 12 |
| Midlands | -22 | 80 | £52,500 | +69.35% | 5 |
| North West | -27 | 74 | £70,000 | +47.37% | 6 |
| South West | -31 | 70 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 41 | £51,900 | +67.42% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 39 | £60,000 | +614.29% | 3 |
| East of England | -26 | 35 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 20 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | 0 | 18 | £55,000 | -20.86% | 3 |
| North East | -70 | 11 | £52,500 | +2.94% | |
| Wales | - | 7 | £137,253 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -79 | 1 | £60,000 | +14.29% | |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | - | - |
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:
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