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

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 462 343 813
Rank change year-on-year -119 +470 +254
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 268 834 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.84% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.99% 3.03% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 126 105 61
10th Percentile £39,625 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,563 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.98% +5.11%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £73,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -4.76%

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 27,186 27,486 33,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.31% 27.70% 32.76%
Number of salaries quoted 11,493 17,304 14,953
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -9.28% +8.23%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% +3.00%

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 12 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 12 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 -193 195 £60,000 - 328
UK excluding London -20 188 £60,000 +20.00% 158
North of England +63 77 £55,000 +25.71% 23
Work from Home -179 69 £47,500 -26.92% 129
London -135 64 £75,000 -11.76% 222
North West +5 61 £47,683 +12.20% 20
Scotland +141 46 £60,000 -14.29% 6
South East -86 35 £50,000 - 60
Yorkshire +68 16 £60,000 +33.33% 3
South West +116 12 £60,000 - 16
Midlands +27 11 £60,000 +9.09% 25
West Midlands +42 6 - - 15
East of England +38 5 £60,000 -7.69% 20
East Midlands +18 5 £60,000 +9.09% 9
Wales +35 2 £60,000 - 3

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 (11.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 54 (20.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (6.34%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (5.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 44 (16.42%) Infor LN
2 41 (15.30%) SAP BPC
3 33 (12.31%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (1.49%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.75%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.37%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 41 (15.30%) Power Platform
2 6 (2.24%) Azure
2 6 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.87%) AWS
3 5 (1.87%) SaaS
4 4 (1.49%) Cloud Computing
4 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (0.75%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (0.75%) OCI
5 2 (0.75%) Power Automate
5 2 (0.75%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.37%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.49%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (20.52%) Tableau
2 41 (15.30%) Power BI
3 4 (1.49%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (1.49%) OLAP
3 4 (1.49%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.75%) Power Query
4 2 (0.75%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 40 (14.93%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 242 (90.30%) Finance
2 124 (46.27%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (33.58%) Social Skills
4 40 (14.93%) Police
5 34 (12.69%) Local Government
6 33 (12.31%) Public Sector
7 17 (6.34%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (4.85%) Legal
9 10 (3.73%) Law
10 8 (2.99%) General Ledger
10 8 (2.99%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.61%) Billing
11 7 (2.61%) Games
12 5 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.75%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.75%) Retail
15 1 (0.37%) German Language
15 1 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 101 (37.69%) Senior
2 70 (26.12%) Analyst
3 53 (19.78%) Financial Analyst
4 52 (19.40%) Audit Manager
5 49 (18.28%) Accountant
6 48 (17.91%) Lead
7 42 (15.67%) Senior Accountant
8 40 (14.93%) Project Accountant
8 40 (14.93%) Team Leader
9 34 (12.69%) Senior Manager
10 33 (12.31%) Senior Audit Manager
11 18 (6.72%) Administrator
11 18 (6.72%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (6.34%) Systems Administrator
13 16 (5.97%) Finance Systems Analyst
14 13 (4.85%) Finance Manager
15 8 (2.99%) Head of Finance
15 8 (2.99%) Report Analyst
16 7 (2.61%) Finance Business Analyst
16 7 (2.61%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.12%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.75%) JSON
2 2 (0.75%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 68 (25.37%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.60%) Social Media
3 4 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (1.49%) Data Centre
3 4 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (1.49%) IoT
3 4 (1.49%) Mobile App
4 3 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (1.12%) NHS
5 2 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.37%) Derivative
6 1 (0.37%) Equity Derivative
6 1 (0.37%) Fixed Income
6 1 (0.37%) Market Risk
6 1 (0.37%) PMI
6 1 (0.37%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.73%) Windows
1 10 (3.73%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (43.66%) Decision-Making
2 89 (33.21%) Business Intelligence
3 69 (25.75%) ERP
4 61 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (22.39%) Agile
5 60 (22.39%) Internal Audit
6 59 (22.01%) Process Improvement
7 57 (21.27%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 53 (19.78%) Business Forecasting
8 53 (19.78%) Coaching
9 48 (17.91%) Collaborative Working
10 47 (17.54%) Analytics
10 47 (17.54%) Budgeting
11 43 (16.04%) Revenue Recognition
12 41 (15.30%) Mentoring
13 40 (14.93%) Cyber Intelligence
14 39 (14.55%) Financial Analysis
15 33 (12.31%) Financial Modelling
16 28 (10.45%) Continuous Improvement
16 28 (10.45%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.48%) SQL
2 6 (2.24%) Python
3 2 (0.75%) C#
3 2 (0.75%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.37%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 194 (72.39%) CIMA
2 83 (30.97%) BPSS Clearance
3 57 (21.27%) Degree
4 35 (13.06%) CCAB
5 26 (9.70%) ICAEW
6 24 (8.96%) CIPFA
7 14 (5.22%) DBS Check
8 13 (4.85%) AAT
9 4 (1.49%) CFA
10 1 (0.37%) CBAP
10 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (36.19%) IFRS
2 93 (34.70%) GAAP
3 34 (12.69%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.37%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (0.37%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 97 (36.19%) SAP
2 52 (19.40%) Oracle
3 48 (17.91%) Cognos
4 45 (16.79%) Microsoft
5 44 (16.42%) Infor
6 7 (2.61%) Sage
7 6 (2.24%) Xero
8 5 (1.87%) Alteryx
9 4 (1.49%) Hyperion
9 4 (1.49%) IBM
10 2 (0.75%) PeopleSoft
11 1 (0.37%) Adaptive Insights
11 1 (0.37%) Anaplan
11 1 (0.37%) Canon