Accountant
UK
The median Accountant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 862 | 953 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +211 | +91 | +265 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant | 61 | 16 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.016% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.017% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 10 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,683 | - | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £45,000 | £39,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +13.92% | -21.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,750 | £61,750 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £25,000 | £39,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +140.00% | -36.71% | -21.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,912 | 93,707 | 92,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,050 | 67,086 | 58,518 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Accountant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant.
Accountant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Accountant
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +222 | 50 | £60,000 | +140.00% | 51 |
| England | +172 | 46 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 107 |
| North of England | +56 | 12 | £60,000 | +140.00% | 10 |
| South East | +110 | 10 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 20 |
| South West | - | 8 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 7 | £61,000 | +52.50% | 34 |
| North West | +5 | 7 | £47,683 | +90.73% | 8 |
| London | +116 | 6 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 67 |
| Midlands | +64 | 6 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 5 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £60,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 4 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 1 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 9 |
Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Accountant in the job title.
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Accountant Skill Set
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: